martin luther king jr.. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. president trump: thank you very much, everybody. it is a great honor to be here. this was a beautiful morning. what a job they have done. like few others have been able to do. i am very proud of lonnie bunch. the work and the love that he has in his heart for what he has done -- i always talk about needing enthusiasm. you need love for anything you do to do it successfully. and lonnie bunch, you are where? come on. you should be up. come on. and david, we have to get david up here too. david is tremendous. and he was singing lonnie bunch's praises. you two should at least be here. we appreciate you very much. and david rubenstein is here someplace. come on, you have to get up. you certainly deserve it. he is a successful guy who spends money doing great things. and he has been a great help to so many different groups and this one in particular. thank you. it is a privilege to be here today. this museum is a beautiful tribut

martin luther king, jr. that is being considered immuning a senator and they've use itting to shut up elizabeth warren on the floor of the senate. incredible. and the optics of calling coretta scott king an epithet, saying her words are an epithet that can't be spoken in the united states senate. yeah. we'll have more on that ahead. >>> also, when's the last time the audio live stream of a three-judge panel reviewing a temporary restraining order was not only live streamed on the internet machine but also broadcast live on television on national news. if you are a civics dork between rule 19 and this, this is like a high holy day right now. if there is a kid in your life who dreams about ever becoming a lawmaker or a lawyer or judge, the fact they got to listen in tonight to this incredibly tense dense, no nonsense cuts like a knife argument involving these three federal judges and the lawyers for the federal government and the lawyers for the state suing the federal government over the muslim ban, don't cal

barry road at middletown road. >>> martin luther king jr. road is now clear. people were shot there around 10:30 last four victims, three adults and a teenager were take tonight hospital. they are conscious and breathing no one is in custody. police are looking for a dark- colored sedan. >>> breaking overnight, police are trying to figure out how this honda civic crashed into a house. we got word of it around 2:00 this morning. it was in the seabrook, maryland, area. we are waiting to hear if anyone was hurt in all of this. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. >>> president trump's supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch, is meeting with senators today. >> i'm a man of my word. i will do as i say. >> reporter: president trump keeping yet add campaign promise on tuesday night, nominating conservative colorado judge, neil gorsuch to fill the supreme court seat of the late justice, antonin sc. will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the laws of the country. >> reporter: reaction was divided. paul ryan called him a phenomenal choice, and m

martin luther king, jr. was a speaker at the commencement field and the ""i have a dream" speech" happened in 1958 and they conferred an honorary doctor itat on doctor martin luther king jr. other esteemed guests, malcolm x held debates at the auditorium. you see a picture of him with students in 1962 under the direction of a morgan professor, dr. ayeer. morgan's history has been very pronounced. the first individual off to the side was tomas henry kya, a president at the academy on the eastern shore and the last ly h lynching in 1933, spoke out and was unafraid to speak out against those activities happening on the eastern shore and led and guided those institutions accordingly. senator welcome, the bridge was named in honor of was the first a can american senator and morgan's alum and a maryland state senator. dr. dubois lived in the community next to morgan and morgan park community. he had a home designed by dr. sal purdue and lived there nearly 30 years and mortgage dpan conferred an honorary doctor it a

but engraved in the wall, very the reverendte by martin luther king jr.. in 1955, he told the world that we are determined to work and fight until justice runs down like water. and righteousness like a mighty stream. to that is what it's going be. we are going to bring this country together. maybe bring some of the world together. we will bring this country together. we have a divided country. it has been divided for many years. we will bring it together. i hope every day of my presidency, we will be honoring the determination and work andrds a very worthy goal four lonnie and david and david and then and everybody, i just just have to say that what they have done here is something that can probably not be duplicated. it was done with love and lots of money. right lonnie? lots of money. love and passion. that is why it is so great. thank you all very much for being here. i appreciate it. congratulations. thank you. [applause] thank you, everybody. >> what do you pan to do with the tax who -- with the attacks on the jewish community centers? do you have any

martin luther king jr. in 1958 was a commencement speaker on that same field and excerpts from what would become the i have a dream speech were delivered at that commencement exercise in 1958. the university also conferred an honorary doctorate upon dr. martin luther king jr. murphy auditorium, which was a significant building on the campus, was also the site of other numerous guest and visitors who were esteemed who came to the campus. malcolm x held debates at the murphy auditorium on the campus, and you see a picture of him here with students in 1962 under the direction of a morgan professor, dr. august mair. so morgan's history has been very pronounced. the first individual off to the side here was thomas henry kaya, who was president of the princess anne academy on maryland's eastern shore, who during the last lynching in maryland, which happened in 1933, spoke out and was unafraid to speak out against those activities that were happening on the eastern shore and led and guided that institution accordi

martin luther king jr. the letter was from 1986 and accused sessions of intimidating black voters as a federal prosecutor. mcconnell says she violated an obscure rule against attacking another senator's character. >> i'm surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> the yays are 43, the nee are 50. >> senator warren was not allowed to continue so she found another way. she went into the hallway outside the senate chambers and read the letter in its entirety on facebook live. and that attracted more than 2 million views. this morning, the #letlizspeak is trending on social.o cf1 o >>> let's get over to alexis smith. big problem brewing on 580 again. >> it's feeling like deja vu for drivers who have to go through altamont pass area. this is going to be a major headache all morning. so a sig alert here. this is due to that emergency road repair near greenville road. two right lanes are down, but this

but with the holiday weekend martin luther king jr. it was a very successful weekend. we had a nice break from the wet weather with nearly 15,000 people over the weekend. that was an 8% increase in projected for the entire weekend. again, i'm happy to see these trends with attendance being up. we now move into the luna ar new year. the year of the rooster. january 28th and 29, we'll have folk dance performances and kids can find fun facts about the animals and chinese calendar and you can go to the family farm to see the roosters. if you were born in the year of the rooster, you get complimentary admission. we continue with our stock program. which is stand and take our pledge. we continue to have a strong voice in this. just recently we were thrilled to hear about the ban that china has now that will go into effect by the end of 2017 which will close down the largest ivory market. several thousand of people have already taken the pledge. you can do it at the park or online. ch i spoke about our polar bear uulu. she turned 36 years old. if you turn 36 this year, you ca

but with the holiday weekend martin luther king jr. it was a very successful weekend. we had a nice break from the wet weather with nearly 15,000 people over the weekend. that was an 8% increase in projected for the entire weekend. again, i'm happy to see these trends with attendance being up. we now move into the luna ar new year. the year of the rooster. january 28th and 29, we'll have folk dance performances and kids can find fun facts about the animals and chinese calendar and you can go to the family farm to see the roosters. if you were born in the year of the rooster, you get complimentary admission. we continue with our stock program. which is stand and take our pledge. we continue to have a strong voice in this. just recently we were thrilled to hear about the ban that china has now that will go into effect by the end of 2017 which will close down the largest ivory market. several thousand of people have already taken the pledge. you can do it at the park or online. ch i spoke about our polar bear uulu. she turned 36 years old. if you turn 36 this year, you ca

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good for democracy when they're trying to push through an attorney general who the widow of martin luther king jrinst making voting easier for african-american. it's a tall bar to clear saying that conduct unbecoming a senator includes reading coretta scott king's words. and i think that republicans are vastly underestimating what they did to women last night. they silenced a woman reading the words of a black woman talking about voting rights. who do they think is flooding their offices with phone calls and letters? it is women leading the resi resistance to this administration and the republicans. and they just gave them a truly poetic rallying cry as mitch mcconnell said, nevertheless, she persisted. elizabeth warren wanted to read the widow of martin luther king jr.'s words on the senate. most american women think that's probably a valid contribution to a debate. >> obviously, that was on the senate floor today. they read the letter on the senate floor. it's not about the letter. it's not about attacking dr. king. a lot of respect for dr. king and his family. this is about democrats obstructi

not doing that the anger, emotion, stirring up emotions using triggers, using the name of martin luther king, jrs. coretta scott king to get people's emotions stirred so they can not clearly get the message. martin luther king, jr. talked about peace and non-violence. neil: that she would get this reaction and slap from the -- >> it is the old bait and switch, with the race card being played. stir up the emotions. people will never look at issues. people will never see the solutions. they will be angry and we can slip our agenda in. i believe she was surprised she was shut down. but we will no long etf accept racist, bait and switch race card situation. we knee facts and solutions. neil: there is a lot of anger, real quickly, final question, you have to go, idea democrats will not work with republicans. don't want to. holdover, angry the way they were treated but they will not work. >> some who will not work, but i believe we will have somewhere we can meet and discuss and peacefully resolve some of these issues. neil: i hope you're right. always great to see you. >> thank you, to republican sen

martin luther king jr.' >> the church was packed and in the pew before me sat marlon brando, sammy davis, eartha kit. harry belafonte sitting next to loretta king. i have thing about not weeping in product and i was concentrating and holding myself together. i did not want to weep for martin. tears seemed futile. but i may also have been afraid. and i could not have been the only one. that if i began to weep, i would not be able to stop. i started to cry and i stumbled. sammy grabbed my arm. the story of the negro in america is the story of america. it is not a pretty story. >> it's unbelievable. do you think -- he witnessed so much. the death of malcolm x and dr. martin luther king jr. and medgar egers, alive in the civil rights movement and witnessed in his writing. he was a -- took a lot of risks. even his own life. >> absolutely. and he was prescient, felt the fundamentals of those issues. imagine he wrote all those words 50 years ago and you feel as if he sat down this morning and wrote about them. it's

she'd read out a 30—year—old letter written by the widow of martin luther king jr. the accusation that mr sessions had "used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters". then this happened. the senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our member for alabama. senator warren said senator session has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens. i called the senator to order under the provision of rule i9. order under the provision of rule 19. mr president... mr president, i am surprised that the words of mrs king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i as leave of the senate to continue my remarks. mitch mcconnell, the republican majority leader, judged that to have broken senate rules. mitch mcconnell, the republican majority leader, judged that to have broken senate rules. we can go to washington now and join anthony zurcher. in trying to get quietened in this debate, they have nato into a liberal marker. this is putting elizabeth warr

figure who is in african-american civil rights attorney that represented the reverend doctor martin luther king jr. and representede rosa parks and those exploited in the experiment from the government. and here is what he said the letter is from 2016. they would follow in the foot steps of the late justice hugo black. i expressed appreciation and i look forward to working with you in any future capacity which the lord permits you to serve that he wrote with jeff sessions. the. we are not talking about someone that doesn't appreciate the weight and the importance of civil rights in this nation. william smith who was hired as the first african-american chief counsel to the senate judiciary committee by jeff sessions,re, trendsetter. he is a man that cared for me and looked out for me and had my best interest in mind and for anybody that says anything different, simply doesn't know jeff sessions. one last statement because this is an important one for my perspective. i mentioned earlier that there was a case against a couple where jeff sessions was the prosecutor and the turners were being prosecuto

martin luther king jr. it is my hope and prayer going forward that these are the words that will resognate with this party. >> so now, we await the vote. we'll hear from these candidates, tom perez for labor secretary is considered to be the front-runner. there's even a chance he could win on the first ballot. if he doesn't, watch what happens with keith ellison, the minnesota congressman who come fs from the progressive wing of the party. then the mayor of soto bend, he's an interesting character. nobody really has him as their top pick right now. but he's considered to be the number two pick for many here, so if there's a battle between the perez wing and ellison wing, they may settle on him as a compromise pick. but regardless, it's probably not the last we're going to hear from him if he's not successful here today, so, fred, voting could begin in an hour. we'll keep an eye on updates later today. >> all right, keep us posted. thanks so much. >> the national security adviser is is contradicting one of t

martin luther king jr. he brought her. now we watch the president walking out there with the group that he's toured with. he did not take any questions. let's bring in our panel and talk more about what we just heard from the president. back with me, joe johns at the white house, mark preston, ron brownstein from "the atlantic," and jackie kucinich joins us, washington bureau chief for the daily beast and bruce lavell, director for the president's national diversity coalition during the campaign. nice to have you all on with us. mark preston, let me go to you first and your thoughts. >> presidential, subdued. pointed out, of course, the contributions that african-americans have given to this country. specifically those who helped lead the fight for equality and equal rights. as far as the criticism he's come for not directly addressing the anti-semitic wave of violence we've seen sweep across this country, he did today. will that be put to rest? by and large, donald trump acted like a president and not somebody that wakes

martin luther king jr., picking up trash, cleaning dedication plaques, and grooming shrubbery. the stormwatch team is on your side when severe weather strikes. stay with us for instant forecasts and warnings by apploading the stormwatch 7 and follow us on facebook and twitter. new information about the d.c. public charter school teacher arrested and child with gas charged with child sex abuse. anna-lysa gayle dug into that. the charter school on y street is charged with counts of child sex abuse. manuel fernandez engaged in with boys andct girls. the abuse has been going on since 6.february the latin american montessori bilingual school has two locations -- this one in northwest washington and the next one in northeast washington, which is where taight.z for the past six years, the list has equaled or exceeded its total enrollment. website also claims each classroom has two instructors, one teaching the half-day in other a half in english. fernandez, who was arrested friday, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing march 8. so far we have not received a response from school leade

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king the widow of martin luther king jr. specifically objected to session's conduct as u.s. attorney? what's known as the marion three case in which three black civil rights activists in alabama, including a former aide to martin luther king jr., were tried for allegedly tampering with absentee ballots. all three were acquitted. here's senator warren reading from corps rhett 125 ta scott king's letter. >> if confirmed he will be given life tenure for doing with a federal prosecution what the local there haves accomplished 20 years ago with clubs and cattle prods. >> in the midst of her remarks, elizabeth warren was interrupted. >> mr. president -- >> the majority leader. >> the senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from alabama. i call her to order under the provisions of rule 19. >> mr. president i am surprised the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate i add ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> under senate rule 19 which bars senators from assigning bad conduct or motives, republican senators

elizabeth warren at the moment she was reading a letter from coretta scott king, the widow of martin luther king, jr. it was a letter coretta scott king has written in opposition to the jeff sessions' judgeship nomination back in the reagan era. i think by and large today, particularly among people in the center and the left but even in the press more broadly the reaction to that draw mat last night, this decision by mitch mcconnell to stop the reading of the coretta scott king letter with the anti-abolitionist rule from the 1800s, by and large to reaction has been whoa, hey, mitch mcconnell stepped in it, republicans look terrible, boy are they going to regret this, as if the republican party has been taking great pains to not appear racially insensitive these days. as if they're very concerned as a party with how they're viewed by african-americans and other minorities and women. i mean, it's not an accident, right? this stuff is happening on purpose. these aren't dumb people. they're doing what they're doing deliberately. the president just nominated the whitest, malest cabinet since reagan. this

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martin luther king, jr. in it she accuses sessions of using his power against black voters. >> "they are mothers, daughters, sisters, fathers, sons, and brothers." >> mr. president -- >> they are -- >> mr. president. >> majority leader. >> the senator is impuning the motoredtives and conduct of our colleague from alabama is warned by the chair. >> she broke a rule that prohibits senators from speaking badly of colleagues on the floor so she was barred from speaking on the floor. >>> new this morning, the contra costa board of supervisors just voted to expand the richmond jail. the sheriff's office says it wants to transfer 416 high security inmates to a new building within the west county detention facility. there they plan to incorporate over 31,000 square feet for mental health services and rehabilitation programs. >>> san francisco is taking steps to create a safe injection services task force. the city is following in seattle's footsteps. there are about 22,000 intravenous drug users in san francisco. th

she was quoting a 1986 letter from the wife of martin luther king jr., where she stated that access and- sessions used his power to quiet black people. mitch mcconnell used his power to make her stop. then she took the social media. and stock silverthorne expected in court this afternoon, six ,onths after he was busted accused of using a dating site the set of sexual encounters with men in exchange for drugs. he gave an two grams of meth outside of a hotel before being arrested. the resigned immediately after the arrest and yesterday a new mayor was elected in a special of -- special election. and right now police searching for a driver that fled the scene after slamming into a home this morning. john gonzalez is at that home. john: the power has been turned off and orange stickers tell everybody that this home is condemned. inspectors are going through the side of the house right now, trying to figure out how to shore it up. they have not removed the car that crashed into it, because they are afraid the structure of the home is compromised. and they need to shore up the area before the

martin luther king, jr.'s birthday. we'll say something about both and the second segment is about the book fair which is 50 years of celebration >>> black history was first proposed in the 1900s and became a week in 1926. back then it was negro history week. they chose the second week in february because of the birthdays of abraham lincoln and frederick douglas. dr. king's birthday we just celebrated. he would have been 88 years old and we have celebrated his birthday since 1983. my guest is a long-time friend and colleague. he's always been in the struggle for justice and truth and that's dr. reverend blake. it's great to have you >> it's great to be on this program and congratulations to you, 16 years hosting mosaic >> and you've been with us a few times >> yes and i always appreciate it >> you've been with the fellowship for over 20 years and that's excellent. what is it about king that is still relevant >> he was a person of vision and we have not had a leader of vision as martin luther king had since his assassina

martin luther king jr., he couldn't resist painting a grim picture of black america, again. >> we neednities, and we're going to do that with law enforcement. we're going to make it safe. we're going to make it much better than it is right now. right now it's terrible. if you remember, i wasn't going to do well with the african-american community, and after they heard me speaking and talking about the inner city and lots of other things, we ended up getting -- i won't go into details, but we ended up getting substantially more than other candidates who had run in the past years. >> joining me now is james peterson, msnbc contributor, and aisha moodie-mills, president and ceo of the victory fund. let me go to you first, james. president trump clearly not knowing frederick douglass was no longer with us for over 100 years, but aside from that, really pivoting toward raising the issue of crime and violence, something that we all denounce, something that we all want to deal with, but clearly, you can't give this one-dimensional picture of black america over and over and over again, as he's

martin luther king jr.rom the oval office calling that report a disgrace. >>> the new secretary of defense james mattis on his first overseas trip since taking over the pentagon. mattis left joint base andrews in maryland this morning for a trip to south korea where he will meet with the national defense minister and other south korean officials. he will head to japan for a meeting with government officials there. >>> the widow of the orlando nightclub gunman is hoping to get out of jail today. she's due in court for a bail hearing. she was arrested last month in california because prosecutors allege she knew her husband, omar mateen, had planned the mass shooting at the pulse nightclub. her attorneys will argue for her release. prosecutors want her extradited to florida. >>> looking at the radar and satellite, we're seeing clouds across our region. not really tracking a lot of moisture, though, to move through. you look just to the north of us. you see rain/snow mix that may clip the poconos into the after

the shooting happened around 10:30 last night in the 29-hundred block of martin luther king jr. avenue. the road was shut down for some time. authorities have not said exactly how many people were shot, but they do say that none of the injuries are life threatening. no word what led to the gunfire. we're staying on top of this, and we'll update you as we get more information. larry, autria, back to you in the studio. president donald trump has made his pick to fill that empty seat on the supreme court -- judge neil gorsuch. gorsuch is the youngest nominee in 25 years. now the question -- will he be confirmed? if some democrats get their way -- that answer could be no. suzanne kennedy is live from the supreme court this morning to explain... suzanne? a busy day on capitol hill as senators are expected to vote on trump cabinet picks. beginning this morning at 10:30 as senator attorney general nominee jeff sessions. they're also expected to vote on secretary of state nominee rex tillerson later in the day. lastly a senate environment comitee will vote on epa administrator nominee s

martin luther king, jr., frederic douglass and rosa parks. >> this month we honor the tremendous historyf the african-americans throughout our country, throughout the world if you think about it, right? and this is one of unimaginable hard work, sacrifice and faith in america. >> president trump also said he is proud we now have a museum of black history and culture in washington, dc. >>> new at noon, former vice president joe biden and his wife are launching a new foundation. the biden foundation will focus on several issues, among them ending violence against women, the middle class and protecting children to be staffed by former biden aides and funded by tax-free donations. >>> it's still unknown if mavericks will be called off this year and perhaps beyond. the event's organizers cartel management and "titans of mavericks" filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. they sent out a press release today saying they hope to sell their business operations to someone who can keep the event going. the competition off the san mateo county coast has always had financial problems. it's only hel

this happened around 10:30, 2900 block martin luther king jr. avenue no word what led to the shooting. >> we're following up on a story we last brought to you friday. >> students at deboy elementary school southeast are angry over a bed bud and don't preb him at the school. >> the latest on this troubling store yes, i annie, back to you. >> good morning, wisdom, maureen, school officials tell us they hired professionals to get rid of pests. parents are telling thus continues to be a problem and if you look left here straight ahead this a classroom where the parents tell us that the infestation began prek classroom at savoy elementary southeast. we heard interest a number of outraged parents demanding answers at this point and they want accountability and flat out told us they plan to keep their kids home from school because of this apparently in an interview yesterday aaron doddy plans to keep his kids out until the problem is resolved. he has two daughter ages 9 and 10 they have several bites on them. he provided photos for us to look at and he

stopped fromas reading a 30-year-old letter trauma martin luther king jr.'to jeff sessions becoming a judge. andunishing advisors colleagues of my husband who were key figures in civil rights movement in the 1960's. >> majority leader? >> the senator is questioning alabama sayingf senator sessions has use the awesome power of his office to show the free exercise of the vote to buy black citizens. i call the senate to order under the provision of rule 19. laura: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell stepping in with an objection that orbits senators from tarnishing the reputation of their colleagues leading to elizabeth warren to read the letter on facebook live . other democrats have continued to take to the floor to read passages. more on the scandals in the senate and the fate of donald's cabinet, i spoke with jay newton small. the president will get his attorney general, but is there a cost in silencing senator elizabeth warren? >> i've covered the senate on and off for 15 years, and i've 'sver seen the senate acrimonious, including a day that stopped wo

martin luther king jr. >> yes. >> reporter: here we are in the middle of black history month. here's a man who devoted his life to trying to bring people together. >> that's right. >> reporter: in this country. you said that's something that you want to do as well. >> absolutely. >> reporter: how do you want to do that? how do you plan to do that? >> we're a very divided nation and we have been for many, many years, decades. you go back to the founding, and i would just like to see if we could bring people together. so many bad things happening, and by the way, so many great things happening, like the museum, but we're going to try very hard to bring people together in a much stronger way. it's just so divided, so sad to see, and i've seen you speak so beautifully on the subject on the various shows and that's great, and tim has been just an advocate for bringing people together. ben, we fully know about, but there are so many people working on it, and we want to keep that going. >> reporter: why do you think those divisions exist in this country? why do you think they're stil

martin luther king jr.'s widow who was opposing jeff sessions nomination for a federal judgeship back then. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell when objected and had senator warren silenced. >> mr. sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens in the district he now seeks to serve as a federal judge. >> mr. president -- >> the majority leader. >> the senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from alabama. i call the senator to order under rule 19. >> mr.president, i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> is there objection? >> i object. >> i appeal the ruling -- >> objection is heard. the senator will take her seat. >> now after the senate voted, 49-43, along party lines that senator warren violated the arcane rule that no senator can impugn another senator during debate, senator warren went live on faceboo

the martin luther king jr. library will close next month.today officials shared computer renderings of what it will look like when it reopens. the branch library, pi facilities and the library of congress will extend hours and offer other resources in the construction process. michelle: new york city. ferguson, north charleston, baton rouge, st. paul. in recent years all the cities had a deadly encounter between police and an african-american man. as northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg reports one author wants that list to stop growing. today, he brought a message of empathy and peace to police in fairfax county. >> there is a moment when you talk to people about -- >> when eric speaks to police officers about interacting with african-americans, the consistent theme is professionalism. >> in part of being a true professional is to root out unconscious bias, root out overt racism of any type. jeff: he is the author of "encounters with police: a black man's guide to survival." he met with commanders for the fairfax county police in an

is what martin luther king jr. wanted to shift to, yeah.s going -- and obviously there is problems that -- what we foresee is weakening the civil rights enforcement. we see a go signal from more prisons and from unaccountable police violence. and we see immigrants, a lot of whom should not be deported. now you can see the economics of it. health insurance is coming up. minimum wage is coming up. the antipathy to these corporate-management job agreements trade killing is on the table. now, i think if they strengthen the economic base and emphasize civil liberties as well as civil rights they're going to get a left/right coalition, conservative liberals. i already see it around the country, tavis, big rallies in west virginia on the pipeline, big by west virginia's standards. and there they were, conservative people and liberal people who never were on the same side before. >> as you well know, you have been at this a long time, ralph, to win you have to field the right team. you can't win if you ain't got the right team on the field. do the

dozens of students read martin luther king jr.'eam" message, this came close to his birthday, but this year, the inauguration pushed it are struggling to maintain their roots. in a news 4 special tomorrow we take a look at how three churches in our area are adapting. "keeping the faith" airs at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow and on our nbc washington app. >> while we spent this day enjoying the springtime warmth, parts of the midwest are still dealing with snow. look at this, a winter wonderland in rochester, minnesota, look how the snow came down making it tough for drivers all day long. maybe not so much of a winter wonderland if you have to shovel it. is that storm system for us? >> it is, the same storm system is heading our way but we're getting the warmer sector of it, bringing us a chance of thunderstorm activity during the day tomorrow, some of the storms could be on the strong side, so tomorrow really a day of change. and it's going to be hour by hour so take a look at this so many people out and about tonight at area restaurants, the

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. -- to martin luther king jr. they talked about several topics from violence that's plaguing the city of chicago to the election of donald trump. the reverend. told the audience that anyone who didn't vote helped to elect donald trump. >> if you didn't vote because you are upset with the system you muzzle put his picture on your door. you can be redeemed you can do it again in two years. but don't walk around thinking that you didn't have a factor. >> that conversation also focused on the need for diversity within corporations and institutions especially in silicon valley. the event coincides of african- american history month. reverend. jesse jackson will be here in our studios coming up at 7:30 am. >>> and, the fight over immigration and the president's executive order continues today. when we expect to hear from them regarding the travel ban. >>> and talk customers see a big jump in their monthly bills. we will tell you how much more your electric bill could go up. >>> so far, we have a little bit of a window t