jamie: i am jamie colby, today i am cruising into nashville, tennessee, music city. i am on my way to meet the sons of rock legend roy orbison, the man who gave the world, oh, "pretty woman," only the lonely you and got it, left his heirs an unexpected treasure, possibly the opportunity of a lifetime. >> i am alex orbison, my dad passed away in 1988, my brothers and i, drive years later found something, that would help us realize a life long dream. >> alex. >> hello. jamie: how are you? >> i am in hendersonville, just outside nashville, alex has invited me to a muhsal lan muhsl landmark. what is this place? johnny cash built it. >> one of the best recording studios in the world. jamie: families were close. >> yes. >> i can't wait to learn more, i would love to see inside. >>, of course. jamie: this cabin has been a creative refuge for dozens of major recording artists, but also like home to roy's boys. and linked to their late father. what was he like as a dad? >> wonderful. jamie: born in 1936, roy spent much of his youth in vernal, vernon, texas. >> he had his firs

. ♪ >> i'm jamie colby, and today i'm cruising to nashville, tennessee, music city.'m on my way to meet the sons of rock legend roy orbison. turns out the man who gave the world "pretty woman" left his heirs an unexpected treasure and possibly the opportunity of a lifetime. >> i'm alex orbison. even though my dad passed away in 1988, my brothers and i, 25 years later, found something that would help us realize a life-long dream. >> alex. >> hello. >> how are you? >> i'm in hendersonville, just outside of nashville, and alex has invited me to a musical landmark. >> incredible. i can't believe i'm here. >> welcome. >> thank you so much. and the cash cabin, what is this place? >> johnny cash built this cabin in the '80s as a getaway. one of the best recording studios in a world. >> the families were close if >> our families go back to the '50s when they were roommates. >> i can't wait to learn more and i would love to see inside. >> of course. ♪ >> this cabin has been a creative refuge for dozens of major recording artists. but it's also like home to roy's boys. and a l

the reason people, is because it is music city. we have a tremendous music industry. nashville rights creates records and performs for the entire world. there are so many of the violent agreement -- ingredients to the success of the -- vital ingredients to the success of the industry. in my view the real magic is delivered by the songwriters. these are the people who are able to create songs to make us laugh, cry think, and dance. here are some important things for you to know about her city's songwriters. nashville is home to more songwriters than any city on the planet. it happened because the grand ole opry became very popular in the 1940's. it was broadcast on the radio with a very powerful signal. people throughout the midwest and southeast have listened to the station every weekend and on the evening. if these guys were clear, people as far away as california could turn the dial on to ws him and lincoln to -- listen to the grand old opry. young and talented songwriters began migrating to the city. the industry began to grow larger and larger. the success of song

i graduated college save $1000 moved to music city. for years i wrote songs. hundreds of songs. i played in bands and to temper jobs to pay the bills. i studied the song i heard on the radio and begin reading and learning from the songwriters who wrote them. at the time the music business was healthy and publishers could take chances. a prominent publisher took a chance on me. then the real work began. my first cuts were not memorable, when bmi said in my first performance royalty check it was for $4.69. today it is framed and hanging on my office wall. that checkmate everything. that checkmate that i was a professional songwriter. all in all it took 11 years after i moved to nashville to have a hit on the radio. in 2003 to receive my first bmi award, given to the 50 most played songs of the year. it was a song titled the impossible. ironically the song was about overcome insurmountable odds through faith and determination and believing anything is actually possible. to me earning my first bmi of what was like a ballplayer going from aaa to the major leagues. in today's music in

has a history of creating amazing artists and amazing music, however as the city grows and the demand on our land and our businesses and our neighborhoods grows it becomes an flarg hostile environment to the music arts community this legislation does one important thing i think many people are shocked it has not been in place before it requires people who are deciding to move into those important vital arteries it requires the people that move into the neighborhoods are build to know what they're getting into the microscopic venue needs to be loud it is important if you deal with popular music to create the next super stars another grateful dead or janice joplin you need to have a venue that supports the venues like the fillmore or the park it is important that you consider making those venues a viable place to continue to exist as you look at the vital needs for additional housing in this town thank you very much. >> thank you. >> commissioners thank you for your time from the d n a lodge as resident and venue operator in mixed use neighborhoods i understand that

perform music every day including restaurant, bars retailers and sporting venues in your local communities. to illustrate tissue let me provide an example. klstv boneville affiliate in salt lake city has music interwove convenient throughout its programming. these music performances take place in the background of music and television show live sport sporting events and local news. for its locally produced content there's editorialal discretion over which specific songs it airs. so in the event it could not obtain the rights to a certain song, ksl could take the steps to ensure the song is not performed. but for a significant portion of its content namely network and syndicated programming live events and commercials it has no editorial control. if ksl lacks the right to publicly perform a song it runs the risk of significant penalties under federal copyright law. our radio stations that air syndicated programming, commercials and live events run the same risks. they must have the public performance rights to the full catalog of musical works in order to operate lawfully. even the right to a single musical work gives the copyright owner market power. the risk of abuse is compounde

music every day including restaurants bars retailers and sporting venues in your local communities. to illustrate the issue let me provide an example. ksl-tv bonneville's nbc avail at-in salt lake city has music interwoven throughout its programming. these musical performances take place in the background of its movies and television shows and live sporting events and local news during transitions between programs, and even within commercials. for its locally produced content skl-tv has editorial discretion over which specific songs it airs. so in the event that it could not obtain the rights to a certain song ksl could likely take steps to ensure that the song is not performed. but for a significant portion of its content namely network and syndicated programming live events and commercials it has no editorial control. if ksl lacks the right to publicly perform a song it runs the risk of significant penalties under federal copyright law. our radio stations that air syndicated programming, commercials and live events run the same risks. they simply must have the public performance rights to the full catalog of musical works in order to operate lawfully. even the right to a single mu

so i graduated and moved to music city four years writing songs, songs, playing in man centered temporary jobs to pay the bills, studied songs i heard on the radio and b and meeting and learning from the writers who wrote them. at the time the business was healthy and publishers could take chances. a prominent publisher took a chance on me and the work began. my 1st cuts were not memorable. my 1st performance royalty check my 1st performance royalty check was for $4.69. today it is framed and hanging on my office wall. that check meant everything. that check check meant that i was a professional songwriter. all in all, it took 11 years after after i moved to nashville to have a hit on the radio. in 2,003 i received my 1st bmi award. it was a song titled the impossible. ironically about overcoming insurmountable odds through faith and determination and believing anything is actually possible. to me during that 1st award was like a ball player going from aaa to the majors. in today's music industry environment songwriter's count on there performing rights societies. the one thing keeping us

homeowner and raised any two children in public schools and want them to have a city that has consulate and art and music and have cultural playgrounds for the great city to continue that way this legislation is great it's rational and reasonable and similar to the way we think about big buck stores we're caution and been in the past to bring development into the city that doesn't destroy our current small businesses as an attorney that's been on the front line as the noise noise noise problems and represented entertainment venues it's been a disaster for many of my clients when a noise complaint comes in they have to spend money it is horrible experience for them even the bottom of the hill my daughter has an all age venue place to go had to spend a lot of money that is tragedy we have great reasonable legislation i urge this commission to look at it carefully and talk to the community and bring in the stakeholders let's do this right and protect ourselves not just a single-minded city bmw technology and money and business we're way more than that thank you very much. >> any additional speakers i'm sorr

music. that's because the city's last remaining classical sheet music store is closing its doors today. stopped by to speak to the owner. >> i need to know what you -- >> my own frank music company, which is a store that sells classical sheet music. and i'm closing after 37 years. >> look at that! i love those. >> this was my guitar teacher's guitar teacher. >> get out of here! >> these were the two shops in new york where you could go and if you were a beginning violinist, you could stand next to maestro jimmy levine and ezack pearlman, ordering a piece of music at the counter and talk to them. this doesn't happen online. >> my mom and i used to come here to take a look at the music and i felt so upset, this is the last store in new york. >> and we feel several days last year where we didn't see anybody all day. of course now that i'm closing, i'm the hottest thing since sliced bread, as they say. look, i was very lucky. i met a lot of great people. >> very very painfully clear that when someone comes out to the counter, she's like what do you need? what can i find for you? she's so co

and the end of an era in new york city after decades of being the spot for klesko music, the last shop of its kind is sadly -- classical music, the last shop of its kind is sadly closing. welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also around the globe. there is something senseless and depressing about the wanton destruction of ancient artifacts. reports from iraq that extremists of the so-called islamic state have bulldozed a city described by the white house as incomprehensible. the battle against i.s. from iraq has been slow, as our correspondent james robbins reports. >> the battle is intense. the bbc, too, films mile after mile of devastation. bbc correspondent -- has been with the troops. he has been telling them this effort to reverse this has been grueling. >> we are on the outskirts. this was earlier cleared by the pro-government militias a few days ago and the fighting is still raging. they are trying to recapture the area. >> amid the fighting, the black flags of i.s. are being gradually replaced by the yellow of the shia muslim militia backed by iran, a

the sign him up and out goes his music to san diego to duluth oklahoma city, and new york starts to transform the whole country. with style, music sound, buildings, the works. thanks a lot. i appreciate it. [applause] >> if anyone has any questions, please feel free to come up to the front and speak clearly into the mic. hello. >> hi. wonderful to hear your fabulous. i would like for you to tell us about the publisher who signed up f. scott fitzgerald. >> oh, yes horace liveright. all of mid-town -- all of new york is moving uptown in the 1920s. the garment industry from the lower east side up to seventh avenue, and so is the publishing industry, and the publishing industry needs to be near agents magazines, et cetera. talent. and a whole series of young publishers comes on the scene and challenge the old guard. most of the new publishers jewish. richard simon, meets a guy named schuster. ben net cerf founded random house young aggressive jewish pressurers and liveright, whose name is not well known today, he is a gambler like ziegfeld. he lost it all in the stock market crash. it's been revi

use your power to change climate change at earthhour.org [music] forecast in some cities around the country> on the "cbs moneywatch," big layoffs at major bank and singer rihanna drops hints on social media. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, alison. a selloff in technology and biotechs has sent wall street stocks down for a third day in a row. the dow fell 292 points the s&p was down 30 and the nasdaq finished 118 points lower. >>> wells fargo is laying off 1,000 workers. the bank is closing its home lending office in milwaukee. employees there handled the day-to-day affairs of mortgage holders including payments and working with those who are late in their payments. wells fargo said that due to the improving economy, there are fewer customers needing assistance. >>> the combination of h.j. heinz and kraft foods creates one of the largest food companies in the world. heinz announced it was buying kraft yesterday. some of the most popular brands used in the american kitchen including heinz ketchup, oscar mayer lunch meats a

. >>> today jay z, rihanna, madonna, and other artists unveiled the title music service in new york cityrovides streaming music and video for computers, tablets and smart phones. there are two programs you can get standard sound for $10 a month or highfidelity sound for $20 a month. >>> a san francisco politician hoping to make a return to city hall. >> you're about to feel big changes. i'll have the time line on a significant drop in temperatures this week. >>> also an up tick on the sales tax. the bay area city where is the tax is about to hit double digits. >> but up first the photo police are circulating tonight in hopes of finding a man who exposed himself at a mall. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. >>> palo alto police are looking for a man they say exposed himself three different times. investigators released this picture of the man he was carrying a large backpack. police say he exposed himself three ti

city. very good music. they often set up these cool jam sessions in the crowd.anna and john, two very special people that love each other and they've been dating for two years. this is arianna right here clapping because she likes the music but to really like the music when her man actually gets up and starts jam'ing with the band. he grabs the microphone and then he starts singing. ♪ >> he starts singing "stay with me" by sam smith. ♪ >> oh yeah of course. that's a hit. ♪ >> what he wants to do with the song is make sure that his lady never leaves him. ♪ oh won't you stay with me ♪ ♪ >> he's got some chops. he's not some karaoke bloke. he can sing. >> gets his lady to come over. family and friends are present at the club. here's another little surprise for arianna. ♪ oh won't you marry me♪ >> finally stops singing, gets down on one knee. >> don't cry. come on. >> he proposes. they kiss. and i think they're both pretty excited about this. >> he's trying to snag a job at snapchat. >> they need a multitasking rock star. >> what does eli do? >> multitasks. >> see t

of course, you're judging and you're also radio city music hall just down the block. >> yeah. >> i'mt broadway debut. i cried. to play radio city music hall is amazing. >> the history, you can just feel it. >> the hydraulic system is from way back when. the original one. >> please make sure it's working, oiled. we have so many great questions because you have so many fans. here's a question i thought was interesting. does it ever get awkward dancing with each other? >> we definitely change moves up. there was a move that we're rehearsing for the other day and all the backup dancers came over and smacked the girl's butt and we're like we can't do that. >> it's fun. we're constantly laughing and joking around with each other. we're like playing tricks on each other while we dance. >> speaking of let's play a game shall we? >> yeah. >> sibling showdown. who takes the most time to get ready? i can see where this is going. who eats more sweets? good. who is mom and dad's favorite? oh. i doubt that. >> i'm just kidding. that's not true. >> who does the best running man? we'll need a demons

city has been split into control zones. we report on how the fighting has devastated what was syria's former commercial capital. | [music] | >> reporter: it is one of the oldest cities in the world. its historic center is now in ruins. it has been an urban battle ground since the summer of 2012. syria's largest city has been divided by many front lines and on many of them sheets and drapes are used as cover from from snipers. the only crossing point that allows people to move between the two areas is now a wasteland. it was closed by the government last year. it was a dangerous journey. dozens were killed because of sniper fire, but it was a lifeline especially for state employees relying on their salaries to live. >> the crossing was vital for civilians. this used to allow people to visit their relatives. >> reporter: society has been torn apart. in many areas there is little sign of life. last year tens of thousands left when populated areas were continuously hit by bombs. many others were wounded. those who have lost their livelihoods have been left to help themselves. >> we need money to be able to go to turkey to get t

here's radio city music call couple years later. here's the rainbow room and nbc studios.there is opening day. there is out smith with his grandchildren on the 86th floor. al smith is pointing to the landmarks to franklin and eleanor roosevelt, who took over the governorship from smith. why do you think the building is called the empire state building? every tallest building hereto for had a corporate name attached to it. metropolitan life, singer, will worth, chrysler, bank of manhattan. smith assumed that the democrats would fill the building with state offices but smith and roosevelt never really got along. when you talk about presidential timber, smith might of had a scrawny tree that grew in the backyard of booking. they simply didn't get along. but the building that was planned in the boom of the 20's, opened in the bust of the 1930's. they cannot rent the space for retail purposes on fifth avenue, so they put photographs in the space. they went so far as to light the building at night, creating the illusion that something was going on. the truth was nothing was goin

. >> more than 24,000 people are expected today at the atlantic city beer and music festival at the convention center. beer lovers can choose from more than a thousand different brews. the event6s that created the campaign may be on its way out. the marketing group has a $30 million annual budget but officials want to use the money elsewhere. still, the alliance is planning to launch a new promotional campaign on social media next month, dubbing atlantic city the entertainment capital of the jersey shore. speaking of entertainment, atlantic city does have big names coming to town this summer. madonna, the who, joan jett tony bennett, lady gaga and jerry seinfeld are all set to perform. >>> we're learning more about the investigation into the death of an african-american man found hanging from a tree in mississippi. what we now know about the person at the center of the case. >>> plus penn state protest, students rally against a fraternity accused of posting nude photos of women online. what actions they want the school to take. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making

city hall. >> reporter: music and dancing are an expression. for some it can be healing when a community is in pain. the most recent life lost was pierce. the innocent victim trying to protect her children from gun fire in her west oakland neighborhood last monday. her sister addressed dozens publicly outside oakland city hall. >> this pain is something that i never expected to ever experience. and what makes it more tragic is this didn't have to happen. >> reporter: she has a message for those careless when they pick up weapons. >> take a moment and think about what you're doing before you do it. because a lot of times you put innocent lives at risk. >> reporter: organizers say the celebration of life is for everyone's lives recently lost. >> we lost a 14-year-old baby on the block before a 21-year-old father of a 2 week old. >> to rebuild. >> reporter: there are victims on both sides of the gun. the answer is strengthening the bond and restrooming to -- remembering to dance through life. >> we are all one big family and the way we stop losing

[music] >> reporter: in mourning, the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by gaddafi forces in 2011 are now on the front line against fighters affiliated with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. these fight whose belong to the libyan dawn coalition were ambushed on wednesday. they have joined operation sunrise. it is in a sense to regain control of the oil-rich region and it's sea ports. >> they were taken by surprise surprised and attacked in the morning. it caused grave losses in lives. >> for the past few months libya libya's rival parties have been more intent on fighting each other rather than taking on isil fighters. they would sent troops to sirte and the surrounding areas was their first attack on isil. >> the true fact this city is not accustomed to calamities and pain. this is fighting terrorist in order to bring the revolution to its true right course and achieve its goals and free libya of problems. >> reporter: isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify these bodies. some are believed to be non-libyan. but some libyan officials believe man

. >>> happening today, more than 24,000 people are expected at the atlantic city beer and music festivalat the convention center. beer lovers will have a lot to choose from. there will be more than 1,000 different beers at the festival and it wraps up tomorrow night. >>> the mownopoly game gets a make-over. >> 20 u.s. cities will replace the names in the original 35 games names of streets in atlantic city. has borrow held a contest where fans got to vote for cities. pierre south dakota received the most to win the top space the boardwalk space. how about pierre with the top spot. talk about a bracket buster. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> j. >>> we're following breaking news in north philadelphia where a suspect armed with a .12 gauge shotgun got into a shoot-out with police. details in a live report. >>> new information into the nbc 10 newsroom about a late night fire in south philadelphia. one person has died. investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> and today is the first official day of spring but winter isn't done with us yet pu

. >>> you can't talk about the city of detroit without mentioning music. birthplace of the woman of soul, and diana ross and the supreme s and the four tops. ♪ ain't no woman like the one i've got. ♪ >> and joining me are lawrence payton junior, ronnie mcnair and duke mcnear and harold von hart. thank you for being here. great to talk to you. i wish you were here in detroit. so i'm in detroit and you are in new york. why are you in new york? >> because the weather is better here today. >> we had a special invitation to sing happy birthday to walt frazier and do the national anthem at the knicks game and do five minutes at the half time. it is a celebration for walt frazier. >> that is great. >> and we're fortunate to be in the city to do that. they invited us. >> well i'm really excited to be in your city. >> i'd like to be there with you. >> the kids would love it. it is really great being here at this event. i want to ask duke this question, as an original member of the four tops, what is it about the city of detroit and what is in the water or the dna t

for our music tonight, gorgon city invades the fonda.snapshot. but, first up mary elizabeth winstead is here to tee up her two latest projects. the supernatural series "the returned." and the new film "faults." for more we go to aventine for the "last call" spotlight. ♪ >> "scott pilgram" has become kind of a cult classic already, i feel like which is a really amazing thing to be apart of. the other day i was at the gym and this guy came up to me and

city. the relentlessly cheerful music is doing little to lift the mood. these people are refugees. only the old are left. the young have moved on. it has been at four years since he was forced from his farm house that he had lived in all his life. the stress of not knowing when he will be able to go home is taking its toll. >> after the nuclear accident i got so stressed i had a heart attack. sometimes i get so depressed i stopped eating. we have no idea what will happen to us. >> it has been four years since the first explosions ripped through the fukushima plant spewing a cloud of radiation across the surrounding towns and villages. the japanese government tells a story that the mess of fukushima will be cleaned and everyone will be able to go home. it is still just that. a story. one many no longer believe. i'm driving through the contamination zone to the home of yoshi. for 300 years his family has lived in this house. 16 generations of pottery makers. in his fright yard it is a hot -- and his front yard it is a hotspot. the radiation levels are high. no one knows when the clea

city. they had the music piped in from the rectory to the church just before mass.any folks attending the mass will take part in philadelphia's annual st. patrick's day parade later on. the pa rid steps off at 16th and jfq boulevard at noon. about 20,000 people are expected to participate. there will be many more cheering them on. you can find out which roads will be closed and here's more information on the detours rather on our "nbc 10 news" app. >>> we have a quick heads-up for drivers this week. there will be some lanes reduced on i-95 at girard avenue and cottman avenue because of some construction. some lanes will be shut down during the overnight hours. it will start tomorrow and rub through next saturday. plan for any changes. if everything does go as scheduled, penndot says penndot should expect slow moving traffic and possible delays. >> so how's your car doing these days? running over any potholes? yeah i think we all are. aaa says last week more than a quarter of the calls received were on drivers who hit a pothole and got flat. according to aaa that's u

good night from new york city. [ dynamic music plays ]

legislation i wanted to say that this legislation is so important so crucial for our live music to peruser the resources in the city this is going to be a total collaborative effort with the developers some people were nervous but we'll be working with and not detailing development to protect the venues co-sponsor o connor mention feeling the pressures i want to mention the ballroom sunnydale getting tons of complaints because the builder built a substandard from the ballroom dancing music and the hemlock is facing poeshlg be issues and chapel all the venues need to be protected we're prevalent to supervisor breed effort. >> thank you for coming out. >> any other members of the public want to comment okay seeing none, public comment is closed. >> do we have my further discussion or motion to support this. >> i want to place a motion to support this piece of legislation as it is. >> second. >> okay. >> all right. roll call. >> stamdz commissioner dooley commissioner dwight commissioner ortiz-cartagena commissioner tour-sarkissian commissioner l. riley and that motion passes 6, zero in favor to recommend are recommen

watch diane's special tonight, "the untold story of the sound of music" at 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. >> we have to thank new york city'sfrom "the sound of music." have a great day, everybody. ♪ good-bye ♪ . >>> good morning. i'm kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco takes us back to the 70s in terms of temperatures that is. >> very nice. i like that. a lot of our inland temperatures in the low to mid 70s. we'll be 65 here in san francisco. maybe a few clouds along the coast. a pretty sunny day. tonight with the clear cry and dry air mid 40s to 50 degrees. it's going to be warmest tomorrow. a cold front will sideswipe us tomorrow. a better chance for a rain on monday. >> we'retuck in slow and go traffic. look at that long line of traffic all the way back into fremont fremont. we have an accident here announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, one of our favorite funny guys, will ferrell. and one of our favorite dancing guys derek hough. plus, one of our favorite sportscasters, erin andrews takes the seat at the co-host desk. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] now,

music that unites everybody. it's something beyond politics. it's certain energy. and this energy's the same in every country, in every city. like you. ♪ >> we are going to the home town of president putin. st. petersburg. he was born there, started his career. >> the night train to st. petersburg is one of the great fun things to do in russia. roll on great steel wheels through the night, through dark forests of birch and snow. out there in the dark, visible for a second or two at a time, the real russia, the one most russians live in. >> so tony, time to enjoy life. >> ooh, the gentle chicken meat. >> i need something gentle, tony. >> the seat cushion and ratatu. may i propose a toast? to gentle chicken meats. >> pro tip. if the word "gentle" is used on a menu, avoid those items and stick to the classics. like blini with caviar and cold pickled herring and potatoes and solyanka, a soup of sturgeon, salmon, olives, and lemon. is health care free anymore in this country? >> well, officially they say it's free. but if you want to get operation within a month and you can't wait, you won't get it because there's a long line of

music i make good project always. >> he loves many things about the city of philadelphia including a rich music history and benjaminranklin. actually he says franklin is the very first and very best designer in the world. the hotel and residences were complete will be a 47-story boutique hotel with tower for tenants that announcement was made today at the kimmel center. ♪ >>> we have some breaking news coming into our newsroom right now in new jersey. skyfox over barlow avenue in woodbury heights. that's in gloucester county. look at what you're seeing now. early reports of a fire that started around 5:00 o'clock. no word if there's anyone in that home right now. but you are looking at those live pictures right now no reports of any injuries. of course, we're going to stay on top of this and bring you an update when we have them. >>> well, philadelphia has a little something for everybody but now it seems it's getting more consideration from a younger generation. >> yeah. popular website has taken it one step further asking its users which cities 20 somethings should pack up and move to and fox 29 weekend's bill an

. ♪ [music break] amy: "sun city," by artists united against apartheid, a group formed in 1985 by musicianteven van zandt and record producer arthur baker to protest apartheid in south africa. danny schechter was heavily involved in the project. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today we spend the rest of the hour remembering the pioneering author, filmmaker and media reform activist danny schechter, who died last thursday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 72. danny got his start and his famous moniker, "the news dissector," on boston's wbcn radio in the 1970's. fans of the show included mit professor noam chomsky who told common dreams -- "no one who was in boston during the days of 'danny schechter your news dissector' can ever forget the exhilaration of those marvelous broadcasts, their enlightenment and insight and humor, often in dark days, a legacy that danny left behind him when he went on to a remarkable career of critical analysis and breaking through media and doctrinal barriers." this is a clip from the biopic "a work in progres

city skyline. and this high-rise hotel has its foundation set in legendary philly music. >>> store originals pulled a purse from store shelves in new york city. >> and it's all because the purse makes the wrong impression. the purse has an imprntint of a very realistic handgun. they point it out to the new york chain called easy pickins. it would be easy to mistake it for a real gun. >> all the things we're seeing in the media about ferguson shootings and police brutalities and all the things this is just not the message you want to send young women, to just go out and look cute with a gun in their purse. i mean, that looks crazy. >> the store has pulled the purse off shelves. easy pickins says it uses an outside company to choose and purchase merchandise. store managers were not immediately able to determine who makes the $18 handbag or determine the thought behind the design. >>> it was a nice day to walk the dog at the norristown park. plenty of sunshine out there earlier. and it was a good idea to take advantage of that nice weather because tomorrow morning it's going to look a whole lot differ

atlantic city today, you may want to check this out. 24,000 people are expected at the atlantic city beer and music festival at the convention center. beer lovers can choose from more than 1,000 different brews. the event wraps up this evening. >>> you've probably seen the do a.c. ads. the marketing group has a $30 million annual budget. officials want to use the money elsewhere. still the alliance is planning to launch a new promotional campaign on social media next month, dubbing atlantic city the entertainment capital of the jersey shore. atlantic city does have big names coming to town this summer madonna the who, joan jett who was born at a nearby hospital lady gaga and jerry seinfeld are all set it perform this summer. >>> now your nbc 10 newsfirst alert weather. >> we are tracking icy spots, affecting your side streets, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots. be very careful until temperatures get well above freezing and we can melt some of the icy spots. that will happen mild conditions today but cold temperatures are expected. here's a live look at the poconos right now. you can see that fresh

i performed in lots of musical theater productions in the city and i have been singing, my mom says,learned how to talk. >> what's your dream job? your dream job at the network level, philadelphia market at our place here? >> absolutely. my dream job -- i love philadelphia. it's a great market and nbc is a great home. >> look at you, already. what do you like to do in your downtime? >> i love to play sports with my brothers. i have two older brothers. my favorite pass time is run the football or baseball around with them. >> we like a girl that's a tomboy and loves sports. we appreciate it. we're so proud of you, julia. >> thank you for having me. >> you're going to be busy this next year. >> very busy. >> over 100 appearances or so? >> absolutely. i just met judge from the red cross and i'll be at the red ball saturday night. >> you'll be there. >> i will be there. >> keep your eye out for keith jones. he may ask you to dance. do him a favor and dance with him. make him feel good. thank you, julie, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> they have been a seasonal treat but soon may be a

media cable partners, over the next hour we will visit with historians to learn about the city's past, hear the music of a blind and deaf slave known as blind tom -- ♪ [cano music] ♪ -- pmo music ♪ -- pmo music -- pml -- pmo -- p.m. oh -- piano music] ♪ >> later, see how fort benning helped to build the nations army for nearly a century. >> fort benning was established on macon road in columbus, georgia, on approximately 85 acres of land in october of 19 18th -- 1918. on that day the war came to a close and there was talk of closing fort denning. many officers who had served in the american expeditionary forces to france went before congress to testify that had our soldiers had better training they would not have suffer the casualties that they did in just 210 days of actual combat, so it was determined by congress that we would keep fort benning on a smaller scale and luckily for us, it survived. >> but first, go on board the css jackson, one of only four surviving ironclads dating back to the civil war. >> we are in the national civil war naval museum on the banks of the chattahoochee river. the pu

city hall today. >> ♪ >> "eyewitness news" was there at the the mayor's reception room there was irish music and danceaim march irish month in philadelphia a a and they called on all philadelphians to reflect on the great contributions the irish community made to the nation and, of course, to the region. >> yes lots of great step dance to go come over these next few days. >> and great band, as well. now we will go to the place that is living the the spirit of st. patrick a west philadelphia school, once home to many irish immigrants, new has students from more than 30 countries. this year, for the first time they will march and perform in the philadelphia a st. patrick's day parade. >> ♪ >> reporter: with every puff into her french horn 13 year-old akira sanders gets her part a little closer to perfect. the 12 year-old trombone. the 17 brass band at saint frances desales is polishing two songs. danny bonnie a iron establish wash woman for this years st. patrick's day parade. >> it is a big deal for us. >> reporter: how excited are you guys to be in a parade. >> very. >> reporter: this is the first tim