dr. martin luther king. he calls it the santa clausification of dr. king 50 years later. >> at one point, when the dr. martin luther king holiday was proposed, racists came out and opposed it for the reasons they opposed dr. king in the day. now, you can't find a racist. they want to celebrate him as their republican. this had been facilitated, though, by democrats and republicans, including president obama. this idea that we should only celebrate part of dr. king's legacy. he was awarded the nobel peace prize at a time he was standing up against a white supremacist, powerful institution in the world and used his platform to advocate against a war that he said will lead to endless wars. barack obama was awarded the nobel peace price while initiating the longest sustained bombing campaign the world has ever seen in the country of yemen. he was doubling down on the worst aspects of bush-cheney regimes. most devastating, barack obama normalized and legitimized or sought to the institution of assassination as american policy. dick cheney couldn't have aske

dr. martin luther king jr. fact is -- >> i agree. >> and the fact is from february 1, 1960, when the students at north carolina decided they were going to sit in and they started something amazing with the sit-in movement to ella baker and samuel hamlin and all the many heroes and sheros that we lost along the way on this struggle, the fact that you want to compare donald trump, who was trying to find -- to meet some political promise. >> i didn't do that, bakari. >> to meet some political promise is astounding and even more astoundingly absurd. the fact is this, jeffery. in our political discourse, we have to remove these hitler and nazi comparisons. donald trump is not martin luther king jr. we have taken this to a place where it doesn't need to be. and i hope that you're empathetic enough to see how disrespectful this. >> jeffery, i just don't understand the intellectual idea in the comparison. again, the whole manufacturing a crisis thing. i don't see how they're the same. >> that's because they're not. >>

dr. martin luther king jr. of all the forms of in equality and justice, inequality and health is the most shocking and inhumane. so please understand dr. king and his context and to bring his name up when we dropped bombs on syria and afghanistan, this man who was a pacifist, is beyond the pale, and i hope you have empathy. >> what he was fighting against was a democratic party that was created as a culture of race from supporting slavery and segregation, those were democrats he was fighting against, bakari, those were democrats. >> i want to give you the final thought. >> for me, anderson, when i saw jeffrey's clip this morning i was more than disappointed. this is indicative of where our political climate has gone, you hear them rewriting history and this is so fundamentally unjust, this is intellectually dishonest, an epidemic of anti-intellectualism. and even more important from somebody like jeffrey they need to know it's disrespectful. it's an affront, and i will not let it go. >> i will not let it go eit

dr. martin luther king has been shot in memphis. and my mother started crying. a member of our family died. because dr. king in her mind, and the mind of her generation, was the bridge that brought them across the isolation and humiliation of segregation. >> we're going to leave you with a tune -- >> we were on our way back to america at the time when whe heard about martin luther king. >> tribute to dr. martin luther king. >> it was as though a truck, a mack truck had drove a hole right through our hearts. all 18 wheels of it. out of that was born "the king of love is dead." ♪ a man of noble birth teaching love and freedom for his fellow man ♪ >> we thank god for giving us the leader who was willing to die, but not willing to kill. >> simone has always been committed to the movement. she expressed the pain that the african-american community felt. she was devastated, angry. >> it's my song. i composed it through anger. >> you don't look like you can be angry at all. >> all the time. >> nina simone was a jazz musician. she was born in the segregated south. her m

dr. martin luther king speaking at riverside church april 4, 1967. more about the speech we are still joined by dr. william arber president and senior lecturer for pairers of the breach. e delivered a sermon at riverside church sunday commemorating the 50th dr. kiking's beyondd vietnam speech. the severalen he delivered was is not an option. can you talk about the significance of what dr. king he said it, even is inner circle, reverend barber, saying don't speak against the war in vietnam. you have the president of the united states lyndon johnson your figure and simple and voting rights act passed. sing is not your war but said know -- but king said no and gave the speech. >> yes, he gave the speech, i a prophetic sermon and was killed exactly one year later. ut he was very clear that you tri-un er separate the everyone of racism. militarism. e knew that the prophetic role of the preacher or religious eader or moral leader is to challenge the soul and the heart of the nation. if you listen to his voice and words, he is very clear. vincent harding, w

dr. martin luther king jr. memorial. >> it was really a fun family friendly service project. that was the best part about it. it didn't feel like work. people just jumped in like where do you need me? and that was the beauty of this project. >> obviously, this monument is related to one of our members, dr. martin luther king jr. we came in, we swept, and, we did what we needed to do to make sure the monument was clean. >> it was a more than 60 fraternity and sorority members participated. >>> but we heard a rumble of thunder. so what's going on? >> a couple of showers coming through. these are not anything close to severe. but, a little lightning. rain, some folks are happy to clean out the pollen in a few areas because it is very high. >> i can tell, allergies. >> not the fun time of year. so let's talk three degree guarantee time. high of 74 we forecast. i upped it. good thing i upped it because we hit 77. so barely a hit. but it's a hit nonetheless. 85. 85 is my three degree guarantee temperature for sunday.

dr. martin luther king and malcolm x., but you say that comparison does not exactly translate for blm.xplain what you mean. guest: on one hand, it is in the tradition of what i call the heroic period of the civil rights movement, between may 17, 1950 four, and august 6, 1965, the passing of the voting rights act, and the different things that happened in between, dr. nation of emmett till in 1955, the montgomery bus boycott, little rock central high school oopsis where federal tr had to protect black students trying to desegregate, the sit-in movement, the freedom rides from may of 1961 to december of 1961, james meredith as the first black student at the university of mississippi, the birmingham crisis, the march on washington, the four little girls being assassinated -- movement -- the blm are we still seeing those kind of benchmarks? how is it different? guest: the way in which it is different is this -- when we think about blm, it parallels the black power movement, the structural criticism of institutional racism. 1967 and the book "black power" coined the phrase institutional rac

dr. martin luther king jr. and president trump, a comparison. here it is. >> i want to say something here i know i will probably drive someone crazy. but think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh jeffrey. jeffrey. >> when i was a kid president kennedy did not introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular he didn't have the votes for it et cetera. dr. king kept people putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so that the bill would be introduced. >> jeffly are you do under you do understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that looked like me were being beaten dogs 16 on them basic human rights being withhold from the people. >> imgts lot in equate dr. martin lugtser king jr. a nobel peace price dine to vagina grabbing president donald trump. >> wow. >> never forget. never forget. >> that was morning tv so simeon hey i got to commend you underjeffrey dr. martin luther king jr. is a civil rights hero did you realize what you were saying. >> dr. kin

dr. martin luther king jr. ty injustice and health is the most shocking and inhumane. i think when people -- you can't just talk about dr. king and whitewash him and eliminate the context. and that is what we're talking to you about, jeffrey. you can't say it's the same tactic but one was talking about taking away health care and one was talking about making sure that black citizens had equality. >> narrator: law. you can't look at this in a vacuum. even more importantly, i think that the level of political discourse that we have and whether or not it comes from you or whether or not it comes from sean spicer or the president of the united states is xreenlly low in this country right now. and that is the trouble that many people have. many people are agas by the fact that you can make a comparison between donald trump and martin luther king jr., snag that is unfounded. >> i did not do that. >> you did. >> jeffrey, let me ask you something. you have three people you work with. three people of color. and -- >> no.

dr. martin luther king delivered his beyond vietnam speech. some say his words sealed his fate. dr. actly one year later. across the country many are remembering the speech that was the beginning of the end. >> reporter: it was inside the riverside church in new york city that martin luther king jr. shocked the country by declaring hisition to the war in vietnam. it was april 4, 1967. dr. king delivered a bold speech called beyond vietnam, a time to break silence. dr. clarence jones was his attorney and his speechy writer. >> the greatest deterrent of violence today, my own government. >> he had come up with a more palatable version which was immediately rejected by dr. king. in that speech dr. king went on to attack the country, and linden johnson who had been a defender of the civil rights movement. >> his interest as an american-based civil rights leader were to go i don't understa understand -- beyond the confines of his own country. >> reporter: within 48 hours of delivering that speech, two senators wanted him indicted. the press and even other civil rights leaders turned on hi

dr. martin luther king jr. delivered a speech that some say sealed his fate exactly one area later. >> we look back 50 years ago to that turning point and the man behind dr. king's words. >>> the latest teachable moment in >>> there is shock and outrage across the world tonight in the after math of a suspected chemical attack on civilians in northern syria. at least 58 people died including 11 children. >> dozens of other people were hurt with injuries that may be difficult to see and hear about. the state department calls the attack a war crime and now we're learning the u.n. security council is having an emergency meeting tomorrow morning to discuss the attack. >> on twitter tonight, u.n. ambassador nikki haley said that assad must be held accountable for these barbaric attacks on his own people. >> reporter: a deadly chemical attack, children and babies on ventilators, doctors and nurses tending to injured people brought in by ambulances. the head of syria's opposition describes the symptoms, suffocation, res

dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we are glad you joined us. jeremy scahill, in just a moment.

dr. martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church, minutes away from this studio. it was a courageous speech. one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue our week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of dr. king's speech, speaking with special guest about his anti-war, projustice theme, and gauging where america falls on the triple evil of militarism. our friend, harry belafonte. we are glad you joined us. this is coming up in a moment. >>> hands by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> harry belafonte is an icon whose albums solidified him in music, but also known for his commitment to civil rights issues. he joins us as we continue our week long discussion of dr. king's beyond vietnam speech. glad to have you in your neck of the woods this time. >> it's a good moment for me. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> back with smiley. >> i'm getting big in new york with you. since i last saw you, you turned 90. as you know, we did an entire show dedicated to a celebration of your 90th birthday with the best clips

dr. martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr. king's beyond vietnam speech,

dr. martin luther king was assassinated. it struck me that tonight, 49 years ago was dr. that means is i like to imagine that i was the little kid living in alabama who he had hopes and aspirations for that my dreams wouldn't be determined by the color of my skin. so this book, my career is really a recognition of the vitality of the movement that he gave his life for. ( applause ) >> trevor: you tell an amazing story. it is a beautiful book. thank you so much for being on the show. >> thank you, thank you. >> trevor: "life's work" will be available april 4. dr. willie parker. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪

dr. martin luther king's assassination. demonstrators are calling for economic and racial justice. this is one of the protests taking place today in two dozen cities across the country. >>> hait could be coming to an end. with mta board of directors just voted on, coming up. >>> also an entire college essay containing just one phrase written over and over and over. why stanford decided to accept the student who wrote it. >>> clouds increasing across the bay area right now. i'll tell you when the heavier rain returns. my full forecast update at 5:20 tonight. >>> france is looking at banning hate speech from public transit. it's been an ongoing battle since ads like this one was posted on buses and trains. what did the city decide? >> reporter: exciting day for them because municipal transportation agency says this is something that's aggravated riders for years. we heard the board of directors voted unanimously to put a new advertising criteria in place. it will take effect almost immediately. >> we understand why people would be upset. they offended us as well. >> reporter: a new a

dr. martin luther king jr., shot dead in memphis 49 years ago this week, tweeted, if only daddy would havei. this afternoon, pepsi apologized to dr. king's daughter and pulled the spot. ♪ i'd like to buy the world a home ♪ >> reporter: coke famously keyed in on political turmoil in the 1970s with its hilltop ad. a madison avenue moment so successful, it served as the series finale for "mad men." ♪ i'd like to buy the world a home ♪ >> reporter: but pepsi hasn't had don draper's touch. a few years back the company pulled this mountain dew web ad featuring a rambunctious goat -- >> better not snitch on a player! >> reporter: in a police lineup with black men. pepsi does have regrets. the company notes commitment to diversity. 42% of the company's senior executives are people of color. ♪ this generation >> reporter: the company says its new ad was trying to project a global message of unity, peace, and understanding, adding, clearly we missed the mark. i'm david wright for "nightline" in new york. >> thank you for watching abc news. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com and our "nightlin

dr. martin luther king was assassinated. it struck me that tonight, 49 years ago was dr. that means is i like to imagine that i was the little kid living in alabama who he had hopes and aspirations for that my dreams wouldn't be determined by the color of my skin. so this book, my career is really a recognition of the vitality of the movement that he gave his life for. ( applause ) >> trevor: you tell an amazing story. it is a beautiful book. thank you so much for being on the show. >> thank you, thank you. >> trevor: "life's work" will be available april 4. dr. willie parker. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ there's nothing more than my vacation.me so when i need to book a hotel room, i want someone that makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. they offer free cancellation, in case i decide to go from kid-friendly to kid-free. now i can start relaxing even before the vacation begins. your vacation is very important. that's why booking.com makes finding the right hotel for the right price easy. visit booking.com now to find out why we're booki

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dr. martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr. king's beyond vietnam speech, along with bryan stevenson in a moment. >>> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> i'm joined tonight by bryan stevenson, the founder and director of the equal justice and author of "just mercy." it's about to become a film starring michael b. jordan. congratulations on that. >> thank you. thank you. >> let me start by asking when you first became aware of this "beyond vietnam" speech given in this city 50 years ago tomorrow. >> it's interesting, i wasn't aware of it, i didn't read it until i started practicing in montgomery, alabama. my office was down the street f

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dr. martin luther king, jr.hey gathered at the ben franklin bridge at dawn. >> it's all to commemorate the assassination. march luther ting, who died on this day back in 1968. they walk across the bridge to reach the pinnacle at sunrise and off a prayer for peace and healing. the group then went to old saint georges united methodist church to discuss how to achieve peace in the community. organizers say this year is a especially important. >> it's a good time to connect with all the neighbors in philadelphia and particularly given the volatile and polariz polarizing times in which we live this gives us a chance to renew our piece in our neighborhoods. >> this is the tenth year the work has done the work for piece the nation's longest running commemoration of the assassination. meanwhile philadelphia setting the stage for the nfl draft. crews busy today the muggy damp conditions. building a stage by the art museum on eakins oval. the whole nation will be watching the draft is happening april 27th through the 29th

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dr. martin luther king jr. on this day in 1968. sky force 10 was over last year's walk from old city across the ben franklin bridge to camden. today's event is set to begin at 6:00 this morning when the pedestrian walkway of the bridge opens up. this is the 10th year for the peace walk, making it the nation's longest running commemoration of dr. king's assassination. >>> 5:38 and 60 degrees at nbc10. looking at mostly cloudy skies now. and i'm tracking a few showers in the area. there you go. tracking showers. right now they're not falling at penns landing. a warm deep freeze making f-- w breeze moving through. not an all-day rain. a dry and pretty mild evening. nice weather to start with. 60 degrees now in philadelphia. northeast philadelphia at the airport is 61. look at dover at 64 degrees. even warm in the pocono mountains this time of year. 45 now. the southerly winds that are flowing this morning will stay with us and get stronger during the day. that's going to lead to the big warmup, especially when we get sunshine after we

dr. martin luther king jr.to the country music hall of fame are announced. thursday is the 100th anniversary of the united states' entry into world war i. friday is the rock 'n' roll hall of fame induction ceremony at new york's barkley center. saturday is the national cherry blossom festival parade in washington, d.c. that's "charlie rose: the week" for this week. from all of us here, thank you for watching. i'm charlie rose. we'll see you again next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> rose: welcome to the program. tonight, an assessment of trump administration after 72 days in office. we talked to mike allen and dan balz. >> the two big issues are what did russia do during the campaign to try to affect the campaign or disrupt the campaign, and was there any collusion or cooperation between trump associates and the russians? that's what the f.b.i. is looking into, that's what the h

dr. martin luther king jr. on this day in 1968. sky force 10 was over last year's walk from old city across the ben franklin bridge to camden. today's event is set to begin at 6:00 this morning when the pedestrian walkway of the bridge opens. this is the 10th year for the peace walk, making it the nation's longest running commemoration of dr. king's assassination. >>> happening today at the jersey shore, a new tool in the effort to stop terrorists will will go into play in atlantic city. the transportation security laboratory will open a new building today next to the airport. the government lab tests and develops security screening technology to find explosives. it was first created after the 1988 bombing of pan am 103 over lockerbie, scotland. >>> the former president of mexico will speak at villanova university. vicente fox will give his take on u.s.-mexico relations. he's the keynote speaker at the world affairs council of philadelphia program. fox is an outspoken critic of the new trump administration. he's expected to talk ab

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dr. martin luther king, jr. made 50 years ago today.led his fate including the man who wrote it. and on equal pay day, one california competition called for drastic action. all coming up in half an hour at abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thanks, see you then. >> the oakland a's are still celebrating last night's win. short stop marcus simeon will tell you this is what really matters. >> yes, this is his 7 month old son who stopped in berkeley today to join his mom and dad in a visit to the babies born on opening day. >> 12 future prospects arrived. they came with tickets for the new parents. >> he was born right here. it's great to be back to see some of the nurses and just a beautiful, beautiful day for these new babies that are born on opening day and next year they get to come to an a's game. >> that baby likes the mic. we did hear simeon say he wants a girl, too. >> base balls and babies, dz ntd get much better than that. >> coming up next, i'm kristen. >> and i'm dan. for all of us, we appreciate your time. hope to see you again at 6:00. >>

dr. martin luther king jr. ot dead in memphis 49 years ago this week tweeted, if only daddy would have known about the power of pepsi. pepsi apologized to dr. king's daughter. and pulled the spot. ♪ i'd look to buy the world >> coke famously keyed in on turmoil in the 1970s with its hilltop ad. madison avenue moment so successful, it served as a series finale for "mad men." ♪ like to buy the world a home >> but pepsi hasn't had don draper's touch. >> come on. which one is he? >> few years back the company pulled this mountain dew web ad featuring a rambunctious goat. in a police lineup with black men. pepsi does have regrets. the company notes a commitment to diversity. 42% of the company senior executives are people of color. the company says its new ad was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. adding, clearly, we missed the mark. david wright, abc news, new york. >> i do wonder if the controversy would be there if it was somebody other than kendall jenner. if it was a, a black w

dr. ml k. martin luther king. stay for the end here.nother commentator, simone sanders, delivered what might turn out to be the knockout punch of the year. >> i want to say something here that i know will probably drive simone crazy. think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh, jeffrey -- jeffrey. >> when i was a kid -- >> jeffrey. >> president kennedy did not want to introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular, he didn't have the votes for it, et cetera. dr. king kept putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so that -- >> okay -- >> the bill would be introduced -- >> jeffrey, you do understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that look like me were being beaten. dogs were being sicced on them. basic human rights were being withheld from these people merely because of the color of their skin. so let not equate dr. martin luther king jr., humanitarian and nobel peace prize winner, to the vagina-grabbing president, donald trump. [ cheers

dr. martin luther king jr. dr. king jr. was sadly struck down in memphis, tennessee, by an an individual who wanted to kill him and chased him all over the country. so happened memphis was the spot that he had that final opportunity. in memphis, there will be activities today celebrating the life of dr. king and commitments to community service in his spirit. but ironically today, while the 49th anniversary of his assassination is also the 50th anniversary of his greatest speech, in my opinion. not the mountain top speech that he made the night before in memphis, a great speech where he said i have been to the mountain top and i may not et there, but i've seen over the -- from the mountain and seen the future and the promise land. but it was a speech at the riverside church in new york in manhattan april 4 of 1967 when he spoke of the three isms that bother this country and the enemies of this country. militarism, racism and the speech was called "beyond vietnam" and dr. king saw the need to get out of vietnam to make a uni

dr. martin luther king, jr who said your lives begin to end when we become silent about things that matteri talked about going up to that room which was this little room in the capitol to bear witness to the torture voters from abu grab. it was one of the most painful experiences i have every seen. trent lock, my friend and republican leader from mississippi, was in the room and very kind to me. he must have watched me sink down and he came up to me and asked me if i was okay. i wasn't. he walked pea out of the room for which i was grateful. the fact american soldiers did these things was beyond my imagination and i realized what a war can do to the best of people. day after day, i did everything i could. i also went right after the pushing the war. that was hard but i did it because i knew when she went on tv and said unevequivalent that every intelligence agency agreed saddam was getting weapons to build a nuclear bomb i knew it wasn't true. i had a classified briefing squaw the essential agencies arguing with each other. he said you are in a catch-22. you had a classified briefing and c

dr. martin luther king jr. delivered a speech that some say sealed his fate. one year later he was >>> it was 50 years ago that dr. king delivered his speech. some say his words sealed his fate. he was assassinated one year later. we look across the country many are remembering the speech as the beginning of the end. >> reporter: it was inside the riverside church in new york city that martin luther king jr. shocked the country by declaring his opposition to the war in vietnam. it was april 4th, 1967. he delivered a bold speech called beyond vietnam, a time to break silence. dr. clarence jones was his writer. told he told people that he had come up with a more palatable version which was rejected. dr. king went on to attack the country and president johnson who had been a defender of the civil rights movement. >> his interests as a civil rights leader were to go beyond the confines of his country and that he was called to look at things globally. >> reporter: he poipnted to the nation's ideas at the expense of the poor. within 48 hours of delivering that speech

dr. martin luther king, jr., all those things. why did you want to do this series?> you know, i -- you know, i'm drawn to you it first of all because everyone in it made music that inspired me and made me into the artist i am now. but i see just looking throughout history and then through my own life how inflewenchal music is. it can change history around the world and legislation, and give us freedom we've been looking for, equalitity we've been looking for. >> do you think the music would have been the same without the sound track? >> i think the movement would not have been the same. i don't think it would have been the same time line without the music. i think the music needed to happen and it was borne out of necessity obviously. i don't think the time line would have been the same. i don't think the awareness would have been the same. it was kind of music that spoke into people's spirits and psyche to say what is the music talking about? we need to be aware of what's going on. i think the music wouldn't have happened, it wouldn't have looked the same. >> it ha

dr. martin luther king jr. his legacy and robert woodard was honored by the mayor today he is the own of the barbershop in winfield. he uses his barber chair to connect with people of all colors. >>> and a man in public service for four decades was honored. chief massy is with the second alarmers since 1997. and he is also soon to be a retired sergeant with the philadelphia police department. >>> and folks in trenton are getting a blessing tonight thanks to the generosity of donors much the rescue mission of trenton helps people in crisis and they announced their biggest financial crisis in the 101 year history that they would have to close their emergency services without the donation of $220,000. now they can stay open past june of next year and they do job training and addiction treatment. >>> money repairs forced officials to close the bridge between sea isle city and avalon. they found a crack in the pier at the toll bridge along ocean drive. the damage is 30 felt under water and the hope is that the repai

dr. martin luther king, jr. says that each one of us is here for a mission can make a difference.nd, yes, she is known as the moses of her people. i remember that a few years back at a passover seder that we had at our house we were recalling the story how moses led the jewish people out of slavery from egypt. one of my young relatives said, you mean moses was like harriet tubman? [ laughter ] she is an inspiration, and this visitor center is going to be so important for telling that story. it's going to bring a lot of people here. it's going to help the economy. i know that the local officials will particularly appreciate the fact that we're going to be really helping the economy from the county, thank you for your help. mayor jackson stanley, thank you for everything you've done for cambridge. [ applause ] and governor hogan is absolutely right. we really do thank the harriet tubman family, the roth family. you have been persistent in making this a reality. [ applause ] i just want to spend a moment and thank our federal delegation, my partners in washington. it started with pau

dr. martin luther king jr.ght's last word. >>> "the 11th hour," with brian williams, starts right now. ♪ >> tonight devastating new numbers in the wake of confusion and distraction in the trump white house, including the percentage of americans who now say they are embarrassed to have donald trump as president. susan rice becomes the newest target of the trump effort to run down all the ways in which the president's unproven wire tap claim could have been right. and the first daughter's first interview as a federal employee and questions about how much she's willing to stand up to the boss. "the 11th hour begins now." ♪ >> good evening once again from our headquarters here in new york. day 75, which means we are three-quarters of the way now through that mything first