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and we don't use that. i think we should talk about who we are, that melting pot that we've become. >> well, words of wisdom there, steve. i think barack obama should read your book. >> thank you very much. >> it's a fascinating read, and you make a lot of sense. thank you for coming in. >> yes, sir. from the cnn center, this is cnn sunday morning, it's sunday, october 16. t.j. holm is on assignment. a month into the protests and thousands are taking up the cause of occupy wall street. in new york the demonstrator are moving to times square. hurricane irene postponed the martin luther king dedication but today the dream is realized. among our guests, the reverend
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jesse jackson and designer tommy hilfiger. and the price of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is about to go through the roof. we thought times were tough already -- we'll explain. and a special welcome to the service men and women watching on the armed forces network. we're so glad you're with us. first, this is the 30th day of the occupy wall street movement, and wow, what a month. what began with a small demonstration against big banks and corporate greed has exploded across the globe. the central web site for the movement united for global change says protests are happening in hundreds of cities in 82 countries. among them, berlin, rome, hong kong, and london. many of the protests are peaceful, but not all of them. dozens and dozens of arrests have been made. we are covering the demonstrations from pearl into london, all the way to melbourne, australia. >> reporter: huge peaceful demonstrations across germany. organizers say they believe
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around 40,000 people have come to demonstrate in most of germany's major cities. the largest gathering here in berlin in the government headquarters in front of the parliament building, and there in front of the chancellor's office. around 10,000 people also in frankfurt. another 8,000 outside the european bank. all protesting against what they see as the evils of the financial system. >> reporter: i'm outside of st. paul's cathedral here in london. this is the heart of the occupy london stock exchange protest. the exchange is just over that way. but people have gathered here to voice their concerns about the ramifications of the global financial crisis. >> like a lot of people here, i'm frustrated by the fact that we've seen big corporate capital and big politics as a concentration of wealth in the hands of the small minority of our society at the expense of everyone else.
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>> reporter: the call is for those on wall street to rise up, it was heard loud and clear in australia, as well as every major city in the country. in melbourne, more than 1,000 came to city square in the heart of mediclbourne. there was a strong police presence on standby, but the protests remained peaceful. while australia has managed to escape the global financial crisis and continues to enjoy growth and low unemployment, it's not to say that people aren't doing it tough here. the cost of living continues to rise, and the australian dream of owning your own home has become just that -- a dream for so many. >> back here at home, more arrests in weekend occupy demonstrations. first to raleigh, north carolina. police estimate about 400 people protested at the state capitol. a cnn affiliate reports that police arrested 19 people for
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trespassing. police in denver reporting the arrests of at least 24 occupy demonstrators. and one of the largest protest taking place in new york's landmark times square. crossrods of the world. dozens of people were arrested when they tried to stage a sit-in. susan candiotti was at the occupy protests in times square. we talked to her last night by phone. >> reporter: of course it's one of the spots that everyone thinks of when you think of new york city. and so it seemed a natural location where the occupy wall street protesters would eventually wind up. and this turned out to be that day as their movement has reached its 29th day. and so the thousands who did show up, not only some of the regulars from the wall street encampment who came up to spend time in times square but also some people who had never been this before, also some members of unions who came by. and watching that you will from
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the sidelines and the sidewalks were thousands of tourists who were keeping an eye on thing. for the most part, police said that the protesters were orderly. we were in the thick of it on one side street that goes off of time square that police decided to clear out. and at that point, 42 people were arrested. we witnessed a lot of that happening as the police were telling people to please clear the streets, using mega phones. and you had a number of people who were saying, of the protesters, we won't move and chanting that the world is watching and eventually some sat down on the sidewalk. and those were the ones that were picked up by police. in a few hours, the dedication of a dream. civil rights leaders, members of the king family, and president obama will be among those paying tribute and taking part in the
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martin luther king jr. memorial dedication in washington, d.c. the ceremony kicks off later this morning. the site is not without controversy. the artist behind it is chinese, not american. and poet maya angelou says she isn't happy with an edited quote at the site. king's eldest son says he's impressed with the memorial. tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern, coverage continues with a look at king's writings in the cnn documentary "mlk papers: words that changed a nation." israel has released the list of palestinian prisoner to be freed in exchange for one israeli soldier. the swap is expected to take place this week. israel it s allowing citizen 48 hours to file petitions against the pardons. a spokeswoman for israel's president says the prisoner release is likely to go through. iran's supreme leader calls
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washington's allegations it was behind a plot to assassinate the saudi president to the u.s. absurd. he spoke to a crowd of thousands chanting "down with america." an iranian official is disputing claims by washington that a high-level u.s. diplomat met on wednesday with his iranian counterpart about the alleged plot. in thailand, just what the capital city of bangkok does not need -- that would mean more rain. nearly 300 people have died in the flooding so far. washington is sending 26 helicopters to help deliver aid to those who have been cut off by the floodwaters. back in this country, strong winds blowing across the great lakes region again today. some 50,000 people have already lost power. we have more from bonnie schneider in the severe weather center. good morning. good morning. we're expecting more wind to blow across this region and in the northeast. yesterday, a big impact on travel, that may happen again.
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plus, record warmth possible today in the southeast. it's coming to an end this week. i'll tell you about a big change ahead in the forecast in a bit. >> all right. cooler temperatures maybe. thank you very much. see you in a minute. it's rare for the president to pick sides publicly in a booking fight. but you don't hear a -- boxing fight. but you don't hear a story like this every day. he stepped into the ring for the first time last night at the age of 52. and he put on a show. we'll have his inspirational story in a few minutes. first, "men's health" magazine released its second edition of "eat this, not that," written by my friend dave. it's a list of what is called the worst foods in america. according to this, the worst fast food burger -- wendy's triple baconator. 1,350 calories. to give you perspective, you get the same saturated fat in that one burger as you get in one medium supreme pizza from pizza
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usaa. we know what it means to serve. welcome back. earlier i told you the worst burger in america is wendy's triple baconator -- even sounds better. that's according to "men's health" magazine. now for the worst fries. five guys large fries. eat this pie yourself and you're going to -- by yourself and you're going to chow down on nearly 1,500 calories. the fda recommends that adults eat just 2,000 calories a day. if you love pb&js or your kids do, get ready to pay more. a price hike is expected following one of the worst peanut harvest seasons farmers have seen in years. prices for brands like planter's will go up by 40% at the end of this month. peter pan will cost you about
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20% more. it is 11 minutes after the hour. bonnie schneider has a first check of the weather. good morning. it's going to be another blustery day across parts of the country. cooler temperatures i hear, right? >> that's right, the cooler temperatures will be coming very soon. you won't feel it today in the southeast, but you will feel the wind across the great lakes. we mentioned the power outages. unfortunately, that may continue today because of the windy weather we're anticipating through the great lakes. low pressure working toward the north and east. and we have a low over canada. winds will continue to work their way through this region. we'll make it feel cooler, particularly tonight, like in chicago. lows tonight will drop into the 40s. we have other change to tell you about in the forecast. first off, how will the airpact some scattered showers and delays in chicago. gusty winds in boston, also fog in l.a., san diego. and miami, tropical moisture will bring about the potential for some downpours. you see the moisture here on our outlook for monday.
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bigger change are in the forecast for this week as we get ready for the latter half of the month of october. a cold front. this is going to be a noticeable one that will work across the country. as it does, it will pull some rain, some heavy amounts of rain possibly in areas like cincinnati, and then we're seeing a huge change in the temperature. highs in the 40s. that's high temperatures. there will be lows tonight in places like green bay, chicago, buffalo. and then high temperatures as we open the scope, you'll see it will drop from the mid 80s today across areas in the southeast. by the time we get to the latter part of this coming week, we'll see high temperatures dropping down into the 60s. so it's going to be a big change, a radical one for october. and that's the time of year we see these change. now it will finally feel like fall. we had a slow start in the southeast to the fall season. >> thank you very much. we'll check in with you later. now to the feel-good sports story of the day.
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dewey bozella spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. he was given a shot at his dream in los angeles. he won his first and only professional fight again a much younger man and in convincing fashion. did i tell you he's 52 years old? the president also called bozella to wish him luck. the night didn't go so well for the older boxer making it in a young man's game. at 46, bernard hopkins is the oldest man to ever win a major boxing title. he lost last night, but in a bizarre, controversial fashion. he was apparently thrown on the canvas where he says he dislocated his shoulder. the referee ruled it a technical knockout. hopkins' camp will appeal the decision. if you would like to see what the new martin luther king jr. monument looks like, we'll tell you how to visit the memorial on line. we'll take a virtual tour when we come back. first, are you all about job
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true spirit of dr. king. do you feel that spiritual presence there? >> well, i mean, when i was there, i certainly felt that presence. you know, any time you're talking about our father -- for me -- and i guess because i'm the one that's in the ministry, it invokes that spiritual esend. if you're talking about him -- essence. if you're talking about him. it's hard for me to that memorial and not connect with who he was as a spiritual leader. and, you know, i had an opportunity to observe people who were coming to the monument. and i think for many of them, some of them were pausing, some of them -- a few places that you can sit there, sit and contemplating. and i think that's what dr. king does. he causes us to pause. and really think about what we're doing. what we're engaged in and how we
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can better our society and our world. >> now most of you can't be at the dedication ceremony in washington, so here's a way that you can feel like you're there. you can actually visit the memorial on line right now in some new and surprising ways. we have more. josh, this virtual tour is really, really good, isn't it? >> it's fantastic. it's been 15 years since there was congressional action toward the creation of this monument. some have been pushing for it since the '70s. today it happens. big day for the united states. take a look at this right here. this is it. mlkmemorial.org, you can see the 30-foot likeness of dr. king. there's symbolism to how it's designed. before i tell you that, this is really cool. i'm going show you in a matter of seconds the creation of the entire thing. i'll get my hand out of the way. this is a time-lapse video that shows you what they did to put this whole thing together. it's 159 granite blocks that were assembled.
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and once they were up, that's when the artist came in and did the fine carving in order to create that likeness of dr. king on this front part right here. and then as the video goes on, you see it get perfected, you see it get improved. and then you see the part in the background. i'm going to jump to this page because i want to show the symbolism behind how it was designed. this is a mountain in the back part. and the likeness of him, the monument, looks like it came out as a stone from the mountain. and there's a reason for that. there's symbolism in the design. and that policyism is explained on -- symbolism is explained in the quote, "out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." that is a quote from his "i have a dream" speech. they designed this as a stone of hope coming out of a mountain of despair. really cool there. let's look at this animation now. then i'll tell you about. ♪
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the team behind the memorial wants you to get a sense of the landscape, how the entire thing is designed. what you can see in the virtual tour is not just the section i was telling you about, there's also a wall that goes across the area. this is designed across four acres. and this is a lot of life, a lot of green, trees. one of my producers points out that the trees are white which represents a short bit of time when the trees are in bloom in washington. this is how it's designed. the area full of life. what i also want you to know about is the location which is significant. let's jump to google earth now, which has been updated to add this actual monument. what you see -- we'll zoom in to the lincoln memorial. when dr. king was standing on those steps right there, if he had looked to his right, boom, this is the plot of ground he would have seen where the memorial will now stand. very significant in its location that way. everything i showed you, i want you to be able to take the
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interactive tour. it's at facebook and twitter at joshle joshlevscnn. you can let us know what today means to you. we're having a good discussion on line. >> yeah, four acres. two decades in the planning. and i find the address really great. 1964 independence avenue southwest, of course, commemorating the year of the civil rights act of 1964. but you know, this was obviously a very expensive memorial. how much did it cost, josh? >> yeah, the full price tag they're putting on it is $120 million. of that $114 million has been raised. it's important that people understand it's almost all private donations that have been made over many years. there was a $10 million congressional match that was achieved in 2006. the rest of it is about private donations. so some people have been writing us asking, hey, is that $120 million in taxpayer funds -- it is not. they still have a little bit to
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go. a few million left. they're still trying to raise to hit the 120 figure. >> uh-huh. i know that congress provided $10 million in matching funds, but you're right. most of it were private donations. a lot of corporations involved including the tommy hilfiger corporation. we'll speak to tommy later this morning. why did he get involved, you may be surprised by the answer. stick around. we do have special coverage of the mlk memorial dedication all morning long. my live deficit, as i mentioned, includes tommy hilfiger and the reverend jackson. all tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a special look at king's writings in the cnn documentary "mlk papers: words that changed a nation." the involuntary manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor, dr. conrad murray, will resume this week with the final witness expected to take the stand. that means the case could go to the jury a lot earlier than everyone expected. we'll have full details just ahead. orange chicken... over p.f. chang's home menu orange chicken women
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26 minutes after the hour. the conrad murray trial could go to the jury a lot quicker than expected. ted rowland look at the prosecution's case so far and the defense strategy. >> reporter: when court resumes in the case against dr. conrad murray, the prosecution's final witness will be on the stand. an expert in propofol. they're expected, the prosecution, to wrap up their case either late monday or early tuesday. then it will be the defense's turn to put on their case which we expect to last two to three days. they, too, have a propofol expert on their witness list. they also are expected to bring on character witnesses including patients of dr. murray. and they're likely going to try to shift the jury's attention it the insulated world that michael jackson had created for himself. and also bring up the other doctors that treated jackson in
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i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. welcome back, everybody, to cnn sunday morning. it's october 16, t.j. holmes is on assignment, and it's exactly 30 minutes after the hour. later this morning, the culmination of a dream for many americans. a memorial for dr. martin luther king jr. will be dedicated in the nation's capital. he will join other titans of american history including presidents washington, jefferson, and lincoln. you might be wondering who spearheaded the movement to build a memorial to martin
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luther king jr. it turns out -- and this may surprise you -- it was actually his fraternity brothers at alpha phi alpha. dr. king pledged the first black fraternity in 1958. t.j. holmes talked to the group's national president to find out how all this happened. ♪ >> narrator: alpha phi alpha is the country's first black fraternity, founded by seven men on the campus of cornell university in 1906. >> the alpha phi alpha mission is to provide advocacy and service for our communities. in developing leaders, but particularly we spend time working to develop young college men. and ensuring that they receive the proper nurturing and guidance so that they can go into the world and into society and to serve and to lead. >> reporter: dr. skip mason jr. is the national president of alpha phi alpha fraternity. they have nearly 200,000
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members. famous alpha men include justice thurgood marshall, understanding ambassador andrew young, and former atlanta mayor maynard jackson. perhaps the most influential alpha is dr. martin luther king jr. >> the passage of the civil rights bill is merely a step in 1,000-mile journey. >> reporter: attracted to their scholastic achievement, leadership, and fight against racial inequality, dr. king was initiated in 1952 as a graduate student at boston university. >> it was also the same time that he met corret a scott. in fact, she would comment often that when she met martin he was on line, he was pledging alpha phi alpha fraternity. of course, he was called in to the movement. you know, his life changed. and the fraternity was right there. >> reporter: it's his alpha brothers who believed king deserved to be among presidents on the national mall. >> they said that we need to do something on the mall in
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washington, d.c., because there was no representation of any african-american person of any scope in washington. >> reporter: in 1996, bill clinton signed congressional legislation proposing the establishment of the memorial and the monument. the biggest project the fraternity would take on. harry johnson is the president and ceo of the memorial foundation and has been leading the change. >> the memorial foundation project was established to help bring this memorial to fruition. dr. king championed a movement that draws from the deep well of americans' potential for freedom, opportunity, and justice. >> the first african-american president will dedicate a monument and a memorial for the first african-american on the mall in a fitting tribute presented by the african-american african-american fraternity. >> and stay with us throughout the morning for special coverage of the dedication of the memorial to dr. martin luther
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king jr. in the next hour, we'll be speaking with the reverend jesse jackson and a little later on, designer tommy hilfiger. checking top stories now, you can expect to pay more for that peanut butter sandwich soon. ouch. prices are going up after one of the worst peanut harvest seasons farmers say they've seen in years. prices for popular brands like planter's will go up by 40% at the end of this month. and another popular brand, peter pan, will cost it -- cost about 20% more. occupy wall street demonstrators were hauled away in new york as the movement entered its 30th day. at least 14 people were arrested after police violated a midnight curfew in washington square park indown manhattan. that's in addition -- in downtown manhattan. that's in addition to 70 others arrested across manhattan. arrests also reported in chicago. a u.s. combat brigade from ft. bliss, texas, will be coming
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home earlier than they were supposed to. they were deployed in august and were told they'd be there for 12 months and be among the last to leave the country. iraqi leadership said that any u.s. forces in the country after december 31 would not be granted immunity from prosecution. keeping an eye on all the latest headlines at the cnn politics.com desk -- michele bachmann's campaign has raised almost $4 million in the third quarter but spent nearly $6 million. financial report show the bachmann campaign with more than $500,000 in debt. never mef republicans are refusing -- nevada republicans are refusing to change their caucus date. nevada is locked in a political scheduling fight with new hampshire. the state that for decades held the first in the nation primary. new hampshire law requires it holds its primary at least a week before any similar events. and herman cain wins big in a tea party straw poll in south carolina. he picked up 55% of the vote.
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newt gingrich finished a distant second with 14.5%. conservative activists from 25 tea party groups in south carolina took part in the nonbinding straw poll. a big night in hollywood last night. celebrities turned out for a benefit concert for former president bill clinton. that's right. this year marks the 10th anniversary of the william j. clinton foundation. it supports a number of global causes including health, economics, and the environment. >> i've had the most unusual life. i was born after world war ii in the second poorest state in the country into a family that never had a college graduate. and poof, lightning struck. one time after another. and i never, ever believed i was born in a log cabin i built myself. nobody climbs any ladder alone. and we are not ever going to
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build this country back by telling people they're on their own. we have got to do america and the world together. [ applause ] >> and he looks great. the former president turned 65 this year. thousands of college freshmen are getting settled into their first-year routines. which schools have the happiest freshmen? according to the center for college affordability and productivity, williams college in massachusetts is number five on the list. at number four, stanford university in beautiful palo alto. the third happiest freshmen can be found at princeton. find out which two schools have the happiest freshmen of them all after the break. g helped me beat arthritis pain. until i tried this. it's salonpas. pain relief that works at the site of pain... up to 12 hours. salonpas. each day was fueled by thorough preparation for events to come.
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according to the center for college affordability and productivity, the second happiest freshmen can be found at swath more college in pennsylvania. the happiest freshmen of them all -- yale university in new haven, connecticut. it's 40 ming after the hour. bonnie schneider has a first real check of the weather. we're hearing it's going to be another blustery day across the great lakes. what's going on in the northeast? >> more blustery winds, unfortunately, and big changes ahead. i know last weekend everyone of talking about how it was in the 80s. you know, this is october. that's when the changes happen. we're already seeing them across michigan. look at these wind gusts. wow. tens of thousands of people are without power this morning because of winds like these. hammond bay, 49 miles per hour. cleveland, 45. so really strong winds from detroit all the way to green bay, wisconsin. and those winds are fierce. and if you look at our computer model, you'll see the wind gusts. as we open the picture, i'm going to put this into motion. look how the legend shows the strongest winds clip the northern great lakes.
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then as we go into tuesday, we see the winds build in areas to the south. that means we have a new weather system that will develop. it's going to change everything. not yet, though. for sunday, we're looking at a mild day. high temperatures are very warm, in the mid 80s across the southeast. here in atlanta, up to 83 degrees. ten degrees above what we normally see this time of year. will be hot in memphis, into dallas, that's all changing. you see low pressure starting to develop here. bringing heavy rain through the ohio valley. and then by the time we get to wednesday, that's when you're going to take the sweaters out. if you haven't done it already. this cold front will pull down the coldest air of the season so far and will trigger the chance for snow flurries in cities like minneapolis tuesday into wednesday. you'll see that change, as well. temperatures will plummet down to highs in the 60s as far south as arkansas and mississippi. we'll see highs in the 40s with rain popping up and some snow showers across the great lakes. the big change on the way, it's coming.
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you won't see it today. we'll be warm, high temperatures in the 80s for much of the east. in the 60s to the north. it sure is fall. changes are on the way. >> or winter in some cases, where the snow flurries are. bonnie schneider, thank you very much. >> sure. dr. king isn't just an icon here in the united states. the reverend and his message have been embraced by people in countries all over the world. he was also inspired and changed by visits he made to other countries. we're going to show you how in a moment. and also, "eat this, not that." "men's health" magazine has released its list of the worst foods in america. here's what not to get for a meaty breakfast. ihop's big steak omelet with pancakes, 2,100 calories a plate. the magazine says you're better off eating seven, yes, seven, mcdonald's egg mcmuffins. after the break, we'll show you the worst chinese food. we're back after. this .
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before the break i told you the worst breakfast in america is ihop's steak omelet with pancakes. that's according to "men's heal health" magazine. 2,100 calories. for the worst chinese food, p.f. chang's double fry pan fried -- double pan fried noodles, 1,820 calories. and the sodium, 7,692 milligrams of sodium. you only need 1,500 milligrams a day. more than that, you're at risk of heart disease.
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the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr.'s dream is immortalized in the nation's capital. that memorial at the national mall commemorates his life's work and will remind visitors of a leader who waged a campaign for peace and equal rights during one of the most violent times for african-american in u.s. history. represented alongside the country's greatest presidents, the memorial also honors his national and international contributions to world peace without resorting to violence. we have more with our passport. we think of the impact we have and think obviously immediately in the united states with the civil rights movement. >> yes. >> but obviously his footprint was felt around the world. >> and in london at westminster abbey, in 1998 they unveiled a beautiful monument to martin luther king. and he's there amongst the row of christian martyrs. right about the west entrance to westminster abbey.
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but in fact, he's honored as you just said all over the world. there's even an mlk center in havana, cuba. >> wow. >> that promotes christian and social responsibility. and we know that there are over 700 streets in the u.s. -- one even in lombardio, in italy. >> i did not know that. where is that? >> milan. >> northern italy. and his global reputation extends even to ghana. in 1957, he was invited to ghana by kwame makuma. ghana was the first african country to gain independence. he was invited by the newly inaugurated president which was extraordinary at the time. he had no official role. he met president nixon and martin luther king said to nixon, i want you to visit us in
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alabama, we are seeking the same freedom that the gold coast -- which became ghana -- is celebrating. then of course we know in 1964, he won the nobel peace prize. >> the youngest man ever to do so at age 35. it's incredible, yes. i mean, his list of accomplishments is endless. >> but one of my favorite and the most poignant is in 1994, when mandela wins the election, there's nelson mandela. and he's standing, just having won the election, looks at co coretta scott king and quotes someone he called the great freedom fighter and went, "free, free, free at last." an extraordinary man, extraordinary monument and extraordinary moment. >> the memorial will be dedicated today on the 16th anniversary of the million man march. it was supposed to be dedicated last month -- no, it was last month or -- anyway, it was hurricane irene that caused the
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in just about an hour, the dedication of a dream. a ceremony will get underway in the nation's capital. civil rights leaders, members of the king family, and president obama will pay tribute and take part in the martin luther king jr. memorial dedication. the site isn't without controversy. the artist behind it is not an american, and poet maya angelou isn't happy with an edited quote at the site. king's eldest son says he's impressed with the memorial. long before dr. king became
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an icon, he was an atlanta teenager with a menial job who became a doting dad. one of king's friends shares his fondest memories of the man with our reynolds wolf. >> reporter: you know, perhaps one of the best ways to get a solid understanding of the kind of guy that dr. martin luther king was is to speak to people who knew him best. that's where tom howe comes in. you knew him for years as a friend and driver. >> i spent four years with sclc and a year and a half i drove with the family. >> reporter: how about you drive and i will answer questions. >> i will show you where dr. king used to hang in this town. >> reporter: as dr. king's friend and personal driver, he's in familiar territory -- especially on the street named for the man he knew so well. >> we're on martin luther king right now. here is the southern cross bedding here, that's where martin luther king at 14 years old for two week got -- daddy king got him a job.
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he threw mattresses. >> reporter: was he intimidating? >> not at all. i wouldn't have to worry, reynolds, but driving. he was a terrible driver. >> reporter: he had a great send of humor? >> great sense of humor. he would be cracking jokes and would have a great sense of amusement about him. you would never know that he just came back from -- he one time said i'm not going to be 40 -- he didn't, he was assassinated when he was 39. he never had fear in life. >> reporter: from behind the steering wheel, howe got an up-close view of the civil rights movement, seeing history unfold at every turn. >> that's where martin luther king would make decisions about whether he would -- in this room. he would be talking about selma, what strategy they'll do for the montgomery march. i think he would be sad to see this. we're seeing his office shuttered. >> reporter: some of the fondest memories are the ones he shared with dr. king. not as an icon, but as a man. >> dr. king would get his
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cigarettes over there. he'd put them inside my coat because he didn't want coretta, who was adamant against him smoking, he didn't want to have coretta check him out when he was coming in the door. >> reporter: and that door led into this house. king's sanctuary. the place where he drew his strength. >> this is where i would drive the cars in. and the kids would jump out when they heard him -- daddy, daddy, daddy. coretta would greet him, as well. and this is the house where coretta heard the news that her husband had been shot in memphis. this is where ivan allen, then mayor of atlanta, came to take her to the airport when they found out that he had indeed died in memphis. >> reporter: after a lot of tears -- laughter and tears. >> lots of laughter and lots of tears. >> reporter: when people go to this memorial, and they'll see the image of him chiseled in stone, it's going to be a memorial. what do you want people to know about not the memorial but about the man? what is the single thing you want people to know about him?
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>> i don't think there's anybody in the world today that can take his place. i think he was uniquely qualified, and given a few years to make a world a better place, and he did. and that voice has certainly been sorely missing in the decades since his assassination. >> reporter: reynolds wolf, cnn, atlanta. we have special coverage of the mlk memorial dedication all morning long. tonight at 7:00 eastern time, a special look at king's writings in the documentary "mlk papers: words that changed a nation." we're back after this. and some tasty noodles. let's see...south western vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me out? yup. [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less.
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taking a look at stories happening across the country. a boston area grandfather gets a new lease on life. new hands. doctors say robert mongeno's double hand transplant was a rounding success last week. he lost his limb after an infection a decade ago. he says having hands again is like you can fly. it's like having wings. good for him. in fayette county, west virginia, more than 400 people take a leap, a big one. they kicked off their annual
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bridge day celebration with a big base jump. it is billed as the largest extreme sports event in the world. scary. and texas rangers fans jubilant. the rangers are world series-bound for their second straight year. they beat the detroit tigers last night 15-5. game five of the american league series. from the cnn center, this is cnn sunday morning. it's october 16, good morning, everybody. so glad you're with us. i'm alino cho. t.j. holmes is on assignment. hurricane irene postponed the martin luther king jr. memorial dedication, but today the dream is realized. the reverend jesse jackson will join me in a few minutes, and designer tommy hilfiger a little later on. why is he involved? we'll tell you. and a month into the protests and thousands of people around the world are taking up
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the cause of occupy wall street. in new york city alone, the demonstrators are moving e ingi times square. we begin in washington where the reverend martin luther king jr. memorial is being dedicated today. the ceremony gets started in just about an hour. and we are joined by our athena jones at the memorial itself. so good morning. what can we expect to see today? >> reporter: good morning. it's going to be a big event here. lots of people on the program from actresses to civil rights leaders and of course the president himself. we heard from john lewis, we'll hear from martin luther king iii, sicily tyson, diane carroll, and aretha franklin is supposed to sing. as you know, this was postponed from august. we thought we'd look at the sculpture itself. and some of the controversy surrounding it.
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powerful and imposing, a 30-foot-tall statue of dr. martin luther king jr. emerging from a stone of hope. made an immediate impression on his son. >> the very first time that i came to the site, i was almost overwhelmed. i really was impressed by this -- this artist. he was able to capture the essence of my dad. >> reporter: not everyone is pleased with how the statue turned out or with the fact that the memorial foundation chose chinese -- a chinese artist to carve it. a 78-year-old artist who has sculpted at least 70 statues of king believes it missed the mark. >> having this 30-foot-tall sculpture of this man and confrontational look, he would not appreciate that because that was not him. >> reporter: dwight was involved in the project early on and is credited with sculpting small stone of hope donor gifts. a foundation panel chose le from
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china to carve the statue. as the ceo explained in an august press conference. >> we got the best man for the job. >> reporter: more than two decades in the making, the $120 million memorial is not just the sculpture sculpture, but inscribed are words from his speeches. >> i feel like i'm standing on holy ground. and i -- i am so proud to be here right now. >> reporter: as well as a source of debate. >> it does not look exactly like martin luther king that i personally saw before he was of assassinated, in person many times. >> reporter: a washington pastor who met king in the 1960s said the sculpture captures the spirit of the time. >> it's a hard piece to let you know that this -- this is not a monument to easy times. >> reporter: as for the chinese
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nationality of the statue's creator, the sculptor said in august through a translator that king of not just an american icon. >> martin luther king is not only a hero of american, he's also a hero of the world. >> reporter: king's son dpraes. >> king -- agrees. >> martin luther king jr. was a global citizen. >> reporter: now the issue or the debate over the ethnicity of the sculpture is not the only issue that's been raised. the poet and author maya angelou has taken issue with the editing of one of martin luther king's quotes that's inscribed in the stone of hope that you have king emerging from, the sculpture of king emerging from. on the stone, it says, "i was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness." that is a much abbreviated quote. the longer quote was, "if you want to say that i'm a drum major, say that i was a drum major for justice. say that i was a drum major for peace. i was a drum major for
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justiceness and all of the other shallow things do not matter." angelou said editing it down makes him sound arrogant. other agree. >> what a beautiful day in washington for the dedication ceremony. we thank you very much. injection was there when -- injecti jesse jackson was there when martin luther king jr. was killed. he says he was a foot soldier for king. you were a young aide to dr. king, one of the few on the balcony at the lorraine motel when he was assassinated. as you look at this beautiful memorial, four acres and two decades in the making, i wonder, do you think to yourself look how far we've come? or boy, do we still have a long way to go? >> i don't think that way. i'm impressed with the statue. i think he would be appreciative of the statue, and it will have
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great historic meaning. the pair to come to washington for a poor people's campaign and occupy the area between the lincoln memorial and the washington memorial, it demands that we shift the war in vietnam to the war on poverty at home. i see him as a living force and the day when i think about more wars, more concentrations of wealth, more poverty and then more rebellion, dr. king would be in the middle of the struggle today. >> you know what i found interesting when i was looking at my mounds of research last night was that pack in 1968, you have spoken about how dr. king actually thought about quitting the civil rights movement and that he thought about becoming a full-time author, maybe taking a position at morehouse college which he had attended. and then something changed. what changed? >> well, he was under so much pressure. one he took on the vietnam war,
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he was so bitterly attacked by the press, by many civil rights organizations. he said -- before we went to memphis, he thought about quitting. i remember them saying, don't talk like that, don't say peace, peace, when there is no peace. he said, i thought if i would fast to the point of death my friend would come to my aid and we could regroup our coalition. he said, we've got to turn the mine us into a plus. like jesus saying i will be done. he prayed and slept. he said, not my will but thine be done. he went through the same dramatic rhythm. he was determined to come to washington to engage in a massive act of civil disobedience, to force the congress to shift its priorities from killing and being killed abroad to healing and being healed at home. that's the living dr. king. it's -- in my memory deeper than this tremendous statue. >> you know, when i was again
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reading through all of my papers last night, one thing that really struck me is on the day of the assassination you were scheduled to go to dinner. and i know that dr. king looked at you and said, jesse, you don't have a tie on. what did you say to him? >> i said, like a prerequisite for eating is an appetite, not a neck tie. he was funny that -- fun in that way. we want to keep in mind today what he would be relative -- i think he would be excited by the stat statue. on the other hand, saddened by here we have a president who is facing a -- a rebellious congress. you say health care, we say obama care. you say job, we say no. you say education, we say no. and there he is in the situation now where there's a -- a gridlock in which may even require the 14th amendment to break it. but somehow he would be saddened
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by our willingness now to concentrate so much wealth in one direction, and be engaged in four wars and be negligent toward poverty. i think this, in many ways, is the king move oomt -- it's also a lyndon baines johnson movement. a great society -- 44 million americans are on food stamps. and 48 million in poverty. and 52 million americans unsecure. dr. king would make a case for we must measure our character by the way we treat those on the hull of the ship, not just those on the deck of the ship. >> and you're carrying that torch, still fighting for justice as you always have. the reverend jesse jackson, such an honor to speak to you on a special day. >> may i say that those today who are willing to sink the ship just to wipe out the captain. we must be better than that. we cannot sink the american ship for those who are obsessed to destroy the captain, our president, barack obama.
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>> injectiojesse jackson, thanky much. and we have special coverage all morning long. tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a look at king's writing in the documentary "mlk papers: words that changed a nation." other news now. 30th day of the occupy wall street movement, and wow, what a month it has been. what began with a small demonstration against big bank and corporate greed has exploded across the globe. the central web site for the movement, unitedforglobalchange, says protests are happening in hundreds of cities and 82 countries. among them, berlin, rome, hong kong, london. many of the protests are peaceful but not all. dozens and dozens of arrests have been made. we are covering the demonstrations from berlin to london all the way to melbourne, australia. >> reporter: huge, peaceful demonstrations across germany. the organizers say that they believe around 40,000 people have come to demonstrate in most of germany's major cities. the largest gathering here in
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berlin in the government headquarters, around the chancellor's office. around 10,000 people also in frankfurt and another 8,000 outside the headquarters of the european central bank. a very diverse group of people. but all of whom are protesting against what they see as the evernon hills -- as the evils of the financial system. >> reporter: i'm outside of st. paul's cathedral in london. this is the heart of the occupy wall street london stock exchange. the exchange is just over that way. but people have gathered here to voice their concern about the ramifications of the global financial crisis. >> like a lot of people here, i'm frustrated by the fact that the conference between big corporate capital and big conservative politics has led to a concentration of wealth in the hands of the small minority of our society at the expense of everyone else. >> reporter: the call from protesters on wall street to rise up and unite across the world was heard loud and clear in australia with city and state
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-- in every major state across the country. here in melbourne we saw one of the largest with more than 1,000 people coming to city square in the heart of melbourne. there was a strong police presence on standby. but the protests remained peaceful. while australia has managed to escape the global financial crisis and continues to enjoy growth and low unemployment, it's not to say that people aren't doing it tough here. the cost of living continues to rise, and the ahn dream of owning your -- australian dream of owning your own home has become just that -- a dream for so many. back here at home, dozens of weekend occupy demonstrations going on. police in raleigh, north carolina, estimate about 400 people demonstrated at the state capitol. a cnn affiliate reports police arrested 19 for trespassing. police in denver, colorado, also reporting the arrests of at least 24 occupy wall street protesters. one of the nation's largest protests taking place in new york's landmark times square.
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the crossroads of the world. dozens of people were arrested when they tried to stage a sit-in. dr. martin luther king jr.'s legacy lives on 43 years after his death in memphis. t.j. holmes traveled to the place where king was assassinated. the story coming up next. first, bonnie schneider has a look t weather forecast for this weekend. good morning. >> good morning, alina. we are looking at another windy day across michigan. tens of thousands without power because of the fierce winds that whipped across the region on saturday. expect more of that today. plus, get ready for a big change in the forecast this week. we're really going to be feeling the effects of fall very soon as temperature plummet 20 degrees from where they are today across much of the eastern half of the country. i'll tell you all about it coming up. alina? >> i said cold, not that cold, bonnie. okay. thank you very much. we look forward to it. you know, there are a lot of ways you can hurt your credit score, making late payments or not paying your bills are the
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to the southeast. we can show you that we're looking at a beautiful morning as the sun comes up over the city. we are going to see change, as i mentioned, in the forecast not just for atlanta but for a good portion of the midwest and the great lakes. gorgeous morning out there. notice the rain sliding through chicago. some heavy downpours anticipated all moving into the chicagoland area now. and that's sliding into detroit, as well. really once again today, the wet weather, that's not really the big story. the big story is the wind. and that wind has been whipping across michigan, for example. look at these numbers -- wind gusts up to almost 50 miles per hour. that's why tens of thousands of people are without power this morning across the great lakes. those winds are fierce. in detroit, in green bay. we're anticipating more windy weather for the next day or so. here's our computer model taking us from sundays over the next few days. so the winds stick around for monday into tuesday. then we start to see some change. we start to see some disturbed weather develop over the south. that's because despite the warm
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americans and, frankly, many around the world. a memorial for dr. martin luther king jr. will be dedicated in the nation's capital. the four-acre memorial on the national mall cost about $120 million and was 14 years in the making. today's dedication is more than symbolic. it's a touchstone moment in the civil rights struggle and a public appreciation of the man who led it until his untimely death. our t.j. holmes traveled there to the exact spot in memphis where dr. king was assassinated. ♪ he left birmingham and went to memphis to help in a garbage worker strike. that is where my friend dr. king gave his life. >> thank you, sir. >> why was i there? all the places i could have
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been, all the places he could have been, why was i there at that moment in history? and then god revealed to me why i was there. >> uh-huh. >> and the revelation was crucifixions have to have witnesses. so i was there to be a witness. >> alas, a demonic assassin shot him down. holy, holy his blood is crying up from the ground. >> everybody knows the lorraine motel, they think mlk immediately. there's a bus here now talking about the freedom riders. it's not just mlk. he was part of a greater movement. he was, frankly, simply just one man. and if you come inside the
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national civil rights museum, you certainly get more of the story. >> i have a dream. they need to know the circumstances that surrounded his life and all those martyrs that marched with him, that died for them. we come from good stuff, and martin king is just another big evidence of that stuff. i'm so glad i knew him. >> reporter: it is impossible to come here and not have some kind of overwhelming emotional response. this is sacred ground. this is the very place, the very spot where martin luther king was shot and killed. a lot of people thought at the time this would be the very spot where an entire movement would die. but over the past 40 years, we've learned certainly that it did not die here on this balcony. it was just one more moment in a
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journey. >> freedom, justice, equality. with my blood, i give it to thee. and we have special coverage of the mlk memorial dedication all morning. in the next hour, i'm going to speak with designer tommy hilfiger about his surprising role. he'll be among the speakers today and tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. a special look at king's writings in the cnn documentary "mlk papers: words that changed a nation." at 52 years old, freed inmate-turned-professional boxer, duesy bazella -- dewey bozella finally got a shot in the ring. did he win? the inspiring story next.
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