al montgomery, alan brown. it is not -- you know. they are not here. >> tell me about them. i mean, that might be a way to escape it. >> yeah, yeah. because maybe i need them as much as they need me. >> do they know that? that you need them like they need you? >> no. because i -- i don't think i have gotten -- i don't think i have gotten in touch with my sensitivity to be able to communicate that to the men. the other piece is we never have time for meaningful conversations. it is -- i mean, tonight when we go to the dinner, we will be overcome by lots of stuff. so to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with these guys about what you feel and how you feel and where you are, whatever, i have never done that. the only guy that -- that i have spent after vietnam some quality time with is don adams. and that's just been recent. we go to typhoon games together. he is a big georgia tech guy. we go down and spend time. i stay at his house. but we have never had real dialogue about the war and what we did in the war. i don't think we have reached that comfort level yet. we -

frente al capital y en montgomery culmina una demostración que inició el domingo y que ha reunido a cientosamericana. precisamente hoy es frecuente quiteños la comunidad afroamericana marchó por estas mismas calles exigiendo su derecho al voto. luego de ser reprimidos violentamente por la policía en lo que se llamó el domingo sangriento lograron aprobar una legislación que más tarde les otorgó el derecho a votar y prohibió la discriminación. entre quienes encabezan la marcha el activista jackson quien asegura que esas leyes sólo distraen al gobierno de los temas verdaderamente importantes. para muchos de los que están aquí la lucha de los hispanos es la misma de los afroamericanosen la década de los sesentas. ella es afroamericana de carolina del sur, ella y su esposo mexicano protestan por lo que consideran leyes injustas. >> yo pienso que ya estamos cansados y ahora tenemos derecho de estar juntos, somos dos culturas muy fuertes y tenemos algo en común. >> nos identificamos con ellos. >> reportera: su esposo le enseñó hablar español, dice que son el ejemplo perfecto de la unión de dos cul

and in fairfax,al ton, montgomery, prince george's counties, bit of a breeze off the bay p it is in the 60s there. high this afternoon with perhaps a few scattered thundershowers, should be reaching the upper 70s. all around the region from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. so quite a mild pattern. certainly well above the average for this time of year. 20 to 25 degrees above the average. going forward over the next 48 hours, maybe have a passing shower or thundershower this afternoon. a clearing sky tonight and then during the day wednesday, we will have plenty of sunshine and an even warmer day tomorrow and then as we get into thursday another day with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. so as we take a look at what's happening for the rest of the afternoon, we will have partly cloudy skies by mid to late afternoon but temperatures before then well into the 70s and winds out of the southwest around 5 to 15. this evening, sunset at 7:14. sky will be clearing. and it will be turning cool by midnight and just past sunset, 70. may have a lingering shower or thunders

trabajo dicen que el director los forzó a dejar sus puestos y además demandaron al consejo de educación del condado de montgomeryde educación dice que es desafortunado que un grupo de personas uso en los medios de comunicación para hacer acusaciones y que el director sólo busca el mejor interés para los estudiantes. - una joven de 16 años que caminaba hacia su casa, fue atacada por un hombre. alguien la tomó por el cuello y la agredió, ella se defendió y corrió a una vivienda para perder ayuda, el agresor es descrito como un hombre entre 18:27 años con estatura de 18 pies. la policía pide reportar cualquier información sobre el incidente. - un hombre que asaltó varios bancos en prince george's amenazando con un arma nuclear ha sido arrestado en texas. el hombre pasaba una nota las cajeras diciendo que tenía un arma nuclear y que explotaría si no le pasaban el dinero. el último robo fue el lunes end en varios robos a bancos en prince george's en maryland. - la primavera se impone con sus temperaturas, veamos al reporte con cristina. >> cristina: muy buenas noches para todos. las condiciones actuales en la región

al sharpton starts right now. >>> you are looking at live pictures from the civil rights memorial center in montgomery, alabama. a monument to the heroes who lost their lives in the struggle for equality in this country. welcome to a special edition of "politics nation." i'm al sharpton. all this week, we're retracing the route of the historic 1965 march from selma to montgomery. a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. tonight, we'll have new details about the rise of hate groups in america and the effort to roll back voting rights. we'll also have an exclusive interview with the actor and singer tyrese who has been marching with us down here in alabama. and we'll have some politics for you. president obama released a new campaign video today that has republicans quaking in their boots. but we start tonight with the gop war on women's health. today is international women's day. and rush limbaugh celebrated by going back on the air and making sexist remarks about yet another woman today. but his initial slut comment really came from a war on women's health, raging in statehouses all across this country a

. >>> a six-day march from selma to montgomery has begun. ald other civil right leaders are among the organizer. the protesters are marching in opposition to the voter i.d. and immigration law. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. for many the fourth of july is a day of fun in the sun and backyard barbecues capped off by colorful fireworks in the night sky, but behind that dazzles display lay powerful and dangerous explosive. when firework go wrong, the results can be terrifying. july 4th, 207, port richey, florida. a roadside fireworks stand erupts in flames when one of the explosives is set off inside the tent. cameraman brian pharaoh captures the may hem as it unfolds. >> the scene was pretty much chaos at first. the sheriff's office was trying to stop the traffic because the fireworks were shooting across the roadway and they didn't want anybody else to get hit. i got concerned for my safety. so i went and i parked a little bit further away from where the explosions were going off. and

montgomery. >> thank you, reverend al for having me here. floor of the house of representatives to pass this resolution without a dissenting vote, offered by two young women. two members of the congress. one black, one white, from the state of alabama. it was very moving. and at the end, the two young women came up to me and gave me a hug. it's really almost unbelievable to see the distance we've come and the progress that we've made. and at the same time, that some people try to take us back to another period. >> now, i was moved by the -- your quote on the resolution where you said this is a gracious act on the part of the majority leader and the house leadership to help preserve the democacy. without the brave and courageous souls who shed blood, sweat and tears in alabama. without them this would be a very different nation today. you commended eric cantor and others that with all the acrimony that we see in washington, this was a rare coming together of showing that we can come together for a good cause. >> that's what the movement was a

reverend al sharpton is leading the march from alabama to montgomery. he'll be speaking shortly. this year's event recreates the 1965 march that led to the act. this week's march will calm attention to modern day roadblocks. jeff johnson, the executive editor of politic 365.com joins me live. he's speaking now. let's stop and listen. we'll get right to you. >> i want to straighten out as we proceed in the next phase. they have instituted and proposed voter id laws saying that they want to stop voter fraud. the only voter fraud that we can find is the statement that there is widespread voter fraud. the fraud is to use nonexistent widespread voter fraud to try and suppress and stop people from voting. 31 states are proposing changes in voter id. yet they cannot tell us why they need to change the law. right here in alabama, they changed the voter id law in 2003. they said you could use your utility bill, your college cards, and other things that many people had. now, they want to change it again. i asked one of the legislatures in this building, why are you changing it again. he sa

al sharpton. it commemorates the selma to montgomery voting march rates that took place in 1965.s are protesting voter i.d. laws that have passed in 15 states saying they're an attack on hard-won voting rights. 13 states have introduced proposals to strengthen voter i.d.

al sharpton. it commemorates the selma to montgomery voting march rates that took place in 1965.s are protesting voter i.d. laws that have passed in 15 states saying they're an attack on hard-won voting rights. 13 states have introduced proposals to strengthen voter i.d. laws. joining me is the reverend al sharpton. i take it you see sconcerted activity, this is not a coincident on the part of all these states. >> not at all. when you look at the fact that according to all of the data

montgomery, univision. >>> activistas de derechos civiles a u acusan... de actuar para limitar alo noi y su influencia podrÍa aumentar gracias a esta elecciÓn, nuestro corresponsal hablÓ con... y le preguntÓ por su relacion con la organizaciÓn... y su derecho a voto. >>> grupos que defiende derecho civiles dicen que hay un esfuerzo condenado y acusan aconsejo americano de intercambio legislativo una organizaciÓn que reÚne a republicanos y rÍe presentan tes de la industria, ha recibido donaciones de los hermanos... que han contribuido a causas conservadora, alec lo que hace es en verdad desarrollar modelos de legislaciÓn, que luego facilita su copia y intento de a aprobaciÓn en otros estados. >>> esta aspiraciÓn no es nueva uno de los co fundadores de alec dijo algo revelador en 1980. francamente cuando menos voten mÁs poder ganamos en las lecciones, uno de los mÁs ardientes defensores es el arquitecto de la leyes antes inmigrantes aprobada en alabama, arizona y otros estados. >>> el republicano chris kovac, nos dijo que no tiene ninna relaciÓn con alec. >>> nos dijo que el fraude

al sharpton starts right now. >>> this is the dexter avenue king memorial baptist church in montgomery, alabama. from here, the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. preached during the civil rights movement. this church is hollowed ground. welcome to a special edition of "politics nation." i'm al sharpton. and we're honored to broadcast from this church. dr. king became pastor here in 1954. from this church, he led the montgomery bus boycott, reshaping the course of history and igniting a movement that changed the world. today, after 54 miles of marching, we reached montgomery. many of us spoke at a rally on the steps of the state capital. the same steps where king stood 47 years ago at the end of his epic march from selma to montgomery. fighting for voting rights and immigrant rights. tonight, we'll have an exclusive interview with dr. king's oldest son about his father's legacy. and the fight to protect the gains of the civil rights movement. we'll also be talking politics. new job numbers. president obama is moving the economy in the right direction, even though republicans can't admit it. >>>

al sharpton. we'll be back here in montgomery tomorrow night after the big rally. "hardball" starts right now. >>> mitt the misfit. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, faking it. here's mitt romney's problem. he's not a movement conservative. he just plays one on tv and that's why he can't close the deal with republicans. he has the most votes, snagged the most states and the most delegates, but the enthusiasm gap keeps growing. it may be about to get worse with a string of primaries in unfriendly territory. rising gas prices may be the biggest threat to president obama's re-election. so why are some republicans arguing that the president wants to see the price go up? does that make any sense? plus if republicans won't stop going after contraception, democrats won't stop benefiting from it. eight democrats, all women walked out yesterday when the georgia senate voted to restrict access to contraception and abortion. one of them joins us tonight. one of those senators down there. and two questions. why is

al suelo stand yo embarazada. >>> para acabar con esto, marchan hasta montgomery.an su salario, ellos pueden contactar en el departamento de trabajo. >>> cuando inicio la caminata los caminan tes se contaban por centenares a lo largo del dÍa se sumaron miles de personas. estamos a favor por el derecho a ejercer el voto y de los trabajadores asegurÓ el activistas, activistas de otros estados viajaron para apoyar a los inmigrantes. >>> en minnesota tenemos muchos que ya son graduado de universidad y todo pero sÓlo porque son ilegal no pueden trabajar. >>> maÑana se llevarÁ acabo la gran marcha y mano necesario tan tes quieren llegar al corazÓn de alabama doond fee nen previsto hacer una concentraciÓn que convoque a miles de personas, seguimos con ustedes en los estudios >>> hoy en una corte de apelaciones, bloqueo ots dos secciones en la ley de alabama contra inmigrantes que dicen que las cortes no pueden foro sar contratos que involucren a indocumentados y otro que califica de delito mayor que un indocumentados desempeÑe actividad con el estado. >>> dos muertos y 7

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al sharpton. live tonight from the state capitol in montgomery, alabama. i've been privileged to be here with men and women of all ages from all walks of life marching to protect every american's right to vote. we are walking ten miles a day for five days. retracing the route of the historic 1965 march from selma to montgomery which ended on the steps of the capitol behind me. a milestone in the fight for civil rights. tonight we'll talk about the scandal engulfing rush limbaugh. it's growing, despite his so-called apology. a major media company pulls out. is this the beginning of the end for rush lame bimbaugh? and some grim news today for mitt romney right before super tuesday primaries. but we start tonight with justice. a symbol of what we are marching against in this country. a shocking racist e-mail from a federal judge who, unless we act, will be back on the bench tomorrow making decisions. montana's top judge, a bush appointee, named richard has apologized for e-mailing a joke suggesting that president obama's late mother had sex with a dog. you he

investigating the actual criminal portion of this investigation while montgomery county police will be investigating the sfwern al affairs portion. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins. >>> andrew mcdonald says he plans to run for mayor this year. >> this is a prelude to running for mayor? is that right? >> yes, well, i haven't, but i'm willing to say it here today, yes, i will be -- i'm going to challenge mayor in the upcoming race. >> he resigned from the democratic party and says he's running for mayor to fight what he calls unrestricted development on the city's waterfront. >>> someone stole a school bus and led police on a very unusual chase. led to a dramatic end. >> a wild rant from a flight attendant caused a scare on an airplane. find out how two crew members got hurt. what the passengers did and a lot of tweeting going on over this. >>> and people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times t

votar la marcha en ese estado entre selena y montgomery en 1965 tÉrmino con un ataque brutal de policÍa, pero suficiente para lograr la aprobaciÓn de derecho altinos. >>> ya todo este ataque que se da. >>> alabama es el epicentro nuevamente. >>> la uniÓn entre comunidades hispana y afroamericana y quienes se unan, koconsolida un fuerza. >>> jeanette directora del consejo nacional de la raza dice que las tensiones de pasado entre historia 357bs y afro-americanos tiene que quedar atrÁs. >>> se han dado cuenta que el tratamiento que ven a los inmigrantes que den ahora es tratamiento y discriminaciÓn que ellos sufrieron hace 50 aÑos. >>> de todas partes de la naciÓn se unen en este histÓrico evento que culmina en montgomery. >>> pedirÁn se reb que la h b 56 este aÑo, afro-americanos y latinos abren un nuevo capÍtulo con un sÓlo mensaje no se puede dar marcha atrÁs a las victorias obtenidas con sangre. >>> en tijuana, mÉxico hoy tuvo lugar un emotivo encuentro entre una pequeÑa y su madre, blanca cÁrdenas que fue deportada tras negarse a abandonar francisco nos trae todos los detalles esta maÑana en los Ángeles antes que saliera el sol gerardo se

the reverend al sharpton leading a marge from selma to montgomery, alabama. 47 years, that's right, 47rs after the original mnarch that paved the way for the 1965 voting rights act. >>> plus, celebrating women around the world, and i had a run-in with actress angelina jolie. i'll tell you all about it coming up. no, no it's her dad. the general's your soul mate? dude what? no, no, no. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry. e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything is on one page, your investments, quotes, research... it's like the buffet last night. whatever helps you understand man. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, watching him. [ male announcer ] try the new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. well i'm watching you, watching him. ah, welcome to hotels.com. i get it...guys weekend. yeah! if you're looking for a place to get together, you came to the right place. because here at hotels.com, we're only about hotels. yeah! yeah! noooo. yeah! finding you the perfect place is all we do. welcome to hotels.com not anymor

. >>> in alabama the reverend al sharpton will lead a five-day march commemorating the historic 1965 march from salma to montgomery for voters' rights. the march will also promote nationwide efforts to defeat new voter identification laws and reverse anti-immigration laws in the state of alabama. >>> and actress eva mendes turns 37. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch "nightly news" with brian williams. >>> finally, here's look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the very latest on this weekend's killer tornadoes. plus, hear from a tornado survivor live in his hospital room. >>> and details on the bitter divorce battle between former supermodel christie brinkley and her ex peter cook. >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it'

alabama, a five-day march commemorating the selma to montgomery voting rights march will end with a rally at the state capitol building. organizers, including alharpton, hope to draw attention to controversial voting laws passed in states around the country. in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton will announce the first innovation award to the empowerment of women and girls. one year ago the space shuttle discovery ended its career as the most flown u.s. spaceship returning from orbit for the last time. all day long, you can stay on top of the latest development withes on those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what is coming up later this morning on the "today" show. whitney houston's hairstylist and long-time friend speaks out on what really happened on the day the singer died. in a "today" exclusive, meet the filmmaker about one of the world's most wanted war criminals. now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thank you for watching "early today," just your first stop of

more with reverend al and congressional leaders in the march against voter suppression beginning tomorrow afternoon in selma, alabama, throughout the week until it reaches montgomeryama. we'll be right back. we have not had the last word yet, still things to be said. >>> as my colleague reverend al sharpton says, amazingly we're under 00 tack again. tomorrow reverend al and the lawmakers will begin a new march from selma to montgomery, alabama, 47 years after the landmark civil rights demonstration. the march focuses on the attacks of equality of today. reminding us of the events on a bridge in selma, alabama, on a day in 1965 that history recorded as bloody sunday. from the vault today, a clip the nerd land dug up from the american promise, president lyndon johnson's address to congress following the horrible brutality civil rights leaders faced at the ands of law enforcement in selma. >> their long-suffering men and women peacefully protesting their rights. many were brutally assaulted. one good man, a man of god, was killed. there is no cause for pride in what has happened in selma. there is no cause for self-satisfaction in the long denial of equal rights of m

i'm al sharpton live tonight from near the state capitol in montgomery, alabama. today was day four of our march retracing the route of the historic 1965 march from selma to montgomery. the fight continues. and tonight i'll talk to the republican who sponsored the state's voter i.d. law. stay tuned for that. you are going to want to watch that. >>> also tonight, new details on the federal judge who sent the racist e-mail about president obama. we talked to a member of congress on what we can do. and willard's rocky road. it's all good news for the obama campaign. but we begin with the outcry over rush limbaugh. one week after his ugly comments about a law student, the story is not going away. as of tonight, at least 41 advertisers have dropped their support of his show. you can see the names scrolling below me. some companies are calling rush's comments unsettling and inexcusable and saying, rush doesn't align with their values. and for the first time, one advertising agency has pulled all of its clients ads from the show. page one advertising in youngstown, ohio,

montgomery, alabama. right now, in fact, the reverend al sharpton is leading a march to mark that industry and raise awarenessy voting rights issue. joining me georgetown university sociology professor michael eric dyson. thanks for your time here. >> thank you. >> we have a lot to talk about. we know the urban league comes out with this report every year. does it ever have a mutual impact? >> certainly, it raises discussion. it highlights serious problems. it focuses on details of black suffering and the opposition to black progress that needs to be highlighted. so because the problems persist, the report is issued every year to both remind us to stimulate new con husbandness and val van nuys different people in order to address these particular problems. >> what's interesting, this report borrows from the occupy wall street at the beginning of that movement. there was a lot of talking there wasn't a lot of diversity. people felt that most of the folks involved with the occupy movement were young, were white, certainly we saw that change throughout the movement and see the change even now as it continues. it

marked the 47th anniversary of the 1965 selma to montgomery voting rights march, often referred to as blood sunday. about 3,000 participants led by reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson -- bloody sunday, rather-s what it's called. kicked off a five-day march today in alabama. the original march on behalf of minority voting rights began on march 7th, 1965. >>> president obama spent the morning telling pro-israel activists that the united states supports israel and will do anything necessary to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. the commander in chief spoke to the more than 13,000 people gathered for the annual policy conference for the american israel public affairs committee. during his remarks he appealed for israel to be patient with iran and to let sanctions have some time to work. but he also reiterated that if needed the united states is prepared to use force. >> i will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the united states and its interests. moving forward, i would ask that we all remember the weightiness of these issues, the stakes involved for israel, for america, and for the world. >>> vladimir put

. >>> joining us is reverend al sharpton, last week you led a march from selma, alabama to the state capital in montgomery, restoring the marchs from 1965. thank you for being here. >> thank you, rachel. >> you came off the road in alabama, voting tonight in their primary, do you think that the challenge to voting rights in alabama, in mississippi, even in is places like wisconsin, is it 1965 all over again or do you think this is a different kind of story now? >> i think it the same spirit of '65. i think that we've gone from poll tax to now photo id, like we've gone from jim crow to james crow, jr., esquire, more polished, more sophisticated but the results are the same. if you have an impact disproportionate on poor people, working class people, students who don't have this kind of photo id, seniors, and minorities, it's designed to stiffle a vote. that what is dr. king and others fought in '65 where they outright wouldn't let people vote. here you're putting an impediment there but you know what the results will be. it's fixing a problem that doesn't exist. there is no massive voter fraud. there was 0

. >>> joining us is reverend al sharpton, last week you led a march from selma, alabama to the state capital in montgomery, restoring the marchs from 1965. thank you for being here. >> thank you, rachel. >> you came off the road in alabama, voting tonight in their primary, do you think that the challenge to voting rights in alabama, in mississippi, even in is places like wisconsin, is it 1965 all over again or do you think this is a different kind of story now? >> i think it the same spirit of '65. i think that we've gone from poll tax to now photo id, like we've gone from jim crow to james crow, jr., esquire, more polished, more sophisticated but the results are the same. if you have an impact disproportionate on poor people, working class people, students who don't have this kind of photo id, seniors, and minorities, it's designed to stiffle a vote. that what is dr. king and others fought in '65 where they outright wouldn't let people vote. here you're putting an impediment there but you know what the results will be. it's fixing a problem that doesn't exist. there is no massive voter fraud. there was 0

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know emotional and historic week for the reverend al sharpton and the many organizations that have been marching along side him. from selma to montgomery reminded us that the fight for civil and voter rights is not over. >> why are we changing the i.d. laws now if there's been no problem of voter fraud with i.d.s, so then why all of a sudden are we changing the identification needed unless there was a break out or widespread counterfeiting of i.d.s going on. which has not been the indication. >> here is a live look at the alabama state capitol, where the five-day journey marks the original march from selma to montgomery. >>> iran is racheting down the rhetoric over the nuclear program. in the past two takes, iran's leader made a rare statement, and offered praise to president obama of all people, about the comments that there's a window of dip loam assy. and -- we have our guest here, who is an iran expert at the carnegie endowment for international peace and joining me now. we have been watching this and what is your read at the end of the week whether we have dialed it up or down or if we are still in the middle on the possibility of

reverend al, i want to go to you, something you've been doing this week, the selma to montgomery march on friday to commemorate, of course, the '65 march. we went back to our archives. and dr. martin luther king was on this program in '65. and president truman called the march a silly idea that wouldn't have much impact. and here's what dr. king said here on the program. >> well, first i would say that the march was not silly at all. i would think that the march did more to dramatize the indignities and the injustices that negro people continue to face in the state of alabama and many other sections of the south more than anything else. i think it was the most powerful and dramatic civil rights protest that has ever taken place in the south. and i think it well justified the costs that we put in it. >> all these years later, your march, what was the message today, and what's the resonance today? >> the message is that the new voter i.d. law is being proposed in over 30 states. the brennan institute says it will disenfranchise 5 million people. there has been no established reason to ch

montgomery. they protested against discrimination practices that meant that vast numbers of african-american citizens were disenfranchised. aling the march. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> great to have you. do you believe there's a deliberate attempt at voter suppression being undertaken by the right today? >> yes, i do. i'll say it when you look at@faat the facts that we see fraction of 1% of prosecution of voter fraud brought in the last decade and they are now all of a sudden going after voter id laws andlessening early voting in over 30 states being proprosed just suddenly they all have this same revelation with no data to back it up risking five million people that will be disenfranchised, one has to conclude it's a deliberate attempt to try and suppress our votes in particular not in communities that are impacted seniors. >> you will know that some republicans claim that people can walk off an international air flight, stroll into a voting booth and mark their vote without any attempt to check in they are qualified to do so. do they have a point in seeking to strengthen requirements? >> absolutely n