i am at martin luther king avenue se. that is the apartment building where there were plenty people at home at the time of the fire. you can see martin luther king avenue all the way from malcolm x to milwaukee has been shut down. it has been shut down since 9:30 a.m. this morning when the fire broke out. our photographer was on scene when one of the d.c. fire fighters was pulled out of the fire. we have been told that she is suffering perhaps from some type of knee injury. this is not a life-threatening injury. this was a two-alarm blaze. it started at 90 5:00 a.m. this morning. that meant 100 d.c. firefighters were on -- it started at 9:35 a.m. this morning. that meant 100 d.c. fire fighters wore on scene. i spoke with waves later. he suffers from multiple sclerosis and needs a walker to get around. fortunately, his health aide was with him and helped him get out of the apartment. >> i can get up and get to my walker and i just walked as fast as i could. i came out front. >> what was going through your mind when all of

if you look at martin luther king jr. or frederick douglass, they said, "look at how great our ideals are." if you look at the average american, should be -- should america support dictatorships, the answer would be no, and if you ask them should we not be hypocritical and live up to our own ideals, i think most americans would agree, and it comes down to what it means to love your country. if you love your child and find that your child is beating people up or stealing, if you love your child, you try to correct them, and if you love your country and find that it is doing something it should not be doing, you try to correct your government. i cannot think of anyone more critical of their country than martin luther king jr.. no one is going to call susan b. anthony or mark twain or frederick douglass and patriotic. they are as patriotic as apple pie. you have to board your country accountable and help your country live up to its own ideals. >> -- tavis: i know what you mean when you are saying about not calling martin lut

i am the dean at martin luther king middle school. i am going to quote from this, from a restorative practitioners workshop, "schools are made up of relationships, interactions among people." we do not have this with our current administrative staffs. most of our students do not even know who the principle is, let alone her name and the same goes for the vice principal. [applause] >> my name is dr. karen green. i am a counselor at mlk. i am speaking on behalf of the counseling department. the goal of the counseling department is to help children make the school better and give the children positive experiences. we are trying to improve the quality of life. the counseling department is made up of dedicated educational professionals with many years of experience. i have 15. all members of the counseling department at -- spend far more hours of school than the contract calls for. we do the best job possible no matter how long or how much effort is required. we go above and beyond the call of duty. we work in the best interest of the chil

martin luther king jr.>>> and first, afo 2-year-old pulled from the with well and help from an i-phone. the rescuers could hear him and turned on the video camera to see how the positioning of the rescue would work and it worked perfectly. the boy is free and doing well.  . >> 44 years ago today, dr. martin luther king jr. was shot to kindergarten at a hotel in memphis. tonight, there is a memorial to him in the strict and that will host a candle -- in the district and that will host a candlelight vigil. harry johnson senior, the president and ceo of the martin luther king jr. national memorial project. thank you for coming in. what message do you hope the crowds will come away with tonight? >> reporter: thank you, brian. we want the crowd to come away with that dr. king was not an morn hero or an african- american hero row, but dr. king was a citizens of the world. tonight, we're focusing on the world peace. dr. king was a world of peace and that is a message tonight. >> you were so proud of the memorial

martin luther king. i think dr. martin luther king with think that many of these things are deplorable. in 2012 -- he would look down upon us and try to fight for people -- and human rights. i know many of you would agree with me that the things people see in the shelters are deplorable. a lot of people who are under age -- or who are younger, they are going through the same things as the older people, and so -- is great that there was a great presentation, how this really goes down. people are not having their needs met. and it is about time in 2012, dr. martin luther king passed away in 1968 and this is 2012. this should be a little bit better. we are the united states. this is not a third-world country. if we were to go to war, what everyone meet everyone in the united states? people would not say, he is homeless and should not be drafted. everyone should work together and make the united states a better place to live for everybody. >> thank you, an angel. >> thank you, and god bless you. >> hello. about six or e

martin luther king jr.. >> after a cloudy day, skies had cleared and the sun is shining. what kind of weather is headed here tomorrow? >> in just a few minutes, a vigil will be under way to remember the legacy of dr. martin luther king on this, the anniversary of his assassination. >> it was 44 years ago today that dr. king was shot and killed in an us. we've got a look at how people were remembering the slain civil-rights leader on this dark day in history. >> on the anniversary of his assassination, people packed the memorial to honor his life and legacy. she traveled to honor the man she worked alongside. >> millions of people come here and thinking of things they could do to make the world a better place. >> dr. king fought for fair housing for all. his death has long been associated with the fair housing act. they laid a wreath at the base of the statue. >> we have an important responsibility to the nation to make sure their housing is the wall and every neighborhood and community is open to all people in the united states. >> many visitors at the memorial today refl

luther vandross, marvin gay. >> it's grand opera.ne every day all over the world, and it will exist as the grand opera. it's not as if we said we're going to pass a law that it can never be done. that you can only do it our way. we're just interpreting it the way we want to interpret it, you know? >> so far the reviews and the response to your interpretation has been powerful and positive reviews. >> it's been awesome. it's been awesome. especially, you know, we're selling out. to see these audiences give us the response that they're giving us really vibing on what we're doing and the word of mouth is incredible. it really feels great. you know? i was telling people i'm not used to be in a production where everything is great. i'm used to the production where it's, like, look we may make it until next week if you have friends and family. tell them to come now. that's the kind of stuff i'm used to. can i get five tickets? take six. how many do you need? >> you get a ticket. >> take the whole balcony. you know? this is really a joy to

martin luther king jr. was kill -- after martin luther king jr. was killed his family still fighting to have the files released by the government. >> wii watching that our -- we're watching that story and your weather first. we're back in two minutes with 9news now. >>> good morning, 4:43. this thursday morning, welcome back to 9news now, howard bernstein is taking a couple of days off. we have olga greeses here and she has another nice day forecast for us. >> yeah, wore bringing in a little bit of sunshine when we come in here into the studio but we are looking at 8:00er temperatures particularity stepping out this morning. we're dipping down into the 40s outside the beltway. 50s noise the beltway. so yes a little bit of a cool start but with that sunshine i think you will like the way things ease on up later on this afternoon. forecast today is going to take us on the sunny side most definitely but by the time we get to the 9:00 hour you should see the temperatures push out of the 40s and into those middl

she is calling on people to follow luther's example and work towards an informed faith and rejecting all forms of fundamentalism. 2017 will mark 500 years when luther but the reformation in motion and a protestant church intends to celebrate. >> the german film awards have just been announced. filmmakers vying for the german equivalent of the oscar in a gala at near berlin. >> these carry a nice cash prize, 3 million euro, the highest in europe. so far this evening, " anonymous," has won six out of seven categories. in the running is also, " barbara." it still the story of a doctor in east germany in the 1980's. our movie group, scott, is on the red carpet for us. who is the big winner tonight? tell us. >> i wish i knew. i just can run out of the ceremony come out and talk to you. the best film award winner has not been announced, but it will be coming out in the next minute or two. "anonymous" is the big winner with six so far. it is a bit surprising. the film is completely different than anything we have seen nominated here. it is a big hollywood film that was shot in germany with

martin luther king on the ways of nonviolence. cesar was blessed to have it inside [speaks foreign language] and the courageous farmworker women that worked in the fields went on strike, volunteered on boycotts across the nation, and helped to organize the union. the cry for freedom in the mexican revolution was given it new significance during the organizing campaign of the united farm workers in arizona, and cesar fasted against an unjust law. when it delors and declared it in arizona, and in america, -- [speaking foreign language] we have gathered here today in this union hall to pay tribute and to recommit ourselves. bless our sisters, secretary of labor, hilda solis, protector and guide her as we gathered daily affairs from her and the nation. was the leader of the california labor movement'. bless president obama, protect him as he leads the nation through these harsh economic times, and defend the historic health reform law that brought the quality to the uninsured. lord, hear the cry of the farm workers that are dying in t

"luther's followers are the backbone of the economic miracle. hard-working, small-business owners, teachers, professionals. they are sharing a very german east background with angela merkel. just like chancellor merkel, they believe and christian charity towards others in need. perhaps they can say what their leader cannot, that their patience is wearing thin. >> they should have checked those countries before they joined the european community. we have to watch the greek and spanish and other countries. >> if somebody pays for those, others should follow. >> which isn't happening now? >> now, but we never give up hope. >> that is a very lutheran approach. >> the core of loser is the most to question authority -- the core of lutheranism is to question the pope. >> this is the only room originally preserved. >> they are so proud of their lutheran rubble, they have named themselves after him. >> luther was one of the deep theologians connected with everyday life. on the idea of the transfer of money, this can only happen if those people to get the

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he led the marches from brown chapel on the martin luther king there.was nearly killed ten years before ace his assassination on the mlk in harlem. now memphis where he was assassinated is naming him a street. i think it's what fitting to be one of the last major places to name a street for him. >> i want to start with this mural in chicago. and you talked a little bit about this. the role -- the significance of artwork on some of these streets. >> yeah. there's a lot of street art, a lot of murals, a lot of things that artists but also kids do. what was interesting about the -- on the 125th street, the mlk there, the only marker of any kind indicating that king was nearly killed on that street was a mural done by a muralist who did it on sort of the riot gates that were built after the king riots on the fronts of buildings that they draw down during the night, and it's gone now because they've replaced some gentrification there and it's remarkable to me that the only marker of something of such great historical importance was street art. but you find t

martin luther king. i think dr. martin luther king with think that many of these things are deplorable. in 2012 -- he would look down upon us and try to fight for people -- and human rights. i know many of you would agree with me that the things people see

king asked in montgomery, alabama. >> do you hear more about martin luther king at school or malcolm> yeah. >> yeah. >> he seems interested in getting the youth involved and having the children learn about their history. >> this educator is dedicated to helping young people realize the value of preserving their own history. >> will we one day say the rap of lil wayne in the schomburg. >> i think it's a good idea, actually. i think all these questions about who is black, what is black, whether i fit in the world, so i have to bring those questions front and center into the life of this institution. >> for kalil mohammed the schomburg center is about the past and the future. >> we live in a time where some of the same problems of racial inequality, of racial disparity are still very much a part of the equation and history can help to navigate some of what happened in the past to give people a deeper sense that they're not dealing with these problems for the first time. >> we'll be right back. every morning is the same. we say hi to mrs. williams... we let everybody and their momma merg

martin luther king jr. decided that james earl ray was not responsible for the death and that the testing of the rifle in the '90s showed the fatal bullet didn't come from that gun that was supposedly the one used by ray in the case. >> reporter: visitors to dr. king's memorial on the mall on whether the records should be released -- >> we always believed there's been some kind of conspiracy that's contributed to his death and it's time for full record of release for all things that pertain to his life. >> we're intelligent people. it's almost impossible to be just one person and i think there's a bit of conspiracy. >> even if they show us no smoking gun, we should own our own history and i think that it's important for us to -- to take that history back from the national security state and know what the government was doing and what it was thinking about dr. king. >> reporter: gary nuremberg, 9news now. >> members of the house and senate have said they will introduce bills which would expedite the release

don't get in trouble. >> in 1955 he heard of rosa parks and words of martin luther king. and by 1963, he was one of the key note speakers in the march on washington. now, the last living speaker on stage the day martin luther king delivered his dream speech. >> my mother and father, my grandparents and great grandparents said don't get in trouble. don't get in the way. but i was inspired to get in trouble. to get in the way. good trouble. necessary trouble. >> for an hour he challenged students to get involved, organize against violence and injustice. and he told me the killing of trayvon martin reminds him of the lynchings of his childhood. >> we need to talk about it in america, i think too many people are afraid to talk about it. we want to sweep it under the rug or a dark corner. we need to. if not it will continue to spread. >> after the talk he met with students from the martin luther king junior freedom center. these are the students who went to alabama on a civil rights pilgrimage with lewis, one he hosts every year for members of congress and guests. >> civil rig

. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: i'm delighted to welcome mikhail baryshnikov to this program. he is in los angeles this month before it his stage play "in paris." if you are in southern california from april 11 through the 21st, you can catch the production in santa monica. a preview. >> [speaking russian] tavis: there is so much to talk to you about. i am glad i have two nights. i do not know where to start. let me start by asking why, after all the years of your stage career, you have just now got around to speaking our native language. >> the director of this play, we got to know each other socially. he had not seen me i ought to in films -- actor in films or television. somehow, after a couple of years of the courtship and friendship, he said, i think i have a role for you. i knew the short story. he made

. >> today marks 44 years since martin luther king jr. was assassinated. today, a vigil to mark this somber day -- somber occasion will be held at the d.c. memorial. the assassination sparked riots in many neighborhoods. let's go live up there for more on what it is like today. >> april 4, 1968, much of d.c. was in flames and in few areas was it worse than here after martin luther king's assassination. it has taken almost 44 years to see an improvement where this neighborhood is coming back. >> within moments of the assassination in memphis burning and looting broke out in d.c. one of local activists remembers. >> i could not see the correlation of dr. king getting killed and you running down the street with the tv or refrigerator. >> in most of the 44 years since, areas like this have improved little from the time just after the riots. run-down and dangerous. >> have you noticed a change? >> it is night and day difference. >> call at gentrification or renaissance, more affluent people have moved into the neighborhood. the place is booming with new develop

so i guess in martin luther king jr.'s eyes it would be to an extent but not completely. >> kate foster, what about you? has the dream been realized from your vantage point? >> i'd have to agree with her. in some ways it has, in some ways it hasn't. there's always going to be room for improvement, there's always to be disenfranchised people. i think we're doing a good job, i think we're improving decade after decade in getting everybody involved in the great american race. >> jessica larkins, your point? has it been realized? >> i think that martin luther king might say yes, because as aerial mentioned, we have the first african-american president in history. and that's tremendous. >> okay. and britney felder, what about you? >> i agree. i think to an extent it has been realized. i remember i saw a recent poll in i think "times" where 64% of african-americans think racism exists. you can see there's still a great divide. i think we've come a long way from where we were. >> george mason university, then back to governor wi

you have billy graham, this evangelical preacher, martin luther king, a civil rights activist. both of those figures are religious figures who had political influence. and you know, both of them were sometimes more partisan. graham became more partisan in the nixon presidency. king late in life became somewhat more ideology, but never in general thought of as specifically partisan figures. flash forward to the 1980s a few decades two figures who could have been their successor, jesse jackson, potential heir to martin luther king and pat ropa robertson. when they decide to get in politics what to they dough? they don't stand outside, they run for president. pat robertson and jesse jackson ran for president. imagine how different the history of the 1950s would be if billy graham and martin luther king had run for president? in that you can see the shift from a faith-i'm arguing christian faith always has to be in some sense political, because christians are engaged to be involved in the world but in a way that doesn't become an expression of a party line, and iy think that's happ