dr. mary frances berry, dr. ssor of american social thought and professor of history at the university of pennsylvania for over 20 years. she's on the commission of civil rights serving as chair from 1993 to 2004 serving as vice president to the american historical society, president of the organization of american historianing. she was assistant secretary for education in the u.s. department of health, education and welfare during the carter administration. i don't know how she has time, but she's authored nine books. [laughter] she's superwoman on top of everything else, and, of course, she's a very distinguished activist and thank you for being here. to my left, rea carey e executive counsel of the national and gay lesbian task force and struggles for equal rights. she has worked extensive le in the area of hiv-aids prevention and cofounder of gay men and lesbians opposing violence. thank you for being here. she's a dreaming, a strong national voice for the dream act, an activist, an organizer, led rallies, or

dr. berry talked about what it really means in social justice movements, all pavements and the kind of action and planning and a strategy that one has to have in order to make it successful. we have heard today really from that coalition as the coalition is workers, the unemployed, the dreamers. they are the young people. they are the seniors. we have the power in our hands to make a movement and make some noise. we talked about this, and i loved it dr. berry when you said it is about freedom certainly justice and freedom go hand-in-hand but it goes with love. so if we truly love, truly love, then it is our obligation to make sure that people are able to go back to work so they can feed their families that they love. if we truly love, we must ensure that our young people have a brighter future ahead of them than they currently have right now. if we truly love, our and lesbian sisters and brothers in this country, must understand that we all are connected because at the end of the day, we are th

dr. mary frances berry. dr. berry is a professor of american social thought and professor of history at the university of pennsylvania for over 20 years. shoes on the commission of civil rights. she served as chair from 1993 1993-2004. dr. berry had served as vice president of the american a circle society and was president of the organization of americans historians. she was assistant secretary for education and the is department of health, education and welfare doing -- during the carter administration. i don't know how when she has time but she has authored nine books. and she is super woman on top of everything else. and, of course, she's a very distinguished activists. and thank you for being here. to my left, rea carey, she's national recognize and had regarded leader in the struggle for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. she's worked extensively in the area of hiv/aids prevention and a cofounder of the organization came in and lesbian, opposing violence. thank you for bein

dr. dave stukes berry, state climatologist and a professor at the university of georgia. the professor explains the science in 3, 2, 1. >> whether this has been the hottest summer on record, the answer is yes. no. and maybe. >> stephen: good enough. it was wayne ford's old school reporting that lead him to the big story. >> i never thought wow, this is a great story or this is a good story. just like wow, i'm glad i've got this story. >> stephen: and it is stories that will save journalism. because while wayne ford was pounding the pavement, "the new york times" was following their tweets. all the way to georgia. where they found a story they could read, rewrite and publish themselves. that is why we need old school reporters like wayne ford. >> i felt like i uncovered the truth that day. >> and i want to tell you a story. >> stephen: to tell us a story in black and white. >> that's the hottest day i ever seen. (laughter) >> stephen: thank you, wayne. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you very much, everybody. folks, welcom

berry. today we begin with chilling testimony. for the third day emotions ran high in a los angeles courtroom where michael jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, stands accused of involuntary manslaughter in the late pop star's death. yesterday jurors heard more details about the crucial moments surrounding jackson's death. nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: after three days of emotional testimony, jackson family members left the courthouse surrounded by supportive fans. meanwhile, inside the courtroom, compelling testimony from a key witness for the prosecution. >> he was laying on his back -- >> reporter: security guard alberto alvarez recalled those critical minutes in jackson's bedroom, all while jackson's children watched. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> reporter: alvarez says he was asked to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. >> reporter: but not before he said conrad murray had him collect drug vials and i.v. bag in the room. >> he pointed to incht v. stat and he said, get that bag -- remove that bag and put it in the blue bag. >> cause now pending -- >> reporter: later jackson's personal

berry good. there are some super foods. dr. oz talks about that as well. >> yes. if you want to increase your odds of beating cancer, this is a great place to start. >> right. he talks about the search for a super food that does not exist. he says we have them already in berries, basically. they're the super food. you could never eat as many berries that would have that kind of effect of, you know, shrinking a tumor or something, but as a general part of your regular diet it's a very good thing to do. >> what about vitamins? my wife -- susan is always trying to get me to take vitamins and i just refuse to do it. it seems like it's a waste of time. am i wrong? >> i was telling you before, one of our writers, john, went on this kind of six-month investigative piece about taking nutra suit cals they're called now. and so the idea being that you get your blood tested and then you take vitamins that basically are supposed to help alleviate problems that you have. and he, you know, went on this regimen where he took vitamins every day and, you know, used powdered drinks