clayborne carson is the director of the martin luther king jr. research and education institute at stanford university and also author of "martin stream -- martin's dream. we invite you to call and ask questions of professor clayborne carson. we heard part of the speech that lyndon johnson made shortly after bloody sunday. he addressed congress on voting rights. what was lbj thinking on voting rights prior to event in selma? guest: he wanted voting rights no question. for him, it was a question of timing. that is what brought it there. martin is a king met with him and it was not the right time. the young people in the voting rights campaign made sure it was time. they reminded johnson that they were setting the timetable, not the president. host: where were you on bloody sunday? and when you heard about bloody sunday, what was your reaction? guest: i was in los angeles going to ucla at the time. i remember the reaction myself, and many of the people i knew, was anger. we wanted to do something. we wanted to come and protest. instead, we decided t

clayborne carson is the director of the martin luther king jr. research and education institute at stanford university and also author of "martin stream -- martin's dream. we invite you to call and ask questions of professor clayborne carson. we heard part of the speech that lyndon johnson made shortly after bloody sunday. he addressed congress on voting rights. what was lbj thinking on voting rights prior to event in selma? guest: he wanted voting rights no question. for him, it was a question of timing. that is what brought it there. martin is a king met with him and it was not the right time. the young people in the voting rights campaign made sure it was time. they reminded johnson that they were setting the timetable, not the president. host: where were you on bloody sunday? and when you heard about bloody sunday, what was your reaction? guest: i was in los angeles going to ucla at the time. i remember the reaction myself, and many of the people i knew, was anger. we wanted to do something. we wanted to come and protest. instead, we decided t

clayborne carson is the director of the martin luther king jr. nstitute at stanford university and also author of "martin stream -- martin's dream. we invite you to call and ask questions of professor clayborne carson. we heard part of the speech that lyndon johnson made shortly after bloody sunday. he addressed congress on voting rights. what was lbj thinking on voting rights prior to event in selma? guest: he wanted voting rights no question. for him, it was a question of timing. that is what brought it there. martin is a king met with him and it was not the right time. the young people in the voting rights campaign made sure it was time. they reminded johnson that they were setting the timetable, not the president. host: where were you on bloody sunday? and when you heard about bloody sunday, what was your reaction? guest: i was in los angeles going to ucla at the time. i remember the reaction myself, and many of the people i knew, was anger. we wanted to do something. we wanted to come and protest. instead, we decided to protest at the federal

she told martin luther king to come to alamama.brings back memories for the 103-year-old woman. [ singing ] . >> you can never remember selma, and forget the bridge. here were the jefferson david highway leaves down and heads north to montreal it's one of the first steps for the last long journey in the fight against jim crow began. >> [ singing ] >> reporter: >> reporter: and here, a local woman, barely known outside her alamama home town was the image of bloody sunday seen around the world. today amelia is 103. but she clearly recalls the terror of that day. officers tried to stop the marchers demanding the right to vote. feeding them with sticks. with billy clubs. anything. they began to beat the people. they did everything they could to get the people to run back where they were beating them. >> at the bridge over the river, amelia was one of hundreds to face the brutal forces of a renegade sheriff. >> he hit me. in the back of my neck. the back of my shoulder. and it hurt, but i didn't know what to do. i had no idea on what i

martin luther king. he will begin in about two minutes. 30 minutes ago, the only times as the marchers arrived, there was some rainfall. at the moment, still just a rain -- gray overcast. the lee terry presence still prevails -- military presence still prevails here. the chief of the united states marshals was allowed to proceed to the opposite side of the street. for over two hours, members of the alabama conservation service have been at the lower steps at the capital. various members of the alabama legislator has been on the steps here witnessing the activities below. master of ceremonies is the reverend abernathy. he has served as master of ceremonies. most of the crowd has taken the opportunity to be seated. many are seated at this time. the majority are still standing. this out of necessity. there has been not one single incident from the time this march started -- >> will you please add their names to the list. the reverend mclean of montgomery, alabama. the reverend nelson smith of birmingham, al

martin luther king was a war leader. he was going to bore. he was about confronting people in the most dramatic possible fraction and planning like george marshall or dwight eisenhower for confrontations that were to create tension so i think you can see that and accept. >> but you are talking about a movie that came out last year. a >> and they know why salama -- >> a bout of people at certain ages which is why they want to make sure that you attend to the year's. >> the letters you get when you write about race -- >> it connects to the ethnic studies in arizona and two the backlash against history which is what we have seen state after state where the people who are running the college board are saying here are the things you should teach and they looked at that and said it is not some of the paris . my doc about it is there was a very fruitful and exciting debate. is that so loading the flag or is it taking a hard critical look at the structural flaws and addressing them. unless you understand what we need to better. you haven't had a chan

martin luther king jr. the idea of a just america and fair america and inclusive america and generous america that idea ultimately triumphed. as is true across the landscape of american history we can not examine this moment in isolation. the march on selma was part of a broad are campaign that spanned generations generations. the leaders that day part of a long line of heroes. we gather here to celebrate them. we gather here to honor the courage of ordinary americans willing to endure billy clubs and the chasening rods, tear gas and the trampling hoof and despite the gush of blood and splintered bone would stay truth to their north star and keep marching toward justice. they did a scripture instructed for joy and hope, be patient in tribulation. be constant in prayer. in the days to come they went back again and again. when the trumpet call sounded for more to join the people came. black and white. young and old. christian and jew. waving the american flag singing the same anthems full of faith and hope. a

clayborne carson is the director of the martin luther king jr. research and education institute at stanford and the author of "martin's dream: my journey and legacy of martin luther king." thank you for being with us today. >>> american history brings you archive archivel film that helps tell the story. in 1959 people were attacked. images gained attention around the world. eight days later on march 15 1965, president lyndon johnson spoke to a joint session of congress asking for the introduction and passage of a voting rights law and appealing for equal rights for all americans. and now here's president johnson's entire 48-minute speech. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! [ applause ] [ applause ] >> members of the congress, i have the great pleasure, the highest privilege and the distinguished, and i might also say, personal honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> speaker, members of the congress, i speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. i urge every member of bo

martin luther king?apitol. this is murphy martin on the capital steps in montgomery, alabama. the 20th person to rise and march this podium is now there. he is don sladen of the afcio civil rights division. we're just about to reach the high point of today's occasion as far as the marchers here are concerned, and that is the address of dr. matter rn luther king skejds to be the next speaker. a few moments ago an all-alabama delegation was named to take a petition to the governor wallace. governor wallace issued a statement which read i have stated publicly before this nation that it is and has always been my policy to see any representative group of alabama citizens when they present themselves in a proper and normal manner. i will receive a petition from any group of citizens of the state of alabama not to exceed 20 at any time after this demonstration and march has disbursed. i will not, i repeat, i will not see any group of citizens whatsoever until after this demonstration and march has conclude and

there are hundreds of people if not thousands here lining martin luther king street. you can feel the energy as folks prepare to march down martin luther king street toward the bridge. now, dignitaries and the reverend al sharpton and those folks are still inside the chapel now. i'm here with a member of girl trek a group that brought hundreds. you can see the sea of blue. all these folks come from all across the country, these women are coming here to show their support. but what brought you and your group here to selma? >> well my nephew's girlfriend and also i came because to commemorate the 55th anniversary of crossing the bridge. i was raised during a period of

martin luther king jr. she began her oratorical journey when she spoke in her mother's stead at the united nations at the age of 17. now she has spoken to audiences all over the world educated and credentialed. she is a graduate of spelman college with a master of divinity and a doctorate of law from emory university. she has received an honorary doctorate of divinity and is currently a member of the state bar of georgia. impactful and transformational she has a strong concern for the youth of today about our communities and the family partnerships, dedicated and committed. on january 30, 2007, the first year anniversary of her mother's death, she returned to her alma mater at spelman college to announce the establishment of a scholarship in honor of her mother, correct and scott king. in keeping with this vision, in 2007, she spoke at the inauguration of the correct and scott king women's leadership -- coretta scott king women's leadership academy. in 2011, she announced the 100 days of nonviolence campaig

martin luther king jr. gave his "mountaintop" speech the day before his assassination in memphis, tennessee. panelists at this event include claiborne carson, senior editor of the king papers and douglas wilson of the lincoln studies center. it's about an hour and a half. >> is a great honor to welcome you to washington national cathedral. i'm privileged to serve as the bishop of the washington national cathedral. this is a house of worship for all people. as a space for reflection it is , where our country gathers to mourn, celebrate and senior consider critical issues of our day. this is a distinctly american cathedral that tells our nation's story in its stained glass and statuary. if you look around, you see symbols and signs of the history of our nation beautifully represented in this place. of particular interest for tonight are two statues, beautiful statues of president lincoln. a statue in the back and on the right and one of lincoln at prayer in the stairwell here , just this side of the cathedral

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. >> there may be some tear gas ahead-- >> martin luther king jr. asked the nation's ministers, black and white to join him in selma for a march to montgomery, the state's capitol. it wasn't just a show of unity king knew that white ministers would keep a nation's attention focused on selma and put more pressure on president johnson. clark olson heard the call. >> is it hard for you to be here now? >> i've gotten used to it. i've been back here a number of times, and i've gotten used to it but there is still within me that old terror. >> nearly 50 years after bloody sunday we walked with olson. on the block that changed his life. >> this is walker's cafe. >> olson joined two other white ministers olaf miller and jim reed for a quick meal. >> they ran out of everything but roast and fried chicken by the time we got there. >> moments after the trio left the cafe, they found themselves surrounded by white agitators. >> do you remember what they said? >> yes, i do. they called out primarily thing they called out was hey you niggers. we whispered to each

martin luther king jr.'s eldest son, and we will speak to one of the few republican members of congress who went to selma this weekend, alabama senator jeff sessions. >> i am on free voting. things happen in two weeks or more before the election, and oftentimes people are, you know urged to go to vote and vote before they are ready. amy: and we will go to the edmund pettus bridge, where on sunday more than 70,000 people marched for voting rights today. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now! democracy now!.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a group of 47 republican senators has released an open letter to iran in a bid to disrupt the obama administration's attempt at a nuclear deal. it was spearheaded by senator tom cotton and signed by a number of potential 2016 presidential hopefuls, including senators marco rubio, ted cruz and read -- and rand paul. it reads in part, "we will consider any agreement regarding your nuclear weapons program that is not approved by the congress as no

the next year 1958 i met martin luther king, jr.. changed my life.nspired me to find a way to get in the way. and i got in trouble. but i call good trouble. necessary trouble. (applause) >> jon: when you met dr. king was it difficult to get a meeting with dr. king? and when you met dr. king was it, did you just want to get involved? because you became one of the first freedom riders. >> i wrote him a letter. i wanted to attend a little college ten miles from my home. i never heard a word from the college. so i wrote him a letter. he wrote me back and sent me a round trip greyhound bus ticket. now travel from that little town of troy to montgomery. and a young lawyer picked me up at the bus station and took me to this church. its with a colleague of dr. king and ushered me into the office of the church. and i was told dr. martin luther king, jr. and the reverend were standing behind the desk. i was so scared. i -- know what to say or what to do. and dr. king said are you the boy from troy? >> jon: wow. >> are you john lewis? >> and i said dr. king i a

martin luther king was much more speaking about international issues about the war, abrought. not just about voting rights for african-americans. malcolm x had already tried to organize a linkage between african-americans in america and africans in africa and so they were both moving towards an international perspective, the diaspora, if you will the kind of concerns. >> yet today, we are talking once again 50 years later, about the disenfranchise of african-americans and the fact that so many can't vote something you have been reporting on. >> yeah, del. millions of african-americans, one in 13, can't vote because of felon convictions, across america, and i had met some people in alabama who are trying to do something about that. >> this is the real office looking forwards to al busy weekend clients in town to the an anniversary radio. a half century ago, protesters were trying to put an end to racial discrimination in voting a struggle that in recent yield inspired sadler. he was 18 when he lost his voting rights after taking a me bargain for drug possession and fleeing poli

were praying. >> i am the youngest child of martin luther king and karen a scott king.e all know this is -- and coretta scott king. we all know this is an important day. in one sense, it is a joyous day because we have made so many tremendous strides. this all got started when the state trooper shot a man. it started before that, but that is what started the whole selma-to-montgomery process. today i had the opportunity to be escorted by a state trooper brought down here by an african-american state trooper. the contrast between then and now is phenomenal. the reality is we are at a crossroads. the voting rights act has been gutted. so many people are disenfranchised rid in the words of my mother, struggle is a never ending process. it must be a resurgence of fighting for that struggled to guarantee that those people going forward will have the same opportunity to have their voices heard and their vote registered. amy: this is also an issue today, looking back 50 years, on police brutality. what we're seeing around the country, young people being killed by police office

martin luther king to help. in early february 1965, the reverend dr. martin luther king, jr.outhern christian leadership conference took to the streets for voter rights. and led him to prison. >> things are pretty well, as well as you can expect in jail. i think as a result of being there, as a result of the creative witness of hundreds even thousands of neeg rows in this community, we have been able to bring this -- negroes in this country, we have been able to bring this situation to the attention of the entire country and i think the conscience. >> moved from selma to marion, a predominantly black town but only a handful of african americans were registered to vote. a march there ended in confrontations with police and the shooting by a state trooper of protestor jimmy lee jackson. his death a week later was the catalyst of the march selma to montgomery. when they arrived at selma's edmond peddis bridge they were attacked with clubs. it became flown as bloody sunday. it spread across the nation, two days later the marchers set off again, this time king led the procession.

kenneth clark that martin luther king is at the end of his rope. concerning the poll taken by "newsweek" magazine, i think he said it's the leaders who went with king and gave mr. muhammad around 90%. i just told you a while ago, these so-called leaders included lena horne, dick gregory comedians, comics, trumpet players, baseball players. show me in the white community where a comedian is a white leader or a singer or dancer or a trumpet player is a white leader. these aren't leaders. these are puppets and clowns that have been set up over the white community, or over the black community by the white community and has been made celebrities and usually say exactly what they know the white man wants to hear and it is an honor, actually that they endorse dr. martin luther king and were against the honorable elijah muhammad. that's actually an honor. now, when you say they also in the same "newsweek" poll, i think the pollsters say he went into the negro community and asked about the muslims and many negroes whom he asked said i never heard of the mus

martin luther king's lawyer was in the class of 1951. dr. martin luther king and corralled us king lived on our campus after their house was on the montgomery. we are proud to be part of this legacy of courage, determination, vacation at -- dedication and faith. we talk a lot about face but it is the faith that has allowed us to move forward when our ancestors walked together, even though they were being beaten, bruised, battered and killed so we could exercise our rights and freedoms today. we don't need to get comfortable . we don't need to get amnesia and think everything is all right. we know that the journey is not complete. for too many in our community, they have developed profit laryngitis, but now is the time to speak up. we come today to acknowledge we have come a long way but we still have a long way to go. i ask you today to continue to support our hbcu's. we need your funding, advocacy and support. we still have many more steps to take on the vision to victory but for those who are of the christian faith, we read this book and w

joining me is former senator and confidante of martin luther king who marched, harris walford and martin luther king iii. mr. king let me dpine begin with you. you heard of another police shooting and the nation still dissecting what went on in ferguson. it occurs that your father would be displeased to know before the shooting in ferguson voting participation there was so low, i think 12%. >> that is correct. not only would he have been disappointed but he would certainly be disappointed that all over the country many states have imposed new laws making it more difficult to vote. and the reality as we observe today it really is not a celebration. it cannot be a celebration unless there's legislation that creates new voting rights for all people. >> you have in an opinion piece you just penned commemorating the 50th anniversary you noted that we rank 138th out of 172 democracies in terms of voter participation. so let's look forward. what's to be done about that? >> i think one, we have to examine why is it that people are not voting. first, the first thing we have to do is create legisl

martin luther king went here. jimmy stewart and mr.mith goes to washington, goes there in despair. it is really interesting how that temple -- speaker: richard nixon went there one night. mr. matthews: to make sport of -- meet and talk sports with the demonstrators. [laughter] let's be serious. it is on the penny and the five dollar bill. it is almost primordial, isn't it, dr. carson? to go there and give the speech that matters. dr. carson: there are a couple of things that would say about -- i would say about that. number one is that it was kind of an accident that it was delivered at the memorial. it was aimed at congress, they wanted to go to the steps of the capital -- capitol and have the protest there. but they did not want that there. mr. matthews: they did not want to have it at the white house. mr. carson: when you look at the mall, what is the farthest place from the capital? [laughter] of course we're sending them there. they felt that this was a punishment and it turned out to be this wonderful decision because everyone th

-dot tang and the reverend doctor martin luther king jr. she began her oratorical journey when she spoke of her mothers stayed at her united nations at the age of 17 and now she has spoken to audiences all over the world. and she faded and credentials she is a graduate of bellman college with a bachelor of arts in psychology and she holds a master of divinity and a doctorate of law from emory university. she is also receive a doctor degree from wesley college and is currently a member of the state bar of georgia. impact full and transformational, she has a strong concert of the youth of today, about our communities and family partnerships dedicated and committed and on january 30 2000, 2007 the first year anniversary of her mothers death, she returned to her alma mater at spelman college to announce the establishment of a king scholarship in honor of her mother, coretta scott king. and in keeping with this vision in 2007, she spoke at the end not the duration of the coretta scott king women's leadership academy. in january of 2011, she anno

claiborne carson director of the martin luther king junior at stanford. and professor lawrence where he is co-director of the lincoln studies center. and now the specialty of the night and the young ladies are waiting, i would like to welcome them. they will read excerpts from speeches that were given 103 years apart, both in the time of conflict and great change in society. both speeches call people together and ask them to take responsibility for their country and for their fellow citizens and both speeches look back on what was and make the case that the situation was unatenable. nadia duncan loves loves singing, acting and writing and plans to study music in college. she will read an excerpt from president linchingon's address from the capitol the newly constructed dome behind him. the north stood on the brink of victory. nadia duncan. . [applause] nadia: all thoughts were directing to an impending civil war. all dreaded it, all thought to avert it. while the inaugural address was being delivered from this place devoted alltogether to saving the union

they walked around the plaza for 20 minutes looking at the statue of martin luther king and reading his many quotes engraved on the walls here. right now, they are visiting the historic mount vernon estate. prince charles will visit the national archives and charter school for adult immigrants. duchess of cornwall will stop by the shakespeare theater company and attend a meeting with a team that help sexual assault victims. eventually, they'll meet with president obama as long as with vice president biden. this is the first time the couple has visited the u.s. together. since charles came back in 2011 and met with the president as well then. but as you mentioned very busy busy trip. jam packed schedules for both of them. reporting live jeanette reyes, abc 7 news. autria: spring may be close. winter is not giving up just yet. you will need that jacket as we deal with cooler temperatures today. doug hill is here with a look at the first forecast. hey, doug. doug: hello there. yesterday we had the sunshine but temperatures so much cooler than we were. we'll stay on the cool side of things

. >> he was a close confident of martin luther king jr. how selma became a rallying cry for the civil rights movement. >> attorney general eric holder tonight says he is prepared to dismantle the ferguson, missouri police department. holder produced a scathing report on ferguson this week, found it routinely targeted african americans. holder says the department must change its ways. >> we are prepared to use all the power that we have. all the power that we have. to ensure that the situation changes there. and that means everything from working with them, to coming up with an spiral new structure. >> does that include dismantling the police force? >> if that's what's necessary we're prepared to do that. >> speaking in south carolina, president obama says he stands by the justice department's investigation including a decision not to charge officer darren wilson with civil rights violations in the death of michael brown. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it was 50 years ago tomorrow that one of the defining moments of the civil rights era would play out on a bridg

has show is a huge figure, martin luther king, luther king, a giant. what do we have today?is there anything like that? >> we don't need powerful, influential religious people in politics, but politics, but intellectuals, writers, and thinkers were dominating what richard john neuhaus call the public square. do square. do we have any version of that? what is it command if not, what happens? >> the whole mission coming out of neuhaus is to provide exactly that kind of distinctive voice. contact with the editor to say that you can.to 1st things as one place. we should have captured it. i was shown. the major contributors figures. not as many as earlier. point rather delicate if not the powerful phrase of political cultural hero. when did that change happened, and what is it about? >> a more divisive american life or you can have people barely capable, adapt, persuasive speaking to people who believe the same way they do. what could newhouse do -- what could neuhaus do that very could fuel? he could speak beyond, let's say, a conservative christian audience in essence informed

month. >> it is time to teach about literally everyone else we should extend this to begin on martin luther king day, and not just the first black person to do x, y, and z, and product of society says we should discuss how inadequate this month is in a way to articulate culture. mark, want to go with you with this. with tule churr we have seen the ways that african-americans themselveses are articulating black culture, however, there is an exploitation, some say in a commercialization of african-american history month,ives on twitter, and i saw sales there's book sales what is your response to the commercial at becket masseys is having that martin luther king day sale, right? it is clearly an opportunity. i always say mcdonalds use to run these adds well mcdonalds helping folks living the dream, is paying them a living wage. this is business, you can. >> stop it. >> and it sounds facetious but this is how it goes down my good friend and colleague has done this series on black moses bar by. and while it is on one the hand telling a real interesting story about harriet tubman, it is also very

martin luther king jr. warned against complacency saying time itself can become the enemy of progress. he wrote human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. every step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering and struggle. the tireless exertions and passionate concerned of dedicated individuals. this is no time for apathy or complacency. this is a time for vigorous and positive action. and so even now, 50 years after the passage of the voting rights act, the struggle continues, for voting rights, for equality for progress. joining me now from selma, al pam, msnbc reporter tremaine lee. >> good morning. when the president stood at the foot of the edmund pettus bridge he said there was nothing more american than the protest march that took place 50 years ago. to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of bloody sunday let's look at how the seeds of that protest are manifesting today. long before the protests in ferguson missouri -- >> i can hear my brother cryin' i can't breathe. >> report

and remember martin luther king jr. activists in birmingham were taking this nation back to what he called the great wells of democracy that were dug deep by the founding fathers. selma did the same thing. and in 2015, we need to return to those great wells of democracy. if we return to those great wells, we're not going to have mass incarceration, we're not going to have unemployment rate twice the rate of whites. and we're not going to have the criminalization of black bodies and black youth that is pervasive in this society. we're going to have the country that we actually all deserve. >> those have wide ranging effects. we'll ask you to standby, doctor. thank you so much for that insight. want to go live now to trymaine lee who is traveling with the marchers today. what are you seeing at this hour? >> thousands still readying to be marching. i want to introduce you to mr. benny tucker. we know who dr. martin luther king is john lewis. but mr. tucker was really remarkable in leading the original campaign. and mr. tuc

the next year 1958 i met martin luther king, jr.. changed my life. and inspired me to find a way to get in the way. and i got in trouble. but i call good trouble. necessary trouble. (applause)

andy martin luther king, jr. national historic site. these sites are not just critical to southern heritage or african-american history -- they are part of the fabric of our nation's history. >> that is right! >> and as we were so eloquently reminded just a moment ago, they were beacons to freedom fighters around the world. they must be preserved and maintained so that 50 years from now and 50 years from then and 50 years from then we can return and be reminded of the bridges that we have crossed and the battles that we have won. as dr. king famously said, the ark of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice, and as i stand here today, i believe those words. each of us in this room and across the country must continue the work to make sure that we again cross those bridges of hope and unity together. i have no doubt that we will. god bless you, thank you for hosting us here today. [applause] and now i have the honor to present you a friend, a colleague, may i say a brother -- >> yeah! >> in the fight of the last six years,

reverend fredrick reese was act wrist who asked doctor martin luther king junior to join the selma movement. on their third attempt they reached the capitol in montgomery to demand voting rights. >> it is a great feeling of triumph and victory, after having gone through all of the inn dignities, the the sacrifices that have been made by many people. >> reporter: five months later president johnson signed the voting rights act and those sacrifices, changed the course of history. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> as the the first family prepares for their departure to selma man they were briefly will be down in the white house when a food cart caught fire east of the north lawn. in one was injured. the lock down was lifted shortly before noon. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" road rage captured on camera. one car gets up close to another and we will tell you what else that driver was caught doing. >>> plus it is dating for the 1 percent, coming up next a new app that is only for rich people in search of a mate.

well, that's exactly what's been happening to employees of this community building on martin luther king jr. avenue in southeast d.c. >> stole my tire and my lug nuts, got into my trunk. >> the wheel and tire taken off ivan lany's car and while parents drop off their children at the daycare downstairs a process that takes what two or three minutes, their cars are broken into and ransacked. >> it seems individuals know the people that work here and they work schedules and their timing and they're casing cars. >> this mother has watched the apparent thieves in action. >> one morning, i parked right there and they were standing right here and trying to open the door. >> at the time when the parents are dropping off their children in the morning, you can see there's a long line of traffic here on morris headed to martin luther king avenue but one parent tells us that the guys who hang out here in front of the school actually wait for that light to turn green so traffic is moving and, perhaps, no one is watching. >> the parent would go there and saw young man breaking into her car and she ran

late martin luther king, jr. he helped plan the march on washington in 1963 and headed up the washington office for dr. king's southern christian leadership conference. >> to be ending my 50 years here on martin luther king's holiday. >> reporter: today fauntroy is believed to be somewhere in africa. his attorney confirmed today that the 82-year-old fauntroy, the district's first elected delegate to congress, try and return. if former congressman fauntroy arrives back in the u.s., is he subject to be arrested? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the arrest warrant dates back to sometime after barack obama was elected president. fauntroy and others hired vendors to an elaborate inaugural affair in suburban maryland, only the event never happened and fauntroy was accused of writing a $50,000 check to cover expenses that bounced. >> i have advised him that in the event he comes back into the country whenever he gets into customs, the bench warrant will pop up on the computer and he would be taken into custody. >> report

one of my favorite quotes from martin luther king is the following. the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. today, of course we'd have to modify that to say man or woman. today i'd like to say to you, the national league of cities, the ultimate measure of an organization is not where it stands in moments of convenience and comfort but where it stands at times of challenge and controversy. so i want to thank the national league of cities. first, for your stand with the men and women of the department of homeland security as we fought for a four-year appropriation last week. [ applause ] i want to thank you for standing with the 225,000 people in our organization who are members of the coast guard the secret service, fema, immigration enforcement, citizenship, and immigration services, and i could go on and on for your courageous and unyielding stand in support of the homeland security of this nation, in support of a full year appropriation for

martin luther kick's address to the march on montgomery. reporting from the alabama state capitol. >> we are going to sing now. "we shall overcome" and following the singing dr. edwin teller, the executive secretary of the american baptist convention who is the official representative of the national council of churches here today will pronounce the benediction. let us now stop in our tracks and let us join our hands. the 300 people who march, stay where you are. we have transportation for you back to selma. we shall over come. ♪ we shall over come we shall overcome we shall overcome some day ♪ oh, deep in my heart i do believe we shall overcome some day ♪ god is on our side god is on our side god is on our side today ♪ deep in my heart i do believe we shall overcome some day. ♪ >> black and white together. >> ♪ black and white together black and white together black and white together now oh, we -- deep in my heart irks i do believe we shall overcome some day ♪ >> we're not afraid. >> ♪ we are not afraid we are not afraid we are not afraid

, from martin luther to the founding fathers, to abraham lincoln trying to decide to sign the emancipation proclamation, to franklin roosevelt reading his first inaugural, but he says that in all the times of human history i would want to be alive, i would want to be alive for a few years in the middle of the 20th century. because what king sees when he looks at american history is actually this expensive story of liberation. so lincoln come in a way, even though he is on the verge of winning a war is getting a kind of -- giving a kind of penitential speech. where asking, at the lowest moment in his life, you might say, is giving this really wonderful resurrected kind of speech about the advancement of human freedom. and they are both trying to read history and see what god is doing in history, and they do it in very different ways, but they do it with enormous refunded to. again, i think it is not only a kind of rhetoric, but a kind of the a lot go reading of history that we just don't do anymore. i think we can lend a lot from it. >> i find myself somewhat amazed going back and realizing