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

you're also paying tribute to the martin luther king jr. dedication ceremony, as you know, under way right now. you're going to talk to dr. king's long-time friend, congressman john lewis this morning as well, aren't you? >> john lewis himself, just an icon in the civil rights movement, a man who took a lot of blows and i mean that literally -- for civil rights, who as a teenager met martin luther king. he of course has many reflections. one of the interesting things with about him coming into the state, lewis will be a speaker at this dedication. but he was speaker at the civil rights -- the "i have a dream" speech, the civil rights march on washington 48 years ago and lewis' last remaining survivor of any of the speakers. and so he just brings this tremendous historic perspective and also a very personal one to this day for the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. >> i did not know that little fact there, candy. hey, listen. i have to -- can't let you go without you talking about the state dinner with president lee of south korea

martin luther king and coretta scott king. when they spoke, the crowd just was actually swooning for them because of what they had to say. so eloquently speaking about their father and remembering him. but earlier in the morning, i had the privilege of speaking with reverend jesse jackson, a man who walked and talked with dr. king and this is what he says. >> in jamestown, virginia, where slaves landed to this place 132 miles, to go from the ships to have the statue erected between presidents jefferson and lincoln and washington, that's a big deal. >> reverend jackson reflecting on what this deal is to him, now seeing this dedication taking place. he says it brings everything full circle but there's much work to be done in terms of achieving his dream. eric? >> dan rather was speaking, he covered the civil rights movement and you grew up, kelly, during the civil rights era and we've seen dr. king's children and we saw his sister, dr. christine farris, she's now 84 years old speak. what are your reflectionses awe stand there th

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

the martin luther king jr. memorial on a gorgeous day. the backdrop, the body of water you're seeing, is the tidal basin. i want to bring in our joe johns. joe, your impressions of the speech? i thought i heard a lot of politics in there. >> a lot. this was obama the president, the politician, the professor, and in some ways this was a rallying cry to his coalition, his base, answering that question that a lot of people have been asking on both sides of the political spectrum -- what happened to that change you were talking about four years ago? and his answer to his coalition, to his base, change will come if you don't give up. again and again and again, the president talking here at this sort of moment where he ties himself to martin luther king and the whole civil rights movement that began way back when, saying like martin luther king this presidency can continue if you don't give up. change isn't easy. it's very difficult. and a pretty effective outreach, i would say, to his constituencies and something i

[applause] [applause] >> i pause to honor the living monument of martin luther king jr.. to be a part of this ceremony as we edge in stone the memories of dr. king. want to thank congressman john conyers who three days after the assassination put forth to the bill and it was popularized in song, ronald reagan signed the bill to help erect a monument. to all of them, we owe a very special round of applause. put your hands together, will you? [applause] i was glad to be a part of his core of disciples to work, organized a march and parade with him. here are today, one of the 32 miles from jamestown where the slave ships when the 432 miles. i remembered my last birthday with dr. king, january 15, 1968. he was planning a march on washington. it was a poor people's campaign to occupy the mall. were willing to engage in civil disobedience to do whatever was necessary in the nation's capital to get the attention of the government to shift the war in vietnam to a war on poverty at home. in his last sunday morning sermon delivered at the washington national cathedral, four days be

>> if it hadn't been for martin luther king jr., we'd be a divided nation. nd white -- if it hadn't been for dr. king, we power probably had something akin -- we would have probably had something akin to another civil war. dr. king freed and liberated not just the people but a nation. >> and what did he mean to john lewis? >> dr. wing freed me. he -- dr. king freed me. he made me a stronger, better human being. hadn't been for him, i don't know what would have happened to me. i saw segregation, i saw racial discrimination, i tasted the bitter fruits of racism. and he made me a different person. and today i can say i don't have any bitter feelings. i don't have any anger or hated red toward a single human being. he made me a -- a person that is at peace with myself. i could still be down in rural alabama doing something -- i'm not so sure what. i know if it hadn't been for martin luther king jr., i wouldn't be in the congress. >> congressman john lewis, thank you very much for joining us, we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, top stories and t

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

martin luther king, jr. it has been a long time coming. on of my father's return to take was to build the monument, the establishment of the king memorial establishment. an act of congress, 10 years of fund-raising, and a lot of hard work, an earthquake, and a hurricane. but today, we are here. thank god we are here. it is a great time of celebration. the entire king family is proud to witness this day. i am especially proud to stand here as one of the four children to whom my father spoke of thes thhe american dream that someday we will live in a nation where we are not judged by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. today represents another milestone in the life of america. this is a day that all americans can be proud of. may i remind you that this is not just a celebration for african-americans, but for americans and citizens around the world. no doubt, today the world celebrates with us. today, our nation acknowledges that this memorial represents a stairstep beyond segregation. a preacher from the south effected a

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

from the martin luther king junior monument dedication ceremony... nexx. next.and later in sports... another ig win bb the ravens...complete highlightss and post game reaction. ((bumm out)) ((break 2)))- &p a civil rights icon is now capital. as shhnnon travis repprts.. it's been more than a deccde in the mmking ... and on sunday the martin luther king, jr. memorial was finally dedicated. dedicated. --reporter pkg as follows-- 3 day.. words that transformed a nation. and now, 43 years after hee as assassinated in memphis, a memooial is dedicated to martin luther king junior.an earthhuake and hurricane may have delayed phis day, but would not be deniedpresident obama -- among those heralding doctor king's legacy.that is why we honor this man. because he had faith in us. and that is why he belongs on this mall. because he saw what he might ecome. king's children spoke to theirs father's message. i now we're here to celebrate the need to try to liveelike him, to love like him ann to care like him.one day - we will be able toosay free at last, free at last tha

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

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martin luther king, jr., just turned 25 in his first sermon in 1954 in montgomery, alabama. this is the actual sermon written on four pages, back and front of lined notebook paper, in dr. king's own handwriting. it is preserved here at the library, the start of what is literally a treasure of dr. king's thinking at the critical moments in civil rights history. for king, the pivotal moment came the next year when rosa parks was arrested on a montgomery bus. this is her lawyer, fred gray, only 25 himself, with the bus seating chart. >> that was a sort of unwritten understanding that the first ten seats, all of those seats, were basically reserved for whites. mrs. parks, i believe, was sitting if i'm not mistaken, she was sitting here. >> the driver asked blacks in that row to give up their seats to a white man. >> everybody got up but ms. parks, and she didn't and was arrested. >> dr. king was asked to be spokesman for a high-risk protest, a bus boycott. his longtime aide, andrew young. >> he was new in the community. and he had no enemies yet. and so he was sort of a consensus

up next, we'll go back out live to the dedication of the martin luther king memorial where the king familys getting ready to speak. >>> and the dedication isn't the only event drawing huge crowds to washington this weekend. a look at some of the [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> you are looking live at the memorial for the dedication of martin luther king jr. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm john schriffen. >> i'm angie goff. thousands of gone to the tidal basin. >> a dedication ceremony is under way for the new martin luther king jr. memorial. and we have live coverage. right now to tom sherwood who is in the thick of it. good morning. >> reporter: i'm down here on the mall. i'm sorry. i didn't hear you. john, are you guys there? thank you very much. the crowd is really growing. i want to show you all the white hats people are wearing out her

thailand has seen in half a century and it is not over yet. >> i have a dream, the words of martin luther king, forever etched in the american consciousness and now in stone at a monument in his name. president obama will unveil feet king memorial. this will be the first such memorial to someone who was not a government official. -- president obama will unveil the martin luther king memorial. >> we will get there. we will get to the promised land. >> the change a nation but now he becomes the first african- american to take his place among the hallowed morals of the washington mall. >> for the first time, this great land that we call the mall is now diversified looking like the country. we have a person of color gracing the mall. >> we are going to walk non violently and peacefully. >> preaching non-violent protests, the charismatic baptist minister gave form to the civil rights struggle. this 30 foot slab of granite has been surprisingly controversial. there are some people who say it looks too severe, even totalitarian. some say that it should be reserved for former presidents. what makes it

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

honoring martin luther king on the national mall today. the king family along with the first family helped dedicate the memorial hours ago. we'll go live to the national mall in a moment. >>> first, new developments at this hour in the frantic search for a missing baby girl in kansas city. missouri governor jay nixon is calling in national guard troops to help police look for lisa irwin. jim spellman is in kansas city with more on this investigation into the 10 months old disappearance. what prompted the national guard's involvement now? >> honestly what prompted this is a lack of any other leads. police it tell us they haven't made any breakthroughs on the case. they're trying to get fresh eyes on this investigation. take a look here, as you mentioned 25 national guardsmen deployed here to research this area a few blocks away from the home. these are especially trained mps, and they've been trained in it. joining fbi and local law enforcement here to just try to bring a fresh set of eyes, go through everything, make sure they haven't misse

and it's the official day of dedication to the memorial of reverend martin luther king jr. n the reverend king, his life and achievements and how his legacy continues to shape our lives. my guest right now has an extraordinary tale to tell about the legacy. she has a play write. it is set for the last night of dr king's last day of life. a small theater upstairs from a public, as far off broadway as it gets. let's take a look from the scene of the show. >> last time, i heard was preaching everybody the same, negro folk, white folk, we are all alike. >> at the most human level, we all the same. >> what one thing we all got in common? >> we scared. we all scared. we scared of each other. scared of ourselves. they just scared. scared of losing something they have known their whole lives. fear. fear makes us human. >> it is such a great pleasure to have you here. can i congratulate you on blowing up. you are blowing up. your profile, it's wonderful. tell me about the play. it has two characters. dr. king and another character, who is she? >> a mysterious chambermaid named kami.

>> athena jones, thanks so much, the mall on washington. >> among the crowd there, martin luther king iii, he was there at the rally. before he took off for washington, i spoke with him as well as his sister, reverend bernice king. they drew parallels between the occupy movement and the civil rights movement. >> certainly, we have to applaud young people. number one, because the modern civil rights movement was basically young folk. >> so you see some real parallels between the civil rights movement that your dad and many others, foot soldiers, were involved in. you see the parallels with the "occupy wall street"? >> i certainly see that a movement could evolve from what they are doing. and my prayer is that it always stays nonviolent. if it reverts to violence, that would be terrible but i don't see that happening. >> at the root of both movements, we are talking the frustration of economic disparities, do you think that when you see some of the young people and people of all ages, not just young people but people right in the middle, people who are older, some who have jobs, some wh

jackson portrays are evidence martin luther king on broadway.arriage number three for former beatle paul mccartney, and a federal crackdown on medical marijuana sales in california. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> mitchell: thousands of medical marijuana outlets in california are bracing for a federal crackdown. prosecutors say the shops are doing more than just helping their patients. john blackstone has the story. >> for federal justice department officials, the photographs of marijuana being sold in lollipops and candies show the problem with california's medical marijuana law. >> where there's marijuana, there's money and lots of it. >> melinda hague is -- melinda haag is the u.s. attorney for california. >> people are using the cover of medical marijuana to make enormous amounts of money, in short to engage in drug trafficking. >> >> reporter: medical marijuana has been legal in california. 15 other states have similar law, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law. now federal officials have sent letters to do

asserted manhood, his ae mans pags proclamation. >> we are talking today, of course, about martin luther king's and while going through the archives this weekend, i was struck by how much the mainstream media seemed to be at war with dr. king insert ways. he made several appearances on "meet the press," and just about each question that was posed to him was bordering on hostile. we strung together a few moments to give you an idea of what i am talking about. take a listen. >> are you saying the end justifies the means and you are apparently breaking local laws hoping for a better conclusion? >> is it correct to say you don't oppose interracial marriages? >> dr. king, how many white people are members of your church in atlanta? i would like to know just if this xhun yao niz fits in. >> there was a report that a picture of you taken at 1957 at a tennessee interracial school is being plaserred all over alabama billboards with the capture, martin luther king at a communist training school. can you tell us what you were doing there? >> for the record, i was only at a communist school for a few month

the legacy of martin luther king jr., miles, cesar chavis, it is now coming back. it is about what connecting catastrophe with courage and compassion, standing up and having the courage to tell the truth. as you said, let us be attuned to the suffering and lettuce have compassion. it is no longer fashionable to be assessed with the lives of the rich and famous that we overlook the impact that 42% of children live in or near poverty. tavis: when you see that clip, doctor king gave his life fighting for sanitation workers. this war on poverty. people are now calling for a new pop -- war on poverty. you look at those years from his debt until now, there has not been any appreciable gain on the notion of eradicate in poverty in america. >> part of it is that with the advent of reagan, you had markets on least, a deregulated, unfettered. they generated about -- unbelievable innovation but it went hand-in-hand with not just an increase in wealth and equality, but also the callousness toward the catastrophe of poverty, of working people. in the last 25 years, 82% has gone

martin luther king, jr. on the steps of the lincoln memorial and uttered the famous words "i have a dream", this weekend history will be made once again on the washington mall. a memorial to dr. king set to be dedicated. the first major memorial for an american who wasn't president and an african-american and of course, comes at a time when the first black man is president of the united states. joining us now, jehmu green of the women's media center and a fox news contributor. on the phone, julian bond, chairman emeritus of the naacp and welcome to both of you. chairman, let me begin with you, today is the day that people are looking at what's happening in the streets of america, jobs, and justice, and we're talking about dr. martin luther king, the dedication taking place tomorrow for his memorial. and at the same time, many people are beginning to wonder if president barack obama has been able to not only help the american dream move forward, but is he living up to the standards of the american past in ter

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

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

speaker after speaker talked about the many achievements of martin luther king, jr. want to show you now a live picture from washington. tens of thousands of people are taking part in a dedication ceremony for the new king memorial. this morning's program includes aretha franklin. and in the next hour, president obama is set to speak. >>> coming up at 7:45, we will go to d.c. for a live report on the new 120 million-dollar memorial for the late civil rights leader. >>> a weekend outing on the waters in southern california ended in disaster. three women riding on a personal water craft died when they crashed into a motor boat. happened on a reservoir east of downtown los angeles. four people aboard the boat had serious to minor injuries. homicide detectives and los angeles county lifeguards are investigating the crash to determine just what could have caused it. >>> a vigil continues to grow for the victims of a mass shooting at a is a lob in orange county. mourners paid their respects last night to the eight people who died in seal beach when a gunman opened fire insi

nosotros no somos mÁs las personas. >> el legado de martin luther king jr.no separar esas familias, porque la fundaciÓn de la sociedad, el nÚcleo del mundo, es la familia. >> la estatua de mi padre, Él estÁ parado,lincoln estás sentado y eso es porque mi padre se mantuvo firme por la justicia y la paz. >> las actividades comenzarÁn a partir de las ocho de la maÑana este domingo. se espera la presencia del presidente barack obama y miembros de la familia king. >> y nos vamos hasta west virginia a presenciar un deporte de extremo valor. las personas se lanzaron en caÍda libre. se lanzaron de dos en dos, t3 en tres, de clavado, de bombita. este festival se celebra desde hace 32 aÑos. llegamos al final. mÁs en esa visiÓn nocturna. gracias.

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and i'm a product of what martin luther king talked about. >> reporter: she's definitely not alone. ♪usic ] >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> a footnote on tomorrow's mlk dedication. if you're not able to deal with the big crowds at the dedication, you can watch the entire event right here on wusa 9. leslie foster will host the live coverage at the memorial dedication. it begins tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> as for our normally scheduled programming on sunday morning, no worries. you can still see this week in defense news or the group, those shows will now be broadcast on sunday at 1:00 and 1:30 in the afternoon. >>> turning elsewhere, fire gutted a clarksburg maryland home today. nobody was hurt but the two- story residence was engulfed when firefighters arrived at timber creek lane. the cause of the fire is under investigation. damage is set at a half million dollars. >>> now a story that has gotten our news room upset. stealing the social security number of a child who has died of cancer and claiming that child as a dependent on your own tax form. an arlington c

and so there are a lot of ways to connect with the martin luther king jr. rial, i believe. >> more from dr. king's children later on this hour. >>> republican presidential candidates head to nevada this week for another debate. we'll check in live with our team in las vegas for a preview of the debate. plus, a closer look at the dire economic situation there in las vegas, nevada. we're centurylink... a new kind of broadband company committed to improving lives with honest, personal service, 5-year price lock guarantees and consistently fast speeds. ♪ ♪ got so many scratches and scars ♪ ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've done but how far we've come ♪ ♪ i know that we will recover [ male announcer ] here when you need us most. dangerous plaque that can build up in arteries over time... high cholesterol is a major factor. but these other health factors can also contribute to plaque buildup. so if you have high cholesterol and any of these other health factors... it's even more important to get your cholesterol where your doctor want

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

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martin luther king jr as his father's memorial dedication in washington. dr.airness. >> young people to occupy movement all over this country and throughout the world, seeking justice. >> reporter: protesters here in new york say they will stay at this as long as it takes and they are being heard the question is weather their message change anything on wall street or in washington? republican presidential candidate herman cane said the message is money. >> what is that message? that's unclear. if the message is "let's punish the rich." i don't empathoses with that method. >> reporter: but some say the movement reflects -- >> any middle class americans are finding their incomes are not keeping up with their costs and it's getting more difficult to make ends meet. >> reporter: this weekend, the occupy movement spreads their message around the world now, they will need to see if it makes a difference. >> >> organizers of the occupy wall street protest said they have collected almost $300 thousand in donations to keep the demonstrations going. >> >> desperate for

martin luther king jr. would not have supported it. >> martin king jr.rst he had a focus, a message. he was a divinely inspired. i don't know what the inspiration is for these individuals. >> congressman west, the inspiration and the message is pretty straightforward. it's a call for economic justice in america. in fact, in august of 1963, the sunday before a march on washington, dr. martin luther king, jr. said this on nbc's "meet the press." >> we have waited for well now 345 years for our basic constitutional and god-given rights, and we still confront the fact that we are at the bottom of the economic ladder. we confront the fact that the gap between the medium income of negros and whites is widening every day. >> i don't know, congressman, does that sound familiar to you, the income gap between the working class and the wealthiest americans is widening every day. that's why king's very own daughter, the reverend bernice king said her father would have supported the 99% movement. he stood for both racial and economic justice. one part of the 99% move