nacional y el acto contara con la presencia del presidente barack obama, el secretario del interior, ken salazarfamiliares del otrora lider de los derechos civiles.. la dedicacion estaba originalmente programada para agosto pero fue cancelada debido a las tormentas del huracan irene... continuaron hoy los trabajos de demolicion de mas de 60 casas mobiles en woodbridges, despues de ser declaradas inhabitables el parque de plazas rodantes holly acres, sufrio serios danos tras el paso del la tormenta tropical lee, el pasado 8 de septiembre desde entonces muchos de los desplazados originarios de mexico, han tenidos que habitar en albergues temporales.. y siguen solicitando la ayuda de las autoridades locales y federales las multitudes que sostienen protestan en washington en contra de la actual situacion economica, y las guerras en afganistan e irak llegaron un acuerdo con el departamento de parques para permanecer en la plaza libertad frente a la alcaldia, por los proximos cuatro meses.... pese a la diversidad de causas y participantes, fue notoria la casi nula participacion de los inmigrantes lati

>> this is interior secretary ken salazar. >> the reason i am not is because i think that the american latinos will ask themselves who is on our side. >> to reinforce latino support, the president wednesday staged an event labeled the first white house forum on american latino heritage. >> it's an honor to be here with so many leaders and thinkers who have come together for one reason, to celebrate latino culture. >> the president of the united states making what was essentially very political and partisan speech advocating passage of portions of his jobs bill, but what went unremarked here at the first ever white house forum on the american latino heritage is what he intend to do about the 12 million undocumented immigrants who are currently in states like arizona and alabama being singled out to very harsh treatment. aren't the undocumented immigrants like the 12 million elephants in the room? doesn't the president have to move much more aggressively to resolve the situation? >> i think he has been. i've been a partner with him on that. i know he cares very deeply and i know he empat

. >>> back over to ken salazar, hose is it looking out there -- sal -- back over to sal, how is it looking out there? >>> over at the golden gate bridge, it looks good and give yourself a little extra time, also the bay bridge has a little bit of a delay coming up to pay the money in the cash lanes. this morning's commute in walnut creek looking good on 680 heading south no major problems and 80 is in good shape let's go to steve. >>> very good morning to all of you, we expect the fog to lift later and it was way down and didn't make any impact lost out to an east wind, you know we said warmer and i am getting tweets that it was warmer. sunny warm inland not as warm as yesterday more fog tonight it will be breezy and cool but the weekend looks very quiet and next weekend it looks very warm. humidity building in, in deep troughs all the way to florida and that's what the computer models are showing for next week. on the increase a few high clouds, maybe they can drift by, maybe peninsular and also south bay. cooler coast and bay there was nothing on the gold den gate and it will start to in

ken salazar is speaking a a conference where the american wind energy oh association. he is trying to clear the way for the offshore wind farm, which could be built off of ocean city. >>> report suggests people in the baltimore area are thinking twice before putting their homes up for sale. the number of homes listed fell 2 3% in september. analysts are blaming the slumping economy and poor home sales for the trend. >>> still to come on eye witness news at noon, a top official in egypt says he can't work like this anymore. >>> a shootout at a texas gas station, all caught on tape. police say the person who fired the shots wasn't who they would expect. >>> take a look outside, your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] these are the grands! biscuits you love with dinner. and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. ♪ start your morning a whole new way! ♪ ♪ pillsbury grands! biscuits ♪ f

he is shocked by this because attorney general ken salazar as just been telling congress that there's no enforcement in libraries but he wants to talk to congress. he's not allowed time and that is a great place to in because the only place in the spoke with my public service. thank you very much. thank you thank you. .. interview several professors who have written recent books. over the next few sundays we will be airing these interviews beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern. this we can we talked with meredith lair, author of .. the politics of size, representation in than 90 -- of united states 1776-1850. for a complete schedule and the list of other george mason university interviews go to booktv.org. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction books every weekend. we are on the campus of george mason university in fairfax, virginia, on the outskirts of washington d.c. for our universities series. we had the chance to come to some universities and talk with professors to have ultimately let's as you might not have heard about. joining us now is meredith lair, a histor

sigourney weaver will read a poem, ken salazar will present gifts, and lady liberty's new torch cam will go live. fireworks cap off evening. >>> bill gates turns 56. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". >>> finally, here's a look at what is coming up later this morning on the "today" show. cnbc jim cramer weighs in on the debt breakthrough in europe and the long run markets impact may have here at home. today at the rink kicks off with a special performance by olympic gold medalist scott hamilton. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm vinita nair. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

. >>> interior secretary ken salazar may have left the door open for changing an inscription on the newmemorial. listen to what he said at a break fast. >> i visited the memorial yesterday. i looked at the quote and i looked at all of the quotes. it's a wonderful memorial. there are issues weed in to resolve and we'll work on them once we're past the 16th. >> one carries a quote saying i was a drum major, for justice, peace, and righteousness. maya arm lou points out that is truncated. >>> the dedication of the memorial will take place on sunday, october 16th. we'll have full coverage on folk 5 morning news starting at 8:00 a.m. >> and a new retailer is setting up shop in the district and doing that. as the city inches closer to a big goal. >>> and get ready to pay a fee to access your money. find out which customers will have to shell out $20 a month. >>> first, a georgia woman is $25 million richer thanks to a store clerk's carelessness. 44-year-old cathy scruggs matched all of the winning numbers. she was trying to play the megamillions game. the clerknded up giving her the winning p

. >>> interior secretary ken salazar may have left the door open for changing an inscription on the newisten to what he said at a breakfast. >> i visited the memorial yesterday. i looked at the quote. i looked at all the other quotes. it is a wonderful memorial. but there are some issues that we'll resolve appear we'll work on them once we get past october 16th. >> one side of the memorial carries a quote that says i was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness. critics point out the quote is shortened changing the meaning of dr. king's original words. the dedication which was postponed due to hurricane irene will take place on sunday, october 16th. we'll have full coverage here starting at 8:00 a.m. >>> there is a new government agency looking out for consumers. it was create by congress after the mortgage mess two years ago. the idea was to have a single watchdog that could have stopped some of the bad landing practices that led to the crisis. as melanie alnwick explains, the cfpb is already up and running. >> reporter: credit cards, mortgages, student loans and more, a new f

a budget shortfall, monthly muny bus passes now costs $21 and that's up $10 from two years ago ken salazar, you are looking at out, so far it looks good, we are looking at 80 westbound but they did pick it up as they said they would on time. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza westbound bridge looks good at the pay gates and no problems on that deck. we are looking at san jose, nice drive so far and northbound 10 1 and 85, let's did to steve. >>> a little fog on the increase and it is still shallow fog, inland i am tweaking as far as as far as i go along and it will be cooler coast and bay and the westerly windows kick in and there is still a component of an offshore breeze. we will have some clouds, a little bit of drizzle and this system is falling apart this low that is coming in. today it is a little fight here, there is still lots of fog, it is lifting a little bit but will not make it over the coastal hills. low 60s for others, oakland and san francisco still at 60 degrees and the of a for mentioned -- the afor mentioned push, there is a component of an on shore and it should i

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ken salazar says they will discuss the issue after the memorial's formal dedication next week. the author first reported and brought it to the attention of the public. yes, if you want to say that i was a drum major, say that i was a drum major for justice. say that i was a drum major for peace, for righteousness and all the other shallow things will not matter. the shortened quote is inscribed saying i was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness. they say it makes him sound like an arrogant twit. memorial planners say they could not fit the entire quote on the statue. >>> tonight at 11:00, a medical mystery for a virginia couple trying to get pregnant. doreen is here with more on this very unusual case. doreen? >> hi there, pat. this couple struggled for years trying to have a baby. doctors told them not to worry. instikts told them there could be something nor serious going on. when she couldn't get pregnant, she took matters into her own hands. the new doctor believed it was from a common hormone disorder. it turned out to be more troubling. >> just heather's ferti

secretary of the interior's ken salazar. >>> introduce to you the honorable ken salazar, secretary ofmorning to all of you. on behalf of president obama and the united states department of the interior, i am humbled and honored to celebrate with you the birth of dr. martin luther king, jr. on the national mall as the nation's 395th national park. [ applause ] in all of our lives, we have seen and understood the legacy of dr. king. that as citizens of earth, we are all one people and have a duty to stand up for equality and justice for all. today the department of interior and the national park service have the honor of serving as one of the custodians of mesh's h america's history. we have a duty to make sure that all of america's story is told, not just a part of it. with the dedication of this memorial, we're honoring a critical chapter in america's story on the march of civil rights and the struggle to create a more perfect union. dr. king pushed the struggle of civil rights for all people into the consciousness of america and the world. millions of disenfranchised americans found

. >> reporter: ken salazar said he is eager to see this building sold off. it is part of the larger obama administration initiative to cut waste and net $3 billion in savings by 2012. >> the property basically stacked up all across the nation. what the president has said is we won't do that anymore. we'll make sure that we get all this extra property out there on the market. so it becomes part of our economic recovery. >> reporter: this particular building costs about $350,000 just to maintain. that's for keeping the lights on and for paying security. you can do the math. it has been sitting vacant for ten years. that's more than $3 million of wasted taxpayer money. the administration is asking congress to set up a special board comprised of private and public members to identify other federal properties that the government no longer needs. similar to commissions set up to close military bases. jeffrey, the deputy director of the white house office of management and budget estimates the government could raise $15 billion in the first three years alone. >> th

a lobbyist, just so happens to be a lobbyist for the company, and they took interior secretary, ken salazar nice little cozy tour of this facility last october as they were angling for this loan. and on top of all of that, the company is mired in all sorts of lawsuits over it's questionable accounting practices. why did they get the money in the first place when they were able to get private financing and, more importantly, when we are talking about the need for american jobs. this thing is going to create countless jobs where? not in america, but in mexico where they manufacture the photo solar panels that go into them. >> you can't make this up. >> no, you can't. >> there's one other point. the company carries $820 million in debt. this is before it even started. 20 million more than it's mark of capitalization and they still go the 1.2 billion from the government, guaranteed loans. one other point, congressman miller, democrat, now apparently he failed to mention top lobbyist, he's pushing for this, he failed to mention how george miller iv is the top lobbyist at sun power. can it get an

interior secretary ken salazar says the fort had bipartisan back, public support and the possibilityeation and tourism dollars for the commonwealth. sounds like a win/win. >>> a wounded warrior says a process of getting well takes determination. some injured marines are spending time doing something they say makes all the difference. they were on a farm in prince william county doing something called horse cutting. fox 5's beth parker has a closer look. >> it's so exciting. >> reporter: the wounded warrior cutting horse classic is competition these marines crave. melissa harimijo has served in iraq and afghanistan. >> i lost a lot of my confidence for a long time and they helped me like build this confidence up that i haven't had in such a long time and giving me a really good adrenaline rush that i haven't had in a long time and i'm like smiling from ear templet. >> reporter: this skillful cutting back and forth didn't come easy. >> when i first got on the horse to trot i was terrified. i thought i was going to fly off. i was like i don't think i'm going to make it to the end. week.

i want to thank my dear friend and outstanding secretary of the interior, ken salazar, for organizinghis forum. [ applause ] you know, whenever ken is asked how long his ancestors have been in this country, he says about 400 years. so his roots go way back. just like i know many of yours do. and that's what today is all about. diversity has always been america's strength. we are richer because of the men and women and children who have come to our shores and joined our union. and we are better off because of the ideas that they have brought and the difference that they've made and the impact they've had on our lives. and nowhere is that more true than with the latino community. right now there are 54 million americans of latino descent. one-sixth of our population. our neighbors, our co-workers, our family, our friends. you've helped us build our cities, grow our economy, defend our country, and today for the first time in history there is a latina in my cabinet and a latina on the bench of the highest court in the land. [ applause ] hilda solis is doing an outstanding job. this forum

. -- ken salazar. [applause] >> thank you and good morning to wallop you. obama and the united states department of the interior, i am humbled and honored to celebrate with the of the birth of dr. martin luther king, jr., memorial on the national mall as the nation's 395th national park. [applause] in our lives we have seen and understood the legacy of dr. king. as citizens of birth, we are all one people and have the duty to stand up for equality and justice for all. today, the department of the interior and the national park service had the honor as serving of a custodian of america's history. we have a duty to make sure that all of america's story is told, not just a part. with the dedication of this memorial, we are honoring a critical chapter in the american story on the march of civil- rights and the struggle to create a more perfect union. dr. king push the struggle of civil rights for all people into the consciousness of america and the world. millions of disenfranchised americans bound new hope, dignity, and opportunity to share fully in the blessi

other attendees included actress cystly tyson and interior secretary ken salazar and musical performances by aretha franklin and stevie wonder. this portion of the ceremony is about 09 minutes. 90 minutes. ♪te ♪st [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please> welcome the chairman of the king memorial foundation's executive leadership cabinet, gary cowger. [applause] >> good morning. dan akerson, tommy be hilfiger and rod gillhamre vealed something very significant aboue the memorial we dedicated today, and that is everyone involvedjet with this project had their own story to tell as they look back to the construction of thistr tribute to dr. king's legacy. fraternity brothers, artisans, construction workers,, corporations, government officials, architects and everyday people played to their strengths and contributed what they could.on so today we celebrate how thesee many came together as one to see a dream fulfilled.see as co-of chair of the foundation's executive f leadership council,ou i had the distinct honor to work side by side with incredible men and women dedicated to building an al

i took the trip myself with interior secretary, ken salazar, as a special guide. >> getting narrower.walk to the crown. >> here we are. >> reporter: 265 feet high for a spectacular view. even on a rainy day. >> it's more significant today because i think she's recognized all around the world, including all around our nation as a symbol of freedom. >> reporter: but our panoramic view was one of the last everyone will see for a while. starting saturday, the park stays open. but lady liberty is closed. for an entire year, to get $27 million in safety upgrades. but you won't really miss a moment of her spectacular sights because, check this out. the 19th century torch has 21st century technology. this is an exclusive sneak peek at five brand-new torch cameras, going online later this morning. each offering live, streaming views 24/7, from web cams mounted on the statue. it's almost like you're there in person, curtesy of earthcam.com. the copper cladding, just two pennies thick all the way along. people are lined up no matter what the weather is. whether it's snow, ice, rain. people are l

secretary of the interior, ken salazar. >> stand up for equality and justice for all.nor of serving as one of custodians of america's history. we have a duty to make sure that all of america's story is fold told not just a part of it. with the dedication of this memorial we are honoring the critical chapter in america's story on the march of civil rights and the struggle to create a more perfect union. dr. king, rights for all people into the consciousness of america and the world. millions of disinfranchiseçed americans found new hope, dignity and opportunity to share fully in the blessings of our nation. as i stand here before you today, this distinguished audience, my president and the first family, my vice president and his family, leaders of the civil rights movement, members of the king family, members of congress and my colleagues on the cabinet, i know we are all indebted to dr. king and those who spearheaded the civil rights movement who came before us. they gave those of us and my generation the opportunity they had been denied to generations before them. i

the company told fox business last far with interior secretary, ken salazar.rge miller's son's lobbying firm, they did confirm that george miller, the son, does work for the lobbying firm and sun power is a client of that firm. back to you, megyn. megyn: wow. there'll be more questions about this in the days to come. liz macdonald, thank you. >> sure sure, delighted. megyn: well, one of the targets in iran's alleged plan, in three minutes we will be joined by ambassador dan gillerman on the response from the u.s. and israel. >>> plus, a self-described superhero fights lawlessness in his fair city. unfortunately, that turns out to be illegal. look at this, does this look like a superhero to you? is this what you do? if so, they won't be calling you very often. that's upcoming. [applause] megyn: also, there is this. the big winners and losers in last night's big republican debate. our focus group weighs in. let me ask you this, because herman cain had to get on the map last night, they had to attack him. somebody who really needed to make a stand was rick perry.

it is my honor, my privilege, and my pleasure to introduce to you the honorable ken salazar, a secretaryou. on behalf of president obama and the department of interior, i am humbled and honored to celebrate with you the birth of dr. martin luther king jr. memorial as the nation's 3 engine 95th national park. -- 395th national park. we have seen and understood the legacy of dr. king. we are all one people and have a duty to stand up for equality and justice for all. today the department of interior and the national park service have the honor of serving as lead the custodians of americans history. we have a duty to make sure that all of the story is told and not just a part of it. with the dedication, we are honoring a critical chapter on the march of civil rights in the struggle to create a more perfect union. dr. king and pushed this for all people into the consciousness of america and the world. millions of disenfranchise the americans found new hope, dignity, an opportunity to share in blessings of our nation. i stand before you today as a distinguished audience. leaders of the civil