>>> EXPERTS ARE WARNING ABOUT
THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE AHEAD OF
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
DUG INTO WHAT’S BEHIND THE
THREATS AND THE PERCENTAGE OF
AMERICANS WHO SAY THEY SUPPORT
POLITICAL VIOLENCE.
>>> AT THE CAPITOL’S AND THE
WIZARDS MOVED TO ALEXANDRIA,
WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT WHEN THEY
TO AND FROM THE GAMES?
ADAM DIVES INTO A RECENT STUDY
FOR THE BREAKDOWN.
>>> GETTING READY FOR A STAR- STUDDED SUPER BOWL IN
CINCINNATI.
IT PARTED WAYS LAST FRIDAY.
TRACKED THE D.C. COUNCIL HAS
GIVEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO
THE CRIME THOUGH. THEY VOTED
AGAINST A PROVISION THAT WILL
ALLOW POLICE TO COLLECT DNA
WHEN A PERSON IS ARRESTED.
PROVISIONS INCLUDE INCREASED
PENALTIES FOR SOME GUN CRIMES.
EXPANDED RETAIL THEFT CHARGES
AND EXPANDED THE DEFINITION OF
CARJACKING.
IT WILL FACE A SECOND VOTE IN
THE COMING MONTHS.
IN ELECTION SEASON IS IN FULL
SWING.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SINCE
JANUARY 6. EXPERTS WHO STUDY
POLITICAL VIOLENCE AGREE WAS
NOT LIMITED TO JUST THAT DAY
AND IS ASKING TO REEMERGE.
>> NIKKI HALEY IS ASKING FOR
SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION.
NOW TED OBERG ARE TRYING TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SIZABLE
PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS WHO SAY
THEY SUPPORT POLITICAL
VIOLENCE.
>> ON JANUARY 6, HARRY DUNN
SAID HE STOOD BETWEEN
INSURRECTIONIST AND FELLOW
OFFICERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE
STAIRS.
>> THEY WERE BEING BLOODIED IN
THE FIGHTING.
MANY WERE BLINDED AND COUGHING
WITH CHEMICAL IRRITANTS BEING
SPRAYED IN THEIR FACES.
ROMA CUBE RECOUNTED THE HORROR
HE SAW.
>> WHAT WE WENT THROUGH THAT
DAY WAS DRAMATIC.
>> Reporter: HE MIGHT NOT BE
FINISH WORKING ON THE HILL.
RECENTLY ANNOUNCING HIS
CANDIDACY AS A DEMOCRAT FOR A MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL SEAT.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE -- I
DO NOT THINK WE HAVE THE LUXURY
TO STAND BACK AND HOPE THAT
EVERYTHING WORKS OUT. DEMOCRACY
IS UNDER ATTACK.
ROD MACKEY IS FAR FROM THE ONLY
ONE SAYING SO.
220 24, THE BIG YEAR, IT’S A
FEDERAL ELECTION.
>> Reporter: HE’S AN EMERGENCY
ROOM PHYSICIAN WHO STUDIED
POLITICAL VIOLENCE FOR YEARS.
HIS RECENT WORK SURVEYING 8600
AMERICANS SHOWS HOW WIDESPREAD
THE SUPPORT IS FOR POLITICAL
VIOLENCE.
A THIRD OF THOSE RESPONDING,
VIOLENCE CAN USUALLY ARE ALWAYS
BE JUSTIFIED.
HE’S CONCERNED WHAT THAT COULD
MEAN IN THIS ELECTION YEAR. >> I THINK THERE ARE LOTS OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE DETERMINED, IF
THEY COULD HAVE THEIR WAY, THAT
ELECTION WILL HAVE A PARTICULAR
OUTCOME.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE VOTE IS.
THEY ARE WILLING TO USE ARMED
FORCE TO MAKE THE OUTCOME COME
OUT.
>> WE NEED TO START ORGANIZING
--
>> Reporter: SHE STUDIED THE
ANTIGOVERNMENT MOVEMENT FOR
ALMOST 20 YEARS.
SHE SHARES HIS CONCERNS.
>> 2022, IT FELT LIKE A COG.
THE SECOND HALF OF 2023, WE SEE
THE RE-FORMATION AND EYES ON
2024 AND 2025.
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A HARD
RIGHT TO RECAPTURE THE POWER OF
GOVERNMENT.
IN WE KNOW THAT THREATS ARE UP.
A RECENT SUPPORT SHOWS MORE
THAN 1000 THREATS AGAINST
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 2023, UP
BY 7% SINCE THE YEAR BEFORE.
AN OMINOUS WARNING FROM THE
CAPITOL POLICE ASSISTANT CHIEF,
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY
YEAR FOR OUR SPECIAL AGENTS.
>> IS POLITICAL VIOLENCE
ACCEPTABLE?
NEVER. 30% OF THE COUNTRY BELIEVE IT
IS.
SCHEMA KEEP YOUR HANDS TO
YOURSELF.
>> REPORTER:’S RESEARCH SHOWS
IT IS NOT JUST SUPPORT FOR
ACTUAL VIOLENCE, ALSO SOMEWHERE
FOR PEOPLE WHO CONDONE IT.
EVEN FOR ANTI-DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
19% OF RESPONDENTS AGREEING
THAT HAVING A STRONG LEADER FOR
AMERICA IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
A DEMOCRACY.
HE FOUND THAT NUMBER JUMPED TO
31% FOR SELF IDENTIFIED MAGA
SUPPORTERS.
>> THERE’S A HARD RIGHT OFTEN
WHITE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT THAT
IS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK TO
CAPTURE POWERED CONTROL IN THIS
COUNTRY.
THEY ARE PREPARING AND READY.
ON EVERY FRONT.
IN 60% OF ELECTION OFFICIALS
SURVEYED SAID THAT THEY WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF
THEIR COLLEAGUES AND STAFFERS?
I DO NOT THINK WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE THE NEXT TWO YEARS WITHOUT
VIOLENT RHETORIC.
TO BE HONEST, THAT IS A GIVEN.
IT HAS WORKED BEFORE.
>> Reporter: WHAT WORRIES ABOUT
YOU THIS ELECTION SEASON WITH
THAT SPIRIT STILL IN THE AIR??
A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
WILLING TO CONDEMN THE RHETORIC
THAT IS BEING SPEWED OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: HE KNOWS BETTER
THAN MOST.
>> I’M AWARE THAT THREATS EXIST
OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: THREATS THAT HE
SAYS STARTED ON JANUARY 6,
FOLLOWING HIM ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL.
>> Reporter: SOME SAID THAT YOU
SHOULD’VE DIED THAT DAY.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT?
>> YOU TRY TO REASON WITH A
PERSON LIKE THAT?
OR DO YOU JUST CONTINUE TO STAY
MOTIVATED IN SPITE?
THIS IS WHAT IS AT STAKE,
PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT
POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS
ACCEPTABLE.
>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR IS
WATCHING FOR SIGNS OF GROWING
VIOLENCE AND HE WORRIES ABOUT ANY CANDIDATE, NOT JUST HIGH
PROFILE, WHO OPENLY PROMOTE
VIOLENCE AS A SOLUTION TO ANY
POLITICAL PROBLEM.
WE KNOW SOME OF THE DOCTOR’S
FINDINGS MAY BE HARD TO DIGEST,
WHICH IS WHY WE LINK TO THEM ON
OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN EXAMINE THE FOR
YOURSELF.
HE TOLD US THAT DENIAL OF THE
RESULTS ARE NOT OUR FRIEND.
>>> IN VIRGINIA, DELEGATES AND
STATE SENATORS ARE PUSHING FOR
NEW LEGISLATION TO UPGRADE UNPAVED ROADS WITHOUT PAVING
THEM.
FUNDING CAN ONLY BE USED FOR
PAVING ROWS FOR THE NEW
LEGISLATION WOULD PROVIDE MORE
OPTIONS HOW FUNDS COULD BE USED
ON UNPAVED RURAL ROADS.?
WHAT WOULD CHANGE, HOW THAT
MONEY CAN BE SPENT.
IT CAN BE SPENT ON INSTALLING
OR RECOUNTING A ROAD OR
IMPROVING THE ROAD.
>> THE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVED
LEGISLATION.
THE NEXT STEP IS THE WORK OF
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOSE
TWO BILLS.
>>> NOW TO THE POTENTIAL
MONUMENTAL MOVE FOR THE WIZARDS
AND THE CAPITALS.
IN THE NEW ARENA AT POTOMAC
YARD.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS IS
THE TRAFFIC AND HESITATION PLAN
TO GET A REMEDY AROUND.
4 REPORTER, ADAM, IS TAKING A
LOOK AT CROWDING AND WHAT FANS
CAN EXPECT WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE GAMES.
>> Reporter: PACKED METRO
PLATFORMS ARE NEVER FUN BUT
ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM A
CONSULTANT TO THE PROJECT, THE
POTOMAC YARD METRO STATION
COULD FACE EXTREME CROWDING OF
90 MINUTES AFTER EVENTS IF NO
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
STATION ARE MADE.
EVEN WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BEING INVESTED INTO THE STATION
FOR THINGS LIKE NEW ESCALATORS,
FAIR GATES AND TRAINS, THE
LIKELY SCENARIO IS HEAVY
CROWDING FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES
AFTER EVENTS.
>> IT WILL BE A CROWDED
STATION.
IT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
ITS GOAL TO HELP EVERYONE GET
ON THE METRO AND LEAVE BY THAT
AREA.
TO COMPARE THAT, THE NAVY YARD
STATION IS A SIMILAR STATION,
IT IS ONLY ON ONE LINE AND IT
TYPICALLY MOVES ABOUT 20,000
FANS ON GAME DAYS.
THAT PARK IS DOUBLE THE SIZE OF
THE PARTICIPATED ARENA.
>> Reporter: YOU HAVE TO SEE
HOW A STATION ACTUALLY PERFORMS
WHEN IT BECOMES A REALITY.
ACCORDING TO SOURCES FAMILIAR
WITH THE PROJECT, METRO STILL
HAS NOT OFFICIALLY HAD
DISCUSSIONS WITH VIRGINIA
LEADERS ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
THEY LIKELY WON’T UNTIL THE
PROJECT ACTUALLY GETS APPROVED.
RECENTLY, IS, FOR METRO GM,
CLARK.
>> WITH THIS INVESTMENT, I
WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME
TYPE OF INTERACTION FOR US TO
DO THAT.
OUR JOB IS TO GET PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
WE WANT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER
AND HELP FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT
AND THEY GET MORE PEOPLE ON
TRANSIT.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE
REPORT, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
$370 MILLION STATION, ECHOED
RAGE FROM 35 TO $75 MILLION
MORE WHEN YOU FACTOR IN BIKE
AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS.
WHO PAYS FOR ALL OF THIS?
THAT’S ANOTHER QUESTION THAT
VIRGINIA LEADERS HAVE TO
ANSWER.
>>> THAT -- THE CHIEF AND 49ers
ARE READY FOR THE SUPER BOWL.
CHASE YOUNG, IS ALSO READY.
>> IS IN THE WRONG UNIFORM.
>> THEY LET HIM GO.
IF HE WAS, HE WOULD NOT BE IN
THE SUPER BOWL.
>> FOR CHASE YOUNG, IT IS NIGHT
AND DAY FROM WHERE THINGS WERE
FOR HIM WHEN HE WAS HERE WITH
WASHINGTON.
FINLEY IS IN LAS VEGAS AND HE
CHUCK --
>> Reporter: THE COMMANDERS MADE
MAJOR HEADLINES WHEN THEY
TRADED CHASE YOUNG IN OCTOBER.
HE WAS THE NUMBER TWO OVERALL
PICK.
ALL HOME TERMS START.
THEY SHIPPED HIM OUT FOR A
THIRD ROUND PICK.
SINCE HE HAS GOTTEN TO SAN
FRANCISCO, HE HAS FOUND NOTHING
BUT SUCCESS.
NOW IS HERE IN THE SUPER BOWL
REFLECTING ON A WILD YEAR.
>> I HAVE DEFINITELY STOPPED
AND, YOU KNOW, TO KNOW WHERE
I’M AT.
I’M IN THE BIG ONE.
I AM JUST BLESSED, FOR REAL.
EVERYTHING I HAVE BEEN THROUGH,
I AM READY TO PLAY.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT SEASON, ONE
THAT WAS UNEXPECTED.
I HAVE A STRONG FAITH IN
EVERYTHING IS IN GOD’S PLAN.
IT IS ALL GOOD.
I DEFINITELY HAVE AN EXPERIENCE
THAT I CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS.
IT’S ONE OF THOSE GAMES THAT
YOU DREAM OF GOING TO AS A KID.
YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU WILL MAKE
IT THERE.
THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN IN THE
LEAGUE FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND
NEVER MADE IT TO THE SKIN, BUT
IT DEFINITELY IS A GREAT
ATMOSPHERE HERE.
IT DEFINITELY GETS ME EXCITED
AND READY TO PLAY.
>> Reporter: CHASE YOUNG WILL
BE CHASING ON SUNDAY, PATRICK
MAHOMES.
MVP WINNER, SUPER BOWL WINNER,
ABSOLUTE STAR.
WHERE DID HE PLAY COLLEGE BALL?
THAT WAS AT TEXAS TECH.
THAT WAS UNDER NEW COMMANDERS
OFFENSE COORDINATOR, CLIFF KINGSBURY.
>> SOMEONE THAT TRULY LOVES THE
GAME OF FOOTBALL.
WORKS IS TELL OFF EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
HE GETS THE BEST OUT OF HIS
GUYS.
ESPECIALLY HIS QUARTERBACKS.
I’M EXCITED FOR HIM TO HAVE
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IN THE NFL.
I THOUGHT HE DID A GREAT JOB IN
ARIZONA.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE OFFENSE.
HE WOULD DO A GREAT JOB IN
WASHINGTON.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER COACHING
KNOW, NOW THAT DAN QUINN IS THE
HEAD COACH OF WASHINGTON,
DALLAS HAS A VACANCY AT THE
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR SPOT. RON RIVERA IS INTERVIEWING.
JP FINLEY.
>>> COMING UP, LOCAL BAR IN
FINANCIAL TROUBLE AND FACING
THE POSSIBILITY OF CLOSING ITS
DOORS.
GETTING A HELPING HAND, HOW A
CROWDSOURCING CAMPAIGN MAY HAVE
SAVED THIS SPACE.
>>> THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY
AND EDUCATION.
THE WORK BEING DONE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.
>>> INEQUALITY IN AMERICAN
EDUCATION IS AN ISSUE THAT
DATES BACK TO BEFORE THE BIRTH
OF OUR NATION.
NEWS 4 IS LOOKING AT THE
LEADERS MAKING CHANGE.
WHEN IT COMES TO HIGHER
EDUCATION, ONLY A SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF TENURE PROFESSORS
ARE BLACK WOMEN.
THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN
THE PIPELINE.
>> Reporter: DR. SOFA GREER AT
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AT
CAPACITY.
SOME OF THE SEMESTER WITH A
WAITLIST.
SHE SAID UNDERGRADUATE AND MBA
STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY IN THE
MARKETPLACE.
THAT IS NOT ALWAYS REQUESTED IN
THE CLASSROOM OR TEACHING
RINGS.
>> I CAN SHOW YOU, WHEN I DID, I WAS THE ONLY BLACK SCHOLAR
WITH ONLY 10 YEARS.
I WORKED HARD TO HIRE AND NOW
WE HAVE THE MOST DIVERSE
BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTY IN THE
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE NUMBERS
HAVE IMPROVED AT AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY, NATIONWIDE, THEY
ARE STILL A PROBLEM.
ACCORDING TO THE CHRONICLE FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION, THE FALL OF
2019, THERE WAS JUST UNDER
260,000 TENURE ASSOCIATES AND FULL PROFESSORS AT PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, FOUR-YEAR
COLLEGES.
OF THOSE, ABOUT 5000 OR 2.1%,
WERE BLACK WOMEN.
>> THIS WILL ALWAYS BE --
PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS SAY, WHAT IS
THE BIG DEAL?
WHY DO WE NEED A DIVERSE LIST
OF SCHOLARS? AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN THE
BUSINESS SCHOOL?
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
DIVERSE SCHOLARS BRING
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
FOR FULL PROFESSORS, BECAUSE
FULL PROFESSORS PARTICIPATE IN
FACULTY GOVERNANCE.
THEY HELPED TO SHAPE THE
CURRICULUM.
THEY HELP TO HIRE OTHER PEOPLE
AND DETERMINE WHO IS ON FACULTY.
THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO AN INSTITUTION.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN STUDIES
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK.
SHE RECEIVED HER MASTERS AND
HER PHD AT THE UNIVERSITY, BUT
GETTING INTO A FULL-TIME TENURE
TOOK TIME.
TIME THAT WHITE COLLECTS DID
NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR.
>> I FIXED FINISHED MY DOCTOR
IN 2002.
HIRED IN 2005.
I HAVE WROTE TWO AWARD-WINNING
BOOKS.
2022 WAS AWARDED FULL
PROFESSORSHIP.
>> Reporter: NOT EVERYONE MAKES
TENURE OR THE TOP OF UNIVERSITY.
NATIONAL HEADLINES SHOW HOW FAR-
REACHING THIS ISSUE IS.
NEW YORK TIMES AWARD-WINNING
JOURNALIST, NICOLE JONES WAS
DENIED TENURE AT HER ALMA
MATER, CHAPEL HILL.
LAST SUMMER TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY REACHED $1 MILLION
SETTLEMENT WITH A BLACK
PROFESSOR, WHOSE INITIAL HIRING
OFFER OF A TENURE POSITION WAS
REDUCED TO A ONE-YEAR POSITION
AFTER INTERNAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT
HER WORK IN THE EI.
THIS LAST FALL, WHEN THE DOCTOR
WAS FORCED TO RESIGN AS
PRESIDENT OF HARVARD
UNIVERSITY, HER TENURE, WAS
SHORTED IN HARVARD’S HISTORY.
>> I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE
REJECTED AND LOOK AROUND AND
SAY, I THOUGHT THERE WAS
SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON. WHY DID I GET REJECTED?
TO EARN A MacARTHUR GENIUS
GRANT OR A PULITZER, IT STILL
IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
THAT IS GOING, TO SAY THE
LEAST.
IT IS ENOUGH TO DRIVE SOME
PEOPLE INTO A FIT OF SHEER
EXASPERATION.
IT IS NOT FAIR, QUITE FRANKLY.
IT IS TIME THAT WE STOPPED
CARRYING ON THIS WAY AS A
SOCIETY.
IT’S RIDICULOUS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS PROFESSOR
GREER.
>> Reporter: THIS IS MORE THAN
ANOTHER. 18 YEARS AFTER SHE STARTED, DR.
GREER WAS PROMOTED IN THE
BUSINESS SCHOOL.
SHE IS NOW WORKING TO INCREASE
THE NUMBERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE COMMUNITY.
>> THOSE SAME PROGRAMS THAT ARE
BEEN AROUND FOR THE PAST THREE
DECADES ARE NOW STARTING TO
EXPAND TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO
GET PEOPLE PROMOTED.
NOT JUST HOW TO GET THEM INTO
THE TENURE TRACK.
BUT INCREASED RECOGNITION THAT
ENVIRONMENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS
SUPPORTIVE.
IN DOING THAT, YOU OPEN UP
DOORS FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT
OTHERWISE HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT IS PART OF WHAT ANOTHER
REASON WHY I WANTED TO BECOME A
FULL PROFESSOR.
SO I CAN HELP OPEN THE DOOR FOR
OTHERS WHO MIGHT WANT TO COME
THIS WAY.
>>> IF YOU MISSED ANY OF OUR
DISCOVER SPECIAL, INEQUALITY AND EDUCATION, YOU CAN WATCH IT
ON THE NBC WASHINGTON APP AND
NBC WASHINGTON.COM. JUST CLICK ON DISCOVER BLACK
HERITAGE IN THE TRENDING BAR.
IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS
A DIFFICULT BUSINESS.
MANY PLACES IN THE D.C. AREA
CLOSED IN THE LAST YEAR.
SHARING HOW A LGBTQ+
ESTABLISHMENT ASKED THE
COMMUNITY FOR HELP IN THE GOT
THAT AND SO MUCH MORE.
>> WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE ASK,
WHY DON’T WE ASKED THE ?
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE POURED
THEIR HEARTS INTO AS YOU ARE.
>> WE DO NOT WANT TO BURDEN THIS
COMMUNITY.
WE CAME HERE TO RELIEVE A
BURDEN.
IF WE CANNOT MAKE IT THAT WILL
BE DEVASTATING.
REMIC BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL
HARDSHIPS, THEY ARE IN REAL
JEOPARDY OF LOSING THEIR
BUSINESS.
AND THE SAVE SPACE THAT THEY
CREATED FOR THE LGBTQ+
COMMUNITY.
>> SOME OF WHOM DO NOT HAVE
PARENTS THAT THEY ARE CLOSE TO.
SOME OF WHOM BRING THEIR
PARENTS HERE TO BE LIKE, THIS
IS MY SPACE.
IT’S BEEN A SLOW ANSWER.
THE INDUSTRY IS NOT DOING GREAT.
>> Reporter: YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON, THEY ASKED FOR HELP.
THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN MASSIVE.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY
SPACES I HAVE FELT WELCOMED.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO
WITHOUT THEIR HELP. >> SO MANY BOYS FEELS -- THE
BLOW ME AWAY EVERY TIME.
NOBODY IS EVER LIKE US.
>> Reporter: AS YOU ARE, IS ON
THE UPSWING WITH A LONG ROAD
AHEAD.
>> WE STAYED HERE LAST NIGHT
CRYING OVER COMMENTS.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE
APPROACHING THE JOURNEY WITH
TRANSPARENCY.
>> WE ALL RENT AND TAXES TO THE
D.C. GOVERNMENT.
IF IT WAS OUR WEEKEND HIT, AND
WE NEEDED TO PAY TO KEEP THE
LIGHTS ON OR PAY THE PAYROLL,
THOSE THINGS ADD UP.
MONTH BY MONTH.
WE GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE
ON A PAYMENT PLAN AND TRYING.
IT’S A HEAVY OVERHEAD FOR THIS
SPACE.
>> WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THIS
TO GET RICH.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN THIS TO
BE SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE FOR
PEOPLE.
IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE
>>> THE LIBRARY OPEN TO THE
COMMUNITY AFTER UNDERGOING A
MAJOR RENOVATION.
THIS IS THE NEW BIBLE BRANCH
LIBRARY IN LARGO.
THE FUNDING PROJECT DRIVEN BY
THE COMMUNITY HELPED CREATE
THIS.
THEY HELP THE LIBRARY DOUBLE
THE PREVIOUS SIZE.
THERE ARE NO MEETING ROOMS,
PUBLIC COMPUTERS, AND
FUNCTIONAL SPACES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE.
IT INCLUDES TREEHOUSE READING
NOKES.
>>> MORE THAN 2000 NOMINATIONS
WERE SUBMITTED FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY FOR THIS YEAR’S GRAMMY
MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD.
A TEACHER FROM OUR BACKYARD WAS
THE ONE WHO WAS CHOSEN FOR THE
HONOR.
THE HIGH SCHOOL TO WRECK YOUR
WENT OUT TO ACCEPT THE AWARD.
IT DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO
THE BROADER CAUSE OF
MAINTAINING MUSIC EDUCATION.
HE WORKS WITH CHILDREN WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL OR INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES.
SHE LEARNS MORE FROM THEM THAN
SHE TEACHES.
>> I AM JUST SOMEONE WHO LOVES
MUSIC AND I LOVE CONNECTING
WITH PEOPLE.
IT IS THE SCHOOL.
I AM JUST A LUCKY PERSON WHO IS
STANDING ON THE PODIUM AND
TELLING THEIR STORY.
>> SHE GOT TO MEET TAYLOR SWIFT
AND GOT A HUG.
>> I WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING THE
GRANDMAS.
WHEN TREVA NOAH GAVE THE SHOT
OUT, THE LOOK ON HER FACE WAS
SO AMAZING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.
>>> LET’S TALK ABOUT ANOTHER
ARTIST WHOSE SONGS WERE SOME OF
THE MOST MEMORABLE.
BAD, BAD, LEROY BROWN AND, I
GOT A NAME.
JIM CROCE FOUND FAME AND
SUCCESS IN THE CONCERT HALLS. TRAGEDY STRUCK.
HE DIED IN A PLANE CRASH AT 30
YEARS OLD.
>> NOW 50 YEARS LATER HIS SON,
AJ, IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO HIS
LATE FATHER WITH A TOUR. HE SAT DOWN WITH TONY PERKINS.
>> Reporter: TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY?
YOU WERE VERY YOUNG WHEN HE
PASSED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL
MEMORIES OF HIM?
>> IT IS SO MUCH TO TELL WHICH
ONE BLUR WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS
AND TAPE RECORDINGS THAT WERE
INSANE.
IT BECOMES HARD TO TELL WHAT
WAS MEMORY AND WHAT IS LEARNED
THROUGH TIME AND SHARING WITH
FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LISTENING TO MY FATHER’S RECORD
COLLECTION, HE HAD ALL OF HIS
JAZZ, BLUES, SOUL, R&B, ROCK ’N
ROLL, FOLK MUSIC, COUNTRY
MUSIC, IT WAS REALLY DIVERSE.
FOR ME, THAT WAS THE REAL
INSPIRATION.
THIS IS REALLY A TRIBUTE TO THE
LEGACY OF MY FATHER’S MUSIC. IN A LOT OF WAYS, IT IS VIEWING
HIS MUSIC THROUGH HIS SON.
ALL THE HITS, WE WILL PLAY ALL
OF THE HEADS EVERY NIGHT.
THEY WILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE
I OPENED REQUEST LINES FOR
AUDIENCE.
WE PLAYED ALL.
I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES NOT
HAVE A GRAMMY ON THE STAGE.
>> Reporter: THERE IS STILL
TIME.
>> I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
>> Reporter: HIS LEGACY IS KEPT
ALIVE BECAUSE WE HEAR THAT
MUSIC IN MOVIES, TV SHOWS,
COMMERCIALS, IS THAT YOU BEHIND
THAT?
>> YES.
FOR SO MANY YEARS THAT’S WHERE
I FELT COMFORTABLE.
BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE HEARD STRANGER
THINGS OR TIME IN A BOTTLE.
OR THE FAST AND FURIOUS USING
THIS AND THAT.
THERE WERE THESE OPPORTUNITIES
TO SHARE THAN MUSIC TO A NEW
GENERATION.
BECAUSE OF THAT, EVERY NIGHT I AM SINGING TO A NEW GENERATION
OF FANS OUT THERE.
>>> YOU REALLY CANNOT PINPOINT
WHAT STYLE YOU WOULD CALL HIS
MUSIC.
THIS WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME,
COULD NOT GET IN THE CAR
WITHOUT ONE OF HIS SONGS
PLAYING.
>> REALLY?
WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE?
>> DO NOT MESS AROUND WITH THE
CHAMP.
>> THE LYRICS.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT WILL DO IT FOR THE RUNDOWN.
>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US,
EVERYBODY. >> WE WILL SEE TOMORROW.