dr. martin luther king jr. n june 22nd 1952 he truly lived out our motto. first of all, service of all, we shall transcend all. for this 50th commemoration of his life and his death, we have assembled from across this nation in this courtyard and have over 2,000 others who would journey to memphis for the 87th southern region convention. in spirit they too stand in this place and give honor to a great man. a great friend. and a great brother. each april 4th the brothers of alpha phi alpha come to the lorraine motel where dr. king was slain, where his spirit transitioned back to the father. on behalf of the fraternity, brothers nicholas collins, southern regional vice president and brother keedran pryor from the college of the beta fooi chapter do place a wreath and we shall render a hymn and remembrance of our brother, my brother, mankind's brother. brother reverend dr. martin luther king jr. we remember. [ applause ] >> i am brother kelsey rushing, southern region vice president of the alpha phi alpha fraternit

dr. martin luther king jr.tion into a beloved community where every person is treated with dignity and respect, and where every person has the opportunity to live up to their god-given potential. and yet here we are, o god, 50 years after his apotheosis and the nation seems to have gone backwards. racism has again lifted its serpentine head. violence is everywhere and our leaders still prepare for war. in these challenging and difficult times, we need you, o god, like never before. let your spirit fall on us. let your spirit fall on this land. let your spirit fall on our leaders and bring them to their senses. in these days, people are marching and crying out for social change and accountability. people are disturbed and upset by all they see happening around us. in these days, o god, let the words of your prophet become a reality among us when he said let justice roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream. thank you for the life he lived and the legacy he left us. give us the courage to live up

dr. martin luther king has been shot to death in memphis, tennessee. all points bull ten placed for a young white man seen running from the scene. dr. king was standing on the balcony of a second floor hotel room when a shot was fired from across the street. in the friend's words, the bullet exploded in his face. >> on april, 1968, dr. king was assassinated. the national civil rights museum, we visit about dr. king's final days and what brought him to memphis. >> when we study the history of memphis, tennessee. there is pre-april 4, 1968 and post april 4, 1968. dr. king still had his nonviolence group following but after, you have the formation of groups such as the plan panther party and car michael calling out for black power. there is a split of which ideology and philosophy was the most effective way to combat civil rights. martin luther king became overshadowed by the young black militants. at the time, he was not receiving a high credibility in the black community. this was only supposed to be a detour to come to memphis. he had planned to come he

dr. martin luther king. i ask every citizen to reject blind violence that has struck dr. king, who lived by nine that -- i nonviolence. i pray that -- by nonviolence. all that he tried to do for the land that he loved so well. sympathy ofhe johnson and myself. i know that every american of goodwill joins me in mourning the death of this out dancing leader and praying for peace and understanding throughout this land. nothing byeve lawlessness. and decisiveness. among the american people. togethery by joining and only by working together can we continue to move towards equality and fulfillment for all of our people. i hope that all americans hearts will search their as they ponder this most tragic incident. atlanta inorn in 1929. he was the son and grandson of ministers in atlanta and had an extended education. he graduated with a doctorate from bought -- boston university and got his first masters in birmingham, alabama. -- montgomery, alabama. he took leadership of a bus boy stop. he won that strike. his nonviolent campaigns spread through the south and he became the lead

dr. martin luther king. why this image? let me explain a little bit. we try to focus on what was in our collection. we have been collecting images now, portraits for 50 years. you will see a great diversity. in fact, the portrait gallery opened in 1968. that is an anniversary for us. this image of dr. martin luther king, he is at a news conference and he is announcing his great initiative for that year. a poor people's campaign. a big part of the campaign was what you see at the top, the march on washington. that occurred after his death. he did not live to see that. it continued and it went on. the march on washington occurred in mid-may. they arrived from all over the country arrived and stayed on the mall. they are alongside the reflecting pool and the lincoln memorial. they stayed there for six weeks to bring attention to the plight of the poor nationwide. thenknow sooner arrived the rains arrived. the rain created mud and before too many days, they were up to their ankles in mud. this is why we chose martin luther king. this image of him. it is a

dr. martin luther king. let me explain these images. we tried to focus on what was in our collection. images,been collecting portraits, for 50 years. you will see a great diversity of portraiture. in portrait gallery opened 1968, also an anniversary. this image of dr. martin luther conference at a news and he is announcing his great initiative for that year, a poor people's campaign. part of that campaign, a big the, as you see at the top, poor people's march on washington. he did not live to see that, but it went on and the march on washington occurred in mid-may. they arrived, marchers from all over the country arrived in ,id-may and stayed on the mall alongside the reflecting pool and the lincoln memorial. they stayed for six weeks to bring attention to the plight of the poor nationwide. they know sooner arrived than the rains arrived. beforen created my dent too many days they were up to their ankles in mud. is why we chose martin luther king, this image, a 1968 image. it has been asked, why didn't we have something referring to his assassination? willnswer is, this room only hold

dr. martin luther king jr. as this significant figure, this iconic figure, king is really a political mobilizer and there are a number of different movements. so, there are movements within the movement. so, by 1967, we're seeing black power activists who are talking about community control all across the united states. they're talking about radical, social, political, cultural, self-determination. we've got groups like the student nonviolent coordinating committee, sncc, which professor cleaver was also a part of, who are talking about anti-war activism and anti-imperialism. we have the national welfare rights organization that's talking about poverty. in that way, by 1968, king is talking about a poor people's campaign and an antipoverty campaign, at the same time that you've got young black political radicals who are talking about everything from, you know, educational activism and the creation of black student unions, to anti-imperialist strategies and anticapitalist critiques. certainly the black panthers

get her he is the malaysian government has been stepping up especially with the new prime minister dr martin mohammad in power the one m.t.v. investigative team has since meet their wrists and questionings that have since a child's joy love the suppose it must the mind behind the entire one m.t.v. scandal they have charged him in absence here and it helped was also has recently led to the arrest of former prime minister najib razak himself. and singapore thank you. china has a reputation for investing in developing countries especially in infrastructure like railways roads and airports while some questions beijing's motives locals often welcome the projects but china isn't the only country setting its sights on this kind of foreign investment india is building a rail line now in the himalayas mountain nation of nepal in fact some say china and india are playing a game of monopoly in the ball vying for leverage and influence so whatever down so far china is building two airports in the country as well as highways roads power plants and the cement factory india has also started investing in th

dr. martin luther king junior and so many people, but why him? >> i would say if you read dr. thurman and read dr. kenning you will so the influence. in many ways king was the person who applied much of what thurman talked about in of social reality i think he influenced people. many of the people you action. d are people committed it is said that king carried a copy of jesus and disinherited and those involved with social actives saw this extraordinary understand from gandhi and putting together his spin on it a way forward for people to deal with the most critical issues in american society. racism and all kinds of separation. so, he was -- than -- and then for king in particular the families knew each other. thurman knew dr. king's father. they were at morehouse together. >> that's right. >> and mrs. thurman knew martin luther kenning's mother because they were both daughters of baptist ministers and they met through baptist circles and so on and the families knew each other. so one of the things that was interesting is when dr. thurman was at boston university king was fin

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dr. martin luther king, jr. way, just before 9:30 at a homeless encampment. a man told us off camera he heard three shots and percival road found a man who levels in the camp shot in the back. police and paramedics were called in and the man later died at the scene. >>> minutes later, oakland police rush to another shooting at 11th and center streets, people at that scene said the victim was shot in the head was either a boy or a man. they don't know whether both shootings related. they n us no other details. >>> there are new developments coming in from france at a deadly shooting at at french christmas market in strasbourg. they identified a suspected gunman that killed three people and injured 12 others. the popular market is now shut down as the police are still g >>> authorities say the suspect is a 29-year-old male with a criminal record who was already known to the security services as a possible terrorist threat. witnesses in the city of strasbourg said it all began when they heard a string of gunshots for ten minutes straight and then screaming, shou

our great ancestors like mary mcleod, dart -- dr martin luther king. y'all can help me out.cus garvey, frederick douglass, if i had to stay here and name all of those who have gone on before us, i would be here until next year, in the same spot, running off names. let us now turn our attention to some of the living legends who are still on the battlefields. some of them who are providing emeritus support. people like john lewis who is still tense -- standing tall on the battlefield and who is letting people know we are still here, we are not going away. people like andrew young and harry belafonte, maxine waters, angela davis, again, i can go on and on. i would be remiss if i didn't mention dr amos brown who for many, many years in san francisco was a freedom fighter. even though his health is failing, you still see him hobbling around town. still standing tall for what he believes is right. i would also like to honor and recognize, whom i believe was the greatest mayor in the history of civilization, and that is the honorable mayor willie lewis brown. let's give him some lo

you have to talk about dr martin who is one of your big stars here in the house your heroes. how did you discover a few times in my life i've met a performer who. when you work with them for the first time it's as if you work with them for hundreds of years and that happened with my not from from the very first and so it's been an absolute joy having worked with you in the last few years . since. i didn't. make the. fox i think i should say sue. says she suits hands to. rediscover musical theatre and operetta not just these cloying old lady and old gentleman productions and then you realize for the first time what an unbelievably emotional evening it can be. found. this sounds kind say this. was. my. point. is. talking in general. i have to catch your interest what has to catch me is this because that's actually when it comes down to it the most important thing it's how they allow the audience a glimpse of that because they're really good performers don't allow everything else they don't reveal everything there is a particular mystery about right performers which you can't ex

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dr. martin luther king had been shot, and pulled you into her bedroom and asked you to get on your kneesnd pray for him. >> that's right. >> and you tell a story about how your reaction wasn't sadness, it wasn't tears, but it was that you were indignant. >> i was angry. i was 8 years old, but i'll never forget that day. it was a rainy day. in louisiana, it's always raining. but it was a rainy day, and it was a kind of drizzle that you couldn't go out and play. you had to come inside, and yet my grandmother called us into her bedroom, and she wanted us to get on our knees. she had learned that dr. king had been shot. we didn't know if he survived the assassination attempt, and so she wanted us to pray. we were catholics, and we started praying, and when we finished praying, my grandmother said, "wait." and we're like, "what?" and she's like, "we have to also pray for his family." we went back and prayed for his family. and this was -- margaret, you would probably have felt the same way as an 8-year-old child. she said, "we now have to pray for the murderer or the person who tried to kill

the apollo eight mission also happened at the end of a very rough year in the united states both dr martin luther king jr and bobby kennedy had been assassinated and people were writing because of racism and because of the vietnam war and the failure of vietnam had forced the u.s. president to quit running for reelection it seemed everyone needed some good news maybe not since the civil war we so torn apart so divided so many people distrustful of so many others and it seemed nothing could bring us together again so with the chaos in the streets and the highest of stresses at work finally the reason for the voyage seen through a window suddenly here was this beautiful fragile looking. planet our own home planet coming up in particularly is out emphasized over the stark lunar aizen five yards. or our. five five five far far far. a christmas eve message from these adventurers perhaps even more heartfelt than they could have ever imagined. roslyn jordan al-jazeera washington. and that's it from me piece it'll be for this news out martinis here in a couple of moments with thirty minutes of wri

regain their their scope and their credibility see to serve dr martin luther king jr said as the conscience of the nation a lot of religious people have been applying on a certain element of our certain elements of morality. and many have been completely oblivious about other forms of morality what i'm praying is that as we come out of this complacency we're able to bring the nation back to a moral center and i don't think. that can but be done with faith leaders on praying that we're able to rise to that calling i think that the stage has been set for us to do so for us to finance reform some of the most vibrant coalitions that are out there but in the process of forming those vibrant coalitions not lose ourselves and not lose the vision that we have for this country and for our world i have little hope for my guests many there's help on line but also appreciation to mean on you tube says i dare you much appreciate these faith leaders helping to remind us what really matters and what people of faith should be known for. so right now we're at the end of today's program i have time though to

the apollo eight mission also happened at the end of a very rough year in the united states both dr martin luther king jr and bobby kennedy had been assassinated and people were writing because of racism and because of the vietnam war and the failure of vietnam had forced the u.s. president to quit running for reelection it seemed everyone needed some good news maybe not since the civil war we so torn apart so divided so many people distrustful of so many others and it seemed nothing could bring us together again so with the chaos in the streets and the highest of stresses at work finally the reason for the voyage seen through a window suddenly here was this beautiful fragile looking. planet our own home planet coming up in particularly is out emphasized over the stark lunar aizen five yards. wide. eyed five five five far far far. a christmas eve message from these adventurers perhaps even more heartfelt than they could have ever imagined roslyn jordan al-jazeera washington. time for the sport is peter peter thank you very much copper limited or as champions river plate have returned home

dr. martin luther king jr.at dream they had that day has in many points turned into a nightmare. >> reporter: for more than a decade, he had helped awaken this country to racial injustice. he won the nobel peace prize. >> we have to say in no uncertain times that racism is alive and on the throne in american society. >> reporter: but by 1968, militant young blacks had grown impatient for king's non-violent approach. >> we will shoot the cops who are shooting our black brothers in the back in this country. >> reporter: dr. king stood his ground. >> well, i'm still convinced their non-violence has not ended. >> stop the bombing and stop the war. >> reporter: he began speaking out against the war in vietnam. but some civil rights leaders saw that as a distraction and after years of confronting segregation in the south, he turned north targeting poverty and economic injustice. >> it's much easier to integrate a lunch counter than to guarantee an annual income. >> reporter: revered by millions, king was also hated a

both dr martin luther king jr and bobby kennedy had been assassinated people were writing because of racism and because of the vietnam war and the failure of vietnam had forced the u.s. president to quit running for re-election it seemed everyone needed some good news maybe not since the civil war we so torn apart so divided so many people distrustful of so many others and it seemed nothing could bring us together again so with chaos in the streets and the highest of stresses at work finally the reason for the voyage seen through a window suddenly here was this beautiful fragile looking. planet our own home planet coming up in particularly is out emphasized over the stark lunar eyes and. i'd. have. a christmas eve message from these adventurers perhaps even more heartfelt than they could have ever imagined roslyn jordan al-jazeera washington and finally just before we go let's take a look at where the world of hotels could be heading in the future because the internet joint ali baba has launched a futuristic new hotel in the chinese city of joe the entire hotel is aussie run by an al

dr. martin luther king assassinated in memphis, tennessee. hubert humphrey, the vice president entering the race in 1968. then senator kennedy winning the california primary shot at midnight on the day after the victory and dies on june 6, 1968. richard nixon accepting the republican nomination in august of that year. later in august hubert humphrey accepting the democratic nomination. amidst the riots, president nixon was elected in 1968. we want to welcome barbara perry from the miller center. thank you for joining us. and pat buchanan, for purposes of this discussion, was a military aide. pat, let me ask you about the resignation of lyndon johnson. where were you? >> i was at nixon's apartment. we were having a debate about nixon's speech he was going to give that afternoon. we were having an argument. nixon was moving toward a more dovish position on the war, or about to, when we got word from cbs that lyndon johnson had been asked for time sunday night. so nixon was going to wisconsin the next day, and he told me, pat, i want you to be o

regain their their scope and their credibility see to serve dr martin luther king jr said as the conscience of the nation a lot of religious people have been applying on a certain element of our certain elements of morality. and many have been completely oblivious about other forms of morality what i'm praying is that as we come out of this complacency we're able to bring the nation back to a moral center and i don't think. that can but be done with faith leaders on praying that we're able to rise to that calling i think that the stage has been set for us to do so for us to finance reform some of the most vibrant coalitions that are out there but in the process of forming those vibrant coalitions not lose ourselves and not lose the vision that we have for this country and for our world i had little hope from i guess many there's hope on line but also appreciation to mean on you tube says i very much appreciate the faith leaders helping to remind us what really matters and what people of faith should be known for. so right now where at the end of today's program i have time though to say to

dr. martin luther king, jr. library. >> i was failing my classes, i couldn't study correctly. >> he's facing a growing issue. numbers they receive from the california state university chancellor's office indicates 4300 students have experienced homelessness in the past year. >> i can't do my job as a professor if my students don't have been the basics. no matter what i do and how well i teach, they can't perform at their highest levels and graduate. >> scott meyers is a faculty advisor for the homeless alliance, he said the cost of housing on and off campus is so hard. >> a studio apartment at san jose for a month is about $1700 and if they share it's $1100 or $1200. >> they're demanding from the university at least 10 safe parking spaces at the parking garage and a dozen beds for homeless students for 60 days, it's a serious situation for a lot of people. >> he's focused on looking for a job and saving money for his own place and hopefully graduating to become a graphic designer. >> going to school is hard and

dr. martin luther king is one of my personal heroes. as i worked to build international support for the iranian people struggle, i recall his favorite -- famous covenant that we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. makeat vein, i want to clear that the iranian struggle should not be viewed through the prism of domestic partisan politics in this or any other democratic nation. this is a struggle about human dignity and deliberation and it deserves equal and unqualified support across the democratic political spectrum. at no time in its almost 40 year republic beenis as vulnerable and a popular as it is today. foreign policy toward iran should be mindful of the reality that my compatriots are aesently in the throes of national struggle to reclaim iran from the islamic rep -- republic. my focus is on guiding the process of change so that its outcome is secular, democratic, and lasting. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you again for giving us the opportunity on this issue. [inaudible] >> many p

dr. martin luther king, jr. way. the man told us off camera, he heard three shots, ran out of his tent and found another man who lives in the camp who was shot in the back. the man died before making it to a hospital. >>> minutes later police were called to another shooting. it was at 11th and center streets, people at the scene said the victim was shot in the head. it was either a boy or a man, we have no information. oakland police are saying they're investigating both shootings, but gave us no other details. >>> the time is 5:04, new developments of the deadly shooting in france at a christmas market. the french police have identified the suspected gunman who killed three people and injured 13 others in strasbourg, they were working on an attempted murder case and searched the apartment yesterday hours before the shooting. the popular market is closed down as police search for the gunman. >> the suspect is a 29-year-old male with a criminal record who was already known to the security service as a possible terrori

dr. martin luther king, jr. park. the area near shore breeze court is blocked off by detectives. leigh martinez is out there this morning, police are checking evidence. what do know so far? >> reporter: at new van has shown up. it might be the medical examiner, it does say san mateo on it. that's why we were pushed back when the detectives arrived. they said they were waiting for the medical examiner so they could process the scene. there's late of police activity out there. >> we're on beach street blocked off leading into shore breeze court which is on the corner there, where the activity seems to be concentrated. the shooting happened at 1:00 a.m. on beach street, neighbors tell us they heard one or two gunshots. they found the victim unconscious and not breathing, he was pronounced dead at the enthey put evidence markers on the street, but have not revealed what lyddite to the shooting. they al if they identified a suspect or if anyone? in custody. there are several details we haven't received from police yet, we have calls into the public information officer, but detectives

dr. martin luther king, jr. park early this morning. ktvu news is on the scene right now, what are you hearing legal martinez. >> reporter: we have detectives out here this morning. detectives pushed us back where we arrived. beach street is closed leading into that cul-de-sac. we're told that the medical examiner hasn't arrived r they've pushed media back quite a bit. the shooting happened around 1:00 a.m. on beach street in east palo alto. they heard 2 or 3 gunshots. they found the victim unconscious and not breathing, he was pronounced dead at the scene. they have not revealed what led up to the shooting and police have not revealed whether they have identified a suspect or if anyone is in custody at this time. few details are coming out of the scene, we have plenty of detectives on the scene. they put pup more yellow -- put up more yellow caution tape and they're waiting on the medical examiner, and they had another case and they're being held up at this time, wrapping up clearing this scene. again, we do not know if they have a sur

dr. martin luther king, and trump plays to this a great deal. i'm not talking about i have a dream.erous things on the planet is sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. what you have in donald trump, i think we were talking about it during the break maybe it's a combination of both, which makes him extra dangerous. the reality is that most americans don't know what these individuals have gone through. and then they are described as a caravan of thousands. they are described as gang members. >> invaders. >> absolutely correct. and so, again, it is incumbent upon us, those of us who have a voice, we have got to make sure we control the narrative and quite candidly, donald trump, the president, has controlled the narrative. but i think that's going to change in this coming congress because one of the things that all of us here at this table recognize, that in politics you don't have any permanent friends or enemies. you just have permanent interests. and i think that's what's -- i think that's what's going to happen certainly as you pointed out about the senate race and the role

the apollo eight mission also happened at the end of a very rough year in the united states both dr martin luther king jr and bobby kennedy had been assassinated and people were writing because of racism and because of the vietnam war and the failure of vietnam had forced the u.s. president to quit running for reelection it seemed everyone needed some good news maybe not since the civil war we so torn apart so divided so many people distrustful of so many others and it seemed nothing could bring us together again so with the chaos in the streets and the highest of stresses at work finally the reason for the voyage seen through a window suddenly here was this beautiful fragile looking. planet our own home planet coming up in particularly is out emphasized over the stark lunar aizen five yards. wide. eyed five five five far far far. a christmas eve message from these adventurers perhaps even more heartfelt than they could have ever imagined. roslyn jordan al-jazeera washington. deal with al-jazeera these are the top stories at least two hundred eighty one people have died after saturday's ts

dr. martin luther king took his last march in memphis.ponsibility for themselves, their families and their communities. >> welcome to the million man march! >> there are big goings-on in the nation's capital today. this is an enormous crowd of black american men and boys and, yes, even some women. >> i remember the power of stepping out of the d.c. metro and seeing this sea of faces of color on the national mall. >> the million man march was called for by louis farrakhan, who is the head of the nation of islam. >> the basic reason this was called is for atonement and reconciliation. >> he's always been a controversial figure because of his anti-semitic utterances but the march becomes bigger than louis farrakhan. >> why do we march? because we're trapped for second class schools and first class jails. >> we've been locked up, we've been brutalized. this became the first mass expression we could make together that we need to be regarded and respected and heal this racial breach. >> we aren't all drug dealers. we can come together and have

dr. martin luther king because this world is a better world because of his influence.whose don't accept jesus as the messiah and receive the eternal benefits of the forgives not forgiveness of sin. the founders of hospitals and orphanages in the world like the red cross, 92% of the colleges in this country, all of these groups are founded by followers ofou christ who wanted to emulae his example in this world and that is why this world is a better place because of jesus. >> mike: merry christmas, thank you for your time. >> merry christmas. >> mike: despite the shutdown, president trump says he has heard from federal workers who want a wall or a better fence as tight as he does, the all-star panel is here after short break. ♪ a new way to save on travel. now when you book a flight you unlock discounts on select hotels that you can use up until your trip starts. so whether you want to go out, stay in, or be in the middle of it all... add the perfect hotel when you're ready, and save. add on advantage. only with expedia. ♪ >> i can't tell you whether the government will

dr. martin luther king and , all things wey have talked about on american history tv. finally the election of richard nixon in 1968. i want to put on screen a photograph that has become iconic. it is the earthrise photograph that took place when the apollo mission was taking place. explain this picture. guest: i believe this is the single most important photograph ever taken. it represents the first time human beings are looking back at themselves as a whole, as a single self-contained entity. one of the wonderful aspects of this picture is none of the astronauts expected this scene to unfold before them. through all the training, no one had ever thought the plan for an earthrise. the astronauts were coming form ande moon and change the orientation of the windows were facing forward and the astronauts looked out and they could see the gray expanse of the lunar landscape. there was no color in all the universe. just craters and mountains and hills and gray. beyond the horizon was the pitch black infinity of space. out there, black is a different sensation. it is infinit

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dr. king responds with "precious lord, take my hand." and i want you to play a real pretty. his chauffeur calls upon the balcony and says, doc, you should go and grab a jacket. before martin junior can respond to mr. jones, a shot rings out at 6:01 p.m. and dr. king falls wounded, and he is lying here on the balcony. [gunshot] immediately, when the shot rings out, the memphis police are running into this way and many of his associates, including reverend andrew young, bernard lee, jesse jackson and reverend abernathy are saying, no, go that way. the shot came from this area, where we have seen the infamous photograph taken. three minutes later he is taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. ♪ [singing] handprecious lord, take my homeme stand handmy home lead me ♪ >> the city of memphis was very much like the rest of the country in how it dealt with the aftermath of dr. king's death. people are angry, they are frustrated, and we see that frustration play out in a number of different ways. so we see these urban uprisings in a lot of cities, over 100 cities have these uprisings where the frustration and anger boils out onto the streets and the neighborhoods. mem

dr. martin luther kinger a robert f. kennedy. the riots and demonstrations in chicago.ll things we talked about an c-spa c-span3's american history tv. escalating protest of the vietnam war and finally the election of richard nixon in november of 1968. i want to put on a screen a photograph that's become iconic and for our aid yradio audiences the earth rise photograph that took place when the apollo 8 mission was taking place. explain this picture. >> well, believe that this is the single most important, powerful and profound photograph ever taken. it represents the first time human beings are looking back at themselves as a whole. as a single self-contained entity. and one of the wonderful aspects of the picture is that none of the three astronauts, borman, lovell or anders, expected to see this beautiful scene unfold before them. it happened on the fourth of the ten revolutions apollo 8 was planning to make around the moon. and through all the training which is all compressed as i said in just 16 weeks, no one had ever thought to plan for an earth rise. and so what h

both dr martin luther king jr and bobby kennedy had been assassinated and people were writing because of racism and because of the vietnam war and the failure of vietnam had forced the u.s. president to quit running for reelection it seemed everyone needed some good news maybe not since the civil war we so torn apart so divided so many people distrustful of so many others and it seemed nothing could bring us together again so with the chaos in the streets and the highest of stresses at work finally the reason for the voyage seen through a window suddenly here was this beautiful fragile looking. planet our own home planet coming up in particularly is out emphasized over the stark lunar eyes and. i've. often. thought of. a christmas eve message from these adventurers perhaps even more heartfelt than they could have ever imagined roslyn jordan al-jazeera washington arts a football fans and argentina have finally been able to celebrate the copilot but to doris wins on us here with that thank you very much to resell why it's exactly a month since one of the ugliest it chaps says of south a

dr. martin luther king, the loss of your father and the surging anti-war movement which demoralized, made the democrats bitter and angry. humphrey was seen as a johnson lackey. and he concludes by saying "the american establishment, the best and the brightest, had been broken at the wheel of vietnam." your thoughts? >> well, i think that -- i think vietnam did destroy a lot of the establishment because they knew that they weren't winning it. and they were still sending people over to vietnam to die in a war that they knew was not going well. and they were dishonest with the american people. and it was a disaster, and as you, as i would say in my, think people -- historians would say, you weren't going to win that war. if you don't have the people in the south vietnam, the government, itself, didn't want to fight, you can't prop it up from outside. and it's so ironic and so sad now when you think of how many people died. both vietnamese and americans. and now, you know, we can have good relationships with vietnam and it was really, you know, a tragedy. i think michael pointed out that lynd

dr. martin luther king of morehouse graduated with just one a. >> he is not saying not to work hard and therewas done back in the 1960s and says if you are a "b" average student, those tend to be the creative architects of our country and have a lot of success because they're well rounded. i think that's the point, not to have grades, straight as, at all costs. >> that's one of the things we find it filters down, especially here in new york city, even down to high school. we try to focus our kids on the effort and interest. >> exactly. i always tell my daughters, i don't care what the grade is, as long as i know you gave it your all. >> exactly. amy, thanks very much. let's go to cecilia. >> a great piece. thank you guys. >>> we turn to the royal family drama. duchess meghan's father speaking out in a new interview, sharing letters from the past and opening up about the rift between him and his daughter in what he is calling a wall of silence. erielle reshef is here. good morning. >> good morning to you, cecilia. this holiday season thomas markle saying he's feeling frozen out of his daughter

among the things he talked about the race riots following the martin nation of dr. luther king, the loss of your father and summering anti-war which made democrats bitter and humphrey seen as a the american and establishment the best and brightest had been broken at the vietnam. your thoughts. some democrats couldn't stand him. there were serious fault lines arts and ty. style on the "washington post" elizabeth last night and telling her a little it about the history of that 1968 and democratic primary. here is an excerpt. now they are facing ompetition for a new candidate and robert kennedy had decided to run. >> with the decisions that are convention today. >> there were other unexpected events. >> with our hopes and world's hopes for peace in the balance day.y i do not. > they didn't realize the president's speech that he was about to tell the nation he would not run for the presidency again. not seekingly, i shall the will not accept, nomination of my party for another term as your president. ♪ ♪ united president of the states. >> thank you. >> vice president hu

dr. levenson. from st. martin's episcopal church in houston, texas.by the presiding bishop of episcopal church, the most reverend michael bruce curry. >>> there you see the honor guard. the family will be escorted inside the cathedral. and david, they will be taking their place of honor there at the front. for the bush family. >> they will. and we can see former president george w. bush and i don't think we can overstate what he's about to do, his job is the most difficult on this day. all of the living presidents are here including him, of course, but he has the job of not only as a former president but as a son getting up in front of this cathedral and in front of this nation to share his love for a father and a relationship that was analyzed for many years. when you have a father and son who both serve as president. only in later years after both were done serving their terms in the white house did they truly share a very public love for one another. but you can see the pain on his face through the window of the vehicle, just as we have seen from t

dr. russell levenson jr., rector of st. martin's episcopal church, was among those with the former president when he died. can you talk about that moment friday night? >> he left this life for the next. and it is the way, i think, all of us would want to leave this life. surrounded by the ones you love, completely at peace and ready for what follows. >> reporter: incidentally, reverend levenson was also with first lady barbara bush the moment she died back in april of this year. as for what happens next, the president's body will be flown tomorrow on a government 747 to washington d.c., where he will lie in state at the u.s. capital rotunda through wednesday. he will then be flown back here to st. martin's church thursday for a private funeral service, and then finally buried in college station alongside his beloved wife barbara. jeff? >> glor: okay, bianna, thank you very much. and cbs news will have live coverage as former president bush's body is flown to washington tomorrow for a public viewing at the u.s. capitol. our coverage

martin luther king, jr. when he gave his "i have a dream" speech in 1963. there are a lot of connections to the nation and dr. king leading up to this amazing moment. >> host: was this your high school? >> wil: i went to east high for one year but finished at franklin heights. so i knew that it was a special place, segregated, 14 years after the 1954 brown v board of education. and the book actually ends with a case at the u.s. supreme court where the parents and the naacp sue the city of columbus for segregation and they win. and so these threats have become a part of a major lawsuit at the end of the book. >> host: how many of the athletes were you able to track down? >> wil: of the 12 basketball players, i tracked down ten of them of the 15 baseball players, i tracked down 12. so it was amazing. bob hart who was a basketball coach had passed away but his three daughters lived in the area of columbus, and they turned over to me his world war ii letters, and his archives and a lot of his notes and scouting reports on the games. baseball, their coach it was paul pinell who still lives in columbus, and i was