martin luther king jr. was struck down by an assassin's bullet. king's longtime lieutenant, jesse jackson, was in the hotel parking lot 50 years ago, and today he spoke from the balcony. >> there's hope, there's healing in this tug-of-war for the soul of america. should we go forward with hope and healing or backwards by hurt and hate? h reporter: many flocked to the national king memorial in washington, d.c., where crowds paused to mourn and others marched. and in indianapolis, where robert f. kennedy told the crowd of king's death... >> i had a member of my family killed, and he was killed by a white man. >> reporter: civil rights icon t,hn lewis, who was by kennedy's side that night, talked about ies personal loss. >> i lost a friend. erlost a big brother. i lost my leader. if it hadn't been for martin luther king jr. i don't know what would have happened to our nation. >> glor: j.b., you've been on the ground there all day long. talk about the mood. >> reporter: jeff, there's no question that the mood was one of reverence for a civil rights eco

martin luther king jr. t of alpha phi alpha incorporated, southern chapter. dr. king was and is a brother to all mankind. who became a member of our fraternity during his college days at boston college. on june 22, 1952, he truly lived out our motto. first of all, service of all, we shall transcend all. for this 50th commemoration of his life and his death, we have assembled from across this nation in this courtyard and have over 2000 others who will journey to memphis for our 87th southern regional convention. in spirit, they, too, stand in this place and give honor to a great man, a great friend, and a great brother. each april 4, the brothers of alpha phi alpha come to lorraine motel, where dr. king was slain. where his spirit transitioned back to the father. on behalf of the fraternity, brothers nicolas collins, southern regional vice president, and brother pryor, new initiate of the college, to place a wreath and shall render a hymn in remembrance of our brother, my brother, mankind's brother, brother r

martin luther king jr. at the site of his assassination. rare candid moments from the last years of his life. with insight from those who were there. >> martin luther king jr. was a human being, and he was imperfect. he was conflicted, but his love was unchallengeable. >> but first, here are the "nightline 5." >>> and number one is coming up ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. and tonight we'll take you inside the life of the young woman accused of opening fire inside the offices of youtube. the bizarre videos she posted, her vendetta against the company and the warning from her family to police. could this bloodshed have been prevented? here's abc's matt gutman. >> my name is nasim. >> at first glance nasim aghdam's videos don't seem too sinister. her bizarre antics racking up millions of views. dressing in co-tums, exercising. promoting veganism, dancing next to photo

martin luther king jr.ho we remember man heraldedly the for winning the nobel peace prize, but the man who felt much of the country turn against him in 1967 and 1968. i want to thank you again for joining us today for this important moment in time, this 50th anniversary. this afternoon, we remember a man who had a face like no other. mightyghteousness like a stream. afternoon, we've reflect on this humble man who fell topelled to come to memphis support sanitation workers who were being treated less than men and we celebrate his legacy by committing to answer the , "where that he posed do we go from here? " obama: michelle and i wish we could be with you to separate the life of dr. king. because of him, his works and deeds, because of his hopeful vision come up we run the courage to come as far as we passed. because of him, barricades began to fall and bigotry began to fade. laws changed and so did hearts and minds. new doors open for each new generation. just look around. we can see what our own eyes freer

martin luther king jr.cked at midnight in strength to love. >> i am honored and humbled as we all are to be here in memphis at this historic moment in time. as president freeman said, these final hours leading up to 6:01 are about deep respect and reverence to the reverend dr. martin luther king jr., and the movement for which he gave his life. nothing more. we are blessed to have with us at this sacred time, biship charles blake senior, the presiding a of the church of god in christ who will lead us in vocation, followed by readings from the hebrew bible and new testament. by rabbi katie of temple israel and reverend of lynnwood christian church. bishop blake. [applause] bishop blake: dear lord, thank you for the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king. thank you for his service, thank you for his commitment, and thank you dear lord that he was willing to make every sacrifice for the advancement of humanity. he was a great leader. he helped us to begin snapping back flags, long before they snatched beyon

we'll look at the 50th anniversary of the assassination of martin luther king jr. with live coverage of the 50th anniversary commemoration in memphis, tennessee. with a panel discussion on martin luther king jr.'s life and legacy from past and present civil rights leaders, including remarks from georgia congressman john lewis. "american history tv prime time" begins live at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, education week reporter madeleine will discusses teacher pay and benefits. then author and commentator sophia nelson joins us to talk about the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's assassination. and we're live in helena, montana, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour with montana democratic lieutenant governor mike cooney, who will be on to talk about top policy issues his state. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> sunday on c-span's "q&a," t

martin luther king jr. was shot and killed on the balcony of the memphis motel. just one night before he spoke about reaching the mountaintop. kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: 50 years after dr. martin luther king jr.'s assassination, those who remember the civil rights leader are not only looking back at his legacy, but ahead to the future. >> i have to say we've come too far, we're not going back. we're going to be a beloved community. we're going to redeem the soul of america. >> reporter: dr. king was just 39 when he was killed in memphis. >> dr. martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight. >> reporter: his nonviolent protest sparked a movement unparalleled to today. >> he brought together preachers and rabbis. he brought together people of every walk of life from every age and race and every geographic region of the country. >> reporter: colin powell was the nation's first african-american secretary of state. >> the way that was made for me was built to a large extent by what dr. king did by his great sacrifice. >> reporter: loretta lynch made histo

collection scandal involving 50 million users. 50 years after his assassination the message of martin luther king jrlives on. >> i have looked over and i have seen the promised land. i may not get you with it. heather: the niece of martin luther king jr. joins us, a pleasure to have you this morning, thank you. wanted to talk about some of the lessons learned from your uncle. i will go through these and you can explain. one blood, one human race, nonviolence and god. >> as we consider, martin luther king jr. talked about we must learn from this together as brothers and i will add as sisters or parents together. one of the scriptures, my granddaddy, 1726, to live together on the face of the earth and so if we are going to be one human race, one blood, we can live together as brothers and sisters and stop all of the violence. heather: a lesson we could lose today, nonviolence as well. >> yes and love. nonviolence, our hearts go out to those who were shot in the youtube incident. we are praying for everyone and there will be a lot of talk about gun control. martin luther king jr. was assassinated with

martin luther king jr. lorraine motel in memphis after a long day offing or nighing on behalf of the city striking sanitation workers. despite fatigue, king pressed on with planning meet gds late into the evening. he did accept an in va tags of the choir from the historically black college, a & m university, to sing for him. >> the choir sang for the iconic civil right leader. the moment captured by a filmmaker following king. they were a bit nervous, but confident. and they delivered. we were able to do the music. anthems. hallelujah came in play when we sang here in memphis. >> how did the private meeting in 1968 come to be. >> good to see you, sir. >> we brought six members of the choir back to the lorraine motel which is now the national civil rights museum to reminisce about that night, 50 years ago. >> i remember that sign. the bus coming in. that sign. it always stuck in my mind. >> my name is judy lusk, at prayer review in 68 and 69. a soprano. >> richard perk inds. a bass. there from 1964 until 196

and martin luther king jr. l chattering blows. sunday, april 8. n. join us for live coverage on c-span and american history tv on c-span3. on tuesday, we're live from the university of memphis holiday in with taylor branch and four, --, beginning at 4:30 p.m. eastern, with live coverage outside of the lorraine hotel with live remarks from religious leaders including rev. jessee jackson. eastern,t 8:00 p.m. events announcing dr. king's assassination and a portion of his funeral in atlanta. eastern, at 8 p.m. live coverage with civil rights leaders past and present including marian wright edelman, gina bellefonte, and tamika mallory. anniversary of the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and american history tv on c-span3. ♪ announcer: c-span's washington journal live every day with impacts for you. at fellowon monday, at the brookings institution on u.s.-russia relations and recent threats internationally. the free range kids at movement talks about utah becoming the first state to pass a law legalizing f

deepens, i do believe the dream of martin luther king jr. has not died with him. deeply,his i do believe that the dream of dr. martin luther king jr. has not died with him. men who are white, men who are black must and will now join together, as never in the past, to let all the forces of divisiveness know that america shall not be ruled by the bullet, by only by the ballot of free and of just men. >> throughout most of the country of course, there is no violence, but there was a general uneasiness everywhere and there is wide, scattered violence. our correspondent assesses the situation. reporter: no one can be sure if the violence is to grow and spread or contract. in many city ghettos, emotions are poised on the knife edge. it only takes one brick thrown, one fire set their top set loose mob action. news funnels and concentrates far scattered events. to people far away, it may look as if americans are burning down all their great cities. they are not likely to. in each city, the violence is usually confined to a few blocks out of thousands. looters numbering sco

martin luther king jr. and his beautiful bride coretta, and their daughter and so many ancestors leading us to the gospel according to luke, the 18th chapter. here now god's words. then jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. he said in a certain town there was a judge to neither feared god or cared with the people thought. there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, grant me justice against the adversary. sometimes this judge reviewed. but finally he said to himself, --n though i do not fair fear god or care what people think, yet, because of this persistent widow who keeps i will see that she gets justice so that she will eventually not come back and attack me. and the lord said to them, listen to what the unjust judge said, and will not god bring about justice for the chosen one who cried out to him day and night. will he keep putting them off? i tell you, he will see that and quickly.ice, however, with the son of man comes, h

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martin luther king jr. from here in memphis and across the country, the nation pays tribute to the civil rights leader, 50 years after his assassination. honoring the legacy of his mission still being fought today. >>> good evening. as we come on in the west, we're here in memphis tonight to honor the dr. martin luther king jr., killed 50 years ago today. on the balcony of the lorraine hotel, room 306. at the hour that he died, the bell tolled 39 times for the 39 years that he lived. more of the tributes and dr. king's legacy later in the broadcast, but we begin with new details of that troubling attack at youtube headquarters in california. the gunwoman's strange youtube videos. her visit to a shooting range, just before the attack. abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, investigators revealing nasim aghdam broadcast her motive right on her very target's website. >> i'm being discriminated and filtered on youtube. >> reporter: aghdam racked up million

i don't pretend to speak for martin luther king jr. i'm saying clarence b. jones from the road that i traveled with this man, martin luther king jr., and with jesse jackson and others, i can't compute. oh, my god. barack obama wouldn't have been president but for the legacy of martin luther king jr. would not have been president. now, if you think i'm being harsh, fine, but somebody's got to tell you that is a fact. that's not fake news. that's not fake news. if somebody wants to offer me a rebuttal and say, oh, obama would have been president without the work of martin luther king jr. >> no. no, no, no. >> he himself said it. i'm with him in the white house graciously taking a picture with him and he's grabbing my hand and he said, but for you, john lewis, ct vivian, i would not be in this oval office. so, my brother, where are you? >> okay. on that note, i just have a factoid from roland martin who had lunch with the president for the state of the union. okay, yes. roland said the president told him that he would -- this president, donald j. trump, the day

host: professor joseph, bring us back 50 years ago this week and the death of martin luther king jr. o was james earl ray and what was his motive in the assassination? >> james earl ray is the assassin of martin luther king alland his motive by reports is just racial hatred and unease with what king represented in the world in the sense of social and political change and transformation that dr. king was trying to achieve. i think the king family accepted and the king's attorney accepted the james are already was the shooter. they saw him as a position holding a position covering up who killed king. the people who organize the assassination. that he was a front, but not the killer. host: what do you believe? >> i believe that. i don't think one man was going to take down martin luther king. there had to be more. there was probably more than one person. host: dr. joseph, what do you think about that question mark caller: as a historian i quote -- what do you think about that? >> idolater been doubts raised by different orders, including the king family posthumously questioning the way i

martin luther king jr. was felled by an assassin's bullet on this night in 1968. we'll hear from someone who stood on the motel balcony with king on that fateful tonight. >>> but our top story this evening is facebook, making several major headlines. its embattled ceo mark zuckerberg agreeing to testify before congress as we also learned today the siphoning of facebook user data by cambridge analytica was far bigger than first announced. our miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, facebook says the personal data of up to 87 million people, mostly in the u.s., was improperly shared with cambridge analytica. tens of millions more than previously thought. the privacy scandal connected to the 2016 election, a breach of trust. the fallout forcing facebook ceo mark zuckerberg to now testify before congress next week for the first time. today, he spoke to reporters by phone. >> it's not enough to just give people a voice, but we have make sure the people are not using that voice to hurt people or to s

five decades after a smarter on april fourth one thousand nine hundred ca martin luther king jr and his legacy continue to propel us forward to never slow down and most importantly to always remember that the greatest troublemakers and the most prolific peacemakers are most often one in the same and martin luther king jr is a legacy taught us to always keep our eyes open and to never assume the fight is over since one thousand nine hundred sixty eight and king's work that helped destroy jim crow laws the civil rights movement has done much to level the playing field of life for african-americans but what's particularly disturbing is how far we truly sit from a place of racial equality and the proof is in the numbers according to the bureau of labor statistics since one nine hundred sixty eight rates of unemployment were twice as high for african-americans meaning being poor and white is twice as lucrative as being poor and black studies have revealed a job applicants with surnames that are perceived as black are fifty percent less likely to get a positive response than white sounding su

bells rang thirty nine times once for every year martin luther king jr lived his life was short but king changed millions of lives ending segregation and securing voting rights for black americans we will and i were at the dinner when. some of the proud owner of the one behind me . shot him killed him in the round six zero on the on a before the ninety six year brutally murdered. at the lorraine motel thousands gathered to honor his work and their own activism it was that dallas feelings of being a second class citizen that i had experienced during my life mad life time and i asked sad enough is enough speaker after speaker walked on stage to talk about what king meant to them and what challenges they see facing society today apathy hunger was racism war dreamer in the mall ameena we should be talking about love and justice and helping the poor and treating the strangest right so we have to reshift the narrative we have to care for the poor people's campaign the national poll for more revival earlier on wednesday a march through the streets of memphis. to mason temple the place where kin

i'd like somebody to mention that day that martin luther king jr. i tried to be right on the war question. i want you to be able to say that day that i did try to feed the hungry. i want you to be able to say that day that i did try in my life to clothe those who were naked. i want you to say on that day that i did try in my life to visit those who were imprisoned. i want you to say that i tried to love and serve humanity. yes, if you want to say that i was a drum major, say that i was a drum major for justice. say that i was a drum major for peace. i was a drum major for righteousness. and all of the other shallow things will not matter. i don't have any money to leave behind. i won't have the fine and things -- that's all i want to say. if i can help somebody, as i pass along, if i can cheer somebody, if i can show somebody he's traveling wrong, then my living will not be in vain. if i can do my duty as a christian, or if i can bring salvation to a world once rot, if i can spread the message as the master taught, then my living will not be in vain

then april 4th, martin luther king jr. was assassinated. to the days after martin luther king's sasses nation rioting in chicago, washington, d.c. june 4, robert kent wins the california primary, and he is shot the next day. then the iconic image of tommie smith and john carlos protesting at the olympics. we will talk about richard nixon and the impact his presidency had on the movement. we are going to be talking about all that this morning in our 1968 america turmoil series. 848-7,000. , those 30-60 years old 748-8001. clover cleaver we introduced you as the former communications secretary for the back paster party. how did you get involved in the black paster party? >> i was in an organization called snix. the only one who managed to get there was the leader of the plaque paster party. he fell in love and persuaded me that i should come out to california, which i did. we got engaged, and we got married and i got involved in the organization. it was very much in line with the thinking and planning of snik. but snik was an organization that

martin luther king jr.'s message of peace, love, and justice is alive and well. >> we've come much too far from where we started. >> reporter: fralanked by young sister bernice, dr. martin luther king jr. invoked the spirit of his father. >> i know our god did not bring us this far to leave us. >> just as i say we're not going to let dogs or water hoses turn us around, we aren't going to let an injunction turn us around. >> reporter: it was this speech that is king's last, held inside the same memphis church where his children stood tuesday evening. >> somewhere i read that the greatness of america is the right to protest. >> reporter: kingies u ie's use nonviolent protest is a strategy his son thinks is still a vehicle for change, half a century later. >> i believe black lives matter, the "me too" movement, young people mobilizing across the country, they're going to get registered and we're going to see folks coming to the polls like never before. >> reporter: if there is an overarching theme underscoring

every martin luther king jr. he emotion and rhythm and religious content of a sermon. the last speech had all of that. it was classic dr. king. more than 40 minutes long. full of political argument and strategy, prayers and predictions, all delivered with no notes. dr. king very explicitly called for nonviolence above all else in memphis. he suggested that boycotts of some local banks and big companies like coca-cola might be necessary to get mayors to pay attention. he had death on his mind that night. he told the story of how he almost died years earlier when he was stabbed at a book signing in new york city. he revealed that the airline pilot on his flight from atlanta that morning told him that the plane had been thoroughly searched for bombs and that the plane was guarded through the night because they knew dr. king was reserved on that flight. and then he said this. >> like anybody, i would like to live a long life, longevity has its place. but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will.

working to honored martin luther king jr is like a see a spirit a call to action as the world honors a life well lived. roslyn jordan al-jazeera memphis tennessee. well almost forty years after king's death the us elected its first black president barack obama obama and the current president donald trump a tributes to king promise you fought for could never be taken away his words his deeds they live on forever and the cause for which he gave his life only gauge strength and force and power with the passage of time because of him and his fellow marchers barricades began to fall and bigotry began to fade laws changed but sort of hearts and minds new doors of opportunity swung open for each new generation while black americans have made progress in the political arena since martin luther king's generation around the time of his death there were six black members of congress there are now more than forty in one nine hundred sixty seven cleveland became the first big city to elect a black mayor in the year two thousand nineteen of the fifty largest u.s. cities were run by black americans

martin luther king, jr.'oming up on the cbs evening news. >> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. >>> ahead at 6:00, a san francisco street skips out paying for water, the tax trouble for the neighborhood. we're back in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs ( bell ringing ) >> glor: on the anniversary of ele king's death, americans pause to celebrate his life and the movement that changed a ftion. >> if it hadn't been for martin luther king jr., i don't know what would have happened to our nation. r. glor: also tonight, new details on the youtube shooter. b the father expressed she was likely in this area because she had a dispute over videos on .outube. >> glor: u.s. troops could be on the mexican border by midnight and out of syria in a matter of nthshs. mark zuckerberg admits a huge mistake as facebook reveals the privacy of tens of millions of additional users may have been compromised. how a new england patriot star

luther king jr and who were inspired by him. all right our correspondent alexander phenomena is on the story force in memphis tennessee where events are underway to remember the life of martin luther king alexandra thank you very much. we asked some african-americans for their thoughts on the legacy of dr martin luther king jr and for their thoughts about race relations in the u.s. today. i feel like king would be very alarmed and i think that he might feel like many of your struggles were in vain because the masses of black people in america remain educationally politically. many ways in terms of this one franchise poverty is a significant problem in the united states for all poor americans but it disproportionately affects african-americans so that's an area where we haven't made progress we have to be concerned about losing rights that we have fought for with one of the rights leaders and he was saying that if my grandchildren have to fight the same fight that i had to fight why did why did i do what i. you're watching the news live from berlin for all of us in berlin thanks for the company will be back at the top of the hour with more disks. what does a football loving

. >> reporter: today marked 50 years after the assassination of martin luther king jr.. >> his message was for black liberation, justice for equity.>> reporter: now, justice in the name of stephon clark. >> we are all human beings. no one has the right to take another human being's life. >> reporter: those close to the family shared emotional words about the 22-year-old they continue to grieve.>> he was a baby. he was our baby.>> reporter: clearly a lot of emotions but tonight was peaceful and passionate and organizers tell me there will be another protest right here tomorrow afternoon. in sacramento, kpix 5. >>> the search intensifies for three missing children along the northern california coast. tonight, we show you the new lead in the case. >>> president donald trump orders u.s. troops to secure the mexico border but there are lots of unanswered questions tonight.>>> the life and legacy of martin luther king jr. tonight, the letter that brought him here for his final bay cholula hot sauce is teaming up with jack in the box for the cholula buttery jack. a little hot sauce there... w

we want to welcome you to the martin luther king, jr. 50-year memorial commemoration. name is aaron grisell, the executive director of the northern california dr. martin luther king, jr. community foundation and again, we want to welcome you here today. on april 4, 1968, at the lorraine motel in memphis, tennessee, dr. king, guess it was around 6:30 in the afternoon, weary body, tired, came out and they were headed out to a meeting and, rang out, standing on the landing there at the lorraine motel, with 3 or 4 folks, jesse jackson on one side, and shots rang out and hit dr. king. he fell and was pronounced dead at the hospital and was moved to a mortuary about six blocks from the motel. that shot changed america. it changed america in a way that enlivened our senses to what it means to treat persons as persons. that all of us are persons. and all of us have human dignity, inately, in and of ourselves. the day after dr. king died, nearly 7,000 people were standing outside at civic center plaza here right outside these front doors mourning the death of dr. king, understa

martin luther king jr. as this significant figure, this iconic figure, king is really a political mobilizer. and there are a number of different movements. so there are movements within the movement. so by 1967, we're seeing black power activists who are talking about community control all across the united states. they're talking about radical, social, political, cultural self-determination. we've got groups like the student nonviolent coordinating committee which professor cleaver was also a part of, who are talking about anti-war activism and anti-imperialism. we have the national welfare rights organization that's talking about poverty. in that way, by 1968, king is talking about a poor people's campaign and an antipoverty campaign, at the same time that you've got young black political radicals who are talking about everything from, you know, educational activism and the creation he have black student unions, to anti-imperialist strategies and anticapitalist critiques. certainly the black panthers and t

martin luther king, jr. was assassinated. thousands of people gathered in memphis today outside of the hotel where dr. king was shot. and in indianapolis, congressman and civil rights leader john lewis spoke about dr. king's legacy at the site where robert f. kennedy was scheduled to deliver a campaign speech but instead had to inform the crowd about dr. king's death. >> if it hadn't been for martin luther king, jr., i don't know what would have happened to our nation. i don't know what would have happened to many of us that have been left out and left behind. i thank god that he lived. he taught us how to live. he taught us how to stand up, to be brave, courageous and bold and to never give up! >> and in washington, d.c., hundreds gathered for a march and rally for peace there. >> in the bay area, commemorations took place in san jose, berkeley, oakland and san francisco. one san francisco cathedral played a pivotal role in spreading the word and teachings of dr. king. rob malcolm reports from grace cathedral. >>> reporter: g

kosslyn is a professor of history at stanford university and director of the martin luther king jr researchand education institute he joins us now from stanford in california talk more about martin luther king's legacy thanks very much for being with us so as millions of americans mark this day will they be looking more at at at what martin luther king achieved or is it more a kind of how can we channel his legacy toot toot to deal with the current problems today. i think it's more the latter i think that especially for younger people they weren't around when the civil rights bills were passed but they understand like martin luther king king understand understood at the time that they were not sufficient that civil rights legislation was not going to solve the problem of poverty it was not going to end the war in vietnam and other wars since then so they they have a good perspective for viewing the world as martin luther king did that. the civil rights reforms of the one nine hundred sixty s. brought us a long way but we still have a long way to go and when people normally think of luther k

martin luther king, jr. community foundation. >> dr. ard to challenge what we know is an injustice based on the practices of what has been happening in our country for years. >> reporter: amos brown was also on hand. >> there was a man in the land named dr. martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: half a century after he was killed, others still take up the causes for social justice. king's legacy is still being felt around the world by regular citizens and also religious scholars. >> i never really thought of somebody who could be both a scholar and a pastor and an activist all in one and it gave me a real picture of what my future was going to look like. >> reporter: many leaders we spoke with today also mentioned the shooting death of stephon clark in sacramento and it tied in king's themes of unity being able to even heal the sharpest divides in fractured communities. in san francisco, rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> sentencing day for a san francisco police officer. >> everybody is held accountable for the law and nobody is above it.

host: we set the tone for this discussion with that news report of the death of martin luther king jr. 50 years ago this week. describe your memory of learning about the death of martin luther king jr.. remember, i was in oakland at the time. i was living in california. the black panther party headquarters was in oakland. i remember how stunned and angry black people around the country were. washington, d.c. was set on fire. there were tons of uprisings, riots, protests, the country seemed to be in a state of chaos. what was intriguing is that clearly there was an instruction to the police and cities to stand down because police were not confronting these uprisings. you saw a huge explosion of anger, frustration, and violence in the wake of the assassination of martin luther king. host: professor joseph, why was martin luther king jr. in memphis on that day in 1968? guest: he was in memphis because he had been called by one of his good jim lawson, reverend jim lawson, who was helping to organize sanitation workers in memphis, tennessee, on strike for a living wage. so king starts goin

martin luther king jr.. we will bring you a cbs news special report that was broadcast on april 5, 1968. this includes coverage of the funeral in memphis, reaction from president johnson and some of the riots that followed. i am the resurrection and the light, sayeth the lord. he that liveth in me and believeth in me shall never die. the lord gave, the lord hath taken away. blessed be the name of the lord. >> good evening, this is harry reasoner. a day after the death of dr. martin luther king the nation has two questions. one, has the murderer been caught? he has not. authorities say they will catch him. two, what has the effect been? the nation has not caught fire, but there is a countrywide reaction. turmoil in a dozen cities were 40, including the capital city. regular troops are on duty there. the number of places that the national guard has been called out, probably set a record for domestic disturbance. many sides tonight are quoting dr. king who himself, never wanted to be cited in defense of violenc

martin luther king jr. 50 years ago today, dr.g was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of a motel in memphis, tennessee. >> there are many tributes for the civil rights leader scheduled for today, including a moment of silence. reporter lauren green is in memphis, tennessee with a look at's legacy 50 years later. >> reporter: we are here at the national civil rights museum in nashville, tennessee -- memphis, tennessee. they are unveiling a new exhibit that will honor the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. and what he stood for, which was piece. this is the 50th anniversary of the assassination. it was on these very grounds. >> reporter: april 4, 1968 at 6:01 pm, 50 years ago today. shots were fired outside the lorraine motel in memphis, killing several lights -- civil rights leader, dr. martin luther king, jr.. >> the bullet knocked him out of issues. i ran up and there he was, laying in his own blood. >> reporter: at the time of his death, he was in memphis to join striking sanitation workers to help them fight pe

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martin luther king jr. > and later, 98 and going strong. the special honor for a judo coach who's been training students for seven decades. >>> first, here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> 200 smog stations were suspected of fraud. we have this video of agents searching stations. they're looking for high-tech devices that can be hooked to a car to change the results of computerized smog checks. >> it's a method that they use to make cars pass that should not pass a legitimate inspection. >> some smog check stations allegedly charge an extra fee to guarantee cars will pass with no rerepairs. agents believe some unscrupulous dealers are selling those illegally smog-checked cars. agents told abc 7 news they found at least ten stations with suspect equipment today. >>> rallies nationwide commemorated the life of dr. martin luther king jr. today. at 5:05 today, the bell at grace cathedral rang 50 times to honor 50 years since dr. king's assassination.

martin luther king jr. a waitress at the lorraine motel in memphis is ready to share her story of what she saw that day with craig melvin. >> what were people saying? >> there was just yelling. just yelling. you know, "they shot dr. king! they shot dr. king! somebody shot dr. king!" that's all you could hear. >>> good day. i am andrea mitchell in washington. >>> the federal court has just handed down the first sentence in special counsel robert muell mueller's russia investigation. 33-year-old lawyer alex van der zwaan, a dutch citizen and the son-in-law of a russian oligarch, was sentenced to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine. he pleaded guilty in february to lying to federal agents about interactions that trump campaign deputy rick gates had had with someone believed to be a russian intelligence contact. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is at the courthouse. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house. and matt miller, an nbc justice and security analyst is joining me here as wel

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