>> when i arrived there on the steps of the lincoln memorial, i was very hopeful. i was very optimistic. i was ready. i was ready. and when a. philip randolph stood up and said, "i now present to you young john lewis, the national chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee," i had what i considered an executive session with myself. >> an executive session with yourself? >> yeah. i said, "this is it. i must go for it." so, i looked to my right. i saw all of these young people from the student nonviolent coordinating committee. then i looked to my left. i saw many young people, black and white, up in the trees trying to get a better view of the platform. then i looked straight ahead. and i just started -- started speaking. >> we march today for jobs and freedom, but we have nothing to be proud of, for hundreds and thousands of our brothers are not here. for they are receiving starvation wages, or no wages at all. while we stand here, there are sharecroppers in the delta of mississippi who are out in the fields working for less than $3 a day, 12 hours a

monolithic king says mimi it helped lincoln memorial and a quarter million people show up here. there is no real sense of have essentially happens. have you get people to do that? this is on a westlake. they were people who came -- his top toward, what they almost always occur on a saturday sunday. at the beginning in mid week the negro american labor council was a critical and forgotten link in this story. it was founded in 1960, but it drew on networks, personal networks and institutional networks that went back really to deliver uprisings of the 1930's and 1940's, many of the people with leaders and worked with a philip randolph to build the margin 1941 which was ultimately called off at the last minute. they had always thought, someday we will redo this. they saw the 1963 rice is a continuation of something that haven't in 19 -- that happened 20 years earlier the negro american labor counsel when it is mentioned, the scene from historians, paper organization, something that was the head of the did not really have an organization behind it. he did not have an organization. un

. >>> first new information about the woman charged with splattering green paint at the lincoln memorial and the national cathedral. store new developments regarding the green paint vandalism. you may recall police arrested a woman named tian jiamel in that case. doctors found her incompetent to stand trial. and a judge ordered a more thorough competency examination. >>> alexandrian police chief says the proof that his officers fired in self defense can all be seen in a cell phone video. but the dead man's mama says she saw the shooting and the video and it just ain't so. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in alexandrian where the police chief says his officers were justified in killing him right here because he pulled his gun on them. but did he or did they not and what does the video show? >> when they started shooting. i was there. and i know what i saw. >> vickie sellers watched at seven alexandrian police officers opened fire and killed her son. a arm toker marine legally carried a gun. but he did not fire when officers opened up with 37 rounds hitting him five times. >> only at the point t

. >>> in "the washington post," man accused of taking inappropriate photos of women at the lincoln memorialu.s. park police say a virginia man used a telephoto lens to shoot up skirt photos of women sitting on the memorial's famous steps. shame on him. >>> in "the wall street journal," 2020 olympics, madrid, tokyo or istanbul? it talks about how all three finalists face hurdles as the international olympic committee prepares for a final vote tomorrow. >>> also leading our news this morning, president obama renews his quest for foreign support of the u.s. military strike in syria today. the second and final day of the g-20 summit. but it's still unclear whether there is a global coalition of support. russia, china and the european union have all condemned the attack, but say it's too soon for military action. >>> a horrific story in new york city. 19-year-old roman pirozek jr. was performing a trick on a remote control helicopter when something went terribly wrong. he lost control and the helicopter's blade struck him in the head, killing him instantly in front of his father who taught him h

the lincoln memorial theth national cathedral and several other in the district. doctors who examined her say shh is not competent to stand trial and recommend that she undergoun more exams.ex another hearing is scheduled next month inside an.. >>> and month toning metro, we e are several months away from the day view of the silver line. workers are wrapping up construction of that project. it's 75% complete. in the nextit' few weeks, workes are testing the track and putting touches on the five stations, the extension provider rail service from mcclain to reston and it will include a stop at tyson's corner. it the rest of the it will take longer five years. >>> on the news edge at 6:00, man's best friend spreading much-needed comfort to theor workers of the navy yard.ya we will take you along on aon visit as the news edge continues mplet continues. >>> but first we head out with this, creatures spending theirn afternoon turning heads, they are body, from peta who are protesting the use of snake skin for clothing and accessories, this comes after d.c.'s fashion wee

we have made it is important to go back to those days five decades ago in front of majestic lincoln memorial in washington dc. the march on washington was an assemblage of people in power converging on washington dc, our nations capital, only occasionally seen every few decades. a quarter of 1 million americans march on washington that hot summer day. each representing thousands and thousands of americans were standing up for both racial equality and job opportunities. across the nation. now i will defer to our main speaker, the man who is there and whose words you will soon hear them up but this was the largest public gathering in washington dc until that time in our nations history. only surpassed by some of the antiwar marches that followed later in the 60s. african-americans, teachers, students, union workers, 30 of all creeds and people of many walks of life, came together to appeal to the conscience of the nation and demand action that would enable the patient to live up to our constitutional ideals. that would free african-americans from the shackles of poverty and discrimination and

at the lincoln memorial, several speakers recalled the role faith played in the march on washington. in his remarks, president obama urged the nation to do more to achieve the economic equality that was part of king's vision. >> for the men and women who gathered 50 years ago were not there in search of some abstract ideal. they were there seeking jobs as well as justice. to win that battle, to answer that call, this remains our great unfinished business. >>> there was renewed sectarian violence in myanmar, the former burma. a buddhist mob destroyed several muslim homes and shops in the latest wave of attacks on the country's muslim minority. in the past year, more than 250 people have been killed and 140,000 displaced. the u.s. commission on international religious freedom called the situation in myanmar a "profound humanitarian and political crisis." >>> u.s. muslim groups this week accused the new york police department of violating the civil rights of muslims, after the associated press reported the department designated a number of mosques as terrorist organizations. that allowe

made photographs to passersby and he envisioned this as a prelude to the later gathering at the lincoln memorial. because on that day, he is tapping into the deeper current of historical memory through on the spot studies of geometry and geography. freed wanted to bring the social layers of architecture into a shared frame. to see this from a panoramic perspective was also the ability to pay attention to a crowd of individuals and really to walk alongside and amongst them. it also offered him a spectacle not to marvel from a far, but to explored this march at its ground level. he meandered through multitudes and the resulting images attest to his thoughtful photographic eye, as well as his active but work throughout the day. but if we return to thinking about the role of how this happened, we see one of the only statues of the former president included in this work. it happened to be the same frame, which is the only photograph of the day's keynote speaker, doctor martin luther king. much of the march on washington features him either up-close with a crowd behind him. but here, the reader and fo

forms, stretching nearly a mile long and nearly 10 stories below ground, about the height of the lincoln memorial scientists say this may just be a short-term fix, but something has to be done soon before there is even greater damage to the environment and japan's economy. >> it might not be as much radioactive activity as chernobyl but for the ocean it's unprecedented as an accidental source. we've never seen that much radiation coming out of a reactor site directly into the ocean. >> reporter: there has been nothing like the size of scope of the wall to come for fukushima, where radiation levels are a staggering 18 times higher than previously thought, enough to kill a person after just four hours of exposure. so what does this mean for the fish that makes its way to u.s. waters from japan? so far scientists say they have not found any unsafe levels of radiation. but with these continued leaks scientists say will come an increasingly sharper look at the fish we eat and the waters they swim in. cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >>> and now to north korea where tonight an unlikely and unoffici

she was charged with facing the cathedral and was suspect at similar vandalism at the lincoln memorial other national landmarks. findings are only pulmonary and doctors are recommending a full .ompetency officials still do not know why someone intentionally said at least half a dozen fires -- set at least half a dozen fires. a person of interest. the fire crews say they started popping up in large trash bins wednesday evening. all of them were set within an hour. no one was injured but one fire spread through an apartment building. packers fires a contracting firm over there am slim and of aaron alexis. the firm failed to respond appropriately to his mental health issues. it has been nearly two weeks now. responded to,as saying, no greater knowledge of anyone else -- his health. in the last few hours, we have learned the autopsy has been complete and his body has been released. still no word on who has claimed his body. video out of massachusetts with three bystanders ridley jumped on a set of train tracks to save a stranger. the man falls into the change -- train pit. officials immedi

she is also suspected of vandalizing other landmarks including the lincoln memorial. >> alexandria police will discuss the findings of an interim investigation of a deadly police involved shooting. a form mare rene was shot and killed by officers basic points c. mayor in february. they say he pull add gun on several officers responding to a domestic violence call. in july the report said that alexandria police were justified in shooting cellulars. >> police in new york search for a man they say opened fire incise a garden city business. one person died and a second was injured. police searched for kim throughout the night after he fled in a white s.u.v. can 48 and commuters are dealing with mass i delays. officials are working to find alternative power but it could take weeks. today's commuter trains with accommodate about 33% of the regular leadership. they urge ones to stay home or find alternative services. >> los angeles police are trying to figure out who started six fires this weekend. firefighters then responded to five more trash fires after that. the largest one spread to a comme

defacing it with green paint and is suspected, but not charged with doing the same thing at the lincoln memorial> 9,000 cases of vandalism at u.s. parks since 2009. some of it ugly and offensivoff. it's costing taxpayers a lot of money. the park service is particularly worried about a new trend with vandals. >> reporter: crews needed three weeks and a fifth round of paint to clean off the green paint. parta beth helps clean naxal parks in d.c. >> reporter: it must be frustrating to see what's done here? >> absolutely. i love the national parks. they are nature(eqncha clean up in the since. spray paint near the old salem church. trees tagged. and a substance poured on the e01w>y?xf e01w>y?xf >04ntr n'%j cameraviral.i ;9"o them. twitter, facebook, instagram, making the vandals more bold and making the graffiti viral. >> what they are defacing is not a rail car. j<. 4 taggeõ ba arizona's [.ve american ad > dan. >> they are competing with each other and the way so many graffiti artists do. we obtained records showing theg times each year. vco1a)náqa9eme games. >> this team is going to be rg],! hey?

she is charged with the national cathedral case, but i suspect -- a suspect at the lincoln memorial. >> once again, it was beautiful out there. i will take every day of it. >> steve rudin checking in for the weather center. >> we will keep the trend moving on into the upcoming weekend, even into next week. take a look where the sun is also shining, rehoboth beach, delaware, a few clouds beginning to move in. not expecting a whole lot of moisture from the system as it moves closer to our area during the overnight hours. you will notice the cloud cover beginning to increase just a bit more. 75 degrees this hour. 72@gaithersburg and 75 in martinsburg. 73 in winchester. there are the clouds beginning to push across the delmar peninsula. these clouds will keep our temperatures up inside the beltway during the overnight, only falling into the 60 degree range. early evening hours, no problems at all. outdoor dinner plans, going for a run -- go for it. temperatures will slowly fall through the 70's into the 60's -- in ourying suburbs outlying suburbs. we will take a look at the next seven da

polarized the country was the eleanor roosevelt who wanted to see marion anderson perform at the lincoln memorialeven though she was denied, which we do not find controversial. >> marion anderson, african- >> the fact is a first lady was in the middle of that controversy. that setr predecessors and set her apart from the red cross promoter. >> did she come into the role, or did she grow into it? >> she had been in the movement since she was out of high school. it's not correct she only started when she got out of the white house area did -- a white she was very practice and politics even before she went into standing in for franklin in new york state when he had polio. she had been an activist in the women's movement, the labor movement, and she was probably one of the few first ladies who came into the white house with political constituencies of her own separate from her husband. >> has that happened since then? where was she unique? -- or was she unique? >> maybe hillary. >> on a much more modest scale. ine got away with things. terms of conflict of interest. personal radio broadcast. she was

about the height of the lincoln memorial.some scientist say this may a short term fix but something has to be done soon. before even greater damage to the environment and japan economy. >> it might not be as much radioactive as chernobyl but for the ocean unprecedented. we have never seen this much radiation coming out of a reactor site directly in the ocean. >> but there has been nothing like the size and scope of the wall to come from fukushima where radiation levels are staggering 18 times higher than previously thought. enough to kill a person after just 4 hours of exposure. what does this mean for the fish that make its way to u.s. water from his japan? so far scientist say they have not found any unsafe levels of raid aichlingts but with these continued leak, scientist say will come an increasingly sharper look at the fish we eat and the waters they swim in. this is abc news los angeles. >> to another disaster. almost 3 years since the gas pipeline explosion in san bruno that killed 8 people and destroyed nearly 40 home

and i certainly don't think it's necessary to put jersey walls around the lincoln memorial. that's what bothers me. if you talk about winning, they've won by making us alter our way of life. i don't think it's necessary. >> dana, you want to talk about the speech a little bit? >> sure. >> yesterday during the break you said how similar president obama's approach to defending an attack on syria was to bush's argument for the surge. and sam thiesen had a piece today which compared what you tell us, compared the speech. >> it was actually during our 11:00 p.m. show last night, for which i was awake. i was listening to one of the sound bites from president obama's speech. and i said out loud, even though you conned hear me, i said oh, that's the same argument that was made for the surge, the one he argued against. sort of an off-hand comment. and i understand that presidents once they get into the oval office your view changes and everything. but what's interesting is mark thiesen a speech writer for the bush administration, now is a columnist for the "washington post" and write

get ready to go, let me say that, as we as a country remember the dream, as i stood there at lincoln memorialght about how we still faced problems, but i thought about how 50 years ago they came to washington on the back of bus, couldn't stop in a restaurant, couldn't vote in most states, and we came back 50 years later there was a black president in the white house and a black attorney general. we did what they couldn't imagine. i intend to fight every day of my life until 50 years from now things are happening that i couldn't even imagine had happened. that's when we know that we lean forward and made the dream advance. when beyond our wildest dreams things can happen, and if we get up every day determined to make that happen and know that everything we see is a result of some dreamer that changed reality, and that's what we must do. thank you for being here tonight. thank you for watching, and thanks again. ♪ we have overcome ♪ we have overcome ♪ we have overcome today weekdays are for rising to the challenge. they're the days to take care of business. when possibilities become reality. wi

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wednesday on the anniversary of the march on washington, president obama stood on the steps of the lincoln memorialery same spot where dr. martin luther king stood 50 years ago. the president's view this week was very much the same as the one that unfolded before dr. king in 1963. a crowd of people gathered around the reflecting pool listening to words that resounded across the national mall and throughout history. -of- dream. when president obama took king's place this week, he paid homage not only to king's dream but to the tireless efforts that brought this dream to fruition in the form of landmark civil rights policy. >> because they kept heart, america changed. because they marched the civil rights law was passed. because they marched a voting rights law was signed. because they marched doors of opportunity and education swing open so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. >> in a moment as the president looked back at the successes of the civil rights movement he also recognized the work tod

you write that not a single republican elected official stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial onnority voters. robert, i'll have you answer this first. forget attracting minority voters, shouldn't they be out there in respect to a moment that changed u.s. history. >> i'm really troubled by this. at the end of the day the anniversary of dr. king's speech was not a political event. it should not have been a political event. when you look at condoleezza rice, a colin powell, there are several individuals out there of color that are conservative. my understanding is march organizers did reach out to republican national committee and to republicans to ask for their advice and republicans came back with a memo but it was dead on arrival. this is unfortunate. >> since writing your article, has anyone given you good answers why no republican leadership was present? >> organizers only began inviting political figures about five weeks ago. while it may be no excuse, it's difficult to rip up a congressional summer recess schedule four or five weeks out. the entire congress was invited on au

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let me say that as we -- as a question, remember the dream as i stood there at lincoln memorial. washington on the back of buses. couldn't stop at a restaurant. could not vote in most states. and we came back 50 years later. there was a black president in the white house. we did what they couldn't imagine. i intend to fight every day of my life until 50 years from now things are happening that i couldn't even imagine have happened. that is when we know that we leaned forward and made the dream advance. when beyond our wildest dreams things can happen, and if we get up every day determined to make that happen and know that everything we see is a residential of some dreamer, that changed reality and that is what we must do. thank you for being here tonight. thank you for watching. and thank you for dreaming. >> we have overcome ♪ we have overcome ♪ we have overcome today ♪ [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8.

about the height of the lincoln memorial. some scientists say this may just be a short term fix. done soon before there is even greater damage to the environment and japan's economy. >> it may not be as much radioactivity as chernobyl. for the ocean, unprecedented as an accidental source. we have never seen this much radiation coming out of a reactor site into the ocean. >> reporter: there has been nothing like the size and scope of the wall to come for fukushima, where radiation levels are a staggering 18 times higher than thought. enough to kill a person after just four hours of exposure. what does it mean for the fish that makes its way to u.s. waters from japan. scientists say they have not found any unsafe levels of radiation. with these continued leaks, scientists say will come a increasingly sharper look at the fish we eat and waters they swim in. cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >>> most of the power is back on this morning across venezuela after a network failure plunged 70% of the country into a blackout. the outage hit about noon. knocking out underground trains, t

we get ready to go let me say that as we as a country remember the dream, as i stood there at lincoln memorialms. but i thought how 50 years ago they came to washington on buses, couldn't stop in a rest room couldn't vote in most states. we came back 50 years later, and there was a black president in the white house and black attorney general. we did what they couldn't imagine. i intend to fight every day of my life until 50 years from now things are happening that i couldn't even imagine had happened. that's when we know that we've leaned forward and made the dream advance, when beyond our wildest dreams things can happen. and if we get up every day determined to make that happen and know that everything we see is a result of some dreamer that changed reality, and that's what we must do. thank you for being here tonight. thank you for watching. ♪ we have overcome we have overcome ♪ ♪ we have overcome today ♪ s this? uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? because i'm a pig driving a convertible? tail light's

it is precisely because there is no lincoln no real memory. we grew up with the division. but i don't think that -- my personal opinion, partly unification will not happen. i now think that it will. i now think that the south korean people, the and regeneration are interested enough for them to make any kind of sacrifices. % year much. >> thank you. >> i can only take one more question. okay. two more questions. abcaeight. >> i wonder if you care to share anything or if you could share prior to kimmel says innovation and korea. >> i don't -- what led up to the invasion. obviously he felt confident enough to be a will to win the war. right after the division, 1945, north korea, the russians came in. there were very quickly able to create a stable regime. the south koreans they created instability. so when he saw the situation, he actually believed when he invaded the south

say that because in the shadow of two weeks ago when president obama stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial on the shoulders of dr. king, in the shadow of abraham lincoln, who was there on the shoulders of frederick douglas and harriet beecher stowe. we have to acknowledge that we have come a long way in this nation. it is quite amazing, and you can see the cadre of mayors, elected officials, scientists, doctors, lawyers, athletes that are physical manifestation of how far we have come. and we have to take a moment though to recognize that we still have a very, very long way to go. and i think the first thing that has to be said forcefully is that people in america think we are beyond the issues of race, they are wrong. .. and had the freedom to struggle for better education, to struggle for a better job. but the catastrophic life on the streets of america every day is challenging neighborhoods and families individual ability just to get to the next day. that's one of the things, in my opinion, we have lost our pass on. john lewis said not long ago we didn't get beat on the way to selma so

smithsonian here in washington, national parks and landmarks like the statue of liberty and the lincoln memorial however social security and medicare benefits will continue to be paid. some 1.4 million active personnel will remain on active duty but their paychecks could be delayed. half the civilian employees, as many as 800,000 people could, in fact, be furloughed. air traffic controllers, tsa screeners at airports will remain on the job along with most of those involved with federal law enforcement and homeland security all considered essential services and personnel. now, it's the government data collection and reporting considered nonessential that financial markets will be watching this week. at the top of the list, the jobs report due out on friday from the bureau of labor statistics. there is a possibility it will be postponed. a postponement on the bls website says if a shutdown occurs, quote, all survey and other program operations will cease and the public website will not be updated. a lot of that depends on, for instance, if the september jobs report has already been prepared and it

he turned those marble steps of the lincoln memorial into a modern day pull -- pulpit. >> i have theeal speech here today, and i've downloaded it here today to show off. [laughter] >> but the, in a sense, we've come to our nation's capitol to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men, yes black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it's obvious that america has defaulted on this promissory note in so far as our citizens of color are concerned. america has given the negro a bad check. a check that has come back marked insufficient funds. now, that was totally ignored by the press. but that wasad the message of js and freedom. >> right. >> and that's still the message. >> i wonder what, just one sec, i just want to take a minute now to remind our radio and television audiences that this is the kalb report. i

the lincoln memorial will be shutdown. the national zoo. no yellowstone. what are redoing this for? this doesn't make sense. all the wildlife refuges will be closed for hunting. this is hunting season. you know, this may not seem leek a big deal, but i think the american people, when this is done, are going to realize the same thing they did back in 1995 -- wait a minute. we want these federal activities. we need these federal facilities. we need these jobs. open up our government. and any congress that acts to close it down is diser is vig -- disserving the american peculiar. we are not fulfilling our responsibilities if we allow this government to shut down but that's exactly what we are doning with the action that the zwrorte will be taking tonight. i reserve the balance of my teem. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from georgia is ecognized. >> mr. speaker, i can't imagine why harry reid in the senate would shut down all these things for obamacare. i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the

thisched as a l from church rang out from the steps of the lincoln memorial, right where the stop whereribes and tragedies that you shared, past and we all and to call every citizen to remember the parts we must play in writing the next chapter of the great american story. this afternoon, we pledge that although our journey may be long and the road ahead will be anything but easy, we will never -- we will never stop working to forge the more just society that all of our citizens deserve. we acknowledged that this is our -- we acknowledge that this is our time, our moment, and this is our breathtaking opportunity to make the positive differences that we seek, to strengthen the ties that bind us to one another, to stand firm in the face of discrimination and hate, to work for he's in a world too often riven a conflict, and to stand up and to speak out with one voice, as one people, for the dignity of a promise cap, the honor of a right redeemed, and the values that must continue to drive our ongoing pursuit of a more just and more perfect union. so thank you. may god continue to bless our

probably just now leaving the face of abraham lincoln inside the memorial.ever been down there at sunrise, you can get sunlight all the way on the inside of the memorial but it doesn't last very long. 55 at national airport right now. winds will remain out of the north and northeast today in that five to ten-mile-per-hour range. not a big, breezy day. mid county highway all the way north toward frederick, maryland, hagerstown, in the 40s. low 40s in the blue ridge and shenandoah this morning. 50 degrees now in fed rick'sburg. 51 in quantico. frederick county, maryland, out towards martinsburg, west virginia, quarter mile visibility there. be a little bit careful. petersburg, west virginia, also zero visibility in the morning fog. that won't last long. sunshine should eat away most of the fog by about 8:00 or 9:00 this morning, left with a sunny finish by the morning hours. later thaven, clouds will be back in this afternoon. not rain-making clouds. all the rain chances will be staying away from us. this weather front, which looks like it will be bringing us

eleanor roosevelt who wanted to see marion anderson perform at the lincoln memorial after she was deniedwhich we don't think is controversial today. >> but the fact is the first lady of the united states was in the middle of that very heat ed battle, that, alone, set her apart from her predecessors. and frankly set her apart from the red cross. >> roosevelt come in to the wall as an activist or did she grow into it? >> she had been an activist on the women's and on the labor unit since -- and in the settlement house movement since she was out of high school. and so it's not correct that she only started when she got to the white house. she was very practiced in politics even before she went in to standing in for franklin in new york state when he had polio. active in the women's movement, the labor movement. she is probably one of the few first ladies who came into the white house with constituencies of her own, political constituencies of her own separate and apart from her husband. >> unique? maybe with hillary, maybe. >> on a much more modest scale. >> yeah. maybe. >> that was the --

ago,ere there a week or so on the steps of the lincoln memorial. prior to that you had president carter and president clinton, you had and the young, and all of these legends. you were you feeling as watch that take place. that the mayorrm mentioned. this was awe-inspiring. that --the realization trying to think back 50 years, i was six years old. six-year-olds are not thinking about -- not think about growing up to be the mayor one day. but this happened. this is a reminder of what public service is all about. the gifts thatze we have been given. have, thethat we inspiration has been provided. the example. the mayor spoke about they satan john lewis, at lunch counters, not just to this is about dignity, and respect, and about the signs -- the iconic signs we would see all the time. i am a man. this is about human dignity. that is what this work is all about. i am never really satisfied but i appreciate haynes. as long as we have the homicide rate in the united states that the literacy rate. every possible indicator. other people of color at the bo

he was a 19th century figure. 1856 and hisn first memory is being told that lincoln was elected president and there would be a great war. he grew up, literally, remembering the war and the instruction. this was a man who was forged in in 19th- and forged century southern thinking. slavery was part of life. he grew up with a father was a preacher and preached that the bible supported slavery. an un-christian act. wilson walked in with all the stuff. what i tried to get into in the political reason for wilson's racism. that is that he came into washington with a great progressive agenda and he knew that he could not get anything passed unless he had the southern senators behind him. there is no way he was going to get anything done unless he made some acts in their favor. --someone was watching this they have read four or five books, what will they see different in this book? >> what will they see different about woodrow wilson? >> what did you see is new russian mark >> you will see a -- new?ing . you will see a human being will stop -- being. the books written about him have been academic

his first memory is being told that lincoln got elected president and because of that there was going to be a great war. and he grew up literally remembering the war and reconstruction. so this is a man forged in the south and forged in 19th century southern thinking where slavery was just part of life. i grew up with a father who was a preacher who preached that the bible supported slavery. that this wasn't an unchristian act. so i think where i tried to get him to the book, i think it's probably above all that, a political reason for wilson's racism, at least for its lingering. and that is he came into washington with this great progressive agenda. and i think he knew he couldn't get anything passed unless he had the southern block of senators behind him. and there was no way he feels going to get anything done unless he made some -- some acts in their favor. and that meant introducing jim crow to washington. >> so let's say someone watching us who had wilson up to here. they read four or five books in the last 25 years or so, what will they see different in this book? >> what about

several monuments include lincoln, the jefferson, and the martin luther king jr.. would be turning off the fountains at those memorials that have water features like the world war ii and the fdr memorials. , fore shutdown does occur four hours they will officially shut down the monument before being closed themselves. >> in addition to that, hundreds of thousands of government workers would be furloughed if the government shuts down tonight at midnight. they make up a huge part of our local community. our team coverage continues tonight, live in arlington. >> i want to be very clear about what the shutdown would mean. open, and whatin would not. with regard to operations that are onntinue, if you social security, you will keep receiving your checks. if you are on medicare, your doctors will still see you. everyone's mail will still be delivered, and government operations related to national security or public safety will go on. our troops will continue to serve with skill, honor, and courage. it controllers, prison patrol willborder remain on their posts. paychecks will be delayed until the government reopens. nasa wi

there is a growing memorial where it skmapd people are coming here to mourn and remember the lincoln high school junior, police say jew was possibly going 80 miles per hour when she hit the minivan, stopped in a red light. his mother and sister were critically injured. police are finishing their investigation. the neighbors can't believe their unassuming neighbor could be responsible. >> i was shocked when the report came. they started asking, i was just shocked you know? thinking later on, the information probably something going on with the car. because you know, it's so, so untypical for them. >> the vehicle, because of the impact were fused together because of the high speed so that is going to take time to go to the vehicle to see, if seat belts were used, or if they weren't, whether mechanical malfunction that. takes time. >> the police department has until tomorrow smrks time tomorrow, to present its case to the d.a.. then, the district attorney swril to decide what, if any charges jew will face. san's father will be speaking to reporters this evening and we'll bring that to y

students at san francisco's lincoln high school following the death of a classmate killed in a violent car crash. christie smith is live at the campus where there is a growing memorial honoring the life of the young man lost. christie, just a difficult morning all the way around. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is bound to be a very difficult day for students at this high school, some of them found out about the death of kevin late friday morning, some came out over the weekend to pay their respects at the crash site. a lot of them didn't know and may be finding out for the first time this morning. there will be grief counselors here to help the students who are coming in to process what has happened here. actually, went over to the crash site this morning and this weekend some students came out there. that's at pine and golf street where kevin san's picture is on a poster that friends have signed. a woman has been arrested ons suspicion of vehicular manslaughter for allegedly crashing into the minivan san was riding in. police told us that she was going up to 80 miles an hour and blew past police, a bus and through three intersections when she rear ended the

lincoln high school. students will also be signing message boards for san to honor his memory. >>> time 6:04. new this morning, a report released today showing california schoolkids are skipping school at an alarmingly high rate and it's costing the state a billion dollars. ktvu's jeanine de la vega joining us live in santa cruz where the truancy rate is particularly high. >> santa cruz county ranked in the top three for having the highest truancy rate in the state. we don't know the exact numbers at this particular school. we do know truancy starts as early as elementary school. in a new report released today, state attorney general pamela harris says taken dance in schools in california -- attendance in schools in california is at a crisis level. the department of education finds one out of every five elementary schoolchildren were reported to be truant in the 2011 to 1212 school year. a student is considered truant if they're absent or tardy by more than 30 minutes without a valid excuse three times in a school year. studies find that students who miss school at an early age are more likel