worship arts at metropolitan ame church and joining us later in the program, javon bright and joanne clarke. welcome to "viewpoint." >> thank you, good morning. >> we know the messiah is an annual tradition at metropolitan, but this year it's different. >> this year it is, 30th presentation, 39 years ago a group of amazing singers in the cathedral choir got together as a source of raising funds decided to present handel's sacred oratoryio. the second portion is rejoice and we'll celebrate the musical traditions of the african method d methodist church. >> this morning we'll hear sights and sounds from your singers. >> yes, this morning you'll hear from two of our featured artists, javon bright, our base soloist and in the second portion you'll hear from joanne clarke, who will be presenting one of the amazing works from black nativity, the broadway hit black nativity. >> all right. here we go. sample from the singers at metropolitan ame church. javon bright singing "sweet little jesus boy." ♪ ♪ sweet little jesus boy ♪ we made you be born in a manger ♪ ♪ sweet little holy child ♪ we didn't

joann clark has no problem helping new hampshire residents to help veterans. struggle. a diabetic most of her life she disease. she needs a new kidney. on a waiting list for a transplant and that could take four to six years. >> it's scary. every minute of the day i'm scared for her. >> he is. he's a worry wart. >> it's been a difficult year last year she helped veterans to pay for pets with these -- this charity. it was named after her son christopher, an army veteran who had ptsd and took his own life. >> that's honestly what keeps me going. just doing something in his name. >> in her name her husband starred a website in hopes of finding a kidney match. already 11 calls from people across the country interested many helping the woman who helps her day helping others. >> just to know that perfect strangers will step up and try to help. >> so while she waits joann focuses on her organization which helps 80 veterans with ptsd adopt pets. establish early has beens. the earlier people get in shape the less likely they are likely to die in middle age. the study featured in

joanne clark's son chris was an army veteran suffering from ptsd. started "annie's angels chris's pets for vets" to raise awareness about post tramautic stress and help veterans adopt but a diabetic most of her life, joanne now has stage 5 chronic kidney disease. she's on a waiting list for a transplant, and that could take years. her husband created a website to the country have responded. >> humbling just to know that perfect strangers will step up and try to help. emily: while she waits, joanne focuses on her organization which has helped 80 veterans with ptsd. president obama returns from a historic conference on climate change. randy: the pushback he's facing right now from republicans. a different take on pictures with santa. the adorable photo shoot going randy: good morning. 4:44 on this tuesday morning, right? emily: it is. randy: here we go. another wintry blast across the country. this is video from minnesota where several inches fell yesterday. and that snow was expected to continue into the overnight hours. emily: it is the first of december. cindy: it is. december 1, mete

joanne clark is a diabetic and has kidney disease. she needs a kidney from someone with type o blood and matching tissue. she is on a waiting list for a years. hopes of finding a match. >> it is humbling to know that perfect strangers will step up to help. she cofounded chris' pets for vets and annie' s angels. the group raises awareness about posttraumatic stress disorder. the organization was named after her son christopher, an army veteran who had ptsd and took his own life. republican presidential candidate chris christie continues his campaign swing through new hampshire today. londonderry and concord. donald trump will also be in the granite state tonight, planning to hold a rally at the white waterville valley. a survivor of the boston marathon bombing is asking you to think about holiday shopping and little differently. adrianne was injured in the bombing and now uses a prosthetic leg. today is giving tuesday, a national campaign to encourage people to donate to others. adrianne wants americans to cause. >> you can get is the

yesterday morning we introduced you to joann clark of stratham. she founded a group that raises awareness about ptsd and helps veterans find pets, but she is battling kidney disease and needs a transplant. since we aired her story, she says more than 75 people have reached out offering to help. and calls keep on coming. the calendar has flipped to shave november. officer shaves their beards yesterday. the department race $1250 for the pelham community coalition. and the man who shaped their beards also made a donation. fewer adults in the u.s. are being diagnosed with diabetes. according to the cdc, 1.4 million people were diagnosed last year, down from 1.7 million in 2009. overall, there are 22 million americans with diabetes. health officials say they are not sure why the numbers are falling, but they like to think it is a result of people on sugary drinks. it is now 5:12. helping bridge the wage gap. a couple of restaurants in boston are adding a new fee. plus, this will likely cost you an extra stroke. it's been her fight for twenty years. som

phil: joanne clark has no problem asking people to help new hampshire's struggling veterans, but now she needs help and that's a different story. joanne: i've been way too independent all my life. it's hard for me. phil: a diabetic most of her life, joanne has stage 5 chronic kidney disease. she needs a new kidney from someone with type 0 blood and matching tissue. on a waiting list for a transplant, and that could take 4-6 years. husband: scary every minute of the day i'm scared for her. joanne: he is. he's a worrywart. but a successful one for her organization. "annnie's angels chris' pets for vets." it raises awareness about post helps veterans find pets by paying some of the adoption fees. joanne: it's heartwarming and to see that i'm helping to make a difference. phil: it was named after her son christopher, an army veteran who had ptsd and took his own life. joanne: that's honestly what keeps me going. just doing something in his name. phil: in her name, her husband started a website in hopes of finding a kidney match. already 11 calls from people across the country interested i

joanne clark's son chris was an army veteran suffering from ptsd. after he took his life, she started "annie's angels chris' pets for vets" to raise awareness about post-tramautic stress and to help veterans adopt animals. but a diabetic most of her life, joanne now has stage 5 chronic kidney disease. she's on a waiting list for a transplant, and that could take years. her husband created a website to find a donor. already 11 people from across >> scary every minute. day i'm scared for her. >> he is. he's a worrywart. humbling just to know that perfect strangers will step up and try to help. randy: while she waits, joanne focuses on her organization which has helped 80 veterans with p.t.s. emily: 6:42. a mayor-elect in alaska found dead. the mystery unfolding right now. also elizabeth warren a no-show at a hillary clinton event for women in washington. work out early in life and live longer. the new evidence backing exercise. and take a live look here at the city's skyline. a little bit shaky there but the sky looking nice right now. take that jacke

joanne clark's son chris was an army veteran suffering from ptsd. after he took his life, she started "annie's angels chris' pets for vets" to raise awareness about post-tramautic stress and to help veterans adopt animals. but a diabetic most of her life, joanne now has stage 5 chronic kidney disease. she's on a waiting list for a transplant, and that could take her husband created a website to find a donor. already 11 people from across the country have responded. >> humbling just to know that perfect strangers will step up and try to help. randy: while she waits, joanne focuses on her organization with ptsd. a mayor-elect in alaska found dead. the mystery unfolding right now. at a hillary clinton event for randy: news to go time. everything wrapped up in 15 minutes. the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in salem and boston. first we're checking out snow right here. emily: this was seen yesterday. some parts of the state expected to get nearly a foot of snow by the time it stops snowing today. it is december. cindy: december 1. this is norm

amy: to learn more how to help joanne clark, visit wmur.com. next, a local bakery featuring tasty holiday cupcakes and how at home. in the next half hour of news 9, active shooter training. the steps you can take if you find yourself in the middle of a dangerous situation. in this week's adopt-a-pet is chowder, the two-year-old bunny, easy going and loves to explore once he's comfortable. >> we're getting into the holiday spirit with some special cupcakes in the news 9 kitchen today. i'm joined by chelsea stoddard, co-owner of the cupcakes. >> i have a lot of holiday favorites. marshmallow, we do red velvet a lot. your normal classics. >> you're into decorating them and you show us how to do the christmas trees. >> we don't, but christmas i do decorate the cupcakes, it's added fun. so i saw the little trees on pinterest. i think we all like pinterest. >> we do. >> and the chocolate is the key, when it doesn't freedz up on you and i drew little triangles and we didn't have to think about where to draw and you basically just go back and forth and