i think the concept of the motown dinner show, motown in chinatown, is a great idea. it seems fun, exciting, new, and fresh, and will bring diversity into chinatown. i have seen a couple of the other shows -- "assisted living" and "tina and tony." they are great, geared toward mature audiences. it is interactive with the audience. it is very exciting and fresh. tim is a great honor. i love it. thank you. president newlin: i looked through the file. the conditions -- are they somewhere, that you wanted to present? officer maccabaeus, do you want to comment on this -- officer matthias, do you want to comment on this? >> steve matthias, central station. we are in favor of granting the permit. we did less six conditions we would like to review. one thing we wanted to strike is on line five. part of the marketing they do for the theater productions -- they do use a company for the marketing. we did not think it would be fair. i think it is something that helps the business. i want to strike the word "marketing," line 5. president newlin: ok. mr. lee, have you seen these co

the entire motown company was against the record. we tried to explain to them that it was not her last record but her next record. that is what we do. we do the next record. this is the logical step for this woman to make because of all she has done. this encapsulates her whole career. i am an independent woman. i am leaving low temp. -- motown. that allowed her to go to rca. tavis: not only does it bring diana back, becoming her biggest record, it is hot enough that years later a guy named biggie smalls and puff and that sapling it. >> i was on an airplane. did john singleton and brett me.er put headphones on and i hear "i don't know what they --" they said it was puff's new record. i thought it was a genius. and i thought ca-ching! i love it. ever since rapper's delight, people were worried they would be sued. the only problem we had was a they took our music well before -- it was the first with sampling on them. for the television audience, when we did good times, the sugar hill gang sampled are strings but they also use our basel

and i wrote my first book on motown music, its role in detroit. i saw this ad in a detroit newspaper that said nobody serves the living like dick. not only is the my favre title for a funeral home, but the ad, i. that was the whole argument of the buck. the main argument on trying to make is that the ways in which these federal judges of the living was far more important and the ways in which to bury the dead . become once the line. >> host: the painting, front. >> guest: the painting on the front of the book is a lesser-known jacob lawrence painting. it is the city's skid from harlem. but most people don't know, there is a prominent couple on the front, and as you can see, three little dots next. a ghost of the dead person. people don't actually notice that, but it is a scene of a funeral in harlem. what was striking to me is the spirit of the dead person in the painting. that also kind of captured what i say about african american cosmology about death and a belief in african-american culture that the spirit of the dead and the ancestors are alw

a huge motown fan, mccartney was moved to offer to fix the piano and he is having it pick up today to be restored. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> happy halloween, as we wake up today bone-chilling day. temperatures are at the freezing mark or below that. we have concerns about damaging cold. 29 in parkton. we look at the freeze warnings along eastern delaware and the eastern shore. this is the first bidder called -- bitter cold they have seen to start this season. >> thank you. up next, an arrest and armed robbery in baltimore county that led to one man opening fire on a suspect. >> a new poll and a new controversy. i am kate amara in washington. >> the corruption trial of ulysses currie is expected to go to the jury this week. >> many are breathing a sigh of relief after the ravens come- from-behind win against the cardinals. track >> in some accidents including one on the beltway -- including one on the beltway -- tracking some accidents [captio

a huge motown fan, mccartney was moved to offer to fix the piano and he is having it pick up today to be restored. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time right now. we have 39 degrees here in the nation's capital. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday, october 31st, 2011. >>> in prince william county today, the trial of an illegal immigrant accused of killing a nun in a drunk driving accident is set to begin. carlos martinelli montano is set to be tried. martinelli montano was drunk when he crashed into a vehicle carrying three nuns last year. one sister died. two others were seriously hurt. his hearing stems from two previous dui convictions. >>> today the lululemon trial resumes with prosecutors hoping to build on three days of emotional and sometimes graphic testimony. brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker jayna murray in the lululemon store back in march. the defense says mnorwood did kill murray, but it was in the heat

a huge motown fan, mccartney was moved to offer to fix the piano and he is having it pick up today to be restored. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> here is a story that proves dog really is man's best friend. even in death, lingling still guards her owner's home even a month after he died in a house fire. neighbors now feed her and her newborn pups through the window since she refuses to leave. >>> fantasy fest in florida is winding down sunday. and did the ten-day festival for people who like to dress up and those who like to cheer them on. the festival is a way to bring in tourists for the off season. >>> and for halloween in one alaskan town, the coast guard goes from protecting people to scaring them. a coast guard cutter called the haunted hickory is transformed from a boat into a haunted house. crew members dress up and decorate the ship in a halloween theme. the event is all in good fun as the crew members collect donations for the local food bank. so a good cause there, even if you get spooked. >> so

an advertisement from a funeral home in detroit run by charles digs and i wrote my first book on motown music and its role in detroit and i saw this ad in a newspaper that says nobody serves the living digs and not only is that my favorite mean for a funeral home but that was the whole argument of the book ultimately the the main argument and trying to make is the way in which it was far more important than the jury today from slavery to the present and you can watch throughout time walling it was so significant. >> and the painting on the front of your book? >> the painting is a lesser-known jacob lawrence painting from harlem and what most people don't notice there's a prominent couple on the front and there's three little box next to them as the ghost of the dead person people don't notice that but it is the scene of a funeral in harlem and what was striking was the spirit of the dead person is present in the painting and that captured what i see but african-american cosmology about death and the believe in the culture that the spirit of the dead and the ancestors are always with us.

but the same time, he said i have a friend who does a theater review for motown. you are going to put motown in chinatown? he said, "i like that. i think i am going to use that." the next thing you know, she loved the place. i think you have a winner there. we set out with a security plan. we contacted the chinatown neighborhood association. we talked about how they used to have six theaters in chinatown and now they do not have any. we contacted a hotel in the area. we talked to a community leader who said this is fantastic. they want to encourage it. we also talked to central. they basically said we do not have any problem with this. we just want to make sure we are consistent with conditions. with constant, excellent communication, we have agreed to the conditions they have set forth. i want to turn this over to tim lee, who would like to say a few things. >> good evening. good evening, board president, board commissioners, and ladies and gentleman. the dinner show that we put on is mostly tailored to dinner patrons, lunchtime matinees for seniors over 55. i am

and they played motown. talked about motown music. but what is that for now? i mean, my typical musical sharing experience would be a jonathan, what are you this into? you name three artists i've never heard of. and there's nothing for us to bond over on a cultural level. so we are missing out on the chance to have artists who bring us together culturally. that's not just happening for black people. it's also way people as well. >> so, would you say that the consumption of pop culture is facilitating this post by identity? it allows us more freedom to find their own way because we don't have the seminole icons that are setting the tone? >> perhaps. i mean, i think it's being driven more by the regional diversity, educational diversity, class diversity within the culture, the sort of things and how that is allowing ice. against my parents and grand parents areas, segregation, the classes live together in a janitor lived near the dock your peer black people live together, so we understood each other and we had

>> african-american history because of my research on motown phi eight teach a lot of courses on theistory of popular music and now i can teach about the history of death in america as well as the history of civil-rights. >> host: to they expect an african-american professor run their walk into your class? >> guest: that is what i love about my job. lo surprising students in helping them to learn the color of one's body does not define the body of knowledge and say if i walked into the classroom you would not ask the question and nobody who teaches a medieval history above all learning should be about something beyond what you know, . but i have had african route american students tell me when i first met you i was so angry that you were white and i wanted to send you after two weeks in your class i learned i could learn a something from you and it changed my whole way to see the world and race. she sang to me and i thought that is why do this work. it is a way to completely rethink how they define knowledge and identity. you should go into a physics class to say why isn't it a black

they played motown. we talked about motown music. and what is that now? i name three artists he's never heard of, and there's nothing for us to bond over on a cultural level. so we're missing out on the chance to have artists who bring us together culturally. and that's not just happening for black people, it's also happening for white people as well. >> and we have -- >> i was going to say, would you say that the consumption of culture or pop culture is facilitating this post-black identity? it allows us more freedom to, you know, find our own way because we don't have these seminal icons that are sort of setting the tone? >> perhaps. i mean, i think that it's being driven more by the regional diversity, the class diversity, especially the educational diversity and how that is allowing us. i mean, even, you know, again, to my parents and grandparents' eras of segregation, the classes lived together. the job to have lived near the -- janitor lived near the doctor. so we understood each other, we saw each

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straight from motown to y america! quicken ans helpinople coast to coast. here's aandroi foalaska show 'em that motown magic. nd ito mepaan-style for wn south. yes! that's nice right the. ♪ helping in a 5es ♪ ♪ give me what you got,ow magic, you tting tired t? i'm just getting warmed up! [ ale announcer ] it's like gic! callod foa fr home an revie we'll offer free android artphone to you! hit i♪ [ laughs here's one for theast coast. now that's se detroit magi rit th male annncer ] one re way quicken loans is engineered amaze >>> i'm brooke baldwin. if it's interesting, it's happening right now. beginning with live pictures here, week number three with the wall street protests in lower manhattan. still without a leader. the protests spreading to other cities today. other civil unions have joined the protests against corporate greed and big companies. >>> in seattle, for the first time in four years, amanda knox is spending the day at home with her family. she got in just last night after her murder conviction was over dls turned from the 2007 death of her ro

the motown evening was helping the boys and girls hope. the cast of the abc show supplies this group with amazing renovation and space in baltimore city. boys hope and girls hope provides at risk of children stable homes, education and financial and emotional support, getting them ready to do the best they can with their lives and give back to baltimore. and now a time for a check of your forecast. >>> we have reports coming into the storm prediction center with tornadoes in virginia. and we've had video to share with you. but there was that warning or alert that was put out for the university of maryland college campus but there was no warning by the national weather service. this has sparked a tremendous conversation to the responsibility. they get their information from a private service based in pennsylvania. and they had three separate text alerts and three separate sirens going off on campus. there was no warning from the national weather service. and not much of an indication on doppler radar that was going to produce that storm. so

49ers rolling into the motown in the game of the week.in a third game straight on the road? and the upset minded washington state cougars. coming up next from exfinty sports desk. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. you can expect a crowd at the oakland coliseum tomorrow when the raiders collide with the browns. silver and black's home game. al davis was the heart and soul of the raiders who constantly reminded players and coaches to just win, baby. have a commitment to excellence. words the raider family will always remember. >> we are going to give respect to where it should be. obviously, with coach. like i told them, we are all going to miss him, but we have a job to do. here is the bottom line, coach wouldn't want it any other way. he wouldn't want people talking about him. he wants this team to play football. i can feel that coming through me. i really do. that's my message to these guys. we have done our grieving. we have paid our respects the right way and will continue to do so. we have to play a cleveland brown football team comin

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listen. [ playing music ] >> last night the boys hope girls hope held motown night. a music project. the cast of the abc show homemaker overextreme edition helps them and the community for at-risk children. >>> the ghostbusters car from the 1984 comedy classic was brought tout to get fans excited. excited because it is being released for a special one night halloween screenings for one night this month. it will be shown each thursday leading up to halloween night. >>> a number of news outlet in new york are reporting that the protesters being asked to leave the park, that has since been postponed as a result of them cleaning up the park themselves. we'll have more on that this morning and you can expect more on "good morning america." >>> he has not been seen since september 30th. >> reporter: more on the disappearance of an 11-year-old boy and the murder of his mother. >> reporter: and anticipation is growing and so is the line to pick up the brand-new iphone 4s. some live interviews from customers coming up. >> reporter: thousands of runners will be in baltimore to

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my co-band member -- yeah, i do motown on the side. she was hit by a vehicle on the 101. car flipped over. the first one by coincidence there -- the angel who came to her rescue happened to be betty ann ong. she is a hero locally and nationally. time is up already. president buell: you get a little more. that's a warning sign. >> good. [laughter] these are old-timers. we all grew up in chinatown. i had come scouts there. we had our dances there. we got in trouble there. we all agree up in chinatown and we love the ong family. today, there should be no tears, except tears of joy. finally, san francisco and this nation is going to name something after balboa park thank you. [applause] president buell: thank you. >> is there anyone else who would like to make public comments? please come forward? >> fourth generation chinese in america. what's the difference between paul revere and betty ann ong? the revolutionists knew the british were coming. betty ann ong completed her mission. you look at the record of the other the three airlines, they called somebody, but they did not

>>> in the 1960s, the motown sound and the music of the beatles dominated the airwaves.ir paul mccartney has decided to renovate a piano. >> the museum would be happy to let sir paul play, but the piano no longer works. mccartney continued on his tour and then personally called the museum the very next day. what are your plans for the piano. we explained that we need to get it restored so that it can be played, but we are a nonprofit and -- he said, well, do you mind if i have stein way do that? we said, of course not. we'd love for you to do that. >> mccartwny made good on his offer. it's unclear what the cost will be or really how long it will take. the company will pick up the piano on monday. they estimate it will take at least five months to figure out what needs to be done. the company is graciously leaving a loner piano in its place. mccartney could not have been more giving or kind. they describe an unpretentious man, grateful to see where artists like marvin gaye created their music. >> i think for him, the most significant of all of the experiences here in the

did and we bonded with the parties and talked about motown music and what is that for now?like typical musical sharing experience with the white what are you listening to and he named three artists i've never heard of and there is nothing for the bond over the cultural level. so, we are missing out on the chance to have artists who bring us together culturally and that's not just happening for black people it's happening for white people as well. >> would you say that the consumption of pop culture is facilitating and allows us more freedom to, you know, find our own way because we don't have the seminal icons that are sort of setting the tone? >> perhaps. i mean i think it is being driven more by the regional diversity, the educational diversity, the class diversity within the culture. those sort of things especially the educational diversity and how that is allowing us -- evin for my parents and grandparents segregation the class's live together. the janitor lived near the doctor. we understood each other. we knew each other and had a cohesion but it's not possible now. t

. >> reporter: other performers included motown legend stevie wonder, usher, and rock icons youtube.>> former president was among dozens of invited guests. it was held in memorial church on the stanford university campus just a few miles northwest of apple's silicon valley headquarters. security was tight and reporters and cameras were kept well away. >>> let's turn now to cbs "moneywatch" time now. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. >> reporter: asian markets finished higher today encouraged by europe's renewed effort to detain its debt crisis. hong kong's hang seng was up 2%. today, wall street gets another round of earnings with ibm leading the pack. the dow gained almost 5%, while the nasdaq was up more than 7.5%. >>> those gains capped the biggest two-day rally for the market in more than two year. just a couple of weeks ago, the s&p 500 was scaring into the jaws of a bear market. the dow is now in the black for the year. the other major indices remain in the red. >>> the days of the cell phone sticker shock could be over. today, wireless carriers and the fc

. >>> up next here tonight, good days in motown. and home movies from mars. >>> you're about to see a couple firsts here, the first lady michelle obama and the first ever group jumping jack attempt in the backyard of the white house. it's part of her effort to get kids fit. it was led by our friend al roker, hosted by national geographic kids. 400 kids jumped their hearts out, part of a global effort to break the world record for the most people doing jumping jacks across the globe at once. >>> we thought this needed to be said, these are good days for our friends in detroit. how about them lions, first of all? as one sportswriter put it today, they've been bad for seemingly ever. they beat the bears at ford field last night. now they're 5-0 for the first time since ike was in the white house. the tigers are in the alcs. michigan is 6-0. and the red wings, for heaven's sake, are 2-0. for a town that's had a lot of hardknocks, right now detroit is remembering what success feels like. >>> this is one of the most incredible motion pict

. >>> classic sounds of motown filled the air. and we're dancing in the studio. it was not just about listening to great music, it was about keeping music alive for one local school. >>> losing weight is hard enough. but keeping it off is harder. what researchers found with those that have success keeping the weight down. >>> megan pringle will tell you the fascination that comes with the baby bump. we'll check in with her live via sky and now to new york for the latest in business headlines. >> reporter: good morning. changes at the gap. the retailer will shut about a fifth of its u.s. stores. americans are not buying as much as they did. but they plan to add stores in asia, especially china it's good to be google. their earnings soared 29%. the company hired almost 2600 workers last quarter for a total of nearly 7,000 this year. >>> automakers are using a trick to slash prices. they're eliminating standard features and making them extra cost options. the latest is nissan that cut $2,000 from the cross lake convertible. the navigation system is now and option, n

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this will be a tough road trip to motown. lit be loud inside ford field.g in extra sound during practice. >> we've been trying to get that done for about eight weeks. so we finally got it done. i knew where to get them. huh? my guy over at sanford. he's a whiz with electronics. kevin brought them out, yeah. >> the players are focused on more than just crowd noise. the lions' d will be a good chance for the san francisco offense and quarterback alex smith who is thriving under the direction of jim harbaugh. >> they know what they're doing, they're well coached. and they fly around extremely fast. a lot of teams are beat over there. you can tell they know what they're doing. it all fits together. and i think that allows them to play fast, especially the front. >>> over to baseball. brewers and cardinals, nlcs. game three, sereried tied at 1-1. pujols doubles here. jon jay comes in to make it 2-0. still in the first, cards up 3-0. david freese, chilling out there. 4-0 cards. man, this was going good for st. louis. top of the 9th, casey mcgee. cardinals win 4-

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