been a chuck brown way.is fans know it. >> the chuck brown way like a little jazz, with -- topped off with a bit of go-go. >> this is sheer soul, how he place his music means a lot to native washingtonians. >> the chuck brown way is living life to its fullest. >> shaking it a little bit is the chuck brown way. >> there has always been a chuck brown way. now there is "a chuck brown way" at the 900 block of 7th street named in his honor saturday. a street. chuck brown. do they go together or what? the man essentially made d.c.'s go-go sound happen. 73, a unique sound. his own street now. 73. what is the chuck brown way? >> right now i'm just enjoying every minute. of -- of being, you understand, so you can remember me as a nice old humble guy that is still around, that is still trying to -- trying to kid, you know what i mean? >> we do know what you mean, mr. brown. you showed us. >>> gary nuremburg, 9 news now, and wusa9.com. >>> mr. brown is scheduled to take the stage at that downtown celebration in just a

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brown. >>>> todap >>> today >>> tr pill. despite a relentless pue whittwhiter white housp why nbc nenbc news sho nbc news sh remap remain deeply skepti tthep the presidentrthe ppe form plan. chuck todd breaks it all day. >>> scenes are familiar now. passionate support. passionate opposition. >> there are differences. for the third straight month, mr. obama's overall job rating has dropped. 41% disapproving. on health care, the president's job rating, while unchanged, still only has 41% approving, 47% disapproving. it's even worse for republicans in congress. just 21% approve how they are handling health care. 6 #% disapprove. >> the public is split over reform efforts. 41% are concerned reforms won't go far enough. >> i'm sorry, sir, i just don't believe you. >> reporter: and the town halls, the country is evenly divided. 43 percent say they have done more hard than good. 42% say they have done more good than harm. and republicans believe they're good. as for the controversial allegations about what's like i to happen, the president has work to do. 55% believe illegal immigrants will get taxpayer money, 50% believe it will pay for abortions. every single statement has been chec

chuck bell. >> good afternoon and good morning. beautiful day outside.ad a aataw we had greatiew in the sky early this morning, 4:10 this morning. our weather watcher, mark brownringfield, virginia, got a picture of the half moon. and the consolation out there, next to the moon, and a beautiful clear sky. thank you, mark, for sending that in. you are welcome to send in pictures if you catch mother nature in action. and 79 degrees in hagerstown. and definitely feels like august out the. and you see on the satellite and radar combined here, most of the rain showers are across the lower part of the ray, and then down in eastern north carolina. and only the slight egs chance of a shower today. the further south you go into maryland you have slightly better rain showers. most will stay dry today. the extended forecast here through the weekend, the weekend is here. and 90s are back by sunday and monday. that's all right. we have had half the average number of 90-degreedays. we can have one or two more. >> yeah, i guess so. >> so the average number of degrees, it's 45. >> yeah, thank you very much. >> you are good at math. >> thank you, chuck. >>> let's head to the r

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why singer chris brown may have to leave the glamorous life behind for a while. >>> hi, everybody. chuck roberts on a wednesday. >>> two american journalists held in north korea since march. they arrived in burbank, california, today accompanied by bill clinton who negotiated their release. their families were waiting and there wasn't a dry eye in the place. lee was overcome with emotion when she embraced her husband and her 4-year-old daughter. both women arrested in north korea back in march charged with entering the country illegally and they have been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, but clinton convinced kim jong-il to pardon them. ling is grateful to everyone who supported her and lee during their ordeal. >> to our loved ones, friends, colleagues and to the complete strangers with the kindest of hearts who showed us so much love and sent us so many positive thoughts and energy. we thank you. we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. >> lee and ling are employed by