there's this idea -- i also asked jesse jackson, he gave jesse jackson free office space in one of his towers and would go to the meetings where people are trying to make wall street more black and that was something that he did without cameras, jesse jackson was he wasn't trying to prove a point, he actually got there and said, how can i help you guys and he actually helped and put money behind it. this idea that he's -- >> trump organization put c on the application. >> you have somebody being sued by the federal government for writing color on application, who is calling for the death penalty for innocent black men who has not yet apologized for that. also someone spending money to get more black people to work on wall street for not apparent reason and dating a half-black woman. >> i think he probably has ideas about class, right? i think the first president that we had that opportunity talk much about upward mobility. he talks about coal miners and never says that a coal miners could own the coal-mining company. that's one of the most interesting things about him as well. he does

jesse jackson told me that he gave his organization space in his building for free. so there was this part of him that was going to these meetings where people were trying to get more black people on wall street and was interested in that topic. there weren't cameras there, there weren't people edging him on, he was genuinely like, yeah jesse jackson, come to my tower. - and he wasn't running for office at the time. - he wasn't running for office at the time, so a complex person is essentially who the president is. - if you got the opportunity, in the context of the particular beat that you're on or the interest that you have in civil rights journalism as you described it, to sit down with him and to talk about race with him, what would you wanna ask him? - the first question i would ask is why do you think white supremacists are excited about your presidency? what is it about what you said that you think hits a chord with people who wanna discriminate against people of color? and should they not be excited about you? and people say that you're a racist, what do you

he went on: >> all his african american friends, from jesse jackson to al sharpton-- you know, i have pictures with them their whole life. we say hi, always been friends. >> stephen: classic defense, "how could i be racist? i have pictures with black people." and it's true. donald trump has a lot of pictures with close personal friends like rappers, jesse jackson, al sharpton, and his buddy o.j. simpson. and don jr. knows why people are suddenly calling his dad a racist. >> it was only till he got into politics that all of a sudden, "oh, he's the most terrible human being in the world. i don't know. he wasn't so terrible a couple of years ago when you were at his events. he wasn't so terrible then when you were hitting him up for charity dollars and he's sponsoring things and sponsoring scholarships and doing x, y, z for you guys. >> stephen: yes, how dare you call trump racist after he gave you guys "things" and "x,y,z? ( laughter ) it's all part of his charity: "donald trump's things and x,y,z for the rappers and the this. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ you know their slogan, "we have

jesse jackson said he wasn't trying to prove a points. a point. he asked how can i help you guys and he actually helped. >> it's a very complex thing. >> in his trump organization, they put c o "c" on the applica. >> > he's being sued by the federal government for putting colored on applications, he calling for the death penalty for innocent black men, but you also have someone spending money trying to get people, more black people to work on wall street for no apparent reason and who is dating a half black woman. >> he's basically a complex figure is what you're saying. >> i think he probably has -- i think he's one of the first presidents that doesn't talk much about upward mobility. he talks about coal miners and getting jobs back to coal miners. he never says that a coal miner could become -- could own the coal mining company, right. so i think that's one of the most interesting things about him as well. i think he does -- he doesn't mind hanging out with african americans who are wealthy. i think in some ways he might believe that the son of

. >> all the rappers, all the this, all his african-american friends from jesse jackson to al sharptoni have pictures with him. >> he has pictures. they're all friends. this is what we're going to do tonight. my colleague and my friend, reverend al sharpton is going to give his response to don, jr., on this show later. you're watching "the beat" on msnbc. contracts? $1.50 futures contracts? what about a dedicated service team of trading specialists? did you say yes? good, then it's time for power e*trade. the platform, price and service that gives you the edge you need. looks like we have a couple seconds left. let's do some card twirling twirling cards e*trade. the original place to invest online. especially when inside another amazing machine. your an amazing machine. the lexus es. with standard technology like lexus safety system plus. the lexus es, and es hybrid. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. the things we do rising before dawn. sweating it out. tough to do it all. but we can always find time to listen to great thinkers and explorers whose stories take us places our hams

jesse jackson, jr. all people that had great promise and dan rostenkowski is an enduring figure because by the time he got into trouble he had a lot of his legacy established. he could make a deal happen because he had relationships, you're right about this for years how it used to be. i came in at the tail end of how it used to be. bob michael was in the house and the endthey thought result was supposed to be a deal, they would compromise, do horsetrading, they also had your ,arks -- they also had earmarks which was the great -- i got a ringside seat in the way barack obama did not offer. he played it close. washington,r in covering dan rostenkowski was something that provided good story and insight had a local angle with a figure who was still a towering national figure. clarence: and he loved to teach. and preach. i was at some restaurant and he was telling a story. it is aorter -- maybe story that everyone has heard three times, but it not matter, every time he told it sounded fresh. this reporter c

for example, jesse jackson, convicteded up being and served time for malfeasance in his campaign accounts. it has to be an egregious and willing violation to get to that level. many of these others never do. times, with the ethics committee does is cross their fingers and hope someone leaves. host: patricia on our republican line. caller: somehow, congress and ethics just does not seem to go together. my question is this. why not an independent commission? you were mentioning something about that it might not be constitutional. but i think that is the road to go on. it seems better suited than having a house committee and a senate committee investigating its own membership. that seems a little too cozy, doesn't it? guest: i would say we looked at it. if you look at article one, section five of the u.s. constitution, it actually says that it is the responsibility of each body to discipline its own members. that is articulated in the constitution. that is why there was this effort that we made several years ago to create this office of congressional ethics, at least on the house side, becau

you should fear jesse jackson. now they fear a retweet from any in a durag and that's good.durags come great responsibilities. that is why we're counting on you black twitter to continue the innovations in the field of slang. never have black slang been appropriated so quickly. the other day i heard two middle-aged quite dude calling each other thots. that word is gone. push forward, black twitter and create new words, really black-ass wordses like cocochangeo, i'm just spit balling, i don't know what that means, y'all figure it out. that finally brings me to the future of black shit. the outlook my friends is bright. the oscars are looking blacker than ever. black panther is setting box office records for the first time in african-american woman will be speed skating they white olim-- winter olympics. and in 2018, there are over 400 black women running for public office. (applause) the black future is so promising oh my god i need some cocobutter. i got to get ready. got to get ready for all this blackness. so black sphens, you asked where we is. the answer is on our way to

that was said by the reverend jesse jackson.artin bush era about him. i did think there will ever be a preacher with that kind of reach ever again. he evidently created a new form of christianity which has found deep roots in many parts of the world? i don't think so. this message was very simple, based on the new testament. when he's preached, it did not matter if he was preaching in zimbabwe, nigeria, london, northern ireland, his message was that god created us, we have fallen away from our creator and in order to get back to him we need a relationship with him that is only possible through the death of christ on the cross. he preached that message simply wherever he went. it was much is the simplicity of the message, it was the sincerity of the message, it was the sincerity of his life. many us breaches of high status with big crowds, television networks, have had terrible faults from grace. billy graham was not involved in a single financial or sexual scandal. i think thatis financial or sexual scandal. i think that is why

while jesse jackson and those were eating at the dining room table, we were sitting in the mud eating out of the pots. we didn't like that. we had a conversation about what that meant for the future of the campaign. remember what keating wanted to do for this -- what king wanted to do for this. he believed is a black life movement. he wanted to disrupt washington, -- he believed in a black led movement. he wanted to disrupt washington, d.c. 24 hours a day, civil disobedience, to change the nature of america. this is what he wanted when he died. when he was assassinated, the mantle was picked up. to me, it was one of the most important moments that we have forgotten history is resurrection city. and what it meant to be inside that city. i will close with this, the last day in that city, those of us who were left, were attacked by the police with bulldozers and teargas. they tore down the camp. many people were arrested. that was a day i will never forget because i can still feel and taste the tear gas and how -- and helping this mother and two children get out of the camp so they would

it's amazing, all the rappers, all the this, all his african-american friends from jesse jackson to al sharpton, pictures with them, we say hi, always been friends. it's only when we got into politics, he's so terrible. he wasn't so terrible a couple years ago. he wasn't so terrible then when you're hitting him up for charity dollars and sponsoring things, doing x, y, z for you guys. >> well, first of all, donald, let's have a correction. i marched on him at central park. i did think that was terrible. and there were times we agreed. but he came to our events, he cut the ribbon at the convention one year. democratic geraldine ferraro who ran for vice president. the question becomes, why did he come to us and stand with us when we were always fighting for voting rights, always fighting for police reform, always fighting for economic equality? so how was he for us then? then all of a sudden he turns and is for voting rights, not what we should be dealing with, but voter suppression that doesn't exist. and police reform is not right. he flipped the script that he claimed he had changed to

and then we actually marched into the hotel one day while jesse jackson and others were eating at the dining room table, we were sitting in the mud eating out of the pots. we didn't like that. we had a conversation about what that meant for the future of the campaign? remember what king wanted to do for this? this was his idea. he wanted this to happen. he believed in a multiracial army of the poor. he believed in a black-led movement. and he wanted to disrupt washington d.c., 24 hours ago, civil disobedience, to change the nature of america. this is what he wanted when he died. when he was assassinated, the mantle was picked up. to me, it was one of the most important moments that we have forgotten history is resurrection city. and what it meant to be inside that city. and i will close with this, the last day in that city, for those of us left, were attacked by the police with bulldozers and tear gas. and they tore into the camp and tore it down, and people fled and there were people arrested. and that was the day i will never forget. i could ill feel and taste the tear gas. it was a

reverend jesse jackson also tweeted out this morning saying, blessed with length of years and serviceverend graham helped a lot of people against a backdrop of southern culture. he's on the plus side of history. may his soul rest in peace. reggie? >> thank you, jessica. coyote creek overflooded its banks a year ago devastating several neighborhoods. a year later, they're still hurting there. >> matt keller is live in san jose. >> reporter: good morning, reg. it's hard to believe it's been a year since the coyote creek flooded here in san jose. the work continues in the rock spring neighborhood. this was a hard hit area. the streets were flooded. cars damaged beyond repair and residents evacuated from their homes. you remember the images from that day. rescue boats had to get people out to safety. in the end, 14,000 people were displaced. flood losses have been estimated at $73 million. 150 residents are suing the city. the county and the water district but for many, it's the mental toll that has been the hardest to deal with. >> i don't know what to say to the kids when they ask me it

. >>> civil rights icon the reverend jesse jackson is thanking lebron james for standing up for whate believes in. this comes after fox news host laura ingram criticized james for his comments on social issues saying players should stay out of politics and, quote, shut up and dribble. jackson says that he is deeply insulted by the attack on james and goes on to say james' slam dunk for justice is needed. james says he will continue to talk about what's really important. >>> the pentagon is expected to announce its new policy on transgender troops this week after six months of legal battles. it started with president trump's tweets calling for a ban on transgender members of the service to get out. several federal court rulings have since prevented the pentagon from implementing that ban. the new policy will replace rules adopted during the barack obama that allows them to serve openly for the first time. defense secretary jim mattis announced in september that a panel of experts would develop a new policy on transgender service members by february 21st. >>> in today's "gma first look

all the rappers, all this, jesse jackson to al sharpton, i have pictures with them their whole life.nly until he got into politics, all of a sudden, he's the most terrible human being in the world. >> so, his dad has black friends. would you like to respond to that, congressman? >> yeah. his dad is what he says he is. listen to his statements. who do you believe, donald trump jr. or your lying ears? we heard what donald trump has said. first starting for me in new york with the central park five. then denying the first black president with the birther incident, saying he could not have possibly been born in the united states and then in reference to mexicans, calling them rapists and thieves, et cetera. then latino, mexican judge. couldn't be the person to do that. you go on and on and on, on to charlottesville, on to the comment he made about haiti and africa. everything that has come out of his mouth. all the policy he has put forward has been anti-people of color. if it sounds like a duck and it looks like a duck, it's a duck. he has made racist statements. he has continued polici

all of the rappers, all the this, all his african-american friends, from jesse jackson to al sharptonow, i have pictures with them. we say hi, i was good friends. you know, it was only until he got into politics that all of a sudden, oh, he's the most terrible human being in the world. >> seth: if someone mentions black people and the first thing you think of is rappers, you're probably racist. [ laughter and applause ] that's like saying women -- women, sure, i know lots of secretaries. [ audience ohs ] [ light laughter ] but that's right, trump can't be a racist, because he knows rappers. he even has a rap name. [ light laughter ] so you got a white house that's splitting its time between planning military parades, lying about immigration, and insulting dreamers. and yet, according to polls, republicans seem more enthusiastic about trump than ever. a new poll this week found that while trump's overall approval rating is just 40%, his approval rating among republicans has soared to 90%. and that illustrates a key point about our current politics, which is, that donald trump is very m

there's this idea that's and i also asked jesse jackson, what is the deal? jackson freee office space in what he's towers and would go to these meetings are people were trying to make wall street have more blacks, and he was doing that without cameras. wasn't. trying to prevent point he actually said, how do i help you guys, and then actually helped. it's a very complex thing. that's the thing. you have someone being sued by the federal government for writing color on application, calling for the death penalty for innocent black men, who has yet to apologize for that to this day, who is also spending money trying to get people, more black people, to work on wall street for no apparent reason and dating a half black woman. >> basically he is a complex figure. i think he is one of the first presidents we've had that doesn't talk much about upward mobility. he talks about coal miners and getting jobs back to go miners. he never necessarily says a coal miner could become, could own the coal mining company, right? i think that is one of the most interesting thing

jesse waters philadelphia eagles. the biggest buzz is the halftime show with justin timberlake. the first super bowl appearance since that one in 2004 and he and janet jacksonter he tore her costume and exposed her bare chest. it was the most replayed moment ever. jesse waters from "the five." hmmm. >> taking it to the house. i don't watch the superbowl half-time. that's when you go to the bathroom. >> martha: that whole thing. it seems so tame now. >> i know. >> martha: compared to who you see in the world today. i don't think she will show up. >> they are just doing it for the buzz. >> martha: this is justin timberlake asked about whether he would let his son play football. >> he will never play football. >> okay. >> no, no. >> martha: [laughing]. i am sure the nfl was thrilled with that comment. >> off message. i played football and look how i turned out. i am on fox news and talking about the memo. i am okay. only had one concussion. i can figure out the tip on the bill in the restaurant. that's about it. >> martha: you were not gronked? >> no, i think he played every game with a concussion. hard to tell the difference between him with a concussion or n

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jesse jackson, a great pleasure to talk to you, thank you for your time.ympics, what is the latest? we will talk about the curling first of all. it lasts pretty much the entire length of the winter games but we are getting to the business end of things at the moment and it could be a pivotal win for the women's team gb side. they have read the semifinals. even more your head and their team. they came from 4—2 down going into the late stages and —— eve muirhead. this touched it with two point final end, they came away 65 winners. that winter team gb also means that the canadians, the defending champions as i said, are out —— 6—5 winners. the canadians have not reached the semifinals for the first time so it could be a crucial winford team gb. delighted, we knew it would be a tough end against canada, enemy came out to book our spot in that semifinal, it was our first goal and we are delighted with that. how about the jump delighted with that. how about the jump in the air, we saw you leaving theice jump in the air, we saw you leaving the ice with that brill