the rally marked the 40th annual earth day with an all day concert featuring sting, john legend, jimmy cliff and others. movie director james cameron and the reverend jesse jackson were among the speakers pushing for the government to pass comprehensive crime legislation. >> today's not just one day, it's everyday and has been that way forever. we got to make them understand the urgency of the problem. of climate change. you young people are going to have to accept this responsibility. it's your lives. >> see kim brown in the crowd? she was there. dozens held signs and sported colorful outfits including a group painted up as characters from "avatar." >>> working together to make life a little cleaner. >> the goal across our area saturday. in baltimore county, more than 1,000 volunteers working the community to help out the senior living center there. volunteers built a walk through gardens with plants and flowers and access ramps so residents can sit and watch the field at towson high. projects like this one were going on all across the country. >> this really serves as a regionwide opportun

they will also have lots of live performances by john legend, sting, and jimmy cliff. you can get more information. just click on living green. >>> a new proposal to cut carbon in montgomery county effectively takes aim at just one company. today, the county council member has proposed a $5 tax on every kind of carbon dioxide released by polluters. the only company that sets that for the major polluter, is there. the power company, generating more than carbon dioxide per year at their plant. >>> with the increasing focus on the conservation and the earth-friendly practices, metro's board of directors might be about to take a big step backwards. ironically, one of the discussions on earth day, is whether to increase fees for cycling. here is peggy fox. >> that could cost a pretty penny. but feeling the wind on your face does not cost a dime. cycling is a cost efficient and healthy and environmental friendly way to get to work. governments have been encouraging us to get on our bikes by building new bike lanes, installing special newwracks and lockers. nearly 1300 locker

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. >> the musicians included jimmy cliff, john legend, and sting. some companies were there promoting their latest green technologies, wind turbines, electric cars. >> arlington county has learned a big lesson from the blizzard of 2010. it's implementing rules about snow removal. the county is moving forward with an ordinance that would require homeowners and businesses to clear sidewalks in 24 hours. if you don't get rid of the snow, the county could find you or clear it, itself, dense annual bill. if it's deeper than 6 inches, you have 46 hours to clear the sidewalk. >> it is 5:16 on this monday. traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> how are things moving on monday, lisa baden? more cars than usual out there this morning. >> we will keep an eye on that. right now, with the extra volume, and the wet pavement, we have the ingredients for disaster. fortunately, everyone is looking at a pretty good clip. brown the beltway i don't have accidents to reports. good out of southern maryland on route 4. 228 and 210 look fine. the baltimore parkway and in

. >> and jimmy cliff was great. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> so, you know, it was a pretty astounding night >> and just astounding. >> jimmy: well, i mean, i got to say, i grew up -- my dad got me into you guys, and then i didn't stop. in high school, i would get together with my friend, jerard, and we would -- we had no girlfriends or friends. but -- [ laughter ] >> so, what kind of friends did you have? >> when we were growing up, we didn't have any friends because we were always writing songs. kids couldn't relate to us. we were like the bronte sisters, only we didn't wear skirts. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: exactly. >> except after midnight. >> jimmy: well, some people did. yes, one of you did, yeah. >> yeah, i mean, that's another story. >> jimmy: but we would listen to your cds, we had "tales of the brothers gibb," and we just listened to every song and just tried to learn how to harmonize. and i knew every single one of your songs, up and down. now, you have a new one coming out called "mythology." look at this guy. this is awesome. look at this. >> this comes out in november. [ applause

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