dr. martin luther king -- dr. dorothy shared the platform with dr. ing when he gave his speech. this is so she and i can stand here before you. we thank you for the support of the council and continue to pray and support for us. remember, the call for action goes forth. ÑçÑÑÑÑÑ >> ac of duty. -- a sea of duty. do not let anyone tell you that they are taking their country back korea i remind you that this is our country, too -- take their country back. i remind you that this is our country, too. a dream that we will make a reality. thank you. >> all right, time to step up for the podium. i know we are in how would country, but what can i say? [cheers and applause] i have to say that because i paid four years of tuition, room, and board. am i happy that is over. anyway. here is your president of morehouse college, dr. robert franklin. >> god bless you, reverend al sharpton, for this important moment in history. for all of those present today, i stand as a member of the higher education community, representing the 105 historicall

dr. king and those leaders who joined him at the 1963 march in washington for jobs. can you say jobs? justice and equality. there are folks who are 100 -- over 250 rich and poor who came to washington, d.c. to ask our government to cash a check and that was marked insufficient funds. dr. king said to cash a check that would give this the riches of freedom and the security of justice. we are also gathered here today to renew and rededicate ourselves to completing dr. king's dream, to make real the promises of our democracy and open the doors of opportunity to all god's children. can i say amen? dr. king gave his i have a dream speech here in the nation's capital. he declared that 1963 was not an end but a beginning. change was needed to achieve his dream of economic and social opportunity for all our citizens. dr. king urged his followers that day to stay positive and return home and start working on change. dr. king, in the 1963 march, said this situation can and will be changed. they left thi

[applause] what dr. king hear us today. -- let dr. king hear us today. [applause] dr. 2008. he gave us the first african- american president in history. we ought to let that be known today. we supported our president. [applause] in the early 1990's, and made so many trips to washington -- i made so many trips to washington about the plight of black farmers in this country. a landless culture is a powerless culture. those who cannot feed ourselves should be concerned about tomorrow. my plight is your plight. what is the connection between black farmers and african- americans in this country? we have to be able to feed ourselves. if we do not own any land, we cannot feed ourselves. that ought to be important today. we filed to get a settlement in 1999. that was the largest settlement in history for black people, the black farmers supplement. 14,000 black farmers received compensation for discrimination from the department of agriculture. parking davis beat and said the president has the power. -- dr. king gave a speech and said the president has the power. he talked abou

dr. king's dream was about. his speech says, clearly, that he wanted to see a nation where the federal government protects us from those in states that would not uphold our civil rights. >> reporter: but dr. king's legacy will live on on that stage tomorrow in the form of his niece. do you think that your uncle would appreciate or approve of glenn beck standing in the exact spot that he spoke in 47 years ago? >> i can only imagine that my uncle, if he were here today, he would say, we are the human family. and we must love each other. he always said, if we didn't learn to love each other, as brothers, we would perish as fools. he said, we have to learn to get along. >> reporter: alvita king was just 18 when her uncle was assassinated. assassinated. we caught up with her today. >> he and my dad, brothers who grew up together and worked together in the civil rights movement. my dad was killed the next year. >> reporter: she's one of a few black conservatives who support the beck rally. you got to know that people

dr. king's widow introduced both her son and martin iii who will be speaking today and myself at the rally. so we had determined and announced at our national convention in april that we were going to come back to washington this year and we were going to start at a school, dunbar high school, the symbol of segregation at one time, and march to the site where the king monument would be bit. at that time we didn't even know beck had changed dates. i don't even know if he had changed dates. originally his rally was going to be september 12. he late irchanged the date. so there was no way for us to know he was going to be here. a lot of people are concerned about some of the statements he made in light of that but we're not a counter rally. we're here to affimple the dream of dr. king and to talk about what it means in these times and what we need to do to achieve it. host: in the press release it says this, that glenn beck and others are expected to push for the expansion of state rights, the ex

dr. king was about having government protect civil rights. and that's what we took issue with. the fact that he decided at the last moment, it appears that he is going to turn this into a religious rally or revival, i think the term you used, he has a right to do that. we have a right when he said he was going to reclaim the civil rights movement, to object to his trying to position, which clearly does not seem like one that involved in civil rights to try to have that as his day or as his justification for his day. >> larry: dana, why do it on the same day? >> i can't answer that, larry. i didn't plan it. i attended. i thought it was a very positive. i thought it was a very uplifting event. and i'm not going to speak for glenn beck. but i will say that i think that, that the original purpose of it was not just to restore faith to the idea, the origins of this country to honor our military, the special operations warriors foundation, fantastic group, but i don't think that glenn beck was sayin

dr. martin luther king jr. e of 47 years ago on the steps of the lincoln memorial was an american dream. i think this is something that dr. alvada king said on the steps as well. just on saturday. she said that we are one race. we are an american race. this was an event about unity. i don't think there was any malicious purpose. anything other than that, that was the whole reason for having this event. >> larry: al, there are some supporters of the restoring honor rally criticizing you saying you didn't plan to do anything commemorating dr. king's speech until beck announced his rally. >> well that is not true. we announced it in april at our convention. we started planning two months ago. we have done it for the last several years. in 2000, mrs. coretta scott king spoke at our action network rally. every year we do something. 2008 we did it at the democratic convention. we never knew beck knew what civil rights was at the time. it was not to psychoanalyze whether he was malicious or not. i think dana is right,

they gathered at the same spot with dr. king king -- dr. king king delivered his speech.y, not a call for civil right's, rather, call for renewal of faith there was prayer. >> there was you, lord god, that was declared as the one who created all equal. >> singing. ♪ >> and other speakers. >> stand together, let's stand with honor and let's restore america. >> but the day belonged to the organizer, conservative commentator glen beck, who said the nation has wandered in the darkness. >> we must be better than what we have allowed ourselves to become. >> that drew sharp trit criticism for civil rights leaders for holding the rally on this date. >> beck said it was a coincidence. al sharpton and civil right leaders said beck had a right to have a rally, not r just not a right to distort the message. >> sharpton and others held their own rally. >> we the children of dreamers that took the most powerful country in the world and never fired one shot but turned the social order upside-down. you don't know who you messing with. >> there were only minor clashes. the day was peacefu

dr. alveda king. she is dr. martin luther king jr.'s niece. she will be speaking later today.come to the show. >> thank you. good morning. >> good morning to you. dr. king, why are you attending this rally, the glenn beck rally there in d.c. today? >> i'm attending this rally to help reclaim america. when glenn said he's reclaiming the civil rights movement, i don't need to be reclaimed. i am the civil rights movement. so, i'm joining glenn to talk about faith, hope, charity, honor. those are the things that america needs to reclaim. our children need to remember how to love each other. how to honor each other, their parents, god and their neighbors. i agree with glenn an all those principles. and for me, it's principle over politics. that's why i'm here. my uncle talked about love. my uncle talked about faith, hope and charity. my uncle talked about honor. and i'm expecting to honor my uncle today. my daddy, dr. a.d. king, my grandaddy, martin luther king sr., we're family. that's why i'm here today. >> and dr. martin luther king also talked about bringing people together, he

dr. king's niece. >> i support glenn beck because he is a human being. we are all made in the image and likeness of god. in washington, brian mohr, nbc bay area news. >>> and still ahead at 5:00, a live look at at&t park where the giants are about to take on the arizona diamondbacks. laura behnke has a preview in sports. and later, lights, camera and action. los angeles is getting ready for the party of the year. >>> and let's take a live look at oakland. plenty of clouds and there is some wind. more coming up on your weather new york a little bit. >>> plus we will, of course, continue to update our top story. the arrest of a man policesp ofofficecer.hot a wewe arere back in two minutes. >>> we want to update you on our breaking news. police in san diego have just made an arrest in the shooting of fremont police officer todd young. police say they have arrested andrew barrientos close to the mexico border. garvin thomas has new information. do you know if the suspect resisted arrest at the border this afternoon? >> reporter: according to the san diego po

dr. kingn front of the house there, between 50 and 100 people had gathered, and i just walked over and joined the group and listened to dr. king, and the group standing there were ready to go to war for their man in that they carried--some had weapons. some had pipes. some had bottles. some had rocks. they had all of these weapons. they were gonna listen to dr. king and then go out and start a war. that was in everybody's head, i believe, and i just stood there awed, frightened, not believing what i was seeing, and dr. king was saying--and these are the words i remember most vividly-- "those things are not the weapons of war that you have. this is not the way we're going to win this battle." that is not verbatim, but it's close. "drop those weapons, and we will find a way to win this war." and the droppings of the weapons, which i can hear this moment--i will never forget the significance of hearing these things fall to the ground one by one by one until it appeared that nobody had a weapon in

dr. king's message. dr. 's own niece spoke. >> we need to rebuild america. >> reporter: an obvious effort to try to show inclusion on this historic day, but the crowd was almost all white giving critics an open door. >> we're not giving them this day. this is our day, and we ain't giving it away. >> reporter: even with republican leadership steering clear of the rally, beck's critics admit it was a strong show of force for the tea party movement. >> it's remarkable that a broadcaster was able to bring a couple hundred thousand people to the washington mall. >> reporter: beck had a dream, different than dr. king's, but strong enough to rally conservative masses. for "good morning america," tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> and for more on this, we turn to "this week" host, christiane amanpour in washington. good to see you, christiane. >> good morning, bianna. >> you were out there at the lincoln memorial. describe the atmosphere and what does it say about the momentum of the tea party right now? >> wel

dr. martin luther king, jr.y holding the rally when and where they did. >> we shall overcome some day ♪ >> the reverend al sharpton led a counterdemonstration nearby. >> later they told me that others are going to be at the mall. and they're going to be standing where dr. king stood. well, they may have the mall, but we have the message. >> over these grounds where we are so honored to stand today, we feel the spirit of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: others saw the gathering as a call to prayer and renewal of faith. ♪ >> reporter: it remains unclear how many people attended the rally today. organizers applied for a permit for 300,000 people but the national park service stopped estimating crowds in 1997 after being accused of undercounting the million man march in 1995. tony larussa always spoke at the glen beck rally. he presented albert pujols with an award for his charity work. >> what separates albert is his total commitment to his life in and out of billion. -- in and out of baseball. his commitme

still has a generation of people who still feel the weight and burden of being the town in which dr. king was assassinated. i still feel that, as sure as my name is tavis smiley, there is a cloud over the city that they were the place in which dr. king was murdered. i ask whether or not there is a psychic the fact, a cloud that will forever hanging over the city even when it is rebuilt, of what the government allowed to happen there, what the government did not do to save residents, etc.? >> i don't think there is any question, that is the baggage that we all carry. by "we," i mean americans. it is something that i don't think a lot of people will ever get over. i understand that completely. what happened here was a failure. americans were failed, not necessarily new orleans, but americans. in some ways, i think that sort of fuels' the fight for the people who stayed and the people who never left and the people who come back, because it just adds another element of the challenge to what is already overwhelming in some cases, but which the rewards are repeatedly proven worth it. to beat in

he and palin praised king. >> we feel the spirit of dr. martin luther king jr. >> reporter: the civil rights activist reverend al sharpton led a smaller competing rally. >> they want to disgrace this day and we're not giving them this day. this is our day, and we ain't giving it away. >> reporter: the context is full of tension. beck also said his rally would reclaim the civil rights movement. >> meaning people of faith that look at equal justice and look at every man the same. that's who needs to reclaim it, not the politicians. not the parties. not white people or black people. >> reporter: and beck tried to sort of shake some of the imagery here. he had asked some of the followers not to bring signs and often signs at these sort of events if they have controversial images or words attract a lot of negative attention. beck regretted those words calling the president a racist but said he was not retracting them, simply amending them. matt? >> kelly o'donnell, thanks very much. as you heard the reverend al sharpton led his own rally this we

well, the obama people very smartly said, "oh, that's dissing dr. king." and that's fine. that's in politics. use what weapons you can. but the general press that i read and listened to sort of agreed that was dissing dr. king, and i thought, "nah! come on. stop it." >> but, sam, it raises an interesting point that i'd like to throw to both of you, and that is that the rap on television has always been that you jump all over conflict--one good negative soundbite, and it drives the newscast. now, the question is whether all this internet coverage that's coming along is making that even more pronounced. in other words, does the scandal, does the attack take on a life of its own that's even larger when it's online because online is even more instantaneous than sam's evening newscast or than cnn may have been? >> i think so. i mean, look at what happened in august. if you look at all the big stories, whether it was the resignation of van jones, who was a top official in the obama administration; the town halls; the so-called "death panels"--all of those stories started either

dr. martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech at the memorial. reverend al sharpton and other civil rights leaders don't believe the timing or location of beck's rally are coincidental. they are holding a counterrally and march of their own. >> they have the right to rally. what they don't have the right to do is to distort what dr. king's speech was about. >> the central core concept was about character. >> what glenn is trying to do is bring honor back to this country. is there a day you can do that more so than another day? >> reporter: one of beck's supporters, dr. king's niece who will speak at the rally. >> he is a human being. we are all made in the image and likeness of god. >> reporter: a day of dueling rallies with different visions. the beck rally is seen as a pulse check of the tea party movement a little more than nine weeks before the congressional elections. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> coming up tonight, beyond the red carpet. the emmys two days away. we'll take you behind the scenes as work prepare for the hottest after

that web of mutuality that dr. king talked so elegantly about, the fact that we are literally 99.5% the same -- literally 99.5% the same. we know this since the human genome was mapped. ninety nine 0.95% sign -- excuse me, i said 99.5. 99.95% the same period for those of you that thought you were so different from your neighbor. it is right that we remind ourselves of this, particularly in a world where so many people are focused on their differences, that have obviously fuelled so much of what is wrong, people that are focused on their racial differences, their ethnic differences, their religious differences, their gender differences, their orientation of every considerable light, and here in san francisco, we try to pride ourselves on focusing on these things, so it is in that spirit that i'm here. it is in that spirit i think we all need to be reminded. it is in that spirit that we look forward to welcoming you back, not just on an annual basis, but every day, this is your house. this is san francisco's city hall. yo

dr. king's day and his dream. but some of beck's supporters hear important he can co's in dr. >> not the color of their skin but the character that makes a difference. and that's what this is about. >> organizers say that about a half million people attended yesterday's rally. nbc bay area political analyst larry enginegerston is here to about the budget. but we want your take. glenn beck said it's not the date, just a coincidence. but how could you possibly have a coincidence that big is this. >> you can look at this several ways. on the one hand, fighting a message, who are they honoring. but on the other hand, it's really the summary of discontent. people are unhappy. the economy is a mess. and when that's the case, the worst in awful us comes out in lots of ways. we express ourselves, say things we don't necessarily feel, and in some cases, organize to come together to express our grievances. a lot of that is going on all over the country. some of that happened in washington yesterday. >> right. >> and you know what, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. people need to s

> reporter: and who has railed against government programs for the poor has no business invoking dr. king. >> we wanted to bring the poor of america to washington for the federal government to deal with that. that's what glenn beck calls communism and socialism. >> reporter: however glenn beck handles the politics of this rally, political experts on all sides will be studying the size of the crowd here draws. the large or small, the turnout here tomorrow will be viewed as a test of the tea party's muscle. erica? >> hill: wyatt, thanks. at this point, we can only imagine what those 33 miners in chile are going through. trapped in a cave a half mile underground with rescue still months away. today, though, we did get a glimpse of them. they actually shot this night-vision video using a camera through an emergency shaft. the men who have been down there for three weeks now appear to be in good spirits. you see them there singing together, playing dominos. they have also become thin. most have lost more than 20 pounds. that, however, is a good thing because their waist needs to be 35 inches o

. >> and they told me that others are gonna be at the mall, and they're gonna be standing where dr. king have the mall, but we have the message. >> and over these grounds where we are so honored to stand today, we feel the spirit of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> others saw the call to prayer and renewal of faith. ♪ >> dan noyes, abc 7 news. >>> it is not clear just how many people attended beck's rally. organizers requested a permit estimating the crowd at 300,000 people but the national parks service stopped estimating crowds after being accused of undercounting the million man march back in 1995. this morning mexico's largest airline remains grounded because it's run out of cash. mexicanna filed for bankruptcy protection on august 2nd. it hopes to return to business by restructuring its debt. yesterday passengers at u.s. airports scrambled to catch flights before the last plane departed. >> a few people hearing living in l.a., they can go home. but me, i'm stuck. the airlines not putting up for a hotel or food or anything. so a long day. >> mexicanna says it was badly hit by the swine

dr. martin luther king. he had a vision. he said within 40 years we would have the first black president of the united states. that is not by accident. that is by conception. we need to recognize, and reclaim this dream for our kids, our history -- this tea party saying they have fundamental beliefs, how can they demonstrate against dr. martin luther king's speech, the very basic ideas that made this country great? do you know what that is like? we had a president who was a great republican, abe lincoln. that is like his rejecting the gettysburg address. this is serious. i have my brother greg. the reason we are able to do this is because we have relationship with the man connecting the dots. it is about the future of our kids and grandkids. greg floyd, local 237. brief, because we all want to go in march and we want to hear martin luther speeds.i's uigher round of applause to reverend al sharpton for putting this together. -- to give a round of applause to reverend al sharpton. the teachers are here to support it.'s dream a

dr. king's eech on the same day.e people are defending the right of muslims to vote on a mosque at the ground 0. >> you are wrong about very low ,bob. i will make a prediction about this weekend. as people do remember everywhere the immortal lines of martin luther king," i have a dream," thanobody will be quoting 25 years from now, i have a black book which is glen beck contribution to the education of the american people. >> the argument about the mosque is that you have a right to build a mosque. but is it right? is it sensitive? it is a provocative? those questions were asked. in this case, glen beck has a right to do what he will do tomoow. on ts occasion, on that date, at that location, given what he has said about obama being a racist and not liking white people, is inappropriate for him to be doing what he is doing? people make a judgment about the mosque. i don't want to dignify them with any other kind of response that i feel that the glen beck controversy and the most conoversy are very much insider stories

. >> i can related to dr. king probably the most because we haven't carved him in marble yet. he is still a man. that is the message. >> reporter: nearby at washington's dunbar high school another rally was called reclaim the dream this one led by al sharpton. he was indignant about beck's event. >> they want to disgrace this date and we aren't giving them this date. this is our day. >> reporter: mlk's neice raised eyebrows by appearing at the beck rally. she said she believes her uncle would commend the gathery forgiving honor where it's due. i'm barbara hall. >> tony being criticized by some people for his participation in glenn beck's rally. the baseball team's office said it received a number of phone calls about his appearance. the manager also said his walnut creek based animal rescue foundation also got calls about his presence at the rally. today he was there to introduce albert who was given an award for his charity. >>> the president will fly to new orleans tomorrow to mark the 5th anniversary of hurricane katrina. this weekend residents of new orleans are reflecting

dr. martin luther king with a march.e'll get your thoughts, especially as we go into midterm elections. the president has concluded a 10 day vacation at martha's vineyard. the president speaks today. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. on c- span. it was five years ago that hurricane katrina hit the gulf coast leaving its scars on new orleans and the region. we will look at the schools, the economy, and the city of new orleans five years after the storm. first, we will get your reaction to the rallies called by glenn beck and al sharpton. for republicans, 202-737-0001, for democrats, 202-737-0002 and for independents the number to call is 202-628-0205. let's begin with some of the headlines courtesy of the newseum. at one point, as many as 30,000 residents living in the ninth ward. now only 6000. after the storm hit, many fled to houston. it is looking at the impact the storm had on those cities. headlines outside of washington -- this is from california. the tea party followers rally at the national mall. opponents marching on t

i think in the words of dr. king, he often said you cannot legislate morality. you can cite the studies all day long. the data is there. the evidence is there. if it was just about evidence, we would be moving on this. it is about more than evidence. it is about making a connection, because you cannot legislate morality. how do we get traction? >> here is one of the positive things i learned. the evidence says most people do not think of themselves as racist, and when you force people to confront the gap between their aspirations of who they want to be and who they are, most people will move in the direction of their aspirations, so i tell a story in the boat. an african-american who bought his house, and the klan grand that city. a white mob gathered outside the home. eventually, someone fired a gun. they were all brought up on murder charges. clarence offended that black family, went up before a white jury and told them, all of you are prejudiced. you know it and i know it. he called them down. that is counter intuitive in the 1925 reminding people they do not

let me comment on the woman who said dr. king was a republican. is no record on whether he was a republican nor a democrat. you had these people going back to state's writes. the people driving this r fox and the right wingers. we have these right wing conservatives who want you to believe they are patriots. you look at their military service record and they have not served. they are first to support the war in iraq, the wars they would not serve in. they found a way not to serve in vietnam. they worry about losing their freedom under president obama. they do not have a clue what is like to live in this country. i am an african-american and a veteran. we did this while serving in the military protecting the freedom that they enjoy. i want to mention some of these people. you have people like rush limbaugh, bill o'reilly, glenn beck, dennis miller, ann coulter -- host: we get the point. and is starting to become a commercial for fox. caller: as african-americans, we have to live in this country -- guest: dr. king grew up in a republican household i

dr. martin luther king jr.g the rally when and where they did. ♪ we shall overcome. >> the reverend al sharpton ran a counter demonstration at a nearby high school. >> they told me that others are gonna be at the mall. and they're going to be standing where dr. king stood. well, they may have the mall, but we have the message. >> and over these grounds where we are so honored to stand today, we feel the spirit of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> others saw the call to prayer and a renewal of faith ♪ >> dan noyes, abc 7 news. >> now, it remains unclear just how many people attended that rally. organizers requested a permit for 300,000 people but the national park service has stopped estimating crowds after being accused of undercounting the million man march back in 1995. former oakland a's manager and danville resident tony larusso spoke at the glenn beck rally. he presented slugger albert with an award for his charity work. >> what separates albert is his whole commitment to his life in and out of baseball. his

they're going to be standing where dr. king stood., they may have the mall, but we have the message. >> over these grounds where we are so honored to stand today, we feel the spirits of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> others felt the call to prayer and renewal of faith. ♪ >> it remains unclear how many people attended beck's rally. organizers requested a permit for 300,000 people but the national park service has stopped estimating crowds after being accused of under counting the million man march back 1995. >> mexico's largest airline is grounded, it ran out of cash. it hopes to return to business by restructuring. yesterday at u.s. airports were scram scrambling trying to catch flights. >> the airline is not putting up for hotels or food so it's been a long day. >> mexicana says it was badly hit by the swine flu last year and they also point to the soaring cost of jet fuel. if you still have a ticket you are being directed to mexicana's website. come here, we have beautiful weather in store. >> the sun is out downtown and across in o

it's the same place dr. king gave his "i have a dream" speech 47 years ago.has called president obama a racist. he says the rally is nonpolitical but critics challenge that claim. >> he uses the classic tools in the talk radio arsenal. conflict, tension, fear and resentment. where martin luther king was a uniter at the end of the day, glenn beck is a professional divider. >> at the same time as the beck rally, civil rights leader are hosting a reclaim the dream march. the two groups might actually clash. >>> federal officials have found at least one source of salmonella that triggered the massive egg recall. the fda says the number of salmonella cases possibly linked to eggs has grown to nearly 150 0e. it makes it the worst outbreak in four decades. dean reynolds reports. >> reporter: the fda and centers for disease control says sal poe ne salmonella back tear was detected in the feed at wright county egg and provided to hillandale farm. wright county egg pointed a finger at a third-party supplier. government officials say wright and hillandale are still prod

dr. king's letter from the birmingham jail when he talks about it. and he quotes from it. and says, who are we as lawyers to tell people, wait, 10 years, then you're going to get your rights. gwen: i was struck by the language of the decision. we are used to these narrowly drawn supreme court decisions. this was not narrow at all. he didn't just say it's a cons turingsal issue -- a constitutional issue. he said it was a scandal. >> he said proposition eight does nothing more than enshrine in the california constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples. gwen: that was farther than he had to go. >> well, he was talking about the finding of facts. and you're the legal eagle here. in this case. and it's interesting. the proposition -- the folks who were defending proposition eight did not bring a lot of folks to testify. >> and in a turned out to be a problem. -- and that turned out to be a problem. judge walker hit that over the head and it's the j job of a trial judge to set out the findings of fact, appeals court judges look at the law s

dr. martin luther king, mg delivered this speech. there was prayer. >> it was you, lord, god, that was declared as the one who created all equal. >> singing. >> note note -- ♪ >> and other speakers. >> stand together, let's stand with honor, and let's restore america. >> but the day belonged to the organizer, conservative commentator glen beck, who said the nation has wandered in the darkness. >> we must be better than what we have allowed ourselves to become. >> that drew sharp criticism from civil rights leaders for holding the rally on such an historic date. beck called it a coincidence. reverend al sharp continue and civil rights leaders said he had a right to have a rally but not the right to distort the message. sharp tony and others held their own rally. >> her the children of dreamers that took the most powerful country in the world and never fired one shot. you don't know who you messing with. >> there were only minor clashes at the rally. the day was peaceful. perhaps the best way to honor dr. king's message. >> also there,

let me comment on the woman who said dr. king was a republican. there is no record on whether he was a replican nor a democrat. you had these people going back to state's writes. the people driving this r fox and the right winrs. we have these right wing conservatives who want you to believe they are patriots. you look at their military service record and they hav not served. they are first to support the wain iraq, the wars they would not serve in. they found a way not to serve in vietnam. they worry about losing their freedom under president obama. they do not have a clue what is like to live in this country. i am an african-american and a veteran. we did this while serving in the military protecting the freedom that they enjoy. i want to mention some of these people. you have people like rush limbaugh, bill o'reilly, glenn beck, dennis miller, ann coulter -- host: we get the point. and is starting to become a commercial for fox. caller: as africaamericans, we have to live in this country -- guest: dr. king grew up in a republican household in a

dr. martin luther king jr.he come on this very day, to score and seven years ago, -- two score and seven years ago, gave voice to the sacred charter of liberty, that all men are created equal. in honoring them, we must not forget the ordinary men and women on whose shoulders they stood. the ordinary, called for extraordinary bravery. i am speaking of america's finest, our men and women in uniform, who worked for good in this country and that is nothing to apologize for. [cheers and applause] abraham lincoln once spoke of the mystic chords of memory stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone across this broad land. and over the years, those misericords have found us in gratitude to those willing to sacrifice to restrain evil, to protect liberty and to fight for our country. they fought for its freedom at bunker hill. they fought for its survival of at gettysburg. and when the ideal stands, liberty and justice for all, on a thousand battlefield's far from home. it is

great person who dominated preaching for decades you have that tradition. 1967 river side church dr. king gave a speech against the vietnam war. he was the first to come out against the war. everyone turned out against him at that time. 19 2, nelson mandela, when he was released from prison he came tariffer side. great ed bradly on 60 minutes had his funeral there. journalists came from all over and luther van dross had his funeral there. all these celebrities came. forbes talks about all these celebrities rush upfront in the gospel it says don't come in take the front seat but take the backseat. well, when the family came in all these celebrities upfront they had to go to the balcony. but any way that is some examples of the church and as a great history of hundreds of ministries, forbes is great i heard him back in the 80s in a lecture and heard him all over the country and difference conferences he combines intellect with spirit. he is pentecost tall so he puts a lot of emphasis on the spirit but has a dock trait in theology. -- doctorate in theology. as jesus says loves god with all y

dr. martin luther king, jr.plause] he who, two score and seven years ago, gave voice to a dream that would challenge us to honor the sacred charters of our liberty -- that all men are created equal. honoring these giants -- who are linked by a solid foundation of faith in the one true god of justice -- in honoring them, we must not forget the ordinary men and women on whose shoulders they stood. they called for an extraordinary bravery. i'm speaking of america's finest -- are men and women in uniform -- our men and women in uniform, a force for good in this country. that is nothing to apologize for. [applause] abraham lincoln once spoke of the mystic chords of memory stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land. for over 200 years, those mystic chords have boundless in gratitude to those who are willing to sacrifice to restrain evil, to protect god-given liberty, to sacrifice all in defense of our country. they fought for its freedom at bunker

dr. king's dream was about. >> reporter: at its heart, this is also a debate about who has the right to celebrate or use an anniversary. especially an anniversary marking something as potent as what happened here 47 years ago. interestingly, just today, beck apologized for these comments last year -- >> who has a deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture. >> reporter: calling president obama a racist, and he seems intent on treating the anniversary with respect. >> this is where martin luther king stood, right here, to give his speech. this is where i will be appropriately standing, down here. >> reporter: martin luther king's niece, a conservative t activist, will appear, supporting beck tomorrow. as will sarah palin. same place, same time, but a different message, no doubt, in a decidedly different era. claire shipman, abc news, washington. >>> and now, we turn to that remarkable video we got to see today. a camera sent thousands of feet underground to tape the trapped chilean miners stuck there, possibly for months. they waved to the camera, sending messages to their families. r

dr. king's speech so offensive. because dr. king was all about sitting down with people that he disagreed with and find a medium. host: dawn, what do you think of the rallies? caller: i wish i could be there, and i was driving through in washington yard, and they had signs up. and we need to get this country back in order again. host: what specifically you would like to see changed? caller: i would like to see us get our factory jobs back. obama has taken this away from us and our cars. i want to see that again. host: if you are participating in the rallies, call us at this number. here is the number section of the u.s.a. today, bernanke may discuss new tactics. just 200 miles inland where ben bernanke may offer clues about what the fed may do to reinvigorate for economic challenges. in recent flow a down-beat data on business spending on computers and equipment disappointing this week. today the government is expected to lower their estimate of second quarter growth to less than 1.5% of annual rate. the hope was a v-shaped reco

civil rights leaders like al sharpton say glen beck's style is against everything dr. kingtood for. >> it is 6:48. want to check back in with sal on the friday morning commute. sal. >> friday light so far. i don't want to jinx it. so far we are doing okay. let's take a look at noter bound and southbound 880. that traffic is moving along well and looks good here in oakland. also look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you don't have to have any concern right now coming into san francisco. this morning's commute in san francisco itself foggy but northbound 101 traffic is looking okay. filling in for steve, mr. mark tamayo. >> hi there, sam. good morning to you. we are starting out with look at this, the overcast making a big come back over the past few hours. currently 58 degrees. the cooling trend that is the main weather headline right on into the weekend. just amazing just a couple of days ago we are talking about triple digits today just talking about lower 80s and that could be seen toward walnut creek 7:00 56 digs by lunchtime 70, an afternoon high of 82 degrees that is just

or is this rally in the tradition of dr. king? tell us what you think at the "nightline" facebook page or on the "nightline" page at abcnews.com. at's our report for tonight. for all of us at abc news, good night, america, have a great weekend. >> dicky: tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> take me, guillermo, i'm yours! do with me what you will! >> okay. >> jimmy: what is it like looking like you do? you don't get an honest reaction from anybody. >> you should see me before 8:00 a.m. >> jimmy: really? >> well, that's not an invitation. jg right, no, believe me. i want to wish happy birthday to barack obama. republicans tried to block his birthday in the senate today but they didn't have enough votes and so it went through. >> do you know where barack obama was born? >> i know. in a cabin. >> jimmy: callan mcauliffe. >> this movie, you have an australian accident? >> i don't. i do american. >> jimmy: and how do you learn to do that? >> i guess every country needs another country to make fun of. >> jimmy: the black crowes. ♪ >> dic

dr. martin luther king i have a dream speech. 47 years ago during a march on washington. will be very close by as the lincoln memorial were dr. martin luther king made that iconic speech. fox news host, glenn baceck will also be there. wille keeping an eye on this for you. meanwhile, we will be right back. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. what's in your wallet? hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. trust me. it is beyond tasty. mmm. this is really good! new best tasting activia ever! taste it, love it, or it's free! hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? isn't thi

this time of it goes to a family member who helped pioneer the civil rights movement alveda king the niece of dr martin luther king she's a conservative activist and well she's jumped on the gay bashing train over the weekend she attended a national organization for marriage rally in atlanta georgia and she went on to rally the crowd about about thirty five people with the following line. ever it is statistically proven that the strongest institution there guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman i don't know about you but i'm not ready to be extinct and none of us wants to be so we don't want genocide we don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage . now she went on to say that marriage between one man and one woman remains of the guard against human extinction really alveda were you aware that by next year there actually expected to be seven billion people on this planet and yet you still think they're letting gay people get married is going to cause our extinction is that what happened the dinosaurs now my real problem here

and a day when an arguably divisive figure invokes the memory dr martin luther king child like faith of an arguably not divisive figure it's a reminder the more important word in the term civil rights might be the word civil settlement r. t. washington d.c. . now i took a walk to the lincoln memorial this saturday and i saw the tens of thousands of americans that showed up to listen to glenn beck speak i saw families that traveled long and far to come to their nation's capital that day average americans who clearly are concerned with what's happening in their country who feel like those in the government aren't listening to them don't care about them and who want something to be done about it i was happy to see how many americans are finally mobilizing and leaving apathy behind and then i got sad i got sad that a man like glenn beck was capitalizing on those feelings and on those concerns a man who is exploiting them to up his ratings to sell more books to sell those t. shirts that they were all wearing with the restoring honor logo on it they really believe that this is the kind of

glenn beck says dr. king is the hero of his, and for that reason he will not stand on the same step that dr. king stood on in 1963. he plans to stand a few steps below that. that said, he is defiant in his right to be here. what's happened on this very spot 47 years ago tomorrow was among the most pivotal moments in american history. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: but conservative host glenn beck also has a dream. >> we will mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. >> reporter: beck is hoping his rally this weekend will rival last year's anti-tax rally that attracted tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people, many of them tea party activists. increasingly beck has been evoking the civil rights movement and says this weekend is about restoring honor in america. he also insists he did not realize it was the anniversary of the march on washington but, he says, that shouldn't matter. >> i'm sorry. african-americans don't own martin luther king. it's a human idea just