martin luther king jr. weekend, the celebration of the great civil rights leader's life. only fitting, then, that martin luther king iiiins us now to talk act his father's dream and what it means today. >> that's absolutely right. it was historic. welcome. thank you so much for joining us today. it was historic for the president, first african-american president to be sworn in as president of the united states, and now he'll have another swearing-in on the very day that honors your father. what does that mean? >> you know, what that means, first of all, after you get past the fact that the president of the united states has been sworn in and actually using a bible of my dad's. >> absolutely right. >> the hope is that it will inspire not just the president, because obviously he's already said that it does, but the congress and the president to work together for the american people, and hopefully americans will be inspired. dad used this bible. he traveled around the nation using it to drive spiritual inspiration. he used it in his first sermon at dexter avenue baptist church. >> it will be one of three bibles the presid

martin luther king, jr. a wreath laying ceremony was held on sunday at the memorial for the civil rights leader on the national mall. among the dignitaries and celebrities on hand were martin luther king iii, reverends alsharpton and jesse jackson. sharpton called the dr. king day and inauguration weekend and intersection of history. what a nice day it was outside for that too. got up to like 61,. >> yesterday was gorgeous. >> certainly not what we expected. >> i think everybody was presently expected to the up side on yesterday's daytime high. it was a good 10 degrees warmer than most of the forecasts were expecting. today will be in the mid-40s. if you are leaving had head downtown in the next hour or two, it is cold. temperature have fallen back in the mid-30s. check out dulles and bwi marshall. both freezing or even colder. going to an an interesting day. i think we'll start the day with some sunshine. as we get into the afternoon hours, we'll have this arctic front approaching from the north and west. it is truly an arctic boundary. later tonight, temperatures are going to fall into the teen and low 20s and we won't get out of the 20s for a couple of days starting tomorrow. it will b

martin luther king jr. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up live up to the meaning. >> martin luther king iii joins us. >>> we'll find out what the white house is like for sasha and malia obama and those other rare americans who spent their childhood there. >>> and as the mo town legend smokey robinson prepares for the president, he sits down with us to explain why this inauguration is personal. ♪ and we'll be free ♪ >> that and so much more on "cbs this morning saturday," january 19th, 2013. captioning funded by cbs >>> wow. what a gorgeous sunrise, eh? >> stunning backdrop. >> you couldn't ask for anything better. >> it's an exciting morning leading to washington's two-day event. joe biden's official swearing in is at 8:15 a.m. eastern time and then the possible will take the oath of office in the white house blue room. >> 20 hours later comes the ceremonial swearing in of the president at the capitol. that's followed immediately by his inaugural address. that's shortly after 2:30 in the afternoon mr. obama introduces the troops and the inauguration begins at 6:00. >>> let's get you caught

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. >>> there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the martin luther king national memorial to mark mlk day which is tomorrow. martin luther king iiiharpton and vincent gray will be on hand for the ceremony that begins at noon. hundreds marched and rallied to keep king's dream alive in washington, and they gathered for the peace and freedom walk. besides honoring his legacy, speakers brought up d.c. voting rights in congress. >>> once again, president obama is using the holiday to spread his message of helping others. the first family urged people to give back to their communities with the national day of service yesterday. the president and first lady helped spruce up an elementary school. president obama told the crowd to follow dr. king's advice and help others every chance they get. fplt i am always reminded everybody wants to be first, and everybody wants to be a drum major, but if you are going to be a drum major, be a drum major for service, be a drum major for justice and be a drum major for looking out for other people. >> the national day of service also brought out plenty of celebrities, from former first daughter clinto

martin luther king jr. the ceremony took place at the king memorial at the national mall. the wreath was presented. the reverend jesse jackson and king's son, martin luther king iii attended the event as well. the national holiday honoring martin luther king jr. is tomorrow. it falls on the same day as president obama's public inauguration. he will take the oath of office used by a bible owned by martin luther king jr. >>> decorated world war ii veteran reunited with a medal he never knew was missing and given another he didn't know he was granted. 90-year-old george hier hill sad he received a purple heart when hitly shrapnel. he said he didn't ask about it because he wanted to forget everything about the war. the medal turned up in a south carolina pawn shop back in 2000. the man who bought it contacted a group that reunites veterans with their medals. and today it was given back to a thankful and humble owner. >> i appreciate it. i appreciate everybody's interest and concern. but i don't want them to think i'm boasting. i'm not. >> another surprise for him today, he was given a bronze star. he never knew the military had granted him. very nice. >>> ryan throws

we were talking about this morning in washington when i marked the occasion with his son martin luther king iiibama was talking about when he dedicated the king memorial in 2011. >> progress was hard. progress was purchased through enduring the smack of billy clubs and the blast of fire hoses. nearly 50 years after the march on washington, our work, dr. king's work is not yet complete. >> back in dr. king's day voter suppression was enforced by fire hoses and billy clubs. today it's more subtle. but just as dangerous. rnc chairman reince priebus is arguing to change the rules in their state for how they award in presidential elections. you should this kind of plan. might have won the white house last year, not barack obama. priebus says quote, it's something a lot of states have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red ought to be looking at. priebus supports this now

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on this the eve of martin luther king day, thoughts about the dream from his eldest son in just a moment. i'll ask martin luther king iiia has done to help more americans achieve the dream. ♪ [ male announcer ] why do more emergency workers everywhere trust duracell...?? duralock power preserve. locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. >>> welcome back to "weekends withal a lex vit" we are looking at live pictures of the capitol and the theme of tomorrow is "the freedom of america." and we are looking at a statue from 1863 president obama will be sworn in f followed by the inaugural address at noon tomorrow coincides with the national holiday that honors civil rights leader martin lu th luther king jr. and tomorrow, he will take the oath on the reverend's old and tattered traveling bible and on abraham li

. >>> today civil rights leaders will mark martin luther king day with a wreath laying ceremony at the mlk memorial along the basin, and martin luther king iiind al sharpton and mayor vincent gray will be on hand for the ceremony. >>> there was a peace and freedom walk. gray said it's a reminder of king's contribution to the country. >> he will be happy that people are continuing his legacy, and that's recognizing the opportunity we have once a year, not to remember him but to remember the principles for which he stood. >> besides honoring king's legacy, speakers addressed issues including d.c.'s statehood. >>> and remember to visit nbcwashington.com/inauguration, and you should check out our locals guide. >>> right now it's 6:36, and coming up, challenges ahead for the obama administration, with no pressure of an upcoming campaign. "meet the press" moderator, david gregory, will be live in the studios next to give us his perspective. >>> could we have rain and snow on inauguration day? chuck is back next. >>> and today we a there is no mass-produced human. every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep num

martin luther king iii, reverend jackson there, also the reverend al sharpton at the mlk memorial earlierjust a day before dr. martin luther king jr. day as well. the inaugural events are being celebrated, of course, alongside the national holiday honoring martin luther king jr., civil rights advocate and former u.s. senator harris wofford has been a key figure in the civil rights movement. really since it started. he's joining me now to put it all in perspective for us. food to see you, sir. thank you so much for being here. >> delighted. >> you have been in the struggle again for decades now, first as a friend and adviser to dr. king and then through the '60s with the kennedys, with president clinton when he expanded this holiday in 1994. and you were an early adviser and friend to president obama as well, i understand. what does tomorrow mean for you? >> well, tomorrow it means that what john lewis and i triggered in 1994, turning the day by act of congress into a day and a call for service, john lewis and i having agreed that a self-evident truth is that king would want it to be a day

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martin luther king iii will join congresswoman tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, actress angela bassetteejay mel. i don't know if you know deejay mel, he's going to bring the house down. folks excited about entertainment but about the idea of what this day means to them, giving back to their communities. it is something i think that a lot of people feel passionate about. and it is tied into the holiday, to the martin luther king holiday day of service. so you're going to see a lot of that throughout the weekend on the mall today, sunday, and spilling interest monday, as well. >> yeah. that was a great interviewer, by the way. i got chills just seeing his handwritten notes, dr. king's handwritten notes inside his bible. that was something to see. thank you very much -- >> reporter: it was unbelievable. sure. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: appreciate it. thank you. >>> well, in about an hour from now, president obama will attend the national day of service events. so be sure to stay with us. we'll bring it to you live here. >>> coming up, we're expecting huge crowds here for the ina

you just met martin luther king iii backstage. what was that like? >> oh, amazing. egacy is around me as of late. so it was just a real pleasure to embrace him, meet him and to just speak on the respect and love that i have for his mother's legacy and his father's and his family. >> how did you prepare for that role? because those are some big shoes to fill. >> they are. that's what i expressed to him also that their lives were so immense. it is still his life and in two hours, there's no possible way that we can distill it down to that. and even ---en and i hope that -- you don't know to what degree what is completely true or what is a lot of the fakes distill -- facts distilled into one line. i was able to express the profound respect we had as a company to bring this story to bear. >> i understand there are other high profile folks starring in this film. mary j. blige. what is she doing? >> portraying betty shabazz. there was a friendship between them after their husbands passed away and just their efforts to continue their legacy. so that with the death of these

as they lead another day of national service to honor the reverend martin luther king jr., we'll ask the iiiredible week starting with oprah winfrey and lance armstrong. as we leave you, we take a look back at the week that was. have a great weekend. >> look that charlie rose move. >> from when? >> oh, the other day. >> what's on your bucket list? >> i want to learn how to speak spanish. >> how about that flu shot? anyway, moving right along -- >> don't you have something to do. >> gayle, i'm right with you. i haven't gotten mine yet. >> why didn't you get your flu shot. >> because there's that old wive's tale of if you get the flu shot, you get the flu. >> much better than having the flu. >> it's hard to define what an assault weapon is. the bottom line -- >> whit's not what do we do abo guns. it's what do we do to make guns safe. >> why did you use a word like that? >> i'm a capitalist. >> no one's talking to eat other about how to resolve this. >> they're in the process of evacuating americans out of algeria. >> language armstrong's lies seem to grow duper every day. >> he did not come cl