dr. martin luther king jr. and barack obama. considering that dr. king devoted his life to speaking for the poor and to advocating for nonviolence, no matter how challenging the conflict, some conclusions seem reasonable. >> let me just say this about the anon and asked about vietnam in his speech. [indiscernible] throughout a number of centuries. this is not to play heads up. it is not to say who's suffering was the greatest. auschwitzto dismiss and what they nazis did and what the japanese did. this is not about that. this is about the fact that dr. king understood terror. he lived with it every day. his home was bombed. it was no 20 hours, but it was a bomb. his house was wrecked -- it was no twin towers, but it was bombed. his house was wrecked. he had on many occasion driven off the road. people try to do things to him. and he looked around him and he saw a lot of murder. terror is terror. tavis: he was stabbed here in new york. >> yes, and in harlem. so violence and terrorism was not an abstract. for anyone to suggest that there is some current

so when dr. king told his inner circle that he was going to publicly condemn the war in no uncertain terms, there was immediate blowback. many of his closest advisers questioned whether or not he realized what he was doing. dr. king's friend and ally harry belafonte remembers. >> i believe very strongly that dr. king understood with great clarity what it was he was getting into once he cross- pollinated our movement with the efforts of the peace movement and the resistance of the war in vietnam, he was not just speaking philosophically towards the issues of peace, but he was also speaking very strongly to the issues of american political policy. tavis: it was that decision to speak out about war policy that made so many in the civil rights movement angry. why take on the vietnam war when the fight for civil rights was still to be won? and most importantly, why incur the wrath of president lyndon johnson, a man many considered to be the best civil rights president since lincoln and a man who had seemin

poverty someone in an effort to have a more honest conversation about the white washing of dr martin luther king's name and how today's generations can reclaim the principles he lived by i'm joined by professor dr wilmer leon morgan state university professor dr jeroboam thanks so much for coming on both of you if you're. so smart about what do you think is the biggest aspect of missed by the establishment of m.l.k. is true that a city where there are a number of things starting with the fact that dr king was far more of a radical than he's given credit he started raising serious questions about capitalism is an economic model about the failings of militarism and of course white supremacy and then he toward the end of his life took to real target both white liberals and the black is not holding their end of the bargain for the struggle for equality in this country and around the world so all of his criticisms again of the economic model of the violence of this country in maintaining it's an empire around the world all. often omitted from the conversation of dr king and he looks really really grapp

as the direct and immediate antithesis to the movement that produced dr king in the politics of dr king they are they were moving in diametrically opposed. trajectories of directions so when people try to make these links they miss the important point that dr king was far more radical and that obama that he was the product of a movement dr king was a product of a bottom up grassroots movement that demanded that he has some leadership where is brock obama quite in the opposite fashion has been selected by the most elite in the society and targeted as paul street he said in one of his books on the subject as a black man who was who was black but not civil rights black so obama is the product of the elite whereas dr king was a product of the grassroots movement and their politics as presently i was just saying again completely antithetical they could be they they cannot. there is no unity or comparison to be made other than to say what is the antithesis of the other right you have and i think we only i would add to that is really to your point is that when you listen to someone such as rev

as the direct and immediate antithesis to the movement that produced dr king in the politics of dr king they are they were moving in diametrically opposed. trajectories of directions so when people try to make these links they miss the important point that dr king was far more radical and that obama that he was the product of a movement dr king was a product of a bottom up grassroots movement that demanded that he has some leadership where is brock obama quite in the opposite fashion has been selected by the most elite in the society and targeted as paul street he said in one of his books on the subject as a black man who was who was black but not civil rights black so obama is the product of the elite whereas dr king was a product of the grassroots movement and their politics as presently i was just saying again completely antithetical they could be they they cannot. there is no unity or comparison to be made other than to say what is the antithesis of the other you know anything we only i would add to that is really to your point is that when you listen to someone such as sharpton tal

who was the real dr king, how different would america be today if dr king was here. for more, i'm joined from arora illinois by julian bond. he was a close associate of dr king's. mr bond. such a pleasure to have you on the show today. is the dr king we are commemorating the dr king you knew or are you one of those concerned that his image has been san tied over the years? >> i think he's very much been a san tied figure. the person we are celebrating today and this month is not the same person i knew or the person his friends or neighbours new. this is somebody very different from that. he's an okay guy. but he's not the man we knew. >> too much of a saint. we made him out to be too much of a saint. obviously he inspired millions and made a dramatic difference in our country, give us your opinion on how close america is in 2014 to dr king's vision for the country, where are we failing. >> it's not possible to quantify this or answer the question you asked in any way saying "20%, 30%, 40 or 50. you cap do it that way. you can say while we made progress since the days

it was not on the map. >> dr. kingoor people's march in washington, d.c., that spring to lay siege to congress to demand an independent to the poverty rooted in racism. a lot of people didn't want king in memphis. they felt it was a distraction. >> well, i was one of those that felt that we needed to stick with the poor people's campaign. >> king overruled his staff and flew to memphis to speak to an overflow crowd on the night of march 18th. >> if one black person is down, we are all down. >> he was talking, man, he would set you on fire. >> then we got greedy. what about coming back and leading a march? >> a snowstorm postponed the march planned for the end of the week. king headed for middle alabama instead. that friday night, march 22nd, driving east from los angeles, james earl ray stopped here at this motel in selma, alabama. he registered as eric galt. the motel was just past the edmund pettus bridge, where three years earlier state troopers had attacked civil rights protesters on what would become known as bloo

dr. king's date. and athat was fought for day that in and of itself took effort to achieve but to also recommit ourselves to what dr. king stood for. i was talking about that later but i want to first bring on before giving our words and making my remarks and introducing our keynote speaker we are honored to have with this several people, first of all, we have some very special guests that will not necessarily be speaking but ought to be acknowledged create i wish you would help me to welcome my very special guest. would you turn to your right and shake hands with the one next to you. here ask you for being reverend al's special guest. we are honored to have with us several members of the president's cabinet but one we want to speak before we do the awards and he is someone that has distinguished himself on the national stage as one that represents where we are in the 21st century to having a nation of competence and [inaudible] he became nationally known as the mayor of charlotte and hosted t

dr. king's new york lawyer. so the parents, as i went in to see dr. they were shouting at me, attorney jones, get our kids out of jail. if you are visiting dr. king tell him we got to get our kids out of jail. and the reason they were upset, we didn't have enough money to bail at that time. at the end of the day, they would say dr. king you led this demonstration, got these kids in jail and then his organization didn't even have the resources to bail them out. i went in to tell dr. king we have a major issue on our hand martin, doctor, i said, much to my surprise he virtually dismissme. he said have you seen this? i said what is this? and he holds up a newspaper and in that newspaper, there's a full-page ad signed by eight prominent white clergymen from birmingham. he was angry. he was hurt. but he whereas motivated, like -- but he was motivatelike i'd never seen him motivated. he had an old newspaper and all the blank spaces where there's not text or ads he's written. and he's so frenetic about it that he's actually written on paper towels and toilet

in 1967, at the southern leadership conference in atlanta, dr. kingquestion we should be asking ourselves now, where do we go from here? >> where do we go from here? joe biden talking voting rights at the annual king day breakfast in washington, d.c., part of a host of events marking this martin luther king day. with us now to talk about dr. king and his fight and legacy, richard wolf of usa today and the ceo of national urban league. mark, we heard from vice president biden saying we're essentially in a hailstorm of assaults on a number of things, including voting rights. never thought we would be fighting this all over again. how surprised are you that we are? >> very surprised. we are fighting it all over again for a number of reasons and those are the actions of states and some local governments, but also the action of the supreme court which is really become a threat to i think forward progress on civil rights. here's the good news, last week a bipartisan group of members of congress introduced the voting rights act modernization bill. one testme

dead today fifty years after king gave his nobel speech he has become part of the american heroes a single symbol of the struggle against racial justice but was the reverend dr martin luther king jr more than just a civil rights leader yes he was an anti-war activist a union organizer and a champion of democracy it's impossible to talk about war and inequality without talking about race and for king race was the jumping off point in a larger fight for the true ideals of the democratic republic joining me now for tonight's special martin luther king day annele are you know robinson ma attorney and project director for the ending the schoolhouse to jailhouse track campaign the advancement project brian miller executive director of united for a fair economy and hilary shelton director of the n.w. c.p.s. washington bureau it's great to have all of you with me tonight if you thanks for joining us. let's start out by talking about king himself and everybody knows about the i have a dream speech became more to him than just that it's peach. i'm curious but actually let me let me let me just jump right ahead to nine hundred sixty eight the year he died king wrote a

dr. king's dream? >> dr. the last years of his life on the issue of economic injustice. and i think that since the economic crisis of 2008, that has become even more of an urgent need tore civil rights groups to focus on and address. it's not just employment, but providing a living wage and fut or for young people that they can see that will allow them to live out the american dream. >> and congressman lewis, as you know better than i, memphis and sanitation workers, that was the final mission of his life when he was killed. >> i would agree. when dr. king was planning not just to go to memphis, memphis was not really on the agenda, but he saw a need and responded to the cry to the needs and to the pain of the people in memphis. but he was coming to washington to put on the american agenda the issue of poverty and economic justice. but i'll tell you, the other great need is first in the congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. if dr. king was here today, he would be traveling and preaching all acros

dr. king's legacy alive. he gave his life, i can give a day as well. >> the majority of those arrived aboard the freedom train. >> and late ticket sales today mean it will continue for at least one more year. >> and you know as abc7 news explains ticket sales have been down >> these sprem a title this year. people who saved the freedom train. >> year. >> attendance has been dwindled over the years this, year, only 300 tickets sold as of thursday. it costs 6,000ses today charter. >> i was worried i love dr. king and this train. and everything it stands for. and thought i'm going to skt community them. didn't fail us. >> this is our first time. and we brought the youth from our church. >> there is a push and one group trying to bridge the gap through dance. >> a lot of things dr. king spoke and desired when arrive this is what we're doing and demonstrating. >> will this be enough to keep tradition going? organizers still hope so. >> i love the people and the story. i love the whole history of the train. >> they

dr. martin luther king jr. >>> welcome back everyone. 4:45. today the nation honors the legacy of civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr. across the country hundreds of thousands of americans will commemorate dr. king's 85th birthday with church services and tributes. many will spend the day volunteering in the community in dr. king's name including president and mrs. obama. the king family will lay a wreath at the monument honoring dr. king in washington, d.c. and king's daughter bernice urges a day of nonviolence. and cities will take part in the eighth annual mlk peace walk. people in the bay area can commemorate the day with a ride on the annual freedom train. the train leaves san jose at 10:00 this morning, runs nonstop to san francisco. organizers have warned low turnout is threatening to end the 30-year tradition. participation has declined. the freedom train in the bay area is the only one still in operation. tickets cost $15. >> 4:46. questions about our country's relationship with russia. did russia help edward snowden even bef

the decision to honor dr. kingay didn't happen until 1983 when president ronald reagan signed it into law. he initially was opposed to signing it into law. about 40% gop members voted against making martin luther king day a holiday. senators heard testimony from strom thurmond. while we may have come a long way since fear mongering, that doesn't mean that this holiday won't still be used by radioactive elements to divide us. sarah palin honored martin luther king day. she wrote, mr. president, in honor of martin luther king jr., no more playing the race card. no word yet on whether the nation is in danger of having a red flag raised over pennsylvania avenue anytime soon. >>> the soda fountains may no longer be segregated, but does everyone truly have a seat at the table? that's next. begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ i nethat's my geico digital insurance id card - gots all my pertinents on it and such. works for me. turn to th

using photo shopped images of dr. king to promote parties. these flyers use dr. riate ways, ways that do not reflect the ideas he fought and died for. dr. king's daughter bernice calls this imaging appalling, and i agree. i'm even more disturbed by how dr. king's legacy is being distorted in the pitical arena by conservatives twisting his life's work for their own agenda. on the 50th anniversary of the march on washington, one conservative radio host, a former congressman, delivered his own "i have a dream" speech. >> i got a dream that young black males don't become daddies until after they're married and until after they have a job. how about that? i have a dream that blacks cease their dependency on government which has enslaved them to a life of poverty. >> that same month, another right wing activist claimed that if dr. king were alive today, he would oppose planned parenthood and a woman's right to choose. and last year, a pro-gun activist invoked king's name to oppose gun control with this shocking statement. >> i think martin luther king would agree with m

dr. king holiday. but some people are going. you can see it's a little bit more prouded than it was. but there's still plenty of room for you. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's not a typical commute at all. in fact, it's much lighter than usual. we've been looking at some of the traffic times along dreaded highway 4. i'm gonna look at something here for you. highway 4 westbound as you drive through. let's say from lone tree way to loveridge. still looking good. back to the desk. >>> well, the 49ers' quest for a sixth super bowl victory will have to bait until next year. last the seahawks beat the 9ers. it came down to the final minute. >> kaepernick, end zone. crabtree. broken up. picked off! this game is over! [ cheers ] >> heartbroken 9er fans will be talking about this play for a very long time. seahawk linebacker smith intercepted colin kaepernick's pass clinching the victory for seattle. rifflard sherman managed to tip the ball to his teammate. sherman was not a happy man moments after w

dr. martin luther king, jr. h 1929 and the third monday in january and many will take part in parades and community service projects to remember dr. martin luther king, jr. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama are taking part in the st. louis area today. >>> and also a dr. martin luther king, jr. day continues with the 29th annual freedom train from san jose to san francisco. joining us now the caltrans station, why toes this tradition come to an end. >>> and this could be the farewell run as of friday and that's because there were only 3-run tickets sold. and every year prior they were completely sold out so you can see what a dire situation it is. they lament that the freedom train may have out lived its purpose and it is spearheaded by the dr. martin luther king, jr. and the trip commemorates it back in march of 1965. passengers are able to hear stories about the civil rights movement and listen to songs. the freedom train was started by his widow loretta scott king. you can still buy tickets a

dr. king's voice. and we owe it, it turns out, to an intern at a museum in new york, who was so serious about an assignment to look through boxes, he found dr. king on a tape, a year before he told the world he had a dream. listen to him, on the way to the moment. >> negroes north and south, still live in segregation, housed in slums. >> reporter: on this new tape, the voice of dr. martin luther king striking the themes that would echo around the world, at that famous march on washington. like this one. he is starting to counsel against despair. >> and with this faith, we will be able to adjourn the counsels of despair. >> reporter: just as he would do, at the foot of the capitol. >> we will dig out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope. >> reporter: and on this newly-discovered tape, dr. king cites an old slave preacher, giving this message to anyone who would listen for years to come. >> lord, we ain't what we ought to be. we ain't what we want to be. we ain't what we gonna be. but thank god, w

and today, as we remember dr. kingg his dream alive and his fight moving forward. joining me now is dr. king's elder son martin luther king iii, and congresswoman karen bass. thank you both for being here to honor dr. king with us and his legacy. >> absolutely. >> martin, i don't know anyone that has fought more to keep the policies and philosophies of your father front and center and not just have this as a day with ceremonial things. what is your assessment today? >> well, very quickly, one of the most important issues, we're approaching an election. we have gone all over the world to fight for democracy for other nations. and yet right here at home we are restricting democracy by the new voter laws. >> right. >> so if dad was here, he would be certainly working with congress, trying to get a adequate voting rights bill. he would be working with congress, just as the president has said about how do we raise up the quality of life. the nation will not do well if we continue to keep creating more and more poor people.

dr. martin luther king jr. today is the day of service for many americans who come to the to serve their neighborhoods and their communities. news4's melissa mollet has more on how people here in d.c. are remembering the civil rights leader. ♪ >> some celebrating with song in the shadow of the dr. king memorial. >> immediate to t is special. >> reporter: a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue, millions will honor dr. king today. >> we just want to be here today to show our respect. >> reporter: the pastor, activist, humanitarian. the leader of the civil rights moveme movement. >> it is special. a part of history, a part of, you know, things that are important to me. >> reporter: today, though, he is honored through service as we remember his life, his contribution, and jonathon rodriguez brought a church group from oklahoma. >> we were telling the kids in our group that this is so much better than learning in a history book at school today. >> reporter: and for this man who is working in the u.s. now but lives

dr. martin luther king.hin 24 hours, he would be dead, assassinated on the balcony of the lorraine motel april 4th, 1968. today is the federal holiday that honors him. and that does it for today's program. if you would like to get a copy, you can go to democracynow.org. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]

no.id dr. king believed in bipartisanship. i do not always but dr. king did. [laughter] this man gives the party a good name. in my personal and public dealings with them, he has exemplified all the things we believe. he has said that those across nationrd that it is a that we must have built under principles but dr. king believed in. we lay itrtant that today. is not about the policy. -- by the party. it is about the policy. it is not the person. it is the person stands for. is my honor to give the award to a man who has stood here that has no idea that he would ever be honored by a group like ours. we would not be in existence if it was not for a man like him. aboveld put principles whatever political differences we might have. it was the art their flashers itt wrote affirmative action through those who were republicans and democrats voted for the civil rights acts. not about a party. we are about where we are going as a nation. in that spirit it is our honor to honor the general council executive vice president and general counsel of pepsico, the one and on

>> reporter: the same miles dr. king marched from selma to montgomery, alabama. >> as a country, we've come far. we elected a black president, but we still haven't gotten past our fears. >> reporter: organizers say the train idea came from coretta scott king herself. as many as 1600 passengers can fit onboard, but last year, only 1200 tickets sold. at last count sunday night, just 800 tickets went. >> we need to raise at least $7,000 to keep it going. >> reporter: monday morning, a last minute push to get more passengers onboard. but if the freedom train falls short, the warm welcome into san francisco could be one of the last for the freedom train. >> thank you all for your support. the media, and the community. we overcame at least for this year. >> this is going to be the last, or next to last, at least we got an opportunity to ride. >> reporter: organizers say the freedom train will be running again next year, but after that, it's future is in jeopardy. organizers plan to sit down tomorrow and tally up how much money

dr. martin luther king. it's all coming up. >> governor response. >> governor chris christie's camp is pushing back hard. >> new allegations of strong arming by his administration from a new jersey mayor. >> it's not fair for the governor to hold sandy funds hostage for the city of hoboken. >> christie aides shot back. >> the charges of political motivation are flying both ways. >> mayor zimmer is a serious voice. she's a well-respected mayor in new jersey. >> shortly before she made this revelation said she didn't believe any of the hold up in the funds had anything to do with any kind of retribution. >> some things are above politics. sandy was and is one of those things. >> we still don't know what he knew. we don't know what he did. >> this is a marathon. this could go on for three to six to nine months. >> new jersey politics is rough and tumble. that's not going to change. but abusing power should not be condoned. >> my pledge to you tonight is i will govern with the spirit of sandy. >>> as new jersey

dr. martin luther king, jr.ticians for supporting the war in vietnam but not the war on poverty here at home. >> it seemed as if there was a real promise of hope for the poor, both black and white, through the poverty program. then came the buildup in vietnam and i watched the program broken as if it was some idle political play thing of a society gone mad on war. >> dr. king called for a poor people's campaign to highlight the problem. but was assassinated before he could see it through. still the march went on. the fight continued. and it continues to this day. we made gains but the war on poverty is far from over and this is one war that we can't afford to lose. joining me now is the reverend jesse jackson who helped lead the poor people's campaign and district of column congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. she also course a veteran of the civil rights movement student nonviolent coordinating committee. thank you both for being here. congresswoman, the war on poverty was discussed by the president tonight but

dr. martin luther king jr. one of the biggest celebrations anywhere taking place in denver, live report straight ahead. in depth series. america tonight only on al jazeera america >> america is pausing today to remember the life and legacy of the reverend martin luther king jr. marches parades and community service projects are planned. a celebration in denver, paul beban is there. considered to be the largest in the country. >> i believe that's right, del. a day here of remembrance, celebration and a lot of activity as you can see here at the civic center. thousands of people have just marched about three miles from where we started the morning at city park in denver. they're here for a day of music and celebration and i have a couple of very special guests i want to bring in here, wilma webb, served 13 years and wellington webb, first african american mayor of denver. tell me wilma you were instrumental in making martin luther king day a state holiday here. >> i was dedicated because dr. king was such a great

how do we go about reclaiming dr. kingand making it clear that this was one of the key progressive voices of his time? >> a great question did everybody here that? dr. king has been repackaged by everybody. how do we go about reclaiming the genuine? first of all i do believe the personal stories are the key to that. if you reduce somebody just to a concept or an idea or a label then they can be refuted with another label. you can have ralph reed the other day say dr. king's whole career was about saying that it's only the content of your character and then it was a movement about families and not about politics and public change. anybody who studied martin luther king's career for five minutes knows that i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, delivering on the mall. he'd came to the mall to do that. this is about public purpose to this -- so to say that he is an anti-government person too is preposterous but that is what happens when the reduce everything to soundbi

dr. martin luther king. in atlanta dr. ng's home church his daughter using the service as a call for action. >> as i look around this room i call upon each of you to ask yourself the question, are we afraid or are we committed to the work that must be done? we are here to commemorate the vision of a great man because where there is no vision the people will perish. >> reporter: president obama also focusing on helping others to honor dr. king's memory, participating in an event with the first lady in washington. vice president joe biden spoke at a memorial breakfast, highlighting the need for continued action on civil rights issues. >> dr. king, if you remember, you all do, 1965, said voting is the foundation stone for political action. >> reporter: parades, ceremonies and service projects. participates paying tribute to martin luther king's work, while looking for ways to carry his legacy forward. >> excited to spread the message of martin luther king, jr. >>> now at 6:00 p.m., offense flyers, why police say it may be a ha

dr. martin luther king jr. dr.ing surgeon that was part of the team that saved dr. king from a nearly fatal stab wound in 1958. cordis was offduty in brooklyn when he was told to rush to a harlem hospital to treat an important person suffering from a life-threatening injury. that person was dr. king, stabbed by a letter opener from a mentally disturbed woman while he was at a book signing. the blade missed his aorta by millimeters, and doctors say even a sneeze would have killed him. years later, dr. king talked about that in his last public speech before his assassination. >> if i had sneezed, i wouldn't have been here in 1963. the black people of birmingham, alabama, aroused the conscience of this nation and brought in to being the civil rights field. if i had sneezed, i wouldn't have had a chance later that year in august to try to tell america about a dream that i had had, if i had sneezed. >> a moment that changed the course of history. if dr. cordis hadn't saved dr. king's life that day, we might never have s

dr. martin luther king, jr.'s birthday and i will always observe it on a monday and a lot of things going on here in the bay area but it should be pretty light and we will check in, in a moment, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark. did you know steve was talking about arraign song? >> i want to hear that, actually. >> you want to hear the song or do you want to hear rain? >> i heard that song yesterday and i said i am going to put that out there. there is no high clouds, 29 in santa rosa, maybe in the 40s, half-moon bay, napa 31 and there are still some cold lows and southern california, santa marie has had it 80 or higher and the records are continuing, sacramento, gilroy, it will still be mild, there is still a component coming off the berkeley hills and the only change is coming at the end of the week, sunny and mild and patchy fog out there. 60s and temperatures in the lower #0s, so again above average on these temperatures, here is sal. >>> right now traffic is actually doing well around the bay areas we l

dr. martin luther king jr. association of santa clara valley. dr. king's widow organized the first one but this year ticket sales are down. as of friday only 300 tickets had been sold. last year's ridership was 1200. >>> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a live report in 30 minutes. >>> here's what's closed today for the holiday, local, state and federal government offices are closed with the exception of emergency services. banks and financial institutions are closed, post offices as well. there will be no mail delivery. b.a.r.t. and muni operate on saturday schedules. ac transit on a sunday schedule. the golden gate ferries are also on holiday schedules. >>> yosemite national park is waiving the entrance fee for martin luther king jr. day. you can get into the park without paying $20. the weather is good, the roads are clear and that's unusual, as we know, for january. >> i know. usually you see some snow, something like that in yosemite in this time of year, mike. >> i'll have to check and see if the pass is still open. i'll bet it prob

dr. king said famously in a line that is the first to be forgotten, that when the civil rights movement got rid of segregation in the south, some of the chief beneficiaries would be white southerners. because their whole system was imprisoned psychologically, economically and politically in a system of segregation that depended on trying to keep people degraded. it degraded everyone, and then when segregation went, what did you hear about? the sun belt the you never heard of the sun belt when it was a good. it was the hookworm bill. we were poor. mine there in atlanta said as soon as the civil rights bill passed not quite 50 years ago, the city of atlanta built a sports stadium on land it didn't own with money it didn't have for a king that hadn't located and lured the first professional sports king, the atlanta braves from milwaukee to atlanta. it opened up the whole world. every politician in the south who cuss as the civil rights movement stands on his shoulders here for its prosperity, for

dr. martin luther king jr.ay by serving the homeless yesterday, president obama alongside first lady and his daughters made burritos with volunteers at a local community kitchen. >>> for the first time, we're hearing an interview though with dr. king that a reporter actually found in his attic. >> may well be that the negro will serve as a savior of our nation, that is to save the soul of our nation in this period when so many forces are at work seeking to scar the american dream. >> it made me really wish that he was still here and what kind of changes would be taking effect if he was still here. >> the eight minute tape from 1960 was played outside in memphis yesterday. 30-year-old bay area tribute to dr. king will go on for at least one more year now. but ticket sales were very disappointed this year. for the annual freedom train from san jose to san francisco. the journey heads up north and it symbolizes the march led by dr. king from selma to montgomery, alabama as he did back in 1965. it's the last event

dr. martin luther king, jr. from selma to montgomery alabama and he said he was inspired by dr. martin luther king, jr. and other great leaders. and he believes another great leader is on the way. >> i am convinced there will be others. >>> a new survey says they saw the higher prices after the city's minimum wage increases. they raised their prices according to the conservative institute survey and they all reported cutting the hours they worked or eliminating their jobs completely. it jumped from 8 to $10 per hour and they warn it could happen again if they raise from $11 to $15 per hour. >>> and sam is done said they expect customers. they say the shipments could be based on that and the biggest will be time saved to get orders to customers. they know what you want. >> it is a macing. -- amazing, they will have drones delivering them. >> let's check in with sal, it is a holiday, sal. >>> we'll see lighter than usual conditions ladies because some have the day off, others don't and i really think it will be a good day to drive and traffic is moving along well headed out to the

>> look, perry, let's get back to dr. kingond, a lot of the battles that he cares deeply about and spend his life fighting, we're still fighting in terms of voting rights, poverty, war. have we failed king's legacy? >> i don't think so. i mean, if only because what we just talked about. we do have a twice elected african-american president who extended health insurance to millions. when martin luther king was -- at the time he died, he was talking about a poor people's campaign. economic justice. when you listen to what president obama is doing, a lot of talk about inequality, a lot of talk about helping the middle class. i think he's really in the same zone that dr. king was, and it's hard to say. you know, toure, you and i are on a television show right now, and we have nice salaries and great jobs, great opportunities. it's really hard -- >> speak for yourself, perry. >> we don't want to underestimate the progress we made. >> all right, perry. we'll have more on dr. king's poor people's campaign. great piece by you. thanks

. >> i was worried because i love dr. king and i love this train and everything it stands for and i just thought, you know what? i'm going to ask the community. they have never failed us before and they won't fail us now and they didn't fail us. >> reporter: new and old showed up this morning. full of th full of enthusiasm. >> all of us, first time coming. we heard so much about it and how educational and wonderful it is. so we brought the youth from church. >> reporter: there's a push to keep young people interested. one group is trying to bridge the gap through dance and approximaput on a performance. >> a lot of the things that dr. king spoke and sought was this. but we are doing it through the arts. >> reporter: will the excitement be enough to keep it going? they say it's the only martin luther king freedom train running in the country. >> i love the whole history of the train. >> reporter: we don't know how many people boarded the train this morning. she said that she will not have the number until she goes home and hand

dr. king's 1963 speech. reenacted in kansas. >> 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. >> reporter: and if king had not challenged america. >> it would be impossible for barack obama to accept his party's nomination for president sglsh and coast to coast, the nation reached out to the help the baby in need and to celebrate his life. that is jada who volunteered all day. when she had breaks, she danced. it is run by metropolitan feet and they have distributed the shoes since 2008 and this time, coordinated the distribution with the king holiday. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> very good work, steve. >>> and three weeks until the olympics in sochi, russia. tonight the russian security forces are on high alert, and tonight, new information of what they are calling the black widows could be threatening the games. >>> and a postal worker speaking out about mail carriers and what out about mail carriers and what happened to today a another by an intruderht by the reservoir... who forced his way in through her bedroom

in san jose, abc 7 news. >> dr. kingspirit of giving inspired dots he says of kaiser doctors nurses and staff today. they cleaned up patched and repainted the regional reception center at san jose. largest homeless shelter in santa clara county. alameda volunteers refurbish apartments that house homeless veterans. kaiser employee painted clean even did gardening nice day out of course. veteran can live in the homes for up to two years situation. we hooked them up with employment. held service services. >>reporter: and in west oakland group called urban relief planted 40 trees on martin luther king jr. junior way. group says the trees will not only beautify the area and improve air quality and offset green house gas emission. for so many around the bay area today honoring dr. king memory today of service. >> come up next. police dash cam video report astonishing things we all have. but not one like this. what happened this this video that made it go last year was the biggest flu outbreak in over a decade. before the first

dr. king's speech the dream has still yet to take hold by americans not divided by race by financial income. >> america has defaulted on this promissory note in so far that citizens are concerned. >> according to historians reverend dr. martin luther king was very concerned about the economic gap between races could derail his civil rights movement with poverty and income disparities being the ultimate segregators. >> in 1968 he pivoted all of his attention on what was then called the poor people's campaign, and he was killed before his first march. >> his poor people's campaign was focused on providing economic rights for blacks, latinos, native americans and whites. dr. king asked the federal government for the $30 billion anti-poverty package, the same issues lawmakers debate today. >> it is the sense of having control of your life and having the personal financial dignity in the choices to then create the reality that you want that i think is the issue, and we've never been in that regard

dr. king's name to justify their own agenda. on this show last year a gop congressman invoked dr. vil rights leader for years and years and years i'm sure you agree sometimes the supreme court makes a mistake. it was good to martin luther king to persist in fighting even though for years and years the civil rights side had lost those fights. >> in life, dr. king they tried many times to destroy you, smearing your name. now they try to distort you. some of us will not allow the distortions to go unanswered. some of us will keep fighting. some of us remember you said it is not the words of my enemies but the silence of my friends that will be remembered. thanks for watching. happy birthday, dr. king. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the battle of ft lee. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. the web begins to tighten as the investigators of the new jersey governor select a council and move towards the issue of

. >> were it not for dr. king standing on the steps of the lon con memorial, it would have been impossible to have barack obama accepting his party's nomination for president 45 years to the day. >> reporter: vice president joe biden joined civil rights leaders reflecting on king's impact. >> dr. king posed the question, the same question we should be asking ourselves now, where do we go from here? >> reporter: referencing immigration reform and efforts to raise the minimum wage. biden challenged americans to support efforts he says will help the less fortunate succeed. >> as part of the day of service, nearly 200 doctors, nurses, and staff from keyser permanente are working at the homeless center on little orchard street. they're painting and cleaning the center. >> we feel that this is something that is right to do, it's something that we want to do, so it actually was not that difficult. once we put out the word that we were doing this event, everyone just signed in and really was excited and willing to come ou

king day. in the video, a hip young nra spokesman suggested dr. luther king would frown upon the president's egregious gun control laws. >> i believe dr. king would look at me with a bit of confusion as he struggled with envy that i, a young black male living in the heart of the south whose house was never fire bombed and never received death threats has a hand gun lyleance, yet he, who had all of these, was denied. the first forms of gun control were created to keep people like me from having guns. >> bob, you're up, my man. >> i find this absolutely outrageous, disgusting, disgraceful. i don't know how much deeper the nra can go. >> what? >> wait a second, dr. king, when this happened, he was right about having guns. they were lynching people, taking them out of their houses. he was being threatened all the time. he wanted a gun to take care of his family. that has nothing to do with the nra and their buzookys and their trash and the canadian leader. >> bob, how do you really feel? i kind of -- dana, i kind of agree with mr. noaero. >> i think o