by marvin gaye.e one saw you do not want to do. >> my two biggest musical influences from a boat reported year -- the two things that are important to me are the song and the voice -- i did not want to do that song because marvin gaye, i refer to him as a tone king. he does not have to do a whole lot of vocal gymnastics. he can sing one note and his whole dna, everything you want to know about that beautiful soul is in that note. it was pretty much hallowed ground for me. and also, from a single point of view, i think it is a perfect soul, -- from a a pointed you, i think it is a perfect song, so why do it. hopefully, what you will notice when you listen to it is that it is my take on it. it is not just me changing it for the sake of changing it. i have a passionate reason for singing the song. therefore, i had to find a justification for doing "what's going on?" how do perfect on a perfect song made by arguably the greatest male voice in history? why not take the first serve at the song, take out th

marvin gaye's land spark "what's going on" and his 1972 performance turns 40.gend is here to usher in the anniversary. >> we have young people here today, and young people across the country that this music still means something to. >> reporter: to commemorate the special occasion, the kennedy center is asking them to tell what's going on now by way the internet. starting today, the students can go to what'sgoingonnow.org and post their texts. >> we're going to select some of the work to be part of the performance. >> reporter: two lucky students will be picked to join legend in concert at the kennedy center and show off their work. this is just a sneak peak of what will be going on may 3rd and 4th. at the kennedy center, news 4. >> we know it was so very cool at the kennedy center. it was actually kind of warm outside. >>> john legend what a great guy, and a class act. nice outside today, 64 degrees outside right now, all three airports coming in with a high temperature of 66 a little earlier today, that's a record at dulles, but not quite at national or bwi.

. >>> marvin gaye's classic song "what's going on" was about the 1960's and '70s. find out how the kennedy center is bringing that message back to life today. >>> let's check on traffic now. monika, over to you. >>> on the southbound side of i- 270, there are no problems to report at father hurley boulevard. a bit slow heading down at this point and straight down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, more on area roadways at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> coming up on 6:30, howard bernstein on the weather terrace. i've got a fleece jacket on, light gloves. a little chilly, not cold but a little chilly. that will be the case early before we get to a very mild afternoon. really a very nice way to finish out the month of january if you like the warmer weather. here's a look at our day planner. expecting temperatures by midday to already be in the low 50s. by lunch time -- by the drive time 59 but an actual high of 65 to 6 -- 60 to 65. a southwest wind at 10. it is partly cloudy overhead. we had a couple of clouds here an

prince, marvin gaye, you pick some timely stuff to cover. >> that is the stuff to cover. everybody i usually sing those songs, i love them and the stuff they recorded. we were all sites. -- tight. we went on the road, and we knew he was going to be a star because he had the star attitude, but i always said, i want to do something he did, so all of a sudden he started doing it. i am one of those kind of people. somebody will do a great song, and i want to do it. >> everybody has their own reasons. what is it about that song that made you want to cover it of all the stuff martin has done? >> because it said, what is going on. i love those kinds of stories, so if it can tell you what is going on, i want to know about it, and and i want to sing about it. everything he has ever done, i wanted to do its. blacks i probably should not tell you this, given that i -- >> i probably should not tell you this, given that i am talking to etta james at last. we have these dinner parties with ridiculously stupid conversations, but we spend hours philosophizing about these questions, and t

the 40th anniversary of -- the new campaign wants young people to explain what has changed since marvin gaye'selease. two participants will be selected and be able to attend legend's performance in may at the kennedy center. >> i love john legend. >> me, too. to tell you about a new edition to our news team. >> steve will be joining me here on the news desk starting thursday at 4:30 a.m., bright and early. and still thankful to you, natasha, for coming in here right and early. >> now i can sleep in. >> don't get too comfortable with that, because you'll still be here on days when i'm vacation. been fun. it's been a good ride. >> 4:55 your time. >> still ahead here on "good morning washington," the giants joined the patriots. ndianapolis for the super bowl. >> you will be amazed what some >> coming up, they head to the polls 40's republican presidential primary. are ndidates chris-crossing the state to get voters. and an occupy protester that says he was banned from mcpherson square by police. >> and it is lucky to be here. >> people brave the cold. >> "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. beg

in may he'll be back to pay tribute to one of music's great s marvin gaye. album inspired by poverty, war and drug abuse. his 1972 performance at the kennedy center turns 40. >> it's interesting to look at what's then and what's now the issues of war, the issues of veterans. >> we have young people here today and across the country that this music still means something to. >> to commemorate the album's anniversary, the kennedy center is asking young people what's going on now? and asking them to post their answers on what's going on now.org. two of the entries will be set apart for legend's may concert. >> whether it's music, a play, poetry, whatever it is, we're going to select some of that work to be part of the performance. >> the project will culminate with two concerts, may third and fourth here at the kennedy center featuring john legend, sharon jones and the national symphony orchestra. >> that's something for the students. >> john legend has been behind this sort of effort raising the social consciousness of the younger generation. this fits in with

i grew up on motown, marvin gaye, diana ross, i always had love in the back of my mine, i grew up with with heavy d, the concept with him was let's take the eye off his weight and put your eye more on his style and his heart, and his swag. so when he was singing "i want somebody to love me for me" ♪ >> that was always the concept style and love and attitude. >> you gave us ghetto love, mary j. blige singing -- that is a great image. what happened to that stuff? >> in the 80s, radio, black radio especially was about rap. it wasn't necessarily a lot of love in rap. >> one of the things you mentioned was motown how the uptown sound becomes a response to motown and the critics said andre harrell was over his head, once he got to the big corporation he couldn't handle it. >> they knew me coming in the door they were this far in the hole and they could have said to me "we should do it this way" had to tell me i'll let you build the biggest record company. takes five years to build it. i was only there for six months before stuff started popping up in the papers. >> that is one of the reasons

right now he is helping to launch a campaign marking the 40th anniversary of marvin gaye's iconic performance of " what's going on" and young people are encouraged to say what has changed since then. bacon said more tickets admit art and music to the campaign website. could president obama be making an appearance on "american idol ?" >> i'm so in love with you ♪ >> the american and a producer it is encouraging the commander in chief on the show to do a duet with singer al green. he got a lot of buzz after singing part of al green's " let's stay together." still ah them a perfect day to have outside and enjoy lunch. >> instead of snow boots today. i could still use one big snowstorm -- please, that is all i asked for. it is not too late. we have seen it in march. here is a look at the forecast. areas of rain, mainly on thursday, the first half of the day. still uncertainty as we go into the weekend. maybe an isolated patch of sleet but right now it looks like mostly rain. >> enjoy the warm weather while you can.

only black folks in a white neighborhood the party that they were at, they were playing salsa, marvin gaye, and we were hanging out after the birthday party. we got caught up in a situation where the police had been called for shots fired. we happened to be the only black people there, they got us and put us in jail. that was the first day that you mentioned. the long and short of it is, i was in my second year of law school at the time. i am reading all these things about criminal procedure, criminal law. the stuff that is on the books is not what is happening on the streets. don't i have some kind of rights? miranda or something? they just did what they want and it was the first time that somebody had taken my body and had physically done something with me -- except raimondi, a different category. [laughter] they put me and handcuffs and they did all of that. so i wrote about it. my lawyer, she was also a teacher. she encouraged me to tell my story. the next week, the assignment in class, it was to talk about -- writing about an experience of injustice. i was ready to send this. i did no

for the north london singer- songwriter, he is earning a favorable comparisons to artists like marvin gayeuipment to achieve a classic sound. the list is put together by asking more than 180 people ranging from music writers, deejays, bloggers to name their favorites. previous winners include jesse jay and adele. some have accused it of the coming too mainstream at the expense of independent music as a consequence of record companies deliberately promoting certain artists when the list is compiled. >> they are aware that this could help and it gives a boost to an artist's career. at the same time, people don't just vote for anything, they vote for things that are good. you have to be pretty good. >> with some many convinced of michael's potential, great things are expected from him over the next 12 months and beyond. >> stephen hawking will celebrate his 70th birthday this weekend. today, he was told by doctors -- it is a day that he was told by doctors that he would never see when he was diagnosed in 1970. he answered questions from bbc radio listeners. here are some of his answers. >> th

a man was recovered from marvin gaye marina in the alexandria section of fairfax county. the medical examiner is working to determine the exact cause of death. police say there were no obvious signs of trauma. >>> also this morning, police are trying to figure out what led to a deadly fight between two brothers. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon on eagle harbor road in prince george's county. investigators say after an argument a man shot his younger brother in the back before taking his own life. the younger brother was flown to an area hospital and is expected to recover. a third person in the home was grazed by a bullet but not seriously hurt. the names of the victims have not been released. >>> a traffic alert for northern virginia drivers this morning. a major construction project begins tonight around tysons corner. vdot plans to demolish the bridge that runs over the beltway. it begins at 11:00 tonight and will stop at 4:00 a.m. on saturdays, the work will continue until 7:00 in the morning. it will take three or four weeks to remove this span. crews may ha

it is marking the 40th anniversary of marvin gaye's song "what's going on?"nt to explain what changed since his album release. two participants will be selected to attend legend's may performance at the kennedy enter. >> we are just five days away e super bowl. a new survey is giving us an idea on just how much fans love the big game. >> that survey found that 50% of fans would miss the birth of their child to see the game. 19% would miss a relative's funeral. 20% would miss -- 21% are willing to miss something important for work. miss something important like work? did i say that? >> i would go there and cover it. > right. >> super bowl fans will enjoy a special beer on sunday. hundreds gathered in recipientson solemn over the weekend. the chocolate-infused beer is made once a year. fans of eddie murphy remember that band "sexual chocolate." it was a band in "coming to america." >> people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big

it is the 40th anniversary of the marvin gaye song.oung people are invited to explain what has changed since that album was released. >> the american aid worker rescue during a daring operation in somalia last week is now back in the u.s. >> jessica buchanan returns to the united states to dip -- yesterday. she was -- she was with a danish co-worker. she was held by somali pirates for three months. jessica has some health problems but is doing well. she thanked her rescuers. >> we just cannot thank them enough for risking their lives. i want to thank president obama for just having the fortitude to make a decision to ok the action. >> buchanan and are worker were not hurt but officials say nine pirates were killed and her dad says his daughter was moved frequently during her time in captivity. >> police are looking for the person who called 911 to tell investigators were to find the body of alexandria activist lennie harris. he disappeared in september and his body was found last week in prince george's county. authorities say he had b

let's cue of the song that wolf is very -- he's excited about marvin gaye.y night i've been tweeting aening so, so we hit the jackson five, of course barry white. i say we should play funkadelic "flashlight." >> let's cue them up. >> since the spot will be on -- >> a little synergy. >> maybe on new hampshire today, president obama creating his own spotlight. the white house says, and let me quote jay carney, he isn't engaging particularly aggressively in his election campaign. it's only january, but there will be five different fund-raising dinners, two last night in washington, one you had to pay $4500 a pop to attend one of these. >> that's one of the cheap once, $4500. that's one of the cheap ones. >> do you believe they're not aggressively -- they're not getting -- >> that's nonsense. this is the cute little dance that republicans and democrats do when you're going through reelection, because you don't want to appear as if you're making, you know, electoral decisions, when in fact you are. so the reality is the president is indeed raising money for the r

. >>> john legend and the kennedy center have joined forces to honor the late marvin gaye. the program is called what's going on now. it was launched today. it asks people to share their thoughts on what's going on today with social issues. >> we have young people here today, young people across the country, who music still means something to. they can take the message of this music and the beauty of this music and bring it to life for a new generation. ♪ >> youngsters can participate in the program by uploading photos, video to the project's website. there is a link on our website. >>> coming up at 5:00 this afternoon, we'll explain how students can get free tickets to the john legend concert at the kennedy center in may. >> those songs have staying power, don't they? >> they do, indeed. >>> an accidental e-mail leads to a lifetime commitment. a store where certain money is not welcome. >> and a new trend in dating puts your nose in charge of your dates, those are some of the stories sparking hot talk today. kane what is it that the nose knows? >> pheromones. it's somethin

campaign called what's going o. [ singing ] the campaign helps commemorate the 40th anniversary of marvin gaye'sperformance at that time helped inspire the antiwar movement. legend's campaign encourages teens to submit creative works of art that address a basic question: how have things changes the past 40 years and what is going on now? >> what a great idea. >> yeah. >>> coming up, simon cowel handing out pink slips from the x factor. >>> and plus, you don't want to get these guys upset. why the muppets are firing back at fox news channel. >>> and if you like today, there is more warm weather in store. gary's got the -- back with the full forecast.  >> ed in car dealerships, sellers trend. women are taking the lead in buying cars and many of them are asking tougher questions than the men who are shopping. fox's diane ryan shows us what is changing on the car lots. >> reporter: this is the charger and the special edition chargers. >> reporter: don knows cars. he's been in the business for 42 years. one of the trends he's seeing? more women shopping for cars. >> the ladies have d