mike taibbi, nbc news, gardenia, california. >> that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night.

. ♪ >> christina aguilera performed james' rendition of "at last" in her funeral in gardenia, california. stevie wonder performed with the choir. reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. she died after battling leukemia and other ailments. she was 73 years old. up next on abc-7 news at 6:00. >>> i'm in annapolis, maryland where today thousands of locals jumped into the waters of the chesapeake. details are coming up. >> a warm day. how >>> sunny skies and warm weather were welcome conditions for the people who decided to strip down and run into the chesapeake bay this afternoon. part of the annual polar bear plunge. as mike tells us, it was a splash. >>> in annanlaplis, polar bear plungers waited for their cue to dive into the bay. most were in and out of seconds. but as a precaution, the local police agency lined the beach. >> it's cold but wonderful. it's for a great cause. >> it's an event that raises money and awareness for maryland. and every year, no matter the temperature, they show off their costumes and body. >> they asked me to go in a thong, but, you know, it was a little ch

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let's start you off in gardenia, california. about 300 mourners attended the funeral of etta james. reverend al sharpton presided and musicians such as stevie wonder and christina auguguiler paid tribute to the legendary singer ♪ my love has come along >> but it was james' son that really struck a cord. >> i just want to say right now, mama, i love you. lord have mercy. >> reporter: james died earlier this month of complications from leukemia. she was 73. >>>? potstown, pennsylvania, starting monday a middle school is b banning students from wearing boots with fur to class. school administrators say students having tugging their cell phone inside their ugg style boots. cell phones aren't allowed. students can wear the boots to school. just not to class. >>> some fun news from dieten, massachusetts. as part of super bowl week, some wounded war yars in the area will be playing flag football with current and former nflers. the event is part of the wounded warrior project. the game will take place wednesday in indianapolis. >>> meanwhile, thousands of people in maryland went for a dip

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♪ my phone's acting so strange i cannot pay my rent i've never been a fool ♪ ♪ i'm living in a boat gardenias everywhere you stare whoa ♪ ♪ miranda miranda miranda oh ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, thank you, my friends. surfer blood! pick up their ep, "tarot classics." my thanks to mark wahlberg, napoleon dynamite, surfer blood and the greatest band in late night, the roots, right there! stay tuned for "carson daly." thanks for watching. have a great night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

. >>> what's happening across the country right now, and we're starting in gardenia, california. >> about 300 mourners attended the funeral of etta james. ♪ my love has come along >> reporter: it was james' son that really strauk a cord. >> i want to say, mama, i love you. lord have mercy. hmm. >> james died earlier this month of complications of leukemia. she was 73. >>> in potstown, pennsylvania, starting monday a middle school is banning students from wearing boots with fur to class. school administrators say students have been tucking their cell phones inside their ugg-style boots and cell phones aren't allowed. students can wear the boots to school. just not to class. >>> some fun news from massachusetts as part of super bowl week, some wounded warriors in the area will be playing flag football with current and former mflers. the event is part of the wounded warrior project. the game will take place on wednesday in indianapolis. >>> we've been talking about this story all morning. last week some third graders at a georgia school played a game of tag where some of them were slaves a