martin luther king, jr.'s dream. want us to be together, come together and just get along together. you know, that's all i want to do. >> reporter: martin luther king, jr. day holds special meaning as he and his late wife would always celebrate dr. martin luther king, jr.'s birthday hoping it could become the holiday it is today. >> now what we need too god's will. >> reporter: family members of three d.c. residents who have been reported missing walked the parade, keeping hope alive that their loved ones would be found. mayor muriel bowser was among the politicians taking part in today's parade. >> it's important now that we remember how far we've come and reserve all the thi preserve all the things we've gained as we move forward. >> reporter: there were others here who wanted to voice their opposition to the incoming president-elect. >>> traumatic video captured by chopper 4, reports of a barricade in herndon, virginia. swat team officers moved in, there was gunfire and a rescue. >> tonight we're getting new infor

martin luther king jr. fted up the conscience of our nation, a towering leader in his day and a lasting inspiration for all generations to follow. trump had a meeting today with martin luther king iii. who told abc's tom llamas it's time to make peace with the incoming administration. >> were you offended by the president-elect's tweet that representative lewis is all talk and no action? >> i think in the heat of emotion a lot of things get said on both sides. and i think that at some point -- i am, as john lewis and many others are, a bridge builder. the goal is to bring america together. >> reporter: congressman lewis has been here before under similar circumstances. he sat out the inauguration of president george w. bush. with four days left before the inauguration, at least 35 democrat lawmakers have come out saying they won't be participating on friday. some of them pointing to the fight with john lewis as their reason. >> i decided not to attend on wednesday after the president-elect's press conference

martin luther king jr. holiday. "la la land" came in second place. >>> well, right now at 6:00, we're following several developing stories this morning. >> yeah, lauren, the death toll is rising after a cargo plane crash landed in kyrgyzstan and plowed through a village, knocking down several buildings in the process. the new information we're learning this morning about what might have caused that crash. >>> the search continues for a freeway shooter in the east bay. how the chp is working with victims to help catch the suspect. >> reporter: the martin luther king jr. day celebration train will roll from san jose to san francisco this morning. how that 54-mile journey links to dr. king's march from selma to montgomery, alabama. >>> a very good monday morning to you and thank you so much for joining us on this martin luther king jr. holiday. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. that's absolutely right. it's an historic day. more on that in just a second. it's also a very cool day, at least to star

he would have been 88 years old. >>> president-elect donald trump met today with martin luther king jr's son. reporter jamie on a busy week leading up to trump's inauguration on friday. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump shook hands with martin luther king the third. >> we provided at least a solution to begin to address a broken voting system. that was the dialogue -- most of the dialogue that we talked about constructively. >> reporter: he also weighed in on the dispute between mr. trump and john lewis lose. the feud began when lewis questioned the president- elect's legitimacy. >> i don't see president-elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: in response, trump tweeted lewis should focus on fixing his district. with 4 days to go before the inauguration, the president- elect also lashed out at the outgoing head of the cia. he tweeted that the agency couldn't do much worse and asked if cia director john brennan was the leaker of fake news. the president-elect also says he's almost ready to unveil his proposal to replace obamacare telling the washington post the plan will pro

martin luther king jr. vice president elect mike pence and his family were on hand for ceremonies at the mlk memorial. they would help lay a wreath to honor dr. king and his efforts to end racism in america. >>> in philadelphia a crowd gathered for the 35th annual national bell ringing ceremony at independence hall. the liberty bell was adopted as a symbol of freedom in the 1800s. the abolitions were fighting to end slavery. >>> and in san francisco people rode the celebration train from san jose to san francisco. after they got off they ran to the center. they went there to listen to speakers and attend an mlk liberation film festival in the afternoon. >>> in oakland hundreds of people took to the streets today as well to honor dr. king. >> the group marched from city hall to lake merritt in the first of several demonstrations this week. >> ktvu's cristina rendon tells us the rally kicks off 120 hours of action leading up to this friday's presidential inauguration. >> reporter: it's long and peaceful for hu

martin luther king jr. this teacher knew dr. king. they studied together at moorehouse college in atlanta. he informed dr. king that i was there. martin luther king jr. got back in touch with me and suggested when i was home for spring break to come and see him. a saturday morning in march of 1958 i boarded a bus, traveled from troy to montgomery and a young lawyer, young african-american lawyer by the name of fred gray, who was a lawyer for rosa parks, for dr. king and the montgomery movement met me at the greyhound bus station and drove me to the first baptist church in downtown montgomery, pass by the reverend's house in abernathy and ushered me into the church. i saw martin luther king jr. and dr. abernathy standing behind the desk. and dr. king said are you john lewis? are you the boy from troy? i said, dr. king, i'm dr. robert lewis. and he called me "the boy from troy." he told me, he said, john as you attempt to condition your efforts to enter troy state, your parents could lose their land, your home could be bombed or burned,

martin luther king jr. day. we'll tell you how the celebration train now called the celebration train is rolling from san jose to san francisco. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> monday morning, sometimes -- good morning to you! hey, thanks for joining us. >> hey, there, buddy. >> hey. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. kris, looked like she was kind of cold out there. i'm willing to bet she would taken that any day of the week over the downpour we saw a few days ago. >> she just told me she was tired of wearing all the rain gear and unfortunately, she'll have to roll that back out towards the middle of the week. we'll have some more rain moving in. two days of some dry weather for the start of this workweek. and once again, we'll see that rain moving in on monday. this morning, we're dealing with some patchy fog. and it's been cut down to about a half of a mile visibility in santa rosa, while we are seeing some thicker fog for parts of the central valley and starting to move through the delta into

martin luther king jr., i don't know where i would be. till down in rural alabama, maybe preaching to chickens. if it hadn't been for martin luther king jr., i wouldn't be a member of the house of representatives since 1987. if it hadn't have been for martin luther king jr., i don't know what would have happened to our nation. he freed us. he liberated us. >> all right. the camera just froze up right there in the middle of a moving speech for congressman john lewis, of course, a civil rights leader in the '60s. i think we have it back. let's gojacksonville, florida, to new york city, and became a champion of civil rights, human rights, and labor rights. mr. randolph said over and over again as we met, he said, brother, maybe our poor mothers and our poor fathers all came to this great land in different ships but we all in the same boat now. dr. king would put it another way. it doesn't matter whether we're black or white, whether we're latino, asian-american, or native american. we're one people. we're one family. we all live in the same h

martin luther king jr. day. they voted 6-0 to rename what had been called great americans day. last week the city ignited a social media firestorm after posting certain offices would be closed on great americans day. they also honor robert e. lee on the third monday in january. >>> we'll have more on the dr. martin luther king jr. day celebrations around the bay area coming up, including the annual tradition that got rolling this morning. >>> the wife of the man who killed 49 people in that deadly terrorist attack last june in orlando, florida, has been arrested here in the bay area. noor salman was taken into custody this morning in rodeo in contra costa county. she's now in jail waiting for her court appearance, which is tomorrow. abc news reporter has the latest. >> reporter: noor salman is locked in a california jail, charged with aiding her husband's massacre. last juno mar mateen walked into pulse and opened fire with a military-style rifle. this murder spree lasted hours before s.w.a.t. teams moved in

martin luther king jr. y 7 was in oakland as people filled the streets, hoping to keep alive the dreams of dr. king. this peaceful rally shut down several streets this afternoon. sergio quintana joins us live in oakland with a look at why people marched. sergio. >> reporter: ama, there is a rally that just wrapped up here at lake merritt probably half an hour ago, but this is a day of events that actually started hours ago at oakland city hall. there were lots of young people involved in this march. parents i talked with say they brought their children here to teach them about martin luther king jr.'s legacy and the methods he used to push for change. >> i think that's why we've been stuck the past couple of years is because we've been internetting each other instead of being out here on the ground, out here on the pavement, connecting with each other. >> reporter: from sky 7 you can see the size of the crowd. with the inauguration of donald trump just a few days away, this rally in march took on a sense of

thank you for joining me on this martin luther king jr. the nation honors the civil rights leader. his son, martin luther king iii just met with president-elect donald trump. pictures inside the lobby there at the trump tower. mr. trump going toe to toe with another icon in his own rights, congressman john lewis of georgia. he marched with martin luther king in the '60s. spoke of that march

martin luther king, jr. parade. and in south carolina the naacp hosted a commemorative rally at the statehouse there which included a peaceful march and a prayer service. >> here in the delaware valley tens of thousands of people donated their time including at the greater philadelphia king day of service. this is the largest event of its kind in there nation. "action news" reporter annie mccormick spoke to some of the volunteers here in north philadelphia. >> girard college was packed today. at least 5,000 people came out for this event that is now an annual tradition. the keystone state boy choir opened the greater philadelphia martin luther king, jr. day of service at girard college. >> we started as i said with a thousand volunteers in 1996. 1.5 million volunteers later and an expected 145,000 volunteers here in the area today. >> reporter: founder of this events todd bernstein explained this year's theme. >> the overall theme is educational justice will be created 250 mini libraries for unconventional p

martin luther king jr. lynch, in fact, gave her final speech as attorney general at the historic 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama. leading the news this morning, president-elect trump is planning on cleaning house come friday and he's starting with the nation's top diplomats. according to a state department official trump says he wants each and every politically appointed ambassador out by day one that will feccively empty the top posts in the u.s. embassies in the world. 80 in all we understand until congress can approve their replacements which could take several months at least. >>> a brands new sports arena saw the roof come caving in literally all caught on video. watch this, 80 athletes and fans race out the door as mid-game during this floor ball tournament in the czech republic. just seconds later the roof collap collapses, leaving the arena in complete darkness. about ten inches of snow was piled on the roof before the accident. the arena designer says all construction standards we

don't behave like a pawn if you've been made a king. >> on this martin luther king jr. y, trump is tweeting that we should honor dr. king for the great man that he was. meanwhile, his planned trip to washington today has been called off. news4's tracie potts has the details. >> reporter: president-elect trump was supposed to visit the new african-american museum in washington today. his trip abrupt lly canceled overnight. >> i don't see the president-elect has a legitimate president. >> reporter: as trump advisers defend his tweets criticizing congressman john lewis. >> donald trump has the right to defend himself. >> reporter: lewis and ten other democrats are boycotting friday's inauguration. trump advisers urge president obama to step in. >> to do trump five days before he puts his hand on the bible, it's just wrong. >> my hope would be that the president-elect will reach out. >> reporter: mr. trump making news in an interview with the times of london criticizing u.s. involvement in iraq. >> it's like throwing rocks into a beehive. >> reporter: back home he says his r

martin luther king jr. lynch gave her final speech as attorney general at the historic 16th street church in birmingham, alabama. >>> president-elect trump is expected to clean house on friday. he's starting with the nation's top diplomats. trump says that he wants each and every politically appointed ambassador out by day one. that will effectively empty the top posts in the u.s. embassies around the world. in fact, 80 total, until congress can approve their replacements which could take several months at least. >>> brand-new sports arena saw the roof come caving in literally and it was all ct watch as 80 athletes and fans race out the doors mid game during this floor ball tournament in the czech republic. seconds later the roof collapses eventually leaving the arena in complete darkness. ten inches of snow was piled on the roof before the accident. the arena's designer said all construction reeg did you lagss were followed. >>> not only did the satellites make it into space, but the first stage rocket boo

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martin luther king jr. mornings on 2 continues. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. [ music playing ] it's a monday morning and martin luther king jr. means that a lot of people are not rushing off to school or work. what a pretty picture. i don't see rain, and we're not going to see it for a few days. we're going talk about the return coming up. welcome back this monday morning january 16th martin luther king jr. day. >> i am dave clark and steve is right here and ready to talk about the weather this week. >> yeah, you ain't seen nothing yet until the rain comes back. >> very good. >> yes. >> a little dto. oh my gosh. he stole my heart. let's go and some fog yesterday was really really thick. allen sends us some of the fog yesterday from the mount rose highway and looking at the fog over lake tahoe on sunday. look at that snow. look at all of that snow. there's more on the way too. wednesday, friday, sunday sure looks like it as well. some clouds over the sierra and mixed sun and clouds. we had a lot of fog yes

martin luther king jr. holiday, and most people will have the day off, all, so there are definitely people out there, but you will have a nice drive if you are go into work. >> what is the weather going to be like today? we'll go to steve. >> that's a very good question. it will be nice today. it will be nice today after maybe some of that thick fog pops up. yesterday was a lot worse on the fog, but between now and, say, sunrise, it does tend to thicken up a little bit. so watch out for patchy fog. a little coolle for some maybe out to the east -- cool for maybe some out 0 the east. light wind, and no fog in some lakes today. but very dense in some areas. this is the most fog i've seen in the valley in years. let's face it, we haven't had a lot of rain. 30s for some, 40s for others, 42 in the city. you know what else i noticed is since all of this rain, some locations now are not reporting anytime. they got washed away or something. we'll see if they update here. great news, they're at 37, glen allen 36. and

martin luther king jr. abc's robin roberts sits down with their daughter berneice. >> i have a dream. >> reporter: some of the most revered words in american history. >> i have a dream. that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident. that all men are created equal. >> reporter: martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech heralding his vision of racial justice and equality in america. cementing his place in history. but coretta scott king, wife of the man we honor today, was herself crucial to the struggle for civil rights. >> she was a very powerful woman. >> reporter: dr. bernice king is the youngest of the couple's four children. >> she used to say, came from great stock. and martin didn't make her. when they met, she was prepared.

every step of the way. >>> vice president-elect mike pence made a surprise visit to the martin luther king, jr. memorial on t memorial. thousands of people also showed up for another special king holiday event. >> reporter: the tradition of celebrating martin luther king, jr.'s birthday continues with this parade. thousands came out to watch, thousands came out to participate. >> for me, being grateful and thankful for the many deeds that all of those who have gone on made a pathway for all people. >> reporter: and while most of the people are here to celebrate the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr., there were others here who wanted to voice their opposition to the incoming president-elect. >> reporter: we also visited the national museum of african-american history and culture. we met a alabama. she remembers when schools first integrated, she was in first grade. on this martin luther king, jr. day, she is reflecting on the past, the present and thinking ahead to the future. >> everything is going to be okay because god is on the side of the righteous. we are praying not only for unity, b

president-elect donald trump met with the son of late martin luther king jr. rtin luther king iii attended, intending to play peacemaker between donald trump and the civil rights icon, john lewis. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump shook hands with martin luther king's son. >> we provided at least a solution to begin to address a broken holding system. that was the dialogue as we talked about constructively. >> reporter: mr. king also weighed in on the dispute between mr. trump and fellow simp rights leader, lewis.

launched his campaign of hatred and lies about president obama's birth five years ago, martin luther king jr.'s oldest son had to walk today. every minute he was in trump tower today martin luther king iii was walking a an invisible tight rope. he was trying to convince trump to take a small step in the right direction toward voting rights. he didn't want to say anything negative about trump. when he was leaving his meeting with donald trump he was asked that question that has become his life-long burden, what would your father think? >> on this day, what would your father's message be to trump? with. >> what do you think your father's message would be to donald trump. >> i will reiterate what i just said. i think my father would be concerned there are 580, 60 million people living in poverty and we have to create a climate for all voters to be lifted. in america, with $23 trillion economy it is insanity we have poor people in this nation. that's unacceptable. when we work together, we know we can roll up our sleeves. there's nothing we as americans can't do. >> a tough tight rope to be on t

martin luther king jr. his georgia district is hardly the slum trump described on the front page of "the atlanta journal constitution," atlanta to trump -- wrong. now 30 members of congress, all democrats, boycotting trump's inauguration. even some republicans indicating trump went too far. senator ben sasse tweeting -- "john lewis and his 'talk' have changed the world." vice president-elect mike pence today visiting the marin luther king memorial defending trump. >> for someone to use his stature to use terms like this is not a legitimate president, it's just -- it's just deeply disappointing to me, and i hope he reconsiders it. >> reporter: today trump canceling plans to visit the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture in washington. instead meeting with martin luther king iii at trump tower. >> were you offended by the president-elect's tweet that representative lewis is "all talk and no action?" >> first of all, i think in the heat of emotion, a lot of things get said on both sides,

president-elect donald trump met with the son of late martin luther king jr. martin luther king iii attended, intending to play peacemaker between donald trump and the civil rights icon, john lewis. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump shook hands with martin luther king's son. >> we provided at least a solution to begin to address a broken holding system. that was the dialogue as we talked about constructively. >> reporter: mr. king also weighed in on the dispute between mr. trump and fellow simp rights leader, lewis. who marched side by side with martin luther king jr. >> i don't see this president- elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: in response, mr. trump tweeted, lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district. adding, he's all talk, talk, talk, no action or results. >> new york congressman jared nadler becomes the latest democratic lawmaker to join john lewis in skipping mr. trump's inauguration on friday. >> reporter: security is tight around the capitol. officials expect close to 1 million people. and protest groups have a

martin luther king, martin luther king jr., martin luther king iii in new york today. however, everyone in dc is talking about the president elect's promise of health insurance for everyone and his ongoing twitter war of words. jamie has more. >> reporter: president elect donald trump told millions of twitter followers to celebrate martin luther king day by honoring the great man. the tweet comes as mr. trump spars with another civil rights icon. >> i don't see this president elect as a legitimate president. >> after georgia congressman john lewis doubted mr. trump's legitimacy because of russian hacking the shot back. mr. trump tweeted lewis should spend more time fixing his district. adding he's all talk no action. he's an icon of the civil rights era. he was beaten during the voting rights march from selma to montgomery alabama. the president elect also lashed out at the out going head of the cia. mr. trump tweeted that the agency couldn't do much worse and asked if the cia director was the leaker of fake news after brennan said the president elect doesn't fully und

martin luther king jr. had a constructive meeting with donald trump. rtin luther king iii met with trump at the trump hotel in manhattan. he wanted to discuss thor use with the current voting system that got 58% of eligible voters to the polls for the election. king iii says many minorities feel disenfranchised. >> it is very clear the system is not working at its maximum. as for donald trump's twitter attack on lewis. king believes things were said in the heat of the moment on both side. we have to move forward. >> days before the inauguration. crews are getting d.c. set up. laying down barriers for the parade expected to last 80, 90 minutes at the most compared to four hours. on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol they're now putting up inaugural platforms, viewing stands and thousand of seats. organizers say not to worry about the lawn. >> the tiles we laid done actually allows light through, the grass can still continue to photo synthesize while covered. >> across town from the mouse, movers took boxes into barack and michelle obama's new home. they'r

martin luther king jr. we do have video of this service taking place in the last couple of years it is a 55 moria -- mile trek commemorating the march led from dr. king in 1965. after diminishing participation in the service in the train ride which ran biannually for 30 years and the change in the organization this service is now called the celebration trained. it is a free program thanks to the northern california dr. martin luther king jr. community salvation and caltrain. those who have preregistered can leave this station at 9:45 this morning. there are stops at palo alto and san mateo. the king day march scheduled for 11:00 this morning going from the san francisco caltrain station to yerba buena gardens will be held at 11:45. as for the train ride it is the celebration trained leaving from san jose stopping in san francisco, you have to preregister to get free tickets. it is a free ticket including a ride back home but the website says no more tickets are available. the capacity for the train, 1500 pas

martin luther king jr. day. it is one of only a handful of free days today. there are some great plays including muir woods. >> if you can get out there, imagine how beautiful it is today. >>> journalists who cover the white house as part of the press corps have announced a formal objection to the trump transition team's idea to relocate the white house briefing room. vice president-elect mike pence and chief of staff reince priebus floated that idea over the weekend. they said moving it to a larger location outside the white house would help accommodate what they call extraordinary interest from the media. critics, on the other hand, call this an eviction, pure and simple. >>> a bombshell from ringling bros. the bigtop will be coming down for good this spring. over the weekend, ringling bros. owners informed circus employees that after 146 years, the greatest show on earth will not go on. the reason is money and a steep drop in ticket sales. circus producers say the real decline started last spring after the el

martin luther king jr.'s church.michael pfleger slammed the president-elect for his personal attack on longtime congressman john lewis. >> shame on you, mr. trump. on this weekend, to disrespect an icon of the civil rights movement on dr. king's weekend. you, mr. trump, have made yourself the anchor of fake news. >> pfleger asked the audience to take up dr. king's cause and become lobbyists for the poor. >>> "people" says president and michelle obama visited the family shelter that's now the home of their daughter's old swing set. they greeted children playing on the set during their mlk day of service. the obama's donated it to the d.c. shelter earlier this month. >>> still to come, white house celebration. president obama hosts the chicago cubs and delivers a message of unity. new friskies tender and crunchy combo. tasty textures cats gotta have. friskies. for cats. by cats. befi was active.gia, i was energetic. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia

trump spent martin luther king jr. day meeting with martin luther king iii. trump tweeting celebrate martin luther king jr. day and the many wonderful things that he stood for, honor him for being the great man he was. after that meeting, martin luther king jr. iii spoke with the media and called get-together constructive. mr. trump did not make himself available to reporters. alison: thank you. let's look at the trump transition to the white house. a woman selected for a senior communications role in trump's incoming administration is no longer taking that position. we talking about monica youley. she declined to be part of the national security council after recent plagiarism allegation. cnn said several key passages were copied and politico found similar issues in her doctoral dissertation. she says she will remain in opportunities. manufacture than 1 million people -- more than 1 million people will converge on d.c. for the inauguration. many will be here to celebrate a record number of protesters are expected to make the voices heard. barricades are up ar

martin luther king, jr.e said life's most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others? today on mlk's day of service phillies up and coming roman quinn was giving back. >> tighten it up. >> reporter: the outfield prospect became the first nature leaguer to hold a baseball clinic for kids from the phillies urban youth academy at the ryan howard straining center in south philadelphia. >> it's the first time ever in my life that i did something like this on martin luther king day and it's a special day for me. >> reporter: quinn has a dream of his own and that's to crack the phillies opening day roster. >> i heard a couple times from a couple of the coaches i will a pretty good chance of doing so. as long as i stay healthy and end up doing it and enjoy the game and just realize that it's the same game. >> reporter: quinn has a legit shot to make the jump from aa to opening day. in 15 games got on base and showed off his signature speed. but for now he's working hard to help these youngsters

. >> president-elect donald trump and martin luther king, jr. holiday. and the meeting with martin luther king iii was called constructive but it comes after a clash between mr. trump and a black congressman. >> i am a bridge builder. the goal is to bring america together. >> at trump tower martin luther king iii discussing another civil rights icon. june lewis. long time georgia lawmaker in the middle of the feud with the president elect after not viewing mr. trump as a legitimate president. the president-elect donald trump firing back on twitter saying to worry about his own crime infested district. the drama still playing out where the vice president-elect coming to his boss' defense. >> i served with john lewis and i disagreed with him on many issues but i respect the role in the voting rights movement. i was so disappointed that he would make the statement that he made. >> lewis getting support from one of the nation's most popular democrats. first lady michelle obama thinking of dr. king and great leaders like representative john lewis that carry on

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martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: it will be a new era in washington as well as our entire country. people here visiting the memorial tonight say that nothing changes the legacy of dr. king. he walks hand in hand with his little girl at the martin luther king, jr. memorial. >> this country became stronger in many ways. >> reporter: on the day we observe what would have been the civil rights leader's 88th birthday. >> it's up to us to go forward andprogress. >> reporter: parents brought their kids to the memorial to teach the lessons of equality and justice early on. their mother grew up in alabama and she remembers. >> as a first grader was the first year the school in my neighborhood was person to say i'm taking this side or that side, because i believe that united we stand and divide we fall. >> reporter: back at the king memorial, the feeling of hope is alive. >> that's why we are here today at the martin luther king, jr. memorial. >> reporter: people have not stopped coming to the memorial all day. on a tip monday ypical monday i about 2500 visit this memorial. today, more than

president-elect trump will spend part of martin luther king day with the oldest son of dr. martin luther king jr. sean spicer says trump will meet with martin luther king iii. this morning trump tweeted out that we should celebrate all the things that he stood for and we should honor him for being the great man that he was this all comes as trump is taking a lot a twitterter going on attack against democratic representative john lewis, the civil rights icon who questioned the legitimacy of trump's winning the white house. stephanie ramos in northwest has more. on this martin luther king jr. day, the feud between donald trump and a civil rights icon continues. i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected, and they helped destroy the candidacy of hillary clinton. stephanie: from fine -- trump firing back on twitter, saying, "lewis is all talk, talk, talk, no action. " john lewis fought for civil rights alongside martin luther king jr. he is now leading a new movement among democrats encompass. attend.not plan to this will be the first one that i miss since i have been in congr

martin luther king jr. i wouldn't be a member of the house of representatives since 1987. if it hadn't been for martin luther king jr., i don't know what would have happened to our nation. he freed us. he helped liberate us to make our nation a better place, to make our world a better place. >>> trump care, donald trump says after rebealing obamacare there will still be "health care for everyone." a departure from congressional republicans plan and democrats, who are digging in to defend president obama's signature law. >> what we are saying to the republican republicans if you want to improve the affordable care act, let's work together. but if you think you're simply going to throw millions off of health insurance, you've got another guess coming. >> and nato under fire. the president-elect breaking with six decades of u.s. policy and his own nominee for secretary of defense. >> and i said no comment that nato had problems. number one it was obsolete because it was, you know, designed many, many years ago.

so i wrote a letter to martin luther king jr, students. etter to martin luther king jr, and told students. so i wrote a letter to martin luther kinng, and told him i needed his help. he wrote me back and sent me a round—trip greyhound bus ticket. so in march of 1958, by this time i am 18 years old, and i saw martin luther king jr standing behind a desk. i was so scared. and doctor king spoke up and said i do jon lewis? are you the boy from troy? and from that day only started calling me the boy troy. we became friends. the first arrest of me occurred in nashville. i was sitting there in an orderly, peaceful, non—violent fashion, waiting to be served, and a waitress put up a sign that the lunch counter saying the counter is closed. and we continue to just counter is closed. and we continue tojust sit counter is closed. and we continue to just sit and wait. i was beaten, arrested and ta ken to just sit and wait. i was beaten, arrested and taken to jail. when i was arrested, i felt so free, i felt so was arrested, i felt so free, i felt so lib

martin luther king jr. and president barack obama. we can only speculate on how dr. king, were he alaf ive today, mt advise on iraq, afghanistan, and division at home, between rich and poor. considering dr. king devoted his life speaking for the poor and advocating for nonviolence no matter how challenging, some conclusions seem reasonable. let me just say this about -- vietnam and the speech. i don't think any people have known a terror greater than the black people have known in america. and whose suffering is the greatest. not to dismiss what took place. and auschwitz and what the nazis did and what they did. this is not about that. and his home was bombed. it was no twin towers. it was a bomb. his house was wrecked. and his wife and children's lives were in jeopardy. he had been on many occasion driven off the road, fried to do things, and he looked around him. he was stabbed in new york. >> in harlem. >> so violence and terrorism, was not an abstract for scene o -- for any one to suggest there is a current design on terror that would overwhelm dr. king and not hi

martin luther king jr., in the crowd is congresswoman dr. barbara lee and the former chairman of the black panther party they are here to celebrate the legacy of dr. king. he was an icon in the civil rights movement fighting for equality and justice for minorities. 's birthday is a known of a day of service. that is why social services wanted to put on the event to talk about the importance of community service. >> from this day of service, what better day to continue to provide community service and a challenge to individuals to go to the community and do something. >> social services helped economic disadvantage communities. they provide many services such as mental health counseling and help for domestic violence victims. a call for action is being made for the breakfast, organizers are asking everyone to commit to doing something for the community today to make it a better place. which is following in the tradition of what dr. king stood for, from oakland janine de la vega ktvu fox 2 news barbara lee joined the people for the 15th annual

martin luther king jr. had a constructive meeting with donald trump. martin luther king iii met with trump at the trump hotel in manhattan. he wanted to discuss thor use with the current voting system that got 58% of eligible voters to the polls for the election. king iii says many minorities feel disenfranchised. >> it is very clear the system is not working at its maximum. as for donald trump's twitter attack on lewis. king believes things were said in the heat of the moment on both side. we have to move forward. >> days before the inauguration. crews are getting d.c. set up. laying down barriers for the parade expected to last 80, 90 minutes at the most compared to four hours. on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol they're now putting up inaugural platforms, viewing stands and thousand of seats. organizers say not to worry about the lawn. >> the tiles we laid done actually allows light through, the grass can still continue to photo synthesize while covered. >> across town from the mouse, movers took boxes into barack and michelle obama's new home. they

martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. we spoke to one of his closest friends, atlan friends. barbara harrison has more. >> reporter: they had been small town in alabama. andrew married jean childs. martin wed coretta scott. >> we met has fathers who married women from the same little country town. >> reporter: they credited their wives, not only for the friendship the four enjoyed, but also for the strong commitment to the civil rights movement. >> both coretta and jean were more committed, i think, to get into the struggle to do something about race than either me or martin. >> reporter: he says his wife's hard working family had their savings swindled by those who resented black businesses. >> she was very bitter about race. now, coretta had the same kind of experience. i mean, coretta's father had three different businesses that were destroyed by white people. >> reporter: both men had moved to alabama to pastor churches. he said martin luther king was looking for a quiet, more to f. dissertation, and he pic most conse

martin luther king jr. today, national parks around the country are waving entrance fees as a way to honor dr. king. 120 parks and monuments will be free. . this is the first of 10 free days being offered at national parks this year. >>> in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. day, some churches focused on giving warmth to those out on the streets. one church passed away over 100 blankets at homeless shelter, and gave out bagged lunches to the needy. >> it's important with this time of year with the rain and cold, to give back. because it could be any one of us. and the need has grown. last year we had a lot of people. this year, it's even more. >> this is the 6th year for the blankets and blessings event. it is paid for by contributions from the community. >> 4:56 is the time. coming up, be two people were thrown from a -- coming up, two people were thrown from a rented go car in san francisco. what the driver said caused the accident. >> a lot of people have tickets for the inauguration. we'll have more on

and then just before 1:00 p.m., martin luther king the third, the son of scott king and martin luther king jrriving here at trump tower just on the other side. to greet him as well as several trump staffers. they went upstairs, they met for about an hour, and they talked about what was believed the issue of unity. can there be a coming together, if you will, what seems to be the polarization of this inauguration from democrats and those that are supporting mr. trump? so a reporter did ask martin luther king the third about the meeting and in particular about the issue of john lewis. listen to what he said. >> let me briefly not just reiterate state that we did have a very constructive meeting. someone will write the modern civil rights movement was the right to vote. and my father pushed so delegately for it. congressman williams and so many others fought for my as well. it is very clear that the system is not working at its maximum. >> and, liz, i just to add that martin luther king the third was at the 2008 national convention. that was the 45th anniversary of the i have a dream speech by h

weather on this moortin luther king jr.ay, ahead at 5:30, meteorologist sheena parveen is back with four things to know about your forecast. >>> plus, celebrating the life of dr. martin luther king today. how road closures could impact the roads from your home. >>> and it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it. >>> right now at marking our martin luther king jr. day, but the rain will return this week. we have your storm team 4 forecast. >>> plus, major changes coming to metro. who is head to go capitol hill to make sure your ride to work stays safe. >>> and fired 230r tweeting, a local school district dismisses its social media editor for her snow day tweets. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. chuck bell is out for a few more days. >> many people are staying home today. >> and if you are doing anything for martin luther king jr. day, if you are out there for festivities and events, it's going to be dry. rain returns as we go into tomorrow. so remember that as

martin luther king jr. >> we march today for jobs and freedom. >> reporter: and spoke at the march on washington 50 years ago. trump is also dealing with the senate intelligence committee which launched an investigation after michael flynn texted with the russian ambassador on christmas day and later spoke by phone on the same day the obama administration imposed sanctions for hacking and expelled 35 russian diplomats. mary bruce, abc news, washington. >>> representative lewis is one of the 15 democrats so far skipping friday's inauguration. representatives mark deson of the east bay will not attend and he is not the only bay area lawmaker saying that. oakland congressman barbara lee and jared huffman are boycotting the inauguration and mark takano who said he won't go following the trump's tweets about congressman lewis. dan ashley will be in washington, d.c. thursday and friday with live reports on president-elect trump's inauguration. >>> well people are taking advantage of today's good weather to clean