here with the story >> says jesse jackson jr. a lot of unanswered questions and now robert blagojevich would be happy to answer some of his own before the committee handling the investigation into south side carter spent but tonight answering questions from us from home town of national >>, rod blagojevich brother robert blagojevich working hard since all charges and dismissed against him last year after being accused of furthering a scheme to help sell the united states senate seat while his brother convicted on 17 charges robert blagojevich backup antenna seat writing letters to all 10 members of u.s. health committee on ethics >> still committed as a citizen to help the house ethics committee to seek the truth if that is what they are trying to do and it might experience in federal court under oath might be helpful in their investigation to find the truth >> robert blagojevich testified in his own defense last year told the jury that when running his brother's reelection campaign approached by two supporters of congressman jes

to jackson's supporters offered millions of dollars in donations of blagojevich would appoint jesse jackson jr. to this u.s. senate the officer included a promise that jackson himself would raise a million dollars >>the house committee on ethics must decide by december 2nd whether to pursue an investigation of his involvement in the scheme and whether to call robert blagojevich as a witness for now neither the committee nor jesse jackson junior's office will comment >>the new jury that will decide the fate of williamcellini is in the second day of deliberations today he's accused of trying to extort campaign contribution for former governor rod blagojevich's and a jury was created because one of the jurors told the judge on wednesday he had a conflict of interest the new panel consists of 10 women and two men they began a new round of deliberations yesterday morning >>three months after the deadly stage collapse in indiana the band that was set to take the stage at that fateful moment returns to honor those victims >>occupied oakland protesters makes plans for general citywide strike as the

. >> one of the most visible on our panel of the friends of king is reverend jesse jackson, who joinedg's movement when he was just 22 years old. dr. king would name jackson heaved sclc's famed operation bread basket, set up to pressure white corporations to hire minorities and buy from black businesses. jackson, who later left the sclc and formed his own civil rights organization, would become the second african-american to run for president. shirley chisholm being the first. in 1988 jackson surprised many with nearly 7 million votes and several primary victories. many will remember the image of the greenville, south carolina native crying the night barack obama won the presidency. >> i don't know where the tears came from. but what hit my mind was it was the joy of that moment. we stood in that same spot 40 years before with tear gas protesting the war in vietnam. >> reporter: new orleans native arntd jackson young was pastor of a church in marian, alabama when he joined king's movement. he would eventually become one of the sclc's chief mediators. >> i remember specifically going to

among our guests, the reverend jesse jackson and designer tommy hilfiger. >>> and the price of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is about to go through the roof. we thought times were tough already -- we'll explain. >>> and a special welcome to the service men and women watching on the armed forces network. we're so glad you're with us. >>> first, this is the 30th day of the occupy wall street movement, and wow, what a month. what began with a small demonstration against big banks and corporate greed has exploded across the globe. the central web site for the movement united for global change says protests are happening in hundreds of cities in 82 countries. among them, berlin, rome, hong kong, and london. many of the protests are peaceful, but not all of them. dozens and dozens of arrests have been made. we are covering the demonstrations from pearl into london, all the way to melbourne, australia. >> reporter: huge peaceful demonstrations across germany. organizers say they believe around 40,000 people have come to demonstrate in most of germany's major cities. the largest gathering

and try bounty napkins.chicago congressman jesse jackson jr.gates whether he offered to raise money in exchange for president barack obama former senate seat, wgn has the latest. >> and what was his first public out into the southern tip of the newly drawn second congressional district congressman jesse jackson jr. acknowledged the decision by the house ethics committee to reopen its investigation into allegations that supporters offered cash to gov blagojevich's campaign in exchange for a senate seat. and i believe in the american system of justice the profit is continuing and in the hands of believe i will be vindicated. of the remarks were prepared and kankakee county naacp came just two days after the ex governor's brother robert spoke to us from his home town and natural publicizing his offer to testify about jackson before the house panel, his rent every member of the committee and says because he wants to tell them of to the congressman allies who blagojevich's says offered him money for the senate seat when he was heading up his brother

the reverend jesse jackson. president of the rainbow coalition.ne. you got caught up in the secret service sweep and couldn't get to the camera. >> caller: i can't get over there. if i go over there, i can't hear the president. i'm caught in the crossfire. but it's a glorious day. beautiful, sunny day. >> it looks absolutely beautiful e.bout your emotions, sir, in particular. as you take part in this dedication, you view this memorial, what comes to mind? >> caller: well, two things. one, 132 miles from here, where the slave ships landed, 132 miles and almost 400 years is a long time to get 132 miles. but we made that journey. both through dr. king and the monument established the peace and reconciliation and for -- that says a lot about growth in america. on the other hand, i was here with him, the living dr. king, who planned a poor people's campaign to occupy the mall to be willing to go to jail until we made the choice and chose the war on poverty. he forced a change, took the risk and ultimately was killed to make america better. >> i'd like

jesse jackson joined the groups in protest site name along with other growing group of others >> danks based on government subsidies belt out the banks without reinvesting and atlantic insurance said capital companies fees have gone up bush tax cut extensions more money for the richer at the state budget deficits combined amount now piling on and people are fighting back as long as remain disciplined and focused going to win this fight >> some work in the financial district walking by a group every day are still confused batt but did not think there is a clear message a lot of people just want to get out and demonstrate their opinions that is find a good thing but i think there is something they need to communicate not so easy >> not a simple thing to on do and i think there anchor is misplaced >> protests continued this weekend. >> occupy wall street started three weeks ago still going strong 21 days ago and it generally at corporate greed we can't talk about a focus despite occasional clashes with police most rallies have been peaceful no clear that that still protesters did not seem

el presidente barack obama, el ex-presentador de television dan rather, el pastor jesse jackson, y otrasdes participaran este proximo fin de semana en las ceremonias de inauguracion del monumento al lider de los derechos civiles, martin luther king jr.. no obstante la lista de participantes que tambien incluye a luminarias del cine y el entretenimiento, los organizadores dicen que los actos seran a escala reducida, en relacion a las ceremos originales que fueron suspendidas por el paso del huracan irene..los actos tendran lugar el domingo 16 de octubre a partir de las 11 de la manana. los incendios considerados de tipo casero se estarian conviertiendo en un serio peligro para nuestras familias... maria rosa lucchini nos dice como evitar una tragedia... si se descuida.... esto podria suceder en solo minutos... las llamas de la tostadora se propagan....y usted y su familia corren peligro... "ese incendio va a crecer y va a empezar a danar los gabinetes y cualquier otra cosa que tienes alrededor de la tostadora, eso va a empezar a quemar" mas de 386-mil incendios se originan en hogares anua

. >> alan: jesse jackson says the protesters demand for, quote, economic reconstruction are legitimate but says they need to transform their energy into voting power to be a potent movement. >> gas prices take another dive, and why texting and driving isn't the only health hazard surrounding smartphones. >> a beautiful day in the bay, but what's ahead? leigh glaser coming up to tell you about it. >> mike: the 49ers acting like the pirates of the caribbean against the buccaneers, and hue jackson with an emotional win on the road in houston. highlilililililililililililili hi honey, what are you doing? just having some chicken noodle. starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having some tender chicken and so tasty noodles. let's see... south western vegetables... 60 calories, oh beef pot roast... ...ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me out? yup. [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >> alan: gas prices are dropping again. the average price dropped 13 cents over the past two weeks. the national average is 3.42 a gall

this is a youtube video showing him interviewing reverend jesse jackson.his programs ran on create tv in san jose. create tv would not talk to us about allman or his video productions. managers at the apartments describe him as a model tenant, quiet. residents say allman is a single parent and his 17-year-old daughter lives with him. good dresser, religious man and private. a few neighbors were invited inside his unit where they saw many photos of note ables he interviewed. >> i don't know if it is job related. he's been having problems with the job for years. that's the only thing i could think of. >> reporter: have you ever met his daughter? >> yeah. >> reporter: he's raising a daughter by himself? >> yes, she a good girl, she is work and stuff so i don't stan. >> reporter: shareef allman has had previous brushes with the law -- convicted of misdemeanor forgery and did serve a brief time in jail he also had his driver's license suspended in the 90s. management and maintenance staff here have been told to leave for their own safety in case allman tries to

this is a youtube video showing him interviewing reverend jesse jackson.his programs ran on create tv in san jose. create tv would not talk to us about allman or his video productions. managers at the apartments describe him as a model tenant, quiet. residents say allman is a single parent and his 17-year-old daughter lives with him. good dresser, religious man and private. a few neighbors were invited inside his unit where they saw many photos of note ables he interviewed. >> i don't know if it is job related. he's been having problems with the job for years. that's the only thing i could think of. >> reporter: have you ever met his daughter? >> yeah. >> reporter: he's raising a daughter by himself? >> yes, she a good girl, she is work and stuff so i don't stan. >> reporter: shareef allman has had previous brushes with the law -- convicted of misdemeanor forgery and did serve a brief time in jail he also had his driver's license suspended in the 90s. management and maintenance staff here have been told to leave for their own safety in case allman tries to

jesse jackson jr.sten to my plan to get americans back to work. you won't believe it. and can the tea party teach the wall street protesters a thing or go? some say yes, we asked co-founder of one of the biggest groups in the country the tea party patriots coming up. tracti! that's why i'm carpet for life. but if things get out of hand, there's no shame in calling us. ♪call 1-800-steemer. you know what else is early? medicare open enrollment. now through dember 7th. can i stick with old medicare plan? sure! or find a new plan with better coverage, less cost, or both. medicare plans give you free cancer screenings and wellness visits and 50% off on brand-name prescriptions when you're in the doughnut hole it's part of the healthcare law. so it's time to look, compare... and choose the right plan for you. learn more at 1-800-medicare or medicare.gov. >> welcome back, everybody. something jesse jackson jr. has called for to stimulate the economy. interesting proposal. >> interesting, yes. >> he basically

we expect to hear from several civil rights leaders like jesse jackson, like john lewis. also martin luther king iii and bernice king. president obama will also be speaking. we thought we'd take a look at some of the scup tur itself and some of the controversy surrounding it. powerful and imposing, a 30-foot tall statue of dr. martin luther king jr. emerging from a stone of hope. it made an immediate impression on his son. >> the very first time that i came to the site i was almost overwhelmed. i really was impressed by this artist. he was able to capture the essence of my dad. >> reporter: but not everyone is pleased with how the statue turned out or with the fact that the memorial foundation chose a chinese artist to carve it. denver-based ed white, a 70-year-old artist sculpted seven scat ttatues of king beli it missed the mark. >> having a seven-foot sculpture of this man, he would not appreciate that because that was not him. >> reporter: dwight was involved in the project early on and is credited for sculpting small stone of hope donor gifts. foundation panel shows

he produced content for a local television show on his show real 2 real once interviewing jesse jackson dabbling in discussions of love and passion. shareef also authored a book called amazing grace, about empowering women against domestic violence. >>> meanwhile, people all around the world are mourning a silicon valley legend. apple cofounder steve jobs who lost his battle with cancer yesterday. >> anne makovec is at apple headquarters in cupertino where employees and admirers are remembering the technological pioneer. good morning. >> reporter: employees here are planning to have their own private ceremony. they won't tell the media exactly when that is going to be because they do want to keep it private. but people from all over the world people who didn't even know steve jobs have been coming here to the world headquarters in cupertino. you can see the sign here people left a couple of bouquets of flowers and one guy left an apple down there. and he wrote on it, thanks, steve. it was an honor to work for you. last night employees, former employees, customers and friends came here t

at one point he interviewed jesse jesse jacksons. >> i hope what he gave to us, we take out to the community. >> on his show we see allman pictured with very celebrities -- celebrities. allman is well known in the african-american community, especially in the south bay and bay area. he's also written a book called "amazing grace" and that's on the top of domestic violence. that's been featured on some of the access tv shows we've been able to locate online. we've spoken to some people who knew him and they say that he are surprised by what any call out of character behavior. >> he's a good friend of mine, i've known him since the '19 -- 1980s. so far we have no word on police for the note -- for the meeting. he may have been upset about a shift change. i just got off the phone. and she said shareef was not an employee. he just came in to produce the tv show. she says they are devastated and they are just gonna keep tuned in to what happens here. sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. >>> right now we want to go back to sunnyvale where we understand a news conference is underw

note address in addition speakers will include julian bond, representative john lewis, reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family journalist dan rather will speak and aretha franklin will headline the ceremonial dedication the original date was postponed due to hurricane irene. >>> for many women the threat of breast cancer can lead to mastectomy. >> two doctors in our area have come up with a new procedure to restore patient's breasts without the use of implants. they will join us live in studio next to talk about the new practice. back in a moment don't go any where ♪ [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a moment of warm, gooey, togetherness. chocolate chip cookies... from pillsbury. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury crescent dogs with just a few ingredients you have an easy dinner... pillsbury crescent dogs... school night ideas made easy. >>> well, two doctors are here to talk about a new way to handle mastectomy it is a revolutionary way to reconstruct the breast for women who have had breast ca

jesse jackson and members of the king family will also speak. you can see all the festivities live starting at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, comcast channel 208, verizon fios and over the air at 4.2. >>> the occupy wall street protesters branched out today in new york. they left their campsite in the park and marched to several bank branches. some went into the banks and closed their accounts. 19 people were arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct. they had support from the united auto workers union who also took part in the march. >>> still no sign of the 11-year-old boy whose mother was murdered. the search for him began wednesday when his 51-year-old mother jane mcquan was found stabbed to death in her germantown home. her husband is charged with her murder. he's made no effort in finding the missing stepson. >>> two women sexually assaulted within hours of each other. investigators say the man behind the attacks was posing as a police officer. take a good look at your tv screen right now. they're hoping this composite sketch will help lead to

jesse jackson, congressman john lewis, ambassador andrew young, and our elder statesman, reverend josephy who turned 90 years old, 90 years young just last week. welcome. [applause] dan -- >> thank you very much. i'm humbled to be here. heroes are honored in their time. legends live through the ages. while considering dr. king's legacy, an obscure poem called "lifters and leaners" comes to mind. dr. king was a world class lifter. others leaned on him, i never saw his shoulders give way or his backbend. he was as great a man as i have ever seen. the historical weight of this long overdue monument reminds us that we must be lifters' now. in the 1960's as today, divisiveness was based on fear and prejudice and misinformation. now with the cost and 24 hour news cycle, the power of misinformation has increased. we must remind ourselves that intelligence drums in ignorance every time -- trumps ignorance every time. when given the facts, people make good decisions. that leads to a problem dr. king faced 50 years ago, one that is worse today and that is the court for visitation, the politicizati

his show was called, reel to real and he even interviewed jesse jackson dabbling in discussions of love and passion in addition to his day job at the rock quarry. >> a lot of people, i'm first really for life so i have to get ready for life before i can get ready for love and i'm still getting ready for life. until i love the life i have i can't love anything else. i'm not ready for love. >> reporter: his own love life was challenged. he has two children, a young daughter and son in college and either an estranged wife or ex- wife who lives in san jose. we visited her neighborhood this morning. >> she's really good people. shareff the son is a good guy. >> real nice good people. the father, i don't know. i never mets him. >> reporter: he wrote a book called amazing grace, on empowering women against domestic violence. >> so success, i haven't reached the pinnacle of where i want to be successfully. so as long as i strive to get these things, i'm still seeking and in search of and while i'm in search of finding self, i can't extend emotions to anybody else until i'm comfort within myself

but earlier in the morning, i had the privilege of speaking with reverend jesse jackson, a man who walked and talked with dr. king and this is what he says. >> in jamestown, virginia, where slaves landed to this place 132 miles, to go from the ships to have the statue erected between presidents jefferson and lincoln and washington, that's a big deal. >> reverend jackson reflecting on what this deal is to him, now seeing this dedication taking place. he says it brings everything full circle but there's much work to be done in terms of achieving his dream. eric? >> dan rather was speaking, he covered the civil rights movement and you grew up, kelly, during the civil rights era and we've seen dr. king's children and we saw his sister, dr. christine farris, she's now 84 years old speak. what are your reflectionses awe stand there this morning? >> lot of personal reflections as i look over my shoulder seeing dan rather, as i was growing up in this city, i remember seeing dr. king or hearing his famous speech and wanting to emulate him because he spoke so eloquently with his famous "i have a dr

where thousands marched with reverend al sharpton and jesse jackson to the martin luther king memorial. also today, thousands of protesters marching into times square in new york. and as drew levinson explains, it may be long before this movement comes to an end. >> thousands of "occupy wall street" protesters pulled into times square. demonstrators from all walks of life, marched more than 40 blocks into the middle of manhattan. mike and margaret came from new jersey. the parents of two college graduates, lost their jobs. and are afraid they could soon lose their home. >> what's the significance of being at times square? >> it is the greatest place in the world. it is new york. if we can't have a say here, where are we going to go? >> reporter: the protests have been peaceful for the most part. but police did arrest about two dozen demonstrators when they refused to leave a chase bank. from the cross roads of the world, to a cross section of america, protests like this one were held nationwide saturday. in the nation's capital, demonstrators headed to a bank of america branch protesti

speakers will include civil rights leaders julian bond, representative john lewis, the reverend jesse jackson and members of dr. king's family. the original dedication ceremony in late august was delayed because of hurricane irene. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray announced plans for a march this weekend for self- determination and autonomy for the district. >> among those joining mayor gray will be long-time consumer and d.c. activist ralph nader. >> after the civil war, african americans got to vote, at least in theory. right after world war i, women got to vote through a constitutional amendment. where are we in 2011? in the district of columbia? neither men nor women nor african americans have to vote. >> the d.c. full democracy freedom rally in march is scheduled for this sunday at 9:30 a.m. at freedom plaza and channel 9 will be bringing you live coverage of the m.l.k. dedication ceremony right here on channel 9 beginning sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. if you normally watch this weekend defense news or the mclaughlin group, they'll be on sunday at 1:00 and 1:30. >>> a coalition of women's healt

. >> this video was posted on youtube, created by crea-tv, showing allman interviewing jesse jackson. and another picture showing allman at a taste of things to come fund-raiser and on a networking website, it appears allman is the author of a domestic violence book called "amazing grace." when asked why he wrote about the topic, allman's response was, quote, i wanted to change not only the mind-set of abusive men, but to also change the mind-set of their victims. >> all right. family members of one of the deceased victims clearly shocked and traumatized by this. the injured brother at this point is in fair condition at valley medical center where he will be admitted. a second brother, dead at the hands of the gunman. the victim's mother drove to the emergency room from south santa clara county, visibly distraught to hear the news that one son was dead and another injured. let's head to the scene with damian trujillo, live on the scene. >> reporter: visibly, understandably traumatized is that family -- that mother who did drive all the way down from south santa clara county to visit h

jesse jackson and members of the king family will speak. >> make sure you pack patience. several roads around the tidal basin and national mall are already closed for the event. among them, parts of constitution and inside avenue as well as ohio drive. the roads will remain closed until the police deem them safe again. it's also operating extra trains to handle the large crowds. >> if the crowds are too much to handle, don't worry, you can see all the ceremony live on nbc washington nonstop starting at 10:00 a.m., verizon 460, cox 803 and over the air at 4.2. >>> a number of demonstrations are setting the back drop for today's dedication. >> thousands took over the streets of d.c. this weekend protesting a number of issues. voting rights, more jobs and better economic situation in the u.s. >> news 4's derrick ward has more on the messages. >> reporter: freedom plaza was about the freedoms that americans enjoy. >> free d.c. >> reporter: a speech of assembly and expression. and freedom from what they say as an enduring tyranny. >> i don't know about you but i'm sick and tir

song. [ rap ] >> reporter: shareff allman covered his community interviewed celebrities including jesse jackson. >> what do you say about the whole event today? >> reporter: in this interview he offers a glimpse of his own difficult childhood. >> growing up in an he environment where there wasn't love. >> yes. >> my understanding of love was very twisted. >> reporter: today a security officer stands guard over create tv. the san jose cable access company that aired his videos. he popped in once a month to work on his show. >> create tv has 130 community producers. shareef allman was one of them. he didn't work here. we are certainly devastate and shocked and very saddens for this the families. >> reporter: perhaps most incredibly, allman was also an author of a book about nonviolence. it's called, amazing grace. it's a novel about women overcoming domestic violence. at his apartment in san jose a heavy police presence. these family members waved me off but told me they love allman. he had been living here raising his 17-year-old daughter. allman also has a son in college. >> i don't know what h

rep debbie halvorson is equipped is a candidate for the congressional seat held by jesse jackson jr. she made this announcement this morning she had served in the 11th district was was defeated in last year's midterm election the search is growing more desperate every hour that passes we will have the latest on the hunt for a baby in kansas city who was snatched from her crib monday night >>and we have more on those wall street protests >>and that many customers of major banks are about to b x@z@wp!ympixop>@?@rhú@ú(ú@b the mother of a missing baby girl gives an emotional plea for her safe return. 10 month old lisa irwin is believed to have been abducted from her home in kansas city late monday night. deborah brandley said that she gave lisa a bottle put her to sleep in her crib and that was last time she saw our. she said this morning that lisa means everything and she needs her home. pamela fayed president obama continues making the case for a bill that he argues will jump-start the economy and put the unemployed back to work right away. he put senators on notice saying that if they

president obama, jesse jackson and aretha franklin are among those expected to attend. students from the young leadership academy will be arriving in d.c. today. metro will open at 5:00 on sunday morning to accommodate the extra traffic. >>> a big day for apple fans. the much-anticipated iphone 4s will hit store shelves nationwide in two hours. apple stores expect long lines and a long wait. pre orders topped 1 million and it quickly sold out. apple co-founder and camped out outside california store since thursday. i would think that he would get an early call copy of it. >> maybe he just enjoys the fans. >> its all the energy, everybody camping out. >>> 65 degrees outside. >> still ahead, a wall street showdown. the new york occupation could be ending after a month. >> is soggy state dinner at the white house. some of the highlights, what the people wore. >> and what to expect in >>> i am lisa stayed with women hard the national coalition for women with heart disease. if you are woman living with heart disease, we are here for you. go to our web site. >> good morning,

jesse jackson was to rekindle the spirit of his war on poverty as part of his birthday celebration andple in need. based on data from the greater chicago food depository. f >> october fest is under way at paul revere park. it runs for another 10 minutes with james and food to honor active military veterans in the chicago fire fighters. the event is being sponsored by ignite the spirit and all of the money raised goes directly to the illinois patriot education fund. the fund provides scholarships for children of illinoisans who have given their lives into military service it also offers educational funds for those currently serving. nice job and whether outside today and if you want to run tomorrow as well. nice jogging the weather outside today and tomorrow. >> temperatures for the marathon appear to be in the '50s and may be low to mid '60's but by afternoon up above 70 degrees right now we're at 66. it is 11 degrees warmer and billing minneapolis. in theand minneapin minneapolis. tuesday evening could produce some passing showers. as for that rain forecast, the finance committee tues

. >>> american civil rights activist jesse jackson made a trip to sweden to advocate for multiculturalism. there is a serious debate going on in the country how far the globalization effort should go. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg went there to see what is happening. >> sweden a country known for social tolerance, open door to the persecuted and hungry, some say it doesn't look that much like sweden anymore. >> it's credit a society where the swedes don't feel at home anymore. >> the far right sweden democrats got in the parliament last year for the first time. with the help of this campaign ad. burqa clad wed filed past to get their benefits. the demographic equivalent of small side muslim city bring up from sweden each year. >> the people from somalia does nothing more and we expect them to be benefit to a society. >> the waves of immigration and growing resistance to it led to the outbursts of violence; particularly, in malmo, the city with the largest concentration of newcomers. many in muslim neighborhoods feel unwelcome. there have been riots. firefighters have co

one of the interesting things, some of the older people told stories, racism is very obvious, jesse jacksone get a book from the public library which then leads to his career as becoming an activist beginning of his act simple. some body later on is -- activism. some body later on is talking about nuance. and meaning of racism is the same, you as a black person are less worthy, less intelligent but the locus of it, jesse jackson public library, in the 60s. you get into a fortune 500 now i am dealing with power some body says something you come into a glass ceiling or micro aggression, red lining these sorts of things,. >> watermelon and chicken legs. >> and do we eat that today. >>> that is a whole issue. >> really interesting, before i let you go, this question, was put to you, i would suspect in your lifetime because your up bringing was not what we would consider the traditional black experience so you have decided to explore it have you found any answers for yourself or were you confident going in? >> that is an interesting question i deal with a lot of myself in this book it becomes a

. >>> good morning melanie i am joined live by reverent jesse jackson to talk about this his tore cake5 years in the -- to talk about this day, 15 yearss in making what do you think. >>> for him, being this place between the monument, president lincoln and jefferson, washington that is a big deal. i was with him when he was here physically he was coming to washington, for the people's campaign to occupy the mall, the men in america, shift from a focus on killing and being killed in vietnam to a war on poverty. malnutrition, and i am concerned we honor the living king not just the dream. people say the dream is alive his dream kept expanding, august 6th, free the dream, that reached from texas across the maryland, couldn't use a public toilet, their dream was the right to vote we won that battle, their dream was housing in chicago, and end the war in vietnam. and war they kept dreaming making it bigger and bigger. >> when you lookout at the crowd, that is here in west potomac park what are your thoughts about the diversity the people that have come out. there have been thousands and tho

quite busy hosting a cable access show interviewing celebrities and political figures including jesse jackson here at a memorial. >> what do you say about the whole event today? >> this is gone in a physical sense. >> allman appears in will smith's film "the pursuit of happyness" shot in the bay area he appears in abc 7 news archives last year rode the freedom train to celebrate midge martin luther king day. >> there is unity this shows different nationalities coming together for one cause. >> good guy. and really has a good relationship with people. >> several people couldn't figure out how their friend are turned into a killer james worked with allman in sunnyvale. they were both bouncers. waits side work from allman. >> something happened between the job and whatever else is going on to cause him to snap or have a breakdown. >> this afternoon several community leaders expressed shock and sadness about shareef allman a man they knew as a friend. >> we're hoping he was just turning himself n his children need him z community needs him. we're just hoping he'll do the right thing and just sort

during his hours away from the quarry, interviewing celebrities and political figures including jesse jackson. >> what do you say about today? >> it's gone on the physical sense, he's with use he appears in will smith's film shot in the bay area that, is him in the background playing a prisoner. he appears in an abc 7 news archives last year rode the freedom train from san jose to san francisco celebrating martin luther king junior day. >> there is unity. the train shows different nationalities coming together for one cause. >> over all a good guy. you know? and has a good relationship with people. >> several people who knew him before the shootings couldn't figure out how their friend turned into a killer. james worked with allman in sunny veil, they were both bouncers. it was side work from allman. >> something happened between the job and whatever waelsz going on to cause him to snap or have a breakdown. >> this afternoon, several community leaders expressed shock about shareef allman. a man they knew has a friend. >> we're hoping and praying he was just turning himself n his children need

>>congressman jesse jackson jr. is back under investigation. the house ethics committee is resuming its look into whether he acted improperly in trying to win appointment to the president's former u.s. senate seat. the committee put their investigation on hold temporarily during the rod blagojevich corruption trial. prosecutors believe that rod blagojevich wanted to name just a jackson jr. to the seat in exchange for one and half million dollars in campaign contributions jackson has not been charged and he said he did not do anything wrong. >>more than 70,000 striking workers are demonstrating in athens today angry over an austerity plan being considered by lawmakers there. protesters clashed with police in front of the graeco-roman building lawmakers are trying to cut costs to reassure international backers to our bailout funds promised by the european union. a vote on the last round of the reduction measures is expected tomorrow. half of that nation's workers around 48 hours strike which has brought greece to a standstill. >>apple has closed

in support said that the protesters are awesome i think are your words and people like reverend jesse jackson today is saying this is the cause of our time but then there's a question of turning protests and actual power what do you think these protests can actually accomplish. look i think the number one goal wallace is to make sure that we get the influence of book corporate money out of politics because you know fox is a setter are doing their damnedest to try to smear all these people by saying that they're just generally against all business or against capitalism or against america which is absurd they're trying to regain our democracy here but all that we're saying is that we need to get that corporate money out of politics so they don't hire politicians so that we can get our democracy back doesn't mean that you should shut down the banks it just means you should let the banks buy the senators i think it's a very simple request and i think that's what all this should be eventually driving to and you do see that being one of the main rallying cries of these protesters at the same time y

quarry, hosting his own cable access show, interviewing celebrities and political figures including jesse jackson, here at a memorial for a local pastor. >> what would you say about the entire event today. >> spiritually he is with us. >> he even appears in will smith's film the pursuit of happiness. last year he rode the freedom train from san jose to san francisco to celebrate martin luther king day. >> the train shows all of different nationalities coming together for one cause. >> overall good guy, you know. really has a good relation with people. >> several people who knew alman before today's shootings couldn't figure out how their friend turn inside ed into a k. >> something happened between the job and whatever else personal was going on in his life to cause him to either snap or have a breakdown. >> at a news conference this afternoon, several san jose community leaders expressed their shock and sadness about sharif, a man they knew as a friend. >> we are hoping and praying that he would just simply turn himself in. his children need him injuries community needs him. we hope that he woul

first person of color to be president of the united states, to be surrounded by so many people, jesse jacksonhieved a lot in the country, and yet we could also say there is a place on the national mall, this great hall of heroes to rededicate itself and say we have achieved a lot, but there is so much more to be done right now. >> and of course, you are one of those devoting your life, as the president and ceo, ben, thank you so much and great to see you. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, everybody, some of the other news of the day. but first, the president and his speech a short time ago at the memorial. >> this memorial is not for him alone. the movement of which he was a part depended on an entire generation of leaders. many are here today, and for their service and sacrifice, we owe them our everlasting grad to gratitude. this is a monument of your collective achievement. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with the lowest national plan premium... ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ...saving on medica

and other speakers include civil rights leaders bond, representative john lewis, the reverend jesse jackson and of course members of the king family. the original ceremony was delayed in august because of hurricane irene. >>> and in the spirit of dr. king, mayor vincent gray announced some plans for a march this weekend for self- determination and autonomy for the district. long time consumer and d. c. activist ralph nader will be joining him. >> after the civil war african- americans got the vote -- at least in theory. right after world war i, women got the vote through constitutional amendment. where are we in 2011 in the district of columbia? neither men or women or african- americans have the vote. >> the d. c. full democracy freedom rally and march as it's called is scheduled for this sunday. it's going to be held at 9:30 a.m. at freedom plaza. and we are honored to bring you live conch of the event -- coverage of the event on wusa9. if you normally watch those, they will be on sunday at 1:00 and 1:30. guys? >>> that rain you were talking about finally moved in. >> it did. and i was ta

or lived it at this point is the sheer courage of a martin luther king, of a john lewis, of a jesse jacksonst so many that really put their lives on the line. it seems so impossible sitting here in 2011 with an african-american president. but the truth is they were dangerous times for these men. >> reporter: extremely dangerous times. and, you know, we know of numbers of people in the civil rights movement who were irreparably harmed. i mean, there were people who died, certainly. there were people who were jailed. martin luther king himself survived a stabbing attack that nearly killed him even -- long before that day when he was shot to death. and so a lot of people in this movement who never lived to see this day. and you know, even a reference to it made by john lewis who said there were something like ten speakers here in the march on washington in august of 1963, and out of those ten, martin luther king was number ten. he, john lewis, was number six. and he said -- i believe i heard him say he's the only one left. so that tells you that, you know, age has taken some of them as well as

everyone from jesse jackson and michael steele said that is insulting and demeaning to africa-americans. >> guest: i will get a third of the black people they are at least thinking for themselves. the fact that they say that is insensitive, that is not insensitive as the president of the united states standing in front of a major black audience and scolding them because his policies failed the country and failed black people. that is more insulting to me than me using a term brainwashed it is their only weapon to try to silence me because i am a conservative. it is simply not going to work. >> chris: couldn't it be that africa-american have made up their mind clear-headed as you made up your mind about what is best for the country and for them? guest i run in people and share my plan. some black people, not all. they will not take my nine, nine, nine brochure because i am a republican. i call that being brainwashed. how can they make up their mind against something when they don't know what it is. some of them are brainwashed not to consider an alternative point of view if the person is

music ] >> reporter: shareef allman covered his community, interviewed celebrities, including jesse jackson>> what do you say about the whole event today? >> reporter: in this interview he offers a glimpse of his own difficult childhood. >> growing up in an he environment where there wasn't love. >> yes. >> my understanding of love was very twisted. >> reporter: today a security officer stands guard over create tv. the san jose cable access company that aired his videos. he popped in once a month to work on his show. >> creatv has 130 community producers. shareef allman was one of them. he didn't work here. we are certainly devastate and shocked and very saddens for this the families. we are certainly devastated and shocked and very saddened for this family. >> reporter: perhaps most incredibly, allman was also an author of a book about nonviolence. it's called, amazing grace. it's a novel about women overcoming domestic violence. at his apartment in san jose a heavy police presence. these family members waved me off but told me they love allman. he had been living here raising his 17-year-

after a semester he transfers to north carolina, jesse jackson, matter and steadies engineering with social network is very limited. hall are muslim over kuwait the arab but he emerges as someone who is known s a mullah but what they mean he is the enforcer. he makes sure the other students and his group did not violate the very small and obscure tenets of islamic law for what they believe to be. for example, the cuff of your pants can never cover your ankle and never to wear shorts to expose the niece and even if they go to the gym to work out they would be fully covered. sell these differences kept them apart from the american college campus nine that a dozen people that went to ksm and mostly remember him fondly. he was a comedian and on the friday tonight show putting on plays and diskettes to imitate the other leaders by his audience was other arab students. i could not find anyone who was not a kuwaiti arabs who was a muslim who knew him well in school. his lab partner remembers him as a person with broken english and his professors remember him being very good in math and scie

you have jesse jackson jr.ing about the president sort of shredding the constitution and going above that. the attacks against herman cain. all put together what does it mean to you, all this attack? is this the etched that liberalism is in the decline? >> we attack them, they attack us, especially in an election year. that doesn't surprise me. what surprises me is what the president has adopted with a year to go, and as i wrote he can run on his roar. he tried to excuse it all away by saying it's the fault of the supply chain disruption in japan, the crisis in europe, the act of god, hurricanes and tsunamis. that doesn't really work. it's defensive and pathetic really. so instead he's now gone on the attack. the blame now is on the villains. and the villains are really clear, it's the plutacrats, it's the rich, it's those who, quote, don't pay their fair share, and by squeeze everybody else in america, the upper 1%, you hear, are squeezing america and denying it a place in the sun and a decent living. so what

custody sunday because demonstrating on the grounds of the court with signs is prohibited reverend jesse jackson welcomed him outside court. >> we come out with smiles on our faces, because of your love and your support but also because of our love and support of one another and millions of people across the nation, and around the world,. >>> west was in washington to attend the sunday dedication of the martin luther king memorial. >>> changes are coming after a councilmember was caught up in a scandal over a pricey suv. they discussed what type of vehicles will be purchased in the future. >>> hey, shawn you will remember what launched this review of vehicles in the first place that very expensive lincoln navigator driven by council chairman kwame brown during the investigation it was revealed, dc fleet were large cars purchased were many times gas guzzlers and too many questions about who was driving what vehicle. today progress was reported. >> reporter: boy, how times have changed earlier this year, chairman brown was driving that expensive suv. then after the up roar he started using his own

reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family will also speak.n on attending or even traveling through the season, pack your patience. several roads are already closed for the event. among them, parts of constitution and independence avenues, as well as ohio drive. the roads will remain closed until the u.s. park police deem the area safe enough for cars again. moat row opened up early to help people get to the mall. it's operating extra trains to help people handle the large crowds. you can watch the entire ceremony live on nbcwashington nonstop. for comcast, that's channel 208. verizon vios, 460. for cox, channel 803. over the air it's >>> chuck, w4r5 what a pwaufl day. >> it will be nice all the way through your sunday and afternoon included. it is on the cool side. most everybody now in the 40s to low 50s. 51 at national airport. 47 degrees in la plata. 55, fredericksburg. 53, martinsburg. plenty of sunshine. nice and mild today. just a few high clouds coming in later on this afternoon to turn our blue sky just a little bit of a millying whit

andrew young also spoke, jesse jackson spoke, king's children as you mentioned, ber niece king and martinuther king iii and some of the people behind the monument of people who made it happen, the foundation that raised this money. it's a monument costing $120 million. we heard poetry from nicky giovanni and gospel songs from singers. you see behind me there's a concert going on. of course the president left some time ago, but there's still performing a concert for the people who came out, many of them traveling from far away, for this event. we've heard james taylor sing, sheryl crow, and so it's been a big day of celebration here. one thing that i should mention that's been it interesting in the speeches we heard there was a political undertone. we heard a little poll it ticks in ber niece king's speech, dr. king's daughter, al sharpton's speech, andrew young's speech and from president obama himself. at one point he made a reference to the protests going on on wall street and now around the world, really, saying that if dr. king were here today, he would remind us that an unemployed wo