inciden, to 1977, rocketed him, to prominence,. >>> they took over the building and, they shot, marion berry and, the news reporter, who was killed. and the city negotiated an end to the takeovers and berry survived. >>> the following year, berry was elected mayor of washington, dc. >>> the early years were marked as a time of progress for dc black business, and city contracts, from single digits to more than a third and, he guaranteed, all youths, who wanted summer jobs and, his adminiphrasing suffered from 'daily news' stories, about his drug use. >>> and then in january, 1990, he smoked crack cocaine, in an f.b.i. sting, and they used a old girlfriend and, arrested him. the next day, a wild scene, as the mayor of the nation's capitol, and his wife, arrived for arraignment, on misdemeanor charges of possession of crack cocaine. >>> after a four-month prison sentence, he was back in politics. >>> the city was in financial chaos, the feds put a control board and,er berry was but a figure head, and he returned to the council, representing eight, and, "dogged" by new scan delaware, drugs, mone

and then the crowd watched a interview with opera, and he tweelted his excitement about. >>> , marion berry, he defended his past and, i know my life better than anybody else. i had to live it, the good, the bad, and the mistakes. >>> it was surreal, hearing an interview, berry had no idea, it would air less than 24 hours less than his death, and she asked him to sum up his life. >>> second chances and i believe in second chances and, you do too. >>> you shoot for the moon, and among the stars. >>> i talked to the spokesperson, and she said, after he had gotten out of the hospital, he was adamant, that tonight's watch party go on, if he didn't feel up to making it, he didn't know, win a few hours he would passion away and, it was very important that, they honor his wish to continue with that watch party. so they held it. it was very surreal and, you could have heard a pin drop, and everyone wanting to hear from him. >>> live, in southeast washington, i'm tom. >>> it was a very good spew. >>> he travelled to promote his book, called mayor for life, it is released back in june and, the coauth

incident in, 1977, rocketed him to prominence, a ral ever radical group, took over and they shot, marion berry, and, the news reporter. the city negotiated an end and, berry survived. >>> shot a man. >>> the following year, berry was elected mayor of washington, dc and he pulled an upset and, remained mayor for 16-20 years and, the early years were marked as a time of progress, for black business, that saw its share of city contracts soar. he guaranteed all youth, who wanted summer jobs and, by his third term, his administration suffered, from daily news stories b- drug use, and, karen johnson, and, drug dealer, and denied it had all. >>> the situation, convicted drug dealer. and then in january 1990, in a video, he smoked crack cocaine, in the f.b.i. stepping, and they used a old girlfriend and, arrested him. >>> the next day, a wild scene, as the mayor of the nation's capitol, and his wife at his side, arrived for arraignment, for possession of crack cocaine, and he was convicted and sentenced to six months in prison. >>> he turned over government to sharon pratt kelly. >>> five months after

plans to say goodbye to marion berry, the 78 year old died sunday morning of natural causes due to a heart condition and kidney disease. we have more on his life and his legacy. >> reporter: flags fly at half staff outside the wilson building today in honor of the man many call d.c.'s mayor for life. >> the man was an example of a selfless service for the disadvantaged. one of the things that he's done, i believe that every so often god places people in positions where they can be of max much service and he was one of those. >> and it was the people that berry fought so hard and long for bringing hope, opportunity and jobs and for that he forever got the love of the people, even at his lowest, through the heartache and scandal. >> i remember a lot of good things with marion berry. sure there were bad things but i think it was sort of kind of equal. it overruled one from the other. >> i just wish that we had more politicians like he is. i mean nobody is perfect. everyone has flaws. this is why we are here so even during his hardest times, who he fall back on? his people. >> now a new

but talk to me about your relationship with marion berry. l, marion and my father were actually contemporaries. they were in marion's early days as mayor, my father was also mayor of new orleans. they shared and represented this generation of mayors and politicians that had come up through civil rights. so they had paid dues, they add earned their stripes. and it's -- that's one of the reasons why marion berry is so special and so remembered and so beloved by so many washingtonians because of his career before he was elected mayor. and, of course, i would say a couple of things. he was a champion of the disadvantaged and the dispossessed. and i, indeed, think that when the government in effect set him up in 1990, they in effect created a backlash that helped him. i really truly believe get re-elected again in 1994. >> because nobody saw that one coming. >> and it's what the government did, notwithstanding the fact that he had his personal demons and his personal challenges. people in washington in his base support believe the government stepp

good night. >>> the city has lost a huge chunk of its soul. >>> we witness he, marion berry deal withr of health issues and only to return to, tackle politics and, shortly after leaving the hospital, he collapsed, and died a short time later. >>> when he was release l released from the hospital. >>> tonight, as the tributes pour, in, the mayor for life, we look back at his leg today six including the ups-and-downs and, how he mounted, come back after come back. >>> the tragic news of his

. > people will have a happier thanksgiving thanks in foort marion berry turkey award giveaway. the late mayor loved to come and hand out a few turkeys himself. more than 3,000 turkeys were handed out today. whole foods and the national food bank provided 40,000 pounds of vegetables. >> d.c. area residents will have a chance too show their respect to the late mayor. today people began signing the book of condolences. it is in the wilson building, first floor, grand foyer. it is available to the public from 9:00 in the northern 5:30 in the evening. >> it was a clerical error but a big impact on the case against matthews. >> in this local courthouse, the grand jury meets in the basement. nearly two dozen registered voters sitting together for months deciding whether or not case after case will be indicted or not. i'm brad bell. coming up, more on the very secretive process. >> and the abc 7 meteorologists are standing by to answer your questions about how the weather will affect your holiday. ask your questions on our 0 >> new information tonight about a sexual assault near the je

marion berry was a guess on this program.edemption. >> in a black community, i think we're more forgiving than anybody. and also, you have to have courage. you can't be fake. you can't say i'm sorry, and please forgive me, you can't be fake about that, you have to be real, but you have to be real before you get there, and he was real before i got there. >> marion berry was 78 years old. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor.... can get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. alright, so this tylenol arthritis lasts 8 hours, but aleve can last 12 hours... and aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are you? aleve, proven better on pain. oats go! wow! go power oats! go! go power! yayyyy! we're for an opens you internet for all.sing. we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're f

. >>> marion berry is dead at the age of 78. he passed away at a hospital in washington. over the last year berry appeared frail. beginning in 1979, voters elected him mayor four times. berry's 1990 arrest in which he was caught on surveillance video smoking crack cocaine overshadowed his political career, but berry made a comeback in the last decade winning three terms as a d.c. councilman. >>> also new from overnight in our area, philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in the city's frankfurt section. the shooting happened right around 1:00. a bullet grazed a man's leg. that victim went to the hospital. right now, police are not saying what led to the shooting and they have not made any arrests. another victim went to the hospital after a car flipped on to its side. the accident happened around 1:00 this morning in frankfurt. a crew arrived to check out a broken utility pole in the area. police have not released the victim's condition and have not said what caused the accident. >>> waiting for a decision. a grand jury in ferguson, missouri, will reconvene tomor

. >>> in the nation's capital tonight, so many remembering former mayor marion berry who died today after collapsing outside of his d.c. home. he dominated d.c. politics since the 1970s, serving four terms as on mayor. his career was overshadowed by a crack cocaine bust. he was 78. >>> we turn next to an extraordinary move on what the america's most prestigious campuses. the university of virginia shutting down off fraternities as it investigates sexual assault claims. bazi kanani tonight. >> reporter: tonight outrage at the university of virginia is growing, hundreds taking their protests to the front steps to the school's fraternities after the school's president suspended them for the semester in the wake of an explosive expose in "rolling stone" magazine. the magazine tells the heartbreaking story of a freshman, jackie, says she was raped by five men at a party. in 2012. her story is emblematic of the claims of uva and schools across the count, with complaints handled internally, with little punishment with the perpetrators and the transparency of sexual assault across campuses. >> uv

we're in front of the baptist church where they were lined up or the biggest turkey giveaway marion berry has ever planned. sadly, he died days before it happened. >> six to a box, 3,000 in all moving through the back of the church while out front, the line extended down the block and around the corner. >> that was last year. berry always came to personally hand out a few turkeys. >> how y'all doing? came.s year his widow he was looking forward to this. he got 40,000 tons of vegetables as well. >> some came just to remember, a 19-year-old one of berry's five godsons showed us a picture. >> it's a privilege. i've been sbrusde so so many people, taught me so many things. >> this friend and activist shared a voicemail berry shared before his death. >> i'm going home now and relax and watch television. >> by the time i got the message that he was passed, i was like he just called me, now. >> now berry is a memory. >> anybody that's in the line that's getting a turkey should think about him. >> the unofficial word is the funeral will be next week, perhaps the washington convention center. sam

major mary ju marion berry died.he career of the four time mayor was overshadowed by controversy, especially as 1990 conviction and imprisonment for smoking crack cocaine but he staged a come back. at the time of his death he was a city councilman. he was 78 years old. and those nuclear negotiations with iran hitting a brick wall in vienna. the deadline tomorrow draws near. talks between the world diplomats and their iranian counter parts are at a stalemate with both sides far apart on issues. the deal is laying out the major principles of a final agreement. i'll see you at the top of the hour with even more news and then sunday house call. now back to media buzz. >> first bill cosby made us laugh. now he's making us cringe. nbc has cancelled a comedy series it was developing with cosby. netflixs delayed a cosby special and tv land dropped reruns of the cos bishow this as more women stepped in front of television cameras to allege that he did terrible things to them long ago. >> we went up to his bungalo afterwards.

mayor marion berry has died at the age of 78.e son teconsecutive terms. in 1990, mayor berry was caught on video smoking crack with a woman who was not his wife. berry served six months in prison. in 1994 he swept back into the mayor's office for a fourth term. he had been ohospitalized but te cause of his death is unknown. >>> people in new york state are scrambling to dig out from that epic snowstorm before riding temperatures triggered flooding. the buffer low area got seven feet of snow. the storm killed 13 people and caved in dozens of roofs. temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees tomorrow and also rain will occur. a flood watch has been issued for sunday to wednesday. >>> a small group of women are one step closer to a career with the san mateo county sheriff ief office. the idea was to get women interested in working as a deputy. >> we ran a mile and a half. we have to lift and drag 165 pound dummy. the other thing is like wall and obstacle course. these are all things they help us practice on that you'll have to ta

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marion berry served as a member of the d.c. council for 15 years, his personal and public life according to t"the washington post" fraught with high drama and irony. he struggled with alcohol and drug adirks, relapse and recovery. he was married four times and his extramarital lees ay ons took place over his unpaid taxes. marion berry who died at the age of 78. he was here in washington, d.c. at the national press clubarry e of 78. he was here in washington, d.c. at the national press club. from june of this year, the entire interview available at cspan.org. let's watch. >> but you do admit that you weren't squeaky clean in the '80s, you admit to alcohol and drug use >> who was. >> and a couple of affairs. and so you do admit that. >> it wasn't hard to admit. it's the truth. i'm sorryous. >> that's the truth. you know, what happened to me those two years, that night and i went to the store. i should not have gone there. i should not have gone to that hotel. i should not have go upstairs. she might have been anywhere even though

mayor marion berry has died. he was 78 years old. the cause of death is still unknown.t barry has struggled with health problems in recent years. >> in and outside washington, d.c., his name became synonymous from his start in the civil rights movement to his hands-on approach as a four-time

. >>> new from overnight, marion berry, the former mayor of washed, is dead at the age of 78. beginning in 1979, voters elected him mayor four times. it was barry's 1990 arrest in which he was caught on surveillance video smoking crack cocaine that seemed to overshadow his political career. but barry made a comeback in the last decade, winning three terms as a d.c. councilman. >>> waiting for a decision. you're looking live at ferguson, missouri. it's just outside of st. louis. it's calm there right now. a grand jury will reconvene tomorrow and could announce whether they will indict darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. some nearby businesses also boarded up their windows. it's because ferguson has been the scene of violent protests and street demonstrations since the deadly shooting in august. >>> in philadelphia, plans are in place for protests in the event that officer wilson is not indicted on murder charges. one demonstration would march from philadelphia's city hall to broad street and cecil b. moore avenue in philly. police tell us they are ready to hel

marion berry died yesterday. five months ago he was at the national press club. >> if you are not already on our e-mail list and like to learn of future events, please see me after the event and we will put you on our e-mail list we don't overload you with e-mails. onaking of future events, willay, todd purdom discuss his new book. on wednesday, july 9, brad thor will discuss his novel. on tuesday, july 15, tom young will present his latest military thriller. 6:00, we will discuss "innovative state." goodwill probably be a time for you to silence your cell phones. the order of events is as follows. i'm going to introduce our guest and then have a conversation with him. after that you can ask questions. just raise your hand and someone will come around with a mic for you. when we run of time for questions, i imagine there will be quite a few, he will sign your books. i have been told by the management that once you are done with that, we are having jazz night in the bar upstairs. you might want to check that out.

mayor marion berry has died. he was 78 years old. the cause of death is still unknown. we do know that barry has struggled with health problems in recent years. >> in and outside washington, d.c., his name became synonymous from his start in the civil rights movement to his hands-on approach as a four-time mayor and city councilman at the time of his death. he was often praised for creating jobs and also breaking racial boundaries. >> and like many, his service was not without a little drama. in 1980, he made headlines after a tape showed him smoking crack in a d.c. hotel room. he was later convicted and served six months in prison. >> that did not stop him from a comeback. he reclaimed his seat in 1995 and then was re-elected to city council. in july, he spoke to cnn's fredericka whitfield about his troubled past. >> i've had a rich life, not just a 15-second sound bite, but when you say washington, d.c., everybody knows, when i came here in 1965, washington was a sleepy, southern town. no high rises, no anything except for the fbi building. look at washington now. all

mayor and civil rights activist marion berry died. she served four terms as mayor of d.c. room. no word yet on a cause of death. >> also overnight a rare earthquake rocks north texas. the 3.3 quake shook the dallas area. it's to blame for this. it is the strongest quake to rock the area since 2009. >> vice president joe biden not getting a warm welcome in turkey. >> about 300 protestors marched in the street shouting go home yankee though biden never saw the demonstration. he was there to get the country to expand it's role in the fight against isis. vice president biden also announced a $135 million aid package for syrian refugees. >> he took his love to new heights. a seattle man asks his girlfriend to marry him from outerspace. >> i want to spend the rest of my life with you. will you marry me? >> oh my god. yes. >> a for effort here. he did it by attaching his cell phone with a prerecorded proposal to a weather balloon and sending it 90,000 feet up. this happened two years ago but he put it up on youtube. they're now married and have a 13 month old daughter. >> he atta

. >> i want to say to the berry family, which i well know, marion barry was a very good friend of mine. he came to d.c., he was elected to mayor three times, then came back and got elected again. a lot of things are controversial about marion ba barry, but people loved him and i'll miss him. >>> stay tuned for "special report." i will see you in a few days. >>> this is a fox news alert, i'm bret baier in washington. we are awaiting new remarks from president obama in chicago who's expected to once again appeal for calm in the wake of last night's grand jury decision, not to indict a ferguson, missouri police officer for the shooting death of an unarmed african-american man. the president's first attempt last night failed to deter the violence. he'll be speaking to this audience in chicago momentarily. meanwhile, it's just past sunset in ferguson and both sides on the michael brown issue are bracing for possibly another night of protests and potential violence. correspondent mike toobin is live in ferguson. hello, mike. >> reporter: hello,

marion merry. after a political career fraught with scandals. he serves two consecutive terms. personal failures in his life. in 1990, mayor berryg bust smoking crack with a woman. he served six months in prison and then made one of the greatest political comebacks ever when he was elected for d.c.'s mayor for a fourth term. the cause of death was unknown. >>> coming up next, the end results wanted. >>> plus, pablo sandoval watch time. we have the latest of the giants' pursuit. some reports were saying the giants were out of running. not so. cocoa or eggnog? toasty or frosty? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. don't miss the ultimate sleep number week going on now. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. silent night not so silent? sleep number's even got an adjustment for that. give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. this week only, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> yes, you're going to hear her roar. that's the entertain

berry also stopped by today to help pass out the goods. as far as next year, barry's chief of staff said he hopes the turkey give-away will continue. >>> as marionry's legacy lives on through that give-away, hundreds in the city are remembering the personal touch he had in their lives. news4's zachary kiesch spoke with those who decided to put those memories and tributes on paper. >> mayor barry, thank you for your service to community and your social activism. you are a drum major for justice. >> reporter: they came from diverse backgrounds. some were elders representing the clergy and others college students like 19-year-old chesley swan. >> because he's a good example, i want to go into public service. i go to university and am president of the naacp there. >> reporter: the first floor of the wilson building decorated with the late mayor marion barry's photo, two books, two pens, and a lifetime of memories. helga cozat made the trip downtown this morning on the train. >> i don't know, i just liked the man. >> reporter: written in ink and spoken out loud, each written how barry had personally touched them. >> like many of us, there were flaws