martin luther king jr. day to do just that. are provided an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to dr. king's vision of racial and social equality. to his efforts to expand economic opportunity and to the values that are at the heart of those great sermons that we all know. the roots of his actions, the core of his character, and the center of his life, all these things we celebrate on this day. his quest for tolerance, his quest for non-violence, his quest for compassion, his quest for love, and above all, his quest for justice. today's world is very different from the one that helped to shape and define dr. king's life. because of dr. king, because of those who shared his dream and joined him in his work, this world, this 21st century america is a better place. but we have not yet reached where we want to and where we need to be. that is the reality. we are far from that place. but in the years since dr. king led a march that helped to transform his era and to expand today's possibilities, great progress indeed has been made.

down on this monday many people are celebrating martin luther king jr's birthday but as time goes by is his message getting lost we're going to talk about how some people are reconstructing dr king's message for their own gain for georgetown professor christopher chambers next we'll discuss the military industrial military complex that's a term that president eisenhower warned of years ago where the u.s. would be permanently perched on the brink of war and sadly it looks like his prediction has come true now that we're involved in two wars abroad costing billions of dollars and we discussed the seemingly untouchable defense branch of government was quarantined also julian assigned is putting wiki leaks back into the spotlight next with banker rudolf elmer has publicly handed over documents revealing individuals who are guilty of tax evasion we're going to have a live report from london and we'll go over the very public nature of this situation then in a rare interview with the washington post china's president hu jintao says of the currency system with the dollar leading it is a produ

i read a lot about the martin luther king. ne of the american leadership have the knowledge and idea of how to lead this new generation. no one compares with martin luther king. host: thank you very much. next is houston, texas. republican line. good morning. go ahead. caller: i am on the air? host: yes. what do you think -- who do you think most of bodies martin luther king? caller: ron paul. he has consistently trying to throw off the shackles of the enslaving of currency. i think that ron paul finishing the federal reserve banking system -- will be free our currency, we are a free people. thank you. host: thank you for the call. pensacola, florida. thomas, you are on. thomas, pensacola? caller: hello, yes. i -- uh -- yes, sir, i happen to believe that -- yes, sir? hello? host: go ahead, thomas. well, we will leave that there. "mlk -- faith visionary" is the name of the of bed in "usa today -- op-ed in "usa today." host: back to the phones. betty, albuquerque. you are on. caller: dennis kucinich. host: why is that? caller: be

martin luther king, jr.. he is not a scholar in residence at stanford's the milky research institute. his new book is called "behind the dream: the making of the speech that transformed a nation." good to have you back on this program. >> thank you. tavis: what is it about this speech we seem to know everything about, have heard everything over and over again, that you can tell us? >> i think the most important thing i can tell you about this speech is that many people believe that this was -- that dr. king gave this speech as a prepared address from beginning to end. as a matter of fact, the part of the speech that has become such a celebrated part of history was totally spontaneous and extemporaneous. it was not something he had prepared for in advance. i was standing just a few feet behind him, and he was speaking. he was reading the prepared text of the speech, on which i was proposed -- and proud to say i worked with him and provided some of the draft material. it was not just me but andy young, stanley

of what martin luther king -- martin luther king told us that we are related to each other and we aregarment. if we believe that, we have to speak that way, we have to change the thought patterns. as a mother of four children, we are as happy as our saddest child. it means that we have to lift up one another. that is the only way we will make ourselves fulfilled and our country fulfilled. i believe that is what martin luther king asked us to do. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. tanner hast doug joined us. welcome. >> thank you. to be asked to speak on what would martin to comment it is a bit jarring to me because i still call him dr. king. i worked a good bit read john lewis -- with the john lewis. for the purposes of this, i will try to get into what would martin do. it is a little bit awkward. the best summation of martin's teaching may be from the book, where do we go from here? that was published in 1967. what would he say to us if he were here now? the chapter is based on his nobel peace prize lecture, delivered in 1964. he worked on that about a month and he gave it

was not just for african-americans or one race. >> reporter: marchers made their way to the martin luther king jr. fountain and joined members of the community and reverend brown studied under dr. king and said if he were alive today he would still fight for the rights of all americans. >> given what he taught me in school we must come to grips with this issue of homophobia and realize that every person whether gay or straight is to be respected. >> reporter: nancy pelosi told the crowd that the civil rights leader will be honored with a tribute usually reserved for presidents. >> issued in washington i am proud to say that we will unveiled a monument, a magnificent memorial to martin luther king jr. >> christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> someone thousand people gathered in sacramento to honor dr. king. this day is not just a day to remember his lessons about to serve as a reminder to put his ideals into action. he signed into law the bill to create a state holiday back in 1981. in 1983, president reagan signed a similar bill. for more coverage of today's events along with a link to aud

between stanley levin, and martin luther king jr., every phone call was wiretapped. the conversations were transcribed and written down. okay? and in addition with respect to clarence jones and martin king, every meeting that we attended together, every place that we were agreed to meet or actually meet was under photographic surveillance. your home, for example. >> host: listen. right. in fact. these repairmen show up. >> guest: that's right. in fact, i said, you know. >> host: your house is wired. >> guest: wiretap. >> host: in fact. i was drinking -- i used to drink. i don't. i used to drink heavily. it's controlled drinking. but i loved martinis. when i began to have suspiciouses, not proof, we would have conference calls. and martin would double up with laughter. we'd like to have a conference call at 1:00 at night. before the conference call, i would say hold on. fbi to have all of your equipment there? okay. i want to be sure you get everything down. [laughter] >> guest: okay. this is going to be a long conference. get yourself comfortable. martin would say cla

the martin luther king -- 8:06. the martin luther king holiday is also known as a day of service. in san francisco, the presidio is hosting what they call a family-friendly volunteer event. participants will work on s prucing up the grounds. for more on the martin luther king, junior holiday, including quotes and audio speeches, go to ktvu.com and click on the mlk tab. >>> a winter spare the air alert is in effect today over the bay area. that means it's against the law to use a fireplace, wood stove or any other wood-burning device until the ban is lifted. >>> 8:07. we want to check in with sal castanedo get an update on the commute this morning. sal? >> let's been light today, tori and dave. we've been watching caltrain because of that incident in burlingame where a train collided with a pedestrian. the pedestrian died at the s cene. caltrain office has been affect. for example, you can't get through -- that's california drive at oak grove. you can't get through business have locked cash cash have b locked that interchange. changes are moving through. the coroner -- there is cor

martin luther king junior day will include a train ride. it will leave the station around 9:30 this morning. it will stop in sunnyvale before it arrives in san francisco around 11:00. the freedom train commemorates his junior civil rights marchs in alabama in the 1960s. the martin luther king junior holiday is known as a day of service. there are many volunteer opportunities around the bay area. in san francisco they are hosting a family friendly volunteer event. participates will be working on sprucing up the ground. they will work on seven projects. it's an area of reclaimed public land around a railroad line. they will be planting trees and native plants. in mountain view that will gather at the day worker center. that's at 11:00 this morning. they will be picking up litter from the surrounding streets. >>> president and first lady mrs. obama will be marking the king junior holiday by taking part in the community service project in washington, d.c.. now last year the obamas dropped by a d.c. food bank and helped to serve hot meals. this

gave us our rights. >> freedom train riders can join san francisco's annual martin luther king jr. once it arrives at 4th and king street. this happens to be one of the nation's last freedom trains. many others have stopped running because of the economy and money troubles. everyone's being urged to use the king holiday as a day to volunteer. we have a number of opportunities and events listed on our website. just go to abc7news.com. there are reports this morning that former vice presidential and the presidential candidate john mccain is being investigated by a federal grand jury. the grand jury wants to know if campaign funds were illegally used to keep edwards' pregnant mistress in hiding while he ran for president. investigators also want to know how much edwards knew about the money and where it came from. edwards wife elizabeth died of cancer last year. he wards covered specifics when he did say we do not believe there was evidence john has violated any election laws. mike is here ahead with the forecast. yes, still foggy out there. >> going to take a while, especially the in

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terrorist attack wait what that's funny because in addition to leading the civil rights movement dr martin luther king was one of the most outspoken critics of the viet. war i think he shot a misquote of the king and put him inside of a war that he would have been again there something strange made in going about a nation on a press that would praise you when you said be balanced killer jim clark but it will person damn you when you say be nice little brat. children his lessons are prominent in communities across the country but in particular in churches like this one in the southwest washington and although there are so many as one thing you seem to hear time and time again martin luther king promoted peace his message was simply this either we learned to live together as brothers and sisters on this planet or we were terrorists to get this foolish foolish what many people thing of dr king's name being invoked for the wrong reasons i think that became would a march with many of us. from the very beginning on the needlessness over there it wasn't about weapons of mass destruction it was about all let'

martin luther king and president obama in the same speech about oratory?it will probably not resonate in the chambers of history. i think king is the benchmark, but where they are different from what most political professionals do is those are set piece features in an era where most political communication is more informal. i don't think we give a sound bite enough respect. any modern person would have to listen to take someone take five hours to present a budget, they would not go through it. it was a different era. >> this is the era of sound bites we should not underestimate? >> i think that is right but i still say in american politics really big speeches account for a lot. they get remembered for the sound bites but you know when somebody is making a significant speech. president obama has made three already. i also think bill clinton -- >> can you remember a single line from any of them? >> i can member his -- i cannot remember a line like i can from martin luther king's speech. it was phenomenal at the time and has become more overtime. >> congratu

yesterday when the defense department's general counsel jay johnson posed the question if dr martin luther king jr were alive today would he understand why the united states is at war now most anybody who remembers dr martin luther king jr what he stood for would probably answer with a deafening no but not to johnson he in fact said the following he said i believe that if dr king were alive today he would recognize that we live in a complicated world and that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the american people vulnerable to terrorist attack. what i think jeremy scahill sort of best when he called the answer one of the most despicable attempts at revisionist used of martin luther king jr he's ever seen and i for one second his statement did they forget that martin luther king jr became an outspoken opponent of the vietnam war that he called the u.s. government the greatest per share of violence in the world today and keep in mind that was that one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and we've only gotten worse since that is just the our world has gotten so c

gave us our rights. >> freedom train riders can join san francisco's annual martin luther king jr. de once it arrives at 4th and king street. this happens to be one of the nation's last freedom trains. many others have stopped running because of the economy and money troubles. everyone's being urged to use the king holiday as a day to volunteer. we have a number of opportunities and events listed on our website. just go to abc7news.com. there are reports this morning that former vice presidential and the presidential candidate john mccain is being investigated by a federal grand jury. the grand jury wants to know if campaign funds were illegally used to keep edwards' pregnant mistress in hiding while he ran for president. investigators also want to know how much edwards knew about the money and where it came from. edwards wife elizabeth died of cancer last year. he wards covered specifics when he did say we do not believe there was evidence john has violated any election laws. mike is here ahead with the forecast. yes, still foggy out there. >> going to take a while, especially the

and so every year on this day to honor the birthday of dr martin luther king jr. people gather to pay tribute. so it is no surprise then that the name of this american hero is often invoked but once in a while that legacy gets hijacked i come to tell you now that the truth shall set you free. first there was the glenn beck rally on the mall on august twenty eighth the same day at the same location martin luther king jr gave his i have a dream speech ladies and gentlemen the selling of conservative talk show host message was one thing now his name is being used to drum up support for u.s. wars in a speech given last week dr j. johnson attorney at the pentagon said i believe that of dr king were alive today he would recognize that we live in a complicated world and that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the american people vulnerable to terrorist attack wait what that's funny because in addition to leading the civil rights movement dr martin luther king was one of the most outspoken critics of the viet. war i think he shot a mis

you know how a philip randolph introduced martin luther king jr. you could feel it. and now it comes to that time. he is the last speaker. >> host: who wants to follow dr. king. >> guest: now it is my pleasure and privilege to introduce the undisputed moral dictator of the station, the rev. dr. martin luther king, jr. and be just like. by the way, let me back. you know, there was some discussion in the pre planning of the march on washington about who was going to speak. >> host: and how long. >> guest: and how long. now, those of us who were around martin, and martin himself really felt that he should be the last speaker. he certainly felt and all of those around him felt it was not appropriate for him to say i want to be the last speaker. so they have raised it. and this seemed to have some resistance. finally, come to the meeting with me. so they are talking. well, i think that, you know, one of the reasons we want to have martin it to speak, he will tend to speak so long. i listened to the discussion. i'm not going to get into names, but they were all jockeying fo

your favorites, in pieces. >>> today, americans pause to honor slain leader martin luther king jr. is birthday. had he lived he would have been 82. a memorial to pay tribute to dr. king is being built on the washington mall. the first dedicated to a civilian. it's 70% complete. its official dedication is plan for august 28th. the 49th anniversary of dr. king's "i have a dream" speech. that famous address and the march on washington are cornerstones in the civil rights movement. in the early days, though, the movement only gained traction after its drama played out in the national media. mark strassmann has more. >> reporter: as a story, the civil rights movement had it all. good versus evil. drama. social upheaval. but at first, america's major media ignored it, especially in the south. >> it was our responsibility to find a way to dramatize the issue. >> reporter: congressman john lewis says that the movement's leaders realized to bring change, they needed to reach white america. how did you do that? >> as a movement, we literally put our bodies on the line. >> reporter: finally, b

martin luther king, jr. a strong speaker, he moved civil rights for all americans. tonight, a group of young americans remembered king by telling their own stories. and ktvu channel 2 heather holmes has more on their story. >> reporter: frank it was a sold out crowd here at the theater, where the performers at the youth speaks organization took the stage to honor king and themselves. >> how do i find a way, the beating of my heart? how do i survive? >> reporter: surviving in 2011. it is a different world than it was in 1955 when king was leading the montgomery bus boycott. but for the last several years, 16-year-old allison says she has been leading her own boycott of her family after being abused. >> i think he would be proud that i am not running away anymore. and that i am not boycotting it. i am facing it and doing it, nonviolently. >> i am looking for employment. >> reporter: 19-year-old josh merchant relived the job interview he wishes had another outcome. the unemployed poet used the stage to talk about the struggles of following your heart while trying to mak

martin luther king, jr. dr. king changed the course of american history and was a powerful force in the stlaept lead to the passage of the historic civil rights legislation. across the country today and over the weekend there were events commemorating dr. king. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama participate in a service project in washington. >> rose: michelle and i and the girls were extraordinarily proud that each year on martin luther king's birthday this is how we celebrate is making sure we're giving a little something back to the community and i hope that all that projects that are taking place across the country on this day are getting similar attention because this is part of what america's all about. and after a painful week where so many of us were focused on tragedy it's good for us to remind ourselves of what this country all about. this kind of service project is what's best in us. >> rose: tonight in memory of dr. king, we bring you a conversation from 2008 with the late historian

martin luther king jr.he 27th annual freedom train is scheduled at the bart caltran station at 9:30 and head to san francisco for a day of celebration at the gardens. the freedom train is a way for people to memorialize dr. king's historic 1965 march in alabama. it's one of the last remaining in the country because of the economy. and there are a number of other events in the bay area to observe the king holiday. you can find them on our website abc7news.com. 5:07 the time. trying to take a look at the weather forecast? i find patches of clear, mike, but then dense, dense fog. >> really dense this morning. we'll start off kind of in the dark if you will because of the dense fog. by the end of the day we will definitely see the light. as far as our advisories, the thickest fog according to the weather service is going to be around the santa clara valley, the bay shoreline and the north bay valleys. i know for sure in the east bay valleys we have visibilities lower than a quarter of a mile on a pretty wide-sp

stay tuned. >>> the warriors will host the nets in a matinee tomorrow on martin luther king day. artin luther king is just a history lesson to most of these young warrior players. among the ceremonial jess tours, custom shoes, and kid will shadow warrior employees, employers and coaches understand the significance of the day. >> this day is huge as far as what he was able to do for not only mine noartz and people of color but everyone. when you get chance to play today, it's special. >> a big day, and we have been getting lucky and been able to play on all the holidays and big days like martin luther king. so it's definitely an honor to play. >> mike: the first major of the year in tennis. the australian open, will be all about nadal indiana -- rafael nadal winning his first grand slam. maria had no problem. sharapova has been battling shoulder injuries but is determined to get back in the major picture. won easily today in straight sets. >> we got a little golf. hope to see you at 11:00. >> terry: are you prepared to make predictions for next week? >> mike: ike i.e.d. like to see

and clarence jones, between clarence jones and stanley, between stanley levenson and martin luther king, jr., every phone call was wiretapped, and the conversations were transcribed. and additionally with respect to clarence jones and martin king every meeting, every place we were agreed to meet was actually photographic surveillance. martin comes -- these repairmen show up. >> host: your house is wired. >> guest: i used to think heavily but i love martinis, and during that period of time when i began to have suspicions, not proof, we would have conference calls, and he would double up with laughter because he is at a conference call at like 11:00 at night and i had suspicions so before the conference call with start i would say colin now, do you have all of your equipment? i want to be sure you get everything down because this is going to be a long conference. and then martin would say stop the theatrics. just to get on with it. but i really believe -- let me say so that we can move on -- i believe stanley levenson, this jewish lawyer and any other context when you look back at the mag

martin luther king jr. had he lived he would be 82 years old. g with other civil rights leaders, king used the growing power of the media to awaken americans to long-overlooked injustice. mark strassman shows us how they did it. >> reporter: as a story, the civil rights movement had it all-- good versus evil, drama, social upheaval. but at first, america's major media ignored it, especially in the south. >> it was our responsibility to find a way to dramatize the issue. >> reporter: congressman john lewis says that the movement's leaders realized to bring change, they needed to reach white americans. how did you do that? >> as a movement, we literally put our bodies on the line. >> influence on the civil rights coverage. . >> reporter: dominika cibulkova cowrote the "race beat" a book about the media and movement. >> it's just that no one knew about it. >> reporter: bee nine 57, major northern newspapers discovered the drawm and the story. >> reporter: how do you feel about integrated passengers? >> reporter: the television networks followed. eve

markets are closed today to observe the martin luther king jr.holiday. >>> well, starbucks is supersizing. the coffee chain is rolling out a new larger drink size. the 31-ounce trenta. the new size will be available for ice drinks only and will be available everywhere come may. >> you'll stay up for weeks. >>> a super weekend at the movies. "the green hornet" starring the comedian seth rogen got the most buzz in ticket sales. "dilemma" starring vince vaughn and kevin james opened in second. while "true grit" is still hanging on. they took the number three spot. >>> and move over bill gates. the most popular iphone app is a game called bubble ball designed by an eighth grader from utah named robert may. more than 2 million people have downloaded his game for free. robert seen there is working on a new game. we're betting this one won't be free. and 14 years old and he dethroned angry birds, the other game everybody is talking about. >>> coming up next on this mlk holiday, making progress on a permanent memorial to the slain civil rights icon. >>>

every telephone call between martin luther king, jr. and clarence jones, between clarence jones and the stanley levenson, between stanley levenson and martin luther king, jr., every telephone call was wiretapped, and the conversations were transcribed and written down and with respect to clarence jones and martin king, every meeting that we attended together, every place that we would agree to meet was photographic surveillance. your home for example -- martin comes to the bronx -- >> host: these repairmen show up. >> guest: yes, in fact, you know, i used to drink heavily but with control, but i love martin king and during that period of time, when i began to have suspicions, not proof, we would have conference calls, and he would double up with laughter because we had a conference call at like 11:00 at night and suspicions and before the conference call starts i would say now hold on, the fbi have all of your equipment there? i want to be sure you get everything done because this is going to be a long conference call. get yourself comfo

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is that martin luther king's dream? this is a more profound question. rtin luther king's dream was a dream of a future in which we will be judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. again, i think one of the great things about obama is that he embodies martin luther king strain. obama is not fundamentally motivated by race. he is an nonracial president. he doesn't appeal to race. he doesn't talk about it. i think actually that is a major source of his appeal. a lot of people voted for obama because he wasn't you might say jesse jackson. obama in a sense has developed a public first, that is not defined in specifically racial terms. i am attracted to obama and those grounds. in fact, couple of years ago i wrote an article called obama and the end of racism praising obama, saying he is a nice man. he has is has got a nice familyd i think he will help to bring this country a little closer to martin luther king's idea of a colorblind society. and yet we still have to ask him his martin luther king stream obama strain? in the way

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martin luther king junior will include the freedom train. the charter cal train will leave san jose station by 9:30. it will stop in sunnyvale and palo alto before arriving in san francisco. it commemorates dr. king civil right marchs in 1965. >>> the martin luther king junior holiday is also known as a day of service. there are many volunteer options around the bay area. they republican hosting a family friendly volunteer event. they will w on spruce ever sprucing up the grounds. in richmond volunteers will work together on seven projects. an area of reclaimed public land. participates will plant trees and native plants there. >>> in mountain view volunteers will gather at the day worker. at 11:00 this morning to pick up litter from surrounding streets. >>> president obama and first lady michelle obama will mark the holiday by taking part in a community service in washington, d.. in last years holiday they dropped by a d.c. food bank to help serve hot meals. in a statement marking this year by dedicating this day to service we move our nati

obama, not even in his famous race speech in philadelphia, emphasize or allied himself with martin luther king's dream. never has he said let's move in this direction, and here's why. obama frequently quotes martin of the king. is difficult as he says as martin luther king said, and he uses the phrase the fierce urgency of now. but all that obama means by that is that we should all act right now to do what he says. in other words, he just invoking king to mobilize people to act on his behalf. he's not defending team's dream. so what is obama's dream? the beauty of this is we don't have to guess, would not speculate because obama tells us himself. yours barack obama's autobiography. i direct your attention to the title, "dreams from my father." according to obama his dream is his father's dream. incidentally, his book is not titled dreams of my father that obama is not writing about his father's dreams. "dreams from my father" means these are my dad's dreams that i, obama, have taken. which raises an interesting question. who was barack obama, sr., obama's dad? what was he like as a man, and what

martin luther king jr.nnect vision, field young people with dream-filled adults. >> plenty of dream-filled mentors stood up to volunteer, then they filled out commit cards. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> it's 4:44. coming up postal rates are going up but it may not be such bad news for everybody. >> also the life-saving training disguised as a game of cat and mouse. >> plus the san francisco giants may be going from underdogs to tv stars. >> and what's your sign? why a group of astronomers say it's time to change the mary! hey! wow, you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin program. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they help me stick to my diet. the bars are 90 calories and the fiber helps you feel full. 90 calories and high fiber. so that's why this diet thing is working. but it's weird because my wish for lorenzo came true. [ male announcer ] fiber one 90 calorie bars. hungry no. results yes. >>> welcome back. 4:46 on this friday. the arctic a

martin luther king. the 27th annual freedom train is scheduled to leave san jose's train station, caltrain station at 9:30 and head to san francisco for day of celebration at the gardens. the freedom train is a way for people to memorialize dr. king's historic 1965 march in alabama. it's one of the last remaining in the country because of the economy. the dr. king holiday is also being hailed as a day of service. we have a number of volunteer opportunities and other m.l.k. events listed on our website abc7news.com. all right. 6:08 now. as you may have been able to hear sort of faintly, the weather kind of has mike choked up this morning looking at all that fog out there. >> the weather choking this kind of morning. a lot to talk about. let me get out of the way so you can see how extensive this is, north bay valley, the santa clara valley and dealing with visibilities less than a quarter of a mile. this fog will hang around at least until 11:00. livermore, a quarter mile. concord half a mile. it's just a

gabriela carrasco/centro de libertades "martin luther king" 49:19 no me gusta mucho la noticia por laon que a mi me cae muy bien y pienso que ha impactado a la ciudad de oakland mucho. 53:01 sorpresa porque no lo esperabamos pero si se va no seria muy lejos....el es uno de dos finalistas para dirigir el departamento de policia de san jose...hoy le preguntamos por que se quiere ir, y si decisiones como haber tenido que despedir a 80 oficiales por la crisis del presupuesto, lo han agotado. anthony batts/jefe de policia de oakland 36:00 many times muchas veces cuando eres jefe de policia te reclutan, como cuando estaba en long beach me llamaron de oakland....respond io batts, pero no agrego ninguna razon mas...dijo que por ahora su trabajo es concentrarse en oakland. mientras tanto la alcaldesa dijo que aunque sabe que es talentoso la sorprendio que quisiera irse tan pronto jean quan/alcaldesa de oakland 38:08 people need la gente necesita realmente querer estar en un puesto...afirmo quan. el que no escondio su frustracion fue el concejal larry reid. el puntualizo que oakland podria perd

martin luther king jr.he bay area's annual freedom train ride is now the last of its kind in the nation. good monday morning, everyone. it is 4:31 a.m.. we thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. on this martin luther king holiday, oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in front of a church a little after 10:00 last night, people living near saint anthony's church on 16th avenue heard gunshots. police arrived to find one person dead on the sidewalk directly in front of the church. a neighbor who was a passenger at a different oakland church is particularly disturbed by what he sees in his neighborhood. >> spiritual warfare right now in that we have children dying. we have older people dying. and innocent people dying. you know, this type of conduct, it must stop. >> so far investigators are only saying the victim is an adult male and they're not releasing his name. they have no suspect information. oakland police chief anthony bass has now told officers he's

happened at martin luther king jr.academy in the portola district. 7 kids weapon to the hospital for observation. family members say the students found the unmarked pellets on top of a classroom cabinet. >> they say it's not toxic to people. about then why are they in the hospital? you know. so i mean if it's not poison then let bring the cookie out her and have some, you know? >>reporter: after the incident school staff scoured the campus and found more rat poison. there are no reports if the kids showing any ill effects. >>> in richmond tonight religious leadersers in youth group kick off a program sdaind to keep kids in school and away from crime through mentor. vick lee has the story. >> almost a quarter of student in the west contra costa county unified school district drop out. >> with the help of mentoring program 98 percent of youth matched with mentor stay in school and don't drop out this was the vision tonight at the missionary baptist church to recruit mentor for youngsters in rich mon. part of larger progr

on this martin luther king jr. day there are reports that san jose could get its first african-american police chief. he wouldn't have to travel far for that job either. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in oakland with rumblings that the top cop there could be headed to the south bay. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we could learn more later this morning on what exactly is on the mind of oakland's police chief anthony bass as he speaks at the international long shore and warehouse hall near oakland's international airport. "the chronicle" and "mercury news" report he's in the running to be the chief police in san jose which is a surprise considering he hasn't been oakland's police chief for that long of a time. he arrived just over a year ago from long beach with a couple years left on his contract. and over the short time he's been here he has seen the crime rate in this city drop, though it is still high compared to other cities nationwide. so the question is why leave? one repo

. >>> the warriors host the nets in a matinee tomorrow on martin luther king day. martin luther king is just a history lesson to most of those players. there will be custom shoes, and kid will shadow warrior employees, players and coaches understand the significance of the day. >> this day is huge as far as what he was able to do for not only the minorities and people of color, put just for everyone, and when you get a chance to play today, it's special. >> a big day, and we are lucky to play on all the holidays and big days like martin luther king. so it's definitely an authorize play. >> mike: good stuff. we hear from the winners and losers at 6:00. >> terry: bay area scientists say they i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. yo

martin luther king's dream.ecause we have security officers who do not make much money, who are standing up and uniting, who deserve more, and all of you together and people doing small things in communities can make a difference. i know we're short on time. my granddaughter was in church, and they were teaching the affirmation of faith. when you get up there and try, you might be doing the small things, but listen to the impact. that is pretty profound. carry on the dream with the small things you do. help yourself or your neighbors, because times are difficult. thank you very much. >> thank you. let's give a hand. we want to thank the high school. let's give them a hand. [applause] when we called on the principal and asked them to find a student, they said we have a perfect the gunman. let's give them a hand. >> food morning, everyone. -- good morning, everyone. i love poem, and it is titled "i remember." men in sheets, my people being battered, yet they will rejoice after hearing his voice. i remember him fig

they attended today to rally and honor martin luther king jr. the city's acting police chief is always in the running. jean kwan says she was told he may be leaving. >> right now, i'm just focused on being in oakland. >> he told me last week na tha in october, he agreed to put in his name. i wish he told me earlier, but again, i don't control that. >> she says she'll appoint an interim chief and begin a search if he leave it is department. >>> some 50 people marched through the san francisco streets today protesting what they call violent and mistreatment of mentally and physically disabled people. two weeks ago, police shot a knife wielding man in a wheelchair. they say they shot the man after he stabbed an officer. protesters say the man survived, but there are others who haven't, they claimed. they say it's clear officers need to be taught how to deal with disabled people and should not automatically resort to violence. >> this is not -- this is not proper intervention. >> former chief says the officer tried to first stop is altercation with

bart will be on a saturday schedule for the martin luther king holiday. service will start at 6 a.m. and end around midnight. the holiday also means parking is free and permit requirements will not be enforced. >>> wikipedia celebrates its 10th year in operation. the online allows users to write and edit entries. now that caused early controversy over the reliability of the website's information. but according to wikipedia three and a half million articles have been written in the last decade. the website says it is available in 276 languages. >>> coming up in brazil, the death toll from the widespread mudslides climbs. the unusual measures being taken to hold the bodies of those killed. >>> why one local democratic congress woman says president obama's new cuba travel policy is a good step forward but stops short of real change. >>> temperatures warm nicely across most of the bay area. but right now i am tracking some patchy dense fog coming up to two areas under a dense fog advisory. let you know how many rain clouds we have in the five day forecast. .