and of course to marion christopher barry, who spoke so eloquently when he was up your earlier. -- herearlier. you know while at marion is that absent in body, i think we know that he is fully present in his spirit in this place today. isn't it, ladies and gentlemen? [applause] though he is no longer with

marion barry, jr. all. i offer my love and condolences yet again to my good friend core of very and to christopher -- cora barry and to christopher. i have been asked to speak about marion barry when we first met when we are both in the student non-violent coordinating committee, or sncc. in speaking about marion, a son of the civil rights movement, i speak not only for myself today, i speak in memory of some who knew and worked with marion but have passed on. for others of his movement colleagues who wanted to be here today but could not, and for still others who are here. the role of those who first worked with marion in the movement is much too long to call, my friends. but among them are and were john lewis, frank smith, doris and dori bland learned, baba molders, ruby fay robinson, portland cox, diane nash, james forman, stokely carmichael, ivanhoe donaldson, fannie lou hamer, ella baker, bernard lafayette, the rapper to jesse jackson who will deliver the eulogy here today. all of us new marion barry when he was being formed as a man by the civil rights movement. years later in washington when marion and i

marion barry gathered for memorial service to honor the mayor. speaks included nation of islam leader lewis farakhan and marion barry's christopher and the ref randesse jackson. this part is an phourhour and 20 minutes. >> marion barry was brilliant. when he worked on his docktorate degree just sort of his dissertation and quit school to go to work on the committee and his completion of his ph.d. he had learned 180 chemical equations that he scared with his son christopher on several occasions and could still recite them in these late years of his life. bible says that a tree is known by the fruit that it bears. so if you want to understand and know the fruit, you need to check the tree. christopher marion and christopher berry eex ex you'dsudes greatness. it will be the greatest tribute you could ever give to your father. brothers and sisters, i want to you stand on your feet and receive marion christopher berry who in turn after he speaks will introduce the honorable minister lewis farakhan. first off i want to give honor to god and his wisdom. to his plan there is no imperfections and no faults and no mistakes. and i want to thank the communit

christopher marion barry exudes with his father. we are going to hear -- i was asked to sit with him as he prepared what he was going to say. after i listened i said christopher i don't need to say anything but just say what you just told me and it will be the greatest tribute that you could ever give to your father. brothers and sisters i want you to stand on your feet and receive marion christopher barry who, in turn after he speaks will introduce the honorable minister. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> first off, i want to give honor to god. he is the planner and doer of all things. through his plan there is no imperfections and no faults and no mistakes. i want to thank the community. i want to thank everybody that has been praying for our family everybody that has lifted us up in prayer. i can truly feel the prayers and it has helped me through this hard time. it has empowered me. i feel the embracement. these past few days have been a wonderful tribute. everything has been appropriate. everything has been fitting. i want to

marion barry jr. all. i offer my love and condolences yet again to my good friend correia barry and to christopher. have been asked to speak about marion barry, whom i first met when we were both in the student nonviolent coordinating committee, or snic. in speaking about marion, a son of the civil rights movement, i speak not only for myself today i speak in memory of some who knew and worked with marion but have passed on. for others of his movement colleague who wanted to be here today but could not and for still others who are here. if role of those who first worked with marion in the movement is much too long to call my friends. but among them are and were john lewis, frank smith, joyce and dorry lotter in, bob moses ruby faye robinson, diane nash, james foreman, donaldson gloria richardson and the reverend jesse jackson who will deliver the eulogy here today. all of us knew marion barry when he was being formed as a man by the civil rights movements. years later, when marion and i had different roles i used to tease him on the dance floor about bringing those cotton chopping moves to the big c

and of course to marion christopher barry, who spoke so eloquently when he was up your earlier. -- here earlier. you know while at marion is that absent in body, i think we know that he is fully present in his spirit in this place today. isn't it, ladies and gentlemen? [applause] though he is no longer with us, we also know how much he contributed to the growth and to the development of his beloved district of columbia. there are so many marion barry stories, so many instances in which the mayor for life changed someone's life or opened the door of opportunity for a person or community. like many other washingtonians i choose to remember marion barry by remembering his lifelong commitment to building up our city and working to free it from congressionally imposed shackles the servitude to which we were relegated in the district of columbia. marion's own story is replete with witnessing injustices here and around the country. he knew well the daunting heights of the barriers of advancement and success faced by african americans in this nation. and he was especially gifted at getting youn

♪ >> friends of marion barry, cook,torney fred thank you. christopherarry, i represent marion barry's original hometown in mississippi. when he left, black people cannot vote. if you came to the town, the mayor, his sister, the state representative, the state senator as a brother. the congressperson is a brother thanks to marion barry and their hard work. i have resolutions from the state of mississippi. just about everyone you can name recognizing the son of a sharecropper. asriend has been defined those who show up when you are down. when i look at this audience, i say that marion barry had a lot of friends. he dared to be different. can you imagine the power said you aren he going to have to share this great wealth of this city? his vision helped expand the black middle class in the capital region. nerves of steel, the cunning of a warrior, marion barry was ur kind of leader. he never met a stranger. someone has to represent the poor, the homeless and the downtrodden. marion barry was that person. marion berry is an example of what can happen when th

have done, our deepest sympathies to rmer first lady cora masters barry and of course to marion christopher barry spoke so eloquently when he was up here earlier. you know, while marion is now bsent in body, i think we know that he is all fully present in his spirit in this place today. sn't he, ladies and gentlemen? though he is no longer with us, we also know how much he contributed to the growth and to the development of his eloved district of columbia. ere are so many marion barry stories, so many instances in which the mayor for life changed someone's life or opened the door of opportunity for a person or for a community. like many other washingtonens, i choose to remember marion barry by remembering his lifelong commitment to building p our city and working to free from congressly imposed which s the servitude to we were relegated here in the district of columbia. marion's own story is replete with which witnessing injustices here and around the country. he knew well the daunting heights of the barriers of advancement and success faced by african americans in this nation. and he was especia

[applause] tosister cora masters, marion christopher barry, to all of the brothers and sisters, reverend willie wilson and all those who made these four days possible, from the depths of my heart, i thank you for putting together a program that rightly honors marion barry and his legacy. [applause] a life ends, the legacy begins. what a joy to hear his son speak the way his son spoke. indeed, the legacy has begun. i am honored beyond words to be here today. to celebrate the life of our brother, our champion, our mayor, but not just a local figure, but a man whose work was both national and international. [applause] i was introduced to mayor barry by my esteemed brother, reverend jesse jackson. [applause] and i found in mayor barry and brother, a companion in struggle. a man who loved god and loved the people of god and loved humanity as a whole. and sometimes, my dear christopher, dad was not always there. because some of us who come into this life are born for a higher purpose than just to work for our families and our vanities, but to work for a people and to work for humanity. such a

done, our deepest sympathies to former first lady cora masters barry and, of course, to marion christopher barrywho spoke so eloquently when he was up here earlier. [applause] you know, while marion is now ab sent in body -- absent in body, i think we know that he is all fully present in his spirit in this place today, isn't he, ladies and gentlemen? [applause] though he is no longer with us, we also know how much he contributed to the growth and to the development of his beloved district of columbia. [applause] there are, there are so many marion barry stories, so many instances in which the mayor for life changed someone's life or opened the door of opportunity for a person or for a community. like many other washingtonians, i choose to remember marion barry by remembering his lifelong commitment to building up our city and working to free from congressionally-imposed shackles the servitude to which we were relegated here in the district of columbia. marion's own story is replete with witnessing injustices here and around the country. he knew well the daunting height of the barriers of advance

christopher marion barry exudes with his father. we are going to hear -- i was asked to

marion barry's ward a council seat has been set for april 28th. nominating positions will be due by january 28th. meantime a rally in march was held for barry. his son christopher was in attendance. after the march a coffin covered with pictures of barry was loaded in to a hearst. the march moved to the wilson building. the first of a handful of events honoring barry will be thursday morning at the wilson building. >>> a man accused of killing potomac native shannon jones is due back in court tomorrow. jones graduated from churchill high. she was strangled last week in an apartment near cornell university where she was a senior engineering student. police say her boyfriend admitted that he killed jones afteren argument. despite that, his court appointed lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. >>> north korea is the prime suspect behind a massive cyber attack on sony pictures. hackers leaked five unreleased movies to file sharing websites over the weekend and it's believed to be because kim jong un is upset with the movie "the interview." the plot has seth rogan and james franco traveling to korea to kill kim jong un. leaders of the communist community a

christopher barry, took measure of the man. >> there's not a person in this city or a corner of the city that he hasn't touched. and knowing that-- ( applause ) marion barry will never die. you know they say d.c. will never be the same because marion barry is gone. you're right. there are now thousands of marion barrys out here. >> reporter: born in mississippi in 1936, barry played a crucial role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. elected as the first chaimplet student nonviolent coordinating committee in 1960. >> god gave me a gift of courage, tenacity and vision. >> axelrod: he would make scandalous headlines in 1990 when he was arrested and did six months for a misdemeanor drug possession after an f.b.i. sting operation. but there were always plenty of people who never stopped loving marion barry in washington. it took three hours for the procession carrying his body to make a final eight-mile trip past the throngs who turned out to pay their respects. and it was his accomplishments and resilience, and not the low points of marion barry's life, that were saluted today. marion barry will be buried in the congressional cemetery in washingt

marion barry. the d.c. board of elections officially declared the ward 8 seat vacant yesterday. >> he died at the age of 7 #. some constituents are earning his son christopher to run for that seat. >>> it's 6 after the hour. a new soccer stadium planned for the district could wind up costing the city a lot more than it expected. >> metro transit looks at different ways to secure funding for the future. wusa9 is back after this. >>> 6:08. a yellow alert in effect for this tuesday. we have showers around and a little sleet mixing in. we're worried about a touch of ice. very minor in the areas along and west of the blue ridge and i-70. winter advisories are up. most go till 1:00 tonight unless canceled earlier. 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for carroll county east. we'll be back and show you where it's raining and sleeting on doppler 9000 and of course i'll have the weekend outlook in the seven-day forecast. now over to beverly and timesaver traffic. >>> tough with the rain and even tougher with the closure of the southbound lanes of the gw parkway because the sinkhole that opened up yesterday in the rain. the southbound lanes of gw parkway closed between 123 and s

christopher. i have been asked to speak about marion barry, whom i first met when we were both on the student nonviolent coordinating committee. or snic. speaking about marion, a son of the civil rights movement, i speak not only for myself today, i speak in memory of some who do knew and work with marion. but have passed on. for others of his movement colleagues who wanted to be here today but could not and for still others who are here. the role of those who first worked with marion in the movement is much too long to call, my friends. but among them are and were john lewis, frank smith, bob ruby ray robinson, diana nash, james gorman almost carmichael, -- james forman, stokley carmichael, ivanhoe, donaldson richardson, lafayette and the reverend jesse jackson who will deliver the eulogy here today. all of us knew marion barry when he was being formed as a man by the civil rights movement. years later, here in washington when marion and i had different roles, i used to tease him on the dance floor about bringing those cotton chopping moves to the big city as marion did what he called dancing. he laugh