Vile lip first off was i took private lessons when i was eightyearold back in new york and then i got into making hiphop beats later in high school. But i didnt combine both of them until i was about in my early 20s. This is my brother. We have the same exact birthday but were not twins. Were exact toll years apart. Hes 93, im 91. We know each others rhythm and stuff. Its easy to measure and stuff. Havent seen people outside busting with a violin. You always see the drums or the rappers, you know, you see, w what, saxophones. Medium to speaks to everybody. I dont have to speak your language for to you get me or for to you feel me. Thats something i experience every day on the streets. Easy way to share your soul with somebody ive been consistent follow a year next month. About 11 and a half months. Almost year. I was playing this instrument here about 19 years. B u. S legal al loud to be and show your talent. Grab my speaker, grab my guitar cable, plug up and im rocking. In the last year since doing this, how being able to set your own schedule and you dont have to clock in. Ive been very blessed to be able to come out here, do this, make living. Being able to benefit directly from the hard work i put in. Soulful, hiphop, r and b type of stuff. From the sounds to the sites of d. C. , a new mural is attracting a big crowd in the district. Its called 28 blocks and spans the entire side of one building in northeast. Fox5 photojournalist mike fish did you have shows us how it all came together want it means to the citys history. I think this is just an amazing, um, statement of who we are. This magnificent mural is its call 28 blocks, and 28 blocks represents 28 huge marble blocks that were brought in to washington to construct the lincoln memorial. This mural begins with a quote by Frederick Douglas about earnestness working hard which is a foundation of what we are as americans. These were immigrants from italy and friedman from the United States who did this work to create probably the most iconic memorial in washington, d. C. I thought from the florida avenue going across the bypass. Really good view from there. 50,000 people a day can see this mural by riding up and down the red line, between rhode island avenue and noma and also our visitors who are on amtrak or on marc can see it from the train stations. With all the controversy taking down the couldnt federal statues, i think this is just an mazing, um, statement. This is an homage to what it takes to be part of the history of this country and what it takes to build. These things dont magically appear on the mall. Its a lot of hard work a lot of crafts man ship and the department of General Services wanted to hahn are in that. Makes me tear up. Its amazing. I love it. Still ahead we hit the bay with how folks in the dmv make a living. Well be right back. The great emperor penguin migration. Trekking a hundred miles inland to their breeding grounds. Except for these two fellows. This time next year, were gonna be sitting on an egg. I think were getting close make a uturn. Uturn . Recalculating. Man, we are never gonna breed. Just give it a second. You will arrive in 92 days. Nah, nuhuh. Nope, nope, nope. You know who im gonna follow . My instincts. As long as gps can still get you lost, you can count on geico saving folks money. Im breeding, man. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Now to an effort to save the bay it all begins on your plate. Note faux journalist Eugene Russell and fox5 reporter Melanie Alnwick show us how these harvesters get the job done. Its everyones dream come true. People go on vacation to the Chesapeake Bay to do what i do for a job every day. Reporter miles upstream in the Chop Tank River a barge unloads its final payload of the season. Each oyster shell is carrying precious cargo. This one is probably about five days to week old. Reporter baby oysters seeds of hope for the future of the Chesapeake Bay. Cleaner water, fewer nutrients those are some of the results that can happen from oyster restoration. Begins where for some it ends. With what oyster lovers call the mermaids kiss. Every crack of a shell, each saul tee slurp, every platter served at seafood restaurants in the Chesapeake Bay region can be part of the effort to save the bay. Not long ago, these shells would have been discarded. Oysters used to be used for, um, like Construction Material to build roads. Rereport marinescientists woe university of maryland, noah and Oyster Recovery Partnership diss covered old oyster shells make pretty good nurseries for new babies. When theyre juveniles, only about week old, theyre about the size of a pepper grain. Reporter cleaned and aged, they end up here in massive tanks circulating with the chop tanks briny water. The tiny seed oysters feed for about week till its time for planting back in the bay. Millions of oysters and a lot along. Pretty good like doing i100 degrees down, pouring down rain, it doesnt matter, we still do it. Reporter field specialist meghan moncasey navigates the planting reef maps and collects data about the sights and water quality. Its a lot going on at once, isnt it . Feel like octopus at times. Reporter captain doug west guides the barge to each sight. , v the oysters fall into the water. Reporter long days come with a territory for captain and crew but theyre never a chore. This is my passion. Chesapeake bay restoration. More than just a job, it feels a little bit like hobby. Reporter out here, success is not measured in instant results but by the passive statue of time and tied. For restoration world, cleaner water and healthy marine life their pearls. Melanie alnwick for f fox5 beyod the lens. Up next take ride with us on a flight filled with american heroes. Well be right back. [ applause ] many things make living in the nations capitol special. Including all the memorials and all the monuments. Hundred dolhundreds world war is fly into d. C. To show their honor. They invit inv invited fox5 photojournalist don to along for the emotional ride. Please help us welcome or world war ii and Vietnam Veterans that just landed. They will be arriving at gate 15 momentarily. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you. You look at what they did and they just did what they had to do. Um, you know, when were talking about our world war ii veterans, they were told they needed to serve. They went out and they savedhe world. And they didnt ask why. They just did it. Its reaching back, you know. I love the United States, and its the way it is because of them. One of the easiest ways to show our appreciation for our vets. They get to seat memorials built in their honor. They get to meet fellow veterans that have served with them to pay tribute to their fellow brothers of arms who paid the ultimate sacrifice who didnt make it home. Arlington is an incredibly somber place. In the poring rain its even a more powerful experience to see a group of 65 war veterans saluting a flag right thats sort of where it it all comes back to this is all about them and their respect for this country and the things theyre proud of. In terms of the centennial at the changing of the guard they theyre guarding the tomb they communicate their thanks to these veterans by scuffing their shoe. Sometimes you can catch it. Theyll just sort of drag their foot a little bit and that is a truly significant sign of respect for the veterans watching the ceremony. Iwo jima is conquered. Only isolated snipers remain. Its air strips are already in use by american super fort fortresses. We got surprised at the iwo jima memorial. The Marine Silent Drill Team was actually that to do a performance. The veterans loved it. Right. It was everything regimented and ceremonial that the military can be. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, s sir, its an honor, thank y you. [ applause ] thank you for your service. Welcome to your memorial. Which band, army, navy. Army, hot, damn. All right. One, two, three. [ laughter ] thank you for your service. Thank you thank you. Hi, john. Enjoy your visit today. Im here because my dad couldnt come to washington to see this wonderful memorial. My brother, brought him and they got to spend some time together which is great bonding. Just an honor to bring him here to washington, d. C. And what honor flights does for our country for these servicemen is just awesome, and just to be able to share it with my dad really appreciate it i was in england. I thought i was going to go to japan but they sent me to england instead. Great big smiles. One, two, three its hard to express but im so thankful i lived so long and the people are so appreciative. Its all been worth it. Its all been worth it. Getting our veterans to understand how proud we are, getting our veterans to understand that we remember them, that we we are happy that they are here with us. The love of our veterans a lot of heart a lot of time, a lot of attention to detail. But mostly just wanting to be able to honor our nations veterans. This means a lot to me. This is a lot of people up there it means an awful lot to bunch of to have a bunch of young people take that much interest to give us time and their effort and their abilities and its a wonderful program. God bless america, land that i love, stand beside her, and guide her, through the night with the lights from above it means were making a difference and for a lot of these guys, the last big trip that they will take in their lifetime so thats sobering thought for many of them. For a lot of these guys, it is the best day, you know, aside from getting married and aside from having their kids, this honor flight day is going to be the best day of their lives. Up next we introduce to you one woman who has had the same job since the 1950s and, yes, i said the 50s shes still going strong. Weve got her story next. I like these awardwinning cheddar puffs. And i like these awardwinning cheddar puffs. First place. Both events . Booyah were an awards family. Youll like them both but love our price. Awardwinning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. There are two types of people in the world. Those who fear the future. And those who embrace it. The future is for the unafraid. All because of you z2l2xz z16fz y2l2xy y16fy a bakery in winchester, virginia is attracting crowds and cooking up more than just sweet foods. It is giving its workers a chance to be part of the community and contribute in a meaningful way. The name of the shop is holy cannoli. Its run out of a church and entirely staffed by Homeless People trying to make difference. Fox5s photojournalist nelson jones has the story. My name is charles. Ive been homeless for 13 months. I was up at 4 30 this m took me about an hour and a h half. We treat everybody the same. It doesnt matter if youre rich, poor, you dont have any money, we treat everybody the same. We treat everybody with respect. These arent quite ready yet. Well raise them to the top shelf. Holy cannoli how you doing . All right. You make one more batch. Ill challenge to you dual. You going to lose. When i would feel down or hopeless one of the workers here would telemark dont lose hope. That you can make it. And we kind of do that for each other. We work as support system for each other. Hi. How you doing honey. Holy cannoli hey, buddy. Hey. How you doing man. Nice to see you again. Yeah. These guys are theres no p pay. Theyre here, theyre on time. Theyre communicating. Theyre making sure we have ingredients to make cookies much eighths mazing and besides whats going on in their personal lives, theyre making this happen. I do this because it makes me feel good to help people who are in need. Their walking they dont have any money for coffee or cookies they can just come in, get their coffee and cookie and they dont have to do anything. Youre in need, too . Yeah. But id rather help more people who are more need than i am. Slept on the ground last night. It rains. Slept in the cemetery. What . Yeah. Are you safe there . Hmm . Are you safe there . Yeah. Okay. More people sleep on the streets and in the rain than i did. I said spread the love. Spread the love. I started focusing on the homeless like about 18 years ago, and id aay what is it the hardest thing about being homeless . Sometimes you think, oh, food and obviously a place to live, but often the answers were like, um, toilet paper to go to the bathroom. A place to go to the bathroom. And one time i asked a man i said, whats the hardest part and he said, no one has touched me since i was homeless and that was three years ago. You get to know them, and these people are marvelous. Theyve gone through hard ships like we all do but on a different level. I learn something every time i hang out with them. Come back next week. I live in a motel. I didnt want to be homeless because i had never been homeless before and i because of my seizures i would not be able to make it on the streets. Even if i get my job back ill still be at holy cannoli. Let me ask you a question. Do you know anybody whose doing the same job today that they started in, say, the 1950s . Because most likely the answer is no. But get this. One woman was recently honored as the longest serving Flight Attendant at American Airlines because she marked 60 years on the job and shes still going strong. Fox5s bob barnard and photojournalist jake, take to us Reagan National airport for the big celebration. I am so lucky that i have a job like this. Reporter betty nash was treated like celebrity last month honored with a party at Reagan National airport for her 60 years of service as a washington based Flight Attendant. Oh, this, i love this. The customers give me energy. But just the fact that i can cant believe that im here, you know. Reporter betty still work the American Airlines washington to boston shuttle called a stewardess back then, betty started her career with Eastern Airlines on november 4th, 1957 Dwight Eisenhower was president then. You know, just the fact that they hired me. Eddie rick ken backer hired me. That i got the job. Thats the most important thing. We sold sandwiches for 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. In the old days we saw a lot of ming coats but, you know, now a days we see a lot of flipflops. So depending on where you go. Reporter flu bankruptcies and mergers, betty ended up working for American Airlines. It its Ceo Doug Parker on hand to help pay tribute to the 81yearold manassas resident. When you go about your work, the way you continue to go about your work 60 years later, youre an inspiration to everyone at american. Youre a Flight Attendant and every Flight Attendant thats ever, um, served for any airline, and youre an inspiration to all of as humans. Reporter americans produced this Video Tribute a salute to their faithful employee. Betty, youre looking fabulous. Youre still going strong. Just keep on going. We all love you. Reporter among the guests at todays reception fellow Flight Attendants and some longtime customers. Shes the first person that greets you when you get on the plane. She sets the tone with a friendly had he low. A hug. And from the minute you see her until the time you leave she just makes you feel great. The customer is number one. Reporter betty telling us and all those gathered here, her longevity is based on a fairly simple principal. People, they want everybody wants number one a little love and a little attention. Reporter and we say as well. Congratulations, petty nash, at Reagan National airport, bob barnard, fox5 local news. Happy holidays and thank you for watching fox5. [captioning made possible by warner bros. Domestic television distribution] announcer today on tmz harvey happy new year, everybody. Ok. We have a fun and delicious game. Here is the deal. You have to put an orio on your head and if you can get it from here into your mouth, then i will give you the clues you can use to learn which celebrity were going to profile on todays show and you get a bottle of and then if you dont get it, i will give you the clues and the first person to get it wins. Come on, charles. This is impossible. It is close to impossible. Youre good