quincy jones. the legend.nly are you legend but yohave had a whole career working with othegen. let me know wh it was like working with them. i have to start with ray charles. >> ray was like my broth from another mother. ray came into the town in flida. he had sight until he was six. he had chickenpox and scratched his eyes when he was in florid he went to the white house, they wouldn't let him in. when he got to the black house, he was blind. he was like 100 years older than me. he was living atome. i was 14. he had his own apartment, two pair of shoes, two pair of suits, t girlfends, a record player then and everything. ray was very independent. his mother taught m to not be like with the canes anthe dogs. ray uld go shopping on his own, whater. the streets,ross the lights. i never could figure out how he couldo tt. the only time ray got blind was whenherer pretty girls around. stevie does the same thing today. i bust him all the time. you t all blin man >> part of their rap, man. >> you meet my girliend th

quincy police department have been unbelievable, they're with you 24 hours a day helping out.y're doing what they can, even their families, wives, girlfriends, even the kids get involved, which is unbelievable. >> for o'shea who witnesses the fire, the scene has a dramatic impact. >> it's sad. it's very sad. i went out a couple of days later and bought more smoke detectors. >> despite the devastating fire, bose has an optimistic attitude. >> thank you, sergeant. >> my main thing is my parents and my neighbor got out and no injuries. nobody was hurt, no lives were lost. the fire department, nobody was injured. it's a house that can be rebuilt. everything can be replaced. it's going to take a while. but we can get back. >> within two weeks bose is back on the job working the 911 phone lines. >> one of the first calls we took last night was for a house fire. at first it was -- normal routine. transferred to the fire department and sent a cruiser down there and you have to be there when they call 911. that's what we do. >> from one dedicated city worker to another. >>> on a saturd

graham road, quincy avenue in falls church.e be aware that all lanes are blocked both directions. police and fire now on the scene. over in maryland at the beltway, seven locks moving just fine. move along to 95/495 at route 1. and then our cameras 495 at van dorn picking up a little activity. there are no incidents in the roadway. back at you, eun and joe. >> thank you very much, carol. >>> it is now 5:42. 37 degrees. 37 degrees. coming up, why never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> this morning police are searching for a man who shot and killed a park ranger in washington state. overni

quincy, april 18th, 1794.pril 5th and 7th reached me last evening and filled me with more apprehension of a war than anything that i had before heard. the body of the people are decidedly against the war. and if the war is madly or foolishly precipitated upon us without the union of the people we shall neither find men or money to prosecute its and the government will be cursed and used for all the consequences which it must follow. i have many disputes with your brother of on this subject whose passions are up upon the insults and abuse is offered us by britain and who is providing them instantly without seeing one difficulty in our way. in order to put a stop to the rash measures, congress must rise. the people without are willing to wait a result of negotiation as far as i can learn. and in the meantime, we ought to prepare for the worst. i most devoutly pray that we may be preserved from the horrors of the war and the machinations of man. i wish it were in our power to persuade all of the nation's into a p

you pick up john quincy adams diaries and there's a word crossed out. there's never a change. and the handwriting is superb. he never seems to have a second thought. [laughter] >> truly. we've had some presidents who have immense genius and high iq, really, we have. [laughter] >> and by the way, they were never dismissed as being elite. [applause] >> but i think maybe the most brilliant one of all, just as a mind was john quincy adams. about whom we should know much more. who was responsible for the smithsonian. who was responsible for all kinds of ideas that were a little bit ahead of his time. if i had to pick one moment, it would be when i saw -- it's in the boston public library, john quincy's first book he ever bought, which is -- i'm sorry. john adams' first book. it's a little volume of cicero in latin. he got it when he was 14 years old. we don't know whether he paid for it with his own money or whether he was given it. but he was so proud to own that book that he wrote his name in it six times. [laughter] >> that man never stopped reading. ever. ever, ever. when he wa

quincy, april 18th, 1794.pril 5th and 7th reached me last evening and filled me with more apprehension of a war than anything that i had before heard. the body of the people are decidedly against the war. and if the war is madly or foolishly precipitated upon us without the union of the people we shall neither find men or money to prosecute its and the government will be cursed and used for all the consequences which it must follow. i have many disputes with your brother of on this subject whose passions are up upon the insults and abuse is offered us by britain and who is providing them instantly without seeing one difficulty in our way. in order to put a stop to the rash measures, congress must rise. the people without are willing to wait a result of negotiation as far as i can learn. and in the meantime, we ought to prepare for the worst. i most devoutly pray that we may be preserved from the horrors of the war and the machinations of man. i wish it were in our power to persuade all of the nation's into a p

. >> when i hear him say this and i heard him say this many times, i hear the voice of john quincy adams, because this is where this came from. we go not abroad in search o monsters to destroy, john quincy adams, 1821, it was his favorite quotation. so that idea that america could serve as the inspiration for much othe rest of the world by example was deeply rooted in kennan as it was in john quincy adams as well. but there wa also the sense that if we go out and try to force ourselves on others, then we disrupt what it is we are trying to achieve in the first place. >> rose: who are his disciples today? who are the people who are the kennan want to bes. >> there are a lot of kennan want to bes, i don't think kennans who -- >> the power of his ideas to transform an american view of the world. >> i don't think we have such people today, charlie, thi there is something in the system that resists developing such people, i think that is partly a function of e educational process, we don't educate people broadly enough to think in these terms. i think it is partly a function of the structure

shuts down at quincy avenue until further notice. keep in mind the hov restrictions are lifted on the interstates of virginia, the toll road and i-270 in maryland today. your next check of timesaver traffic. back to you. >>> it is crunch time for republican presidential candidates in iowa. today is the last full day of campaigning before the caucuses tomorrow. susan mcginniss is in iowa with the latest. >> reporter: mitt romney got laughs in iowa at the expense of president obama. >> the gap between his performances is the largest i have seen since the kardashian wedding and the ""til death" we do part. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor is trying hard to hang on to his lead. the latest des moines register poll shows romney ahead with 24%. but ron paul is right on his tail with 22. with 15% rick santorum comes in third. but he is hoping a last minute surge will propel him to victory. at a packed coffee shop in iowa sunday he urged voters to choose him and sent a shop wave across the nation. >> lead this country. that is w

. >> jackson's mom and some siblings attended, along with quincy jones, smokey robin son, and the bieber> here's an example of being drunk at the wheel. this story doesn't involve a car. >> it does krofl the wheel of fortune, right? sajak tells our colleagues thats in the show's early days, he and white used to slip out between tapings for a couple of cocktails. it's cute. >> at nbc, we had a place called los arcos. it's spanish. we go -- they serve great margaritas. we would go across and have two or three or six and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet. >> sounds like more than one. >> that's it. pat sajak has confirmed they did the wheel of fortune drunk. he says it doesn't happen these days. they're simply too old. so pat, i would like to buy a d, r, u, n, and a k. >>> well, the most famous hooky player of all time may be poised to make a comeback. >> it's been more than 25 years since "fers bueller's day off" first hit theaters. look like matthew broderick is reprising his role. a clip 'pyred on youtube. broderick himself played on the movie's fa

john was with her at the end he wrote of the passing to her son, john quincy. >> quincy, november 10th. 1818. ever affectionate, ever dutiful and deserving son this is passed. but gramm is so terrible to human nature has nothing left for me. my consolations are more than i can number. the separation cannot be so long as the 20 separation's heretofore. the anguish have not been so great as when you and i embark in 1778. the sympathy and the benevolence of all of the world has been such as i shall not live long enough to describe. i do not have the strength to do justice to individuals. your letter of the second is all and no more than all that i expected. never was a more dutiful son never a more affectionate mother never love to your wife may you never experienced the loss. so praise your agent and afflictive father. estimate john joined abigail on july 4th, 1826. the 50th anniversary of the american independence they labored so long together and apart to create. [applause] we are asking which part of the constitution has meaning to you and why. there is a grand prize of $5,000.50 thou

john adams intends to crown john quincy as its heir, apparent. bringing a boat load of prostitutes over from england if elected. all this unbelievable stuff. they regard any strong projection of federal power as monarchy. the republican position of madison and jefferson is all domestic policy is the function of the states. no domestic policy can be made by the federal government. the federal government is a foreign government. >> right. >> they can make foreign policy but that's it. why else do they want to argue that? >> slavery. >> ellis says, slavery. that once you acknowledge that the federal government has power to make domestic policy, which includes internal improvement like roads, infrastructure, all of that stuff, state trade, once you admit that principle, then slavery goes on to the agenda. >> but -- >> and they want to stop that at all costs. >> but george washington and john marshall are virginiaens. >> they're federalists though. >> okay, but why? why do they differ from their neighbors? >> originally the answer is because they expe

he wanted to see documents of the precedence apparently really fascinates him, john quincy adams so we showed -- >> did he explain his interest? >> well, he didn't beyond the point that he was fascinated with the father son aspect of this adams senior -- bush senior, bush junior. >> i see. did he comment on anything like transparency of his from the documents? >> well, we tried to explain that we're an access agency and that americans are entitled to see the their country. i think in fact that i've been invited to come to bag dand see if we can't bring a delegation to advice them on organizing the archives which we may do. >> you've had an awful lot of experience before the archives with the arrival of measure of freedom to russia. the yeltsin and earlier in fact when you headed up the center for democracies, is that correct? >> 18 years you. >> are kind of an expert on freedom. >> not an expert -- >> you know that the iraqis -- did he bring any of this signing a constitution this year? >> i think all that i would say, john is they seem very determined on the score. he talked to the pr

he wanted to see documents of the precedence apparently really fascinates him, john quincy adams so we showed -- >> did he explain his interest? >> well, he didn't beyond the point that he was fascinated with the father son aspect of this adams senior -- bush senior, bush junior. >> i see. did he comment on anything like transparency of his from the documents? >> well, we tried to explain that we're an access agency and that americans are entitled to see the their country. i think in fact that i've been invited to come to bag dand see if we can't bring a delegation to advice them on organizing the archives which we may do. >> you've had an awful lot of experience before the archives with the arrival of measure of freedom to russia. the yeltsin and earlier in fact when you headed up the center for democracies, is that correct? >> 18 years you. >> are kind of an expert on freedom. >> not an expert -- >> you know that the iraqis -- did he bring any of this signing a constitution this year? >> i think all that i would say, john is they seem very determined on the score. he talked to the pr

he wanted to see documents of the precedence apparently really fascinates him, john quincy adams so we showed -- >> did he explain his interest? >> well, he didn't beyond the point that he was fascinated with the father son aspect of this adams senior -- bush senior, bush junior. >> i see. did he comment on anything like transparency of his from the documents? >> well, we tried to explain that we're an access agency and that americans are entitled to see the their country. i think in fact that i've been invited to come to bag dand see if we can't bring a delegation to advice them on organizing the archives which we may do. >> you've had an awful lot of experience before the archives with the arrival of measure of freedom to russia. the yeltsin and earlier in fact when you headed up the center for democracies, is that correct? >> 18 years you. >> are kind of an expert on freedom. >> not an expert -- >> you know that the iraqis -- did he bring any of this signing a constitution this year? >> i think all that i would say, john is they seem very determined on the score. he talked to the pr

they have done something similar in the past. 10% of the lead quincy loans are tied to unemployment.he defense department has been facing spending cuts. they plan to invest more money in cyber security that could ease the blow for contractors like lockheed martin. we will get more details on that. most stocks did end lower on friday. alcoa will report their quarterly results tonight. stock futures are very quiet. president obama is holding a forum that will bring together business leaders who have shifted back here in the united states. walmart wants to help you file your taxes. there will provide free preparations of the simple tax forms. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. so much ahead on 11 news today. they have face only a mother could love. camels strutting their stuff. would you like to dance? they even competed in a camel beauty contest. that is pretty impressive. >> that campbell had some moves some moves.esls a person was hit will try to move his truck. >> it was a violent weekend in baltimore city. >> and night

. >> there is quincy market and samuel hall where samuel adams once gave speeches that inspired our independencerom england. >> it is hands down the best irish food in boston, possibly on the east coast. great spot. >> head fan -- pats fan keith mullen is ready. but we were told to come here for lobster, and the lobster rolls go out by the dozen. >> during our busiest time, probably 60 or -- 70 a day. >> this is sevina and she wears purple every friday for game day. >> dad is rooting for the pats, but let's get back to the food. the lobster roll was good, but i was all about the new england clamchouder. >> the clam chowder was good but i'll take maryland cream of crab any day. in foxborough, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. go ravens! >> here at home, the baltimore fans are going above and beyond purple friday. the owners of this home are showing their pride adorning the front yard with everything they can find ravens. >> we're huge fans. we're season ticket holders. we wanted to do it for the fans. it is something we started. we started with one, and it grew from there. we went out of cont

an accident in fairfax county is blocking graham road between 50 and 29 at quincy ave.ow is a key dates in vote 2012. the republican presidential candidates facing their first real tests in the iowa caucuses. >> the race is close with mitt romney in the lead and ron paul on his heels. for a black has more on this. >> the heartland of america this is your chance to speak out. >> they are making their final push in iowa. the last major goal for tomorrow night's caucus is shows mitt romney in the lead. >> i'm pretty confident. >> congressman ron paul on his heels. >> thank you very much. >> ron paul is still battling critics from his own party who say that he is not electable. >> deck might be more propaganda than anything else. -- that might be in more propaganda. we will wait and see. >> mitt romney is saving a few zingers for president obama. >> the gap between his promises and his performance is the largest item seen since the kardashian wedding and the promise of till death do us part. >> new gingrich trying to recover. he is fighting back against a barrage of negativ

. >>> plenty of big names on hand, justin bieber and quincy jones.ut the celebration. >>> dr. holly phillips is here for healthwatch. >> good morning. in today's healthwatch, black tea and heart health. researchers say there's new evidence that black tea may lower your blood pressure. a study found people who drank three cups a day lowered their pressure by an average of two to three points. that may not sound like much. but even small reductions can have a major impact. researchers say their results would translate into a 10% reduction in the prevalence of hypertension and a 7 to 10% reduction in heart attack and stroke. high blood pressure is the third leading cause of death in the u.s. and it's a factor in more than 300,000 deaths a year. nearly one in three american adults has high blood pressure. a quarter have pre-hypertension putting them at risk. researchers believe the tea may improve the function of cells in blood vessel walls and that certain compounds called flavonoids may play a role. whatever the cause, it seems like almost mi time is a

. >> quincy. you missed a spot. >> mike and his wife will fly to california next april to celebrate mutual birthdays with jerry and meet the relatives. >> you've got three grandkids to meet. >> which is something. not only do i have a son now, i'm a grandfather. >> happy holidays, fellows. >> this is the greatest christmas i've ever had. absolutely. >> it's been great. >> how neat for them. >> it is neat. it's always nice to see those heart-warming reunions. >> keeping your family safe, the red cross is here today with tips on how to start your year off right and be prepared for an emergency. >> don't panic. if you have receive a letter from the irs. how to handle those notices and filing those taxes on time. >> a look at some of the events going on around town. >> welcome back. the i.r.s. just issued notices to those who never filed taxes last year. and we have a guest with what you mist file and what you must do. and tips if you get a notice. >> called nasty grams. >> they are. you were telling

he took a daily span, just like john quincy adams did. he proudly professes is that they had earned the respect of his white neighbors. in 1819, the great artist, charles wilson painted his portrait after coming to washington to paint president monroe. he heard that mark did was alive, heard his story, was born in africa and also heard he was 134 years old, in another sign to me, clearly, that he was a black man. [laughter] so far i've talked about nothing but women -- i mean about then. what about women? here's the story of julia chin. now, this is a black man who emerged and roiled the 1836 election. i know you all remember the details of the 1836 election. president margaret. richard mentor johnson in the war of 1812 were here from kentucky and a former congressman. he had been an ally of thomas jefferson. now we know thomas jefferson never spoke about his relationship with sally hennings. this man openly lived with his slave wife named julia chin. both lived openly. the liaison caused acute embarrassment of southern politician who wan

ongoing crash investigation in quincy avenue. everything is open on 77 on 50 on lee highway was well. >>> thank you we feelly. this morning several families are wondering exactly what caused the crash that killed two people and injured three others. >> this crash happened early yesterday morning on jones bridge road and lancaster drive. a front seat passenger and a passenger in the back seat were killed. this is a sad story that's been repeated since the end of last year. >> absolutely. we spoke to a nurse manager who came out here and she says you see this repeatedly. you talk to your young people. you tell them if you are ever in trouble give us a call. however we should preface that by saying we don't know exactly how these young people found themselves in this situation. what led to the crash. certainly a tragic start to the new year for the families involved, five young people were in that car, three of them survived. two are here being treated at suburban hospital. look at these horrific pictures at jones bridge road at lan

he took a daily swim into his 80s just like john quincy adams did. he probably professed his muslim faith and earned the respect of his white neighbors. in 1819, the great artist charles wilson painted his portrait after coming to washington to preened debate could hand president monroe and we heard that he was alive, heard this story, her he was born in africa and also heard that he was 134-years-old, another sign to me clearly that he was a black man. [laughter] so far i've talked about nothing but women, i mean men. what about women? look on page 76. here's the story of julia. this was a black woman who we emerged and loyalty 1836 election. i know you'll remember the details of the 1836 election. president martin van buren richard mentor johnson was an -- the war of 1812 war hero from kentucky and a former congressman and he had been an ally of thomas jefferson. we know that thomas jefferson never spoke about his relationship with sally hemingses. but this man openly lived with his sleeve wife -- slave wife. this embarrassed southern politicians w

at the arlington central library on quincy street. it is free for except for $25 if you would like to buy the workbook. good luck with the class. >> thank you for having me. >> with that, we'll throw it back to andrea. >> did you know washington, d.c. has the only museum in the united states dedicated to women artists? four minutes, learn about the museum's upcoming 25th anniversary gala. we'll see sunny skies for tuesday and it is going to get warmer. howard has our weather first when 9news now returns. >>> still some fog this morning, especially north of interstate 70. sun will return later this morning. 49 by noon with mostly sunny skies. highs today in the mid 50s with a drive home temperature around 51. >>> if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i- 950, no problems to report. leaving dale city up toward springfield. you're going to be fine. here is the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue. looking fine as well. through oxon hill to the wilson bridge. no problems all around the beltway this morning. coming up in m

singing ] >> the ceremony also included tributes from smoky robinson, dplee star harry shum junior, and quincyes. [ singing ] and justin bieber paid his own respects to jackson. >> he was more than an entertainer. he was an inspiration. >> jackson fans waited in line since 5:00 a.m. >> he was already immortalized in our world. but now it's been -- done. i can hang pictures on my wall with the thousands of pictures i have of michael. [ laughter ] >>> and the cirque du soleil world tour of michael jackson immortalized opens in los angeles today. >>> we're getting a preview of what you can expect during the commercials at the 2012 super bowl. >> suspects heading south. >> freeze! >> you don't gotta do this. >> steady. >> stand back, kids. [ siren ] >> okay. get the candy. >> this comical advertisement for velvetta-- velveeta breakfast biscuits is expected to run during the game. they're well, it feels like april outside. will the weekend be as warm? bob turk has the updated first warning forecast next. ,,,,,,,,, >>> is it winter? i don't even know -- this is the mildest winter i ever remember. >>

from michael jackson to ella fitzgerald, tina turner to quincy jones and richard pryor.re james brown. brought the house down many a night. and he packed the house one last time right after he died. i've been known to bust a move at the apollo stage myself. but now there's a new name to add to the legendary list. >> reverend al green was here. ♪ i so in love with you >> the president has skills. that was pretty good. al green, president did it good. it inspired me. you know what, newt gingrich, i'm rehearsing on election night, i am going to sing, if you are the nominee for the republican party, i'm going to sing a song for you. it's an old gladys knight hit called "midnight train to georgia." so you win the primaries and i promise, i'll do gladys knight for you. i'll even do the steps. i'm practicing. me and you, newt. you do your job and i'll do mine. thanks for watching. i'm al

the accident at falls church and graham road and quincy avenue has cleared. 95 over at backlick road, we're picking up more of your friends and neighbors, but there's no delay. as you head up to duke street, you're in pretty good shape as you make your way up to the 14th street bridge. absolutely no problems. back to you, joe, eun. >> thank you very much, carol. >>> it is now 6:53. today is a national holiday because of the new year that came on sunday. that means the post office and most banks are closed today. in d.c., meters won't be enforced today. schools, libraries, and federal government offices are es enclosed. in maryland there will be no parking fees except for prince george's county's new carrollton garage. howard, st. mary's, and charles county schools are open. meters won't be enforced today in virginia. schools in alexandria are open, though. libraries and government offices are closed there as well. >>> well, another disappointing redskins year is over. the skins have the sixth pick in the draft. many are hoping the team will draft the other quarterback, robert grirch i

who is on the phone in quincy, massachusetts. good morning, virginia. what's your question for joy? >> caller: good morning. i recently hit my goal of losing 15 pounds. now that i've hit my target weight, i have no clue how to maintain my weight. i don't want to gain it all back and i don't want to lose any more, what do i do now? >> congratulations you are officially a successful loser. and i agree, it is super tricky to transition to weight maintenance. this is what has worked for a lot of people that i know. follow the exact same strict plan that enabled you to lose the weight in the first place, now you're going to add two sort of nondiet splurge foods each week. maybe it's some sort of mouth-watering restaurant entree, or a yummy dessert with your kids or friends. the key is to hop on the scale each and every week. and make sure that weight stays put. if it goes up a few pounds, simply cut out one of the plurj foods, instead of two each week, you go to one. and big words of wisdom, exercise every day. because we know through studies that people that lose weight and keep it off,

. >> reporter: jackson's mother, katharine, and brothers tito and jackie joined music producer quincyd his legacy and his talent will live on and on and on and on and on forever and ever. >> for me, and i think i speak for him as well, this is his lifetime achievement award. this is what he strived to get. and this is what we are giving and thisoda what we are giving

but perhaps, most importantly, he spark add downtown renaissance that began with quincy market, not one of the city's top tourist atractions, and it became the heartbeat of the new boston that is his legacy. kevin white came to city hall with an ambitious plan to build a new boston, brick by brick if he had to. and that's pretty much what he did. when kevin white took office, boston was in many ways still stuck in the 1920's, virtually no new buildings in decades, a steady decline in population and jobs, flophouses in the back bay, quincy market a ramshackle warehouse of butchers and cheese dealers. but kevin and his team hit boston like a bolt of lightning reversion the city's economic slide and laying the groundwork for the vibrant boston of today. he had a vision. boston was in kevin's blood, and so was politics. his father and maternal grandfather had been boston city council presidents, and he married katherine galvan, the daughter of another boston city council president. he was elected massachusetts secretary of state three times before elected mayor for the first time in 1967. k