martin luther king jr. and robert kennedy. i was with robert kennedy in indianapolis, indiana, on the evening of april 4, 1968, when i heard that dr. king had been shot. i didn't know his condition until robert kennedy spoke at a rally that i was having to organize and said that dr. king had been assassinated. that clip. robert f. kennedy: i have some very sad news for all of you, and i think sad news for all of our fellow citizens and people who love peace all over the world. and that is that martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight in memphis, tennessee. martin luther king dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. he died in the cause of that effort. in this difficult day, in this difficult time for the united states, it is best well for us to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. for those of you who are black, considering the evidence, evidently that there were white people responsible, you can be filled with bitterness and with hatred, and a desire fo

raldolf, and martin luther king jr. and others came to me there were people in the administration concerned about some of the -- president kennedy didn't like the idea of a march in washington. he said it would be violence and chaos and disorder, and he sort of told us we would never get us to the right place. the congress bring hands ever thousand of people to washington. it mr. raldolf spoke up and said, mr. president, this will be an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent protest. and ten of us spoke, it became the last speaker. i spoke number six, there were ten people that spoke that day. i'm the one still around. but there was certain words, certain phrases that i use. i didn't think that the -- be strong enough to protect people in the south. i thought the speech that we had prepared was a reflection of the people that we're working with in the deep south and the delta mississippi and southwest georgia in the black bet of alabama. so mr. raldolf came to me and said, john, for [inaudible] can you make the changes. at one p

he told a story that his foster uncle, worked at martin luther king hospital. he convinced his uncle to break into my personnel file. he got my personnel file and my address, there is no

police responded nearly 150 calls in martin luther king junior middle school last year, and abc 7 news joins with us the story now. >> there is a school that is average sized school but struggling with big issues. >> there is a former security guard injury injure afd telling a student to put his ball away. >> the student was suspended two days. martin luther king madel school located in visitation valley serving students from the bay view district. san francisco unified acknowledges the school had challenges. >> and i was told if i come back up here as concerned parent, i will have the police called on me. >> the teacher union says there are 80 suspensions last year, on that matter the district said, student suspensions did increase as the administration began greater enforce many of expectations for student behavior. the district hired new administrators in an attempt to turn the school around. in the process, 17 teachers have been transferred. >> two masters and english credential. i can't teach here? >> linda is one of the teachers and says everything changed when she reported an in

stop for open blanca ---hoy se levantaron voces de protesta en la escuela secundaria martin luther king san francisco... cesar ---critican a los administradores por no saber lidiar con los problemas de la misma, incluidas, peleas e incidentes violentos... ---pilar nino nos amplia sobre este caso.. take pkg 0:01 0:20 0:37 0:42 1:12 1:24 1:58 furiosos algunos hoy reclamaron al frente a la escuela intermedia martin luther king jr en san francisco, que se restaure el sueno...el plantel lidia con problemas serios de indisciplina y hasta violencia, pero dicen que las medidas de la nueva administracion no son la respuesta. nancy folauoo/ex-secretaria del plantel i did the phone yo hice la llamada al 911 cuando la directora se le puso encima a una estudiante, la inmovilizo en el piso reteniendola con su rodilla y con sus brazos. dijo la que fuera la secretaria del plantel por 27 anos, en un presunto incidente en febrero. fernando perez/manifestante se me hace absurdo que una directora ande haciendo eso linda cooks/ex-maestra de la escuela it was reported to the school board and it was reported

. >> paul newman, martin luther king, and the warhol, the late american actor, dennis hopper, new the mall. >> he was a passionate photographer and an extended to everything and everyone he knew. after his death, crate loads of photographs were discovered. >> hundreds of gone on display in berlin, showing his unique take on the bold and the beautiful as well as other passions. >> paul newman. jane fonda. the exhibition shows dennis hopper's photography from the 1960's. there is no staging or artificial light. a perfectly capture a slice of american history. from martin luther king into an unknown hell's angels rocker, artists like roy lichtenstein were often guest of dennis hopper. >> between 1961 and 1967, his house was at the center of the los angeles art scene. pop artists, actors, and the film industry met at his home. they were his friends and that closeness comes across. >> but it's not just about glamour and storytelling. there are also photographs from mexico. one of hopper's greatest passions was bullfighting. >> it's very exciting to see today. it's a piece of cultural histo

martin luther king jr. spoke truth to power to the day he died between 1965 to 1968 like his biographer said he literally becomes a pillar of fire talking against the vietnam war talking about political and economic inequality and talking about the triple threats of militarism, materialism and racism on the body politics. 44 years after martin luther king jr.'s death, those threats remain. we think that the new jim-crow on one level we think about michele alexander's best-selling book about mass incarceration and the african-american community. what i want to do today is extend that metaphor beyond just incarceration. we are going to dhaka but incarceration today but i want to expend that to public schools, to racial, political and economic inequality to the death of trayvon martin sheeran harlem to the issues of police brutality to our foreign policy and the drone that checks against innocent globalist. i want to extend the metaphor of the new jim crow to the new tax on the voting rights for african-americ

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. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it is the cornerstone we all know. it is not just a street, but the place where an walmart stance with your community. -- stands with your community. >> and a contribution from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: always pleased to welcome jonathan demme to this program. the oscar-winning filmmaker has not one but two projects out soon, the first, a rare look at the life of rock icon, neil young. the new film is called "neil young journeys" and opens in theaters june 29. so here now a scene from "neil young journeys." ♪ ♪ >> that used to be the mill where i would catch fish when i was 5 years old, or whatever. this is a town in north ontario. it certainly does not look anything like it did before, but i can smell it. there it is. ♪ when we go for a little walk out on the land ♪ i look at this pup tent, out here in the summer, so i could be closer to my chickens. i think that is why i was out. [laughter] my dad was very famous in canada, because he was a great writer. this is a school been inductor my bed. -- they named

last year there were 105 african-american students at martin luther king. this year there's 92. so, again, the outmigration is evident that's there. >> how does the outmigration tie into this, the m-o-u? >> it really doesn't. it's just the fact that the school -- it will be less students to be working with. and with that in mind, we feel as though we should be able to have a lot more success because we have less students we're dealing with. >> is there a budget associated with this m-o-u? >> this budget is beings raised by the group itself. and i know they're working with wells fargo, bank of america. and at this point they have only had groups that have shown interest, but no money has been raised as of yet. >> so, what happens' the projected budget, which i'm sure -- what is your aspirational goal? >> i think it's around 100,000 or $120,000. >> is that for one academic school year? >> yes, one academic school year. and also in mind how to be expand totion other schools, particularly in the bayview, thurgood marshall, and as the funds come in. >> so, the purpose again of the m-

and if martin luther king saw the promised land, where do you think we are? i am that i'm and i am here. i speak the truth i've got no fear. one man that's in prison is going to be executed on october 3rd in pennsylvania. his name is terry williams. you should look the case up. and, so, i here with all my heart put forth the message to law enforcement nationwide to refuse the execution of terry williams and also to make sure that dr. jessie mcdonald, regardless of how his case comes out, is not sent back to prison because our law enforcement is a very powerful tool and our sheriffs are the number one authority in the country, not the feds. and, so, it is given

she used to teach chemistry at martin luther king high school on the south side of chicago. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> this is a bomb at this week in chicago. this is the first morning after the teachers were made to go back. do you feel you have won the strike? >> absolutely. i think teachers across the country realize how important it is to stand up as a union together and fight back against things that are actually bad for children. i want to tell you that as we went through the contract, basically article by article, one of the things that got the absolute most applause of the night was a lesson plans. the teachers could do their own lesson plans. it is like things like this that are making our lives absolutely insane, that we have been micromanaged into doing things that we know are harmful for children. to finally stand up and say, you know, this is not a good way of doing school because somebody in an air-conditioned building with a spreadsheet things it is a good way of doing it, this has been a real victory. >> let's talk about what you believe you

philip randolph and martin luther king jr. and others came to me and other people in the administration concerned -- president kennedy in the beginning didn't like the idea of a march on washington. he thought it would be violence and chaos and disorder and he told us we would never get a civil rights vehicle to congress. you should bring hundreds of thousands of people to washington and mr. randolph spoke and said mr. president and his baritone voice, this would be peaceful and nonviolent protest. ten of us spoke, dr. king was the last speaker and out of the ten people that spoke that day still around. there were certain words and certain phrases that i used. i thought the proposed civil rights bill was strong enough to protect people in the south and i felt the speech did. what we had prepared was a reflection of the people that we were working with in the deep south in the delta and mississippi and southwest georgia in the black velvet arizona. so he came to me and said john come we need to come together can make these chan

traveling northbound on south capital street closed between martin luther king jr. and malcolm x avenue. due to the crash there involving an a overturned vehicle. let's head up this time southbound at arundel mills boulevard, a crash blocking just the left lane. nice and smooth, no issues to report and, in fact, as you make your way from 216 heading southbound from the beltway, traveling 64 miles per hour. pretty good. eun, back over to you. >>> a traffic alert for drivers in bethesda. a new construction project is shutting down between miller avenue. it will stay closed for two years. construction of twoigh rises on what used to be one of the biggest parking lots in the area. also building an underground parking garage there. montgomery county will increase the circulator buses and convert 100 long-term parking spaces into hourly spaces. a major construction project called the new hampshire avenue streetscape project starts today. it will resurface the street between h street and dupont circle. the biggest change is that the one-way section of new hampshire between

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. >> martin luther king, taken from martin luther king and he now find himself in a position where in fact he has t to take e long view and make the argument this is not a four-year reclamation project and not even an eight year reclamation project of some of these events it may not even be accomplished under one presidency, you know, he has learned lessons overtime, i think the idealism or naivete or hubris or whatever word you want to use he came in with has been tempered, you know, people people will argue about who is responsible for the polarization, but either way he is no longer tethering himself to legislative accomplishments as prime minister, he is, has given up on roosevelt's real summits at the moment and takes the country, puts pressure on congress to do what he wants to do,,. >> rose: in all of the conversations i have, including with him it seems to me they are really have come to some conclusion that a little bit like reagan was able to do masterfully which is go over the heads of congress. >> right. >> rose: but that so far has been unsuccessful that he may have ha

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this president and government have turned martin luther king dreamed upside down.hat we put up with those who are racially dismissive? although the book "blackwards." when does the stonewalling and? hundreds of mexican citizens and border patrol agents murdered by an obama justice department program. still the department of justice refuses to answer the direct simple questions, who is responsible. we will tell you why jay-z says the occupant movement is already about the 1%. he says it is un-american to demonize the word that rhymes with "witch." next. lou: our next guest says the obama election was supposed to herald an era of a post-racial america. in his new book details how the opposite has been the result. joining us now, former special advisor to george w. bush, author of the new book "blackwards," how black leadership is returning america to the days of separate but equal. congratulations on the book. this is your first television interview, let's get to it. post-racial seems to be the watchword of the obama administration before the president even took offi

. >> the future of the martin luther king memorial library will be the focus of a roundtable today. it is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. the meeting will focus on how they library might be renovated or redesign to better serve the public. >> today is national hiv awareness and day. free hiv testing. the executive director says one and seven gay or bisexual men in d.c. has hiv. nearly one in four people who have hiv do not know they have it. you can log onto our web site wjla.com. is coming up and some top health officials will hold a news conference at at what we can expect this flu season. they will encourage people to get their full shots. the veterans affairs department is doing their part to help women veterans. they will hold a health expo outside of the d.c. headquarters today. it is aimed at tackling hard disease, the number one killer of women. -- heart disease the number one killer of women. it is 4:51 and 56 degrees. >> madonna qualifying some controversial comments she made >> welcome back. time to go to jacqui jeras. >> take a look at the doppler radar in th

this president and government have turned martin luther king dreamed upside down. what we put up with those who are racially dismissive? although the book "blackwards." when does the stonewalling and? hundreds of mexican citizens and border patrol agents murdered by an obama justice department program. still the department of justice refuses to answer the direct simple questions, who is responsible. we will tell you why jay-z says the occupant movement is already about the 1%. he says it is un-american to demonize the word that rhymes with "witch." with "witch." everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. lou: our next guest says the obama election

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but the mentor of martin luther king said, "he or she who is behind in the race of life must run faster in order to catch up ." we do not have stop and frisk. in this city, we have to run faster to make sure there is not another death. we have to run fast, and make sure there are jobs. run fast to make sure there is education. run fast to make sure there is housing. run fast, so that we will love each other. this is what the naacp is committed to. a lot has been stated here. there was some great rhetoric, some terrific ideas and plans. but this is just like getting ready to drink a cup of coffee. you can have all of the cream, all of the coffee, all of the sugar, but, like maxwell house's slogan says, it will never be good until the last drop unless you stir it up, and you will be able to drink and say, "it is good until the last drop." the naacp will be starring you up to make sure that all we have said that is in this cup will be good to the last drop. >> thank you, reverend brown. think the mayor. think members of the press. thank you to the community and the board of supervisors. th

martin luther king jr.. he said he is honored by this recognition. >> i am happy. i'm happy i lived this long. they thought enough of me to make a celebration out of it. >> congratulations to you. it there's a lot of love in this room. it is a reflection of the love and service in the life you have given to the city in people of our state. >> to mar the church will hold a concert in honor of rev. would. congratulations. there's so much more to come. a warning for airline passengers. a dispute between american airlines and a pilot union means more delays. a man jumped into the tiger cage at the bronx zoo. he tells police why he made this week. taking the game into >> nyse police plan to arrest a man mauled by a tiger in the bronx zoo. he told investigators that he deliberately leaked into the exhibit because he wanted to "be one with the tiger." he's in the hospital in stable condition after was bit in the back. he also suffered broken bones. the director said the outcome could have been much worse. >> it was a really good day here at the zoo. we had the cat which i

that, of course, was the year when martin luther king and senator kennedy were assassinated.lent confrontations in chicago and let's take a listen to abe rib cough. >> when gorge mcgovern isment of the united states, we wouldn't have to have gestapo tactics in the streets of chicago. >> what was the result of that speech, douglas? >> well, it tells mcgovern was gaining popularity, first off. that's '68. in 1972 mcgovern would be the nominee. look, chicago was a disaster for the democrats. mayor daley's police force beat journalists and protesters and used tier gas. alan beginsburg and riots in the streets. but inside the convention hall, it wasn't much better. at one point, walter cronkite had to ask the police on the air, call them thugs to leave dan rather, a floor reporter alone because they were starting to push him, slap him around some. there's a lot of acrimony in chicago in '68. >> finally, douglas, the 2004 dnc ended up you putting then senator barack obama on the map. went on to become our president. what do you think he needs to do to successfully, as much as he di

martin luther king jr. &pmuseum. civil rights - copperfield purchased the more than 50-yearrold tape weeks after it was found in a man's will put the recording on exhibit in the motel room where king stayeddhis last night before being killed.the tape was appraised at 100- thousand-dollars.coppprfield says he's giving it to the museuu because it's "just the righh thing to do." the n-f-l kicked off last night, but for the first time in 15 years..... e're still talking baseball during football season. peason. joel d. smith is live at the sports legends museum at ccmden yards with a preview of tonight's game against the yankees with first place on the line... and how ticket sales llok for the rest of he weekend. good &ptonight---- club level $102 friday --- plenty remaining outsunday --- plenty the orioles will unveil a sculpture of hall of famer cal ripken jr. prior to thuusday's series opener at camden yards. it is one of six sculptures the club is celebrating this season and comes on the 11- ripken passed lou gehrig b

that black folks should be deploying. >> what would doctor king say first of all, i knew martin luther king jr. very well. i miss demand. i was 18 years old. if doctor king was here today. he would be grateful for the progress that was made, he would be grateful that they elected president barack obama as president. but the election of rocco, is not the fulfillment of his dream. this is only a down payment. that we need to make some noise, he would say that we are too quiet. .. that was not the that laid the groundwork for progress in years past. we need to be raising our voices, not only at the voting is, but outside the voting booths, expressing ourselves in positive ways and i think that's an important stretch. >> two thirds of all jobs by 2020 will require college education. [applause] >> absolutely. were going to take another question. >> quick question. my son has just entered into north carolina anti. >> aggie pride. >> absolutely. >> now that we got that out of her system. >> you attorney t. like many other students always that college he's not able to do an absentee vote. what do w

from that she moved on to mlk and martin luther king, saying they killed him. >> is so amazing an incredible that we have an african-american in the white house. >> here is where the story changes. >> we have a black muslim in the white house, for better or worse. >> i think it is sad. i'm not surprised it came out of her mouth. it can get very tricky and offend a lot of people. >> she said that at a concert? it shows a lack of knowledge and a lack of concern for what you are going to say to a whole group of people. >> she was kidding right? i think it was funny if she was kidding. >> she may be kidding, but we will never know. we reached out to her publicist but never heard from her. abc 7 news. >> 4:51, 65 degrees. >> good morning, washington. i meteorologist jacqui jeras. the weather is so much different from 24 hours ago. let's look at live super doppler. we have some sprinkles out there. zooming in across montgomery county, a beer shower to the north of bethesda and another in silver spring. otherwise, light rain in fairfax. those sprinkles are starting to die down as well. there was li

martin luther king jr., who marched, demonstrated, and preached countless sundays, was honored.but he did not want a lot of hoopla. >> i am happy that i've lived this long. and they thought enough of me to make a celebration. >> governor of mali -- o'malley said -- >> its presence in the baltimore has blessed us all. >> he has always come up with some unnamed innovative ideas -- with so many innovative ideas and ministries. he is done a wonderful job. i do not think anybody can beat him. >> he embraced the day as a humble man of faith who a few years back you it was time to hand the reins over to a co- pastor of. >> that is the way it goes. one generation leaves, another comes. >> reverend what was a member of the first class of african- american ministers except in the theological seminary. he received a distinguished alumnus award. he is amazing. >> and it looked fantastic. like 92. hard to believe. congratulations. >> it was in the 80 posted today. unusual for this time of year. things will settle down now. it will be dark for the rest of the night. 7 day forecast is next. >>