i just mixed everything together like a motown.keeping them separate, i mixed it together so you've got some p. funk, pure funk, uncut, ain't been stepped on, the bomb. do you know what i'm saying? >> yeah. >> every bit of that, i think we know the communication there. that was street language. and everybody related to that. it became the background for our generation. >> uh-huh. >> after that, our kids picked up on it which is the dres and snoops, and the tupacs, you know, all of the next generation picked up on their mothers' and fathers' music. called it go to the crates and -- leave my records alone! stop scratching them! >> don't touch my lords! >> of the dna for hip-hop. we were looking to be part of that generation. our generation. now the new generation is dance music. >> yeah. >> if you've got a butt, you're going to shake it. as a matter of fact, we tell them to bring two booties because one ain't enough. we've got -- as a matter of fact, the new album that goes with this book, got 33 songs on it. >> nobody does that, geo

. >> motown philly is back again.hilly's own boyz ii men reunite for a concert where it all began. >> ♪ >> this is our roots. this is where it all started. this is what the song motown philly was all about. >> the energy of what the kids are about and what they believe in here is still the same so i feel it's good to be back. >> at the philadelphia high school for the creative and performing arts that's where the group originally met. this private performance was for just 200 chosen students and tonight's concert will air on sirius xm radio. >> for as long as there have been sailors there have been legends of the sea. we have an up close and personal look at mermaids. if you hadn't guessed these are not creatures of the mist, they are young ladies and women in germany who are living out their dreams. they pack a pool complete with their mermaid swim wear and glide around gracefully. they even have competitions and a miss mermaid pageant. >> hm. that explains it. i was in cape cod this summer and there were two girls i

," a title build on the old motown song in which the answer is absolutely nothing. but morris has a somewhat different take. in his the war is made important contributions, the demands of warmaking have required rulers to organize their societies and to complex clusters and able to guarantee internal peace and give rise to prosperity. war against outsiders then look to better conditions within a state. this is a controversial position which it will be fascinating to hear its author discussed. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ian morris. [applause] >> well, thank you. it's great to be here and i'd like to thank the festival organizers for inviting me, and eric garcia for making sure i made my way to the right room. and, of course, all of you for coming here on a beautiful day on memorial day weekend. i was worrying no one would be a, everybody would be at the beach. so it's nice to see so many people. it's nice to in washington again. my wife and i lived in d.c. for a year, 25 years ago. scary how time flies. it's nice to be back, even if this is coming at the en

. >>> needless to say motown philly is back again. >>> coming up, new stories you didn't see last night. protests erupted in saint louis after an off-duty officer shot and killed a teen. >>> kevin collins who is accused of child molestation is pointing the finger at his wife. >> reporter: most of us are in the 40s be probably good enough for sweatshirts. it may be mild enough for t-shirts in the afternoon, we'll have the call for rain and that's ahead in >> hey buddy, cool out there, huh? >> reporter: yeah, we actually have suburbs in the 40s right now. [laughter].s in the 40s right storm tracker 6 live double scan, what have we got out there? no rain, no rain, that's good. we look outside, we are tranquil at the airport in the predawn hours. no big issues in the city. it's 55 in the city, that's one of the milder spots. wind not as strong out of the west at 9 miles per hour. a little breezy, but not as blustery as yesterday. there are clouds north of pittsburgh that might try to streak in later in the day. but generally speaking we're looking at a bright one. just to reinforce that the

after he started motown, she called me and said, i got a group, i want you to listen to us.rimeetts at that time. they sang and i loved them. i had to wait until diana and the girls graduated from high school before i could sign them. when they did, i got them signed up. >> and the rest is history. >> when i left the miracles, i tried retirement. i was just going to the office to do my vice presidential thing, and i did that about three and a half years, and i was miserable. so, no, i don't plan on retiring again at all. it's not in my plans right now. >> on behalf of millions of your fans, i can tell you, we don't want you to retire. >> well, thank you. >> smokey robinson, congratulations on the new album. >> always good to see you. >> always great to see you. >>> coming up, an extraordinary person doing extraordinary things. why she's an inspiration to us all. [ starter ] ready! [ starting gun goes off ] [ male announcer ] it's less of a race... yeah! [ male announcer ] and more of a journey. keep going strong. and as you look for a medicare supplement insurance plan... ex

. >>> well, he has played with motown greats like mar slip gaye, stevie wonder, but then, a health scare back in august, we introduced to you a local drummer who needed a leg. now, he is getting a new lease on life, thanks to some of you. marcy grace caught one woody woodson and shares his story. >> reporter: he has played with some of the biggest names in music and is credited with creating the iconic feed for the isley brothers' hit "it's your thing." >> one of the greatest drummers of all time and deep influence on my playing. >> but after losing his leg to die beat oh the drumming legend was up able to he were a living. >> it's rough. >> after news4 profiled woodson's struggles, viewers reached out, wanting to help. >> it tickled me to death, not play a gig, but just to be able to have played a couple of songs. i play a couple of songs, airport no telling, man. >> one of those people who wanted to help was judy anderson, a nurse atted a vennist rehabilitation hospital. >> i thought maybe we could get him in here and we did we love him. >> thanks to the helping hands from the team att

but they are expand to go detroit where real estate is very, very cheap. >> motown is getting a bit ofnks to chinese investment groupings, which in september snapped up three iconic downtown properties in detroit. the david stock building, a 38 story art deco skyscraper and the former detroit free press newspaper headquarters. all for the bargain basement price of around $16 million. a little more than a top market apartment in shanghai. interest is so high, a report by quarts quotes one realtor saying her company sold 30 properties in detroit to a chinese buyer sight unseen. shortly after detroit declared bankruptcy, cctv china's state television, touted detroit as the next big place for buy. with real estate costing the price of a pair of leather shoes. >> why would i want to buy a pair of shoes for 1100 when i can get two houses for a thousand. >> reporter: since then realtors in detroit say chinese interest in real estate there has skyrocketed. detroit is fourth on the list of cities chinese investors most want to investigate. in behind new york, los angeles, and philadelphia. marr

motown was coming through big time. i didn't have the different boxes. everything was right there.ts about michael jackson. all of that music. the temptations, everything, right there. so when the '70s came we had a rock and roll station. we had a crazy soul station that i would listen to. the commodores, ohio players, parliament funkadelic. all of that felt perfect to me. they want to put me into a box. i was like, okay. i'll get there. i'm going move more. >> free at last. i love hearing the term parliament funkadelic. coming out of melissa's mouth. >> bootsy. i love it. that was priceless right there. the m to the e is back. the new tr project "this is me" has good stuffä i think you will love it. good to have you on the program. i'm honored to have you come see us. we are delighted melissa will close with a performance, a song called "a little bit of me." i will say good-bye now and get out of the way. let melissa do her thing. thanks for watching. enjoy the performance. as always, keep the faith.y?Ñ= ♪ if you believed ♪ if you tried ♪ it could be enough to know you were alive

one of the things i love about your style and this actually harkens back to r & b artists and the motown blues guys. there was a time in american music when everybody -- even frank sinatra. people hit the stage. they dressed the part. >> i will never forget we were out here to do an event. the limousine pulls up. by dark. the gentle mass dst man gets up and goes around. you knew somebody would come out. all of the sudden the door opens up. the lights come on and little richard steps out. he didn't disappoint. you know, it's show business, the last time i checked. when i was a kid growing up, people's sound was one thing. the image that went with it was another thing, too. people hear with their eyes. i did. i was a fan. i wanted to see a star walk out. >> you have so much product, i want to get it all in. this new project i mentioneded, i love it. "saturday night, sunday morning." if there were a concept album, this is it. where did the concept come from to do this project? >> country88 music has share au neek relationship with gospel. everywhere at every turn along the way, rogue profi

. >> this is our routes, where it all started, thinks what the song motown philly was all about. >> this is really meaning full to see in these times we can do these kind of positive things. >> reporter: joanne beaver is in her third month aspirin, between putting on a concert she had to manage expectations of 700 students, in the wake of staffing cuts at every level. just last week students here protested the district's state run school reform commission, after teacher contracts were terminated. philadelphia resident nathan morris says he is worried about music education. >> every year the school district of philadelphia gets cut, music programs and arts programs. it has been a struggle for the last ten years or so. >> reporter: today a moment to celebrate what philadelphia can do. >> they send me a difference in their lives and some of the people are still here. it is a challenge, all the time but it is all, all joyous. >> reporter: 200 students chosen to hear three alumni, three guys from philadelphia, chosing their old school just to hear back from the kids. >> the energy of what the

i was dancing to motown and stacks of music that came through our dance halls.is the beauty of music, it travels, it journeys. all the teenagers at that point were dancinging to this music, and it was infectious. and the same way that, you know, the beatles and rolling stones -- there was this wonderful wave, exchanging cultural wave of music. the beatles and british movement came to america. we also had the benefit of american music. and i'm thinking as a kid and i racism. it always hurt me. when i heard about apartheid as a teenager, i couldn't believe it. when i heard about fascism and nazi germany and how people were marched off to concentration camps and saw the films that proved that this actually happened, i couldn't believe it. i saw how cruel humanity can be toward each other both on a personal level and on a sort of global level. how the same themes travel on through. for me this journey of nostalgia -- you could say, oh, sentimental, a little sentimental. there is sentiment and sweet not. it's like -- sweetness. it's like life. you have beauty and kin

. >> this is our roots, thinks where it all started, this is what the song motown philly was all aboutnergy of what the kids is about and what they believe in here is the same, it feels good to be back. >> last night's concert will era satellite radio, the same day the group new album drops, nice. >> two avengers will be facing off on the big screen, variety reports robert downey junior is in the final talks to appear in captain america three as iron man, but, captain america three won't be happy reunion. premise pits two avengers against each other in the marvel comic civil war story line. downey junior signs on that dotted line he is reported to set to make a hefty 40 million-dollar. >>> captain america three hits theaters in 2016, ukee. >> four million-dollar. >> wow. >> i'm going with iron man in that within. >>> you don't have to go far to find the best trick or treating in the country, real estate web site zillow ranks fill at fourth best city to collect candy on halloween. they have looked at which children get the most candy in the least amount of time with the fewer safety ris

. ♪ hotown, motown, holiday inn ♪ the eagles gonna really dig it in ♪ >> reporter: but while he proudlys rendition of "rapper's delight," police say a gang of three women stole his leg and his pride. >> it made me feel real low. it made me feel real low. >> reporter: the vietnam vet tells us he was done for the night and trying to load up his van at the time. >> you know, when you're out there partying and enjoying yourself, and i looked around -- oh, this broad took my leg! >> reporter: an eagles fan through and through, sonny says this was his first chance to get to the linc this season, . as the birds were busy beating the giants, sonny was filing a police report. but just a couple hours after the win, investigators say a train operator on the broad street line found a prosthetic leg while doing a sweep at fern rock station about ten miles north of the stadium. and still in high spirits, sonny wrote a song for his thieves. ♪ it's a shame the way you mess around with old men ♪ ♪ it's a shaaaaame the way you hurt me ♪ >> reporter: definitely in high spirits. but what happened to sonny

the suspected serial killer is charged in the murder of a woman at motown 6 in hammond last friday -- a motel 6 in hammond last friday. he led police to various locations. vann was a registered sex offender in texas, who had recently served five years in prison for raping and trying to strangle a woman in austin. his latest arrest as authorities there re-examine unsolved murders. he is said to be intelligent and well spoken, telling investigators there may be dozens of additional victims in indiana, illinois, texas, even mexico. >> he is taking responsibility, acknowledgment, pointing out specifics. he has information that is pretty accurate. >> it is possible that the investigation will lead to more victims. we have to be careful about what we say at this point. is only charged in the murder and robbery last week. the 19-year-old call girl was found dead in a motel bathtub and, according to the affidavit, she had apparently been strangled, there were signs of a struggle in the room, where a shirt button was found on the floor. vann's shirt was missing a button at the time of his arre

now, they are promising a new leg of growth with a second factory opening up in michigan near the motownutomakers. here is what the ceo told investors on a second quarter conference call. "the facility will initially support or large format printers by the end of this calendar year . we expect to be using on-demand parts by the end of september or early october. we will start to see revenue contribution in the fourth quarter." so i headed to detroit to see this new voxeljet facility. so here i am. canton, michigan, middle of october. this is the voxeljet factory. as you can see, there's not much going on here. let's check it out. inside, a big, big, basically empty room. there are no parts being distributed, no printers being manufactured. just a few workers doing some rudimentary framing work, one literally sleeping on the job. -- 41s the right address 30 haggerty circle, same as the website, but this is about as tranquil as a manufacturing facility can be. the facility clearly was not shipping on-demand parts by late september or mid-october. will might be making large-format 3-d print

now they are promising a new light of growth with a second factory opening up in michigan year the motownakers. the cdo told investors on a second-quarter conference call -- quote, the facility will initially support four large renters by the end of this calendar year. we expect to be using on demand parts by the end of september or early october. we will start to see revenue contribution in the fourth quarter. i headed to detroit to see this new voxeljet facility. here i am. canton, michigan, middle of october. this is the voxeljet factory. not much going on here. let's check it out. inside a big, basically empty beinghere are no parts distributed, no printers being manufactured, just a few workers doing rudimentary framing work, one literally sleeping on the job. this is the right address, same as the website, but this is about as tranquil as a manufacturing facility can be. this facility clearly was not shipping on demand parts by late september or mid-october. like theyesn't look are going to be making large-format 3-d printers before the end of the year. perhaps all the 3-d printer c

motown's population has plunged to 700,000 leaving a sprawling, inefficient system. for some, rising water bills now rival a down payment on a car. >> i got a water bill for $4,000. >>reporter: the findings might be embarrassing for a bankrupt city but they are not enforceable. there will be no un peace keepers here. but u.n. officials say the city can treat access to water as a basic right or join the ranks of human rights violators. >>> an estimated 80% of the species living in ecuador are still unknown to scientists but now the threat of oil extraction means those species could be destroyed before they're even discovered. >> looking up to the tree tops, he searches for familiar faces. for the past year, he's been following a group of spider monkies. every few minutes, he notes what they're doing. >> we do what they do he tells me. when they rest, we rest. when they move, we move. >> our job is to observe and record behavior. beyond that, we never interfere with the animals. particularly because we are in such a pristine environment. >>reporter: the monkies cautiou

. >> reporter: motown is getting a bit of a makeover, thanks to chinese investment groups like this one up three iconic buildings in detroit. all for the bargain basement price of around $16 million, a little more than a top market apartment in shanghai. interest is so high, a report quotes one real store saying her company sold 30 properties in detroit to a chinese buyer sight unseen. shortly after detroit declared bankruptcy, cctv, china's state television touted detroit as the next big place to buy with real estate costing the price of a pair of leather shoes. >> why would i want to buy a pair of shoes when i could get two houses they for a thousand dollars. detroit is fourth on the list of cities chinese investors most want to invest in, behind new york, los angeles, and philadelphia. mary snow, al jazeera. >>> the chinese aren't afraid to make big purchases on big iconic buildings, spending millions and sometimes billions that they may never see a return on. and this man says the chinese are okay with that. alan good to see you, thank you so much for being with us. >> pleasure to b

. >>> he's play with motown greats such as marvin gaye and stevie wonder and then a health scare.he's getting a new lease on life thanks to many of you. mark segraves catches up on woody woodson sharing his story. >> reporter: he's played with some of the biggest names in music and credited for the ic ic beat for the isley brothers "it's your thing." >> reporter: after losing his leg to diabetes, the drumming legend was unable to earn a living. >> it's rough. >> reporter: after profiling his struggles, people reached out. >> it would tickle me to death not to play again but to be able to play a couple of songs. if i play a couple of songs, ain't no telling, man. >> reporter: one of those people who wanted to help was judy anderson, a nurse at his rehabilitation hospital. >> i thought maybe we could get him in here and we did. we love him. >> reporter: thanks to the help, woodson is a new man with a new leg. doctors say woodson's progress is nothing short of phenomenal. >>> have the expectation and vision woody has. he'll play the drums again and he'll do it very well, if not bette

. >> at one time, you were writing for motown. >> jackson five, supremes, i'm into something, i can'thake it loose. >> where did you get this talent? >> i don't know. this was happening, you know, in the '50s doo wop. we used to come to washington. that was the thing. >> what are you going to do next? going to go around and talk -- >> yeah, like on page 379, that's the reason i wrote the book, it's all about recapturing my copyrights that has been stolen -- i mean from the band and myself by record companies. 379 -- >> good luck with that. what happened to your dreads? >> i sold them on ebay. >> it's so great to meet you, george clinton, we have a lot of folks who want to say hi to you on your way out. thank you so much. thank you. he's got a book signing coming . that's this saturday. mlk library. george clinton is going to be there to say hi to you and talk a little fun up, a civil war museum in our area is introducing a new exhibit that could scare you away. a new study suggests sleep problems could be the reason you forgot where you parked your car. we'll explain, plus give you th

this is what the song motown philly was all about. >> this is really meaningful to be able to see thattimes we can still do these kind of positive thing. >> reporter: mrs. beiber is in the third month of her time aspirin. she has had to manage expectations of 700 students, in the wake of staffing cuts at every level. just last week the students here protested the district's state run school reform commission, after teacher contracts were terminated. philadelphia resident nathan morris says he is worried about music education. >> every year the school district of fill gets cut, music programs and arts programs and it has been a struggle for the the last, ten years or so. >> ♪ >> a work fail can't do. >> i made a difference in their lives. and, so, you know, it is a challenge all the time but it is also joyous. >> reporter: 200 students, chosen to hear three alumni, three guys from philly, choosing their own schools just to hear back from the kids. >> the energy of what the kids are all about and what they believe in here is still the same. i feel it is good to be back. >> reporter: we a

. ♪ hotown, motown, holiday inn, the eagles gonna really get it in ♪ >> reporter: but while he proudlys off his rendition of sugar hill gang's "rapper's delight," police say a gang of three women stole his leg and his pride. >> it made me feel real low. it made me feel real low. >> reporter: the vietnam vet tells us he was done for the night and trying to load up his van at the time. >> you know, when you're out there partying and enjoying yourself, and i looked around. oh, this broad took my leg. >> reporter: an eagles fan through and through, sonny says this was his first chance to get to the linc this season. and as the birds were busy beating the giants, sonny was filing a police report. within minutes, word started spreading on twitter, and just a couple of hours after the win, investigators say a train operator on the broad street line found a prosthetic leg while doing a sweep at fern rock station, about ten miles north of the stadium. ♪ still in high spirits, sonny wrote a song for his thieves. ♪ it's a sha-a-ame the way you mess around with old men ♪ ♪ it's a sha-a-ame the way

one you're with ♪ >> ♪ i am searching everywhere and i am looking ♪ >> in the 1970s, the legendary motownaid his hat was his home ♪ >> ♪ mercy, mercy me >> ♪ where there is love, i'll be there ♪ >> ♪ neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye ♪ >> a new type of artist was finding great success in radio. >> bands with horns and tight rhythm sections were delivering a new brand of thump. >> ♪ skintight >> ♪ it's a brick house she's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out ♪ >> ♪ hollywood, hollywood swingers ♪ >> one of those bands found out that they could mellow out and write a love song. >> we discovered one of their born players was a superstar waiting to be discovered. >> ♪ just to be close to you, girl just for a moment ♪ >> fm radio was growing in popularity. >> the fm format played longer versions and exposed album cuts. that went on to become big hits. gone, how the love is could you leave me on ♪ growing wilder ♪ >> ♪ love don't live here anymore ♪ >> fm radio also help some musicians broaden their fan base. >> like this 10-time grammy winner, who went from being a

and this music, oh, you have this motown dvd and you have this new music that's out.ppening right now. >> how do you feel about the collaborations with these -- >> these guys are awesome. i am so proud to be singing with them. they're just wonderful. and they did a great job. as you're going to see. yeah. >> my girl, you wrote it for the temptations. you sing the song this guy wrote. no pressure, right? >> i told him i want to be a miracle. i told him. >> aloe, i know they've had a great -- >> today's the day. >> he and others have had a great influence on you and your music. >> absolutely. his music has been such a great inspiration to me. >> thank you, gentlemen. from smokey and friends, are you ready for this? "my girl." >> here we go, buddy. ♪ ♪ oooo ♪ oooo ♪ oooo ♪ i've got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ ♪ well, well, well, well ♪ when it's cold outside i've got the month of me ♪ ♪ yes i have ♪ i guess you say what can make me feel this way ♪ ♪ my girl ♪ my girl ♪ my girl ♪ talken' about my girl ♪ my girl i've got so much hon ey in me ♪ ♪ i've got a sweeter song than

. >> i'm motown. oh, gosh. that just -- >> i listen to music every morning. first thing i do.on the music. immediately. >> especially -- that other job you have. that song that you play every time -- >> every day. >> every day. >> i love that. yeah. >> we're going find out the top three in just a bit. >>> also head, turn to the mystery at the broncos game. a father at his first nfl game vanishing at halftime. the desperate search for clues right now. >>> also walmart being blasted for how it's marketing to plus size customers. what the retail giant is saying this morning. >>> and this is incredible. moms to be running marathons right up until they give birth. why they say it's safe and natural for them to do. >> okay. >> yeah. >> i think we're going to have jen ashton to talk about that. >>> begin this half hour with the bizarre disappearance at an nfl game in denver. a father vanishing at halftime. no phone, no credit card, very little cash. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: thursday game night, broncos versus chargers on the field. and paul kitterman in the s

. >>> you might remember a story xlaed with motown g marvin gay wonder.ocal drummer needed a leg. now he's getting a new lease on your help. news 4's mark sea graves caught up with woody woodson. t for the isley ecoming up brothers' "it's your thing." after losing his leg to diabetes, t legend was unable to earn a living. after news 4 profiled woodson's struggle vie reach out wantind tic me to death to not play a gig, but to be able to play a couple of songs. if i play a couple songs, ain't no telling. one of those people who wanted to help was judy anderson, a nurse at adventist rehabi hospital. i thought maybe we could get him in here and we did. he's here with us and we love than tox the helping hands from the team at adventist, woodson is a new man with a new leg. his doctors say woodson's progre is nothing short of i have the expectation and the vision that woody has, that he'll play the drums again and he'll do it very well, if not better than he did in the past. >> i want this, i don't think i've ever wanted anything more. to be 73 years old -- >>

service that could not be resolved with a small check, but they certainly do not ,eed rangers, and motownsolutely needs no park rangers. i have fascinated by the opportunity that we could have on detroit with community activism. in new orleans, the national present at jazz national and it would be easy for the park service just to tell the story right in the middle in the french quarter. we're trying to tell the story through being active by making certain the homes of the musicians are safe in their context, not as the last home standing. of course, katrina got in the way of that. >> i thoroughly enjoyed each of your presentations. i actually grew up in rosalynn pullman. i was told to say that i re-migrated here. what is interesting is that i want to corliss high school, ofch is right at the back the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, pullman, the museum. however, i did not know that. it was not until i had graduated at ucla and came back home that i decided to organize on the southside of chicago that i even knew the museum was there. working through the museum. she was the founder of

smokey's song writing has inspired me to be the best song writer i can be and knowing his history with motownve and being in business as well for myself. >> what's next? >> i've enjoyed this tremendously. i really had a wonderful time recording with these guys and getting to know them and meet them, it's just a wonderful experience. >> thanks guys for joining me. it's been an honor and a thrill. you can download and pick up "smokey and friends." >> it marks his biggest debut on billboard in many years. it is fantastic. i recommend it. i also recommend you check out my website by logging on to inthefoxlight.com. as always you can follow me on twitter at foxlight michael. >> michael, thank you. >> coming up, his heart was in the right place but his marriage proposal on a hot air balloon went downhill fast. take a look at this as cameras rolled. oh no! >> and the next time you're feeling s.e.c., the solution could be inside -- the next time you're feeling sick the solution could be inside your smart phone. how you can avoid the most common headaches and save money too. the cyber guy. ♪ ♪ >>> qui