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legacy of their over dr marable the king jr by marching in solidarity with workers across america against the republicans who are on the working class the son of dr king martin luther king the third wrote a column for the f l c o this morning saying forty three years ago my father martin luther king jr was assassinated while he was in memphis tennessee supporting the strike of municipal sanitation workers he saw the strike as part of the great struggle of his time a struggle for democracy for truth for justice and for human dignity these are the same basic reasons my father would be joining with millions of other americans that day in supporting public employees in wisconsin indiana ohio and other states where collective bargaining is now under attack. let's honor dr king the right way this week and from now on show up and participate. age pan officials estimate that seven tons of radioactive waste is flowing into the ocean every hour at the crippled daiichi nuclear facility the source of the leaking waste appears to be reactor two attempts to clog the leak was cement have failed and new attempts to plug the hole with a junk shot of sawdust chemicals and shredded n

dr. martin luther king was shot while standing at his balcony. a sniper's bullet struck him in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. he was in tennessee for striking city sanitation workers. there was the arrest and conviction of james earl ray. ray died in prison in 1998. on the anniversary of his assassination, labor groups will gather to support workers rights across the country. starting at noon, the mayor will join hundred dollars of workers at a rally in front of city hall. at 4:45, workers in san francisco will march through the financial district. at 5:45, a rally at redwood city. a number of states voted to limit collective bargaining powers for public workers. it's not your standard morning on the car keen as bridge. hundreds of demonstrators expected to march across the bridge walkway in honor of dr. king. they will meet in the middle around noon. sponsored by bay area local councils. a number of americans are not optimistic about the prospects of retirement. chris shows us how it may be a good thing. >> reporter: maybe it's the stories

rights leader and frankly one of our nation's greatest leaders period thankfully reverend dr martin luther king jr his message continued to live on as the march for social justice continued all across our nation but on this forty third anniversary of his death it's important to remember what dr king was doing on the day he died. he was standing up for the rights of workers to unionize the rights of sanitation workers in memphis have gone on strike. take a look at what dr king himself had to say on the mission. your automatic. you are reminding. you not only for this. bug you are reminded of amazed. that the product. you. to the skin this returning from under the sea starfish the way the the. sun breath so with a renewed effort to this panel labor unions across the nation isn't king's message not just on race relations but labor relations as well all the more poignant. well our waldron joins me now to speak on this issue is j.f.k. historian and co-wrote with me the book legacy of secrecy a long shadow of the j.f.k. assassination of our welcome. great to be with you thank you mark or to have you

dr. martin luther king jr. i want to thank the gentlelady for recognizing this great american on this day. my hometown of wilson, north carolina, was supposed to have been the visit of dr. king on this day in 1968 but because of the events in memphis, tennessee, he went to memphis to aid with the garbage strike and help those who could not help themselves. we celebrate this great legacy tinism thank the gentlelady and i yield back. ms. edwards: thank you, congressman butterfield, for your leadership as vice chair of the congressional black caucus but also for your reminder of our so important history that is linked both to the struggle of african-americans in this country to the struggle of labor and for a reminder also, historically, after oh the act that dr. king was supposed to have had a next place to be. when his life was ended on april 4, 43 years ago today. thank you, congressman butterfield. i'd like to take just this moment, if i could, to recount for us the history of the 1968 american federation of st

dr. martin luther king. the principles that the practice, the compassion, the vision, the perseverance, are all those same kind of values and principles that i know are being practiced within the iranian american community today as well. whether you want to see a green iran or whether you want to help participate in the civic process in california or in your own city, this is what is very heartwarming, by us coming together on a night like this. i very much appreciate all the dedication that has been applied in making these nowruz events as special as they are. i also would like to say that we would like to have -- we like to have fun. it is really the best part of introducing what nowruz means. that is why over the last six years, we have had art shows in my office. we would have exhibits down here, supported by the mayor, and introduce it to people exactly how we like to celebrate, through the arts, with great food, civic engagement, and it is wonderful to see, and it really helps us appreciate just what a

dr. martin luther king, jr. who was assassinated 43 years ago today. >> black men and white men, profit stant -- protestants and cats licks -- catholics free at last, free at last, thank god all mighty were free at last. >> dr. king was in memphis to support striking sanitation workers when he was shot. across the country today churches and human rights activists staged peaceful demonstrations and prayer services in honor of his leg gans -- legacy. >> one honoring labor rights is happening in san francisco. want to show you pictures. a very large crowd is on hand in the financial district where hundreds of workers, labor leaders and politicians are holding a march. organizers say this demonstration is a show of solidarity for straight workers in wisconsin where a controversial new law has restricted collective bargaining rights for public employees. now, these protesters have gathered at the bank of america building on california street. what they will be doing is marching down california to the federal reserve

dr. martin luther king jr. who was killed 43 years ago today. union gatherings like this one are being held in several bay area cities to show solidarity with labor groups in wisconsin. >>> a family is mourning the death of a u.s. marine killed in afghanistan. 21-year-old lance corporal harry lew died yesterday while supporting combat operations in afghanistan. >>> passengers booked on southwest airlines are still facing delays three days after a hole opened in the fuselage of ajax.  the airline is inspecting its entire fleet. eight flights were canceled. it is an improvement from this weekend when dozens of flights were canceled. still some passengers are scrambling to make arrangements. >> we could not get through on the web to we ended up waiting online for about an hour. we booked it for today, arriving at 3:00 a.m. in houston. >> southwest airlines say its operations in the bay area and nationwide should be back to normal tomorrow. >>> more trouble for southwest, during the morning news we first told you about the jets unscheduled landing

dr. martin luther king jr. national holiday. we would not have the infrastructure, and i believe history will show that she was truly an equal partner with dr. king and in many ways, when the tomb at -- two met several years prior, she was more progressive and more political than martin was. her partnership and her ideas helped shape his evolution. in many ways, more than most people are aware. tavis: beyond the point that is very significant, he reminded us that she went carving out her own legacy. tell me how difficult that was that a lot of the guys she was standing next to, his name was martin king. how do you live in that kind of shadow? >> is extremely difficult. what i would liken it to is the relationship with the close friendship that has been cultivated. there is a parallel to its. they had the toughest civil- rights job in the united states. when he was shot in front of his family home in 1963, he instantly became a civil rights legend and icon. how do you assert yourself as an active and involved civil-rights person i

dr. martin luther king, jr., was assassinated in memphis by james earl ray. today, members of the king family gathered at his tomb to sing "we shall overcome." there was a similar gathering in memphis at the lorraine motel, and the attached civil rights museum there. >>> the oil drilling firm transocean apologized for insensitive wording in a securities filing that called last year its best year for safety performance. transocean owned, you'll recall, the deepwater horizon drilling rig which exploded a year ago, killing 11 workers and leading to the bp oil disaster. >>> a security breach at a marketing firm that serves some of the biggest companies in the country has them warning customers not to respond to e-mails asking for login or account information. citigroup, chase, walmart, walgreens, best buy are among the affected companies. e-mails that appear to be from them that ask you to login to an account could be an attempt to steal your financial information. they should not be answered. >>> up next here tonight, a unique harvest that's making a difference f

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dr. martin luther king, jr., was shot to death while standing on the balconyy of a memphis motel.er those of us who remember that day also remembered the terrible days that followed and the months- long manhunt for his killer. followed by a year's long effort to understand the mind set of the man who pulled the trigger. mark strassmann takes us back. ♪ i like to dream > the year 1968, a turning point in the story of america. a time when the country seemed to be spinning out of control. divided by race, by generation, by politics. and so much of that turmoil bled from a single terrible day. april 4, 1968. when a sniper's bullet took the life of civil rights leader martin luther king, jr. >> martin luther king 20 minutes ago died. (crowd groaning). >> reporter: for the next 48 hours, the nation burned. riots swept 168 cities. >> washington, chicago, detroit, boston, new york, these are just a few of the cities in which the negro anguish over dr. king's murder presumably by a white man expressed itself in violent destruction. >> reporter: federal troops were called in to patrol the s

fighting for equality for all mankind sadly take it from this world is the number the legacy of dr martin luther king plus uprising breaks out in afghanistan after a florida pastor burns the holy koran so is this performed act freedom of speech and couldn't tea party movement today be a copycat movement of the eighteen sixty's oh no if occasion is once again taking form across the political political spectrum. you need to know this violent anti-american demonstrations flared up all around afghanistan over the weekend and three days afghans are taking to the streets ostensibly in response to florida pastor terry jones decision. on a blaze back in march twentieth last year i confronted pastor jones about his plans for nine eleven and burn a qur'an on my radio show here's what he and i both had to say. i want to know why you're so committed dr terry jones why you are so committed to doing the work of osama bin laden who said before nine eleven and then an attack like nine eleven was in his mind designed to create a war between christianity and islam why sir are you on osama bin laden side and why are yo

dr. martin luther king in atlanta preached reopens today. ceremonies are planned at ebenezer baptist church. it closed in 2007 so the sanctuary of the church could be restored to the 1960s appearance. dr. king co-pastored this church with his father from 1960 until he lot his life in 1968. dr. king is buried right across the street from the church. >>> it is 7:4. we want to check -- 7:24. we want to check in again with sal. >> we have a lot of pictures we can show you here. this is a live picture from newschopper2 of the bay bridge. new towers being lifted into place today. this is going to add 15 feet to the height of the tower. this may be visible for traffic on the actual bridge, the old bay bridge that they are still using here. so again, chp reminds you -- it's always good -- to pay attention to the traffic if you want to watch it, we'll have plenty of pictures for you on ktvu. westbound bay bridge toll plaza today, that traffic is light. this morning's drive is gonna be okay. if you are driving in the south bay, we had an earlier accide

koch industries to recognize the forty third anniversary of the assassination of the reverend dr martin luther king jr who was killed while supporting the rights of sanitation workers to unionize in tennessee the koch brothers were a target yesterday because they bankrolled efforts around the nation to attack the rights of union workers take a look at some of the scenes from the rally. despite the fact that last week's tea party gathering here in d.c. that garnered a few dozen people it's picked up on loads of different media outlets boxset of their yesterday's protest with far more people receive no mainstream news coverage whatsoever why is that with more on this plus the latest on what's going on with the koch brother lapdogs scott walker in wisconsin i'm joined by reporter and blogger at think progress alex sites well alex welcome to the program thank so much from the back thank you great to have you there koch protests yesterday what kind of press was on hand and how come we didn't see anything about this while i was on hand but aside from that i saw a few foreign press members and a few other

dr. martin luther king jr.'s assassination. the civil rights activist was gunned down while striking with sanitation workers in memphis, tennessee. marchers are expected to head across the bridge on the pedestrian walkway. they are going to rally for workers rights as well. it's until 1:00 this afternoon. the march was organized by several bay area councils. they will be on the pedestrian walkway. if there's a lot of folks, it could be a distraction for drivers. >>> the triplets were in a -- >> what is this? >> this is you, we understand on the right. next to the joker. >> i do not appreciate whoever decided to put these pictures in. >> i had nothing to do with it. it wasn't me. >> let me point something out. see how he has make up on his mouth? zero for me. >> looking fabulous. >> will we see you on the streets fighting crime or causing crime? >> causing crime. you didn't need to ask, did you? good morning to you. thank you for that, whoever did that. clouds pushing in over a ridge of high pressure bringing a storm track. this

dr. martin luther king. but there was a parallel movement. there was a movement, how about desegregating the schools? a movement about education. you know, the march on selma, the bloody sunday march on selma between montgomery and selma actually occurred three years to the day of the second walkout of the kids. the police beat up, the police beat up the marchers, of course, in selma. guess what? the police beat up high school students in classrooms and in halls. and what were their weapons? books. so it's interesting how the movement is a parallel. in fact, thurgood marshall convened with a fellow by the name of chavez who were working on the second desegregation case in texas. we aren was the lawyer who helped get me out of jail when they threw me in jail. and, of course, senator robert kennedy also contributed to getting me out of jail. it was a national story. in fact, talking about cesar, three hours after senator kennedy was in delano with cesar, three hours later he was with the kids taking that famous picture that you'll see in the bo

dr. martin luther king, jr. several events in his honor will take place nationwide including some showing solidarity with workers and a big rally for union rights. one of those events is a march across the bridge. hundreds are expected to start on both sides of the bridge and meet right in the middle. >>> in redwood city workers and community members will rally in courthouse square at 5:45 tonight. local elected officials as well as community members will address the rallies. >>> oakland raider wide receiver lewis murphy facing several charges following his arrest over the weekend in florida. murphy was charged with three misdemeanors. they are failure to obey a police officer, resisting arrest and possessing a drug without a valid prescription. the drug is viagra. murphy is the third raider to be arrested during the offseason. the other two are michael bush and mario henderson. >>> time now 5:56. sal's going to help you get where you need to go. chp came to your rescue this morning. >>> that's right. helped me

dr. martin luther king, jr., once said we are in an inescape web of destiny effects one affects all indirectly, thank you. >> i have been asked to moderate a question and answer session. so we have a microphone in the center and i would encourage all of you to fire away with your questions. but i'm very happy to ask to take my prerogative and ask the initial question to both farah and hannah. we see here in the united states a number of acts of intolerance playing across the news, you know, on a fairly regional basis. and just tell me what that means for your work abroad and how what you see what's happening in the united states to what's happening around the world? >> i would say that while we're in the state department and we sit at the table of foreign policy we, of course, care a great deal about what's happening in our country and following it very carefully with pain, i think. i think that when we think about what it means to be an american, we have certain values and high ideals that we all worry may be getting frayed when we see acts of hatred and such intolerance happening. and it can

dr. martin luther king when he came in 62. people involved in what was called the albany movement, and recalled will's own family and later larry wilson, excuse me, larry west, his family, these were black guys who played in that period whose family, whose mothers understood if you can integrate that football team and not have white sands on one side and black on the others in this big stadium we have come if you can integrate that team then you could further the integration in this community. >> was there a lot of pushback or attention from the community when grady played on the first football game? >> there was pushback from his own teammates and then i recorded the interviews in this book and they later regretted that and if a leader in the same season realized that grady caldwell was a fellow a strong character and they went on to recognize that, so there was an early push and resistance colleges, and whole-bean cook, the coach and period who just recently passed away, made the point the cafeteria on can't he would sit by

dr. martin luther king jr and profiles his assassin, james earl ray. mr. sides beat il's the seascape from the missouri state penitentiary in 1967 and his travels throughout the south, mexico and los angeles and his assassination of dr. king. the library of philadelphia is the host of this event. it's about an hour. [applause] >> thank you. >> it's great to be back. i think that all writers he eventually want to go back to the place they came from. in this case, it was for me to go back to memphis tennessee where i grew up, where it was warm and try to understand this pivotal moment in american history and to try to understand and sort of de construct the most controversial, the most tragic, the most and many ways complicated even in my city's history. my father was a law professor and a lawyer until a law firm in memphis that has represented the garbage workers and represented the team on behalf of the garbage workers and so i've got a lot from him about this event. but you're always sifting your memory of things you wonder was the family more correct? di

dr. martin luther king and he was after african-american man, who fought for civil rights. why we would deny them the fact that there was a man named harvey milk who fought for several rights as he was a gay man, that in fact he was murdered in his city hall office because of who he was. we know in school districts like the l.a. unified and the san francisco unified, where we do center inclusive studies that the rates of bullying are decreased, not just for lg students for all students. this is proven and can be very effective. >> staying on education, you also center this other issue on getting kids through school, california dropout research projects says if you do stop out statewide you save $12 billion and prevent 15,000 criminal acts. that's a huge number. >> the statistics are startling. 75% of our state prison inmates are high school dropouts. and 75% of our high school dropouts were -- chronically truant, meaning they were absent more than 10% of the school year. 18 days or more per school year. so when a student doesn't show up in school and we know there are some

dr. martin luther king was killed in memphis, tennessee, while standing up for the rights of 1,300 public sanitation workers. working men and women gathered early today in wilmington to declare "we are one." and within the hour of this speech, thousands more will gather in madison, wisconsin to protest what in my rue is the scandalous move by governor walker to strip wisconsin's long-standing collective bargaining rights from public-sector employees. before coming to this body, i served as the county executive of new castle county, delaware, for six years and before becoming governor of wisconsin, governor scott walker was also a county executive, in his case of milwaukee county. i understand the difficult choicechoices that executives fe when they must adopt a balanced budget even in the tough et of economic and fiscal time, for i as countrcounty executive facedy difficult choices. but i rise today because i know from my sneerns cutting spending and in balancing budgets, that it can be done, without stripping american workers of their fundamental rights to organize and collectively barga

dr. martin luther king, jr. once said, we are tied in a single garment of destiny. what ever it affects one directly affects all indirectly. thank you. [applause] >> enough with speeches. i have been asked to moderate a question and answer session. we have a microphone in the center. i would encourage all of you to get up and fire away with your questions. ask. very happy to las we see here in the united states a number of active as powers plying across the news on a regular basis. could you talk a little bit about for what -- about what that means for your work abroad and how you see what happens in the united states connected to what is happening around the world? >> we are in the state department. we sit at the table of foreign policy. we, of course, carry great deal about what is happening in our country and follow this very closely, with pain, i think. when we think about what it means to be an american, we have certain values and high ideals that we all worry may be getting frayed when we see acts of hatred and such intolerance happening. it can be against a w

dr. king registered here. as if he would be registered as dr. martin luther king. i'm sure he would have been mr. green or something like that. >> host: yeah. >> guest: all the people said, no, he's not registered here. one of the hotels that i wept in, there was -- went in, there was something i got that you learn as a reporter to pick up on, and it was just the way she said it that i believed i bet he's here. i know he's here, so when she wasn't looking i went up the elevator, and i stopped on two, three, four, i was looking up and down the corridors for activity. it was a long hotel without corners. you could look off the elevator for activity. i knew he'd be traveling with his lieutenants. i get to the 7th floor, there's black men at the end of the hall, so i start heading that way, and i said to one of the gentleman like -- he's like young lady? i said i want to get an interview with dr. king. sure, no problem -- i'm sure, just come this way. he said, no, dr. king is not giving any interviews, and i said but i'm here to see why he's coming to chicago. can somebody tell me why? no, he's havin

dr. martin luther king was assassinated. it's a holiday in my city and we reflect on his great talent and his dream and reflect on all that we have learned since then. but on yesterday the third of april a great member feian named larry finch died. he put together those two events. he was a basketball player and basketball star like none other in memphis and maybe like none other in the united states of america. and he was a person who brought people together in the way that dr. king dreamed they would. a city of memphis that was split and hurt and racially divided in 1968. and because of that racial divide, it caused dr. king to have to come to memphis to stand up for the sanitation workers and the right of employees to have bargaining units and dignity in life. and memphis was even racially hurt more because of that assassination. but larry finch stayed home in memphis, a local basketball player who was the first great basketball star of african-american descent to play at memphis state. he took our team in the national fi

dr. martin luther king jr. once said, we are called an inescapable web of neutrality. whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. thank you. [applause] >> okay. i have been asked to moderate a question and answer session, so we have a phone in the center so i would in courage all of you to get up and fire away with your questions, but i am very happy to ask to take my prerogative and ask the initial question. to both sarah and hannah. you see in the united states a number of acts of intolerance playing out across the news on a fairly regular basis and i'm wondering if you could just talk a little bit about what that means for your work abroad and how you talk about that and how you see what is happening in the united states connected to what is happening around the world. >> well, i will say that while we are in the state department and we said at the table of foreign policy, we of course care a great deal about what is happening in our country and following this very closely, with pain i think. i think that when we think about what it means to be an american