would he do it to a black on martin luther king day, to a two-person -- to a jew on rosh hashanah. every bit of this thing is very appalling. i know it is a hot potato that been has been passed down to you to cover up for the city officials who have brood this witch hunt so far. you have the power and authority to terminate it now. you do not need to wait for the rest. in view of all of the contradictions in the case. thank you very much. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. my name is paul. i served on this commission for eight years, actually longer than any other commissioner in the history of the commission, and my interest in the commission is the integrity of the commission. i am proud to say that during the eight years i was on the commission, and never, why we would sometimes a disagreement among commissioners about the facts and have a vigorous debates with the city attorney about a lot, never did i feel the process was compromised because of the politics of the party complaining or the party complained of, and specifically, what i want to make sure of in this procee

. >> one of the biggest problems we have, we look at martin luther king day.one day of the year where we talk about those issues. what happens on the other 364 days of the year? we need this to be a daily kind of experience. or a conversation. not every day, but when you're a parent or educator or teacher, that when issues come up, talk about it and talk about it openly and honestly, just as you talked about it. that's really important. very valuable. it will go a long way. we're a global world. we're going to interact with people from different races and ethnicities as adults. these kinds of stereotypes when they start in childhood and become deeply entrenched by adulthood, they're very hard to change. childhood is the time to make a difference. >> dr. kiln, thank you so much for making this happen. appreciate it. soledad, thanks. >> really terrific study. we'll be right back.

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i think one of the biggest problems we have right now is that we look at martin luther king day. have one day a year where we're going to talk about these issues. and then what happens the other 364 days of the year? we need this to be a daily kind of experience or conversation. not every day. but when you're a parent or an educator or teacher, that when issues come up, to talk about it and talk about it openly and honestly just as you talked about it. that's really important and very valuable. it will go a long way. we're a global world. we're going to interact with people from different races and ethnicities as adults. and these kinds of stereotypes, when they start in childhood and become deeply entrenched by adulthood, they're very hard to change. childhood is the time to make a difference. >> dr. killen, thank you so much for making this happen. appreciate it. soledad, thanks. >>> as you just heard, the prospect of interracial dating can have a profoundly negative impact on how some parents talk to their kids about race. up next, we're going to hear from the parents of teens

. >> one of the biggest problems we have, we look at martin luther king day.we have one day of the year where we talk about those issues. what happens on the other 364 days of the year? not every day, but when you're a parent or educator or teacher, talk about it openly and honestly. it will go a long way -- we're a global world. we're going to interact with people from different races and these kinds of stereotypes when they start in childhood and become deeply entrenched by adult. they're very hard to change. childhood is the time to make a difference. >> thank you very much for making this happen. i appreciate it. >> terrific, terrific study. we'll be right back. just hands you the title,annoue most advanced technology in its class. it needs to be earned. earned with smartbeam head lamps. earned with vented temperature control seats. earned with an 8.4-inch touch screen. and if you're driving one, you know what it means to earn something. ♪ >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we b

i think one of the biggest problems we have right now is that we look at martin luther king day.o we have one day a year where we're going to talk about these issues. and then what happens the other 364 days of the year? we need this to be a daily kind of experience or conversation. not every day. but when you're a parent or an educator or teacher, that when issues come up, to talk about it and talk about it openly and honestly just as you talked about it. that's really important and very valuable. it will go a long way. we're a global world. we're going to interact with people from different races and ethnicities as adults. and these kinds of stereotypes, when they start in childhood and become deeply entrenched by adulthood, they're very hard to change. childhood is the time to make a difference. >> dr. killen, thank you so much for making this happen. appreciate it. soledad, thanks. >>> as you just heard, the prospect of interracial dating can have a profoundly negative impact on how some parents talk to their kids about race. up next, we're going to hear from the parents of t

. >> a day of the events to mark the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. i have more coming. >> you can see it is a nice day outside. we will take a look at the washington monument on >> it was a clean sweep for mitt romney. >> he picked up the wisconsin and maryland and d.c. primaries. we have a look ahead to the general election. >> celebrating his win overnight in maryland, d.c., and wisconsin, mitt romney made no mention of his republican rivals, but rather president obama who he says has grown out of touch with americans. >> these last few years have been difficult. it has been made a lot worse by the mistakes and players of the president's leadership. >> i am confident that he will do very well. the fact is that every day that goes by without being in need general election campaign mode is a day lost. he realizes that. >> for the first time, the president is bashing back, mentioning romney with his budget proposals and of the vocabulary that is out of touch. >> he even called it marvelous which is not a word you often hear when it comes to describe a

it was very funny because we went to shoot everything, i believe, on martin luther king, jr. day back in january. we were running around and got a lot. i really liked that. >> what would you like others to take away after watching your documentary? >> i would like for them to know that you should not take life for granted. you should go out and help the world. you should do what you can do to make the world a better place because we only have one life and one voice and you really need to live it to the fullest. >> thank you. and regulations on your win. >> thank you. >> here's a portion of talia's video. >> in 1957, rev. -- tried to enroll his daughter in school. it was later integrated and had become john herbert phillips academy, which has a diverse enrollments. the first principle of the school would not be in this position now. >> we try to get these challenges through because of brown vs. board of education -- we also use the freedom of speech. all those things are important especially because of the history that we have here. the children who are coming along, they are able

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

gentlemen, we stand today in 2012 and my heart is asunder, knowing that 49 years ago this very day, martin luther king jr. wrote a letter from a birmingham jail. only this day, that 17th of april, he had to raise the question, why are we here, we're here because injustice is here. and 49 years later, we come into this room in this senate building, muslim, jew, catholics, they want to know why we are here with visitor badges, we are here because injustice is still here. how all of america paused when it is that we heard the glaring report about trayvon martin. here is a young man, not driving while black, but walking while black and profiled and we all have the 911 tape to prove it. what is his crime? he looked suspicious. we get to a place that in middle class america, you have suspicious because you have on an athletic uniform. what is your crime? you're suspicious because you have a bag of 69 cent skittles, or, in fact, a can of arizona iced tea. what is the crime of millimete s millions of americans who are now afraid to walk outside of their homes? not that he was with the bad company. it's not th

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

martin luther king day back in january. we got a lot of odd staires. i want to put as many people as i could in there, whether they are bystanders or not. i would like for people to know that you should not take life for granted. you should go out and help the world, do what you can do to make the world better place. you only have one life and you really need to live it to the fullest. >> thanks, and congratulations again on your win. here is a portion of her video, birmingham and the first amendment. >> klansmen were waiting nearby. he was brutally beaten with chains and brass knuckles. he was history -- he was crucial to the history of the school. we have a diverse enrollments. the principle of the school, would not be in the position he is in now without the first amendment. >> brown versus board of education did pass. he also uses freedom of speech. all those things are important in our school because of the history we have here. children like yourself who are coming along are able to have the freedoms that many people in the past did not have. >>

. >>> a day to honor dr. martin luther king jr. he occupied the dream rally will call attention to the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. the rally begins at 11:30. >>> palo alto police say the thieves used bolt cutter to get into the school. students don't return to campus until april 9. > >>> a state audi questioning the way the school spent more than $1 million in public funds. the school did post the second highest test scores in the state. >> cool sunshine outside, you see the sunshine if you're inside, and you think oh, it's nice and beautiful, not so because we have chilly breezes coming out of the northwest. mid 50s, not all that bad, it's that wind direction that's pulling in the warm air. we're going to be watching the coast later on today, we're seeing this batch of moisture, it's goingo creep into the north bay and east bay hill tops. so according to the future cast timeline, watch what happens here 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. i think the real story tonight will be some really chilly temperatures. what you're going to see as we

let we stand today in 2012 and my heart is a thunder knowing that 49 years ago this very day, martin luther king jr. wrote a letter from a birmingham jail. on this day, the 17th of april, he raised the question why we are here. we are here because in justice is here. 49 years later, we come into this room and this senate building, muslim, jews, protestants, catholics, african- americans, latinos, asians and want to know why we are here with visitor badges. we are here because in justice is still here. all the merit palls wind is we heard the glaring report about trayvon martin. here is a young man, not driving while black, but walking while black, and profiled and we all have the 911 tapes to prove it. what is his crime? he looked suspicious. that we get to a place that in middle-class america you are suspicious because you have on an athletic uniform. what is your crime? your suspicion because you have a bag of 69 c skittles for a can of arizona iced tea. what is the crime of millions of americans who are now afraid to walk outside of their homes, not that he was part of a gang and not that he

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martin luther king jr. on this day, 44 years ago, dr. king was assassinated in memphis.days, king was defending the civil rights of people. he informs memphis, and he urged all of us to keep the fight going. >> all we say to america is be true to what you read on paper. the greatness of america is the right to protest for rights. [ cheers and applause ] >> so i say we're not going to let any dogs or water hoses turn us around. we're only going to let an injunction turn us around. >> we have a long ways to go before reaching dr. king's dream before we all see that mountain top. but that fight is still going strong. yes there will be criticisms, yes there is different ways. you may choose a different way than me. but all of us, all of us, are responsible to do our part to keep the dream alive and to achieve the america dr. king gave his life for 44 years ago today. thanks for watching, i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> mitt, perry, and santorum take on obama.

memorial days throughout the year in the united states we have a memorial day for presidents for icons like martin luther king jr for our soldiers we even have a memorial day for someone like christopher columbus who slaughtered raped and pillaged his way to glory but on saturday the nation honors a memorial day that is too often overlooked most people don't even know it exists its workers memorial day a day every member it's for working men and women who have been injured diseased or killed on the job and sadly there's a lot of remembering to do in two thousand and ten more than four thousand five hundred american workers were killed by traumatic injuries on the job that's twelve americans dead on the job every single day another fifty to sixty thousand workers died from occupational diseases that year two thousand and ten the consequences of breathing this festus are working with carcinogens in our nation's refineries are working in coal mines that cause black lung these are men and women who are just trying to live their lives and raise their families and in the process of working every business day create

four days later, martin luther king was assassinated in memphis. and i grew up in this town of washington, d.c. there were riots up the 7th street corridor, the 14th street corridor. the city was on fire and all over the country there were riots. it must have been a hundred cities. large and small riots. that continued three or four days. and then we came to may, and columbia campus, worst riots on the campuses of all those in the 1960s. and then came -- after one week after we won the oregon primary, with a tremendous victory, bobby kennedy was assassinated in los angeles after he won the california primary. then came the democratic convention in chicago. mr. nixon sent me out to observe. i was in what we call the comrade hilton hotel out there. when all hell broke loose right down in front of us in had grant park. democratic party coming apart in the streets of chicago. we were after our convention and humphrey's convention, we were leading humphrey 43-29, and george corely wallace was getting 23% of the vote. that is how polarized the country wa

martin luther king has in the fact that he's among giants down there? now they get more than the day. it's not something they read about in history and they come here and see dr. king as an iconic american hero that transcended american history and the world. and they see this and say wow. here's somebody we know new why we get a day off from school. and understand the messaging of dr. king and what he means for us. >> and what is the status of redoing the quote paraphrased and epd into stone there? >> we met lost week and we're bringing all of the parties again to see how it could be done to abide by the wishes of the secretary interior and change the quotation? >> all right, harry johnson senior, appreciate your time tonight. the president and ceo of the martin luther king jr. memorial project. have a good night tonight. >>> and a quieter day in the weather department. i know you're getting a lot of information from the tornados in texas. >> as a matter of fact, i think the most unusual thing, brian, yesterday we had two tornados on the ground at the same time. one near fort worth

tell them the story of martin luther king, in new york, malcolm x. some day, some time -- and a lot of black people go to church. those ministers in church, i tell them, do not preach about the hereafter, preach about none now. we are losing too many young minds. do not tell me that there are no good african-american doctors. my grandson became a doctor. there is nothing there to stop him -- he is supposed to graduate in april. [laughter] what i am saying is, the american school of public system -- the

. >> a vigil will be held all day the martin luther king jr. the national mall mark the 44th of the civil rights leader's assassination. coalition on political assassinations is calling for release of classified government records involving king's life and death. at 6:30 tonight there will be a t vigil and wreath- laying at the memorial. public is invited. the man charged in connection shootings wille be in court today. a judge overseeing his court- will near several motions. is charged with killing 13 inople at the texas post 2009. penalty.face the death titanias resting and alton days receiving a new heart. was released from the hospital yesterday. he has had a history of heart disease and waited nearly two years for the transplant. his family issued a statement gratefuley are deeply the donor's and family. >> finally hearing from the was pulledder who last month for not having the proper tax. >> video of police stopping the character in silver viral.went spoke with lameka robinson. n his sons were young, as the supers up hero. decided to vis

all of them in florida would make martin luther king world roll over in his grave. kids are getting killed here every day. around georgia tech or martin luther king boulevard, the killings at home are worse than a tour of duty in afghanistan. why are we going to syria when we have bodies here? i guarantee you, in a week's time in atlanta, you afghanistan. guest: i do not think you have to choose between them. president obama has been eloquent and passionate about this arguing that being strong go together. you need to -- we need to develop the american economy, restore american society, and fix american institutions. but that cannot come at the expense of trying to maintain our proper place in the world. i believe this is not a trade- off. a more stable and prosperous world is a better place for america to exist. host: a couple more minutes left with marc lynch, the author of "the arab uprising." we have sandy on the line. sandy is an independent from charlotte, north carolina. caller: it is my understanding the u.s., the cia with israel has set up operations in tel aviv to set up the arab spring for cit

martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ phil: look who is here. we have some movers and shakers. two guys who keep on keeping on, a fabulous, fabulous thing to say about a person who has been around and about as much as they have. they have been to washington. they have been to the oval office, and they have been to jail. we will talk about that, too. now, first of all, you have just come off of a tour. how many cities? >> 18. tavis: 18 cities. phil: what did you learn that you did not already know? >> it was good to spend time on a bus with some high-quality people. the group that was there with us, it was magnificent, and then struggling, shuddering, suffering with highly dignified poor people. part of the fight back. on a reservation. went to the brown side and the yellow side and the black side of town. we went to see white brothers and sisters who had broken thephil: you really have taken this from a very important scholarship level

martin luther king jr. who was assassinated on this day in memphis back in 1968. ally will also call for justice in the florida killings of an unarmed black teenager trayvon martin >> yahoo! is expected to give more than 2000 employees pinks lips. that is about 14% of its total work force. the layoffs will cover all of the departments. yahoo! is expected to announce a reorganization next week and it might sell some of its assets. facebook is striking back at yahoo! filing its own lawsuit against the sunnyvale based internet company. it accuses yahoo! of violating 10 of its patents. the lawsuit comes just weeks after yahoo! accused facebook of infringing on 10 of its patents. both companies denied the allegations. >> why some americans may be fatter than you think >> mitt romney has his eye on the general election but is his ,, k9 advantix ii. not only kills fleas and ticks it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel and a tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. [ male announcer ] a

. >>> on this day in history, remember martin luther king, jr., it was april 4th, 1968 when he was shot it's been 44 years since the reverend went down on the balcony of a memphis motel. a nearly one-mile stretch of a street will be renamed martin luther king, jr. avenue in memphis today. more than 900 u.s. cities have streets named after dr. king. >>> time now for a check of the forecast. let's go back over to lynette. >> we are looking at some mild temperatures this morning, 48 degrees in baltimore right now. we should be at 39. we're well above that in d.c., 55 degrees, 48 in easton, along the eastern shore this morning, and we're seeing 50s in york and also hagerstown, winchester more of the same . the satellite and radar has lots of clouds on it and that's why these temperatures are a bit up this morning instead of the cold temperatures that we had yesterday. we see the clouds in order as we head back off toward the south and west, a cluster of showers and thunderstorms. this will be the focal point for some maybe severe weather as we go throughout the day as well as down south. so