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she moved to new york, originally from kansas city commack and like mary lou williams, was living inm. they knew each other, the two queens of music. i got together with her and we had the same feeling. you see, artistically, paul robeson said it best. an artist is responsible to fight for freedom. an artist is responsible to change society. not only do you have to be good at your craft, but you have to make a contribution to society. what better contribution than to the african people? there were put on the bottom of the human scale. i wanted to do this suite, in four movements. the first movement was called reimbursed. the second was called african lady. the third was called bantu. we were trying to recognize the significance of african culture. we are wrong to celebrate, play music in fiji, tonga. melba had some great musicians and the orchestra. freddie hubbard, richie williams. jimmy cleveland, do is walker. -- julius walker. there were some great artists. the rhythm section was powerful. we had gre fun go players from cuba. we had turley coming out of massachusetts. >> can you

mary lou -- sorry, mary jo buttafuoco is now 57 years old. weekend to a queens-born businessman. his name is stu. she's looking great all these years. >> she looks fabulous. you may remember, amy was 17, she shoots the wife. later she became a stripper. he served time for statutory rape. the typical love story. but good to see mary jo has found love again. good for the buttafuocos getting back on track. and amy fisher's on a pole somewhere. god bless. >> we have a photo to show you, and if you haven't seen it yet you are likely to see it in the next 24 hours because this picture has gone viral. this is a photo of a gay marine locked in a passionate welcome home kiss with his boyfriend. as i mentioned, it has sparked a ton of support from backers in the military's policy of allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military. and since the shot, since then the shot has received tens of thousands of likes, shares, and comments. it's also on our facebook page. i just want to read you one comment that one person wrote." "as a gay veteran t

. >> mary lou retton. do you remember her coach?he harsh style of coaches likes karolyi and others can sometimes work. >> i have kids all over broadway. >> reporter: but hough points out there's a difference between being strict and being abusive. experts agree. parents are the ones who need to judge when someone is teaching their kids discipline or being a bully. in the meantime, don't them to be doing the cha-cha together any time soon. >> i have to say, i spent to days with the girls and with abby lee. they do fear her, but they love her at the same time. >> did you feel like she was crossing the line? >> i knew what to expect going in. as do the moms. for some reason, they keep coming back, as abbey says. remember this is a reality show. >> stay tuned. let's go to george. >>> here now with barbara walters talking about her new special "20/20" tomorrow the cutting edge. it spans the generations now. >> and it's not just plastic surge prip it's called the cutting edge. we'll talk about the newest developments in cosmetic enhanceme

that's right, step aside mary lou retton. three names, one woman and carl lewis, the next olympic champion could come from your yoga class. >> really? >> let's do the praying mantis position. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> was yesterday the primaries? >> big state. arizona and michigan and look, we have the results for you right there. mitt romney wins in arizona handily 47% to 27% over rick santorum. the big race everyone was really focusing on was his home state of michigan where it was a squeaker until the end but he prevailed 41% to 38% beating rick santorum. >> and, of course, you have ron paul and newt gingrich following way behind, if i can say it again if we weren't live. >> it's all that yoga. >> that's true. i'm so focused on the olympics. mitt romney and rick santorum could walk away with 11 delegates each so there's a strong play for rick santorum saying hey, i was basically even in michigan but in arizona, no surprise, 29 delegates go to mitt romney. >> right. in arizona, that was mitt romney's easiest win

lou gehrig's disease. pretty cool. >>> it is 5:42. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. he played george jefferson. he's 74. princess stephanie is 47 and lisa marie presley is 44 today. >>> she stars as a hired killer on dexter. michael k. hall is 41. outcast rapper big boy is 37. and actress and designer lauren conrad turns 26 today. happy birthday if february 1 is your day, too. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 5:46. we're starting a new month with an incredible forecast and a little rain out there but don't dampen your spirits because of that. >> if you like to get outside, this afternoon will be drier. not that it will be very wet this morning but it will be drier and very mild once again. >> what i noticed too, you look at lawns and usually this time of the year everything is brown. lots of green lawns. >> what helped too, all the rain we had in september and october got us healthy going in. and we've not had a lot of cold. there should be a beautiful looking lawn at your h

mary bubala has more on a well- known man who has an uplifting message for baltimore city 7th graders. >>> o.j. brigants, has been an inspiration to the team as he battles als -- a.l.s. louehrigyay -- gehrig's disease. >> they were talking trash to one another and it was escalating. >> reporter: the boys had been mean to each other, calling each other names. >> they always make fun of people and i don't like it. >> reporter: their teacher needed someone like o.j. to get through to them. >> he is someone who took what people saw as a deficiency into a way to touch people. >> reporter: o.j. spoke to the boys through a special computer. brigants was diagnosed with a.l.s. in 2007. and from that moment, he told the boys he decided not to let the disease stop him. o.j. goes to work at ravens headquarters every day ask has raised more than $1 million in a.l.s. research. his message to the boy, figure out how to make your weakness a strength. >> i have figured out how to do greater things with a.l.s. than i ever did playing. he's turned a difficulty into something great. >> never forget that. the 7th graders plan to run in o.j.'s upcoming 5k race to raise money for a.l.s. resear

lou fredericksburg heading towards the northern neck. and parts of southern maryland getting moderate showers as well. chafrls, calvert and st. mary's.er tonight. near 30 by dawn tomorrow. sunny friday and near 50. chilly weekend to follow. could have rain south of the metro weather. >>> oh, al, thanks, sorry, we were just reading. >> a little distracted by you. congratulations are in order for al, for being on the cover of "american way" magazine. if you're on an airline right now, you're reading it. it's a great article. >> this is a great article. it's the definitive al roker. you learn everything about you and i love what our producer jim bell said about you, he said you are the glue that holds this show together. without you we'd be unhinged, literally and we talk about your sunny disposition, which you always have, rain or shine. >> thank you. one of our producers, john nash, said yeah, crazy glue. >> we learn about the fact that you're very successful television producer. we know you're an author, we hear about your cooking. we learn about your family. >> you've got your hands in everything. >> the centerfold is crazy. >> wow!