barry martin's job is to build that mall. also made it his life's work to keep edith in her home. barry didn't even know edith two years before. now he just doesn't know what to make of her. >> she had a lot of stories to tell and she never really finished a story. >> but, boy, the way she drops names, you'd think she's forrest gump. like hitler -- she met him several times, ended up in a concentration camp, and was sprung by the fuhrer himself. benny goodman -- her cousin, she claimed -- he gave her her clarinet. tommy dorsey, the band leader -- once, when he was short on cash, she bought his sax. mickey rooney -- she taught him dance steps. and so on. barry has one thought -- edith's a wack job. >> i was thinking "crazy old lady" for a while. >> but in the winter of 2007, edith's health suddenly declines. just as suddenly, the construction manager finds himself doing things he really never signed up for -- helping edith shower, use the bathroom, take her medicine, including insulin shots. a big question occurs to barry -- w

barry gordy had an album of martin luther king's -- many people don't know he had a label specificallyose spoken word records. not music. i'm so proud of it but doctor boyd i would like to hear you speak on this. >> as soon as you finish. herb boyd. thank you clayton. >> smokey robinson, i get what he was saying. i second that emotion. i think he stressed very well, the articulation layer in the energy and enthusiasm is compelling. >> we should tell him that there's a picture of barry gordy's former home in your book. >> 918 boston boulevard. check it out. love detroit, i capture a lot of the. maybe not as expensive as some of the other things because there has just been done and done and done again. i think the color is exemplary of that in terms of people understanding the importance of motown. obviously, some of those things he is mentioned have not been absorbed as they should be in terms of the label and the concern. but even with film, going beyond after the left detroit in 1972 and got involved in hollywood, unit with the whole mahogany with diana ross. all of that is an importa

martin luther king, jr., and malcolm x avenues meet. >> whoo! >> as you can see with the t shirt of the civic association, we want to celebrate that. late marion barrywhere martin, malcolm and marion meet. [ applause ] >> there you go. >> you know what, if only philip could find a better way to express himself. you know what i'm saying? listen you are an amazing individual. i know this is no embellishment either that you have received more than 100 awards for things that he has done for your advocacy. and i know this is just one more. but it's special to us because you're special to us. so that is why we wanted to make you our hometown hero for this congress heights zip trip. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> i really appreciate it. >> we appreciate it. we'll have round out our hour here in congress heights. back to you guys. >> that was a awesome. >> well deserved. no doubt about it. >> love it. you love the spirit of the community coming out today as well. >> especially since we're expecting some heavy rainfall. mike thomas let's get to you to get some idea when this rain is supposed to start falling over the dmv. >> for some of us it already