dr. martin luther king. made these comments during a meeting about the civil rights movement on may 20, 1963. >> i think we should have some of these other meetings before the king, otherwise it will look like they got me to do it. [indiscernible] >> it is hard to hear, so just to repeat some of the keywords, kennedy says the trouble with king's everybody thinks he is our boy. king is so hot these days, it is like marx coming to the white house. j edgar hoover is sort of the face of it and it is justifiable, but yet authorization from president kennedy -- but he had authorization from president kennedy and the attorney general who signed the wiretap order. can you talk about how the kennedys were involved in targeting king? >> there was a lot of back-and-forth between the fbi and the kennedy white house. they were certainly sharing the fruits of what they found both before and after the wiretaps. it is quite clear at this point, though he denied it at certain points in his life, that robert kennedy did author

dr. martin luther king jr.'s final year." it explores the tumultuous and difficult final year of dr. king's life as he clashed with the press, the president, and leaders of the civil rights movement. >> tavis smiley, your book, "death of the king," it says there is a story hidden about mr. king. what is it? >> from april 1967 to april 1968, it shifted against him because of his opposition to the vietnam war. i have seen three biographers on here before. without the heavy lifting by the historians, i cannot have written a death of a king. no one has ever focused on the text. they have not focused on the last year of his life april 4, 1967 to 1968, one year to the date. what is the last year like? how does he navigate? how is america treating him? he left five years after i have a dream. he involved in the five-year period. >> into the back, you say you didn't 19 interviews for this book. which one did you learn the most? >> good question. i suspect there is nothing like talking to correct coretta scott king. i talked to coretta scott king many times. mr. hardy passed away who wrote the

dr. king. let's watch a little bit of this. [video clip] >> dr. martin luther king occupied the center of the stage, no question about it. but there were areas where in fact, where there was progress, those areas were not making progress anymore. for example, freedom now, once they saw the problems, it doesn't exactly serve them. one of the reasons was to bring more precision to the movement, it came to clarify number one that dr. king king was loved and admired and respected by all of us, nonviolence was a principal for him and for him alone. >> there is the answer right there. there's a wonderful book out about stokely carmichael. a great book. glad to see him get the respect he deserved. dr. king loved stokely. they disagreed on tactics. for dr. king, black power was a wonderful slogan but not a tactic. it was stokely that was pushing martin to be more vocal against the war. they got to speaking in a variety of places around the country and stokely came to ebenezer, martin's church and listen to him preach. there was a love but they disagree on tactics. >> a

dr. martin luther king jr. was a human being, but he was a praying man, i am asking you to be peaceful to pray, and we'll see how this is resolved. ashley: thank you so much alvida king for joining us, we appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you. ashley: now to quotation of the evening from alvida king's late uncle. quote, we must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools, we're coming right back. shake up at the pu' pentagon, defense secretary resigns, or was he fired by commander in was he fired by commander in chief?ion four-star general jack keane on the president's maneuver, next. and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of r mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. ♪ (holiday mhey! is p

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dr. martin luther king. this was three weeks before he was assassinated. march 14, 1968.d, "it's not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. it would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without at the same time condemning the contingent and intolerable conditions that exist in our society. these conditions are things that cause individuals to feel that no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention." that is dr. martin luther king three weeks before he was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, april 4, 1968. reverend? >> it is quite relevant for this moment, the reality that these people face. we hear it all the time for our 100 days, them saying, i'm ready to die because i don't have anything to live for. school systems have betrayed them. the president has betrayed them. eric holder has betrayed them. governor nixon has betrayed. them. cheap jackson has betrayed them the electoral system has betrayed them. no economic opportunity, decrepit school systems. on top of that, to see their brother, their son late in the st

dr. martin luther king jr.'s final year." it explores the tumultuous and difficult final year of dr. ng's life as he clashed with the press, the president, and leaders of the civil rights movement. >> tavis smiley, your book, "death of the king," it says there is a story hidden about mr. king. what is it? >> from april 1967 to april 1968, it shifted against him because of his opposition to the vietnam war. i have seen three biographers on here before. without the heavy lifting by the historians, i cannot have written a death of a king. no one has ever focused on the text. they have not focused on the last year of his life april 4, 1967 to 1968, one year to the date. what is the last year like? how does he navigate? how is america treating him? he left five years after i have a dream. he involved in the five-year period. >> into the back, you say you didn't 19 interviews for this book. which one did you learn the most? >> good question. i suspect there is nothing like talking to correct coretta scott king. i talked to coretta scott king many times. mr. hardy passed away who wrote the v

dr. martin luther king frequently referred to blacks as negroes in speeches, but by the 1970s, it had fallenut of favor, and today it's considered by many to be offensive. the census bureau added the term in the 1950 census, arguing that some older blacks prefer that term. in fact, as recently as the 2000 census, more than 56,000 blacks did choose to identify themselves as negro. the bureau stopped using the term just this year, and administration officials say today it is looking into the issue and add, "the outdated term negro may need to be updated to address the growing diversity of the population." so the pentagon and the census bureau no longer use the word, but, scott, for the rest of the federal government, it is still officially on the books, as it has been for years. >> pelley: chip reid in washington for us tonight. chip, thank you very much. you know, we were curious why the naacp, the national association for the advance advanceedment of colored people, has never changed its name. we reached out today to the president of the organization that was founded in 1909 to fight racial

dr. martin luther king had to fight with those who wanted to use violence. and fortunately, he won.nd was able to get the points across to the nation as a whole and tremendous progress was made. and it can be made again. but we have to be logical and rational in the way we respond to things. >> you say that this isn't for you about race, this isn't about race, but that's not what we're hearing from the folks in ferguson who think it is all about race. allen west was on a channel earlier saying that this is getting covered but so many other crimes don't get covered when the race of the shooter and the decedent are reversed. here he was on "greta." watch. >> what i do find very hypocritical is president obama nor eric holder has said anything about the four black gang members who brutally carjacked and took captain kevin quick, a virginia reserve police officer and murdered him. we did not hear him say anything about the 19-year-old new jersey teenager brendan devlin who was gunned down by a black jihadist. we haven't heard anything about the two black teenagers who bludgeoned to deat

dr. martin luther king jr.'s "poor people's campaign," african-american into -- and chicano activist came to washington, d.c. but it is largely remembered as an african-american movement. this event is part of the american folklife center at the library of congress to mark national hispanic -- heritage month. >> i should say that my name is steve winick, a writer at the american folklife center. we are presenting this symposium entitled "organizing across the boundaries, strategies and coalitions in the struggle for civil rights and social justice."

dr. martin luther king jr.'s "poor people's ," african-american into condo activist came to washington, d.c. they explained how people of different races came together but it is largely remembered as an african-american movement. this event is part of the american folklife center at the library of congress to mark national hispanic -- heritage month. this is about 80 minutes per to >> thank you so much, everybody. we are going to move on to our first panel discussion. i should say that my name is thee winick, a writer at american folklife center. we are presenting this symposium thetled " organizing across boundaries, strategies and coalitions in the struggle for civil rights and social justice.." this first presentation is called when poor people marched on washington, the 1968 campaign in black and brown. i will introduce the speakers, and then they can come up and begin the discussion. so, the first person i will introduce is gordon -- who is an assistant professor at george washington university specializing

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dr. martin luther king, jr., was, "the most notorious and a danger to the american way of life. two days later, king was asked about being called a notorious liar by the head of the f.b.i. >> dr. king, what is your reaction to the comments made by j. edgar hooverer. >> i was quite surprised by mr. hoover questioning my integrity. quite frankly, i don't know what motivated this. >> well, we now know a lot more. one year earlier, dr. king has delivered his i have a dream speech and the f.b.i. has named the most dangerous negro of communist influence does exist in the negro movement and can influence large masses of people. it seems hoover and the f.b.i. were convinced that martin luther king were trying to bring about a communist overthrow of the united states. and their attempts to discredit king went far beyond just calling him a liar. the f.b.i. placed bugs in king's hotel room, tapped his phones, bugged his apartment in at lan that. while hoover found out very little about subterfuge, he did begin to learn about king's extramarital affairs. and that brings us to one of the mos

. >> martin luther king iii is a human rights advocate and the eldest son of civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> give us your feelings for what you've seen in ferguson over the last few days. >> first my prayers go out for the brown family. i would have to say i was in the category of those who would have great disappointment for the grand jury not indicting a finding or looking at a way of indicting. secondly, i also am very disappointed that the community went up in flames. we come from the tradition of what i would call kingly nonviolence. my father and my family and many have advocated for nonviolence, nonviolent resistance. in fact i would have to say that if we were to look at the overall picture, over 90 days of demonstrations, the overwhelming majority of them were mostly peaceful. but unfortunately, there have been days of very, very difficulty, such as monday night was perhaps the most difficult that people became so frustrated that they burned down their community. and burned down the businesses. and it is -- that is

dr. martin luther king said that one of the most shocking and inhumane injustices is the inequality in health care. and that's what people like me are trained to do. we need to address the inequities in the world when it comes to health care. >> dr. lay hopes to be home in time to spend christmas with his wife and daughter but is willing to forego that and submit himself to a 21-day quarantine when he returns, if need be. reporting live here at sfo, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. >> a heart breaking story this morning. an alameda was murdered. she and her boy friend got into an argument over the weekend while visiting her parents over the weekend. police say carr killed turner and then took off in a stolen vehicle. he was arrested hours later. >> 72-year-old jerry canfield turned himself in last week. he told police he killed himself of 30 years because they made a pact, when she couldn't tack the pain anymore, he'd kill her. when police got to the house, he shot his wife. there were flowers by her side. friends say she is dementia. >> i don't know if they talked about it and

dr. martin luther king's former church, for this first in a series of meetings that will be focused on policingin communities of color. what do you think he should say? how should he approach this conversation? >> i think he should approach the conversation by saying that justice is going to be served when individual citizens are treated with love and respect and proper protocol by the police, but also there have got to be some community forums in which the community is given an opportunity to interact about what their rights are, and i think that that spirit of reconciliation should try to permeate what he says. i think it's a good move that he's going to talk to the police and talk to policemen about how they conduct themselves. i think also they should use, commute groups and churches, to educate people about what their rights and their responsibilities are. i think those are some great beginning steps. >> all righty, bishop kerry jackson jr., so good to hear your voice today. thank you for being part of the conversation. >> thank you for having me. >> certainly. >>> the pope and the leader

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dr. martin luther king had to fight with those who wanted to use violence. and fortunately, he won.nd was able to get the points across to the nation as a whole and tremendous progress was made. and it can be made again. but we have to be logical and rational in the way we respond to things. >> you say that this isn't for you about race, this isn't about race, but that's not what we're hearing from the folks in ferguson who think it is all about race. allen west was on a channel earlier saying that this is getting covered but so many other crimes don't get covered when the race of the shooter and the decedent are reversed. here he was on "greta." watch. >> what i do find very hypocritical is president obama nor eric holder has said anything about the four black gang members who brutally carjacked and took captain kevin quick, a virginia reserve police officer and murdered him. we did not hear him say anything about the 19-year-old new jersey teenager brendan devlin who was gunned down by a black jihadist. we haven't heard anything about the two black teenagers who bludgeoned to deat

dr. martin luther king's father, he was more of a republican than a democrat and endorsed john kennedy lateectoral process in the campaign against richard nixon. >> might have tip he race. >> the arrested is african-americans need to look at who the best candidate is for an environment of equal opportunity. >> don, thank you very much. what kind of nice is this going to be for him? we could get the first signs from what happens to them. in north carolina. >> this could be everything because when north carolina polls start closing should everybody be watching? this senate race could be a very early indicator how the rest of the night will go for the president or republicans or democrats. but with new numbers showing democrats leading early voting is the republican senate candidate tom phillips worried? most of the polls have this race virtually dead even. mr. phillips with us right now, senator haggan was able to join is although we requested repeatedly. you know the score, speaker, and the argument that right now the get out the vote, early on in north carolina, has worked the way democrats

dr. martin luther king, peaceful, i'm going to say when i again, but effective.reets of ferguson, still burning after a night of chaos. while some protesters were peaceful in their cries for justice for michael brown, others brought chaos, looting stores, setting cars and buildings on fire, hurling bottles and batteries and bricks at cops. st. louis county police chief john belmar says last night was the worst he's seen since the august shooting death of michael brown. >> what i've seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we ever had in august. >> sedrick alexander is president of the national organization of black law enforcement executives. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> thanks for being here, again. back in august, you were called to ferguson to help police improve their relationship with the city in the wake of michael brown's death. so let's start with the obvious. why did the prosecutor announce the grand jury's decision at night? >> well, you know, that's a question that's being asked by everyone, certainly in the media, and c

dr. martin luther king.officer wilson is not indicted, what kind of a turning point is that going to be? >> well, i think, one, we already see a turning point with the magnificent leader shift of the young people. they know the criminal justice system is in a bismal failure and they know there's been black leadership that hasn't put the pressure on the obama administration. we need a federal prosecution. we need a serious federal investigation. >> there is one. >> but this is an investigation in the abstract. these precious young black men and women have been shot for the last six years. there's not one speech, one federal prosecution, not acknowledgement that this is arbitrary police power and we won't put up with it. it's true for black and brown. >> is there any way for members of the minority community in ferguson to accept that officer wilson might have acted in self-defense? lz? >> for me it's -- i don't want to say should a minority community accept it. >> uh-huh. >> should the community of ferguson a

dr. martin luther king who changed this nation in more ways than one. and it was all nonviolent. you can break the law by standing in the street. you can -- you can force issues to the politicians. there will not be a police solution to this, wolf. it's going to need a political narrative that the governor is going to have to engage with his people and connect with them. and that's where i would be coaching him hard that we need to push hard on making sure people understand there's another process in the democracy to deal with this, but for the time being, if you break the w law, you're going to be dealt with as that regard. this is not worth it. the way to do this, and the way to respect michael brown is peaceful protests, make yourself heard, but nonviolent. >> general, well said, indeed. always good to have you here with us on cnn. we'll see you back here later today. thanks very much for joining us. for our viewers in north america, anderson cooper getting ready to pick up our special coverage for our international viewers. amanpour is next. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in

dr. king? martin luther king iii is the eldest son of dr.s advocate himself as well as a minister. thank you so much, mr. king, for taking the time to join us and help us sort through this complex moment. first up, what is in your view the correct lesson for protesters today to learn from what dr. king championed? >> well, i think the correct lesson is that when you engage in nonviolent protests and you endure that victory can come. the reality is, we live in a society that is violently charged. we have to create a society that is more nonviolent, which really goes to the heart of some of -- not this civic issue, but some of the violence that occurs in our nation. 7 out of 10 television programs are violent. many of our video games are violent. so we are living in a culture that is promoting violence. and yet, really, as a human being, we should be at a much higher level operating from a nonviolent perspective. what my dad and his team taught us is that through nonviolent direct action that ultimately you can be successful. and it's clear to

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dr. martin luther king, jr., if he were alive today, he would issue an appeal for nonviolent protests, right? >> absolutely. and all of us are issuing the same appeal. i want to applaud michael brown's parents. i've gotten to meet them. they were at the united nations making a plea. they have a heart of peace. they have a heart of justice. they just simply want justice for their son and i stand alongside of them. i also stand alongside of them and you, wolf, watch these stories, that we must have peaceful protests because many of these are young people. i want them to live. i want them to have an opportunity to continue to peacefully protest and have an opportunity to see just results in the michael brown case. >> all right. well those are powerful words that we hope that the demonstrations are peaceful, assuming we don't know what's going to happen with that grand jury, but if he's not indicted, there's plenty of opportunity in this country for peaceful demonstrations. people can get their views out there. what worries me and you, a tiny handful of agitators who could get violent and that w

dr. martin luther king gave his nobel address 50 years ago.hat address, rereading it, he is talking about people having their heads bashed in because there's something tried to register to vote. do you think we have made progress in this 50 years? >> we have made progress, certainly, but we have also seen the clocks turned back rapidly in the past be years. we've seen the supreme court, the eviscerating of the voting rights act and its actual enforcement powers. when you see what is happening across these states, when you see states putting into factor poll taxes such as the strict voter id law in texas, when you the secretary of state's becoming highly partisan , this is what it looks like when the clocks are being turned back and we have to understand the clocks are being turned back -- not saying votes are just ares are racist, they invested in low road employment and the want to hold onto their ability to continue to destroy our environment. they know what threatens that is those communities that they are exploring and endangering an incre

dr. martin luther king gave his nobel address 50 years ago.hat address, rereading it, he is talking about people having their heads bashed in because there's something tried to register to vote. do you think we have made progress in this 50 years? >> we have made progress, certainly, but we have also seen the clocks turned back rapidly in the past be years. we've seen the supreme court, the eviscerating of the voting rights act and its actual enforcement powers. when you see what is happening across these states, when you see states putting into factor poll taxes such as the strict voter id law in texas, when you the secretary of state's becoming highly partisan , this is what it looks like when the clocks are being turned back and we have to understand the clocks are being turned back -- not saying votes are just ares are racist, they invested in low road employment and the want to hold onto their ability to continue to destroy our environment. they know what threatens that is those communities that they are exploring and endangering an incre

dr. martin luther king jr. co-pastored with his father. author of the book "the divided mind of the black church." thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> first of all, what you are hoping you comes out of this meeting? >> we're pleased to welcome to ebeneezer baptist church our nation's first black attorney general. as it turns out, tomorrow is the 59th anniversary of the g beginning of the montgomery bus boyco boycott. it turned into a national struggle that changed our country. once again as we look at events in ferguson, we need to change our nation again so that all of us can be assured that we rest under the promise of our judicial system, equal protection under the law. >> do you believe that can be accomplished through conversation or should there be more aggressive attempts to make sure that first the departments in some ways reflects the communities they're serving? >> absolutely. we saw that in ferguson. if there isn't a reflection between the population that's being policed and the actual police, what we see

dr. martin luther king's last crusade, the one he was working on in the last six months of his life. you may have noticed that we are in the season of civil rights anniversaries, the opening introduction to the entire symposium today suggested that this is the last program of a season of programs that started off in the spring to commemorate freedom summer, the 15th anniversary of that in mississippi as well as the civil rights act of 1964. of course it's also the 60th anniversary of the first brown decision from 1954. and none, of course, though, no commemoration has been, moment has been celebrated as much as the 1963 march on washington here in d.c. last august. i'm not going to go into critique and analysis of the original march and the commemoration, but what i will say is that i'm struck at how much that march has overshadowed the many other civil rights marches that have occurred in this city, particularly the 1964 prayer pilgrimage, just a few months after the brown campaign and the poor people's campaign. this is a product of continued public memory and scholarship that emph

dr. martin luther king jr.fficials of law enforcement i hear my father's words. it's a very sad and somber moment we as a nation has got to figure out how to stop the bleeding we have an emergency. >>mark: all the cars and coaches they have smashed through windows and caused fires the guest is the next to the dollar should has burned to the ground. >>mark: are so the rest of the vendor by the police or other arrest a man on the freeway in their the bill for my helicopter partnership from abc seven knows about the people gathered downtown after the grandeurs decision they're gathering and in the section of completely out this is a last ids are rocks that were thrown at officers what ever tried to keep process is off a 580 last night. >>darya: here is what mayor jane swann had to say we were free fall in peace and and is aimed oakley's seven proof the management policy to improve their lesson for the committee will still have work ahead i am grateful for everyone to respect oakland and help keep its people safe i

dr. martin luther king day service or 9/11 service and remembrance.americans in service to all of our programs in 60,000 locations across america. that's every school, every health care center, every park, every habitat home that's being built all engaging in service doing many great things, tutoring and mentoring in reaching out to the elderly helping shelter those that are homeless, providing food to those who need food security. serving our veterans and their family members who need our support and is well serving in environment and unfortunately all throughout disasters and we are currently doing that in detroit and aftermath of hurricane sandy and in oklahoma many of our tornadoes. they are serving right now. collectively i'm very pleased that we feel that so many americans are committed to service and are demonstrating a strong sense of desire to help one another. in fact are volunteering in civic life in america study we asked the question do you help your neighbor's? i'm pleased to say that about two-thirds of americans, roughly around 880 mil

dr. martin luther king jr. >> sure. and what people need to understand in st.hat michael brown, jr.'s life does matter. it matters to people like me and to that st. louis community, and it matters to his parents. i have made a commitment to his family that we will seek justice wherever that takes us. >> you've also suggested, and i want you to be precise, that you want an expanded investigation into the release of that surveillance video which we saw michael brown allegedly stealing cig cigars. you see it, intimidating the owner of that store. basically he was a big guy, walking out. you didn't think that should be released. tell us why. >> absolutely not. this was certainly a character assassination on the part of ferguson police. >> but he was stealing those cigars. >> i'm not sure what he was doing in the store, but i don't think it was related to him losing his life. and here is another issue for the st. louis community, and for the country as a whole. we also need to -- and hopefully governor nixon's ferguson commission will deal with the elephant in the r

dr. martin luther king who advocated nonviolence.rguson or the threat of it, i'm asking isn't this the ultimate insult to the memory of the people who created a society where people would be able to access mobs. >> that's what is disheartening about this because there are legitimate concerns that need to be addressed in ferguson, missouri. >> you have outsiders coming in and trying to bombs and stuff like that. >> elect them in the right way. rule drat fairly and justly with regard to race. night to try to create greater tension but to resolve it i go back to the example of dr. martin luther king. he was willing to accept, even unjust punishment unto himself. think about his letters from the birmingham jail, he changed the world. not by throwing stonsz, but by giving back something that was the opposite of hate and violence. and that's how we change the world. >> hopefully be the same way -- remember the trayvon martin case the verdict came in? peaceful protests. >> everybody has a right to protest. thank god we live in america where

dr. martin luther king and the civil rights moment and the notion of a divinely inspired social politicalfor african-americans than even for latinos in the catholic tradition? >> bringing it back is so important. it reminds o us of something we have forgotten. african-americans used to vote republican and democratic. we now assume they always vote democratic. especially in the age of obama. we think they vote democratic out of racial loyalty. no. we need to back up. when richard nixon ran against john f. kennedy, he took 26% of the black vote. the republicans decided to try to win white votes by appealing to racial anxiety, and the next year 0% of african-americans voted republican. so what we're living with is a 50-year legacy in which democrats can count on black vot votes precisely because republicans are using fear of blackness to win white votes. when we have dfrgs r conversations, we also ought to be having a conversation about why it is that race is so central. that politics are so polarized. that our parties are racially identifiable. that's not accident. that's strategy. we need

dr. martin luther king, the civil rights movement, i lived through that period and we're seeing national guard troops on the street to prevent this kind of violence in this day and age. it's something that i didn't think we'd be seeing again. >> it is a very disturbing sight. i've been in ferguson and i'm headed back to ferguson and here's what i know, 50 years ago it was the young man by the name of jimmy lee jackson who lost his life at the hands of a police officer. that death led to the selma to montgomery march. the naacp is back in ferguson and we're leading a march from ferguson to the state capitol, to jefferson city. over 100 miles, over seven days. it saddens me that we have to have that kind of march in 2014, but we do. this mission is that critical. dr. ben carson, he's the johns hopkins medical school neurosurgeon. he's thinking of rung for the republican presidential nomination and he's pinning a lot of the blame directly on the first african-american president of the united states. listen to what he said on the hugh hewitt radio show. >> a bunch of progressive, manipulate

dr. martin luther king jr. as well. thanks for joining us. >> indeed. we hope and pray for that. >> we certainly do. >>> coming up, much more on the breaking news as we await an announcement on the grand jury decision in the fatal police shooting of ferguson teenager michael brown. tensions are rising. authorities say they're ready for anything. >>> we'll also get a closer look at the police officer, darren wilson. he has stayed silent in the months since the shooting. we learned he did manage to get married recently. we'll have details on that. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about americas favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hau

dr. martin luther king said, in times of adversity, we must always remain disciplined and dignified. >> let'suh which means we're one day closer. what's the mood there like? >> reporter: that's right. every day we're one step closer. for the last few days, i've been talking with elected officials, protesters, law enforcement officials. and everyone is anxious and tired. this kind of waiting game is playing psychological warfare. many people have been here for -- today marks the 100th day. protesters and everyone have braced themselves for this. it's a relatively quiet day today. but, again, every step, every day without an indictment ramps up this anxiety. it's still kind of focused in the holding pattern here. >> you talk with police chief jackson yesterday about what would happen after the grand jury announces a decision. what did he tell you? >> earlier in the day yesterday, there were reports from a local news station that quoted chief jackson saying if -- officer darren wilson is not indicted, he would immediately return as an officer with the ferguson police department. he refuted that.

dr. martin luther king on the show and this is what she had to say. >> during my lifetime and during theail or my father or my uncle martin, we were asking people not to riot but to use our words and to use peaceful protest. that's not a luxury because my house was firebombed. we were people who were oppressed, firebombed, called names, and all of that. but our response was never violence. >> protesters flying into ferguson that have nothing to do with the community of ferguson trying to attach and raise money. we've seen fundraising campaigns result of it. >> opportunists. >> yes. people trying to make money off of what's unfolding in ferguson this morning. >>> gregory clark is a u.c. davis economics professor. he has raised a few eyebrows over comments about the american dream. he claims it's dead. he claims really it never was, that we -- america is basically like medieval england, and that no matter where you live, if you are raised in ferguson, you are raised in a lower socioeconomic status, you are never going to realize the american dream. no amount of hard work will help you out.

dr. martin luther king who called upon a young president by the name of john fitzgerald kennedy to issue an executive order to address the nation's civil rights wrongs. that call failed. but the civil rights act lived in its wake. today we call on our president, barack obama, he's answered. we expect the executive order and we also expect comprehensive immigration reform. [applause] >> thank you, cornell. next is my privilege to ask chad griffin, president of the human rights campaign, to come to the podium. >> thanks so much, janet. thank you for your leadership. today thanks to the activism of my colleagues here on the stage and to the bold leadership of our president, millions of undocumented immigrants will soon have access to greater security, safety, and hope in the country they call home. the president's actions are particularly important for many undocumented lgbt people and their families. lgbt immigrants face the same legal challenges that other immigrants do. but they often face even graver challenges. sometimes risking deportation to countries where they can be arrested or ev

dr. bernice king, the daughter of the late martin luther king, junior, and you'll see that the theme focusedad to live in a nation that is seeking every day to create a society that judges people not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. and i want to thank you, roger ailes, for your tremendous contribution to helping to create a world like that. >> martin luther king, junior's daughter, dr. bernice king, set the tone early, urging the graduates to make the most of their opportunity. >> we desperately need more people in our world who understand the importance of influencing people for the better. you're not going to be leaders now, but princess, you are leaders. roger ailes, visionary, compassionate mentor. >> inspirational words from the loved ones of a civil rights icon and then our chairman and c eo, roger ayles. >> to have the king family here today with martin luther king's legacy means a great deal to me and i know does to the fox family. we've graduated some spectacular people who are making a big, big difference. >> one by one, the four apprentices stepp

dr. martin luther king jr. he, said, a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. we have the privilege tonight to remind this body that we are the molder of consensus. thank you again, congressman jeffries, for the opportunity to speak with you this evening. mr. jeffries: thank you, congresswoman lee, for your eloquent observations and for laying out a clear pathway as it relates to many of the challenge twofse confront here in america. certainly amongst those challenges you spoke to, the notion that we've got a broken criminal justice system that in far too many communities has placed a target on the back of young african-american and latino men in a way inconsistent with the democratic values of this country and the notion -- notion that we will -- we were all created equally. and soy look forward to partnering with you on many of these issues as we all collectively move forward in this wonderful body. we've also been joined here today by another civil rights champion, someone