martin luther king jr. we will take you there live. >>> also, a look ahead to the cnn western republican presidential debate in las vegas. what can we expect in the tuesday night showdown? >>> and last night in los angeles, a star-studded birthday party for former president bill clinton. but not the kind of birthday you'd think. on hand, lady gaga, usher and el en ellen de generes. thchlts morning on the national mall, the four-acre, $120 million martin luther king jr. memorial will be dedicated. our athena jones is in the mall right now and joins us now live. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see, the crowd is building here. in just a little while, this dedication ceremony which was postponed, as you know, from august, will begin. 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 contro

neiman, jr., on behalf of the respondent mr. neiman jr.: thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: in trying to sidestep coleman, maples is advocating at least three principles that are incompatible with the way our justice system works. first, maples is asking this court to hold that due process required not just actual notice to his attorney of record, john butler, but in fact something more than that. chief justice john g. roberts: let's say the three notices are sent out, all three of them come back, okay? let's even go further and say the prosecutor knows that nobody representing mr. maples received notice. what happens then? mr. neiman jr.: in that case, your honor, there would be a much more substantial argument. chief justice john g. roberts: yeah, i know it would be more substantial. that's why -- my question is what happens? are you prepared to acknowledge that in that case, mr. maples had been abandoned by all of his lawyers, it was known to the prosecution, and therefore, the failure to file the notice should not constitute an

king jr. >> today is a momentous day in washington and all across our country. american civil rights icon, dr. martin luther king jr. honored in our nation's capital. there's a dedication ceremony under way right now in washington for a memorial built to mark the legacy of the man who devoted his life in the fight for equality. good morning, everyone. great to have you here. i'm jamie colby. >> and i'm eric shawn and welcome to a special edition this morning of "america's news headquarters." president obama is among those who are taking part in today's historic dedication. kelly wright is live at the memorial in washington with the very latest. kelly, how would you describe the atmosphere there this morning during the dedication? >> eric, i have to tell you, you and jamie both and the world watching, this is a fantastic day, the atmosphere has been very electric and super charged when martin luther king iii spoke as well as bernice -- reverend bernice king, those are two of the four children o

to quote martin luther king jr.s speech at oslo when they gave him the nobel peace prize -- one of the things he made clear was that while we have come a long way we still have a long, long way to go. while the presence of this imposing structure forever reminds us of a long and perilous journey that the struggle has brought us through, it also points toward the future. in the words -- through many days of toil, we have already come with grace that brought us safe thus far and grace will lead us home. we recognize here that in the midst of the amazing truth that an african-american preacher who never held public political office is recognized here among the fathers of the country. indeed, he has become a father of the country. [applause] for his leadership gave birth to a new america. this marvelous president is in peril by forces that come today to turn back the clock. there are forces in this country that wants to turn back the clock but we want to make sure they understand we have marched too far, prayed too hard

martin luther king jr.cated in the nation's capital. he will join other titans of american history including presidents washington, jefferson, and lincoln. you might be wondering who spearheaded the movement to build a memorial to martin luther king jr. it turns out -- and this may surprise you -- it was actually his fraternity brothers at alpha phi alpha. dr. king pledged the first black fraternity in 1958. t.j. holmes talked to the group's national president to find out how all this happened. ♪ >> narrator: alpha phi alpha is the country's first black fraternity, founded by seven men on the campus of cornell university in 1906. >> the alpha phi alpha mission is to provide advocacy and service for our communities. in developing leaders, but particularly we spend time working to develop young college men. and ensuring that they receive the proper nurturing and guidance so that they can go into the world and into society and to serve and to lead. >> reporter: dr. skip mason jr. is the national president of a

martin luther king jr.lause ] >> so while we commemorate his memory today with this great memorial, let us not confuse nor forget what he stood for and died for. the young people around this nation organizing are very something, but let us not forget the ideals he gave up his life for, love, peace, equality, jobs, education, nonviolence, decent housing, and an end to war. >> reporter: just a lot of living history out here on the mall right now, candy. and once again, we're told the president of the united states now on his way over to this memorial for his part of this event. >> you know, joe, i talked with congressman john lewis, a man who i know you know well, as i do. and one of the things that we were talking about president obama, he said that on inauguration day president obama gave to john lewis a picture of the day and wrote on it "because of you, john," and the idea that this memorial is being dedicated -- and it's been 15 years in the making. being dedicated at time that an african-american is ser

to quote martin luther king jr. in his speech at oslo when they gave him the nobel peace prize -- one of the things he made clear was that while we have come a lon way we still have a long, long way to go. while the presence of this imposing structure forever reminds us of a long and perilous journey that the struggle has brought us through, it also points toward the future. in the wds -- through many days of toil, we have already come with grace that brought us safe thus far and grace will lead us home. we recognize here that in the midst of the amazing truth that an african-american preacher who never held public political office is recognized here among the fathers of the country. indeed, he has become a father of the country. [applause] for his leadership gave birth to a new america. this marvelous president is in peril by forces that come today to turn back the clock. there are forces in this country that wants to turn back the clock but we want to make sure they understand we have marched too far, prayed too h

martin luther king, jr. is the first time a nonpresident has been celebrated with a monument on the mall, making this also the first monument to a black leader. president obama will deliver a speech at the dedication ceremony just after 11 a.m. eastern time. it's been under way for two hours. members of king's family are reflecting on the symbolism on this day. >> this is a day that all americans can be proud of and may i remind you that this is not just a celebration for african-americans, but for americans and citizens around this world. >> i'm joined now by mike viqueira who is at the mall. mike, good sunday morning to you. >> good morning rg alex. >> so far this morning what's happened? >> reporter: honestly, it's been a day of joy and inspiration here on the national mall. i'm glad you played that sound bite from bernice king, the daughter of dr. martin luther king. her and her brother, martin luther king, the iii. they brought it back to the economic circumstances of day and the injustice they think th

martin luther king jr.es of our time. >> i have a dream. >> reporter: the dream of his family and those who carried on the fight, has come true. dr. king, immortalized among this nation's greatest figures. you go around the city, memorials about wars, and presidents, and at the end of the day, he was a private citizen. he was just a guy with a tremendous vision. what does that speak to our country that we can honor him in such a way? >> this is tremendous. i have to look at martin luther king jr. as first dad, but then as this incredible citizen and american patriot, who wanted to create conditions for all of god's children. >> his oldest son, martin luther king iii was just 10 years old when his father was murdered. what kind of dad was he? ar >> i remember him coming up the stairs, and i remember him being dog tired, but then you see your children and all of this joy comes through. >> reporter: the impressive 30-foot tall statue of dr. king sits along the tidal basin. visitors enter through parted stone,

martin luther king, jr.emorial in washington d.c., which kicks off just a couple of hours from now. >> mike: to share more about his legacy, we're joined by his niece. dr. alvita king, "how can the dream survive" a very good book. doctor. thank you for joining us. i've not been down to see it the memorial, but seems powerful. >> it's powerful and it's like him because he was a very strong man and a very humble man. so, it's nestled between the other monuments near the water and rising out of that mountain, the mountain of hope, the valley of despair, i believe it does capture the spirit of dr. king who loved the lord as he loved the people and i believe that people will be blessed when they go. >> alisyn: and yet, dr. king, there is a little controversy about the memorial because some people said that he wouldn't be comfortable with something this imposing and this grand there. what do you think he would make of it? >> you know, that's absolutely true because he simply wanted to serve people and i say to his

martin luther king jr.und search for a missing jermantown boy who is mother was murdered. hello everyone, i'm bruce johnson. tonight a massive ground and air search for a missing montgomery county boy has ended with no signs of the 11-year- old william mcquain. his mother was found murdered in their home last week. her estranged husband, the boy's stepfather has been charged with murder. armando trull reports tonight they were searched after police got hips about the boy -- tips about the boy. >> reporter: direct examination detectives will not say -- detectives will not say where or how, but it touched off a massive search. 80 agents searched several acres for nearly nine hours. some were on horseback. >> looking for signs that somebody was back here. they also have dogs that are cadaver dogs that act you know on the accident of somebody who is deceased -- scent of somebody who is deceased. >> reporter: the dogs were there for a reason. >> we had to act on the information given to us. there is the possibil

while frank williams jr.yee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open of monday night football. we are extremely disappointed with his comments and as a result, we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast. what about future telecasts? i mean, a lot of times when people make comments like this, it will deep six their career. i can show you a list of those folks. why has it taken so long for someone to face consequences for this kind of rhetoric? what do you make of it? >> ed, you see, that interview, as you watched him, even the crowd at fox and friends, as cooky as they are, they saw a nut job who now represents honest to god represents the republican party. so when you have the fox and friends saying they're stepping back from guy like this, the reason they're stepping back is they understand that the hank williams jr. type nuts are in charge of the republican tea party. >> he says president obama -- he attacked president obama saying he is the enemy and compared hi

martin luther king jr.ct foundation. his board of directors, dana kurtz and his entire staff. i want to thank the man from alpha phi alpha and average citizens who made this dream come true. thank you for building a monument, a monument to peace, to love, and nonviolent resistance. on the front yard of america to symbolize the cornerstone of our true democracy. it was 48 long years ago when thousands of us long for freedom. we were in the shadow of the lincoln memorial. many of us were fresh from the jails of the hard south where the front lines of the struggle for human dignity and america was. together there in peace with their hearts in our hands, open to see some sign that our cries would be heard in the cold marble walls of this distant capital. martin luther king jr., this man, this brother, this citizen of america, this citizen of the world, was never in the program lineup. i was number 6. for those who spoke that day, i am the only ones still around. dr. king was our leader. he never, ever asked us

harry connick jr. his heart still belongs firmly in the big easy. tonight a surprising and emotional look at a guy who seems to be living a dream. how he overcame childhood tragedy. >> i was at a piano recital and intermission where my aunt jessie came and said, your mother just died. and brought me home. i kind of realized she's not there any more. >> and a traumatic brush with his idol. >> i said, mr. sin rat ra, you hit this high a flat on this particular song. how did you do it? i just opened my mouth and it was there. you know? >> this is "piers morgan tonight." i take you just the way you are >> harry connick jr., welcome. >> thank you. >> you are a man of so many hats it's almost ridiculous. a singer, pianist, big band conductor, a composer, an actor, three grammys, 25 million albums sold worldwide. you starred in a broadway musical. "on a clear day you can see forever" which opens in december. and you have a children's book. not content with dominating every other genre of entertainment, you're into the kids market. >> i guess what makes me

king. >> on that day, martin luther king jr.of the lincoln memorial and shared his dream with the american people. he said he had a dream, a dream that was in keeping with the american dream. i can never, ever forget that day. dr. king had the ability to transform those steps on the lincoln memorial into a modern day pulpit. i can hear him speaking right now. right now. you could tell. he was so pleased that everything had gone so well. he knew he was preaching. he knew he was getting the message over. and at one time he just put his hand into the air, his arm, he was pleased. and after the march was all over, you know? president kennedy invited us down to the white house. he stood in the door of the oval office and he greeted each one of us. he was like a proud father that everything had gone so well. he said, "you did a good job." "you did a good job." when he got to dr. king, he said, "you had a dream." >> what does the dedication of this memorial mean to you personally? >> the dedication of this memorial just is -- it's unre

i think what's different in this case is hank williams jr. this footprint in mainstream media, not just in the sort of the fox bubble where you can say obama is hitler, and he's stalin and he's, you know, doing all these terrible things. >> but i must say in fairness, just to be immediate on this, in fairness i'm not a big fan of "fox and friends" in the morning, i watch "morning joe." but i thought they were appalled. they looked like they couldn't believe what they were watching. i'm sorry. that was my reading. >> i think in that particular case, but i think people on the fox channel in general, there's really, you know, wide sort of wide tolerance of this kind of stuff. and in right wing media generally. the problem is, obviously, espn has fans of professional football who aren't on the hard right wing, and so it was a problem for them. so, you know, in that -- that's what stands out to me, just that, again, he has a footprint in sort of the mainstream, not just the right wing media, and he paid a price for it. as you said, it's not like i

. >> and we'll take you live to the nation's capital where a martin luther king, jr. memorial is being unveiled and dedicated. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome, it is sunday, october 16. >> good morning. let's get our first check of your sunday morning forecast. good morning. >> it's going to be another nice day. we're going to be slightly cooler than yesterday, but first waking up with a few scattered showers. they are already tapering off. take a look at the radar. i'm going to stop it. you can see just a few cells still lingering right in between, it looks like hayward, maybe working its way towards livermore in the next 15 minutes or so, or it could dissipate and dry out. we are looking at a nice afternoon. your sunday, even a sneak peek into your work week ahead coming up. >>> overnight note, when police launched a homicide investigation after a shooting near a liquor store. live from oakland we have details on a shooting that comes really just hours after a safety summit meant to make the streets a little safer. >> reporter: police are investigating their 85t

fryeer jr, professor at harvard university. he is the august average american professor to be awarded tenure -- he is the youngest age professor to be awarded tenure at harvard. malcolm x was a great leader. i remember he spoke out against the store owners and corporations that were taking a advantage of the poor blacks in the poor neighborhoods. and overcharging them. he told people to boycott those businesses. i can understand why malcolm x does not receive more attention. i wonder if that is because more and luther king was christian and more attractive to white america and malcolm x who was a devout muslim. host: did you want to respond? guest: i don't have anything to add because i don't have an answer to that. malcolm x has a very different history and the minds of many americans. they're fighting for the same things that used different methods and the fight. other than that, i don't know the answer. if it took this long to get a martin luther king memorial, i can imagine how long it would take to do the same for malcolm

james capasso jr.. runs chicago labor pension board. investigation found james capasso jr. have broken federal law trying to double dip himself bogus time sheets show worked james capasso jr. for local 1001 but he never did. given the job by sun and all of chicago crime boss tony big tuna accardo two men kicked out of the union for ties with chicago outfit signed his fraudulent time sheets. james capasso jr. kicked out of union but did not stop him from keeping his six figure job that he has had for nearly half century. watching over chicago billion dollar pension fund. mayor took questions about pension abuses raised by wgn and tribune editorial meeting today committed to dealing with the pension problem but would not budge on specific abuses we've reported. >> we need to have a comprehensive look at this cannot have the short cut just dealing with stories and everybody else is off of the bestlist without addressing the future >> springfield a blizzard of pension reform coming from representatives, se

they competed in adults and jr. division. the proceeds from the contest go towards maintaining the natural habitat for ducks and geese. >> you know it's funning when the stage director is. >> rolling >> that does it for us. fox 5 always news. >> feldy is in the studio, sports extra. >> good night.  look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> in sports today and football, specifically with your redskins and eagles, no drama. the eagles are who we thought they are. tlair a good dangerous team who came to fedex really ticked off after losing four straight. it wasn't really what the skins did or the eagles did

we have decided to part ways with hank williams, jr.appreciate his contributions over the past year. the success of monday night football has been about the games. joining me with reaction, hank williams. you love to be in the middle of controversy. you were born for this. it's a good group of people? >> it was fantastic. you know i watch their reaction back on tuesday. they said, hey, it's an analogy. >> sean: you pulled out an dictionary? >> i said analogy. would you read the definition. elizabeth, why don't we invite a bunch of yankee fans and red sox fans and have a love lunch. it's not going to happen. they did what? my daughter, said, daddy, they are not showing you tonight. are you in trouble? i said, oh, well if i am, all are. next day i went fishing. i called my manager. you can tell espn adios tonight. so the next day i'm fishing. >> sean: here is the question i have. you said, i talked to your publicist. who pulled out first? >> what i just told you, i called him that night, i said -- let me tell you something, buddy my daugh

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

hank williams, jr.s here to ♪ [ female announcer ] the road is not exactly a place of intelligence. highway maintenance is underfunded, costing drivers $67 billion a year, and countless tires. which drivers never actually check because they're busy, checking email. this is why we engineered a car that makes 2,000 decisions every second. the new audi a6 is here. the road is now an intelligent place. ♪ >>> the song has been played for decades but football fans will no longer played hank bill yams, jr.'s classic songs and comments he made on fox and friends, happened on october 3rd. >> remember the golf game they had? remember the golf game. it was one of the biggest political mistakes ever. >> why? >> that turned a lot of people off. you know -- it just didn't go over. >> you mean when john boehner played golf with president obama? >> oh, yeah. >> what did you think they didn't like about it? >> it would be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu. a lot of people do. they are the enemy. >> who is the enem

. >> and we're streaming the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial live on our website, nbcwashington.com. if you're headed out and about, you can scan this qr code on your smartphone. that will take you to the link where the event is being streamed. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, then serve it. grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> welcome back. to a story who has everyone talking this weekend. an argument between two customers and a cashier at a mcdonald's in new york city turns violent as the cashier beats the customers with a metal rod. we want to warn you the video may be disturbing to some. the confrontation starts when one of the customers slaps the cashier. 31-year-old

martin luther king jr.s a friend, agreed to meet us here at historic ebenezer baptist church in downtown atlanta. and for this exclusive and extraordinary reunion, we met in the basement of ebenezer baptist, where many of the civil rights planning sessions took place. ♪ they all have their own unique memories of dr. martin luther king jr. they were all part of his inner circle, his think tank, his civil rights family. we met with this unique group on the first floor of the historic ebenezer baptist church, where many of the movement's planning meetings were held. >> oh, it was just soon as i walked in, i was reliving the story thanks to reverend jackson. he tells the story every year. i can always tell where he's speaking because he tells the story that right here in this room was dr. king's last birthday. and somehow when i walked in here this morning i felt that recapitulation of what happened that night. >> reporter: xernona clayton was one of the chief organizers of events for king's organization, the s

hank williams jr. is apologizing for comments made earlier this week describing president obama as hitler and the enemy. he likened the golfing outing with john boehner to have a lot dolphin with benjamin netanyahu. he wrote an facebook that emotions got the better of him and he apologized if he offended anyone. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think about hank williams jr.'s comments about the president on fox news? going to agree with lee on this one. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is busy. lots of accidents to talk about. 295 is the heavy spot. in the red all the way down to 32. southbound 95 at 32, we had a vehicle fire. it has been moved to the side. i would recommend that over 295 this morning. another problem at 195. two incidents to report on 295 south. o

it obama jr. was raised by his father, if he had that penalty -- personality at the table every day and guiding him or not, i don't think he would be the president. the president defined himself deliberately. you can feel him choosing a course, figuring out who he is, and i think if he had that self-absorbed man, he wouldn't be the president, so, yes, but i think every situation is different. hard to generalize. >> question about you mentioned obama's grandparents, his maternal grandparents who were very prominent and important in his lives, and they had a very respectful relationship with obama senior. talk a little about how they responded to him. >> to obama senior? >> yeah. >> yeah. i think -- i think they tried very hard in their culture. this was sort of shocking to them. 23 you read the president's book, i think they were taken aback. she was dating a black man, but, you know, they loved her so much and knew she was happy with this, and so they embraced it. i think they were fascinated with

toxicology on charles krueger jr.has no evidence of acute alcohol intoxication. and that was concerning for me. most of the time alcoholics who fall and sustain fatal injuries are intoxicated at the time of the injury. >> police work uncovered information that the man had had a seizure one day before his death and was treated at a local hospital and released. perhaps the next day he had another one, causing him to lose his balance and fall down the stairs. is it really possible to fall with that much force without being pushed? dr. spitz says there's no way to know with any degree of certainty. the east pointe police investigation failed to turn up evidence of foul play and found no additional information on the van seen outside mr. krueger's home the night he died and there was no followup on the sexual assault samples taken at the autopsy. >> so, basically closed. kind of a cold status. unless somebody comes forward and says, i knew him. i saw him the day before. he mentioned this. or i saw him with this person. whi

. ♪ >> 48 years after his "i have a dream" speech martin luther king jr.as a place on the national mall. president obama and other members of the king family joined dignitarieses across the country for the king memorial. the stone sculpture is between the lincoln and jefferson memorials. the ceremony supposed to take place last august but postponed because of hurricane irene. cnn's athena jones is at the king memorial dedication site. so, you know, athena, president obama, king's children, aretha franklin, stevie wonder, some of the more prominent people there at the ceremony. who else was there? >> a lot of civil rights leaders. you heard from congressman jou john lewis who knew king, civil rights icon on his own. andrew young also spoke, jesse jackson spoke, king's children as you mentioned, ber niece king and martin luther 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

i was born and raised in the same neighborhood omar was the king jr grew up the most the king jr would not have these type of protesters first of all more with king jr out of focus he had a message he was a divider little spot i don't know what the inspiration was when he was on the borders actually the river dr martin luther king did out a message i want to equality and social justice which is the exact same message that has drawn people to the streets around the world to protest income inequality as part of the occupy wall street. came guy fighting for the rights workers to unionize not for the rights of banks to steal our democracy it's clear what's going on here congressman allen west is trying to twist the legacy of one of america's greatest icon just to defend his fat cat corporate donors and that's very clear. if you're watching the show last week you know that i'm not exactly a fan of christopher quantas and all of the devastation he left in his wake and now there's something else i can blame on columbus climate change and i have the science to prove it stanford university geo

martin luther king, jr.ide lincoln, jefferson and washington. >> you will stand for all time among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it. >> reporter: tens of thousands attended the official dedication of the king national memorial. an event that weaves together musical tributes with political calls for social justice. >> do what we must do to create a better world. >> reporter: it was a celebration of a simple minister turned martyr, a towering figure in american history who stood barely 5'7 irj innch tall. >> now he's standing far above everybody. >> while we commemorate his memory today with this great memorial, let's not confuse and forget what he stood for and died for. >> reporter: a day to honor a man and a day of peaceful harmony that echoes across time. >> the true measure of any man is how his message continues on. >> reporter: a message now etched in stone in the nation's capitol. bryan moore, nbc news, washington. >>> and in oakland today, it was a memorable day fo

martin luther king jr.ngton 1963 while in his early 20s. nancy pelosi called him the conscience of the congress for his moral and ethical leadership and tomorrow he speaks at dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial in washington, d.c. fight for equality in america continues as the occupy wall street movement takes root around the country and around the world. congressman, good morning. thank you for joining us this morning. i appreciate it. >> good morning. i'm delighted and grateful for you inviting me to be here this morning. >> congressman, we were doing some coverage this morning about the spread of the sort of occupy protest movements around the world. 951 cities. you're someone who really experienced what doing grass roots direct action is in the most intimate way possible. all the difficulties that come with it. what do you make of this as you see this kind of -- this kind of politics happening throughout the country and the world? >> well, for some time, there have been a growing movement