already know a thing or two about that diana ross view.fter 50 years they're still the jewels and back in the day they sank at the howard -- sang at the howard with james brown no less. >> it was like playing the kennedy center you know back then. it was a big thing. >> reporter: and so is getting it back. >> to see it restored i mean that's wonderful. we've been waiting on the a long time. >> reporter: the jewels will be on the howard stage once again for the ribbon cutting next week and they're bringing something special for the occasion ♪ the howard theater is back ♪ >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9news now. >> jewels still in fine harmony. sounds great. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. it's friday, happy friday to

and sandra already know a thing or two at that diana ross view.fter 50 years they're still the jewels and back in the day, they sang at the howard theater with james brown no less. >> to play at the howard theater was like playing the kennedy center you know back then. it was a big thing. >> reporter: so is getting it back. >> to see it restored i mean that's wonderful. that's -- we've been waiting on this a long time. >> reporter: the jewels will be on the howard stage once again for the ribbon cutting next week and they're bringing something for the occasion. ♪ the howard theater is back >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9news now. >> great news. >>> with its new more flexible business model, developer chip ellis believes that the restored howard theater will survive. even in these challenging economic times. i think so too. >>> all right, let's get the forecast now from olga. >> the forecast has been pretty good. we started out very cold this morning. little bit slow to warm up but at least the last couple of hours we've seen a significant improvemen

know a thing or two about that diana ross view. after 50 years they're still the jewels. back in the day they sang at the howard with james brown, no less. >> to play the howard theater was like playing the kennedy center back then. it was a big thing. >> and so is getting it back. >> to see it restored, that's wonderful. we've been waiting on this a long time. >> and the joolses will be on the howard stage once again for the ribbon cutting next week. and they're bringing something special for the occasion. ♪ the howard theater is back ♪ >> the howard theater is back, and lesli, i have to tell you, the entire time we were there at the theater, people were coming by, neighbors were coming across the street to lock and go inside, so happy that the howard has been restored and is reopening. now with this new more flexible business model, they've got food and drinks. the developer believes this time it will actually survive and stick around. >> let's hope that's the occasions derek. one of the biggest easter events here in d.c. is mond

. >> this is the diana ross view of the howard theater. ♪ imagination >> reporter: and margie, gracend sondra know a thing or two about the diana ross view, after 50 years they're still the jewels and back in the day they sank at the howard with james brown no less. >> to play the howard theater was like playing the kennedy center you know back then. there was a big thing. >> reporter: so is getting it back. >> to see it restored. i mean that's wonderful. that -- we've been waiting on this a long time. >> reporter: and jewels will be on howard stage once again for the ribbon cutting next week. and they're bringing something special for the occasion. ♪ the howard theater is back >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9news now. >> and with its new more flexible business model developer chip ellis believes it will survive even in these challenging economic times. the gala grand opening is april 12th and wanda sykes is going to be the host. it will be something else. and thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> and happy friday. you made it. i'm mike hydeck,

. >> this is the diana ross view of the howard theater ♪ imagination >> and margie, grace and sandralready know about that view. after 50 years, they're still the jewels. and back in the day, they sang at the howard with james brown, no less. >> to play at the howard theater was like playing at the kennedy center back then. it was a big thing. >> and so is getting it back. >> to see it restored, that's wonderful. we have been waiting on this for a long time. >> and the jewels will be on the howard stage once again for the ribbon cutting next week. and they're bringing something special for the occasion. ♪ the howard theater ♪ is ba >> the howard theater is back. and, lesli, i have to tell you the whole time we were there, folks were coming by so very happy to see that the howard has been restored and is reopening. and with this new more flexible business model, the developer thinks it can survive even in these challenging economic times. >> what a gorgeous, gorgeous theater. >> it is gorgeous. >> of course now we're all hungry. >> that pizza was so good i burnt my mouth eating it and

usher in the civil rights movement in a musical sense by embracing the motown acts the supremes, diana ross'sand temptations. it was also impactful in that way as well. certainly going to be missed. >> we were talking earlier about what a trail playser he was. have a good one. patsy ann over to you. >> well, weekly jobless claims are out in under 3 hours. in the meantime getting you higher. cheryl cassoni joins us now the top three companies hiring this week. >> we have great companies this week. we are seeing a trend on the retail side. we always get the retail numbers on the business network. building their dollar general is a stock that had many analysts on the show to talk about the company they are hiring and expanding. they have about 6,000 new jobs for the entire year 2012. they look for military friendly employees. they have a new distribution center opening up in california. if you are not really comfortable working with people shlgs you don't really like people you want to work on the back end of the business, this is the distribution center and labeck will be looking for employees

supreme court heard oral arguments in the case of arizona and the supremes with all due respect to diana ross. there are four provisions in this law in sb 1070. it allows officers to demand documents and allows for warrantless arrests in arizona. people have run the game mitt whether there are provisions here that are racial profiling or whether they should just go after some of the other provisions that we just talked about. chris kovak had something to say about this as one of the writers of sb 1070. >> they didn't bring it. chief justice roberts said is this racial profiling, no, it's not. >> i love how they say it's not about racial profiling. i love when they say this law tries to get immigrants out is not about racial profiling. we'll just ask documents of anyone who is suspicious of beingal illegal immigrant. if you look like you're from finland you'll have to provide documents or you'll be sent back to helsinki. this is what a law enforcement officer charged with enforcing these laws said to rick sÁnchez. >> how do you prove that they're not illegal? >> it has to do with their conduct

. >> look who is now in studio, the boss, diana ross. >> thank you thank you so very very much. i would like to tell you, and you and you and all of you i love you. >> that is actually silvia, she is showing us her style. her many different faces coming up 9:45 a.m.  >>> here is tucker barnes with an update on weather. >> sunshine across the area, i just stepped outdoors and almost kept going. i thought about it >> i know you did >> glad you stayed for a little while longer. >> thanks tony. >> 53 washington temperatures warming up 57 annapolis, and we had a frost advisory off to the north and west, and a freeze warning well out to the west, don't need that any longer, temperatures are off and running, near 70 this afternoon, 53 good morning quantico, 52 leonard town temperatures comfortable range should be very comfortable, this is one of our warmest days since early last weekend, since last saturday as we will touch 70 degrees this afternoon here is your sentinel sat rad you look fantastic clear skies across the mid-atlantic shower activity out to the south a

i loved watching the show and loved hearing smokey robinson, diana ross, all walks of life.track of our life. i cried in bed over a broken heart and sell bracelebrated wi friends. >> the first time i ever saw the jackson 5 was on "american bandstand." the jackson 5 is where i fell in love with music. i used to have arguments with my girlfriends over which one of us was going to get michael or jermaine. i'm telling you, dick clark brought so much joy. and then when he would be the producer of the daytime emmys, his comforting voice over the loudspeakers really did make people who participated feel like it was all going to be good. >> sometimes we overuse the word "icon." this is an icon. i so respect about the man, there are a lot of people who have success doing one thing. he was an entrepreneur, a showman, just as a guy watching somebody else, i have such respect for that man. and he's an artist. >> in this business for over a decade and be so universally beloved. >> the camera doesn't lie. you could tell that was a nice man. >> we'll move on. and we'll talk about the "bach

smokey robinson, diana ross, stevie wonder.five. the jackson five premiered there. their song "i want you back" on his show. so he was on that early on. and throughout the late '80s he was also very on the rap music tip. he had grand master flash on the show before anyone else. sugar hill gang on the show as well. >> he did it all in more ways than one and will be missed. >> thanks bruno del granado for your insight. wonderful job this morning. thanks for staying up with us. >> thanks, guys. >>> and coming up -- >> your favorite memories of dick clark. stay with us, everybody. ♪ phones are ringing my mom and dad are so proud i'm on "bandstand" ♪ >>> we're going to go back it our top story. the passing of tv legend and music legend, really, dick clark here. we want you to go to facebook. let us know your favorite memory of dick clark is. just check out our fan page at wnnfans.com on facebook. already getting some really nice comments in this morning. ann writes us, another icon gone. very sad. thoughts and prayers to his family.

act fast, miss miller like diana ross does not do two shows.s. >> at the capitol theater. if you reached the piggly wiggly, you have gone too far. >> that's right. >> there is a picture of mitt romney wave boarding here his hotel. >> oh, now he'll seem much more in touch. ♪ everyone can go serving with mitt romney-i-ay ♪ ♪ strap on your woody, everyone is just resigned to mittens usa ♪ >> hey thank you! >> all right. it's monday. so it's time for our favorite. eric boehlert doing the lord's work as usual. >> announcer: eric boehlert ♪ come on baby -- >> announcer: eric boehlert -- ♪ ♪ hurts so good ♪ >> good morning, eric boehlert. >> good morning. >> loved your points about the job numbers. he is doomed. soft jobs report being a fox fan means rooting against u.s. workers. >> yeah, it has been word to watch. particularly the unemployment rate for instance, it was going up 2010 or whatever. it was open cheering, this giddiness about how -- it's obama-derangement syndrome. they are so obsessed with obama failing. so we have this very weird suppos

he brought in smokey robinson, diana ross, stevie wonder. the jackson 5 premiered their song "i want you back" on their show. so, he was on that early on. and throughout the late '80s, he was also very on the rap music tip. he had grandmaster flash on the show before anyone else had him. he had the sugar hill gang on the show as well. >> he did it all in more ways than one and will be missed. absolutely. >> all right, thanks, bruno del granado. thank you so much for your insight. just wonderful job, really, this morning. thanks for staying up with us. >> thanks, guys. >>> and coming up -- >> your favorite memories of dick clark. stay with us, everybody. >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you

he seemed natural up there with diana ross. >> absolutely. >> i was like, where did the apple -- a refewtationtion that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. >> yeah. that's interesting. it's the kind of republican george romney that we don't have any more. >> right. >> we always save a seat at the table for our viewers and listeners around the country. can we invite sheila to join us? she is a -- is in new cumberland pennsylvania. is that near the bakery. >> no. we are in the sus qua hanna valley, in the middle of pennsylvania. >> what do you think about this romney cookie comment? >> my thinkg about that is if romney were invited to one of those team owners' homes that he talks about and he was in the backyard at a picnic table, he seems some cookies he doesn't particularly like the look of would he have said they were 7-eleven cookies? we teach our children that if don't particularly like a food, you say, "no thank you. " "you don't do the ooh stuff. you say here is an educated man. he should know that. it also seems to me that, you know, that, you know he felt it was okay to say that t

from diana ross. "i will always appreciate what he did for me and for popular music."oria estefan, "not 2 many people actually deserve the term legend. dick clark embodied it and never lost his humility or humanity. we will miss him." and i think smokey robinson spoke for millions when he said simply, "i loved dick clark." matt. >> chris jansing in times square this morning, chris, thank you very much. tony orlando met dick clark when he was 16 years old and appeared on "american bandstand." tv producer larry kline has been a friend and colleague of clark's for the last 40 years. gentlemen, good morning to both of you and my condolences. >> good morning, matt. >> good morning. thank you very much. >> tony, let me start with you. 16 years old. i looked back, it was 1961 when you appeared on "american bandstand." the biggest break any musician, young musician, could hope for, how nervous were you? >> well, i was scared to death. and he always made you feel very comfortable, matt, as you do in an interview. it's interesting how the similarities are because dick cared abou

this is a great diana ross, think about those kind of retro looks. >> going in. >> and if you're goingou haven't gotten your tan yet it will give you a little glow. >> if you're having a bad hair day or makeup day. >> i hate bad makeup days. $14.99 at target. and a great scarf will bring that warmth to your face. >> and they're light to wear them in the summer. >> like little blankets on your neck. >> everybody in the studio is loving this. feel that, ann. that is a gorgeous -- it's a big necklace so it's not like a big statement jewelry. this is from target under $30. i'm even sporting these today. >> look at those. >> a hot new label, take a look at the colorful ones. she will take you from the beach straight to a dinner on the board walk. and they're made of great quartz. you don't have to worry about them being too precious. >> that idea of clooust using climbing cord is a trend. these are pretty beautiful. >> from macy's. candy coded. i love that they snap right on. >> okay now our final trend of the morning. maxi. >> comfortable, long. all good there. >> if you don't want to show