martin luther king, jr. as a public figure, shifting on to the 1960s with a greater involvement of youth activists and a coordinating committee and there was the swag of the civil rights movement and in the last two decades, historians have begun to look at the civil rights movement. over a longer period of tinme, really beginning and i would argue looking at the first attempt to fight for civil rights of citizenship among african-americans during the time of reconstruction and emancipation in 1865. but really looking at that period fighting a legal battle and maryland is an interesting place to do that. when you think of the civil rights movement and i ask my question this all the time, what images do you think of when you hear civil rights movement? >> it interactive part? >> it is. marches. >> radicalism. >> radicalism. pirk kets, lynching. so those things don't just all of a sudden occur in 1940 and end abruptly in 1968 when we come to the period of black to you power. and so historians have termed the n

martin luther king jr. preached during the civil rights movement. this church is hollowed ground. welcome to a special edition of "politics nation." i'm al sharpton. and we're honored to broadcast from this church. dr. king became pastor here in 1954. from this church, he led the montgomery bus boycott, reshaping the course of history and igniting a movement that changed the world. today, after 54 miles of marching, we reached montgomery. many of us spoke at a rally on the steps of the state capital. the same steps where king stood 47 years ago at the end of his epic march from selma to montgomery. fighting for voting rights and immigrant rights. tonight, we'll have an exclusive interview with dr. king's oldest son about his father's legacy. and the fight to protect the gains of the civil rights movement. we'll also be talking politics. new job numbers. president obama is moving the economy in the right direction, even though republicans can't admit it. >>> plus, southern fried willard. romney suddenly disc

martin luther king jr.ht activists like al sharpton and jesse jackson are raoeulg up americans with that type of language, and her quote, playing the race card. evetta king joins me now. dr. king welcome, good to have you here. >> thank you for letting me join you. martha, if i may say, just listening to reverend sharpton and reverend jackson. reverend jackson, no justice no piece. there is power in the blood of reverend martin luther king jr. there is power in the blood of trayvon martin. certainly the power is in the blood of jesus christ. we are in easter season. to say no justice, no peace if you know jesus you know there is peace. trayvon's family is grieving right now and they don't need a lot of anger and fear surrounding that. certainly trayvon martin, a young man, cut down in his prime, i would say because of my ministry, a late abortion, now his dreams are dead. also with mr. zimmerman his life is turned upside down. two young men, one dead. of course we love oufr children, we love all children. a

. >> reporter: it's also the first time visitors can take in the view from the martin luther king, jr., memorial. >> it's just beautiful. i mean, you just can't get that kind of feel anywhere else. >> reporter: a woman told me today, i asked her how she would describe this to someone that camps out and how beautiful it is. and she said it is almost as if the entire tidal basin is surrounded by beautiful, intricate lace. and the more you look at it, the more you realize just how true that is. people are walking by and just saying wow. it is absolutely phenomenal. we're live here at the tidal basin, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> great day to have an assignment like that. i'm sure people are enjoying it as we should be enjoying it. >> the only thing you do if you head down there, maybe bring the claritin. people with allergies are firing up, too. >>> still to come tonight on eyewitness news. circus controversy. >> it is opening night in the circus in baltimore. i'm mary bubala. why these people want to shut it down. that story coming up. >>> i'm andrea fujii. in cape saint c

the special needs buzz was unveiled in a crash near martin luther king, jr., avenue and sumner. it is not clear how many of the injured were students. coming up next on abc7 news at noon, caught on tape. investigating a squeaky clean new crime trend. cashing in on stolen and electronics. the big crime bust in the district. >> you're watching abc7 news at noon, on your side. >> it is a surprise in crime wave that has law-enforcement puzzled. criminals targeting an unlikely item, laundry detergent. when these got away with thousands of dollars worth of product and the crime has cropped up in our area. call it a "grime way it peacoat targeting tide laundry detergent, like this one, where a man stole more than $25,000 worth of the product. >> he put the pieces in like tetras and maximize the volume of that part. >> cameras caught this 53-year- old loading up his car with gallons and gallons of tide. he did it more than 20 times over the course of 15 months, stealing what they call it a sort of "liquid gold." i did not know people were asking for it. he would push right past the work

martin luther king jr. led a second symbolic march where 2000 participants returned to the edmund pettis bridge and proceeded to kneel and pray. on march 21, this time with protection from federal authorities and the alabama national guard, the reverend martin luther king jr. led a 54-mile march to the state capitol building. three days later the group that started with 3,000 participants and grew to 25,000 strong arrived in montgomery where dr. king proclaimed we are on the move now, like an idea whose time has come, not even the marching of muddy armies can halt us. we are moving to the land of freedom. mr. speaker, the magnitude and importance of this historic event is undeniable and its significance to american history must never be forgotten. to commemorate these marches, congress in 1996 created the 54-mile-long selma to montgomery national historic trail, along the route of dr. king's march. starting at the brown chapel a.m.e. church in selma and ending at the alabama state capitol in montgomery. sin

i'm a smaller gathering for martin in the shadow of martin luther king jr.. >> he would be shocked. what he worked for almost 50 years ago is still going on in 2012. >> civil rights leaders said that today's rally called for economic sanctions against the corporation that support the states stand your ground law which allows an individual use force if they feel threatened. >> prince george's county police are searching for a gun man and a homicide overnight that happened to on woodbury street. when officers arrived, the found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. he was taken to the hospital, where he died. in just three days, boaters will have their say and a republican that -- but voters will have their say in the republican primary. both candidates were campaigning today. they all attended the faith in freedom coalition meeting trying to win over conservative. conservative. it was sunny and warm earlier today, but koehler this afternoon. a live look outside overcast, and for more on what to expect, let's check in with steve rudin. >> as we move into the evening the skies will clea

. >> reporter: it's the first time the visitors can take in the view from the martin luther king jr. over a million visitors is expected to come here for the cherry blossom festival. in washington d.c., i'm jessica, wjz eyewitness news. >> harbors say peak bloom is today through saturday. >> you got great weather. it's going to be warm. looks like showers here by saturday. some of the blooms will be falling into the river there. taking a look at the temperatures, it's a mild night. awfully warm today but warmer tomorrow. 58 now and the humidity way up again. see how close the dew point is. we're two degrees away from ground fog and low clouds forming. 30 on the barometer. higher pressure over us. very late winds. 64 in washington. 56 in ocean city. tonight temperatures are not going to drop a whole lot more because the dew point is so high. a few more degrees. eastern sure was quiet heavy. i don't think we're going to see quiet as long or as thick as it was today. when thoses skies clear out, temperatures are going to search tomorrow. 55 is the normal high tomorrow. it's crazy. 35 th

people like martin luther king jr, told as darkness cannot drive of darkness. only light to that.he haight cannot drive out hate. only love can do that. perhaps it is only coincidental, but you cannot spell passion without spelling compass. i can remember people who hoped for me encouraged me. no matter the times in the season's, we cannot give up on hope. hope is patientvce with a lamp lit. the american poet emily dickinson rights "hope is that thing with others that perches in my sou and singe -- in my soul and it seems the tune and never stops at all. thank you and happy holidays. can all the speakers join me? and all the speakers join me so we can light the tree? is peter still here? ok. >> no, peter left. a surry. >> welcome, welcome. this is going to be gorgeous. i have not even seen the tree at. we're going to do a cat that. is everybody here? ok. i want to hear the children doing it, to. will will start with 10. ok? here we go. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [cheering] [laughter] >> beautiful. >> 13,000 stars. and how many cranes? >> 7000 cranes. unbelievable. isn't that b

on the last couple of years but they said this year would have affected access to the new martin luther king jr. more. >> metro riders get a break during the cherry blossom peak. not this year. the early bloom will not be changing the transit agency's repair schedule. metro is already committed for track work over the weekend. riders should expect delays. metro will take a four-weekend spring break from track worked starting march 24. at this rate, the blossoms may be almost gone. >> and they will be gone. if it is confusing to you imagine how you feel as a cherry blossom today? . i'm open. >> where's winter? >> outside tonight and today boy, another beautiful day. how long was your lunch hour today? our temperature was a record breaker -- 82 degrees. the high temperature. right now it is 59 degrees. the last time we had 380 degree days in a row in washington -- 1998. look at the highs today. not only did we set records. inindianapolis was 80 degrees. many spots -- chicago today was 81 degrees. broke the old record of 74. it was the first time there had been two 80 degree days in chicago in a r

it will be held at the big chair on martin luther king, jr. avenue. n martin prayer vigil facebook page on our web site, myfoxdc.com. >>> a top u.s. lawmaker wants to hold hearings on the nfl's bounty scandal. the call comes after the saints were punished heavily, by the way, for paying players to go out and hurt specific opponents. senator durbin says the activity would be criminal if it wasn't on the field. >>> all right, we have more on our special coverage this morning on the 100-year anniversary of the cherry blossoms. >> let's head back out to tony perkins and alison seymour live at the tidal basin this morning. good morning, guys. >> good morning, will, good morning, sarah. >> you know, there are so many aspects to the cherry blossom story, and you know, the cherry blossoms obviously are living and breathing organisms. they continue to grow and progress and we have an interesting future in store for the cherry blossoms. we're going to talk with a young lady by the name of margaret pooler. she is research leader with the united states department

was divided over vietnam and a wave of violence and taking the lives of two kennedys and martin luther king, jr., yet the government furngzed and congress was a better place. martithe senate was a place of giants, and a blend of old persuasion. democrat john stennis of mississippi was the conservative. republican jake jackobs of new york was a liberal, we have a hard line or defense and a liberal on social issues. hubert humphrey was a liberal, and republican goldwater was a hardcore conservative. they came and they went, but none of them left for the reasons given last week of snowthe moderate senator who said she was just tired of fooling with the modern senate with it's my way or the highway mentality. it was no longer a place to accomplish anything. snowe is not the first to say that, just the first to say it aloud, the senate will be the worse for her absence, but will survive. what does it say about politics when serious people conclude that serving in the united states senate is no longer worth their time and effort? that's the part that should worry the rest of us. back in a minute. >>

he took photos and road the bus with martin luther king jr. during the free summer rides. he was also in the motel the night of king eas i sas nation and took famous photos. basically spying on the civil rights movement. and he not only provided photographs to the fbi, but also information that he was privy to being in conversations with the civil rights leadership that they did not think would be divulged to the fbi. after he passed away in 2008 the memphis commercial appeal reporter filed a request for owl documents related to earnest withers. and there had been rumors that he also had been a confidential informant, a c.i. but he hadn't gotten the official confirmation yet. they got back a bunch of documents. got back a lot of documents that weren't responded to, obviously. one of those documents that he received from the fbi, directly, was what looks to be an innocuous memorandum. it's on the last page of the opinion in your packet. second to last page. and at the bottom, there's a line that says he was formally designated as ne-38r. caption. earnest withers, ci, end qu

there were other figures like i think martin luther king jr.was a radical and called himself a space socialist read he definitely wanted a system that was much more friendly to the poor and workers than to people that owned factories and companies, and in fact his program would now be attacked by most democrats and republicans. he wanted guaranteed jobs, he wanted guaranteed income, he wanted government sponsored health insurance, and also he wanted american strength overseas to be rolled back almost as much as ron paul does. so if you think about the socialist like debs, a private like kings and we honor the national holiday, you think of the cultural figures like woody guthrie, like dr. zeus who i write about in the notebook was a member of the popular front, 1930's and 40's, the cultural formation by the communist party but not controlled by, the things like this at up to think a pretty impressive list of people even though politics hasn't been as powerful as an influence on the culture. >> what is the term progressivism? >> it can mean lots

but having read a great deal about martin luther king jr., it's very clear. this was a christian minister, an ordained christian pastor. and i haven't heard anybody in the wonderful tributes that have been paid here today as we commemorate that march in selma, hadn't heard anybody mention this, but as a christian minister those that martin luther king jr. and those who participated did more than help african-americans move closer toward having full equality, to equal rights. he did more than that. for those of us who were young, white, christians, for those who would come behind us as euroamericans, white americans, they did something wonderful for us. they created an environment in which all christians, whites, all christians would be able to treat brothers and sisters as being brothers and sisters. they did a great service for all americans, and so i talk in tribute for the service that was done for all americans and anxiously long for the day -- we're getting so close -- but long for the day when people are judged by the content of their character and not

there were other figure like martin luther king, jr. was a radical.led himself a democratic socialist. he definitely wanted a system that was much more friendly to the poor and workers than to people who owned factories and companies. and in fact his program would now be attacked by most democrats and most republicans. far too radical. he wanted guaranteed jobs. he wanted guaranteed income. he wanted government-sponsored health insurance, and also he wanted american work overseas to be pulled back almost like ron paul. so private socialist like king, and we honor him in a national holiday. you think about social figures like woody guthrie. like -- seuss, -- dr. seuss, who was a member of the popular front in the 1930s and '40s. a social formation formed by the communist party but not controlled by it an impressive list of people. even though their influence on politics has not been as powerful as the influence on the culture. >> host: what does the term progressivism mean? >> guest: the original term was ideology, a faith, if you will, of a lot of per

that was a little bit treacherous, to survive earthquakes, to be here on the eve of reverend martin luther king jr.'s tribute statue being dedicated is really an honor. and i thank paige and elizabeth and jennifer and all the friends for inviting me here and thank you for coming out on this wet evening to enjoy some photographs of really important women who dealt with some really important issues. when i accepted paige's invitation, i had no idea this would also be the dedication week for the king tribute statue, and i've been reminded all week of my duty to live up to the promises fought by voting rights activists throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. i was lucky enough to know my maternal great grandmothers, and they always stressed to me the importance of voting. they came from very different backgrounds and class stations. there was absolutely no love lost between them. and they had as little to do with one another as possible. but they agreed on two things. they adored their granddaughter, my mother, and her children. and they celebrated their hard-fought right to cast their vote by doing s

martin luther king, jr. he preached hard work. he preached unity.ched the fact that we are of one people. we may be different colors. we may be different religions. we may be different backgrounds, but we are still americans and we are still southerners. if you look at any picture of him on the stage, he's moving, he's gesturing. he is animated. he's always pumping his fist. he's always pointing. he's moving and he's not looking up or around. he's looking right at people. and everybody there who was within earshot, i'm sure, thought for at least a while that he was speaking directly to them. he was looking directly at them. and as he looked at them he spoke. he touched a chord. >> all weekend long american history tv is in shreveport, louisiana. to explore the rich history of the city founded in 1836. you're watching american history tv. 48 hours people and events telling the american story. >>> we're in our doctor's office here at the pioneer heritage center. modern medicine as just evolved over a short amount of time. the pioneer medicine stayed s

martin luther king, jr. he preached hard work. he preached unity. he preached the fact that we are of one people. we may be different colors. we may be different religions. we may be different back growns, but we are still americans and we are still southerners. if you look at any picture of him on the stage, he's moving, he's gesturing. he is animated. he's always pumping his fist. he's always pointing. he's moving and he's not looking up or around. he's looking right at people. and everybody there who was within earshot i'm sure thought for at least a while that he was speaking directly to them. he was looking directly at them. and as he looked at them he spoke. he touched a chord. >> all weekend long american history tv is featuring shreveport, louisiana. learn more about shreveport and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online at

. >> the son of martin luther king jr.this justice is beyond epidemic proportions. >>reporter: this demonstration ended with multiple arrests. this is george clooney his strongest stand yet. to stop. >>reporter: what can we expect? >> why have more work to do. cnn, washington. >> he paid the fine of $100. coming up an amazing and video of a tornado on a rampage. >>brian: a cool night tonight with low mid '50s i will let you know when we of warmer weather coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it's where you see yourself going and how you choose to get there. the all-new 2013 gs. our boldest response ever. there's no going back. ♪ >>vicki: wheat often see the before and the after but in henry hill, in real and we often see the before this is from indiana. we often see the before. >> everything looks fine in henry vale however, as this school buses returned to get the children you can understand that something dangero

he said, any -- let me just remind of you of what martin luther king jr. once said. in the end, we will not remember the words of our enminutes, but the silence of our friends -- enemies but the silence of our friends and i thinks so -- it's so true. you can't just sit back and just let things go by. we've got to be out there being proactive, express ideas that will solve the many issues and the problems that we are faced with, not only in our own country, but throughout the world. i want to express my deepest sympathies and condolences to my brother, congressman don payne. blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of god. this truly was a peacemaker whom i had the honor and privilege of witnessing his life as an example, not only to our colleagues, but certainly to the members of the american -- to the american people. both by his deed and by his conduct, don payne was truly a statesman and his voice will be surely missed in the years to come. mr. speaker, i am so happy to see that so many of my colleagues are here to payible special tribute

arizona, which was about arizona's reluctance to declare a statewide holiday in honor of martin luther king, jr. right. at about the same time you recorded that, i was actually working for usa today and interviewed the governor. oh, you did that, huh? a lot of us did. this guy was... mecham. intransigent. there was no-- and the state was in no mood to be lectured to by public enemy about what they ought to be doing. you did this-- this rap video, and you did-- the video itself had some provocative scenes. the governor was poisoned; is that right? or blown up. the governor was blown up, and a senator is poisoned. here's my question: beyond the obvious entertainment value of that... i was steven steelberg in that one. [laughter] (paulson) who were you trying to communicate with? did you have any sense that the people of arizona would watch the video or hear the song and go, "governor, you're wrong; we need to declare a national holiday"? 'cause on the ground in arizona, they weren't listening. well, my whole thing-- we knew that music can make an impact based on communicating to people and especi

-- frankly if i had to grapple with this race man idea the person i would choose would be martin luther king, jr.. martin luther king, jr., also had a struggle within himself. there were times when he was the race man. montgomery bus boycott, his first speech, a great speech, his first speech as a civil rights champion in announcing the boycott, he talks about -- hel calls on black people to bad together so that when the history books were written, historians would talkr about th greatness of black people as a people. he was speakin g very specifically as a race man. at the same time, he was a cosmopolitan person who at his best recognized that we are all brothers and sisters and should embrace one another as brothers and sisters. so i think that martin luther king junior, himself is what i would call a transitional race man and insofar trying to get one's bearings in our complicated racial environment, i can't think of a better person than martin luther king, jr., -- not that he had all the answers. not that i agree with him about everything. but he certainly in spirit had a wonderful spirit th

. >>> a mile-one stretch, linden avenue, will be named after martin luther king jr.ony will be held on april 4th, on the 44th anniversary of mlk's death. >>> a modified flag is making some waves. it's a flag with president obama's picture on it was seeing flying outside of democratic headquarters. they say that's illegal. a woman has taken it down. she said that she's response ib for the incident. >>> ge put out an add for 230 manufacturing ads but the company's website crashed and hit the limit of 10,000 submissions in a matter of just a few hours. ge will select the candidates and have them at work by may. >>> now to maryland heights, missouri. a man gets more than he is bargained for when he tries to shoo away a goose. it seems they are very protective parents and will fight off anybody, anybody that they see as a threat. does he look like a threat? >>> if you're a regular cnn viewer by now, you're versed in the primaries. are republicans tired of the process. >>> not only is blago out of politics, he's out of circulation for 14 years. he just arrived in colorado

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martin luther king jr. avenue and howard road in southeast tops the list. number two on the list, h street and north capital street. you can see it right here. ddot says its numbers cover the last three years. also in the top five, 14th and u streets northwest, 15th and k streets northwest, and benning road at east capital street. >>> coming up on 6:08. in about five more minutes, more from super tuesday. learn what lies ahead for the republican field as they head toward this summer's convention. >>> it's not going to feel like summer today but it will feel more like spring. howard predicting highs in the 60s. your weather first is next on 9news now. >>> after a chilly tuesday, spring like temperatures on tap for today and tomorrow. we'll be into the upper 50s by noon. sunny, a little breezy, too. those gusts could be toward 20 miles an hour with highs approaching 65. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 here in newington, volume building into springfield. all lanes are open. the fairfax county parkway before i-95 an accident cleared. more on area roadways c

a lot of these people harken back to martin luther king jr.ey are doing the same thing. he used his perch as a gospel minister and inform about the need that is were universal. they seem to be taking their religious perspectives to reinforce their narrow religious purpose to make the rest of the world act the way they do. spirituality makes religion behave right. >> the president's campaign debuted a biopic op sorts depicting president obama's first three years in office taking a personal approach to defend health care reform. take a look. >> i regularly told him, you don't have to spill this much political blood. >> he knew from experience, the cost of waiting. >> when my mom got cancer, she wasn't a wealthy woman and it drained her resources. >> doesn't that prove the point that professor dyson made that religious faith, christian faith informs actions that defend minorities and establish justice for all. these candidates invoke god for their own purposes. we have pictures here of mitt romney just landing in puerto rico. what's your response

reporter: in is also the -- this is also the first year you can see the cherry blossoms from the martin luther king jr. memorial. an additional 160 cherry trees were planted over there. we'll have more on that coming up at 5:00. we're having a wonderful time at the beautiful cherry blossom festival. >> and we will have much more on the cherry blossoms coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> vandals may be responsible for a large hazmat in whitemarsh. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of ebenezer road and railroad avenue. the maryland department of the environment says they were called by csx and baltimore county fire. they found a 10,000-gallon storage tank leaking products. >>> two people were hurt in a serious accident in harford county. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene at old mountain road in joppa. you can see rescuers secured the car and removed the roof to get the driver and passengers out. it took 25 minutes minutes to rescue them. they're both recovering at hopkins bayview medical center. the cause of that crash is under investigation. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz

get it like these protesters in memphis, tennessee row testing in front of the hotel where martin luther king jr. was killed in 1968. there was a candlelight vigil for trayvon martin and students asking if black students if they might run from a white man in a hoodie. >> do i look suspicious. >> contrary to what america has led many patio believe not all young black males are suspicious and don't deserve to be had harassed harassed. >> those statements came from howard dondi hoodies becoming magical garments that can drive men mad, not to mention this tweet from the obama campaign saying, let everybody know whose team you're on. obama campaign officials telling business insider they sold hoodies in the 2008 election as well. dr. keith ablow found it all suspicious. >> why would his campaign sell hooded t-shirts in part created by the president himself. >> it is irresistible for this president to enter the fray when there seems to be an opportunity for furious splitting. >> a controversy created by the situation as though he fired the gun. jay christian adams reading obscurely into the president'

martin luther king jr. championed against injustices.ave you wondered how he learned about issues that impacted the lives of african-americans? many wrote to him. amelia boynton is one of them and is making her mark today. she helped organize a selma to montgomery march in 1965 known as bloody sunday. she was one of 17 who were hospitalized after being beaten and tear gassed by police and left for dead on a bridge. that brought national attention to the voters rights movement and led to the signing of the 1965 civil rights act. this week activists mark the 47th anniversary of bloody sunday by recreating the march. they say the push for voter rights is just as relevant today. we choose amelia boynton as the person who is at 100 years old, certainly making their mark. [ male announcer ] that. right there -- reminds you why you fell in love with her in the first place. and why you still feel the same. but your erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right.

. >> it is also the first time visitors cap can take in the view from the martin luther king , jr., memorial. >> it is beautiful. you can't get that kind of feel anywhere else. >> over a million visitors are expected to come here for the festival. in washington, d.c. jessica kartalija wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. the peak blooms are expected to last through saturday but there will be some for a month here. next. >>> i am manuel gallegos in new york, they rally in support of a teenager killed in florida. we have that story coming up. >> good morning, residents in danger of losing their homes and they blame the city. monique griego. those details coming up. >> breaking records, i am derek valcourt at the capitol where they are honoring one of maryland's two senators. i will tell you who and why coming up. >> sharon gibala here on wjz tv traffic control. in addition to the fog we have an accident at the ft. mchenry tunnel. we will tell you about that in a few. now over to tim. >> -- temperatures headed our way after the fog moves on out. we will have your complete first warning weather fo

tonightance vigil organized by the naacp will be on martin luther king, jr. avenue at 6:30. the shooting has sparked protest nationwide including at howard university. >> we are here today to express our concern with the justice system, the laws specifically in florida and how it accommodates this type of racism. >> and the governor of florida has just appointed a new prosecutor to oversee the investigation into trayvon martin's death. >>> a u.s. official says robert bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder. the charges also include sixen counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated assault among other violations of military law. the 3-year-old soldier is accused of gunning down nine afghan children and eight adults as they slept this their homes. a second violent incident has surfaced involving sergeant beams. a sheriff's report from washington state says in 2008, he was accused of groping a woman and punchenning and kicking her boyfriend. the report says he was extremely intoxicated at the time. >>> also making headlines, police are searching for a suspect

they are recreating the path martin luther king jr. took four decades ago.reness on a new attack of minority voters and a ramped up attack regarding immigration rights. dr. king's son is leading the right. along with him is msnbc's reverend al sharpton. help us understand the feeling. you've been there for much of the weekend. the feeling from the people there with you. >> the feeling is very strong. the march 47 years ago that lead to the voting act. now we're seeing these voter id laws that are being proposed as well as the states that have directly gone after the voting rights act, this is the most serious attempt to revoke the voting rights act. that's why we called on this five-day march. various organizations have joined with me. we slept at an encampment at a church on cots. we'll be laying out a manifesto of how to act. this is a build up toward friday's announcement that we brat how f celebrate how farr we have come. >> people have to present photo id. we heard the brookings institute say as many as five million people would be affected. you profile

martin luther king jr. led thousands of people in the voting rights march here in montgomery.y that i will never forget. >> there are those who are trying to push us back. but we're not going back. >> we have to reflect. we come here to be renewed. we come here to be inspired. >> 47 years ago, i remember looking at my parents' faces. they were riveted watching the television set. they were so proud of the men and women who walked across that bridge on behalf of each and every one of us who are here today. >> are we ready to march? are we ready to march? ♪ this little light of mine i'm gonna let it shine ♪ ♪ this little light of mine >> god, we thank you. we thank you for giving our leaders 47 years ago the strength to take blows for us and to inspire us. >> i would rather die on the highways of alabama than make a butchery of my conscience. >> we're not being beaten on the bridge, but we're being blocked at the ballot box. >> i have been voting for 60 years. >> it's a tragedy. they are attacking the voters like they are. >> a voteless people is a hopeless people. they're not a

we are situated right next to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. it should be a beautiful sunrise as well. we do have fog to the north. a dense fog advisory continues across northern around central maryland. locally, let's get to it and talk temperatures. at reagan national, we are 61 degrees now. 50s there for the remaining airports. after a mild start, temperatures should very quickly jump without much fore today. ic we'll be well into the 70s by late morning and we are expecting high temperatures in the 1r0 a little later today. up ahead of this storm, mostly sunny skies today. clouds will move in later this afternoon. today, we should be just fine. 82 your daytime high so about five or sick degrees warmer than yesterday. lots of sunshine. rain will move in overnight tonight. more details on that. coming up in just a couple of minutes. that is the latest here from the tidal basin. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, we continue to follow breaking news out of chevy chase, maryland this morning. two people are dead after a police chase ends on connecticu

recruiting african-american students to the college of holy cross in the hope of realizing martin luther king jr.'s goal of an integrated society following his death in 1968. reverend brooks introduced several students to holy cross that year which included future supreme court justice clarence thomas and future winner of the pulitzer prize in literature edward jones. it is about 50 minutes. >> good afternoon. i want to welcome everybody and start the program if we could. good afternoon and welcome. this is a wonderful turn out and we are happy to have everybody this afternoon. on behalf of the college as well as holy cross public radio of boston by want to welcome you to this monthly lunch. thank you for being here as we celebrate the publication of fraternity with author diane brady. an exceptional and accomplished journalist, diane has done all of us a great gift in telling the story of father bob brooks and extraordinary group of black students and how they are tied together at holy cross in the late 1960s to help shape their lives and changed the course of history. as one reviewer commented

tonight's meeting is at matthews memorial baptist church which is 2616 martin luther king, jr. avenue in southeast, just blocks from the anacostia metro station. there's an open house starting at 6:00. the meeting begins at 7:00 tonight. >>> it is 6:06. i am wanting your money. also watching your privacy. starting today, google is making some big changes to its privacy policies. we explain what you need to know. >> reporter: google is scrapping 60 or so different privacy policies across various features in favor of just one, a combined strategy that puts the information google's platform's collective outview in a single place. you won't notice anything major, but the new approach does give google more flexibility to simpg more of their product -- sync more of their products. it says they'll use the information to better customize your search results among other things. you'll see more ads targeted to your frenches though google says -- preferences though gooling says they won't -- google says they won't sell your information to advertisers. it's a good reminder to review privac