near martin luther king, jr. boulevard. she's 11 years old. 5'4", wearing a purple shirt and black pants. if you see her, tell police. she's so young and the bureau has extra resources. i shared this story on my facebook page. you can help by doing the same on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> there is an older man who is missing from gaithersburg. young shik han believe he has the initial stages of dementia. he went missing around 5:30 sunday afternoon. he was last seen driving a dark red honda pilot with maryland tags 6cj 8753 around 9:00. his car was spotted near addison and ronald heights. if you see him or the honda, call police. >>> an elderly man in virginia is stunned that a dog was allowed to live after ripping off part of his ear. this is video of the dog at a shelter. larry marshall is 80 years old and says his neighbor's great dana tacked him in fredericksburg. the wound was so bad, marshall had to have reconstructive surgery. if that's not enough, it's the third time the graeat dane bit marshall. it was dan

martin luther king jr. to a man with a rifle. we lost senator robert kennedy to a man with handguns. we've seen too many gun deaths. and i am here to say right now, this must stop. and it must stop now. [ applause ] we were elected to lead. we were elected to be a headlight, and not a taillight. i said to all of you, to all of my colleagues on the other side, we must have raw courage, to make a down payment on ending gun violence in america. we can no longer wait. we can no longer be patient. if there was a fire, we would bring water. if there was a virus, we would send medicine. if this was a storm, we would give shelter. but this is about guns. and so once more, this congress does nothing. don't tell me -- don't tell me we need mental health reform when you won't provide every american access to mental health care. don't tell me it's about protecting the second amendment when you won't stand up for the first amendment. [ applause ] don't tell me this is about anything other than greed, greed, money, and fear. i said to each one

that is like martin luther king, jr. was on the phone with robert kennedy. he said though i will not tolerate if we had not helped you out when you hear the silence.what are [laughter] and i so we are in mixed company and i have to refrain from the inside language grscourse. he was great with the last congressional black caucus i don't know what you heard about me. that is the name of a song. the president viewed with more of principles. but talking about trayvon it could have been my son. but if i am asking him to be honest i have to be honest also. lovingly and gently the man was getting hammered at every moment.t he will get hammered just because of his existence. he was hammered walking on air forceone and the nfl to the flag no celebration and football what the brothers go and let them celebrate.if i l which i am not. [applause] man i am trying to keep thatat score you all could have done the right thing. [laughter] what's up with ray lewis? and though you are bigger then the. and times -- i'm scared. there is no equality.y did the home boy did not kill

she went missing in southeast washing on pomeroy road near martin luther king, j martin luther king, jr. boulevard. she was wearing afr purple shirt and black pants. she's about 5'4". police asked for the fbi's bureau has extra resources. hopefully they find her safe. >>> the family of a missing woman with who was found dead is being buried this morning at shelton ham veterans cemetery. she disappeared from a naval base. the prince george's county native was found dead in north carolina last month. the fbi continues to investigate the case. there's also a $10,000 reward for information. >>> 6:03 now. breaking news right now. someone is missing after this intense fire. look at the video here. an oil rig went up in flames on a lake just north of new orleans. it's not clear why the rig started burning. neighbors say they heard a boom so loud that it shook their homes. first responders rescued seven people but an eighth person is still unaccount add for. crews and a helicopter are looking for that person. it's not clear whether an oil spill. buhe out to see how bad the damage is. >> this mo

we become the heirs of martin luther king jr. by recognizing of another not by the color their skin, but by the content of their character. people of every race, religion, and ethnicity can be fully american. it means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the american creed. [applause] president bush: and it means the very identity of our nation depends on the passing of civic ideals to the next generation. need a renewed emphasis on civic learning in schools, and our young people positive role models. prejudice sets a national tone, provides permission for cruelty and bigotry, and compromises the moral education of children. the only way to pass along civic values is to first live up to them. finally, the call to action calls on major institutions of our democracy, public and private, to urgently attend to the problem of declining trust. democracy needs a media that is transparent, accurate, and fair. our democracy needs religious institutions that demonstrate integrity and championship discourse -- ch

martin luther king jr. to a man with a rifle. we lost senator robert kennedy to a man with 10 guns. , have seen too many gun deaths and i am here to say right now, this must stop, and it must stop now. [applause] we were elected to lead. we were elected to be a headlight, and not a tail light. i say to all of you, to all of ,y colleagues on the other side we must have courage to make a down payment on ending gun violence in america. we can no longer wait, we can no longer be patient. if there was a fire, we bring water. with a virus, we send medicine. with a storm, we bring shelter. this is about guns and so, once more, this congress does nothing. me we tell me, don't tell need health reform when you won't provide americans access to mental health care. is aboutll meneed this protecting the second amendment when you won't stand up for the first amendment. [applause] don't tommy this is about anything other than greed, greed, money, and fear. i don't tommy this is about anything other than said teach one of us, to all the members

here he is talking about martin luther king jr. >> we have become the heirs of martin luther king jr. recognizing one another not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. this means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally american. it means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the american creed. >> john? >> i agree that this is a powerful and historic speech from george w. bush. take a big step back. you rarely have presidents criticizing their successors, implicitly explicitly, let alone john mccain, george w. bush and barack obama all singing from the same hymn book. when bush said bigotry seems emboldened, that is a direct result. what they see in the white house seems to be a departure from our better traditions. there is a collective moral authority that comes from the figures all saying it at the same time. so this is the kind of thing that becomes a chapter in a future history book about our era. it is unpress didn'ted to see it happen this way, this stage, from the same velocity from so many

david, i think what is important here, as you mentioned, i'm having martin luther king iii on this morning. martin luther king jr., the iconic civil rights figure, he died with the polls saying he was more unpopular than popular. so when you've had the president now changing the script and people talking about should people respect the flag, the real question is should the flag stand for what the flag says with the pledge of allegiance says, liberty and justice for all. it's the wrong question getting the wrong polling answers that many in the media are not saying that's not the issue here. >> yeah, and we know what trump is doing. it's the three ds. distract, demonize and destroy. and you can throw divide on there too if you want a fourth d. this is the thing we need to fight against. i'll tell you a couple of things. i was at the march for racial justice yesterday in washington, d.c., the one you mentioned, reverend sharpton. i have to tell you there were so many kaepernick jerseys and people holding up signs that said i kneel with kap. what you saw was the way i think we are going to actually recenter this co

we become the heirs of martin luther king, jr., by recognizing one another not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. this means that people of every race, religion, and ethnicity can be fully and equally american. it means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the american creed. [applause] and it means that the very identity of our nation depends on the passing of civic ideals to the next generation. we need a renewed emphasis on civic learning in schools. and our young people need positive role models. bullying and prejudice in our public life sets a national tone, provides permission for cruelty and bigotry, and compromises the moral education of children. the only way to pass along civic values is to first live up to them. finally, the call to action calls on the major institutions of our democracy, public and private, to consciously and urgently attend to the problem of declining trust. for example, our democracy needs a media that is transparent, accurate and fair. our democracy needs religious institutions that demonstrat

he was instrumental in getting a martin luther king, jr. memorial erected in the heart of anchorage, a ten-year long endeavor. she also talked about the groups he's chaired, founded, and led beyond his congregation, including bridge builders of anchorage, the march of dimes foundation, the martin luther king, jr. foundation of alaska, the interdenominational minister yal alliance of minutes tear yal alliance of anchorage. you know with leaders like this, the list goes on and on and on. in addition to core rintians baptist church, he has planted egg the river missionary baptist church and shiloh missionary baptist church of palmer, other cities throughout alaska. now, mr. president, i've been uplifted to the core when my wife, julie, had gone to shiloh and listened to pastor patterson preach and listen to the beautiful, and i mean beautiful, shiloh choir sing. it is a spiritual and energizing experience like no other. i love attending masses and services at shiloh. on november 5, 2017, pastor patterson's 80th birthday, he will be giving his

on pomeroy road near martin luther king, jr. boulevard. she's 11 years old, about 5'4" tall and was last seen wearing afr purple shirt and black pants. >>> colin kaepernick filing a grievance against the nfl. he believes team owners colluded to keep him out of the league because of his social protests on the field. the former san francisco 49ers quarterback kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality. >>> the redskins have a primetime matchup against the eagles. they're going into that game alone in second place. they held on in an ugly game to beat the 49ers yesterday. a win is a win, though. that big game against the eagles is on monday night football one week from toy. >>> 5:33. we have breaking news right now. air and water teams trying to track down someone missing in an oil rig explosion. >> several people were hurt in this incident. chris lawrence is following the story from the live desk. what do we know, chris? >> some worse than others. eun. five people in critical condition. they were eit

outside of the superior court to show support for nfl players and coaches and pointed out that martin luther king jr. took a knee. all of this comes after the president's firestorm on twitter, calling for players to get fired if they take any during the national anthem. beingly knife attack is treated as an act of terror. a man stabbed people and was killed by the police. of whether he had links to terror organizations. man is in custody after a series of attacks that left five hurt. over and stabbed an officer in edmonton last night. he got away at first. officers stopped him when he was driving a u-haul. he took off again and hit for people in the process. the police arrested him after he crashed the truck. they found and isis flag in the truck that hit the officer. tomorrow, the person who of the attack in benghazi will go to trial. prosecutors say that he led the militants to attack in 2012. killed,ricans were including ambassador chris stevens. simpsonp at 6:30, o.j. is a free man. what is next football star? the reason your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. football star? the rea

martin luther king jr. occasion at the height of the civil rights movement, the time is always right to do right. i don't understand how as elected officials we can be at home with ourselves when we live in a society where our fellow citizens have been mowed down by guns. it's not safe to go to school, to go to a church, a mosque, a temple, a synagogue, to go to a movie, go to a dance? what type of society aresaid ea to lead, to be a headlight and not a taillight. it's time for us to be brave, courageous, and do the right thing. democrats and republicans must come together. the american people want us to fix the gun laws. >> yeah. congressman, the president said when asked about this he asked whether the question was if we have a gun violence problem and he said, we're not going to talk about that today. we won't talk about that. what do you think of that? because you said it's always appropriate, it's the time now to have that conversation. >> we need to talk now. here and now. not tomorrow, not next week,

this is adeline and martin luther king jr. way. bart owns that land. a judge temporarily blocked the eviction efforts until another hearing is set tuesday. >>> 4:51. when you have to go in golden gate park, you will have a new place to do so. san francisco leaders have funding for a $2 million restroom. fancy. going to be located at 45th avenue playground near lincoln. city leaders say there's no public restroom in that area within a 15-minute walk. construction is set to begin next month. we'll have to see what a 2 million bathroom gets you. >> $2 million? >>> this involves youtube. accusations against the company and ties to russia. >>> happening now, breaking news out of louisiana. two students shot and killed at a state university. it began with a fight in a dorm room. no word if the suspect has been arrested. elon musk is following up on the plan to boost power resources in puerto rico after it was devastated by hurricane maria. tesla set up panels in san juan. it will provide energy from the panels. back in two minutes with more news. stick aroun

the encampment has been on the west side of the bart tracks near alcatraz and martin luther king, jr., way for nearly a year. it's called here, there encampment. in a statement, bart says the neighborhood association as well as a montessori school asked the agency to clear the property. the agency accusers the homeless of trespassing. because there's no running water or electricity, that presents health and safety concerns. about a week ago, the judge issued a temporary restraining order stopping bart from evicting the group. the attorneys for the group want the injunction extended. the attorneys also said that the clients have no other place to go. >> if people don't have a place to go where they can be warm, dry and safe, then the court should not allow them to be evicted, arrested and criminalized. that's the short term solution. the more medium term solution is that the city of berkeley takes seriously its obligation to solve this crisis. >> reporter: the judge in the case is currently deciding whether or not to extend that injunction, which would block bart and the city of berkel

it's named after the giant's steel plated sign where martin luther king jr., ray, and stanford street meet at the berkeley, oakland border. >> oh, no. another homeless camp. another filthy group of drug addicts. that is not us. and we invite anybody to come in for two, three, four days a week, and come and stay with us and see what we're like. >> i think both sides of the story, i understand the housing crisis, but i support the eviction because it's a well-used piece of public property, and it's basically right now it has turned into a privatization of public land. >> bart did not want to comment on this, but the mayor of berkeley says bart riders and people living near the camp have complained about crime and also about filthy conditions. a federal judge will hear this case in a hearing scheduled for next tuesday. >>> a new ford bike station scheduled to be installed in oakland's rock ridge area has neighbors complaining they weren't given notice. ford installed 400 bike sharing stations across the bay area. a new one is duh to be installed in oakland rock ridge neighborhood. it wil

police believe he was shot on martin luther king jr. avenue. rogers later died at the hospital. no word yet on a motive or a suspect in the and the cleanup is now underway along the gulf coast after hurricane nate blew through the region thousands honkerred down as a storm battered down the area. nate made two land landfalls as a category one hurricane first in louisiana and then in mississippi. ellison barber reports. >>reporter: nate hit the gulf coast causing power outage and flooding before raising up north , but no major damages are reported. nate initially made landfall in southern louisiana saturday night as a category one . it came on shore again early sunday morning just outside of bill oxy, miss pip i the wind was blowing real hard and it pushed the water trait on up and then it was pushing the water so we can see down into the bay. nate is the first hurricane to make landfall in the state since hurricane katrina a surgeon literred the town with debris flooding the lob lobby of a casino and it it's parking garage, but ultimate lit nate left without causing any widespre

earlier this month. 25-year-old shot and killed on october 8 near the union bar and grill on martin luther king jr. avenue. he's older broming of virginia tech freshman football player shawn sa invoice. tonight d.c. police arrested 21-year-old michael leonard jones of maidensburg charged with first degree murder. >> we have update now on the investigation of body found in anne arrundel county. sky fox was over the scene of park in shady side maryland on wednesday. and investigators now say the victim is white or asian female in mid 20s to 30s and they believe the victim went missing in the last year and there is still no word tonight on victim's identity nor a cause of death. >> 18-year-old is recovering in virginia tonight after police say she fell 40 feet on to the rocks the great falls park. we're told the teenager was taken to the hospital for treatment and he's checke expected to recover. the incident is under investigation. >> and happening right now in the district, parking restrictions in in effect in one of the city's buzzest friday night. and a night life parking policy prohibits marking

that camp spring up in january near martin luther king jr. way and adeline street. homeless activists have been helping organize the camp and say they will protest the eviction. bart owns the property and it is part police that posted the eviction notice. about 25 people live there and residents say they have nowhere else to go. >>> two children and vallejo were rushed to the hospital after a hit-and-run. we have new information about a car that could be tied to the crash. >>> the president is heading to capital hill today to push his plan for tax reform. we will look at key hurdles the current proposal faces. >>> good morning. traffic is doing pretty well if you are driving in san francisco along northbound 101 approaching the 80s with. >>> already there are some warm temperatures from oakland and berkeley over to san francisco. a good breeze is coming off the oakland-berkeley hills. we do have five -- high fire danger. 75 already in san francisco. want to remove stubborn makeup in a snap? garnier micellar cleansing water for waterproof makeup is up to the challeng

it will be at martin luther king, jr. avenue. city leaders say it will help develop the underserved area. some long time residents are worried about gentrification. >> which is always the case in an established neighborhood and the chains come in. does it serve -- it's happening all over the city. this would be the first starbucks in anacostia river. >> think about the changing landscape of anacostia. starbucks might be smart in doing that. we'll see how it turns out. >> i bet people still go. >> somebody will, that's for sure. >> you probably want to dress the kids in layers again this morning. chuck bell? >> yes indeed. a cool start early this morning. i know all eyes are already towards the weekend. so many great events, including howard university homecoming and their big 150th anniversary celebration. morgan state and the howard bison are playing at 1:00 on saturday afternoon. it will be filled with sunshine and temperatures well into the mid-70s. sheena has the ten-day forecast coming right up. >> they started breaking into

martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal.nedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >>> today i held my annual golf tournament on behalf of friends of camp concord. that's the founder there. we were at crow canyon country club. a perfect day for golf. everybody warmed up. in the 21 years i hosted the friends of camp concord, we sent 9500 underserved kids to camp at lake tahoe, all expenses paid. with today's event we will surpass 10,000 this summer. >> that's great. >> these tournaments usual i will only last about five. >> it's tough. we've done a good job of keeping it going. >>> larr

government says a stand alone starbucks is coming to this new maple view nats development on martin luther king, jrenue. that means jobs and retail in that spot not too far from the anacostia metro, but here's the deal. it doesn't mean groceries and from that construction site you'd have to walk more than 1 1/2 miles to reach the closest full service grocery store, which is a safeway. that's one of three oc >>> making trips to the atm, writing checks, ain't nobody got time for that. got cash? not so much. credit cards, debit cards, paypal, apple pay, that's where it's at these days, but hold up. some of that scrilla is it's going shook loose. mary williams saw an -- is getting shook loose. mary williams saw an extra charge on her bill. >> i was wondering if merchants and businesses are allowed to charge a convenience fee if you use a credit card to pay. >> we reached out to visa, mastercard, american express and discover and we can verify yes, whamo, businesses can charge you a convenience fee when you pay for things like your taxes, school tuition or concert tickets. that's because companies say p

martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal.n f. kennedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... >>> firefighters make slow progress against the massive fires burning in the north bay but it is progress. this is new video just in from calistoga. the entire city remains evacuated this morning. some of the latest numbers here from our live desk. firefighters making those strides battling the ten fires. the tubbs fire is a huge one in santa rosa. it has grown to nearly 35,000 acres. now 10% contained. the atlas fire burning in napa and sonoma counties has scorched nearly 44,000 acres. it is at 7% containment. officials have increased the death toll to 31 people. 17 victims have been found in sonoma county alone. unfortunately, those numbers, though, expected to increase. reggie and natasha, back to you. >> jessica, thank you. we continue to watch calistoga closely this morning. f

martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal. john f. kennedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... >>> thank you for joining us. i'm jessica castro. >> i'm reggie aqui. we're covering an emergency in the north bay talking about at least five fires burning, and we want to get straight to the map that shows us where these fires are right now. i should emphasize these are the fires that we have confirmed. we know that there are possibly other fires burning. we are chasing that information. as soon as we get it we'll let you know. you can see the major fires we're now covering. including the ones that are in calistoga and santa rosa, the ones we've been talking about for much of the evening and then added to it these other fires you see. as a result of these fires there are now a number of evacuations that are happening. and there are some ways that you can keep in touch, of cou

this is named after the steel plated sign when martin luther king jr.>> this is inviting people for two, three, four days and come and stay with us. >> i see both sides and understand the housing crisis. it's an well-used piece of public property. now it's the privatization of public land. >> bart riders and people living near the camp have complained about crime. california supreme court chief justice added her support. she said the staid should do a way from cash bailment they said the bail system is bias against poor people. >>> the officer hit by a croak -- car is still in the hospital. the man was injured last wednesday. the man accused of hitting him is in jail held on $10 million bailment. >>> we recovered footage from two hikers that were rescued. micheal and suzanne were out for a day hike. they tried to hike back out and decided to stay put. on monday the search and rescue helicopter spotted them and you can see them being pulled up to safety. the decision to stay put likely saved their life. just below them will steep cliffs. >>> the time is

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fuel the civil rights movement just a few years later in december one thousand fifty five dr martin luther king jr organized among.

fuel the civil rights movement just a few years later in december one thousand fifty five dr martin luther king jr organized the monk omri bus boycott after rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white man twelve months later the bus system was desegregated across the country from birmingham to washington to chicago king brought peaceful demonstrators. sions to demand an end to racist city policies and poverty while the people were peaceful they were often met with violence from the state and one of their efforts to transform politics and one hundred sixty four corps and other organizations began the freedom summer a drive to register black voters in mississippi black and white volunteers from in and outside the state worked to increase black registration they registered twelve hundred voters and established fifty freedom schools to continue their cause but it didn't come without tragedy their peaceful campaign resulted in the arrest of one thousand sixty two volunteers the beatings of eighty freedom summer workers the bombing or burning of thirty seven churches and thirty black homes or busi

and the other on martin luther king jr. avenue. and sam ford has more. sam: i'm at martin luther king. apparently here at 11:15, two men were out here with a rental bicycle. somebody came by and shot they were again not life threatening injuries but the police release a photograph of a car of interest that might have had something to do with this particular shooting. then we went over to -- we heard about 1:15, two hours later, double shooting over at fourth street. the 4200 block. we went over there. the same story. two men shot. non-life threatening injuries. one of them took himself to the hospital. but a lot of concern here. we talk to the councilmember who was in his office two blocks away when this shooting occurred. >> we had a state of emergency in this ward as i said before. as a city we need councilmembers on board and the community on board. we keep saying crime is down. it's not down. four shooting in ward eight and going on over and over again in our ward. sam: we will have more at 5:00, including we to a realer -- realtor who happened to be

the first shooting happened saturday morning on martin luther king jr. way. went to the hospital. the second shooting happened several hours later on san leandro street. that male victim died at the scene. the third shooting happened saturday night on 34th avenue. a male victim was taken to the hospital. ther is no word on his condition. no arrests have been made in any of the shootings. santa clara police shot a santa clara police shot a man after they say he rammed his car into a patrol car. it started as a stolen car investigation early saturday morning on el camino real and scott boulevard. officers pulled over the car and that's when police say 24-year old omar gomez... put his car in reverse and rammed the police car. when gomez ignored officers orders to stop... an officer opened fire. gomez was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. he is on parole for felony burglary. he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and driving a stolen vehicle. ( darya ) the san francisco police officer who was run over by an s-u-v remains in

year to the day before he be assassinated in memphis paper for nine hundred sixty eight dr martin luther king jr reiterated in the strongest terms his commitment to nonviolence. decided that on this question of nonviolence i'm going to stand by it i've taken to. martin luther king take the nonviolence to be my wedded wife. worse for richer or for poorer in sickness and in health unto death. do us part. does from your book death of the king and you touring next year fifty cities. with the musical accompaniment in films how did this come about next year as you mentioned fifty years since king's assassination and i wrote the book couple years ago so j.j. abrams our friend j.j. abrams and i are producing as a film with warner brothers but that won't be out until later in twenty eighteen the anniversary again april for next year and so the idea just came to me one day that we should take this book and turn it into a sort of a one man show with some musical accompaniment and. let people understand in a stage on a stage in a theater setting what the last you have his life was like and people most peopl

the world because so many lies and false narrative have been told about one of my favorite martin luther king jr quotes is somebody told a lie one day and they couched it in language and those lies are built on euro centrism and anti blackness and they've been used as an excuse for racism for economic suppression for police brutality and overall violence against black people i want to switch gears a bit let's talk about. why a lot of people by his actions in the actions of other n.f.l. players who are protesting during the national anthem i want to talk about the united states code it doesn't even require us to stand during the national anthem so what do you say to those who are people so upset. i think people are upset because in this instance here is a black man taking control of the narrative and is very creative ingenious this silent little peaceful protest causes so much alarm because he's not allowing america to in ignore injustices against black people he's essentially saying yes you will watch your favorite pastime but we're not going to let you be comfortable and we're not going to let

fuel the civil rights movement just a few years later in december one hundred fifty five dr martin luther king jr organized among the many bus boycott after rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white man twelve months later the bus system was desegregated across the country from birmingham to washington to chicago can brought peaceful demonstrations to demand an end to racist city policies and poverty while the people were peaceful they were often met with violence from the state and one of their efforts to transform politics in one hundred sixty four core and other organizations began the freedom summer a drive to register black voters in mississippi black and white volunteers from in and outside the state worked to increase black registration they registered twelve hundred voters and established fifty freedom schools to continue their cause but it didn't come without tragedy their peaceful campaign resulted in the arrest of one thousand sixty two volunteers the beatings of eighty freedom summer workers the bombing or burning of thirty seven churches and thirty black homes or businesses t

. >> one of the first ones to call for the martin luther king, jr. holiday and the reagan administration was slow to go along with that idea. in seoul were republicans. but that was part of his base. >> that was more jack kemp. >> also he introduced a bill for a medical marijuana. >> [laughter] yes. way before his time. >> people looking today with the image he has today is that the newt gingrich that he became?. >> i think he reached a point no doubt as a rockefeller republican and did 1968 but they see the liberals are not working. but it doesn't work practically in the governmental since with conservatism in the free market. so always anti-establishment. >> to stand up against the south african apartheid government he voted for the 85 civil rights act and got a lot of grief for that and it was a pretty white district that happily taking his name off the jimmy swaggart mass ted but this - - masthead but this is the newt gingrich they would recognize. >> this is the image of today. of course he would say yes side did those things of course, i would

ministers, friends, and neighbors, and the reverend martin luther king jr. present for ernest green's graduation in 1958. yes, they received support, but each day it was still nine teenagers who went into the school. today we hear from eight of them, not quite teenagers anymore, but still full of the same spirit and drive. [applause] >> good morning. how wonderful that you would take time so early in the morning to get up and stand with us and remember us. we are very grateful for your presence. let us not ever indicate to you that we got here or that we made it through that year at central high school on her own steam. -- on our own steam. first of all there was the lord , jesus give me the strength and directs me everyday. [applause] me,y mother always said to god has a picture of you on your fridge raider. he is as close as your skin. certainly, making it the central high school took a whole , national elements, one that i believe the lord jesus conducted. first of all, don't want not everyone was racist but some were certainly with us as we transitioned

martin luther king jr.use college once said, and i quote we are interlaced and interwoven in a garment of destiny. we are all bound together in one great humanity. we find ourselves bound together in one great humanity at the intersections of history and place, no more so ladies and gentlemen than here in little rock, arkansas. i was four years old when the supreme court ruled that separate was inherently unequal. i was six when the naacp filed suit against the little rock school district on behalf of 33 african-american students who had attempted to register in all white schools only, of course, to be rebuffed. i was 7 when arkansas governor orville eugene favas defied a federal court order in the name of segregation. and when a young african-american woman, elizabeth eckford cradling her books encountered a furious mob of taunts and lynching threats. when president eisenhower ordered the 101st, which fought so valiantly on d-day in france. and the little rock nine braved lengths of hate to walk in this sc

martin luther king jr.se college said and i quote we are interlaced and interwoven in a garment of destiny. we're all bound together in one great humanity. we as americans find ourselves bound together in one great humanity at the intersections of had history and place, no more so, ladies and gentlemen, than here in little rock, arkansas. i was 4 years old when the supreme court ruled in brown v board that separate was inherently unequal. i was 6 when the naacp filed suit against the little rock school district on behalf of 33 african american students who had attempted to register in all white schools only to be rebuffed. and i was seven when arkansas govern, oroville eugene faubs, defied a federal court order and when a young african american woman, elizabeth ecfort, cradling her books and wearing that white dress and those dark sunglasses encountered a furious mob of taunts and lynching threats. when president eisenhower ordered the 101st which had fought so valently on d' day and the little rock 9 to wa