that's one of the commitments we have within our office >> somebody whispered to me that marvin johnson was recently named city and county bike commuter of the year. we are proud to have marvin to the office. we have a dish washer when is an energy star. part of being green. we are not using paper plates or styrofoam cups much minimal paper towels. so if you look in the cabinets, we have lots of bowels and plates and regular flat wear. we run the dish washer because that's part for the environment. >> this is david green, senior electrical inspector. >> i just had a question on the flooring, i noticed linoleum is starting to come back. i just was wondering how this relates to linoleum. we does use this in lieu of laminant >> linoleum is a linseed based >> pressed linseed. on a jute backing. it's a double whammy. >> the photo luminescent signs, we didn't have to put in electric signs. we are using the daylight to charge the photo luminescent. >> the building code allows you to use is that. there are 2 sides to it all. this is a very toxic waste. you have to deal with it in a toxic waste

marvin gay. the purpose was to mark the legendary purpose of the song, what's going on. but as bruce johnsons, legend helped to launch what's going on now. that's a campaign aimed at getting young people to use the arts and social media to get involved. ♪ [ music ] >> it was 40 years ago that d.c. native son, marvin gay, called the young masses to get involved on every social and political front. >> today at the kennedy center, john legend was repeating the call, singing marvin gay's, what's going on. still relevant today, with students from the city's duke eling ellington school for the arts. ♪ [ music ] >> much has changed since marvin gay performed the song in this building. and much remained the same. >> too much unemployment in america. there are too many homeless people on the streets. >> know the issues for youth today. many are living. >> i lost six of my friends, my senior year alone in my neighborhood. they were all murdered. >> we have to wear this. we have to sing this type of song. we have to be somebody who we don't want to be. i think society is also changing and teaching us t

johnson, 9news now. >> good morning. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. sure was nice to hear marvinhe beginning. isn't it gorgeous. >> john legend is good but no marvin gaye. >>> here's monika sam samtani. good morning, howard, my friend. >> what's going on? >> other things are going on here. it's so cold in alaska and europe. serious. we're talking temps in alaska 50, 60, 70 below but none of that is headed our way as we're enjoying the incredible warmth. yesterday record setting 66 at dulles. we'll northbound that neighborhood -- we'll be in that neighborhood once again. here's a look at our day planner. we have some showers around this morning. you'll need the umbrellas or rain jacket or you'll get wet over the next few hours.