. >>> still to come tonight on "eyewitness news," celebrating legendary singer marion anderson.lso how philadelphia honored the life and legacy of this woman who inspired generations of african-american artists. lauren. >> and temperatures are going to warm up significantly as we head into our sunday. we'll talk about that plus how long the sunshine will last in your full forecast coming up. >> and straight ahead in sports, the flyers welcomed back the captain claude giroux. could he he spark the flyers to a much needed win? we'll let you know. stay with us. >> welcome back. remembering a philadelphia and national treasure during black history month. today the city is celebrating marion anderson day on what would have been the legendary singer's 119th birthday. >>> the national marion anderson museum on martin street in south philadelphia hosted an open house event today. organizers unveiled an exhibit showcasing newly curated dresses and photos of the great couldn't traffic light tow. the celebration included the dedication of an oil painting of anderson that was created back i

, and this will give you an example of government dysfunction, when marion anderson 1st wanted to use the daughters of the american revolution all constitutional she was refused. did not allow a black performer. then what about the school? well, the schools turned her down. roosevelt was dying to do. and the other was more interested in the easter seals campaign and passing out certificates to get drivers. things like that. that was preposterous what was going on. and this situation existed for a hundred years from 1871 to 1971. >> i have a speculative question. if the jefferson view of the city prevailed how would that have changed the city? >> i want to broaden the question. if jefferson and prevailed how would that have changed our history? that was the outer limit and he said things like of new york which was then the largest city. i think washington wanted a very different world from jefferson's. he chose a man who created a huge city brought him up for the capitol is an outline the city for him. and what it would entail and you have to understand that george washington had never

saturday the city celebrated marion anderson day on what would have been the legendary singer's 119thin street in south philadelphia a helps ted an open house event. organizers unveiled an exhibit showcasing newly cure rated dresses and photos of the great singer. the celebration included dedication of an oil painting of anderson that was created in 1938. >> i came here and i knew that this was a place, where we see all of the memorabilia here and wonderful people who look after these areas and i decided this is where we are at the home of marion. >> and the painting has not been seen publicly, until right now. marion anderson was first african-american to perform with the new york metropolitan opera in 1955. >>> the kimmel center will continue to be the home of the the annual marion anderson award ceremony and gallon a officials announced a new 15 year partnership. >>> there will be some drama, those were the words of the prince william, when talking about his little ones charlotte and george. speaking at welsh rug by union this weekend prince william says while charlotte is very eas

national marion anderson museum on martin street in south philadelphia a hosted a open house event.g newly cure rated dresses and photos of the great singer. the celebration included a dedication of the oil painting of anderson that was created in 1938. >> i came here and i knew that this was a place where you see all of the memorabilia here and wonderful people who look after these people and i decide that had this is where we are at the home of merion anderson. >> pennsylvania painting has in the been seen publicly until now, marion anderson was first a african-american to perform with the new york met the tro pol tan opera in 1955. >>> and the kimmel center will continue to be home of the annual marion anderson award ceremony and gallon a officials announce aid new 15 year partnership. the first baptist church in camden celebrated black history month with a visit the from the daughter of the malcolm x. a a alycia he will shabazz an activist and author spoke to a large group. shabazz promotes higher education for at risk use and inter faith dialogue to build bridges between cultur

people who look after the museum, and i decided that this was where it belonged at the home of marion anderson. >> painting has not been seen publicly until now. and the kimmel sent letter continue to be the home of the annual merion anderson award ceremony and gala. officials announced new 15 year partnership. >> now the first nazarene baptist church in camden also celebrated black history month with a visit from the daughter of malcolm x. a community activist and author, spoke to large group this afternoon. she promotes higher education for at risk youth and also interfaith dialogue to build bridges between cultures. >> stay with us, everyone, still to come tonight on "eyewitness news", went to class with the ukrainian man posting as harrisburg high school student speaks out. what they have to say about the man who almost faked his way to a diploma. plus find out what caused this fiery crash and it was deadly, as well. who is being held responsible now. lauren? >> after couple of chilly days, we're going to end the month of february mild style. how many 60 agree days are in your forecast? i'

when marion anderson, and this will give you an example of government dysfunction, when marion anderson first wanted to use the daughters of the american revolution hall, constitution hall, she was refused that. the hall didn't allow a black performer. then they saul hirach who was creating the concerts, well, what about the school? well the white schools turned her down. then at the decided maybe allow it for just this once and then everybody got angry. at that point harold ickes stepped in, how about the lincoln memorial with roosevelt's approval. roosevelt was dying to approve it and eleanor resigned from the dar. how many commissioners were there, there were three commissioners and one had died and one of the commissioners was more interested in the easter seals campaign and passing out certificates to good drivers. things like that. i mean it was, it was preposterous what was going on. this by the way, this situation existed up, for 100 years. from 1871 to 1971 washington really didn't have a mayor. >> [inaudible] >> i have a speculative question. if the jefferson view of the city

, and this will give you an example of government dysfunction, when marion anderson 1st wanted to use the daughters of the american revolution all constitutional she was refused. did not allow a black performer. then what about the school? well, the schools turned her down. roosevelt was dying to do. and the other was more interested in the easter seals campaign and passing out certificates to get drivers. things like that. that was preposterous what was going on. and this situation existed for a hundred years from 1871 to 1971. >> i have a speculative question. if the jefferson view of the city prevailed how would that have changed the city? >> i want to broaden the question. if jefferson and prevailed how would that have changed our history? that was the outer limit and he said things like of new york which was then the largest city. i think washington wanted a very different world from jefferson's. he chose a man who created a huge city brought him up for the capitol is an outline the city for him. and what it would entail and you have to understand that george washington had never

saturday the city celebrated marion anderson day on what would have been the legendary singer's 119thmarion anderson museum on martin street in south philadelphia hosted an open house event, organizers, unveiled an exhibit, showcasing newly cure rated dresses and photos of the great singer. the celebration included the dedication of an oil painting of anderson that was created in 1938, and the painting has in the been seen publicly until right now. >>> still to come this morning on "eyewitness news", meisha is taking us on another dream drive, first stop is amish market that has everything from food to furniture, but the next stop will definitely perk everyone up, see where you can get smoke coffee next. >>> crowning a champion, who took top honors at miss philadelphia pageant. >>> and it is going to be warm today but it might in the last long, justin is tracking our next storm. stay with us. >>> meisha takes us, for a dream drive. buckle up, enjoy the ride. >>> this time i'm driving from philadelphia, to west chester. >> amish markets are really popular here and so that is where we'r

i think about price, marion anderson, i'm sorry. marion anderson, after being denied the right to sing at the dnr. she went to the steps of the lincoln memorial. they said some people say this is racism. and they said, well, why? do you think it's racism? she said yes. they said why? they said, what is racism? she said it's like a breeze that blows across your face, you can't see it or touch it but you know it's there. a lot of people, when they hear that -- i don't know what they hear but i hear two things. it's ever-present and it doesn't matter how high you climb. it's there. marion anderson was a diva, recognized all over the world, yet she was denied this right. sometimes when i have to deal with racism and discrimination and gender whatever, i think about her and how she dealt with it. i think about mary mccloud bethune and how almost out of nothing she started a college and what a tremendous impact she had on presidents of the united states. here was a gentle woman but a powerful woman. i think about coretta scott king. i wor

marion bennet, dr. james mcmillan, jim anderson, donald clark, charles keller, dell guy )) ((sharie johnson)) and even on occassion... the likes of dr. martin luther king junior. ((karen bennett, las vegas justice of the peace, dept. 7 one of the reoccuring themes seemed to be that people just didn't have a voice )) ((sharie johnson)) but she own... becoming the first black female ever appointed to nevada's justice system at any level. ((karen bennett, las vegas justice of the peace, dept. 7 i learned that the law was a liquid instrument and if researched and if analyzed it could be used for good )) ((sharie johnson)) now bennett is a reflection of what she upholds. ((karen bennett, las vegas justice of the peace, dept. 7 i wanna serve and i wanna be accessible to my community, whether that looks like me being a judge or whether that looks like me k, at the community center or going to talk to kids )) and today... bennett always spends time with las vegas youth. she wants them to know... the law doesn't have to be some confusing maze. ...but instead... something that lifts you up and celebrates all that

anderson also 47. highs tomorrow, cooler. so get that heavy jacket ready to go along with that umbrella. marion 47. asheville 47. greer 49. a quick look at the week ahead. definitely a very active week. we finally see things drying out on friday. right now it looks like a nice but kind of cool weekend. here's a quick look at your upstate seven day forecast. >> tammy: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" picture. les loman sent us this shot of an icy creek in burnsville. >> frank: a lot of snow. nice. you can send us your pictures and video, too. you can log on to wlos.com or e-mail pictures at pics@wlos.com. next, we look at the local at humana, we know when you have your health... ...great things are ahead of you like seeing old friends or making new ones, learning some moves or showing off your skills and being free to keep on exploring. choose a humana medicare plan for the care you need... to help you have better health for everything that's ahead. >> tammy: learning about our past often gives us inspiration for the future. >> frank: isaac dixon elementary in asheville is named after a pioneer who wen

marion county. we are in the 70s when its 's done. >> four people in the hospital after a shoot anything orlando. officers race to anderson street and found four victims with gunshot wounds. their conditions are not known. a mother and daughter tell news 6 they were inside the s & w foot store when a man wearing a bandana and sunglasses stormed in and started firing shots. >> i walked past the man and he shot a bullet off and we thought it was some kid playing around. and so he did it again and we just hurried up and ran out the door. >> the suspect drove off from the store and was later stopped by police. at this point police have not said if anyone was detained or arrested and we are told they are not looking for anyone. be sure to follow the story and post any updates on our website, clickorlando.com. >> now to breaking news out of michigan where investigators say at least seven people are dead after a shooting spree in kalamazoo county. in all, eight people were shot in three locations and authorities say the shootings are related and random acts. car dealership and five people, including a young girl, gunned down out