dr martin luther king jr as i have a dream speech was probably his most famous but it was far from the only one maybe not even his best dr king spoke out against injustice everywhere they sought not just in terms of racial segregation but capitalism militarism. imperialism he died while planning the poor people's march where he was to leave thousands of poor americans black white hispanic asian indian all of them to washington d.c. to demand economic justice he believes in nonviolence and radical pacifism so why can't we get his legacy right here this guy with me is christopher chambers georgetown university professor and author of the blog as revenge for thanks so much for being here and i want to start with this whole statement by jay johnson you know i railed about a little bit on friday where he asserted that dr martin luther king jr would be completely ok he would understand that our world is so complicated and he would support our wars abroad right now i've never heard something more ridiculous in my entire life well there have been more ridiculous statements particularly on the

dr. martin luther king jr.he 27th annual freedom train is scheduled at the bart caltran station at 9:30 and head to san francisco for a day of celebration at the gardens. the freedom train is a way for people to memorialize dr. king's historic 1965 march in alabama. it's one of the last remaining in the country because of the economy. and there are a number of other events in the bay area to observe the king holiday. you can find them on our website abc7news.com. 5:07 the time. trying to take a look at the weather forecast? i find patches of clear, mike, but then dense, dense fog. >> really dense this morning. we'll start off kind of in the dark if you will because of the dense fog. by the end of the day we will definitely see the light. as far as our advisories, the thickest fog according to the weather service is going to be around the santa clara valley, the bay shoreline and the north bay valleys. i know for sure in the east bay valleys we have visibilities lower than a quarter of a mile on a pretty wide-sp

dr. king was marching in the various places for civil, social, and economic justice, it was not just dr. king, martin luther king jr., and black people. there were whites. there were people of various ethnicities there. the reality is it is about justice for everyone. and that is what encouraged and inspired me in those years that i would go and have the marches, and even before that, when it was a holiday in the state of michigan but not throughout the country. i just believe that he really represented the fabric of what this country and the constitution talks about. and i just think that, you know , we can't just talk about it. we have to be about it. i think that -- don't think that i am perfect. i am not even going to take that. i am not. no one is. but as christians, we try to be. i am just saying. we all are working on trying to do the best we can do. but he represented to me that effort, that plight. i think that everywhere throughout the nation should close down and reflect and find out how and what they can do to make this country better, greater, stronger, more united. i think that is what we need to do.

dr. martin luther king jr.he bay area's annual freedom train ride is now the last of its kind in the nation. good monday morning, everyone. it is 4:31 a.m.. we thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. on this martin luther king holiday, oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in front of a church a little after 10:00 last night, people living near saint anthony's church on 16th avenue heard gunshots. police arrived to find one person dead on the sidewalk directly in front of the church. a neighbor who was a passenger at a different oakland church is particularly disturbed by what he sees in his neighborhood. >> spiritual warfare right now in that we have children dying. we have older people dying. and innocent people dying. you know, this type of conduct, it must stop. >> so far investigators are only saying the victim is an adult male and they're not releasing his name. they have no suspect information. oakland police chief anthony bass has now told officers he's

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dr. martin luther king, jr. dr. king changed the course of american history and was a powerful force in the stlaept lead to the passage of the historic civil rights legislation. across the country today and over the weekend there were events commemorating dr. king. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama participate in a service project in washington. >> rose: michelle and i and the girls were extraordinarily proud that each year on martin luther king's birthday this is how we celebrate is making sure we're giving a little something back to the community and i hope that all that projects that are taking place across the country on this day are getting similar attention because this is part of what america's all about. and after a painful week where so many of us were focused on tragedy it's good for us to remind ourselves of what this country all about. this kind of service project is what's best in us. >> rose: tonight in memory of dr. king, we bring you a conversation from 2008 with the late historian

and so every year on this day to honor the birthday of dr martin luther king jr. people gather to pay tribute. so it is no surprise then that the name of this american hero is often invoked but once in a while that legacy gets hijacked i come to tell you now that the truth shall set you free. first there was the glenn beck rally on the mall on august twenty eighth the same day at the same location martin luther king jr gave his i have a dream speech ladies and gentlemen the selling of conservative talk show host message was one thing now his name is being used to drum up support for u.s. wars in a speech given last week dr j. johnson attorney at the pentagon said i believe that of dr king were alive today he would recognize that we live in a complicated world and that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the american people vulnerable to terrorist attack wait what that's funny because in addition to leading the civil rights movement dr martin luther king was one of the most outspoken critics of the viet. war i think he shot a mis

yesterday when the defense department's general counsel jay johnson posed the question if dr martin luther king jr were alive today would he understand why the united states is at war now most anybody who remembers dr martin luther king jr what he stood for would probably answer with a deafening no but not to johnson he in fact said the following he said i believe that if dr king were alive today he would recognize that we live in a complicated world and that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the american people vulnerable to terrorist attack. what i think jeremy scahill sort of best when he called the answer one of the most despicable attempts at revisionist used of martin luther king jr he's ever seen and i for one second his statement did they forget that martin luther king jr became an outspoken opponent of the vietnam war that he called the u.s. government the greatest per share of violence in the world today and keep in mind that was that one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and we've only gotten worse since that is just the our world has gotten so comp

martin do, those words are a bit jarring to me. i still call him dr. king. i worked a good bit with don lewis, who calls him dr. king, or martin luther king jr..erogative of calling him martin because of his time with him. i will do my best here. i think the best summation of martin's teachings may be from the more house chapter of the book "where do we go from here?" that was published in 1967. i guess i think about this in terms of what he would say to us if he were here now. the chapter is based on his nobel peace prize lecture, delivered in oslo in 1964. he worked on that for one month and gave it the prominence it deserves in the concluding chapter of the book. he may well have regarded this as his most important speech or essay. some of us may not have ever heard it. we certainly know i have a dream, the letter from the birmingham jail, but this work is relatively unknown. in that, he calls us to transcend tribe, race, nation, and religion to embrace the religion -- the world house. number two, to eradicate at home and globally the triple evils of racism, poverty, and militarism. number three, to curb excessive materialism and shipped fr

dr. martin luther king, jr.. we have a very quick presentation. they will present a brief snapshot of some of the latest data we have from the california healthy kids survey. this is going to be very quick. then we will have a summary of the tools and materials that we will recently be distributing as well as ongoing resources and classroom lessons that are available to promote and maintain a positive school environment that is respectful, kind, and nurturing for all students, every day. >> [unintelligible] >> the surveys are administered every other year. we are happy and proud to say that we have generalized data. we are starting with the high school administration. we have the results of the california healthy kids survey. 57% have been bullied, hit, or pushed. >> as you can see from the seventh grade, 35% have been harassed. >> these numbers have been consistent since 1991. >> they hear fag, dyke, or so gay at school. according to students, they do not hear teachers addressed. >> the high school, 6% of heterosexual students report the same tha

martin luther king jr. you could feel it. and now it comes to that time. he is the last speaker. >> host: who wants to follow dr. king. >> guest: now it is my pleasure and privilege to introduce the undisputed moral dictator of the station, the rev. dr. martin luther king, jr. and be just like. by the way, let me back. you know, there was some discussion in the pre planning of the march on washington about who was going to speak. >> host: and how long. >> guest: and how long. now, those of us who were around martin, and martin himself really felt that he should be the last speaker. he certainly felt and all of those around him felt it was not appropriate for him to say i want to be the last speaker. so they have raised it. and this seemed to have some resistance. finally, come to the meeting with me. so they are talking. well, i think that, you know, one of the reasons we want to have martin it to speak, he will tend to speak so long. i listened to the discussion. i'm not going to get into names, but they were all jockeying for position on who was going to be the closing act. and finally i looked at him and said,

dr. martin luther king jr. had he lived he would be 82 years old. g with other civil rights leaders, king used the growing power of the media to awaken americans to long-overlooked injustice. mark strassman shows us how they did it. >> reporter: as a story, the civil rights movement had it all-- good versus evil, drama, social upheaval. but at first, america's major media ignored it, especially in the south. >> it was our responsibility to find a way to dramatize the issue. >> reporter: congressman john lewis says that the movement's leaders realized to bring change, they needed to reach white americans. how did you do that? >> as a movement, we literally put our bodies on the line. >> influence on the civil rights coverage. . >> reporter: dominika cibulkova cowrote the "race beat" a book about the media and movement. >> it's just that no one knew about it. >> reporter: bee nine 57, major northern newspapers discovered the drawm and the story. >> reporter: how do you feel about integrated passengers? >> reporter: the television networks followed. eve

dr. martin luther king jr. today.he 27th annual freedom train is scheduled to depart the caltrain station at 9:30 this morning. that's a little less than three hours from now. it will make stops along the way before arriving in san francisco for a full day of celebrations at the gardens. the freedom trains were established all over the country as a way for residents to memorialize dr. king's historic 1965 march in alabama. the san francisco examiner reports the bay area freedom train is now one of the last remaining because of the economy. there are a number of ways -- there are a number of other bay area events rather to mark the king holiday. you can find a list of them at our website abc7news.com. time now for a look at the forecast. 6:38. foggy, check in with mike. >> foggy through the better part of the morning, too. good morning to you. this shouldn't have a worse effect on any of those martin luther king jr. celebrations today. a quarter mile visibility or less through that time frame. once we get past that, pr

dr. martin luther king jr. day this monday, am fog with plenty of sunshine, temperatures rangenning from 60-66 degrees. that's a look at your weather. back to you. >> thanks, tracey. >> dozens of immigrants orphaned in sudan call a south bay man their father not because he is a retired priest, but because he is helping to give them a future. this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: they were once lost boys who escaped war-torn sudan as children, but now have found hope in a future, thanks to reverend jerry terrino. >> they call me arabic for father. >> reporter: jerry founded hope for sudan in 2003. his nonprofit raises money to educate children who have left the war. they can rebuild their lives and their country. >> reporter: two spent years at refugee camps before arriving in the bay area in 2001. with jerry's help, bol graduated from san jose state in business related majors. the job helps bol support his wife and toddler in kenya. >> we are very happy and we are very glad for the assistance he gave

dr. martin luther king jr. in richmond today. his birthday is tomorrow and on monday there is the holiday. the children marched with teachers and community leaders to promote dr. king's message of nonviolence. >>> a determined mail thief strikes again. >>> she is a very interesting out. she looks like from the willie wonka factory. >> but the results are not a joke. why one bay area business is all too familiar with the suspect. >>> the hottest ticket in town right now and it is not a sporting event or a concert. why the scalpers are hanging out there. >>> a video game more than just life like. it is really alive. >>> talk about play. the weekend is just minutes away. we will pinpoint the warmest spot near 70. yes, near 70. your eyewitness news will continue right after this. ,, says 150 managers and support staff will be gone by june-- for a saving million >>> more layoffs are coming to u.c. berkeley. the chancellor says 150 managers and support staff will be gone by june for a savings of about $20 million. the layoffs though wil

dr. martin luther king, jr..s leader today in atlanta the family laid a wreath at the grave of dr. king and his wife. and in washington, d.c. president obama and first lady michelle obama worked with a mentoring program, a tradition for the first family. the election of president obama brought dr. king's dream of an intergrated society ♪ at last ♪. >> when barack obama became the first black president 6 out of 10 americans say it would improve race relations. most of those who have changed their minds are white. the washington post asked people how they think obama's presidency have affected race relations. 51% of blacks believe it helped, 31% of whites agree. most whites and 40% of blacks say there's been no change. the pollsters also asked whether blacks have achieved racial equality. 19% of blacks and 42% of whites say yes. about a third of blacks say it will happen soon. about the same number say it won't happen in their lifetime. 11% of blacks and 5% of whites say america will never reach racial equality. th

dr. martin luther king jr., to be of service to others. i had a chance when i was in atlanta to talk to some of those who worked with dr. king and who are following in his footstep. i did that to get their unique perspective on his legacy and the importance of this day. >> martin gave his life to redeem the soul of america from the triple evils racism, war and poverty. >> remember, dr. king was a warrior, a peaceful warrior. >> he said we must either learn how to live together as brothers or die separately as fools. >> reporter: three people touched by the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. civil rights activist, andrew young, tom howell, the king family driver, and reverend rafael warknock, the pastor of the ebenezer church. do you have things that you called on that have helped you? >> oh, absolutely. almost everyone has heard the "i have a dream" speech. but it's a powerful speech. i think the nation has sort of glossed over. >> so we come here today to dramatize the shameful conditions. in a sense, we've

dr. martin luther king jr.justice correspondent, pete williams, has been following this all day in our washington newsroom. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, investigators say it was a powerful bomb, one clearly designed to kill, but luckily it was spotted and safely disarmed. but now the hunt is on for whoever put it there. it was found monday morning along the planned route of spokane's unity parade on martin luther king day. it was a pipe bomb designed to be detonated with a radio operated remote control. it also included material to act as shrapnel to magnify its potentially lethal effect. it was contained in a swiss army brand backpack wrapped in two t-shirts. one for a local relay race, the other labeled treasure island spring 2009. because the device itself was disarmed, that's giving investigators valuable evidence to work with and they're hoping the pictures of those t-shirts and the backpack itself may jog somebody's memory and produce more tips. the fbi is also offering a $20,000 reward for inf

dr. martin luther king, jr.this holiday a group called youth speaks urged everyone to promote the civil rights leaders' message of peace. if he was still alive he would be 82 years old. >>> coming up another big announcement from apple ceo steve jobs. the speculation swirling as he goes on his third medical leave. the email that he sent to all apple employees. >>> more ice, more caffeine, is headed your way. starbucks prepares to roll out its biggest drink yet. >>> and the makers cup is all set for san francisco in two years but not everyone is happy. happy. what's already making waves on,, take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets seven days ago? really? no way. are you serious? downy? ultra downy april fresh. give us a week, and we'll change your bed forever. with so many it's hard to see the difference. but this is the way most dentists choose. fact is, more dentistsse an oral-b toothbrush than any other brush. trust the brush more dent

dr. martin luther king jr. the freedom ride had people bound for san francisco. once in the city, marchers sang songs as they walked through city streets recalling the struggle and the legacy of king's life. >> he wanted justice between all races of people. and he cares about justice and injustice america was doing. >> the march ended at the martin luther king memorial where house minority leader nancy pelosi reminded everyone of the poignancy of king's message of nonviolence, especially in the wake of the recent arizona shootings. >>> on that topic, the uc-santa cruz graduate that was killed was remembered today. gabe zimmerman received a degree in social work from the school. he went on to get his master's degree at arizona state university's school of social work in tucson. that's where a memorial was held for zimmerman today. he had become the director of community outreach for congresswoman giffords. the congresswoman herself survived the shooting rampage, and doctors say she could be just days away from getting out of the hospital and into rehab. >> it coul

dr. martin luther king jr.'s legacy with a concert at 3:00 this afternoon. the bay of hope concert would be jokeland oakland's youth concert performing. then mayor jean kwan will award the humanitarian award. the award ceremony will be at 8:00 tonight at the scottish rite center. >>> my goodness, it was a gorgeous weekend all over the bay area. i got to spent it over san jose and san francisco. christina loren is here with your forecast. >>> you can't see much of the bay area with the dense fog widespread. no exception to the rule this morning. it is one of those days where it is probably the most severe fog since i have been here. if you are a resident, this is really, really dense fog. we have a feet visibility in san mateo. in the east bay this morning, good morning to you, fairfield, you are still socked in with a quarter mile visibility. as we head throughout the next couple of hours this will continue to be a factor. we have a dense fog advisory for the entire area until 11:00 a.m. the good news is once we get rid of all the fog we are looking at a pre

dr. martin luther king jr. at the justice department. former new orleans mayor and national urban league president marc morreale also took part of his hour-long event. >> welcome to the 2011 department of justice dr. martin luther king jr. commemorative program. my name is richard and i'm the director of the division of equal employment opportunity staff and will serve as a master of ceremony for today's program. to begin, i ask that you please rise for the presentation of the colors by the junior rotc color guard unit of washington, d.c.,'s spin guard senior high school, and for the singing of the national anthem by ms. dorothy williams, peos see special civil rights division. following the national anthem, supervisor specialist of criminal section of the civil rights provision will provide the opening invocation. ♪ oh, say, can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ thro' the perilous fight ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched ♪ were so ga

markets will be shot with the dr martin luther king jr holiday and stocks in europe are holding to atight range ahead of a meeting of european finance ministers to discuss the region's debt crisis p p rose two point three percent after it announced an alliance with ross with russia's gains for the oil giant helped lift ukraine's footsie to moscow policy got us in my eyes and started trading in positive territory of b.p. deals dominating moscow's bourses as well shares of ross have jumped the most in almost six months at the start of the trading after it greed to swap shares with b.p. have gained as much as four point eight percent is now trading over three percent of the energy majors are also trading higher. the capitalization of russian internet holding mail dot ru group may double by the end of the year that's according to a report. published by j.p. morgan it says the target price for the company's global depository receipts for the end of two thousand and eleven equals fifty two dollars almost doubling in value from the company's initial listing in november this would put the ru

we go it's time for our tweet of the day a defense department lawyer was asked today of dr martin luther king jr were alive would hander stand why we're at war and laura said yes the king would understand the we live in a complicated world which got us thinking would what.

dr. martin luther king, jr. a strong speaker, he moved civil rights for all americans. tonight, a group of young americans remembered king by telling their own stories. and ktvu channel 2 heather holmes has more on their story. >> reporter: frank it was a sold out crowd here at the theater, where the performers at the youth speaks organization took the stage to honor king and themselves. >> how do i find a way, the beating of my heart? how do i survive? >> reporter: surviving in 2011. it is a different world than it was in 1955 when king was leading the montgomery bus boycott. but for the last several years, 16-year-old allison says she has been leading her own boycott of her family after being abused. >> i think he would be proud that i am not running away anymore. and that i am not boycotting it. i am facing it and doing it, nonviolently. >> i am looking for employment. >> reporter: 19-year-old josh merchant relived the job interview he wishes had another outcome. the unemployed poet used the stage to talk about the struggles of following your heart while trying to ma

dr. martin luther king jr.undreds of students from lincoln, coronado and richmond college preparatory schools marched promoting peace and celebrating martin luther king's birthday. the leader would have turned 82 tomorrow. this is the fourth year the children have made the march. >>> on wall street, the dow industrials rose to their highest level in two and a half years today. positive news from banks pushed prices higher. the dow picked up 55 points, wells fargo and bank of america say they expect to increase their dividends. nasdaq gained 20. there's word tonight train ridership between the bay area and sacramento is up. the beat reports almost 129,000 people road the capital trains in december. that is up 5% compared to the same time the year before. amtrak claims the trains were on time 97% of the time. the capital line serves 16 stations from san jose on up to auburn. >>> it has been a bottleneck for years. coming up next, the major project at 6 at a south bay interchange and how it will affect drivers >>>

dr. martin luther king jr. hundreds of students from lincoln, coronado and richmond college preparatory schools marched promoting peace and celebrating martin luther king's birthday. the leader would have turned 82 tomorrow. this is the fourth year the children have made the march. >>> on wall street, the dow industrials rose to their highest level in two and a half years today. positive news from banks pushed prices higher. the dow picked up 55 points, wells fargo and bank of america say they expect to increase their dividends. nasdaq gained 20. there's word tonight train ridership between the bay area and sacramento is up. the beat reports almost 129,000 people road the capital trains in december. that is up 5% compared to the same time the year before. amtrak claims the trains were on time 97% of the time. the capital line serves 16 stations from san jose on up to auburn. >>> it has been a bottleneck for years. coming up next, the major project at 6 at a south bay interchange and how it will affect drivers >

martin luther king jr. you could feel it, and he says, now it comes to that time -- because he was the last speaker. >> host: okay. no one follows dr. king. >> guest: it's come to that time, brothers and sisters, and now it's my pleasure and privilege to introduce thee undisputed moral leader of this nation, the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and the place just like boom. okay? now by the way, let me back. you know there was some discussion in the preplanning on the march on washington about who was going to speech. >> host: and how long. >> guest: and how long they were going to speak. those of us around martin, and martin himself really thought that he should be the last speaker. but he certainly felt and all of us around him it was not appropriate for him to say i want to be the last speaker. okay? so baird raised it --. >> host: baird russell? >> guest: finally baird said, why don't you come to the meeting with me? okay. so when they are talking about, well, i think that, you know, one the reasons that you want to have martin luther king speak, he will tent to speak so long. i listened to the discussion. they were all -- i

dr. martin luther king jr. but there were many others.r me one of the strongest things he wr'áe among many things was the strength to love. 2 i was very excited about that because we have a chanc"to work with all the children in the diiárict. and we were teaching children how to get along with "ú!d other. after that i was working as a publicffairs director for 12 years. one of the greatest accomplishments i've had was creating the curry fund for girls in 1986. and 20 years later -- this is our 20th anniversatv -- we have served hundreds of girls. and these kids never thought they could go to college. they must x community service, keep their grades jh, and want to go to college or higher education. and i have hundreds of c@irls applying for it every year. and it's for any stjbent in the san mateo county. so i went to talk to these kids one year. i said you guys can apply for this scholarship. and this one little girl kept watching. finally, she got up and said i got to ask you a couple of questioniw where do you get your money from? i sai

dr. martin luther king jr.. and the place just -- now why we cannot let me -- you know, there was some discussion in the planning of the march on washington of who was going to speak and for how long. now, those of us around martin and martin himself really felt that he should be the last speaker. but he certainly felt, and all of us around him thought it wasn't appropriate for him to say i want to be the last speaker. so, they had raised it and they're seemed to be some resistance to it. so finally they said why don't you come to the meeting with me? and they are talking about well, i think that, you know, he will tend to speak so long. i listened to the discussions and i am not going to get into names but they were all talking the position on who was went to be the closing act. and finally i looked at him and i sit now i want you to think about this. do you really want to follow martin king? think about that. do you really want to follow martin king? and they said why you say that? i said because you run the r

dr. martin luther king,jr. we will clean up the bay. bay area proud.king place in santa clara. if you want to clean up the bay area, i will be getting dirty with you. logon at facebook and search bay area proud. back to you >> very cool. thanks. >> you probably were asleep when the next major announcement was made. we thought we would share it with you. >> donald trump telling who the next celebrity on the cast will be. >> jose canseco and partridge family alum, david cassidy. meat loaf and dionne warwick and actor gary busey. it starts sunday, march sixth. >> the 68th annual golden globes coming up this weekend. >> always fun to watch. >> welcome to the golden globe awards! >> adds a bit of surprise to one of the most legendary parties. the combination dinner party and awards show is laced with unpredictability as the hollywood foreign press honors the best in and film. although many american celebrities will be there, it is never clear who or what will win. >> they tend to like celebrities and non-american stars because i guess they are hometown favo