. >> and now, a grammy award that's gone to a who's who of music's finest, including george harrisonbangladesh" and to john lennon and yoko ono in 1982 for "double fantasy." >> thank you for remembering, alicia. >> these are this year's fabulous nominees for album of the year. "the blessed unrest," sara bareilles. "random access memories," daft punk. "good kid, m.a.a.d city," kendrick lamar. "the heist," macklemore and ryan lewis. "red," taylor swift. and the grammy goes to: "random access memories," thomas bangalter, guy-manuel de homem-christo, julian casablancas, dj falcon, todd edwards, chilly gonzales, giorgio moroder, panda bear, nile rodgers, paul williams, pharrell williams. >> whooo! pharrell. wow! this is, what, this is the most insane thing ever. >> you know, i used to imagine things that weren't there and were frightening and then i got sober and two robots called me and asked me to make an album. (laughter) >> we are-- we are random access memories, some of us more random than others. you know, i just got a message from the robots. and what they wanted me to say is that

john lennon, george harrison, and ringo came over.john state was jayne mansfield. >> not a bad date if you can get it. [laughter] >> so elmer took me over and introduced me, and later on we met them about a year later in europe and i've laid a place in london, and all four of them came. -- i played a place in london. >> to have people of that stature to just come and hang out with you. >> gina lola brigitta or cary ,rant dancing in front of you it was unbelievable. i kind of got used to it and almost took it for granted. it was a thrill. >> what made the whiskey such a fertile place for these live recordings? >> it could have actually been done anywhere. we had it going there so we brought in the remote trout. you only had days three tracks to record. we didn't have enough tracks to mike the audience, although the audience was clapping and singing along. we would have to go in the studio and bring along a bunch to simulate the audience reaction that we had live in the club. what are you most looking forward to about this gig, 50 years

. >> and now, a grammy award that's gone to a who's who of music's finest, including george harrisonconcert for bangladesh" and to john lennon and yoko ono in 1982 for "double fantasy." >> thank you for remembering, alicia. >> these are this year's fabulous nominees for album of the year. "the blessed unrest," sara bareilles. "random access memories," daft punk. "good kid, m.a.a.d city," kendrick lamar. "the heist," macklemore and ryan lewis. "red," taylor swift. and the grammy goes to: "random access memories," thomas bangalter, guy-manuel de homem-christo, julian casablancas, dj falcon, todd edwards, chilly gonzales, giorgio moroder, panda bear, nile rodgers, paul williams, pharrell williams. >> whooo! pharrell. wow! this is, what, this is the most insane thing ever. >> you know, i used to imagine things that weren't there and were frightening and then i got sober and two robots called me and asked me to make an album. (laughter) >> we are-- we are random access memories, some of us more random than others. you know, i just got a message from the robots. and what they wanted me to

that night i booked ringo starr, paul mccartney, george harrison and john lennon for three shows forwhite guys that were british, to come out of nowhere and be everywhere was quite unbelievable. >> the beatles are a butch of guys from liverpool. i mean, people in london would have looked down at liverpool back then. but liverpool was a port town and port towns become places where all sorts of contraband gets exchanged. one of them at that point was great music. >> a lot of the sailors coming back to america were bringing back these records. some were pop records. some were race records because they were by black artists. ♪ >> the level of influence that american rock 'n' roll, blues, country and western, motown had on those kids growing up in england was really amazing. ♪ >> so i would listen to buddy holly and gene vincent, jerry lee lewis, all the great rock 'n' rollers. ♪ on blueberry hill >> it was like a new language for us. the power of the jukebox, there's nothing quite like it. >> the beatles took a bunch of those strains, the everly brothers from the '50s, was a big influenc

they did have a very early champion in the states, george harrison's sister, the author of "my kid brother'stles." she joins me now. so in the 1960s, when the beatles weren't -- before they were known here in the united states, you were living here in the united states. i understand you used to try to get them radio play. how did you do that? >> it wasn't easy, believe me. when i found out that my kid brother was in a band, i thought, okay, let's see what we can do here. so i had most of this country in march of '63, and my mum was sending me all of the records. so i thought, okay, let's get them on the air. >> did you know their music was great? >> my mum told me it was, and she was not one to exaggerate. >> okay. >> i thought if she really thinks it's good, it must be. so i started going on the radio stations and taking the singles with me saying this is my kid brother's band and they're number one in england. i didn't want to say beatles because this would freak people out. so i subscribed to the cash box bill board and variety in order to learn all about the american music. >> you're a g

they did have a very early champion in the states, george harrison's sister, the author of "my kid brother'ses." she joins me now. so in the 1960s, when the beatles weren't -- before they were known here in the united states, you were living here in the united states. i understand you used to try to get them radio play. how did you do that? >> it wasn't easy, believe me. when i found out that my kid brother was in a band, i thought, okay, let's see what we can do here. so i had most of this country in march of '63, and my mum was sending me all of the records. so i thought, okay, let's get them on the air. >> did you know their music was great? >> my mum told me it was, and she was not one to exaggerate. >> okay. >> i thought if she really thinks it's good, it must be. so i started going on the radio stations and taking the singles with me saying this is my kid brother's band and they're number one in england. and you should be playing it. i didn't want to say beatles because this would freak people out in those days, before they knew beatles was spelled with an a. so i subscribed to the cas

i mean, when i spoke to them and -- and to george harrison as well, one of the things they emphasizedas anybody else was. you know, there was so much happening so fast that even as someone like me or anybody who was around then saw them as the kind of apex of everything that was going on, they felt themselves in the eye of the hurricane. and it created a bond between the four of them and between them and their audience that is something that i think people still yearn for. i think that's part of the enduring appeal of the beatles is the phenomenon that everybody could feel that good about and, you know, draw a lot of emotional nurture from. >> yeah. it caused a bond, but also a rift between them. i mean, mccartney eventually sued the beatles. he took a hit for doing that. was it right for him to do that? does he regret that now? >> oh, i don't think he regrets it. it fell apart. i mean, there was, you know, the beatles -- it was a very short and hugely impactful career. by the end of it, you know, no one had ever done what they had done. and they really began to irritate each other. a

she papered her room with photos of george harrison. >> i felt we were soulmates, you know.atles. >> reporter: the beatles went viral, so to speak, in just a matter of weeks. three of the beatles had never even been to america before. and now, they were flying to new york to be on the "ed sullivan show." >> it was like the uk, it was like france, it was like denmark. there's a lot of girls screaming at us. >> had you been expecting that? >> not really, no. we didn't know what to expect, really. and then the press -- >> are you going to get a haircut at all? >> no. >> no. >> i had one yesterday. >> they thought you were cheeky, people kept saying. >> and long hair. man, it was down to here. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles! >> that first night on "ed sullivan," 45% of americans who had tvs were watching. ♪ close your eyes and i'll kiss you ♪ >> it is funny, we were all crystallized in this moment. and it was like being a part of a big movement. and it gave us sort of an authority. we mattered. >> the country had just come out of a horrible, dark depression triggered by th

that was george magnus author of the age of eighteen time now for today's big deal. ted harrison joins me now for a coffee to our that's right we're talking coffee quick ed if you had to name one commodity that comes exclusively out of emerging markets what would it be because it would be coffee there we go coffee coffee straight coffee it is now the yummy yummy addictive beverage that nine out of ten people can start their day without is the world's most widely consumed mind altering drug and i'm one of those drug users hitting us the one in the u.s. alone more than eighty percent of adults use caffeine but while you're enjoying your morning cup of joe the last thing you're probably thinking about is where your coffee comes from you're just trying to get it down well the answer predominantly indonesia africa central and south america however is what we've been sitting in a warehouse right here in the u.s. for the past couple months before it ever ever hits your cup now recently the new york stock exchange has revised its storage rules for coke and coffee in order to impose limit

harrison. and the snow is going to spread into prince george's county. >> yes, the storm is criminppli cold.and v.j. is in the weather cent center. >> well, it will be snow flurries to snowshowers that could lead people to go to light shoveling tomorrow morning and you could see the white making the way through portions of southern area up to beaver dam, and snow chance for 9:00 and 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. and not leaving until 4:00 a.m., and the temperatures will be dropping down to 14 degrees. how much? we could get a coating to maybe an inch as we head from north to south and east there. a coating to around an inch. and d.c. and fairfax, and lakeridge and 1 to 3 is expected and you folks around waldorf to deal, and down to fredericksburg, and more than that 3 to 4 inches expected and calvert beach, and leonardtown and mon troetrose, and down to area to include the pocket of southeastern va. i will give you the forecast right into tomorrow morning coming up in a few minutes. >>> and right now, the d.c. leaders are working to stop a program that buss the homeless to prince georges county. and

cutting the lead to three and harrison barnes has been struggling off the bench but playing better to this one. the lead down to two. a four-point game with under two to go. georgend, the pass for three. the warriors come back but cannot get the victory. they lose 102-94. >> that's a championship caliber team. the reason why they're, you know, talked about and they're getting recognition individually and collectively. i like the way we fought. we began to take care of little things it will be scary how good we can be. >>> the sharks hosting the flames. pavolski. take another look. we have a tie game. and second period, sharks on the power play. san jose with a sloppy entry. the 18th goal in 20 games. the sharks win 3-2. and that's sports. we have more news after this. >>> take a look. a man in russia was in for a treat while in the subway in moscow. it is an atmospheric phenomenon called sun dog. the light is refracted through ice crystals in the atmosphere. if we only news a meteorologist to help us with this. >> i believe those were hexagonal ice crystals. >> right. is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus

george magnus author and former chief economist at u.b.s. sat down with me the our london studio earlier today to discuss this very subject then errors ed harrison and i will tell you what's up with everyone everyone save or commodity coffee i know you love it was love is all want to miss it it's all go ahead and have without it and thanks erin tune in for that and now some say corporations are bad because they try to control our minds by getting us to buy their products the nice resident takes a look at how corporations are actually giving back to their community through their see as our report she explains. corporations will tell you anything you want to hear anything at all as long as you keep buying whatever crap they're selling and because people are becoming more socially conscious now they're all telling us how socially responsible they are through corporate social responsibility or c.s.r. report of course there's an acronym involved we're talking about corporations c.s.r. reports the town corporation sustainability efforts how they've become more green or how they give back to the community they're all the rage right now in fact eighty p

george washington lane closures in ft. lee on charges by dawn zimmer, political pressure muscling to approve a political project. the article goes on to say the development in harrison touches on recurring elements in the pair of scandals that have jolted the christie administration for nearly two months. the power of the port authority of new york and new jersey, and questions about whether it has been used as a tool to exact political punishment or advance private interests. a spokesman for samson told the bergen record that regard to the train station vote record that samson has always held himself to the highest personal and professional standards, including consistently complying with results adopted by the port authority. alex wagner, what is fascinating here is this is the same david samson who was notoriously quoted as saying that pat foye who is the new york official overseeing the george washington bridge was playing in traffic, was stirpg trouble because he was alerting the public to the game being played stopping traffic. so this is a guy hand in glove, at least accused of being in the bridge, and now here he is again twice now perhaps again in the probl

george's county. the message he is taking from his state of the union speech to the people across america. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "news4 midday," i'm barbara harrison. it's wednesday, january 29th, 2014. >>> and right now, the hard freeze is affecting the deep south. six states declared emergencies. georgia is one of the hardest-hit areas. right now, the mayor of atlanta says people are still stranded on the highways because of the icy roads. this morning, georgia governor nathan dooel ordered the national guard into their humvees to rescue stranded students on a bus and drivers stranded on the highway. thousands of people never made it home last night. many drivers abandoned their cars on the highway and walked to safety. more than 900 accidents were reported in georgia in the last 24 hours. well, the same system that brought a fresh coating of snow overnight in our region, news4's melissa malay said -- it happened -- >> reporter: -- i may look like i have a lot of sun, but it's 12 degrees here. we have a couple inches of powder here on the ground. very easy to dust off. you can see the roads here behind me, in they were treated, not a big deal. s

george mason. >>> and the next shoe has dropped, and more than 1,000 documents have been released today in a traffic scandal that is engulfing the governor chris >>> good afternoon, i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm barbara harrison going to check on the weather, because it is going to be a wet weekend. >> yes, it has been soggy today, but nothing like we will see coming through the area tomorrow. tomorrow, we will take this and expand it over the area, and pockets of heavy rain, and showers around d.c. on south braddock and clinton kettering and all wet, and so keep the umbrellas handy if you are going out this evening, and the temperature is 36 to 38 in huntingtown, and we will see the mercury going up this evening and overnigh. and here is the forecast, for 11:00 p.m. from 36 to 40 dee grees with the showers in the forecast, and by tomorrow morning, folks rising temperatures will top out at 1.1 it is the after noon tomorrow that he i have rain moves through with the high wind, and we will talk amounts in a few minutes. >> thank you. and 110 million customers are affected by target's security breach and that is 70 million more than first reported. they found home addresses and e-mail addresses, and phone number

george washington bridge scandal. we suspect there's a political motive. do you see a warning and motive to have ribbon cuttings, have these ground breakings? do you think that was what motivated it? the mayor of harrisonllect his endorsement. do you think that's part of the picture? >> i'm sure. after all the a.r.c. tunnel was something he hadn't really worked on and he wasn't going to get much credit for. all these other project he could do all those things publicly with the ribbon cuttings. what i want to stress is how much we lost. i mean, the state just lost millions we have not recaptured and that report showed about the delays. we have the snow in the last week or so. i was on a train going back and forth to new york and there were all kinds of delays because of the snow. so we're facing another 10 or 15 years with major delays not being able to get in and out of the city. the loss to commerce and jobs is incredible. soap the politics of the port authority and basically changing things, it's not beneficial to the state. >> steve, one quick thing, to follow up the congressman. i know the senator was disturbed when the governor came into office. they had a discussion because this was, indeed, fran