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[applause] clarence b jones. [applause] the philadelphia son of domestic workers and a former foster child he became the wordsmiths for a movement. he was an army soldier on the front lines in the battlefield. and a civil rights law you're on the front lines of the courtroom. wise and unflinching, clarence jones' lyrical prose and prophetic life shows us the enduring power of the idea of america. an advisor and speechwriter to dr. martin luther king jr., he helped write a new american declaration to ensure we hold these truths to be self-evident is forever linked with i have a dream. [applause] [laughter] [applause] john thorpe kerry. [applause] john kerry's public service expands the seven decades and the seven continents. he demonstrated courage fighting in a war and equal courage fighting against it. a decorated naval officer that volunteered for combat he made peace for the country he fought on the battlefield. elected five times to the senate by the people of massachusetts, he was the democratic party presid
[applause] clarence b jones. [applause] the philadelphia son of domestic workers and a former foster child he became the wordsmiths for a movement. he was an army soldier on the front lines in the battlefield. and a civil rights law you're on the front lines of the courtroom. wise and unflinching, clarence jones' lyrical prose and prophetic life shows us the enduring power of the idea of america. an advisor and speechwriter to dr. martin luther king jr., he helped write a new american...
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. >> reporter: the civil rights activist who helped draft of that historic speech clarence b. jones is among the recipients. so is opal lee, known for her efforts to make juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. and medgar evers, whose daughter accepted his award. murdered after eating the fight against segregation in mississippi. all of this shaped america as we know it. weijia jiang's, cbs news, the white house. >> margaret: and there is an update in the search for an american and two australian surfers in mexico. we'll have those details next. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ missing out on the things you love because of asthma? get back to better breathing with fasenra, an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once every 8 weeks. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems or other eosinophilic conditions. allergic reactions may occur. don't stop your asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. step back out there with fasenra. ask your
. >> reporter: the civil rights activist who helped draft of that historic speech clarence b. jones is among the recipients. so is opal lee, known for her efforts to make juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. and medgar evers, whose daughter accepted his award. murdered after eating the fight against segregation in mississippi. all of this shaped america as we know it. weijia jiang's, cbs news, the white house. >> margaret: and there is an update in the search for an american...
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one is olympic swimmer katie ledecky and the other is civil rights activist and scholar clarence b jones. the recipients will receive their awards at the white house later today. all right, let's take a live look out at downtown san jose, which is going to be a lot busier this weekend with not one, but two cinco de mayo parades and festivals happening pretty much at the same time. the city faced some criticism last year when police closed several streets and off ramps and businesses say it really made it hard for them and their sales. parade organizers promised that this year, things are going to be different. for one, police are part of the festivities and also leaders are promising more police patrols and greater outreach. we are communicating more than ever doing you know, partnering with members of the community, with the small business owners and for the first time doing a city sponsored parade and cruising event. councilman domingo candelas, who you just saw was among those who criticized the police plan last year. but he says while you can expect more road closures this weekend, t
one is olympic swimmer katie ledecky and the other is civil rights activist and scholar clarence b jones. the recipients will receive their awards at the white house later today. all right, let's take a live look out at downtown san jose, which is going to be a lot busier this weekend with not one, but two cinco de mayo parades and festivals happening pretty much at the same time. the city faced some criticism last year when police closed several streets and off ramps and businesses say it...
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b jones, who helped doctor martin luther king jr write his i have a dream speech. the white house says the people selected have built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations and businesses that shaped america for the better. it's not just the u.s. trying to get back to the moon. the i was like shaking you know, . when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case o. as soon as i got a hold of my . because of jacoby and meyers, it a medical bill or things like . if i know of any accident, i'm . today to the far side of the moon. that is an area of the moon no nation has ever explored. the spacecraft is called the chang'e six. it will spend 53 days on the moon collecting samples. china hopes the samples will tell more about the origin of the moon. the country says this is its first step toward getting astronauts on the moon by 2030. meanwhile, the china national space administration says the u.s. and europe can apply to borrow the samples for research. don't forget you can watch our newscast 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. te
b jones, who helped doctor martin luther king jr write his i have a dream speech. the white house says the people selected have built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations and businesses that shaped america for the better. it's not just the u.s. trying to get back to the moon. the i was like shaking you know, . when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case o. as soon as i got a hold of my . because of jacoby and meyers, it a medical bill or things like . if...
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president biden bestowed the medal of freedom on civil rights lawyer clarence b. jones. one of dr. martin luther king jr. 's closest advisers and smuggled a letter out of the birmingham jail. another, metger evers who was gunned down in his driveway in 1963. he was remembered for his relentless quest for racial justice. tonight, you can learn more about him and his wife and fellow activist merly evers. watch joy reid and rachel maddow live at the apollo where they will discuss her best selling book. that is tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern and streaming on peacock. that will do it for me. thank you for watching. be sure to watch tomorrow. tune in tomorrow to the sunday show. when congressman robert garcia and congresswoman maxine waters joins me to talk about donald trump's latest alarming revelations about what he plans if elected to a second term. plus, former dc metropolitan police officer discusses trump's assertion he considered pardoning all the january 6th insurrectionists. storm at 6:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. remember to follow us on x, instagram, tiktok, threads, using the han
president biden bestowed the medal of freedom on civil rights lawyer clarence b. jones. one of dr. martin luther king jr. 's closest advisers and smuggled a letter out of the birmingham jail. another, metger evers who was gunned down in his driveway in 1963. he was remembered for his relentless quest for racial justice. tonight, you can learn more about him and his wife and fellow activist merly evers. watch joy reid and rachel maddow live at the apollo where they will discuss her best selling...
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b. jones, is among the recipients. so is opal lee, known for her efforts to make juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. and medgar evers whose daughter accepted his award. evers was murdered after leading the fight against segregation in mississippi. all of them shaped america as we know it. weijia jiang, the white house. >>> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. reporting from new york city, i'm jericka duncan. >>> this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. mexican authorities say relatives have identified the bodies of two australian surfers and one american who were found dead after going missing while on a surfing trip in the baja peninsula. officials believe they were killed by thieves. three suspects are in custody. >>> the first crewed launch of the boeing starliner capsule is scheduled for tonight at florida's cape canaveral, coming after years of delays and billions of dollars over budget. the launch will bring two nasa astronauts to the international
b. jones, is among the recipients. so is opal lee, known for her efforts to make juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. and medgar evers whose daughter accepted his award. evers was murdered after leading the fight against segregation in mississippi. all of them shaped america as we know it. weijia jiang, the white house. >>> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. reporting from new york city, i'm jericka duncan. >>> this is "cbs news flash."...
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b jones. those recipients will receive their awards at the white house later today. that is quite the class. all right, san francisco leaders this morning are probably celebrating what seems to have been a pretty successful party. it was the city's first ever first thursday event, and thousands of people were ready to party last night in downtown san francisco. that event had music and dance, lots of food and performances. mayor london breed also stopped by the owner of the popular manny's in the mission, is one of those organizers says. for me, the most important thing about tonight is to make sure that the small businesses make money, because right now, the people who are hurting the most in our city are the small businesses, and the city can certainly use that boost. as manny says, new reports suggest that about half of the businesses around union square either left or went out of business since the start of the pandemic. first thursday's happens on second street between market and howard t
b jones. those recipients will receive their awards at the white house later today. that is quite the class. all right, san francisco leaders this morning are probably celebrating what seems to have been a pretty successful party. it was the city's first ever first thursday event, and thousands of people were ready to party last night in downtown san francisco. that event had music and dance, lots of food and performances. mayor london breed also stopped by the owner of the popular manny's in...
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b jones. those recipients will receive their awards at the white house later today. phil donahue was on there, too. yeah, i saw that. remember that? all right. well, san francisco leaders this morning are probably celebrating what seems to have been a very successful party. this was the city's first ever first thursday event that ginger told us about yesterday. now, thousands of people showed up last night downtown san francisco. they had music, dance, lots of different kinds of food, and even mayor london breed stopped by the owner of the popular manny's in the mission was one of the organizers for me, the most important thing about tonight is to make sure that the small businesses make money. because right now, the people who are hurting the most in our city are the small businesses. now, the city certainly needs the boost. new reports suggest that about half of the businesses surrounding union square either left or went out of business. since the start of the pandemic. first thursday's happ
b jones. those recipients will receive their awards at the white house later today. phil donahue was on there, too. yeah, i saw that. remember that? all right. well, san francisco leaders this morning are probably celebrating what seems to have been a very successful party. this was the city's first ever first thursday event that ginger told us about yesterday. now, thousands of people showed up last night downtown san francisco. they had music, dance, lots of different kinds of food, and even...
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jim clyburn biden also awarded the medal to several civil rights leaders like clarence b. jones, who helped draft martin luther king junior's. i have a dream speech. opal lee, an educator who helped push to make juneteenth a national holiday celebrities like oscar-winning actress michelle yeoh, also received the medal of freedom as well as seven time olympic gold medalist katie ledecky, biden, even quip that is criticism, criticisms of his own age telling the ducky who is 27, that age is just a number she continued to compete this summer the prior paralympics at age 27, which some say is all for swimming 27 don't don't get your way i'm katie age is just a number kid and this is the second time biden has awarded presidential metals of freedom back in 2022, he honored 17 recipients all right, still to come april's jobs report shows hiring was slower and well below the games economists had predicted y, the federal reserve may welcome the slight slowdown good coverage begins tonight at 6:30. >> india playoffs presented by google pixel with conference semifinals covers presente
jim clyburn biden also awarded the medal to several civil rights leaders like clarence b. jones, who helped draft martin luther king junior's. i have a dream speech. opal lee, an educator who helped push to make juneteenth a national holiday celebrities like oscar-winning actress michelle yeoh, also received the medal of freedom as well as seven time olympic gold medalist katie ledecky, biden, even quip that is criticism, criticisms of his own age telling the ducky who is 27, that age is just a...
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b. jones, who helped draft martin luther king's. i have a dream speech michelle yeoh, also the first asian american to win the academy award for best actress thank you so much for joining me today. smerconish is up next is it, 1968? the sequel michael smerconish in philadelphia this week in a deja vu of the vietnam era, police officers in riot gear across the country were called in to disperse anti-war protesters from college campuses when they cleared out columbia university's hamilton hall, it was on the 56th anniversary of police arrests, ending a student takeover about the vietnam conflict in the exact same building and this august even more deja vu, the democratic national convention will take place in chicago the same city which hosted the 1968 dnc, which was famously disrupted by both chaotic radical anti-war protests and the violent response of the police a bit of history, 1968 included lbj deciding not to seek reelection because of vietnam. >> four days later, the assassination
b. jones, who helped draft martin luther king's. i have a dream speech michelle yeoh, also the first asian american to win the academy award for best actress thank you so much for joining me today. smerconish is up next is it, 1968? the sequel michael smerconish in philadelphia this week in a deja vu of the vietnam era, police officers in riot gear across the country were called in to disperse anti-war protesters from college campuses when they cleared out columbia university's hamilton hall,...