ed orial advisor to the king legacy, a professor of history, and founding director of the martin luther king, jr., research and educational institute at stanford university. during 2009, he also served as the king distinguished professor at morehouse college and the first executive director of that institution's king collection. (applause) >> thank you. during his undergraduate years at ucla he participated in civil rights and anti-war protests and many of his subsequent writings reflects his experiences by stressing the importance of grassroots political activity in the african-american freedom struggle. his first book, end struggle snick and the black awakening of the 1960s remains a definitive history of student nonviolent coordinating committee, one of the most dynamic and innovative civil rights organizations of our time. he served as senior advisor for a 14-part award winning public television series on civil rights entitled "eyes on the prize." i know we all remember that. (applause) >> his recent, his recent publication, the book, martin's dream: my journey and the legacy of martin luthe

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the reverend martin luther king jr. led 25,000 marchers to the st state capitol to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks. >>> happy birthday to aretha franklin. she turns 71. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky speaks out from behind bars for the first time since being convicted of child abuse. and usher talks about joining "the voice" ahead of tonight's season premiere. a shout-out to knbc and our friends at "today in l.a." last friday i was out there visiting, and they couldn't have been any more welcoming. great morning show and great morning team. thanks for the 70-degree weather. we need that. right, bill? keep it on this channel. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a great monday. . . . >>> new this morning, the search for a swimmer who disappeared off the coast of half moon bay continues. we'll have the latest details next. >>> plus, peopl

keynote speaker's new book, the title of which is martin's dream: my journey and the legacy of martin luther king, jrwe have a terrific program planned for you today. of course, the heart of the program will be our speaker, will be the remarks of our keynote speaker dr. claiborne parson. you have a program in front of you -- with you, and we will be following the program. we do have a number of members of the city's official family here with us today. the list of which i don't have and the number of community dignitaries. i see that we do have supervisor scott wiener, supervisor president of the board of supervisors david chiu, president cisneros, barbara garcia is with us. naomi is going to be part of the program. naomi kelly is with us, kim brandon from the port commission is with us, and a number of others. i'll be getting a list, i'll be able to acknowledge others. i see police chief [speaker not understood] is with us. and as we get other names, we will announce those. so, let's give them all a round of applause, please. (applause) >> as i indicated, you have the program before you. we did one a

i worked up in the martin luther king jr. so i know. i have a ton of families up in hunter's point and they're probably of the issue and do we hold off and i respect the position and not have services or bring in the services and deal with everything else as we go? and here's what i mean. you guys have the tests, have run and cleared. people have approved it and there are no other professionals that are coming up against this in terms of the science portion of it. let's build this thing and get the people -- get the children the help they need because either way the thing is there or not you will still have a problem. i would at least have a solution there, some kind of solution that will bring some relief to the community then not to have it and still have the same problem. that's my position so let's build this and let's deal with the water plant. >> let me call a few more names . (calling speakers). any of those names that are here to speak? go ahead and approach the podium. >> my name is [inaudible]. i am an 18 year old resident of

this event marks the 48th anniversary of the alabama march led by martin luther king jr. >>> community college students will have more options. they will more than double the course offerings this summer. more than 1,000 courses. many will be core classes in english, math and science. ccsf, officials say the change will deal with one of the criticisms from the state's accreditation board enrollment management. >> what a wonderful weekend as far as the weather is concerned. are we going to have more of that to come? >> no. we actually have a change. good morning to you. happy monday. temperatures on the chilly side. this is the one day where no rain chances are in the forecast. starting tomorrow, we have the chance for showers. our chances aren't that great. it is a really interesting setup. let's get to other headlines. throughout the day, patchy a.m. fog is going to take part in your morning commute. you want to keep that in mind in the north bay. mild afternoon with increasing clouds. ahead of that system, low pressure. as of tomorrow morning, tense level off. we are not going to get

martin luther king jr. honored lincoln when he chose the memorial as the backdrop for his famous "i have a dream" speech in 1963. >> i have a dream today. [ cheers and applause ] >> he had the bravery, the fortitude, and his speech resonated so strongly and so widely with african-americans but also with all americans. it was time to recognize that our past practices were wrong and that they needed to change. >> like dr. king, president lincoln was assassinated for standing up for change. countless speeches, protests, and celebrations have been held here since the memorial's dedication in 1922. it's clearly one of the most popular monuments in washington. >> i like his speech, the gettysburg address, and he's my favorite president. >> i just sort of think it's cool. it's got all his sayings, and it's got a big statue of him, and i just think that's cool. >> there are a couple of myths about the statue. some people think the face of robert e. lee is carved into the back of lincoln's head. it's not. that's jus

this is a gas leak that caught fire near martin luther king, jr. way. fire crews were able to keep the flames confined to the driveway there. they had to wait for pg&e though to shut off the gas supply before putting out the fire. >>> the man accused of killing three members of a daly city family was allegedly drunk at the time of saturday's crash. the d.a. says the man's blood alcohol level was more than 2 times the legal limit. kpix 5's juliette goodrich shows us this is not the first time he has been in trouble for drinking and driving. >> reporter: his blood alcohol level was .18 twice the legal limit two hours after the fatal accident. this isn't the first time he has been arrested for drinking and driving. this is the man accused of killing a daly city mother and her two sons. >> do i have bail? >> reporter: 28-year-old denis pereria demacedo speaks portugese and requested an interpreter. we learned today he has been drunk behind the wheel before. in 2011, he was convicted of dui in santa clara. deputy d.a. joseph cannon says he was still on proba

martin luther king, jr. interviewed by our bill plante covering the civil rights movement. bill has brought us a new story that has roots in that era about a father's legacy of racial hatred and a daughter's personal march toward redemption. >> segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever! >> reporter: at his inauguration in 1963, alabama governor george wallace personified racist defiance of civil rights. six months later he blocked the doors of the university of alabama to prevent integration. his daughter peggy was 13 at the time. >> the problems and the challenges that came with being the daughter of the governor who stood in the schoolhouse door to block two african- americans from going to school was very, very difficult. >> reporter: but when were you younger, did you think his earlier positions were wrong? >> my mother kept us very, very sheltered. so there were a lot of things that we didn't really know about. and so we weren't able to really think about them or have an opinion. >>

this morning around 11:00 officers gathered outside a residence near martin luther king, jr.econd street. officers fault a search dog into the house. despite their efforts officer couldn't fine who they were looking

now that he is safely dead, martin luther king jr. safely dead. is it true? is he safely dead today? is his dream safely dead? now, i know that many people in this room would say, no, no, no. dr. king's dream, his spirit is still so much alive amongst all of us. it's thriving right here in this room. and what better evidence could there be of this fact than that we, as a nation, all pause to pay tribute to his dream just yesterday, a national federal holiday. think about that. a national federal holiday for martin luther king jr., the man who was once deemed a threat to national security by the fbi, a radical troublemaker. is it not obvious that we as a nation have finally caught up with king? we may not be living his dream, but don't we at least share his dream? what percent evidence of this -- what better evidence of this could there be than we just reelected our nation's first black president? something that was unimaginable in 1963 or 1968. what better evidence could there be than that beautiful multiracial, multiethnic gathering on the mall in washington,

a little-known pastor, new to town and only 26 years old, stood with her, a man named martin luther king jrousands of montgomery, alabama commuters. they began a boycott, teachers and laborers, clergy and domestics, through rain and cold in sweltering heat, day after day, week after week, month after month, walking miles if they had to. arranging carpools where they could. not thinking about the blisters on their feet. the weariness after a full day of work. walking for respect. walking for freedom. driven by a solemn determination to affirm their god-given dignity. 380 five days after rosa parks refused to give up her seat, the boycott ended. black men and women and children reid boarded -- re- boarded the buses of montgomery, newly re-segregated. they sat in whatever seat happened to be open. [applause] with that victory, the entire edifice of segregation, like the ancient walls of jericho, began to slowly come tumbling down. it has been often remarked that rosa parks's activism did not begin on that bus. long before she made headlines, she had stood up for freedom, for equality, fighting

>> hinojosa: she worked alongside martin luther king jr. for civil rights, and for the last four decades, she's been a central figure in the struggle for children's rights. best-selling author and founder of the children's defense fund, marian wright edelman. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. marian wright edelman, you're an american hero. it's such an honor to have you here. >> it's wonderful to be here with you. >> hinojosa: so we know that you are an expert on policy around children. i've known that for years. you've been doing this for four decades. >> forever. >> hinojosa: forever! but what i really want to start us out talking about is your life, because you have an extraordinary life. it's as if marian wright edelman has this forrest gump life. she was in these places, in extraordinary places, and every page you turn of your life story is like, "she was there, too?" i guess i'm not even sure where to start. south carolina, your parents are very hard-working, your mom is an organizer, but even when you were a kid in school in south carolina, you end up crossing paths with lan

a man took out a full-page ad after the assassinations of robert kennedy and martin luther king jr. and said, ok, we have to do something. i do not want to just be a voice in the wilderness and we ought to solve this. that was 1968. have we solve this? i don't know. we have people weighing in on movie, tv, video games, but also mental health, domestic abuse, child abuse. all of these things are contributing. i agree, the worst thing anyone can do is to not do anything, to just assume someone else will solve the problem. and the second worst thing is to pinpoint one area and say, that is responsible, whether it is gun control or video games and to say, once that is resolved, everything will be solved. it is all contributing. and i said in my introduction, do something. i do not care what side you are on, but do something to make a difference. take action here. i do not wait for other people to solve the problem. host: let's look at the film rating system. we see this from filmratings.com, the way that i movies are rated so that families can know what to expect. how does this play a r

i heard about martin luther king jr. and i met rosa parks in 1957 when i was 17. i met dr. king for next year in 1958 at the age of 18. my folks kept saying to me don't get in trouble, don't get in the way that rosa mart parks and martin luther king jr. inspired me to find a way to get in the way. i was so inspired that in 1956 at the age of 16 with some of my brothers and sisters and cousins we went down to the public library in the town of true alabama trying to get a library card, trying to check out some books. we went to the library that was for whites only and not for. i never went back to that library until july 5, 19 -- and the book walking with the wind. [applause] and hundreds of lack and white citizens came. we had a wonderful program, food something to drink. at the end of the program they gave me a library card. it says something about the common purpose. some of you in my little book walk with the wind i just try to tell the story. i was deeply inspired to move my feet, to move my body and to adhere to the philosophy and the discipline of nonviolence. before an

march from selma to montgomery and vice-president joe biden in attendance, paying tribute to martin luther king, jre known as bloody sunday, because it led to the beating of marcher attempting to vote, but prompted congress to pass the voting rights act and that opened southern polls to african-american. >> and john kerry wrapping up a transcript to egypt, providing with millions in aid as part after larger pledge of 450 million over time. the announcement coming after he met with egyptian president morsi, connor powell is live in the region. >> reporter: harris, secretary of state john kerry arrived in cairo during a time of political and economic turmoil. egypt has been plagued by political infighting, violent protests and economic stagnation since its revolution two years ago and kerry met with mohammed morsi delivering a warning that egypt needs to reform, but the secretary announced the u.s. would provide more than 200 million dollars in aid because of cairo's promises to reform, yet the situation in egypt could get worse in coming weeks as opposition parties are set it boycott next month's el

a man said he found the device this afternoon buried about 10 inches under the dirt in martin luther king jrdrive. he said it looked real to him, so he stopped a passing park worker to report it. the bomb squadded decided not to move it, and instead used explosives to blow it up. things were pretty much back to normal in the park. >>> results of a joint law enforcement investigation into the killing of a highway patrol officer revealed new details about the gunman. 36-year-old christopher lacy shot and killed him. investigators say lacey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1997. he expressed anti-government views. a lead investigator says a motive for the shooting may never be known. >>> now to washington, d.c., where the house of representatives passed legislation today to keep the government funded through the end of september. that bill now goes to the president to be signed into law, averting a possible government shut down. also, one day after rejecting a spending plan for the senate for next year, republicans in the house passed their own budget plan put together by congressman paul

a man said he found the device this afternoon buried about 10 inches under the dirt in martin luther king jrd not to move it, and instead used explosives to blow it up. things were pretty much back to normal in the park. >>> results of a joint law enforcement investigation into the killing of a highway patrol officer revealed new details about the gunman. 36-year-old christopher lacy shot and killed him. investigators say lacey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1997. he expressed anti-government views. a lead investigator says a motive for the shooting may never be known. >>> now to washington, d.c., where the house of representatives passed legislation today to keep the government funded through the end of september. that bill now goes to the president to be signed into law, averting a possible government shut down. also, one day after rejecting a spending plan for the senate for next year, republicans in the house passed their own budget plan put together by congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. that plan would cut spending, defund the president's healthcare plan, and privatize medicare

it was not until the president's brother was also assassinated and martin luther king jr. was assassinated in 1968 than did got done at the federal level and even then, it was just barely. lbj announced bitterly he did finally get through. >> guns are to be kept out of the the hands of the criminal. and out of the hands of the insane and out of the hands of the irresponsible, then we just must have licensing. if the criminal with a gun is to be tracked down quickly, then we must have registration in this country. the voices that block these safeguards were not the voices of an aroused nation. they were the voices of a powerful lobby, a gun lobby. that has prevailed for the moment. in an election year. we have been through a great deal of ainge wish these last few months and years. too much ainge wish to forget so quickly, so now, we must complete the task with with this long needed legislation begins. we have come a long way. we have made a lot of progress, but not near enough. >> that was lbj speaking in 1968. it is our successive national traumas in gun violence that hav

martin luther king jr. said your faith is the conscience of the politics.our conscience at work. but i'm always stunned at the kind of christians that talk to you, john, don't actually have read the bible. jesus said the rich sell all you have and give it to the poor poor. woe to all those who are rich. i feel he got this from his mother. his mother, when she's pregnant, she goes to elizabeth and said god will fill the hungry with good things and the rich he will send empty away. >> john: i think a lot of conservatives think that jesus was only speaking in metaphor there and the talking snake is the literal part. i'm always curious about the issue of taxation. what did jesus mean when he said render unto seasure that which is caesars. if it's caesars money it's caesars rules. you got to fund your society, and you have to fund it with everybody's money. >> john: right on. >> i think that your point about a democracy is different is correct, but the values of good samaritan, that endures. >> john: that guy paid out of pocket for an unknown immigrant's healthc

. >> fore still arrested yesterday at martin luther king jr. high in the monterey county community of sea side where he has been a teacher for only a month. but he spent the last 4 years substitute teaching in san jose allen rock school district. >> whenever this happens whenever we, it is like getting punched in the stomach. >> the superintendent passed a background check and taught at 11 of the 27 district schools and prior to this school he substitute taught for 13 years in new york, florida, california. >> greatest fear would be that this goes beyond just the possession of child pornography where he tried to influence students. >> fore still has been released without bail under supervised conditions but he was not at his san jose apartment today. >> 20 kid around there and he played. not good. >> search of the home found no evidence to show fore still was producing child porn but now police want parents to find out if the children may have been victimized by him. >> i don't know that's a hard one. i with not know how to talk to him about th

martin luther king, jr. speaking december 1955, just days after rosa parks was arrested.african-american community had gathered to decide whether to begin what became the famous montgomery bus boycott and the young pastor called the decision to a vote. >> it has been moved and seconded the resolution will be received and adopted. are you ready for the question that, all in favor, but it been known by standing on your feet. that was the day we started a bus protest which literally electrified the nation. we decided we were not born to take segregated buses any longer. we said if we could just get about 50 or 60 -- 50% or 60% of the negro's of montgomery not to ride buses, this would be an effective boycott. foundk that whole day we eight negroes on the buses. and from that day on, that 99.9%t was more than effective. >> that comes from the documentary, "king: a filmed record...montgomery to memphis." tell us about the boycott's impact on you and on the city of montgomery as a whole. >> we became successful. the boycott was a success. it brought down the bus company economi

martin luther king jr. found a way to escape the electric chair.a deal to plead guilty. many believe he did not act alone. in june 1977 ray escaped from the tennessee prison he was being held only to be recaptured days later. in 1978 a house committee con clulded that james earl ray did act alone when he killed dr. martin luther james. he died in 1998. >>> susan rice, could she be up for another appointment, but this time without taking the hot seat? more ahead on that. this is msnbc. ♪ the middle of this special moment and i need to run off to the bathroom. ♪ i'm fed up with always having to put my bladder's needs ahead of my daughter. ♪ so today, i'm finally talking to my doctor about overactive bladder symptoms. [ female announcer ] know that gotta go feeling? ask your doctor about prescription toviaz. one toviaz pill a day significantly reduces sudden urges and accidents, for 24 hours. if you have certain stomach problems or glaucoma, or can not empty your bladder, you should not take toviaz. get emergency medical help right away if your face,

he examines the anti-poverty effort organized by martin luther king jr. and the relationship between african-americans and mexican americans within the movement. it's about one hour. >> thanks, tom. i appreciate it. thank you everyone for being here tonight. i appreciate it. i feel a little like an airline pilot and telling you i know we have choices and so thank you for flying southwest. there are increased three of 3 cents going to write about economic justice that care about these issues and it also says a lot about the state of the country that these solutions we are talking about. but i really appreciate you being here. i also want to thank tom for having me here. a means a lot to launch the book here. and we moved to durham in 2002. i started the graduate program in the history department in the fall of 2002. and i had heard about the regulator before even moving to durham and other folks in the academy and people that do history and just love to read. i came here as an avid reader and i brought my books here and now as someone who teaches at duke i

it happened in a driveway near martin luther king, jr. way. fire crews confined the flames to the driveway. they had to wait for pg&e to shut off the gas before they could put out the flames. >>> we have some numbers. a new report shows america's cup is going to pump a lot of money into the bay area. $780million. and it will create 5500 jobs to be exact. only problem, that is far less than the original projection. kpix 5's mike sugerman live at america's cup headquarters with more. >> reporter: i got good news and i got bad news, allen. and it's the same news. like everything else about the america's cup race, nothing is simple. sometimes half is good. half the calorie, half the fat, half the income? >> it's a great story. think it works to say it's good news. it's kind of spin in a way. >> reporter: half full, half empty. >> bringing in i think it's $780 million. i didn't believe $1.4 billion to begin with. >> reporter: america's cup' ceos steven barkley says $780 million, that's fantastic! supervisor john avalo says, yeah, but the original p