. >> reporter: barry gordy was honored. >> they were just so with us. it was so great. >> reporter: eused to bring his whole motown revue here. >> my childhood idol. >> i grew up in the theater. this is one of the main theaters when i was growing up with the miracles. i've some wonderful times in the theater. >> and then there was the cos. >> you will find that people will be coming from all over the world to visit this theater and it will mean an awful lot to the city. >> kind of like you going back to ben's chili bowl? have you been there. >> follow me. >> i'll follow you any. where thank you, sir. >> there is plenty ahead. weather, traffic and all your topper toies coming up. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> we start this morning with a live look outside reagan national airport on friday, april 13th. not too bad of a start to the morning. i'm wisdom martin. time to get a quick check on the weather. gwen is here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> not bad this morning. >> no, not terribly bad. >> most people are still in bed but

also on the phone is barry gordy, the founder of motown records and hit maker behind that song and sobeing with us. what are your thoughts tonight about the impact that dick clark had on the music in america and particularly motown? >> well, first of all, anderson, i'm so saddened and devastated over the loss. i heard about it this morning and i just could not get myself together for a while. dick and i were friends for over 50 years. i was from detroit, he was from philly. we wound up being next door neighbors in malibu, california, for a long time. so we had a lot of time together and i knew him very well and what he did for music was just beyond even explanation. what he did for me personally was the same way. in terms of the acts that i had on the show. if it were not for dick clark, i do not believe motown would have been the company that it was. >> because he was willing to put so many african-american artists on the air and, i mean, his program was integrated, people -- black people, white people in the audience dancing? >> well, i don't think he really -- you know, it was kind

barry gordy says the audiences were good. >> they supported us. they stayed with us. they did everything. gave us some confidence. it is such a building ground for many artists in the world. riots, and they on hard times. they eventually shut down. three decades later, a has brought it back. that they'rehappy there. abc 7 news. >> what a great lineup. >> absolutely. what an amazing evening. 45 degrees. >> still ahead, some passbreaking news to along. u.s. laundering football along. u.s. laundering football league [ dog ] i am a pro baller. 11 years playing the outfield, and i got no plans to retire. [ female announcer ] aging may slow a dog down, but iams helps keep dogs playing year after year with our age-specific nutrition. and now, even for dogs 11 and older with n iams senior plus. it helps boost the immune response to that of an adult dog and helps fight signof ang. [ dog ] i'll never be a bench-warmer. [ female announcer ] new iams senior plus. see the iams difference or your money back. [ dog ] i am an iams dog for life. coming up, the latest on the in southea

james ingram was there, dionne warwick, smoky robinson, barry gordy. >> martha reeves. >> called namethat legend. >> how d.c. used to be. >> right. >> you know, back in the day. i love it. >> yes, very nice. >> let's talk about how d.c. is today. >> today, a little chilly this horning in some of our neighborhoods but we've got sunshine on tap this afternoon and the mercury is on the rise. that is the good news. let's take a look. we do have a frost advisory and a frost warning in effect. that frost advisory including frederick county, montgomery county, loudoun as well as fauquier and the freeze warning includes allegheny, highland, pendleton, grant, hardy counties. these are in effect until 9:00 this morning. make sure you protect them. i know we've had 08-degree days and now wear down to freeze and frost warnings. 37 at gaithersburg. 40 at thurgood marshall at baltimore. 50 in quantico. 39 at hagerstown. 47 at d.c. so quite a variance from the 50 at quantico to the 37 degrees in cumberland and 39 degrees in hagerstown. pretty good example of what we're dealing with this morning. a f

i mean, putting forward these artists as barry gordy described.e was a kind of wedge figure in a way. people talk about there was this kind of white bread quality to american bandstand, but that's really missings larger point. introducing these people in a way that really made it seem like what's the big deal. if you think about other figure somebody like rick nelson or ed sullivan functioned in a similar way. they made something that had an important edge seem like something that was acceptable and eventually it became acceptable. >> mr. gordy, the thing that also struck me and i'm hearing it in your voice is how people would still be personally close with him. seemed like everyone felt like he engaged them personally and liked him personally, which was not always the case in the music world. >> dick clark was a master at that, at making people feel important and talking directly to them. i mean, i thought i was one of his very, very best friends and of course i was because i loved next door and we would talk. and he was just so gracious. but whe

>>stuart: barry gordie, from motown, joins us on the phone. how did dick clark break the racial barriers. >>guest: well, i have to differ ... (inaudible) i am overwhelmed with sadness. and dick clark, of course, is one of the greatest pioneers in the music business and certainly through dick bear d bearers came down. he was a life saber for me, personally, when he played my first record on the air and i heard it for the first time after turning on a local radio station and jockey -- jackie wilson was playing it and it was on the dick clark slow and i got the biggest thrill in my life. from dick. >>stuart: that is a memory. >>guest: a big memory. he carried on. and many other memories. (inaudible) they had a new record "where did our love go," starting at the bottom of the chart with dick's show and at the end of the caravan stars they were number one. so, to say dick was important to me is a major unstatement. this guy became great friends throughout his whole career and i lived next door to him in mall but for much of that time. >>stuart: so

. >> among those there, motown's founder barry gordy with dionne warwick.ton caught up with smoky robinson. take a listen. >> reporter: smoky robinson. , my childhood idol. >> i love you. i grew up in the theater. this is one of the main state theaters when i was growing up as a kid, with the miracles and all that. so i've had really, really, really wonderful times in this theater. >> big names took the stage at last night's event. it follows a massive $29 million renovation. >> he's clean, isn't he? >> i love smoky. did the i love you come a little too fast? >> right. and of course karen -- oh -- >> oh smoky. >> it worked. >>> coming up, the area's top designers are bringing their styles together for charity. >> up next, holly is taking us inside this year's design house for a look at some of the children's rooms. >> and the man himself is here, robert randolph is in town. he's going to a show tonight at the howard theater. he has stopped by the fox 5 studios to play for us. we'll have him when we come back. ♪ it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails

that was barry gordy you saw there with smoky robinson.ray houston had a cool moment with the legend. >> reporter: smoky robinson, my childhood idol. >> i love you. i grew up this this theater. this is one of the main theaters when i was growing up as a kid with the miles an hourals and all that. so of a he had some really wonderful times in the theater. -- so of a had some really wonderful times in the theater. >> big names took to the stage including al jarreau. it follows a massive $29 million renovation. there will be some good shows there in the future. that is great. music legend marvin gay was one of the many artists who graced the stage at the howard theater. >> we are getting a new look at the life of the d.c. native. n & mercy, mercy, me. things ain't what they used to be &&. >> coming up, marvin gay's sister will join us live. she is out with a new book, my brother marvin. it deals with the early years and the events that led to the sungar's untimely death. that is coming up at 8:15. >> looking forward to that. >> love his music

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. >>> dionne warwick, barry gordy, smoky robinson, some of the stars on hand for the celebration of the reopening of the howard theater in d.c. ♪ >> reporter: there was a long list of performers, singers, comedians, kind of like in the old days. they appeared on a stage that's boost from or three decades. city taxpayers, the curtain is back up. duke ellington's son and daughter were here tonight. dick gregory, martha reeves. the district's politicians got in on the action. a good time was had by all. ♪ jimmy, oh, jimmy mack, when are you coming back ♪ >> to the howard. >> yeah. >> it was phenomenal to walk in here today and go, oh my god, i remember 10 years old, i played this theater and it's back again and very exciting. >> reporter: do you really know the way to san jose? >> yes, i finally found it. >> reporter: can you say a little prayer for me? >> always. >> reporter: can you sing something for us? >> no. >> reporter: oh. >> love seeing that video. >> me, too. >> i love how dionne looks. >>> 7:20, it's a friday morning. still ahead, a major step back for alexandria's plan to chang

he deserved a lot of praise and credit, and i'm sure if you get a chance to hear from men like barry gordyn," and don cornelius. i can remember my dances from "american bandstand." i can do them all still. >> this was an interview dick clark did with some folks i think you'll recognize. >> would you be kind enough to introduce me to your brothers starting with the gentleman on the end, with -- is it a bass or guitar? >> guitar. okay, first, we have -- >> can we get you on the mic? >> tito jackson. >> who is the man over here? >> marlon. >> and the next man? >> and jackie. >> hello, jack. >> jermaine. >> hi. >> let me ask you a question. i'm not going to steal it. i feel very naked without a microphone. i've been holding one of these things. two men in the back are not your brothers, but they're related. >> we have ronny on the organ and johnny on the drums. >> hey, mike, can i have the mike back just for a second? you feel comfortable? >> how long have you been singing? >> three years. >> you went to snatch it out of my hand. was it 9 or 10? >> it's very difficult. what's with the ohs and