robert: or martin luther king jr. and your daughter wrote the rosa parks story.show like this? mythili: well, initially we were, you know, we were talking-- we were doing mahatma gandhi. and in his legacy, we have martin luther king jr. and cesar chavez, both of them following mahatma gandhi's principles of nonviolence and civil resistance. and so, in the past, we have done a short piece on both, cesar chavez, just five, six minutes, and another short piece on martin luther king. so this time, you know, last year we had wanted to do it as a full production going deeper into his life and, you know, into the struggles that he had. and rosa parks was done by rasika in her production called, "courage" that she showed, you know, courage that rosa parks exhibited in her life. and so, martin luther king started his resistance only after rosa parks did her, you know, act of not getting up from the-- from the seat. so, it was that which inspired him to start his resistance movement. so, it was a perfect beginning for us to start our show with rosa parks. rasika does it as

martin luther king 20 minutes ago died. rtunity to ask reverend john gensel to lead all of us in prayer for martin luther king and the future of all civil rights movements. >> martin luther king dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. what we need in the united states is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. >> when i heard about it, i just couldn't believe that it had happened. >> i considered him in terms of the black movement as being what i would call a moderate. at least he wasn't advocating burning down the buildings and raising all the kind of hells the black panthers and others were. >> she did it and she said he was an extremist. he was crazy. they got rid of brother malcolm x, they said he was preaching hate, he deserved what he got. when they got rid of brother martin luther king, they had absolutely no reason to do so. he was the one man in our race

today is anniversary of the assassination of the reverend martin luther king junior.as thinking if he were alive today, i wonder what he would think about such dismissive comments? and about a democrat party that believes it can regain power by living in a constant state of protest or racial hatred and denial? for highlighting how the manufactured outrage by some of the social justice warriors is creating racial division and hatred. i was attacked just asking a question. kind of in the response to proving my point. they aren't interested in the state of -- criminal justice reform, school choice, all the things that conservatives love. instead they attempt to demonize anyone who rejects divisive, negative way of thinking. they want to shut down speech. they don't believe in open dialogue. joining me now is a woman who does, alveda king, niece of martin luther king, junior. has the type of stuff you're seeing from jesse jackson and all the democrats, one after the other after the other bowing down to his identity over the last few days, i just raise the question because

i think he forgot that martin luther king was a prophet. they feed the poor and take care of the hungry. that's the perspective of martin luther king. he's not a political voice. >> laura: some of your relatives are tweeting back about this. you never know what anyone would think.an what would thomas jefferson think. it is -- they were watching a lot of the speeches before the show. he was -- you know, he was sounding more favorable for socialism. i'm going to read part of the speeches. i think we have the full screen when he talked about socialism. this is a description of him. dr. king was anti-war, anti-capitalism, and pro socialism. he saw capitalism an economic structure that bred poverty and injustice. we talked about trying to change society which the workers collectivelyh own the direct profit from the businesses that they work. he saw capitalism that produces the extremely wealthy weaponner class and left huge numbers in dire poverty. he fundamentally restructured the economic system in the united states.. maybe the push towards soc

king's family members, like martin luther king iii. dr. king wrote his letter in the midst of this struggle and knew that much work still lay ahead. less than six months after his arrest, the klan in birmingham planted a bomb outside the ladies lounge at the 16th street baptist church, killing four innocent young african-american girls. a year later, though, congress passed the civil rights act of 1964. and the year after that, the voting rights act of 1965. historic changes were afoot. but despite this incredibly historic progress, or perhaps because of it, in april 1968, dr. martin luther king, jr. was assassinated in memphis, tennessee. he was just 39 years old. he gave his life for this cause. he gave his life in a struggle that so many gave their lives to, but we have to remember that this is not ancient history. we know that we still have our challenges, albeit in a world that has no doubt benefited tremendously from the progress he achieved. but it is still a work in progress. it will always be a work in progress. if we truly believe

martin luther king jr. woke up in jail in birmingham and began writing what is known as "the letter from birmingham jail." here are senator booker's remarks, followed by him taking pictures with attendees. ♪ ♪ sen. booker: all right, new jersey. [cheering and applause] all right. i want to start off -- didn't my mom do a great job? [cheering and applause] thank you, thank you. all right. i want to thank my mother. it was her example all my life, her example of grace and courage, and service. it was her love which is the reason why i am here today. i wish my dad could be here and in my heart, i believe he is here. we are here today to seek justice. we are here today because we are impatient for that justice. our sense of moral urgency, our impatience comes from the demanding of all values. it comes from love. [cheering] booker: love of our families, love of our communities, love of country, and love of each other. the mayor was right. newark, brick city. [cheering] sen. booker: this community taught me all a

martin luther king was assassina assassinated. the backdrop of our tumultuous '60s helps explain in part the return of richard nixon. so, too, does richard nixon's determination to win. this man refused -- he was never a quitter. >> like, third time's the charm or what was it that made him think he could have victory after having those losses? >> he never gave up, actually. he even thought about running in '64 and you will see tonight, he goes on "the jack parr show" and he tries really hard to show us softer, kinder, richard nixon. and you can decide for yourself if he shows it, but he actually thought about '64 and then in '66, he doesn't run in '64, but in '66 he helps a lot of republican candidates in the midterm elections and a number of them win and they owe him, so in '68, he is actually the front-runner and wins the nomination. then comes the election and the election is awfully tough and awfully close, and our show

martin luther king worked very hard to end discrimination and segregation within the united states he led three peaceful nonviolent protests marches in areas where black folks african-americans were treated very much as second class citizens areas where they had. to ride in the back of the bus for public transportation or they could not eat at the same counters with caucasian people and through his efforts a lot of that discrimination that was beleaguered at the time and enforced has been done away. the efforts of martin luther king who was assassinated very young are commemorated here for his work that christ would not have people segregated and treated as second class citizens. just a couple of years ago we had riots in this city and the police department was shown to have some prejudice and would treat african-american citizens in particular unfairly when it came to law enforcement so that no one not there but we're working on it. right family was going on family. guy. doing a special show where i live right here this saturday. and then i want to just put on my st louis because st

martin luther king. no doubt these confederate monuments were what attracted those white supremacists in white nationalists who converged in charlottesville that day. we cannot rewrite history, there was not a mix of different people who converged in charlottesville. charlottesville happened because there were white supremacists who organize from places like storm front, dangerous website that we have worked to shut down for some. -- some period of time. they came from different states and converged in that city to wreak havoc and send a message .f fear to african-americans that is why charlottesville aspened, and charlottesville a reminder that everyone at the end of the day can fall victim to hate. host: if you want to learn more about ms. is

king's family members, like martin luther king iii. dr. king wrote his letter in the midst of this struggle and knew that much work still lay ahead. less than six months after his arrest, the clan in birm -- klan in birmingham planted a bomb outside the ladies lowj at the baptist church killing four innocent young african american girls. a year later, though, congress passed the civil rights act of 1964. and the year after that the voting rights act of 1965. historic changes were afoot. but despite this incredibly historic progress or perhaps because of it in april 1968, dr. martin luther king, jr. was assassinated in memphis, tennessee. he was just 39 years old. he gave his life for this cause. he gave his life in a struggle that so many gave their lives to, but we have to remember that this is not ancient history. we know that we still have our challenges albeit in a world that has no doubt benefited tremendously from the progress he achieved but it is still a work in progress. it will always be a work in progress. if we truly believe in

and it offered a floor for one of the most eloquent speeches that martin luther king jr. ever made. >> i have a dream that one- day, this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, we are free at last. >> i don't think anybody ever recover the feeling, the universal feeling that came out of the march on washington. >> the march on washington in 1963 led eventually to the passage of many laws breaking down segregation and inequality in employment, voting, and housing. >> in the 1960s, it was important to have a framework in which to operate. roy wilkins supplied that framework. i believe it was a very simple one. he pointed out that the constitution of the united states sanctioned the use of activities such as picketing and such as demonstrations. he pointed out that the people had a right to petition their government for redress. he also pointed out that there were times when you had to have direct confrontation in order to challenge injustice. these were principles that the naacp had always espoused and

giants from his mom who helped raise him and set an example of what it is to fight to that of martin luther king. he talked about what martin luther king made reference to, not being able to wait any longer. you heard that thread coming from cory booker throughout his speech there saying can't wait for unity, can't wait for equal justice, equal pay. he looks forward to as commander in chief if elected, he wants to help build education and infrastructure. rebecca buck has been following cory booker and his candidacy and they are at the rally. rebecca, let's talk about a full gamut. he talked about equality for all americans and even talking about if as commander in chief trying to create a pathway for citizenship for dreamers and beyond. >> reporter: that's right. so booker here laying out his vision really for the campaign moving forward. this is his mission statement for this campaign. of course he's been allegheny out some of these scenes over the past few weeks since his launch on february 1st here in newark, but this is the first time that he's really presented these themes altogether in a b

martin luther king marks 51 years. martin luther king iei among those at the tidal basin tonight for a candlelight vigil. it includedrayers as well as a wreath laying at the stone of hopeful our own megan fitzgald served as emcee for the ceremony. she did it last year, too. it is a moving event downth e. >> spectacular memorial. >> andice weather for it, too. >> we have the rain making its way in. you need to take two things when you leave the house. the umbrella and the jacket. probably the wallet and the purse, to. >> lip balm? >> yeah, hairspra yeah out there now, a pretty nice ght. we've ghe clouds moving in. nice and mild currently. winds are out of the southeast. here's the thing. tomorrow will be about the same temperature. i'm calling this n and mild. i'm calling tomorrow rather cool and dreary. tomorrow, about 10 to 15 degrees cooler. only in the low to mid 50s in many areas. look at huntin nothing on the radar currently. we won't see anything in the next few hours. tomorrow morning all of this mos ourway. you

we're hoping this would somehow the our solidarity with triplets that martin luther king spoke up. we wanted to make the connections on the anniversary of king's assassination to militarism, consumerism, and racism. amy: the nobel peace prize winning south african archbishop desmond tutu, daniel ellsberg, and noam chomsky among others, have just backed a global call for charges to be dropped against the kings bay plowshares seseven. all of that and more, miming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen is stepping down. the news was announced by president trump on twitter sunday evening. cnn is reporting trump ousted nielsen following months of repoported tensions betweeeen te nielsen n oversaw w the trump two. administstration's draconian "zo tolerance" family separation policy and came under fire by democrats for lying to congress about the policy as well as withholding information on children who died in u.s. custody. in june of last year nielsen , tweeted -- "we do not ha

you will see in intercession closed at martin luther king jr.way and auto way due to an accident with a vehicle and pedestrian. as far as the freeways go, guess it is dry out there. good news, you shouldn't have any troubles commuting out of the east bay. everything is clear coming off the east or freeway. if you're working western coming from highway 4 out of hercules and to richmond, you're traveling towards the bay bridge is pretty light with an easy ride and lots of green. our sensors are clocking in about 55 miles per hour. taking your drive time in the rain, highway 4 to the maze, no troubles there. 580 also clear and if you're traveling out of walnut creek working towards 580 that will take you 11 minutes. once you get to the bay bridge, this is what's in store, not a lot of cars yet. no backup, and easy ride at about and into san francisco. no delays across the upper deck into the city. let's check into the south bay with community 101 down into the peninsula, traffic is pretty quiet. north unclear as well with no delays. drive times rig

bipartisan group of senators led by alabama democrat doug jones, marked the anniversary of martin luther king junior's letter from birmingham jail, which he wrote in 1963. joining senator jones were ted cruz and lisa murkowski. and democrats, kamala harris and tim kaine. sen. jones: i rise to talk about a great american.

>>and 51 years ago today doctor martin luther king junior was assassinated at the lorraine motel in me >>those are being held across memphis tennessee today to honor the life of doctor martin luther king junior civil rights leader famously known for his moving. i have a dream speech and so much more was shot at 6 oh 01:00pm ah standing on the balcony of the lorraine motel back on april the 4th of 1968. >>the 39 year-old civil rights leader was rushed to a hospital where he died. the lorraine motel has since been memorialize and is home to the national civil rights museum. every year a moment of silence is held there at 6 oh one to commemorate doctor king's life, a number of doctor king's colleagues, including reverend james lawson and reverend jesse participating in the events in the fence to remember doctor king's legacy today, even says the museum today are free and they are open to the public. coming up at 5 brazen car break is caught on camera. but police want you to know so you don't become a target. >>also coming up texas lawmakers are warning that the president could be closing

and just to kind of come full circle, you know, martin luther king, the most important elements of martin luther king's rhetoric were amos, jeremiah, and matthew. the most important stories he told were about exodus, about a repressed people escaping to the promised land and to freedom. the last speech he gave on this earth was about moses looking to the promised land. so it goes, again, to that ancient israel and that model of a nation and of people yearning for freedom that i think is kind of built into our bones, especially as americans. and i think it's a mistake just because there are misconceptions around the term nationalism to turn our backs on that incredibly powerful and fruitful tradition. >> the 24 clock has gone from down to up, so i have more time to defuse the bomb. jonah, imaybe a quick wrap-up thought to -- >> he can't do that. we're over time. >> i don't have a huge -- i'm not going to do a big mic drop thing. i'll say, first of all, it's great to be here. i'm eternally grateful to these guys. on this part, if i could outsource the definition of nationalism and give rich

martin luther king worked very hard to end discrimination and segregation within the united states he led three people. useful nonviolent protests marches in areas where black folks african-americans were treated very much as second class citizens areas where they had to ride in the back of the bus for public transportation or they could not eat at the same counters with caucasian people and through his efforts a lot of that discrimination that was beleaguered at the time and enforced has been done away. the efforts of martin luther king who was assassinated very young are commemorated here for his work that christ would not have people segregated and treated as second class citizens. just a couple of years ago we had riots in this city and the police department was shown to have some prejudice and would treat african-american citizens in particular unfairly when it came to our force. so no we're not there but we're working on it. right family was going on family. we're on the side. doing a special show we're live right here this saturday. i want to just put on my st louis because st

martin luther king worked very hard to end discrimination and segregation within the united states he led a very peaceful nonviolent protests marches in areas where black folks african-americans were treated very much as second class citizens areas where they had. to ride in the back of the bus for public transportation or they could not eat at the same counters with caucasian people and through his efforts a lot of that discrimination that was beleaguered at the time and enforced has been done away. the efforts of martin luther king who was assassinated very young are commemorated here for his work that christ with not have people segregated and treated as second class.

martin luther king worked very hard to end discrimination and segregation within the united states he led very peaceful nonviolent protests marches in areas where black folks african-americans were treated very much as second class citizens areas where they had. ride in the back of the bus for public transportation or they could not eat at the same counters with caucasian people and through his efforts a lot of that discrimination that was beleaguered at the time and enforced has been done away. the efforts of martin luther king who was assassinated very young are commemorated here for his work that christ would not have people segregated and treated as second class citizens. just a couple of years ago we had riots in this city and the police department was shown to have some prejudice and would treat african-american citizens in particular unfairly when it came to our force. so no one not there but we're working on it. right family was going on family. guy. doing a special show where i live right here this saturday. want to just put it on my st louis because st louis is law enforceme

martin luther king, jr. back in the 1950's and 1960's, it was very tumultuous times for black americans, and my father had to fight for the basic freedoms i have today and part of that fight was being willing to speak his mind when it needed to be spoken. it was tough to speak his mind martin luther's days because it could cost you your life. ashley: i learned about the civil rights movement growing up but i never thought it would affect anyone i know today. sophie: that brings up a good i learned about the civil rights ovement. >> obviously from england. if you have -- i have certainly -- here long enough that i the notion that free speech is an absolute right. one that is guaranteed by our constitution. knowing that was not case. there were lots of things you could be punished for saying in a british or european country. there still are. >> what a horrible nightmare. >> not exactly. there is so much more you need to learn. >> i get it about the amendment and the history behind it. how does that affect me?

. >> martin luther king jr.onight in memphis, tennessee, shot in the face as he stood alone on the balcony of his hotel room. he died in a hospital an hour later. >> on this day in 1968, martin luther king jr. was assassinate the at his memphis hotel. he was shot and killed by james earl ray, a fugitive from the state penitentiary. police arrested him several months late zbleer one of the best players in the nba knows what it's like to be an underdog. now warriors superstar steph curry has a camp for young players with big hoop dreams. it provides the tools and the mentorship that could help propel them into professional basketball careers. nbc's joe fryer takes us inside the program. >> reporter: like an undervalued stock, these high school basketball players feel there's room to grow. >> i'm underrated and resident to play. >> a lot of people say that i was overlooked or i wasn't really noticed in a crowd, and i'm here to make a difference. >> reporter: they've come to a basketball camp that's part of the unde

this was about 10:20 last night at martin luther king jr. way and adeline street. the victim is a 55-year-old man who is at highland hospital this morning. the driver of the car is reportedly cooperating with investigators and there are road closures around the accident scene. >>> a pedestrian was hit by a car last night in san francisco just after 9 at 37th and fulton outside the golden gate park senior center or the park. the victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation. >>> california lawmakers are proposing aggressive bills that might make you reconsider driving after having a drink or two. kpix jackie word is over highway 24 with what this would mean for drivers. >> reporter: if these two bills were to pass and become laws, it would make california essentially very hard to drive drunk and, compared to anywhere else in the country. if state senator jerry hill gets his way, these laws in california would be as harsh as they are in utah. the first bill being proposed is named after a

martin luther king. i wanted you to comment on their relationship. once was begin to harry belafonte and said, when you get on in years and can't remember your almost daily conversations with dr. king, you can just apply under the freedom of information act to the fbi to get the transcript of all of the conversations you had lost up robert kennedy, johnson's attorney general, had king wiretapped. talk about that relationship and did inndon johnson signing by the civil rights act in one year later, the voting rights act. >> in the case you just played, the most significant line was the first two lines that johnson said. he says, basically, if you make it easier for negroes to register, 70% of your problems are self. johnson believed if black people were given the right to vote, they could take care of a lot themseselves. they would start electing their own officials. they would s start to chanange america. so he is saying taking, the thing i'm concentrating on is ththat you can register just as easy as going into a post o offe . if we e give them m the

david: when martin luther king made his famous speech.ert: i think the impact of her bringing me and my brother here for the summer was for us to understand our community stood for something, our community was striving for something, and it was important we were part of it. i think that is part of the lifelong part of my soul, which is i have to give back and help my community move forward in this wonderful country called america. david: now as we have this discussion now, we are in the african american history and culture museum, of which you are one of the largest donors. this is very near to where martin luther king jr. gave his speech. robert: exactly right. david: and your mother was living in denver at the time you were brought here? robert: correct. david: but she grew up in washington. your grandparents, what did they do? robert: my grandfather actually was the postmaster general for three post offices here in the d.c. area. and before that, when he was in high school, he actually worked in the senate building. what he did was he

martin luther king woke up in a jail cell in birmingham.me jail cell where he wrote on the margins of a newspaper that had been smuggled in, he wrote this letter, these words. "for years now, i have heard the word 'wait.' this wait has almost always meant never. we come to see that justice to o long-delayed is justice denied." martin luther king spoke to this possibility of what we can achieve when we realize our own power and when we refuse to wait. the children of birmingham and a man named king joining arms with others, showed what was possible and they refused to wait when they confronted dogs and fire hoses. when they confronted and defeated bull conner and brought down segregation in their city. america, we know our history. it is a perpetual testimony to impatient demanding, unrelenting people who in every generation with love, stood up for justice. generations of americans. they have shown us what was possible when they refused to wait, and the now, it is our turn. we have work to do. america, we can't wait. america, we will not wai

martin luther king's assassination. the reason i want to end with that is because i am going to say something that sounds strange but one of my favorite places in america to visit is the site where he was slain. you know it was the lorraine motel and why was martin luther king in memphis? workers rights. workers rights. pensions and payments, like you all were mentioning. the reason why i say it is one of my favorite spots is if you go there today, you will see a stone. it is a museum now. they kept the front of the hotel as it is. if you go there today, you will see a stone right there where martin luther king was assassinated and the stone has words from scripture written in it. the words were from the torah but are represented in all abraham it -- abrahamic faiths. before you tell me about your religion, show me how you treat other people. i would rather hang out with a meanatheist than a christian any day of the week. you guys are really making me feel like i am at home in newark. so what does it say right there? th

martin luther king's assassination. the reason i want to end with that is i am going to say something that sounds strange but one of my favorite places in america to visit is the site where he was slain. it was the lorraine motel and why was martin luther king in memphis? workers rights. workers rights. pensions and payments, like you all were mentioning. the reason why i say it is one of my favorite spots is if you go there today, you will see a stone. it is a museum now. you go there today, you will see a stoneware martin luther king was assassinated and the stone has words from scripture written in it. the words were from the torah but represent all abraham fetes.s -- abrahamic -- faiths. i would rather hang out with a nice atheist the naming christian any day of the week -- then a mean christian any day of the week. so what does it say right there? the words of joseph's brothers that they proclaimed right before they took joseph and threw him into the well? they threw him into the well to die. threw him into the pit

civil rights movement martin luther king, what was it, i have a dream. he is being shot, we will get there someday. but the whole civil rights movement is we shall overcome. we are going to do it. believe, have hope and if you lose that, if we become nihilistic in despair you really are playing into the forces of tropism which is not coming in, the quiet your mouth and that becomes the poets and the blues musician to the authors operating underground in the covenants instead of having their voice sung across the land. [applause] >> is it me or is is getting really therapeutic right now. [laughter] thank you for that. to have turned the question about how this is the dark moment of despair, my heart is torn thinking about that. thank you, my world in the judicial branch is a relief. one right now, yes kavanaugh and gorgeous, an and there is no question that this ministration in the judges that are getting appointed are gunning for community and absolutely also, another issue is climate change, the damage is not going to be, you make it through four years

but i remembered something martin luther king said when i was very young. faith, he said is taking the first step when you can't see the staircase. well, we couldn't see the whole staircase when we started this journey, but we had faith, and abiding faith in the city, in its people, and in its future. so we took that first step. and as father mike said, we let our faith overcome our fears. >> that's why nothing will distract me -- >> reporter: electing lightfoot, whose ads featured her daughter is another first. a fact that her opponent noted during a recent debate. >> she is open and honest about her lgbtq orientation. i think it's really important in this country that we be respectful of differences. >> reporter: black, female, and gay, lightfoot told us she personifies progress. >> you got three hard ceilings. >> yes. >> reporter: woman, black, lesbian. and i think it's ten years ago it would be unthinkable. >> i think that's right. not only unthinkable, maybe dangerous. >> reporter: during the campaign, both lightfoot and preckwinkle ran on a promise of

. >> i remember something martin luther king said when i was very young. faith, he said, is taking the first step when you can't see the staircase. well, we couldn't see the whole staircase when we started this journey, but we had faith and abiding faith in the city, its people and future. >> she faces serious issues like crime and community relations. she will be sworn in next month. >>> the college admissions scandal known as operation varsity blues, 13 people in total, including fa indianapolisty huffman and lori loughlin are set to appear in federal court in boston. charges to commit conspiracy and mail fraud. they paid a college prep business to cheat on standardized tests and/or bribe college coaches to get their children into competitive universities. >>> in washington state, authorities are looking for this man. they call him a person of interest, reported rape of a passenger in a fake ride share. the woman told the sheriff detective she got into a car she thought was the ride share she ordered and was raped inside the vehicle. the sheriff's office