director of music and worship arts at metropolitan ame church and joining us later in the program, javon bright and joanne clarke. welcome to "viewpoint." >> thank you, good morning. >> we know the messiah is an annual tradition at metropolitan, but this year it's different. >> this year it is, 30th presentation, 39 years ago a group of amazing singers in the cathedral choir got together as a source of raising funds decided to present handel's sacred oratoryio. the second portion is rejoice and we'll celebrate the musical traditions of the african method d methodist church. >> this morning we'll hear sights and sounds from your singers. >> yes, this morning you'll hear from two of our featured artists, javon bright, our base soloist and in the second portion you'll hear from joanne clarke, who will be presenting one of the amazing works from black nativity, the broadway hit black nativity. >> all right. here we go. sample from the singers at metropolitan ame church. javon bright singing "sweet little jesus boy." ♪ ♪ sweet little jesus boy ♪ we made you be born in a manger ♪ ♪ sweet littl

yesterday they supplied javon green with his list. he was shot several times last april outside his >>> by the way, the warriors are gearing up for a match christmas day. you can see it right here on abc 7. our coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. that is on friday. >>> watch this next clip and decide if you're ready for this. >> you'll never be ready. is it creepy christmas or christmas future? no, that is not >>> coming up on abc 7, we showed you the snow piling up on the sierra, right? but how important is it to easing california's drought? the good news and bad news at 4:00. >>> how he and other nba stars are leading a new civil rights movement. that's on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> santa was asking kids, what would you like for christmas? >> what if he asked, what would scare you the most this christmas? and would it look like this? ♪ >> yeah, this is google's spinoff in dynamics. it's showing off these robotic reindeer retrofitted to look like rudolph and the gang. >> sort of. >> yeah, not really. some think it's kind of creepy, others thin

police say a surveillance camera caught javon cooper walking around 16th and ritner in july.e walked up to the teen as she was heading into a nearby home for a family party. investigators say cooper grabbed her phone and ran off. a police officer saw this video then recognized cooper and arrested him yesterday. >>> it's about become a bit easier for ex offenders to find work in philadelphia. mayor michael nutter signed legislation that puts limits on criminal background check. employers can only do backyard checks on perspective employees after offering them job. they also have to give the person a copy of the background check and they can only go back seven years when looking at criminal history. employers hiring for domestic services like child or elderly care are exempt. >>> a call for unity and trust from muslim community leaders in delaware county. local police and officials from the upper darby islamic center stood side by side addressing the media this morning. they say they're hoping to show unified front against concerns of terrorism. both at home and abroad. communi

the suspect, 47-year-old javon reddick, was pinned to the ground until police arrived. he tried to tell them he was joking, but officers say he did have a gun in his pocket. it's a scary scene out there. the people jumped into action. don't know what would have happened if they had not. >> thanks, tamron. >>> with the numbers of travelers expected to top 100 million for the first time on record this holiday season, a lot of people will be taking to the skies, and they will encounter some rules that may cramp their christmas style. >> "today's" erica hill here with a story of a mother who found herself at center of a controversy for trying to bring breast milk on a plane. hey, erica. always a little bit of hectic as we head to the airport and first full disclosure, i did once cry at security when i was told i could not bring my milk with me. one text as mom's recent battle which she posted on social media and that got us to thinking about all the hinges we need to know before heading to the airport no matter your age or >> vanessa did everything by the book before headin