why are we so afraid, i used that word a moment ago, to wrestle with the complexity of who martin luther king jr. is, a man who could say i have a dream but could also call the vietnam speech, the greatest purveyor, why are we afraid to wrestle with who martin luther king jr. was? >> unfortunately's it takes a long time for people to grasp truth. if you go to the memoir of secretary mcnamara, he makes a confession in the opening part of his book and says we were wrong. >> mcnamara, defense secretary during the war in vietnam. >> correct, and he confesses we were wrong, terribly wrong but it took 28 years, almost 30 years, a generation for him to catch up with what dr. king was saying. at riverside. let's look at another example from history. how long did it take for a portion of the world to appreciate the ministry of jesus? 50 years after the crucifixion and the resurrection? where were we in history in our response to truth? it took 300 years, and this may not be too encouraging, took 300 years for a roman emperor to give up and say i -- whether he did it for political reasons or spiritual rea

martin luther king jr. of all the forms of in equality and justice, inequality and health is the most shocking and inhumane. so please understand dr. king and his context and to bring his name up when we dropped bombs on syria and afghanistan, this man who was a pacifist, is beyond the pale, and i hope you have empathy. >> what he was fighting against was a democratic party that was created as a culture of race from supporting slavery and segregation, those were democrats he was fighting against, bakari, those were democrats. >> i want to give you the final thought. >> for me, anderson, when i saw jeffrey's clip this morning i was more than disappointed. this is indicative of where our political climate has gone, you hear them rewriting history and this is so fundamentally unjust, this is intellectually dishonest, an epidemic of anti-intellectualism. and even more important from somebody like jeffrey they need to know it's disrespectful. it's an affront, and i will not let it go. >> i will not let it go eit

jeffrey lord responded by comparing president trump, his actions to martin luther king jr. >> i want omething here that i know will probably drive symone crazy. think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh, jeffery, jeffery. >> when i was a kid did not want to introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular, he didn't have the votes for it, et cetera. dr. king kept putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so the bill would be introduced. that's what finally worked. >> jeffery, you do understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that looked like he were being beaten, dogs were being second on them. basic human rights were being withheld from these people merely because of the color of their skin. let's not equate dr. martin luther king jr., humanitarian and nobel piece prize winner to the vagina grabbing president donald trump. >> jeffrey lord and bakari sellers. jeff, i want to give you a chance to explain exactly what you meant by your earlier comments. >> sure. i wasn't comparing preside

martin luther king jr. and president trump, a comparison. here it is. >> i want to say something here i know i will probably drive someone crazy. but think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh jeffrey. jeffrey. >> when i was a kid president kennedy did not introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular he didn't have the votes for it et cetera. dr. king kept people putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so that the bill would be introduced. >> jeffly are you do under you do understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that looked like me were being beaten dogs 16 on them basic human rights being withhold from the people. >> imgts lot in equate dr. martin lugtser king jr. a nobel peace price dine to vagina grabbing president donald trump. >> wow. >> never forget. never forget. >> that was morning tv so simeon hey i got to commend you underjeffrey dr. martin luther king jr. is a civil rights hero did you realize what you were saying. >> dr. kin

martin luther king jr. and president trump, a comparison. something here that i know will probably drive some people crazy. think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh, jeffrey. jeffrey. >> when i was a kid, president kennedy did not introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular. he didn't have the votes for it, et cetera. dr. king kept putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so that the bill would be introduced. >> jeffrey, do you understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that look like me were being beaten. dogs were sicked on them because of the color of their skin. let's not equate dr. mort artin luther king jr. to donald trump. >> wow. >> never forget. >> okay. listen, that was morning tv. so you know, hey, i got to commend you. you understand, jeffrey that, dr. martin luther king jr. is a civil rights hero. did you realize what you were saying there? >> sure. dr. king is a hero of mine and has been sibs i wnce i was a ki. don, look, i

bridge walk for peace is the longest running commemoration of the assassination of doctor martin luther king, jr., today also marks the 50th anniversary of dr. king's famous speech beyond viet nam where he denounced america's presence in viet nam. philadelphia mayor jim kenney recognizing volunteers today for their positive impact on the community. the event at city hall this morning, sort of the fifth annual mayors day of service recognition. that's the day shared by cities across the count troy honor the work of non-profit and national service work, hope to inspire more philadelphians to serve their communities. >> so do you like free stuff? who doesn't? >> coming up, what he didn't purchase you may be missing, how to score free movies, books, even discount deeper. >> we'll show you something that one motorcyclist certainly didn't see coming. when we come back. >> caught on camera, a motorcyclist, avoided serious injury after riding into a flying mattress, the mattress fell from the trail or of a four wheel drive and the motorcyclist told local media outlets he was riding close to 50 miles per

martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we are glad you joined us. jeremy scahill, in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> joined tonight by jeremy scahill, investigative reporter, war correspondent, author and editor of the online news, the intercept. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> before i jump into particulars about the speech, you had a chance to read it, of course, over the years. what do you make of the parallels of the remarks king made 50 years ago and where we are now?

martin luther king jr. memorial. >> it was really a fun family friendly service project. that was the best part about it. it didn't feel like work. people just jumped in like where do you need me? and that was the beauty of this project. >> obviously, this monument is related to one of our members, dr. martin luther king jr. we came in, we swept, and, we did what we needed to do to make sure the monument was clean. >> it was a more than 60 fraternity and sorority members participated. >>> but we heard a rumble of thunder. so what's going on? >> a couple of showers coming through. these are not anything close to severe. but, a little lightning. rain, some folks are happy to clean out the pollen in a few areas because it is very high. >> i can tell, allergies. >> not the fun time of year. so let's talk three degree guarantee time. high of 74 we forecast. i upped it. good thing i upped it because we hit 77. so barely a hit. but it's a hit nonetheless. 85. 85 is my three degree guarantee temperature for sunday.

water is all that you need. >>> good evening, from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, martin luther king jr. delivered his speech just moments away from this studio, a courageous conscience on where this country was going, tonight we continue our week-long discussion remembering the anniversary of dr. king's speech, speaking with a special guest about his anti-war pro social justice theme. engaging where america is 50 years later, and what dr. king called the triple threat. we'll look back at king's vietnam speech, wh

including martin luther king jr.'s own daughter.'s david wright on the apology now. >> reporter: pepsi's edgy new ad stars kendall jenner disarming racial tensions with a sugary beverage. the similar image with this image trif liezing black lives matter. the daughter of martin luther king jr. tweeted if only daddy would have known the power of pepsi. this afternoon, pepsi pulled the ad and apologized to bernice king. pepsi ultimately pulled this mountain dew ad featuring a goat in a police lineup with black men. today, paparazzi caught up with kendall jenner in paris. >> do you have any regrets. >> reporter: pepsi does have regrets. saying it was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding, clearly we missed the mark. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> tonight, the jailbreak the man hunt. also the f-16 crash. the special delivery, the whole world waiting on one giraffe in america. but the other giraffe that beat us to the punch. and markets continue to rise and fall... predictable is one thing you need in

martin luther king jr.ght's last word. >>> "the 11th hour," with brian williams, starts right now. ♪ >> tonight devastating new numbers in the wake of confusion and distraction in the trump white house, including the percentage of americans who now say they are embarrassed to have donald trump as president. susan rice becomes the newest target of the trump effort to run down all the ways in which the president's unproven wire tap claim could have been right. and the first daughter's first interview as a federal employee and questions about how much she's willing to stand up to the boss. "the 11th hour begins now." ♪ >> good evening once again from our headquarters here in new york. day 75, which means we are three-quarters of the way now through that mything first

martin luther king, jr. was in jail and white jailer came to him like an alternative fact like you're suggesting, you know what, dr. king, segregation is right and integration is wrong and your movement is wrong. dr. king said, no, that's not true. and then dr. king asked the poor white people how much money do you make? and after they told him he said, well, my god, you need to be out there marching with us. why? because you're just as poor as we are. you have more in common with working class black and brown people than you have in common with the white overlords and captains of industry like the once who have been put in office as a result of president trump where you have billionaires like betty devos and extraordinary rich people like rex tillerson and other captains of industry who are helming our government now. there is much more in common between working class and poor white people and working class and brown and black people as well. >> host: michael eric dyson's most recent book "tears we cannot s

martin luther king jr.s last word. >>> "the 11th hour," with brian williams, starts right now. >>> tonight, devastating new numbers in the wake of confusion and distraction in the trump white house, including the percentage of americans who now say they are embarrassed to have donald trump as president. >>> susan rice becomes the newest target of the trump effort to run down all the ways in which the

but this past weekend, the mayor says, police were prepared with adaptations.the fenced off martin luther king, jr. park.they confiscated weapons.yet the opportunity for these demonstrators to exercise free speechstill turned ugly."part of it is we don't know when something's going to evolve from a peaceful demonstration to a violent demonstration. that's the issue."while the mayor says berkeley wants to protect both free speech and people's safety in the future, he stopped short of a sweeping ban of specific groups and their yelling matches."what is the solution? do we profile people because they have a trump flag, or they have a sign that people disagree with? i mean, where do we draw the line, and is that really in keeping with our communities values?" in oakland mayor libby schaaf isn't wasting anytime.she's announced that she's running for a second term.mayor schaaf made the announcement monday 19 months before the next election as part of an early-in strategy. she's counting on oakland to give her a second chance despite a challenging two years.in oakland in san mateo county. one family is d

. >> reporter: both the 10k and 5k races featured a scenic route on martin luther king, jr., boulevardlong the schuylkill river. race organizers say they aim to keep this event at environmentally friendly as possible by offering paper less registrations and t-shirts printed using sustainable ink. even offered picture frame medals first time racer christiana appreciated. >> i'm running with team humane league. we're vegan partly for the animals. partly for the environment and partly for our health. >> reporter: something these runners remembered with every step towards the finish line. with every breath of clean air inhaled. reporting near the heart museum, anita oh cbs3 would it news. >> it was certainly beautiful day to enjoy good food over 70 food trucks descend on the streets of manayunk for the annual spring street food festival. i wish i could have been there. vendors offered food from savory barbecue to desserts. visitors also enjoyed live music throughout the day as well. now the festival also introduced manayunk to restaurant week lineups and that actually begins tomorrow. >>>

martin luther king jr. delivered a speech that some say sealed his fate exactly one area later. >> we look back 50 years ago to that turning point and the man behind dr. king's words. >>> the latest teachable moment in >>> there is shock and outrage across the world tonight in the after math of a suspected chemical attack on civilians in northern syria. at least 58 people died including 11 children. >> dozens of other people were hurt with injuries that may be difficult to see and hear about. the state department calls the attack a war crime and now we're learning the u.n. security council is having an emergency meeting tomorrow morning to discuss the attack. >> on twitter tonight, u.n. ambassador nikki haley said that assad must be held accountable for these barbaric attacks on his own people. >> reporter: a deadly chemical attack, children and babies on ventilators, doctors and nurses tending to injured people brought in by ambulances. the head of syria's opposition describes the symptoms, suffocation, re

beginning of the end. >> reporter: it was inside the riverside church in new york city that martin luther king jr declaring hisition to the war in vietnam. it was april 4, 1967. dr. king delivered a bold speech called beyond vietnam, a time to break silence. dr. clarence jones was his attorney and his speechy writer. >> the greatest deterrent of violence today, my own government. >> he had come up with a more palatable version which was immediately rejected by dr. king. in that speech dr. king went on to attack the country, and linden johnson who had been a defender of the civil rights movement. >> his interest as an american-based civil rights leader were to go i don't understa understand -- beyond the confines of his own country. >> reporter: within 48 hours of delivering that speech, two senators wanted him indicted. the press and even other civil rights leaders turned on him. after that speech, jones jones n king's days were numbered. >> i got word of his assassination, my first reaction was they finally got them. i wasn't surprised. my first reaction was they finally got him. >> reporter: ne

martin luther king jr. delivered a speech that some say sealed his fate. one year later he was >>> it was 50 years ago that dr. king delivered his speech. some say his words sealed his fate. he was assassinated one year later. we look across the country many are remembering the speech as the beginning of the end. >> reporter: it was inside the riverside church in new york city that martin luther king jr. shocked the country by declaring his opposition to the war in vietnam. it was april 4th, 1967. he delivered a bold speech called beyond vietnam, a time to break silence. dr. clarence jones was his writer. told he told people that he had come up with a more palatable version which was rejected. dr. king went on to attack the country and president johnson who had been a defender of the civil rights movement. >> his interests as a civil rights leader were to go beyond the confines of his country and that he was called to look at things globally. >> reporter: he poipnted to the nation's ideas at the expense of the poor. within 48 hours of delivering that speec

sorprendió por detrás, a una cerca del edificio clark hall, miéntras que a la otra en la librería, martín luther king jr sus partes íntimas... sot jasmin esquivel estudiante "si me mucho temor...espero que no me pase a mí y que ya no pase a ninguna otra persona" esta tarde autoridades escolares revelaron que el malhechor había sido detenido... para muchos, esto es un alivio pero no resuelve la situacion... sot luz lpez madre de familia "los hombres piensan que pueden hacer sus maldades...pues andar allí no más haciendo sus maldades" una especulación que dicen lamentar estudiantes varones... sot jonathan snchez estudiante "si está mal de que piensen eso de que al ver a un hombre se sientan incómodas las mujeres" la policia de la escuela piede que los estudiantes que sientan temor que utilicen los teléfonos disponibles en el campus para pedir ayuda...o llamar al 9-1- 1... asi como a quienes hayan sido victimas de este tipo de asaltos que los reporten a las autoridades.. take david on camera en cuanto al sospechoso involucrado en las agresiones en stanford, las autoridades buscan a un sujeto de estatura ba

hundreds of pro and anti-trump supporters began to gather at martin luther king jr. civic park at 10:00 a.m. for the tax day event. that's when an explosive mele broke out. they exchanged blows, burned flags and threw fireworks. police said they confiscated stun guns, sticks batteries and knives. one person was carrying a can filled with concrete. berkeley police eventually had to ask alameda county sheriff's to help. >> they wanted to sucker punch people. they're full of rage. >> these people don't belong in berkeley. they're not from berkeley. they're just coming in to start something. >> and that's generally the consensus from police talking about these outside groups that take advantage of these demonstrator groups. police are looking through social media accounts and video to find more people who were involved in that violence. >>> it was a peaceful tax day demonstration in san francisco. tens of thousands of people demanding the president release his tax returns. some were asking what the president has to hide. others calling him a coward for not making his fin

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. >> martin luther king jr. almost passed away because he got stabbed. saved his life. so when you think about his place in history and the history of our country and of the world. >> harlem is a staple and many people know it. >> i could see people being insulted by it. >> i have an aunt grew up in harlem. they love it for everything that it stands for. especially for the african-american communities. but one of the realtors says that renaming it is like taking the blackout of harlem. i don't understand why people think that black is attached to geography. it's not like they renamed the area to revamp the businesses there and then all of a sudden all the civil rights history disappeared in the air. >> the reality is that it's about people living and working and making it their own. >> it really feels great from the regular patrons to the premium patrons. ♪ ♪ >> they are amazing. you have to see it. >> i wish you could see it right now. >> seriously, i think something salinger. >> so check out her post. she says her blood is boiling. she said that her co

it's a >>> it was 50 years ago today that martin luther king, jr., delivered his beyond vietnam speech criticizing the u.s. government for its involvement in the conflict. some say his words sealed his fate. dr. king was assassinated exactly one year later. abc 7 reporter explains that across the country many are remembering the speech as the beginning of the end. >> reporter: april 4th, 1967, martin luther king, jr., declared his opposition to the war in vietnam. he did it by delivering a bold speech at riverside church in new york city called "beyond vietnam." >> the purpose of this speech 50 years ago was real toy summon and awake enthe conscience of the nation about the war in vietnam. >> reporter: dr. clarence jones was his attorney and his speech writer. today he told people attending a symposium at usf that he had come up with a more palatable version which was immediately rejected by dr. king. >> he said, i thought you were my radical. i said, well, i don't know what you mean. i think i am. he says, well, what is this? >> reporter: in that speech dr. king went on to attack the

an alarming doomsday prediction about climate change prediction about climate change comes martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal. john f. kennedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... >>> i am tracking new tkredevelopmes into a threat involved in an american airlines flight from los angeles to phoenix, and the threat was not credible according to the airline. but police did search the entire plane just in case. there were 153 passengers onboard and six crew members and passengers had to stay on the plane for an hour and a half to get the check over with and once they landed in phoenix, a long night for them. >> i am sure they were relieved. >>> the giants and other sports teams are sick of people running on the field and now they have a state senator on the side that wants to increase the punishment. the crime could be a misdemeanor. it will be punishable by 10 days in jail and a $2

this all started at martin luther king jr.vic center park and from there it spread to city streets. pro and anti-trump protesters were involved. this clip going viral showing a president trump supporter punching a female counterprotester in the face. there it is slowed down for you. we spoke with another man who says he was punched in the nose for no reason. >> this is cowards who want to wear masks and sucker punch people for no reason. >> police do expect to make more arrests when they review more evidence and video. >> crashes on highway 17 spiked to their highest level in at least 13 years. the san jose mercury news reports 983 crashes happened on the route last year. a 34% increase from 2015. traffic enforcement was reduced along the route for a number of reasons, but plans to add more troopers to patrol it. chp and drivers told the mercury more enforcement is necessary to bring the number back down. drivers said cameras could help with speeders, but the chp doesn't support that. >>> when it comes to cut through traffic f

on washington and concede this stage too young and charismatic minister from atlanta named martin luther king jr.. later generations would have -- the black freedom movement but in 1941 as the united states oriented every aspect of the society toward war for the second time in less than 30 years it was randolph's long-term mission and the specter of the margin never happened that open the door that closed like a bank vault since the end of reconstruction. with two-stroke 710 executive order 8802 ordering the desegregation of the defense industry and executive order 9346 creating the fair employment tax committee to monitor the national project of economic inclusion was about prime the pump for a new -- to come into this tight production process. newly -- nearly two years after ramdass 19 for a win showdown is the laboratory's personnel reached the civil service applicants of qualified black female candidates began filtering into the langley service building presenting themselves for consideration by the laboratory's personnel staff. no photo advice as to the applicants. that requirement institut

one of them went like this who is that one of martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal. john f. kennedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... . >>> all right tonight we have a follow-up to a story we brought you last night on abc news at 11. >> a family from north carolina came to san francisco to spread the ashes of this man joe willingance but before the family got the chance to do that someone stole his ashes from a rental car. >> as abc news reporter melly wood row explains the clock is ticking. >> mary wilkinson and her daughter julia came to the whatever to honor his life and love of. but in the few hours they had before the room was ready someone broke into the rental car trunk stealing a suitcase mary wallet and joe's remains. >> i feel like i wasn't even responsible to keep him safe. just knowing that they took my dad and they don't even know probably what it is or they --

. >> reporter: this is the scene here on martin luther king jr. avenue. you can see it is the second cruiser back there. the suv that sustained only what police are calling damage. i can tell you there is a very large police presence here. this happened about 9:15. the officers came close to another vehicle described as when they heard some type of sound, drove forward a little bit, stopped and looked around the driver's side window and saw some type of damage. police won't say what it was. we have looked at it and trying to figure out, it appears to be some type of hole or circle. it is not clear at this point. i can tell you an investigation is going on here right now. there is a lookout for a vehicle associated with this and given the recent events there is a sense of concern. there is a lookout for vehicle. police are not telling us much information about that. ongoing investigation here. jackie bensen, news 4. >>> developing right now uncertainty over just what you should expect if you plan to ride the rails or the buses tomorrow. bitter dispute is p

tim: this is martin luther king jr.oulevard, ray shooting played out in southeast in the last couple hours. a police cruiser was hit, right over whether crime scene tape is. busyood news is this is a nobody was hurt. the police are looking for a green mazda sedan with a redskins sticker on the car. if you see that vehicle, you are urged to call the police so they can figure out who shot at the police car. live in southeast washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. think.n: tim, be the first to know about breaking news by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: hello, everybody. i'm scott abraham at the verizon center. a first reading night for the capitals. they tied the game -- a frustrating night for the capitals, they tied the game at 2-2, but it was not enough, dropping game one to the pittsburgh penguins, and losing home ice advantage in the process. let show you how it went down inside of the verizon center. in the pass come easy

this journey puts them on the same path as doctor martin luther king, jr. during the civil rights movement. >> they've done year long study of the civil rights movement. so they're going to be picking the track as though themselves were the freedom riders. this is our sixth year making this excursion. and it is really about exposure. it is about helping our kids to understanded that you can learn one thing in a textbook, but another thing to experience it first-hand. >> and the student lent also visit college campus toss get their first glimpse of college life. >> well, drivers be aware, the first phase of road closures is in effect around the art museum ahead of the 2017nfl draft. chopper three over the area this morning, as of midnight the first set of closures went into effect, spring garden street westbound is closed at pennsylvania avenue, and the two right lanes at eakin's oval in front of the art museum steps are closed so crews can build the nfl draft stage. for additional information on the closures, you can check out our website cbsphilly.com. >>>

martin luther king jr. who said in 1966, the riot is the language of the unheard.become better listeners. >> indeed. you can see john ridley's "let it fall," a two-hour television event on friday night at 9:00 p.m. here on abc. thanks for watching abc news. good night, america.

martin luther king jr., shot dead in memphis 49 years ago this week, tweeted, if only daddy would havei. this afternoon, pepsi apologized to dr. king's daughter and pulled the spot. ♪ i'd like to buy the world a home ♪ >> reporter: coke famously keyed in on political turmoil in the 1970s with its hilltop ad. a madison avenue moment so successful, it served as the series finale for "mad men." ♪ i'd like to buy the world a home ♪ >> reporter: but pepsi hasn't had don draper's touch. a few years back the company pulled this mountain dew web ad featuring a rambunctious goat -- >> better not snitch on a player! >> reporter: in a police lineup with black men. pepsi does have regrets. the company notes commitment to diversity. 42% of the company's senior executives are people of color. ♪ this generation >> reporter: the company says its new ad was trying to project a global message of unity, peace, and understanding, adding, clearly we missed the mark. i'm david wright for "nightline" in new york. >> thank you for watching abc news. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com and our "nightlin

sky7 was over the neighborhood just west of martin luther king jr. civic center park as officers went from yard to yard. they had guns drawn as you see and used k-9 units. they did not find the man. >>> tonight san francisco police have arrested someone in connection with a theft at a san francisco opera house earlier this month. eight computers were stolen from the bay view opera house's offices on april 6th. san francisco police arrested albert brown last week. they haven't released a booking photo, nor have they recovered the computers. >>> coming up on abc7 news at 11:00, a bay area startup that took millions in funding is going out of business without ever delivering its product. >>> and a reminder tonight ahead of a beautiful weekend. don't go off trail. this man found himself in big trouble and is very lucky to be alive tonight. >>> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. tracking a system. find out what impact it will have on your weekend plans coming up. >>> i'm catemy marzullo at comic-con. i looked far and wide to find the best escort i

a columnnist and the author of three other books including the speech; the story behind martin luther king, jr's dream. your readers in london. are they fascinated? intered in america's so-called gun culture? -- interested. >> guest: to be honest, they really are. but in a range of ways america seems so similar and americans seem so similar and in this particular way the way in which it keeps happening. the way every story of a mass shooting, there is a sense of surely they will do something about this. surely something will change. and so, and i don't think it is just britain either. i think most of the rest of the western world are -- this is one of the main things they don't understand about america. in their mind it will be why do you keep letting it happen? how come this keeps on happening? i say when people ask me whether you know are you hopeful about this issue i say look, they elected a black president twice and then they elected donald trump. they can do anything. they can do both of those things then they could do this. so, there is a kind of -- in most places, i think, if this number

martin luther king, jr was in jail and his white jailer came to him with an alternative fact. he said dr. king, his warden and jailers, segregation and right and integration is wrong and your movement is wrong. dr. king said no, that is not true and dr. king asked the poor white people how much money do you make and after they told him he said my god, you need to be out there marching with us because you are just as poor as we are. you have more in common with working class brown and black people than you do with the overlords who have been put in office as a result of president trump where you have billionaires like betty devos and rich people like rex tillerson who are helming our government now. there is much more in common between working class and white people and working class and brown and black people as well. >> host: michael eric dyson's recent book is called "tears we cannot stop" his book las year was the black presidency and barack obama. and martin -- the next call is sammy in kingston, north carolina. >> caller: when republican senator mcconnell made a statement

martin luther king jr. who said in 1966, the riot is the language of the unheard.all become better listeners. >> indeed. you can see john ridley's "let it fall," a two-hour television event on friday night at 9:00 p.m. here on abc. thanks for watching abc news. good night, america. >> today on our show, another player will attempt that white-knuckle climb to a million dollar payday. will they make it? let's find out. it's "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody. welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire"? [cheers and applause] our returning contestant is a teacher who integrates classroom. his students will be watching to see if he wins the $1 million today. from augusta, maine, please welcome back zach freeman. [cheers and applause] what's up, zach? welcome back. >> thank you, thank you. >> so wait-- so what grade are we teaching here? >> 9th and 10th graders. >> 9th--and so high school algebra? >> high school algebra and high school statistics. >> okay, that sounds fun. >> oh, it's--i find it fun, bu

>>> good evening from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago martin luther king jr. delivered his prescient, beyond vietnam, just 30 minutes away from this studio, a courageous and singular call to conscience, a map for the future based on justice. tonight, we conclude our meeting on dr. king, speaking with our anti-war and social justice theme and what is called the triple racism of poverty. glad you have joined us, a look back at dr. king's vietnam speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. so pleased to be joined tonight by professor and author, mark lamont, and director of change, rashad robinson, closing out a powerful week, speaking of powerful when you first came to know this speech what did you make of it? you went to moorehouse, where king went to school, what did you make of it and how did you compare it in contrast with vietn vietnam, and what i'm sure you knew about, the i have a dream speech. >> it changed the way i unders

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martin luther king, jr.hey gathered at the ben franklin bridge at dawn. >> it's all to commemorate the assassination. march luther ting, who died on this day back in 1968. they walk across the bridge to reach the pinnacle at sunrise and off a prayer for peace and healing. the group then went to old saint georges united methodist church to discuss how to achieve peace in the community. organizers say this year is a especially important. >> it's a good time to connect with all the neighbors in philadelphia and particularly given the volatile and polariz polarizing times in which we live this gives us a chance to renew our piece in our neighborhoods. >> this is the tenth year the work has done the work for piece the nation's longest running commemoration of the assassination. meanwhile philadelphia setting the stage for the nfl draft. crews busy today the muggy damp conditions. building a stage by the art museum on eakins oval. the whole nation will be watching the draft is happening april 27th through the 29th

other countries here, dictators and, you know, they persecute people, but great, tell me martin luther king, jr., president kennedy's and ohnson signing actions taking action because the american people stood up, not the government, not the politicians, they the one that marched and protest, even segregation integration was forced on people of this country. to allow white people them to go into schools and things like that. hold you so to long. thank you. host: other headlines today, the ecret service has fired two officers over fence jumping incident at the white house. the secret service has fired two divisions, two officers from the uniform division on duty when the jumped the white house fence last month and 17 ed the grounds for minutes. an agency official confirmed this on thursday, the officers were not identified, have been stationed near the treasury and the east executive avenue close to where of california first the white house grounds shortly before midnight on march 10. resident trump was home at the time in the executive residence. david is calling in from sweetwater, texas, on th

where there is a shelter in place for a four-block area near martin luther king jr. civic center park. someone reported the gunman about 4:30 this afternoon. about 35 minutes ago near mckinley street and all ston way. police are carefully searching that area and have a perimeter set up on one block of mckinley avenue, all ston way, bancroft way, and grant street. anyone in that area needs to stay inside until further notice. we are staying on top of this story and we will keep updating you here and on our abc 7 news app as anything changes. and we have new developments on the balcony collapse. remember that terrible story that killed six people in berkeley two years ago? today the state license board revoked the license of the building's general contractor. the building was just ten years old when the balcony failed. the collapse was blamed on wood rot. investigators found that segue construction ignored specifications to use plywood in the balcony's construction. instead it used thin composite board which is less expensive, but also prone to rotting. >> there is a b

pantazes reports from martin luther king - civic center park, where the demonstrations are set to take place. the protests are expected to take place here in the martin luther king jr. civic park. right wing groups announced a protest here at noon.a left wing group is having a bloc party and cookout here at 10-am.(pkg) this bank in downtown berkeley isn't taking any chances.... they've boarded up the entire perimeter of their business to prepare for pro and anti trump protests planned in martin luther king junior civic park in berkeley on saturday.this bank is just one of the businesses damaged in february when a protest at uc berkeley spilled out into the downtown area causing about a half a million dollars in damage. "when they started the protest, it was on campus and very peaceful, it was only when they got out here that a couple of guys came in and just were ramshaking the place and i think it was just a couple of bad actors."another protest in march also resulted in violence...but no businesses were damaged during that protest."one of my greatest concerns is even in this interview, you know, identifying the store and being subject to retribution." this man ha