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may the king stay with us for forever. >> translator: long live the king! >> reporter: this man is one of the royal shoemakers. he has been in charge of repairing the king's shoes for over a decade. sometimes he also makes new pairs. shoes made and repaired are used in a poster to promote the sufficiency economy philosophy long advocated by the king. >> translator: the shoes are not expensive. they look well worn because he has used them for so long. i think the king has educated people about the sufficiency economy by showing himself reusing things like shoes. >> reporter: he keeps the old insoles worn by the king. he has made four new pairs of shoes for the king's 87th birthday. he made the insoles extra thick to show his wish for the monarch's longevity. >> translator: i love the king. he has given us many things, so i try to repay his kindness by making shoes. it's nothing compared with what he has done for us. every morning before i start work, i offer a heartfelt prayer for his good health. >> king bhumibol's birthday is also an important day for the
may the king stay with us for forever. >> translator: long live the king! >> reporter: this man is one of the royal shoemakers. he has been in charge of repairing the king's shoes for over a decade. sometimes he also makes new pairs. shoes made and repaired are used in a poster to promote the sufficiency economy philosophy long advocated by the king. >> translator: the shoes are not expensive. they look well worn because he has used them for so long. i think the king has...
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king. when tavis comes to memphis, even if he doesn't come in to talk to staff, he will often neil down and pray at this site. because dr. king meant so much to his life, and continues to mean so much to his life. for this of you whomever hit him, you got to know his a down to earth guy. just like your brother, a person you always want to talk to. my first introduction to tavis was on the -- show -- where tavis gave some of the most thoughtful commentary i have ever heard. tavis is a brilliant mant and hap been brilliant for a long time, and among some audiences he has been a little controversial, but tavis always speaks to pure, and whether you like it or not, he does speak truth to power, and that is what i love about him. he is a long-time friend, he is for me personally much like a brother. i love him like one. i have met his mother, who he has brought to the museum. i understand he did play at the alpha chapter in indiana. so those who happened to be kappas in the room, i want you to k
king. when tavis comes to memphis, even if he doesn't come in to talk to staff, he will often neil down and pray at this site. because dr. king meant so much to his life, and continues to mean so much to his life. for this of you whomever hit him, you got to know his a down to earth guy. just like your brother, a person you always want to talk to. my first introduction to tavis was on the -- show -- where tavis gave some of the most thoughtful commentary i have ever heard. tavis is a brilliant...
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king. when tavis comes to memphis even if he doesn't come in to talk to the staff he will often kneel down and pray because dr. king meant so much to his life and continues to mean so much to his life. for those of you who have never met him you have got to know he's a down-to-earth guy. he is just like your brother. he is a person you always want to talk to. my first introduction to tavis, tavis gave some of the most thoughtful commentary that i have ever heard. pappas is a brilliant young man and he has been brilliant for a long time. i know in some ways and among some audiences he has been a little controversial but when what i will say to you about tavis is tavis always speaks to himself. whether you agree with that or not or whether you like it or not he does speak truth to power. that is what i love about him. he is a longtime friend. he is for me personally much like a brother. i love him like one. i've met his mother who he has brought to the museum. i understand that he did play --
king. when tavis comes to memphis even if he doesn't come in to talk to the staff he will often kneel down and pray because dr. king meant so much to his life and continues to mean so much to his life. for those of you who have never met him you have got to know he's a down-to-earth guy. he is just like your brother. he is a person you always want to talk to. my first introduction to tavis, tavis gave some of the most thoughtful commentary that i have ever heard. pappas is a brilliant young man...
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king. when tavis comes to memphis even if he doesn't come in to talk to the staff he will often kneel down and pray because dr. king meant so much to his life and continues to mean so much to his life. for those of you who have never met him you have got to know he's a down-to-earth guy. he is just like your brother. he is a person you always want to talk to. my first introduction to tavis, tavis gave some of the most thoughtful commentary that i have ever heard. pappas is a brilliant young man and he has been brilliant for a long time. i know in some ways and among some audiences he has been a little controversial but when what i will say to you about tavis is tavis always speaks to himself. whether you agree with that or not or whether you like it or not he does speak truth to power. that is what i love about him. he is a longtime friend. he is for me personally much like a brother. i love him like one. i've met his mother who he has brought to the museum. i understand that he did play --
king. when tavis comes to memphis even if he doesn't come in to talk to the staff he will often kneel down and pray because dr. king meant so much to his life and continues to mean so much to his life. for those of you who have never met him you have got to know he's a down-to-earth guy. he is just like your brother. he is a person you always want to talk to. my first introduction to tavis, tavis gave some of the most thoughtful commentary that i have ever heard. pappas is a brilliant young man...
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you think king would have been -- six years? king wouldn't have said nothing? no. you keep on watching your obama and king t-shirts. i know the truth. the truth is that king would have challenged him on poverty. he would have challenged him on mail -- militarism. in love, not being disrespectful. he would have been like in the, i hope. you respect the president, you protest the president, but when he is wrong, you correct the president. that's how you do every president. barack obama and any other of the other ones, respect, protect, correct. that's how we have to deal with this. an interesting dance being done on the issue of militarism. we cannot drone our way into a world of peace. and so, dr. king would have a lot to say about the american empire, about to say about us, 50 years -- almost 50 years after his death. what did wed see in ferguson, missouri, the other day, racism, poverty, militarism. we have some work that has to be done. i hoch that this book, "death of a coining" will allow you see the journey he walked, and when he tried to tell his troops, ever
you think king would have been -- six years? king wouldn't have said nothing? no. you keep on watching your obama and king t-shirts. i know the truth. the truth is that king would have challenged him on poverty. he would have challenged him on mail -- militarism. in love, not being disrespectful. he would have been like in the, i hope. you respect the president, you protest the president, but when he is wrong, you correct the president. that's how you do every president. barack obama and any...
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king. what do you have to say about ferguson, dr. king? what do you have to say about sharpton and jackson? you have to say about louis farrakhan? and you can see the men, these looking as if they're lost and just dumbfounded by these questions. just dumbfounded. but they turn back to you and say, tell us about community action today, 50 years later. you doing about poverty? poverty is, well, about 15%. you say, wow! 15%. that's still so high. king says, what about poverty hispanics?lack and >> you say, well, it's higher, much higher. how high? 25%. oh, my god! you can see that they're looking distressed now. and then they say, well, what about children? what about children in the country? have we done something about among children? you say, well, we have a very about 40%of poverty, among children. and the old men now look like they're starting to cry. they say, wait a minute! 50 years of community action. you're telling me it's almost one out of every two children in america living in poverty? two.ay, i'm sick of you i'm not talking to y
king. what do you have to say about ferguson, dr. king? what do you have to say about sharpton and jackson? you have to say about louis farrakhan? and you can see the men, these looking as if they're lost and just dumbfounded by these questions. just dumbfounded. but they turn back to you and say, tell us about community action today, 50 years later. you doing about poverty? poverty is, well, about 15%. you say, wow! 15%. that's still so high. king says, what about poverty hispanics?lack and...
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perhaps these stelae depicted not gods, but kings, maya kings on their ascent to power. might the glyphs have recorded their births and ascent to the throne ? proskouriakoff carefully charted these dates. then she theorized that as each new ruler was seated the previous ruler had died. from the birth of one ruler to the ascent of the next, the span of dates never exceeded a human lifetime. clearly, this is not a portrait of a god, but of a young king on a throne. from below, he is watched by a woman -- perhaps his wife or mother. for the first time, the glyphs were revealing maya history. stuart: somebody came up and said "you hear that tatiana is working on a dynasty, "a king list from piedras negras ?" and everybody went, "oh, come on, this just can't be true." and i remember that vividly. and then i remember afterwards, when the publication came out, how clear it all looked. it was as if we only had a hint of what the maya were. we thought they were astronomers and priests. and then all of a sudden, the glass is wiped clean, and there are people looking through. there
perhaps these stelae depicted not gods, but kings, maya kings on their ascent to power. might the glyphs have recorded their births and ascent to the throne ? proskouriakoff carefully charted these dates. then she theorized that as each new ruler was seated the previous ruler had died. from the birth of one ruler to the ascent of the next, the span of dates never exceeded a human lifetime. clearly, this is not a portrait of a god, but of a young king on a throne. from below, he is watched by a...
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king. what you have to say about ferguson, dr. king? what you have to say about sharpton and jackson? would he have to say about louis farrakhan? and you can see these elderly man looking as if they are lost and dumbfounded by these questions. just dumbfounded. but they turned back to you and they say tell us about community action today, 50 years later. what are you doing about poverty? and you say well, poverty is about 15%. and you say wow, 15%? that is still so high. king says, what about poverty among the black and hispanic? you say well, it is higher, it is much higher. oh my god, how much higher? 25 percent. oh my god. you can see that they are looking distressed now. and then they say what about children? what about children in the country? have we done something about poverty among children? you say well, we have a very high rate of poverty. it is about 40%. the old man now looked like they are starting to cry. they say wait a minute, 50 years of community action and you're telling me it is almost one out of every two children
king. what you have to say about ferguson, dr. king? what you have to say about sharpton and jackson? would he have to say about louis farrakhan? and you can see these elderly man looking as if they are lost and dumbfounded by these questions. just dumbfounded. but they turned back to you and they say tell us about community action today, 50 years later. what are you doing about poverty? and you say well, poverty is about 15%. and you say wow, 15%? that is still so high. king says, what about...
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king. when teefourteen comes to memphis you often go to pray at the site because dr. king and so much to his life and continues to mean so much. if you have never met him you have got to know he is down to earth. just like your brother the person you always want to talk to. and teefourteen gave some of the most thoughtful commentary i have never heard. he is the brilliant man and has been for a long time. i know in some ways he has said whether controversial but he always speaks truth to power. but that is what i love about him. for me personally much like a brother i mitt his mother who he brought to the museum if you are a ben bradlee in the room i have heard of since i first heard him and did not know him so i want to introduce you to some of them present to others a man who is an icon in his own time and is not that old. icons are usually older he already is and it is a privilege and an honor to welcome him back to the national civil rights museum, my friend, mr. cornel west. [applause]
king. when teefourteen comes to memphis you often go to pray at the site because dr. king and so much to his life and continues to mean so much. if you have never met him you have got to know he is down to earth. just like your brother the person you always want to talk to. and teefourteen gave some of the most thoughtful commentary i have never heard. he is the brilliant man and has been for a long time. i know in some ways he has said whether controversial but he always speaks truth to power....
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no king, king anointed, god servant inherits by divine luck if you callpex it.every king made an oath that he would be a good king, do lots of justice, look after poor people, something you would want your new king to do. but in medieval europe, if the king didn't provide justice and so on and so forth. i'm afraid they took the view that he would have to answer to god in heaven. when a king's dead, it's not much good if you haven't been properly looked after. and what magna carta did in clause 61, if the king does not abide by the charter when he'sk notified that he's in breach of it, in effect a counsel of 125 barrons can take over the running of the kingdom. they're not to harm him, they're not to injure him, they're not to treat him with violence and of course hiss family, but they're no longer stuck with allegiance. this i think is a fantastically important moment. suddenly the king is answerable on earth, not just in heaven. and from this we derive constant references through the middle ages to the king not being above the law. the law comes bj&xÑfirst, the
no king, king anointed, god servant inherits by divine luck if you callpex it.every king made an oath that he would be a good king, do lots of justice, look after poor people, something you would want your new king to do. but in medieval europe, if the king didn't provide justice and so on and so forth. i'm afraid they took the view that he would have to answer to god in heaven. when a king's dead, it's not much good if you haven't been properly looked after. and what magna carta did in clause...
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no king, king anointed, god servant, inherits by divine luck, you could call it. but right.now every king in medieval europe made an oath to be a good king, do lots of justice, look after lots of poor people. all the sort of oh things you would want your new king to do. but in medieval europe if the king didn't provide justice and so on and so forth, i'm afraid they took the view that he had to answer to god in heaven. it's no good if you haven't been properly looked after. magna carta said in 61 if the king doesn't abide by the charterer when notified that he's in breach of it, in effect a council of 25 barons can take over the running of the kingdom. they are not to harm him, injure him, treat him with violence or his family. but they are no longer stuck with the oaths of allegiance and f erk fealty. this is an important moment. suddenly the king is answerable on oh earth, not just in heaven. from this we references to the king not being above the law. the law comes first. the king comes second. he's certainly the most important person in the kingdom. but he's beneath the
no king, king anointed, god servant, inherits by divine luck, you could call it. but right.now every king in medieval europe made an oath to be a good king, do lots of justice, look after lots of poor people. all the sort of oh things you would want your new king to do. but in medieval europe if the king didn't provide justice and so on and so forth, i'm afraid they took the view that he had to answer to god in heaven. it's no good if you haven't been properly looked after. magna carta said in...
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martin luther king jr. dr. king was a tremendous leader, no question about it. you know, we don't think of the world the same way prior to martin luther king that he think of the world now. dr. king was the first person ever in the history of the world to say war is wrong, for example. no one had ever said that before. even jesus said we will have wars and rumors of wars. dr. king said, war is evil. it destroys communities. it destroys people. it destroys civilization. it destroys the land. it is a corruption of natural law. he said war is wrong. and we just don't think about war the same way now that folks thought about it before dr. king made that kind of analysis. he changed the perspective about that. and the power of nonviolence. we think of that differently after dr. king. gandhi in india had established the paradigm for nonviolence but it was dr. king that brought it to international, you know, awareness through the civil rights movement. you know. people lived during the times, they live during their ages. and we can't take them out of those ages and put
martin luther king jr. dr. king was a tremendous leader, no question about it. you know, we don't think of the world the same way prior to martin luther king that he think of the world now. dr. king was the first person ever in the history of the world to say war is wrong, for example. no one had ever said that before. even jesus said we will have wars and rumors of wars. dr. king said, war is evil. it destroys communities. it destroys people. it destroys civilization. it destroys the land. it...
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king is here. >> mr. president, in the south there have been thousands of racially motivated murders. >> we need your help dr. king this thing is going to have to wait. >> it cannot wait. >> you have one big issue i have 101. >> selma it is. >> here in this great battle. >> selma is the place. >> dr. king. >> i can tell you that white boy can hit. >> you will not-- it is unacceptable that they use their power to keep us voiceless. >> those that have gone before us say no more. >> people-- they're going to get inside of your head. >> what happens when a man stands up and says enough is enough. >> we build a path as we came rock by rock. >> we must march we must stand up. >> you march those people into rural alabama it will be open season. >> may i have a word. >> there is no word to be had. >> the people the people, the people, the people, the people ♪ ♪. >> there are 70 million people watching. >> this thing is going around the world. >> we must make a massive demonstration. >> white, black and otherwise
king is here. >> mr. president, in the south there have been thousands of racially motivated murders. >> we need your help dr. king this thing is going to have to wait. >> it cannot wait. >> you have one big issue i have 101. >> selma it is. >> here in this great battle. >> selma is the place. >> dr. king. >> i can tell you that white boy can hit. >> you will not-- it is unacceptable that they use their power to keep us voiceless....
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king is.he real king is jesus. >> they bring gospel analysis and archaeology into focus at a place mariy joseph could not avoid on their way from nazareth to bethlehem. >> herod was concerned about security. herodium is a palace fortress. was important politically for places like this to be not just impressive but intimidating. >> no matter which way you traveled from nazareth to beth he them, the mound -- bethlehem, this mound is visible. one of the king's monumental building projects. >> just a little imagination, it's easy to visualize how beautiful these places would have been because what we're looking at now are the bones of the structure, but imagine that we are in a palace where the walls are decorated with frescoes and brilliant coloreds, gilding, mosaics. water is one of the principle features of a roman palace. also demonstrates a command of resources. that's impressive and meant to impress. >> sherrod -- herod ruled judea and palestine from 37 to 4bc. >> he built -- rebuilt the sec
king is.he real king is jesus. >> they bring gospel analysis and archaeology into focus at a place mariy joseph could not avoid on their way from nazareth to bethlehem. >> herod was concerned about security. herodium is a palace fortress. was important politically for places like this to be not just impressive but intimidating. >> no matter which way you traveled from nazareth to beth he them, the mound -- bethlehem, this mound is visible. one of the king's monumental building...
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martin luther king jr. dr. king was a tremendous leader, no question about it. you know, we don't think of the world the same way prior to martin luther king that he think of the world now. dr. king was the first person ever in the history of the world to say war is wrong, for example. no one had ever said that before. even jesus said we will have wars and rumors of wars. dr. king said, war is evil. it destroys communities. it destroys people. it destroys civilization. it destroys the land. it is a corruption of natural law. he said war is wrong. and we just don't think about war the same way now that folks thought about it before dr. king made that kind of analysis. he changed the perspective about that. and the power of nonviolence. we think of that differently after dr. king. gandhi in india had established the paradigm for nonviolence but it was dr. king that brought it to international, you know, awareness through the civil rights movement. you know. people lived during the times, they live during their ages. and we can't take them out of those ages and put
martin luther king jr. dr. king was a tremendous leader, no question about it. you know, we don't think of the world the same way prior to martin luther king that he think of the world now. dr. king was the first person ever in the history of the world to say war is wrong, for example. no one had ever said that before. even jesus said we will have wars and rumors of wars. dr. king said, war is evil. it destroys communities. it destroys people. it destroys civilization. it destroys the land. it...
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king, jr. he was born in 1941 in trinidad and comes two weeks before his 11th birthday and his family is one of the only black families in that neighborhood procopius precocious and very intelligent child and though setter unusually charismatic with the only black students to tested to the bronx high school of science which is one of the best public high schools did new york city and one of the most popular if not the most popular and what is extraordinary is and with the civil-rights movement in 1954 and 1965. and then to be mentored with political activist openly gay and he asks a friend who is that speaking of there? and that is a lie will be when i grow up. science is important so with those traditions some large you wish american and a vibrant left that is democratic. some are black and global. and then to listen to the african speeches and our love. to find out about patrice of the of kong go. and to think of this period of the civil rights movement with a truncated history lesson we have
king, jr. he was born in 1941 in trinidad and comes two weeks before his 11th birthday and his family is one of the only black families in that neighborhood procopius precocious and very intelligent child and though setter unusually charismatic with the only black students to tested to the bronx high school of science which is one of the best public high schools did new york city and one of the most popular if not the most popular and what is extraordinary is and with the civil-rights movement...
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but martin luther king jr. was more.influential in terms of overall history as a race leader because booker twa said they were just going to kind of sit calmly and accept what this is for now, martin luther worked for change not just for black people. he worked for better standards of living for everyone in america. book booker twa seems very intent on pursuing a personal agenda and elevating his status in politics and being the first at the white house. martin luther king accomplished everything he did without an official office. and he's better. you were saying that booker t. washington was the first and only to be appointed to an office, but that doesn't make him the man overall because if you ask someone in this country whether they are 6 16 or 60 who the preeminent symbol of racial equality martin luther king is the answer that comes up and that legacy holds more weight than any presidential appointment. >> okay, all right. who agrees with her? what do you have to say? >> you say he's a racial accommodation ist acco
but martin luther king jr. was more.influential in terms of overall history as a race leader because booker twa said they were just going to kind of sit calmly and accept what this is for now, martin luther worked for change not just for black people. he worked for better standards of living for everyone in america. book booker twa seems very intent on pursuing a personal agenda and elevating his status in politics and being the first at the white house. martin luther king accomplished...
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. >> the tears of the king.s for the destruction of the temple. >> the nation. this was the end of the first temple period. >> do we think that these tears, this mineral spring, has been running since then? >> well, i think it's running since many, many years. for sure it's more than 2,000 years old. >> and it's really interesting because look, there are people here, there are people all over the place. it's still a living, breathing place. >> reporter: which allows the people who visit to connect with their spiritual heritage. >> it's important for us to touch the history of this place and to feel this energy. it makes us cleaner. >> pure? >> pure. in your soul. >> in our soul. >> right here. >> yeah. >> a profound revelation for these christian pilgrims and one often shared by muslims, jews, and even those who come to visit for reasons other than faith. >> believers and non-believers come here. what do you think about them? do you think they -- >> if somebody feels the energy of the place, he doesn't have to b
. >> the tears of the king.s for the destruction of the temple. >> the nation. this was the end of the first temple period. >> do we think that these tears, this mineral spring, has been running since then? >> well, i think it's running since many, many years. for sure it's more than 2,000 years old. >> and it's really interesting because look, there are people here, there are people all over the place. it's still a living, breathing place. >> reporter: which...
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my little children and kuroda scott king -- coretta scott king's three children integrated the elementary schools in the city of atlanta. the white area superintendent said to me, ok, miss abernethy, when you leave home -- a friend of mine was on the school board, and we worked together -- she told me about the schools and which schools to integrate. she said, you don't want to be bothered with the people in buckhead. you take spring street. the faculty of georgia tech send their children to spring street and the governors send their children to spring street. you have more intellectual heritage there than you do at any of the other schools. you don't want to deal with buckhead. i called the area superintendent and told him my choice. he said, ok. call me 15 minutes -- call me when you leave home, and i will call the principal and tell her you are coming, so she won't have time to call all of her friends and have them there. that he did. i won't call his name. still, when coretta and i got there with our three little children, we only had 15 minutes , but that is how we took -- we chose s
my little children and kuroda scott king -- coretta scott king's three children integrated the elementary schools in the city of atlanta. the white area superintendent said to me, ok, miss abernethy, when you leave home -- a friend of mine was on the school board, and we worked together -- she told me about the schools and which schools to integrate. she said, you don't want to be bothered with the people in buckhead. you take spring street. the faculty of georgia tech send their children to...
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martin luther king.ryone is raving about the film because it is history and you have the sense of being there and you feel the fear and feel the hope and all of those things that are part of the dynamic of change. "selma." back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ x patricia clarkson is here starring in the broadway revival of "the elephant man." the "new york observer" calls it one of her wittier performances. nice to have you here. >> i'm so happy to be here. >> i love "the elephant man," you are magnificent and so is bradley and the rest of the cast. before that why has it taken you so long to come back to broadway? >> many reasons. i blame it on blanche to blog -- dubois. blanche is so depleting, it is so soul-sucking and such a massive undertaking that it left me in a different place. you never quite recover, anyone who has ever played blanche will tell you. i was left in a different place. i needed to take a break and it was doing all these films, -- i was doing all these films fortunately, i am very thank
martin luther king.ryone is raving about the film because it is history and you have the sense of being there and you feel the fear and feel the hope and all of those things that are part of the dynamic of change. "selma." back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ x patricia clarkson is here starring in the broadway revival of "the elephant man." the "new york observer" calls it one of her wittier performances. nice to have you here. >> i'm so happy to be here....
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martin luther king jr. and not much following their assessed nation. like his peers on the nonviolent coordinating committee, he started off as a believer is nonviolence and his experience of others led him to concentrated thinking on the notion of black self-defense. he was a complex figure in that laxity captured this in the biography, "stokely: a life." you can never be disappointed with someone termed the chocolate fred astaire. peniel jospeh is a professor at the university and a commentator on subjects such as race relations and civil rights and politics and democracy and i must say that he is a really nice shoe collection. please give a warm welcome to peniel jospeh. [applause] >> thank you for that warm introduction and i will start by thanking the library of congress and the national book festival for this invitation to talk about "stokely: a life." it is an honor and a privilege to be here. i have received a lot of questions as to why and why did i spend so much time and why did he deserve a dog o
martin luther king jr. and not much following their assessed nation. like his peers on the nonviolent coordinating committee, he started off as a believer is nonviolence and his experience of others led him to concentrated thinking on the notion of black self-defense. he was a complex figure in that laxity captured this in the biography, "stokely: a life." you can never be disappointed with someone termed the chocolate fred astaire. peniel jospeh is a professor at the university and a...
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what happens to martin luther king jr.? he gets sanitized and sterilized because that much black glove and fire is always a threat to america. americas misunderstands black rage as always being connected to revenge. it can be connected to black love. this is what love looks like in public, tenderness is what feels like in private. he was a tender man too just like malcolm. he was a sweet man. but he had a deep commitment to justice. when he died 72% of americans disapproved of him. 55% of black people disapprove of martin when he died. everybody loves him now that the worms got him. the fbi said he was the most dangerous man in america. how come? so much love. so much fire. why was that he was unpopular at the end? a critique of empire, the greatest purveyor of violence in the world, he was telling the truth, vietnam, trying to organize all poor people beyond civil rights, adding human-rights, and talked about in 64 going to the united nations, bringing america to try for the violation of human rights of black people. that
what happens to martin luther king jr.? he gets sanitized and sterilized because that much black glove and fire is always a threat to america. americas misunderstands black rage as always being connected to revenge. it can be connected to black love. this is what love looks like in public, tenderness is what feels like in private. he was a tender man too just like malcolm. he was a sweet man. but he had a deep commitment to justice. when he died 72% of americans disapproved of him. 55% of black...
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the king of rock 'n roll and the king of country music. >> every song he sang he put his heart and souljust when you say this is my favorite, you hear another song, this is my favorite. really special meaning to all of them. >> the british invasion takes the reins of rock 'n roll. elvis surrenders to hollywood's embrace. >> hollywood came calling and he got bit by the film bug which distracted him away from making great music and he almost became a joke in the '60s. host: is the only sure thing in hollywood. all the stars in so-so films alongside established actors like walter matthau, mary tyler moore and barbara eden. though engaged to priscilla, elvis in tinseltown the most desirable lady, sinatra. and actress and morgan. >> she was hottest thing in hollywood, elvis did >> remembering the hottest couple in hollywood. >> we weren't looking at him too much, we were looking at her. and he sees us and comes running and kicking us, i told you guys to get out of here. get out of here. >> ♪ host: elvis is making a million dollars per movie but the musical handpicked does elvis little goodie
the king of rock 'n roll and the king of country music. >> every song he sang he put his heart and souljust when you say this is my favorite, you hear another song, this is my favorite. really special meaning to all of them. >> the british invasion takes the reins of rock 'n roll. elvis surrenders to hollywood's embrace. >> hollywood came calling and he got bit by the film bug which distracted him away from making great music and he almost became a joke in the '60s. host: is...
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this phenomenal is called the king tide. >> have you ever heard of a king tide? >> i never heard of a king tide. >> reporter: ashley is not alone. the king tide makes a rare appearance just a few times a year when the sun, moon, earth line up, creating a strong gravit ation. >> reporter: so far this year's king tide, not as bad as last year. people remember this bike path covered and water all of the way up to that parking lot. >> no closed trails but we had to go through the parking lots to get back on the trail. >> reporter: water creeped up on highway 101. as fast as the king tide rolls in, it -- rolls back in where it belongs. >>> the raiders will part ways with jim harbaugh48 hours after the last game is played. the 49 -- the 49ers will part ways with jim harbaugh 48 hours after the last game is played. >>> as for the raiders they have two victories tonight, they beat the buffalo bills and they will stay in oakland for one more season. the nfl announced they will not allow any team to make a move for los angeles for the 2015 season. raider fans are hoping th
this phenomenal is called the king tide. >> have you ever heard of a king tide? >> i never heard of a king tide. >> reporter: ashley is not alone. the king tide makes a rare appearance just a few times a year when the sun, moon, earth line up, creating a strong gravit ation. >> reporter: so far this year's king tide, not as bad as last year. people remember this bike path covered and water all of the way up to that parking lot. >> no closed trails but we had to go...
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the kings that.nuary 24, 1789, parliament refused authorized new taxes. the king alternative, -- an estate general. jefferson attended the opening session on may 5. he wants several of his friends take their seats. if you look at this picture, at s is the first side, versailles, by the way. this is the king, sitting out of reach. this is the mc of the program. are the the right, notables -- that aristocracy. you can see jefferson was sitting in the audience. in the front, these were the commons. in the commons was part of madam helvetius' entourage. the refusal of the state to meet and vote separately precipitated to immediate crisis. on s crisis was resolved june 10, when members of the first two orders join them, the estate general dissolved. france had a new government. a e first task was to write new constitution. to le jefferson went on prepare -- lafayette asked jefferson to review draft that prepared to submit for the bill of rights, that jefferson was going to went on e -- jefferson to draft
the kings that.nuary 24, 1789, parliament refused authorized new taxes. the king alternative, -- an estate general. jefferson attended the opening session on may 5. he wants several of his friends take their seats. if you look at this picture, at s is the first side, versailles, by the way. this is the king, sitting out of reach. this is the mc of the program. are the the right, notables -- that aristocracy. you can see jefferson was sitting in the audience. in the front, these were the...
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king's infidelity through kcorkor coretta scott king. >> to do it with within the context of the marriageector. >> we have seen some scripts by male directors. >> reporter: as she reiterates the fill system much bigger than the story of any one man. >> the film is called "selma" not king for a reason. >> reporter: i hard you say your hope is this will help in the conversation that we're having as a nation about race? >> yes. it was jaw-dropping that this piece of art is coming out in this time, so robust with this energy of time. i hope this film adds to that change and maybe spark some new ideas. very interesting stuff to reconsider. >> for such a time as this. >> beautiful. >> if you believe all are created equal, come. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm robin roberts in new york. >>> you can catch selma in movie theaters on christmas day. >>> next, a total chocolate emergence in jacques torres. one of the busiest times of the year for chocolatemakers, sharing the sweet smell of success. inside every ricola drop there's a magic herb blend. the swiss call itchrüterchraft. [electronic musi
king's infidelity through kcorkor coretta scott king. >> to do it with within the context of the marriageector. >> we have seen some scripts by male directors. >> reporter: as she reiterates the fill system much bigger than the story of any one man. >> the film is called "selma" not king for a reason. >> reporter: i hard you say your hope is this will help in the conversation that we're having as a nation about race? >> yes. it was jaw-dropping that...
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and striking similarities between eric garner and rodney king. could the chokehold case end up in federal court? protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> tonight hundreds of protesters taking to the streets of new york and the u.s. many demonstrators, staged die-ins. in new york's grand central station, macy's in new york city and boston and in washington, d.c. to protest what protester say is widespread brutality. all of them lying done as michael brown was left for hours after he died before they moved his body. tonight, new york city is launching a program. basically they're testing this right now in about 27 or so officers. they're testing body cameras. with the hope that the body cameras are going to completely change the game here in terms of finding out when something wrong happe happens. but is it
and striking similarities between eric garner and rodney king. could the chokehold case end up in federal court? protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> tonight hundreds of protesters taking to the streets of new york and the u.s....
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overturned truck here in king of prussia. you're looking live, the schuylkill expressway, the eastbound schuylkill ramp, to head north onto 202, where you flip around, and head in toward king of prussia. >> ramp open but actually going to slow us down and probably cause a delays for anyone coming out of king of prussia toll plaza if you exit the turnpike, and head east, coming in toward philadelphia, it is on the ramp to 202 had three accident this morning, one with us, the southbound side of the new jersey turnpike, right near exit number two, for route 322 over wise good shape, 476, no problems yet on the schuylkill expressway. >> do you have head to up grant or woodward to cross the boulevard. >> all right, good to know, bob, thank you. 6:03, breaking news out of chester county, north coventry county police just releasing new information about fatal accident that killed construction worker overnight on route 422. zero six year old lee boyer was working on the highway last night. he was hit by a vehicle traveling west. the
overturned truck here in king of prussia. you're looking live, the schuylkill expressway, the eastbound schuylkill ramp, to head north onto 202, where you flip around, and head in toward king of prussia. >> ramp open but actually going to slow us down and probably cause a delays for anyone coming out of king of prussia toll plaza if you exit the turnpike, and head east, coming in toward philadelphia, it is on the ramp to 202 had three accident this morning, one with us, the southbound...
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>> this is a dual draft kings has won that's for sure. duel.s finding a partner like draftkings likes to have fun and create content. we had legends with us, world free and darrell dawkins and theo ratliff and how to engage dr. js and allen iverson to create fun content. which would be great. liz: fan duel, it works both ways. jason, why the 76ers? sorry, scott, don't get mad at me, you are winless. >> liz, not that we haven't won games. we just run out of time. liz: okay. that is what the celtics said last friday. we ran out of time. but jason -- >> see what i mean? liz: this is interesting way to go. but you also have a deal with the patriots. so you're with a very big winning team here. maybe this will bring the emotion along and bring a few wins to the column there? >> well, we, i mean the main thing we look at in choosing a partner is long term how does the organization think about things and is that a consistent and ally lined with how we do. 76ers and patriots are innovative, cutting-edge organizations, trying to push on digital and mobi
>> this is a dual draft kings has won that's for sure. duel.s finding a partner like draftkings likes to have fun and create content. we had legends with us, world free and darrell dawkins and theo ratliff and how to engage dr. js and allen iverson to create fun content. which would be great. liz: fan duel, it works both ways. jason, why the 76ers? sorry, scott, don't get mad at me, you are winless. >> liz, not that we haven't won games. we just run out of time. liz: okay. that is...
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are we on the shoulders of king zm i say we are on the shoulders of king. however, it's time for us to hit the streets ourselves. i see hope. i see hope in the protests happening around the country. i see hope in my friend ben who staid with me. i see hope all around. i believe if people want to this be the king or participate in us becoming a collective king, they would make their presence known. >> you mentioned ben staid with you. at the moment you are told by the police officer, all right. just get out of here, what did you do? >> well, i got up and my first thought was oh, they're letting people go. and so i turned and looked and saw sean being led away by the police officers. it hit me what was going on. and so in that moment, it wasn't so much a choice to stay or leave, but oo moral imperative to stay. in that sense, you had the opportunity, the responsibility of bearing witness. i wonder in part then how that story helps us to understand what it will take to build a truly multiracial movement, out of this thing still deeply racializeded racializ izi
are we on the shoulders of king zm i say we are on the shoulders of king. however, it's time for us to hit the streets ourselves. i see hope. i see hope in the protests happening around the country. i see hope in my friend ben who staid with me. i see hope all around. i believe if people want to this be the king or participate in us becoming a collective king, they would make their presence known. >> you mentioned ben staid with you. at the moment you are told by the police officer, all...
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king left jail, he did more work on the letter.here are various versions of the letter where he crafted it, he edited it. and then over the summer of 1963 it was published. portions were published in various newspapers and magazines. it was circulated as a mimeograph. then in the fall of 1963 it was published in this booklet published by the friend society, by the quakers. this has the full text of the letter. it also has this statement from the clergymen that king was responding to. what we've looked at today is a small selection of documents out of our archives. we focused on items dealing with race, the struggle for civil rights in america. we've done that not only because we were remembering important events from 50 years ago and also because the birmingham story is a story for the whole world. biming ham has become a symbol for people all over the world to freedom fighters and it's a symbol of not only racial intolerance and racial reconciliation and what happens when people stand up and demand their civil rights. the story is
king left jail, he did more work on the letter.here are various versions of the letter where he crafted it, he edited it. and then over the summer of 1963 it was published. portions were published in various newspapers and magazines. it was circulated as a mimeograph. then in the fall of 1963 it was published in this booklet published by the friend society, by the quakers. this has the full text of the letter. it also has this statement from the clergymen that king was responding to. what we've...
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king king, we anymore streits after martin luther king, jr. today. h. rap brown, nobody calls him a hero. >> if you're the president of the united states, if you're going continue site them to the white house, -- to invite them to the whews, why not invite the other reverends. >> this needs to be an understanding -- people think particularly in the black community that this was about race, but it really bass -- was about a horrible incident. nobody can say this is okay. it's not okay. it's a horrible thing that happened to the mr. garner. nobody -- >> here's where i go a little different, governor. i would say in the case -- probably should have beenen -- been an indictment but i'm not a lawyer and wasn't in the grand jury room. what i am saying if the president is going to meet with all of these ministers, i'm hoping -- but no evidence of that -- there were some african-american ministers there who said, you got this wrong. victimization thing you might be putting out there, mr. president, maybe be accidentally, unintentionally, is sending just the wro
king king, we anymore streits after martin luther king, jr. today. h. rap brown, nobody calls him a hero. >> if you're the president of the united states, if you're going continue site them to the white house, -- to invite them to the whews, why not invite the other reverends. >> this needs to be an understanding -- people think particularly in the black community that this was about race, but it really bass -- was about a horrible incident. nobody can say this is okay. it's not...
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. >> on the day of elvis' death in 1977 he is the fading king of rock and roll. his records and movies are not selling the way they used to. and he supports his rich life-style with concerts. scheduled to play out of memphis, elvis is heading to portland, maine, for what would have been his 56th live show of the year. >> we returned back to graceland at about 1:30. and elvis and i went upstairs and elvis turned on the television in his room to relax for a while. >> live-in girlfriend ginger is the last person to see him alive. about 6:30, elvis called downstairs for ricky stanley to bring up his package of medication to help him sleep. because he was so nervous, always keyed up before starting the tour. elvis took his pack of medication and started reading, he thought it would help him fall asleep. then i fell asleep. so about 8:00 i woke up, elvis said he was restless and just couldn't sleep. and ricky came up with another pack of medication. >> a second pack? >> right, elvis took that, then i went back to sleep. >> elvis spent the entire morning inside his dres
. >> on the day of elvis' death in 1977 he is the fading king of rock and roll. his records and movies are not selling the way they used to. and he supports his rich life-style with concerts. scheduled to play out of memphis, elvis is heading to portland, maine, for what would have been his 56th live show of the year. >> we returned back to graceland at about 1:30. and elvis and i went upstairs and elvis turned on the television in his room to relax for a while. >> live-in...
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martin luther king, jr., and others. we met with the leadership on both sides of the capital, house leadership, senate leadership, democrats, and republicans. if you have an opportunity to visit my office in the cannon house building, you will see a photograph of that morning with dr. martin luther king, jr., roy wilkins, rabbi prince, eugene carson blake, britney young, and young john lewis. [laughter] talking with the republican leader. if someone had told me then that one day i would be standing here in statuary hall being honored by the united states capitol historical society, i would have told them, "you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you don't even know what you're talking about." each time i come into this place -- and i have been here a while. i have been in congress for almost 28 years. i feel more than lucky. i feel blessed. each day i am here, i learn more and more about the significance of this building, the paintings, the statues, the different rooms. sometimes i feel these statues are speaking to me an
martin luther king, jr., and others. we met with the leadership on both sides of the capital, house leadership, senate leadership, democrats, and republicans. if you have an opportunity to visit my office in the cannon house building, you will see a photograph of that morning with dr. martin luther king, jr., roy wilkins, rabbi prince, eugene carson blake, britney young, and young john lewis. [laughter] talking with the republican leader. if someone had told me then that one day i would be...
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they watch stephen king on television. they read stephen king.re i was trying to be this idealistic teacher trying to change the world and change them and all they wanted to read with stephen king. so i just gave in and said we are going to read horror fiction and staff and that was transformative for me and for my students because they began becoming readers and really enjoying reading and loving it and staff. eventually, stephen king read my memoir and we are a very for word about it. >> host: you regret allowing the girls to read horror fiction? >> guest: not at all. we did not -- we actually read stephen king and my class. i did a bunch of research after i read about this literary passion of tears. i found all of these really wonderful, blake stories and stuff for young kids and i managed to create a curriculum around the stories. so what kind of compromise. but they still insisted their favorite author was always stephen king. that was interesting. >> host: >> host: how long were you with these girls in this class? >> guest: at the class for
they watch stephen king on television. they read stephen king.re i was trying to be this idealistic teacher trying to change the world and change them and all they wanted to read with stephen king. so i just gave in and said we are going to read horror fiction and staff and that was transformative for me and for my students because they began becoming readers and really enjoying reading and loving it and staff. eventually, stephen king read my memoir and we are a very for word about it....
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this phenomenon is called the king tide. have you ever heard of a king tide? >> i've never heard of a king tide. >> reporter: ashley is not alone. the king tide makes a rare appearance just a few times a year. when the sun, moon and earth line up creating a strong gravitational attraction lasting several days. here on earth, that means extremes, very high and very low tides. >> if it comes up a couple more feet, they're going to be all flooded out. they put up levees and stuff and puppen out stations. >> reporter: so far this year's king tide not nearly as bad as last year. people around here remember this entire bike path being covered and water all the way up to that parking lot. >> no, no closed trails but we've had to go through some parking lots to make it back onto the trail. >> reporter: same for drivers a few block roads where water creeped up on to highway 101. as fast as the king tide rolls in, within hours, it's back where it belongs. leaving apartments dry again -- parking lots dry again at least until tomorrow. >> it's quite amazing. >> reporter:
this phenomenon is called the king tide. have you ever heard of a king tide? >> i've never heard of a king tide. >> reporter: ashley is not alone. the king tide makes a rare appearance just a few times a year. when the sun, moon and earth line up creating a strong gravitational attraction lasting several days. here on earth, that means extremes, very high and very low tides. >> if it comes up a couple more feet, they're going to be all flooded out. they put up levees and stuff...
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. ♪ ♪ the king of kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone him. ♪ ♪ raise, raise a song ond angels sing: haste, haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ marry did you know that your baby boy some day will rule a marry did you know that your baby boy some day will rule a nation, mary did you know? huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent marry did you know that your baby boy some day will rule a nation, mary did you know? or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's me! get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts! whooo! gimme some! geico. fift
. ♪ ♪ the king of kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone him. ♪ ♪ raise, raise a song ond angels sing: haste, haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the babe, the son of mary. ♪ the...
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that's when the king launched right project. farmers here an alternative crop worth enough so they could actually make a living. but also to set up a research center to explore how to more efficiently grow crops in rural thailand. he was just a boy with the king visited his father's opium field. >> translator: for my father's generation earning enough to put foot on the table was good enough. for my generation we need food but also money for other things in life. >> reporter: he now farms for the royal project growing grapes. >> we can now send our children to school from having nothing. the hills make farming difficult. the project researches alternative growing methods. >> translator: we learn that growing in closed greenhouses provides better yields. and villages learned how to grow without using soil. >> reporter: that saves on space but also stops the villagers from chopping down more of the forests around here. having their beloved king associated with it, gives royal project produce a marketing edge in thailand. and part
that's when the king launched right project. farmers here an alternative crop worth enough so they could actually make a living. but also to set up a research center to explore how to more efficiently grow crops in rural thailand. he was just a boy with the king visited his father's opium field. >> translator: for my father's generation earning enough to put foot on the table was good enough. for my generation we need food but also money for other things in life. >> reporter: he now...
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martin luther king, jr. and amended piece in the face of war -- demanded peace in the face of war, solidarity in the face of division, and love in the face of hate. that was in a time of injustice done against american and -- african americans who felt the american system was lost. they felt it would be easier to tear down the structure of the old. for all of america's shortcomings, john lewis stood with those demanding the promise of america not be discarded but instead realized in full by being purified in practice. inlewis said to the crowd 1963 during the march on washington, he wanted the people to protest across the nation. comes, untilreedom the revolution of 1776 was complete." the designs and principles of our founders are good, though our nation fell short for far too long. we honor john lewis today, not as a revolutionary, but as one, to paraphrase dr. king, came to cash the check the architects of our republic wrote, the promissory note demanding every american is guaranteed the right of liberty,
martin luther king, jr. and amended piece in the face of war -- demanded peace in the face of war, solidarity in the face of division, and love in the face of hate. that was in a time of injustice done against american and -- african americans who felt the american system was lost. they felt it would be easier to tear down the structure of the old. for all of america's shortcomings, john lewis stood with those demanding the promise of america not be discarded but instead realized in full by...
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the king of rock 'n roll and the king of country music ♪ every song he sang, he put his heart and soulard to have a favorite song, because just when you felt this is my favorite, then you hear another song and you go, oh, this is my favorite. special meaning to all of them. >> but as the '60s turned to protest singers like bob dylan and the british invasion, elvis surrenders to hollywood's embrace. >> hollywood came calling, and he got sort of bit by the film bug, which distracted him away from making great music. and, you know, he almost became a joke in the '60s, because people just weren't really catching on to the films he was doing. >> oh, no! >> legendary film maker hall wallace produces nine elvis films, describing the king as the only sure thing in hollywood. ♪ elvis stars in a series of so-so films, alongside walter math that you, angela lansbury, and barbara eden. though engaged to priscilla, elvis is linked to some of the most desirable leading ladies. nancy sinatra, sibbel shepard. >> oh, man, ann margaret. she was the hottest thing in hollywood. >> george kline recalls. >>
the king of rock 'n roll and the king of country music ♪ every song he sang, he put his heart and soulard to have a favorite song, because just when you felt this is my favorite, then you hear another song and you go, oh, this is my favorite. special meaning to all of them. >> but as the '60s turned to protest singers like bob dylan and the british invasion, elvis surrenders to hollywood's embrace. >> hollywood came calling, and he got sort of bit by the film bug, which distracted...
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the king tide is here in belmont pipes are set up to reduce flooding. in the bay area it's already begun. cornell bernard is live in mill valley. reporter: king tides got the attention of lots of peopl here today. six feet high in some. the tide is out right now but in a few hours king tides will be back and where i'm standing will be underwater once again, cutting off access to homes and businesses. >> sometimes it's entertaining. but most of the time it's frustrating. >> heidi says 18 years of living in a houseboat has lost its charge. high king tides make it impossible for her to leave him. >> you live on a house both you expect thilifestyle but after a while it gets frustrating. we have to wade off the dock. >> getting to mill valley was challenging sunday. this exit closed when kingides caused flooding. caltrans crews shut down the shoreline highway after its vanished underwater. a few bikers brave enough to plow through. >> trying to get into mill valley, closed off. >> it is. >> but i think i can go north on the freeway. so that's going to be my
the king tide is here in belmont pipes are set up to reduce flooding. in the bay area it's already begun. cornell bernard is live in mill valley. reporter: king tides got the attention of lots of peopl here today. six feet high in some. the tide is out right now but in a few hours king tides will be back and where i'm standing will be underwater once again, cutting off access to homes and businesses. >> sometimes it's entertaining. but most of the time it's frustrating. >> heidi...
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at kings, they talk a lot about honor and they back it up too. at the kings academy in sunnyvale renovations are just about complete on their brand-new quad. new concrete, new awnings, new landscaping, all making it much more attractive. but it is the new screws holding up the old plaques that are the most meaningful. >> we wanted to make sure those plaques were displayed in a more honorable way. >> matt nesbit is director of operations for the kings academy. >> anything that needs scheduling or building or renovating is probably something that falls into my category. >> which is why it was matt's job to figure out what to do with the 23 bronze plaques that had been displaced by the renovation, one for each graduating class from 1958 to 1980, but not graduates of this school. kings academy occupies the campus that was once home to sunnyvale high school. the district closed that school in the early 80s. they left their plaques and a bench and a sundial behind. the kings academy could have ripped all of them up and hand them back. it wasn't their h
at kings, they talk a lot about honor and they back it up too. at the kings academy in sunnyvale renovations are just about complete on their brand-new quad. new concrete, new awnings, new landscaping, all making it much more attractive. but it is the new screws holding up the old plaques that are the most meaningful. >> we wanted to make sure those plaques were displayed in a more honorable way. >> matt nesbit is director of operations for the kings academy. >> anything that...