martin luther king. i wish that on this day all of us could come together and start 2015 off as coming together and it does not matter what race culture, sexuality you are. we just come together and be respectful and mindful of each other's lives. host: christine is up next. the flow, new york. -- buffalo, new york. caller: i would like to a pit of my's dr. barack obama. -- i would like to epitomize dr. barack obama. i am a registered nurse, his legacy will be obamacare. his good and bad points. i feel the six years of struggle he has is not akin to what martin luther king did for his people and for all the people of the united states. host: before you go, let me read you this tweet. i do not know that anyone in america truly embodies mlk's legacy. president obama is simply a byproduct of that legacy. would you agree with that? caller: no, i do not. he came into his own. he had a struggle just like mlk did. he is trying to promote the best for america. it is not that he is not been without his problems.

and martin were. they were friends, and ralph would have been standing on the balcony in memphis but he had a tough beard, and it took him an hour cutting to cut his beard. had to go this way, that way, this way, that way, and he had to shave, and martin had dressed, and they shared the same room, the two beds are still there. if you go there, you'll see it. and he was putting on aftershave lotion when martin stood on the balcony. and he heard something that sounded like a firecracker and looked down and it was the heel -- the bottom of martin's shoe, and he ran to the balcony and there he was, and he lift him up, his head up and held him and said, martin, this is ralph, this is ralph, and he tried to say something, ralph said. but he couldn't. and one of the young men, i won't call his name, was just crying and going on and ralph said -- and ralph did not curse, he said so-and-so, get the ambulance. it's not time to cry. well, my husband had been a soldier in world war ii, and he headed a bah tall on

certainly, martin luther king did.here are many times in this country where we do enter war whether we agree or not. it happens by majority. we will always have differences of opinion. the great thing about this country is that the constitution allows that. host: how will you be commemorating martin luther king jr. day? guest: i started here this morning. there was a parade. i will be joining my staff for a project. i will travel back to washington later. host: what will that service project the? guest: we will be doing a lot of work with the homeless shelter. we do work with the children, reading and going to the library . continuing to express the importance of knowing our history so that we will not have to repeat it every year, over and over again. just be reminded that we can stay focused on continuing to fight for the goals that dr. king had in mind. host: we have a caller on our line for democrats. net, good morning. caller: thank you so much, representative johnson. i just want to say that it is great to have y

martin luther king, jr. people said it was important for them to be here and their children as well. >> reporter: in honor of the historic march hundreds of people walked today in san francisco for a journey. >> we have marched marched and we have shown the world we can march in peace. >> reporter: a celebration of dr. martin luther king, jr.'s birthday. . >> things have changed. they got better but we have a lot of the sim issue -- same issue. same issues dr. martin luther king had. >> he is one of many parents educating his kids. >> reporter: what do you know about him? >> he helped black people vote. he gave us speech about how he wanted change and things to be equal. >> reporter: those are things she hopes to teach her daughter. >> i hope that from exposing her to these events and going to school and from the books at home that she will have that exposure and understanding of what happened. >> she believes it is time to pass the torch. >> we need learn how to embrace the young folks and bring them in. ye

martin luther king, jr. holiday. >> reporter: it appears a thousand demonstrators marched from the fruit vale b.a.r.t. station -- fruit vale b.a.r.t. station. >> never ended. just continued until now and only difference is that the voice of today's generation is a voice with more power because there is more freedom of expression. >> reporter: some protests generated a back lash. vandalism and violence in oakland, san francisco and berkeley. those whotherm strug of the 1960s say today -- who remember the struggles of the 1960s say some got it wrong. >> they are going about it the wrong way. the windsoes, as far as -- windows, as far as trashing stuff doesn't solve the problem. . >> reporter: they say this is a new era. >> it would be more radical. like i said when you implement strategy and they don't work you have to change the strategy. . >> he will act up to get attention. that is all it is. >> reporter: the protesters are gone from this area and the coliseum b.a.r.t. station is back in service. one warrio

martin luking jr.'s legacy will be remembered today, the last freedom train left in the country will take off from here today we'll tell you about the celebration. >>> and greater risk of possible epidemic risk outbreaks researchers under cover pockets of under vaccination. >>> and this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning to you. we are following breaking news from san francisco. check out these pictures. there is the scene of a brazen smash and grab burglary at that store you can see the damage there coming up in 2 minutes tara will have more on what the suspects used to get in that store and see it was pretty significant damage there. >>> good morning to you, it is monday, january 19th. good morning i'm dave clark. we're talking about your weather and traffic. you sound great to me. >> okay. just keep it straight and narrow. we have fog and a lot of fog very warm lows, there is a lot of this to go around. cooling overnight, advisories, drizzle, thick fog, i'll tell you the humidity factor

martin, of course we can't speak on behalf of martin bell a just days on his life and his work, his witnesshe would certainly call resistance but it would be nonviolent resistance. that's the kind of brother he was. resistance but nonviolent resistance which is to say he wouldn't go to ferguson and say we've got to cool things off. he wouldn't say that. folks end up in the deep freeze. no, no, no. the challenge has always been, this is true for black folks from the very beginning. how do you channel your rage into love and justice other than hatred and resentment? that's the question and that's the question martin luther king was wrestling with and he answered it with nonviolent resistance to i think in fact you are right keep in mind in calling for peace and calm it's not a downplaying the violations that have been taken place, not just in ferguson come every 28 days, every 20 hours a precious young black brother or sister bishop is the police or a security guard. this is the peak of an iceberg. you can't go in and say welcome we're concerned about the violence of the young folk and not de

martin luther king.'m so pleased that we are here in our nation's capital, wherever you are from in these great united states. this is your city, and dr. king has a prominent place on this, our national mall. we know that d.c. has a rich and robust history in the civil rights movement. i was honored to go with a group of our young men to watch "selma" yesterday so they too would know the history of dr. king and how important he was that they would not only know about the marches and the i have a drink, israel fight for voting rights -- and i have a dream but his fight for voting rights. i want to acknowledge the foundation who would not stop, would not give up, who would ask for everything that they needed so that this generation, the one following, and the one after that would come to this memorial and remember a great man, a man, a young man -- people sometimes forget -- i heard a gasp from the children in the theater when it went up on the screen that dr. king had this dream, dr. led these marches, dr

martin luther martin luther king, jr.'ment was that historic march in selma, alabama. it's the basis of a film in theater. "action news" was in center city where the film is playing. it tells the story of the three months leading up to the selma march back in 1965 which later led president lyndon johnson's signing of the votes rights act. moviegoers say it's a important story that everyone should know. >> i recommend a lot of fathers and mothers take their children so that they can be more informed about dr. martin luther king anyway. >> i remember all of that. i was much younger but i remember all of that. i wanted all of them to know just what the struggle is 'cause the struggle still continues. >> the movie "selma" is up for an oscar for best picture. >>> its philadelphia chapter of the naacp installed its newest members at the bright hope baptist church in north philadelphia today. guest speakers also talked about dr. king's vision of equality and his drive for social change. ly and our coverage of all the events this

martin luther king jr.y, but we shouldn't forget he did far more than give powerful speeches. he believed in policies to bring about economic justice. when he was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, he was in that city to support the garbage workers union. and he gave his most famous "dream" speech during a march for jobs and justice. the backbone of his fight was always rooted in economic justice. in fairness. and if you had any doubt that there's more work to be done look at today's headline. a new study finds the richest 1% is likely to control half of global wealth by 2016. half. and this issue that dr. king fought for is now at the heart of our politics. mr. 40% mitt romney is now talking about income unequalinequality saying the rich are getting richer and other republican hopefuls including jeb bush are talking about fairness and the middle class. so this issue is at the heart of our politics today. this is a conversation that needs to be had. but talk is cheap. now it's time to see action. joining m

martin luther king jr.ay? guest: i started here this morning. there was a parade. i will be joining my staff for a project. i will travel back to washington later. host: what will that service project the? guest: we will be doing a lot of work with the homeless shelter. we do work with the children, reading and going to the library . continuing to express the importance of knowing our history so that we will not have to repeat it every year, over and over again. just be reminded that we can stay focused on continuing to fight for the goals that dr. king had in mind. host: we have a caller on our line for democrats. net, good morning. caller: thank you so much, representative johnson. i just want to say that it is great to have you want today. my question for you is how can we find a way for african-american communities to work more together to bring unity to our families and help with structure and jobs, to help find a way where we can make our family life better, where african-american men can be with more

martin luther king. john conners first filed legal conclusion -- legislation after he was assassinated. by the time he was at augusta national, it was 15 years of struggle to get that martin luther king holiday recognized. just before his weekend at augusta, a letter surfaced to president reagan to a leader from the far right john burkes society. he was similar opposed to dr. king being honored. they said it was based on an image, not reality. a conservative republican senator mounted a filibuster that lasted 16 straight days. at the press conference before the golf weekend, this is how he responded about jesse healms filibuster. >> senator helms was saying that he was a communist sympathizer, do you agree. >> we'll know in about 35 years, won't we? >> we'll know in about 35 years about this alleged communist sympathizer they want to make a holiday for. after that comment and his letter to the john burkes society disparaging dr. king, he had to apologize to his widow for the comments he made. right befor

martin luther king jr.0 was overhead. >>> cumberland county, bridge ton's mayor is using today's holiday to call for calm. it comes three weeks after a police-involved shooting. reed was shot and killed during a traffic stop on december 30th. the two officers involved are suspended until an investigation is completed. bridgeton mayor kelly issued an open letter to residents. in it he writes the dr. martin luther king jr. holiday reminds us the choice between division and unity like the choice between building up and tearing down is not a new one, but it is one that requires reaffirming and renewal and it is intended for times such as these. he also offered his condolences to the reed family. >>> there is a new poll out tonight showing if americans think dr. king's dream of equality is actually a reality. take a look at numbers from nbc news/wall street journal poll. more than half of white americans believe dr. king's dream is now a reality. nearly three-quarters of black americans polled disagree, saying w

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martin, malcolm, and medgar were picked off.ders are vulnerable, and when they are not, they are unreliable. what we need to do is empower ourselves and not wait for another messiah to come along. that voice is so strong as black officials are gaining actual electoral power, getting there fingers on the levers of power and patronage. i think that the life of that term is endangered and dies out. you will still. occasionally with respect to al sharpton. it does not have the same weight it seems to have in 1970, 1971 other moments when jesse jackson is in the headlines. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i am wayne collins with the collins group. i was a senior staff member in the senate. my question, i would like to have your comment, when dr. king spoke in the 1963 march, he was talking about the blank check. building blocks from the voting rights act to the civil rights act up to the poor people's campaign and the question of the vietnam war, where there was a question of guns or butter. what are your comments? i think he was ahe

why this martin luther king jr. day will be especially poignant in the bay area. >>> a scare in the air causes a hawaii-bound flight from oakland to land quickly in san jose. >>> looking live outside at san jose this morning, a nice mild start to the day, maybe you can leave without a sweater. do i dare say? it is january 19th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good monday morning. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. first we want the forecast because maybe you have the day off. here's anthony slaughter. good morning. >> good morning, in for christina loren this morning. we're tracking some thick fog across the peninsula right now, coming through apea alto, toward san carlo, even sfo seeing delays. santa rosa thick's cross petaluma and napa. our sky camera tells the story. you can make out the city down below and san jose but not the same story in palo alto so the thick fog inundating the area in certain spots. this afternoon a mix of sun and clouds like what we saw this pa

martin luther king.se who have been here before it was a time for reflection. for the younger ones it was a time to understand and appreciate the legacy of dr. king and those who marched with him. >> it means a lot to me. it's about martin luther king and he really changed the world. >> reporter: the march ended where it always does, at the gardens. house democratic leader nancy pelosi reminded everyone that we are also celebrating what will soon be the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. >> reverend king insisted that we vote. if you don't vote you don't count. you absolutely must vote. >> reporter: today's celebration also sparked outrage over the police shootings of unarmed black men. >> we are losing too many african-american boys not just to police officers but to black boys and men. and we have got to hold them accountable. >> reporter: it was a reminder that dr. king's work is not done. in san francisco, lee ann melendez, abc7 news. >>> after three decades honoring dr. martin luther king jr

martin luther king. >> reporter: the free showing comes courtesy of scores of african american business leaders nationwide who have raised more than $2 million to allow students across the country to see the movie without having to come up with the ticket price. >> i'm happy to see the movie because we can learn more about our heritage and how martin luther king was treated by the -- by the white people. and how now is different but racism is still going on. >> we must march. >> reporter: selma depicts the events surrounding martin luther king's march from selma to montgomery which resulted in one of the most powerful victories in the civil rights movement. the signing of the voting rights act. churches and police helped organize the trip. community leaders felt it important for the young youth to learn more with the differences going on today. >> he was aiming at something, not just out protesting. protesting had purpose. >> reporter: the young viewers say it brought home what happened 50 years ago. >>

martin luther king jr. will make its last trip ever today. we are joined from san jose by knick -- knick. >> this is the last freedom strain in the in addition and it is historic. we have video from previous train rides. the san jose to san francisco route was chosen by the widow of the lay martin luther king because the distance between the two cities is roughly equal to the 54 miles traveled by king and the fellow protests when they journeyed from selma to montgomery 50 years ago. declining sales and difficulty on thing sponsorship are the reasons why today's ride will be the last. >> what is the status of human rights? and civil rights? and social justice issues today? what king was talking about 50 years ago is still relatively relative haven't today. >> the final train will depart at 9:45 and travel to the caltrain station at 4 there and king in san francisco and as you probably know as we have on our wednesday, there are a number of events celebrating dr. martin luther king jr. scheduled today if you

it was an impressive assembly on this martin luther king day. live on independence mall, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you sarah. >>> thousands took part in day of service projects today to honor dr. king. for the sixth consecutive year girard college hosted the region's signature event. more than 5,000 volunteers took part. projects included making scarfs for needy children, promoting exercise and helping people understand their voting rights. >> ♪♪ >>> and the 30th annual national bell ringing ceremony opened with a performance by the united states coast guard academy cadet choir. earnest evans better known as chubby checker and meredith l. henderson the north atlantic regional director of the alpha kappa alpha sorority served as official bell ringers today. the symbolic ringing of the bell honors dr. king's legacy. >>> our coverage of all the martin luther king day events continues on 6abc.com. we have photographs and videos of today's ceremonies and service projects in honor of dr. king. there is also a look bac

martin luther king jr. avenue and milwaukee place, southeast. the marching band will be there along with representatives from the areas asian, jamaican and african american communities. drivers can expect street closing in the area. >>> the leisure world community in silver spring is also hosting martin luther king day event. there will be an inner faith worship service at 10:00 a.m. at the inner faith chapel and the service will feature the music of everett williams at united methodist church in washington leisure world residents will also be doing a reading of kings words. >>> it's six after the hour after a successful debut season of thursday night football on cbs the nfl will continue its partnership with the network during the 2015 season. >> don champion has more on what to expect. >> reporter: get ready for more fireworks and action on the field. thursday night football will return. >> thursday night football is unbelievable. it's great. everybody is here. >> fans loved it and now the nfl announced i

martin luther king jr. beginning more than 30 years ago and the local freedom train has continue the last of its kind in the united states. freedom trains symbolized dr. martin luther king jr.'s march from sell bra to montgomery with a lack of community interest and sponsorship forum duing the train. nick will have more on the final run at the top of the hour. >>> a host events will take place in the bay area to commemorate the holiday. san francisco mayor lee will be at a screening of "selma," and speak at a community breakfast at 9:00. if richmond, there is a day of service at the richmond walking and bicycle trail with volunteers planting trees and clean up trash at 9:00 on the trail near leg con elementary. >> a parade and rally in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. at 9:30 at the dmv parking lot on manila avenue in sell -- in cerrito. >> this is in clear indication that the home of vice president biden was targeted in a shooting inden. multiple shots were fired near his home on saturday night from a p

martin luking jr.'cy will be remembered today, the last freedom train left in the country will take off from here today we'll tell you about the celebration. >>> and greater risk of possible epidemic risk outbreaks researchers under cover pockets of under vaccination. >>> and this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning to you. we are following breaking news from san francisco. check out these pictures. there is the scene of a brazen smash and grab burglary at that store you can see the damage there coming up in 2 minutes tara will have more on what the suspects used

not just any monday but doctor martin luther king junior day. cities all across the country are holding marches, parade volunteer project in honor of the late civil rights leader. >> celebrations kicked off with hundreds of people paying tribute to doctor king especially in his honor. fox's kelly wright reports. >> people across america are celebrating life and legacy of the reverend doctor martin luther king junior. to celebrate his life oprah winfrey and other cast members of the film selma marched through the streets of selma alabama on sunday commemorating the time when doctor king led thousands of people through those same streets fighting for voting rights during the 1960's civil rights movement. >> we stand here today in honor of you all, in honor of them to memorialize martin luther king as an idea and selma as an idea of what can happen, with strategy with discipline and with love. >> reporter: texans are honoring the civil rights leader by demanding racial equality at a large rally in austin. those leading the movement, say they are co

martin luther king. his call for housing and income for the poorest americans. >> over demanding is a dignitied city-base solution which really invests in housing, invests in things like treatment, invests in the long- term needs that people have as opposed to just trying to figure out how to site them out of this. >> it has been a weekend full of demonstrations leading up to king day, it began with a take- over of three san francisco bart stations during the friday community. organizers were bringing attention to the issue of police brutality. and a demonstration in oakland, angry about the recent killings of unarmed black men. >> san francisco will be holding its annual martin luther king day march and festival. people will be gathering at the caltrain stations and we expect that protesters may show up and interrupt that event later on this morning, they are expected to show up and demanding a meeting with the mayor, they want to discuss issues of police brutality. >>> time is now 6:06. this morning in

martin is happy no students were inside.they could have been hurt. >> one of the floors in one of the classrooms actually, essentially blew up almost 3 feet of cement. could have been even more devastating. >> crews have been working tirelessly to clean up the mess. desks and chairs, even props from the drama department drying off in the sun. >> construction and work going on probably for quite a few months. >> still for students, no extra time off. school goes on. same place, same time. >> we'll start school on monday. >> the school says most likely will be a few months before those classrooms are fixed. in newark, mark kelly, kpix5. >> the high school is working to turn some extra space into temporary classrooms. >> more long lines at the dmv as undocumented immigrants applied for driver's license. and a new law went into effect allowing undocumented people to drive legally in california. this san jose dmv processing center saw nearly 500 people today. one of ten bay area offices open today by appointment. dozens of dmv's

martin luther king jr. the fruitvale bart station is where oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer on new year's day 2009. >> some black men my age and older are getting killed. it's not fair. martin luther king has worked for us to come together. >> people like martin luther king made great sacrifices for the opportunities we have today. sometimes that gets lost on young folks. they don't understand that. that's why i have him out here, so we can be involved. >> the protestors marched to the oakland coliseum as the warriors game let out. the coliseum bart station has been shut down. we'll keep you updated. >> a bay area tradition honoring dr. king came to an end today. part of dr. king's legacy is his role in leading a nonviolent march from selma, alabama, to the capital in montgomery. the freedom train from san jose to san francisco was started to honor that march. >> but it rolled up the peninsula for the final time today. we're live in san jose to explain why. david? >> reporter: 50 yea

martin luther king. a day of reflection about who we are as individuals, and what we stand for as a nation. and how we can bring dr. king's dream to pass, it's also a day of some sadness, because we lost a true visionary, a brilliant man too soon. it's a day of celebration because his life, his ideas, the brilliant example he left endures. we can see that every day in the work that you do in your own local communities and that national action network does. but most of all, as other speakers of said, it is a day of action. a time to put into deed the example that he left, and the ideals that he championed. we gather today at a moments of momentum in america. our economy is growing again, we have seen 11.2 million new jobs over the last 58 months. we have seen the unemployment rate dropped down to 5.6%. the fastest drop in one year since 1984. the numbers tell us we have seen the best economic growth in our country since the late 1990's. we see that in the housing market, with more folks going to work in c

con el natalicio del Íder de los derechos civiles martin luther king jr..--unas 30 patrullas del chp fueron enviadas al puente para evacuar a los manifestantes.---lo mantendremos al tanto de la situacion. ---mientras la estacÓn "coliseum" del "bart" permanecÓ cerrada por casi una hora esta tarde debido a una protesta.---la manifestacÓn fue parte de los eventos organizados en toda elÁrea de la baÍa bajo el lema "retomemos el legado de king".---desde el viernes pasado han habido Últiples protestas en las estaciones del "bart" para llamar la atencÓn sobre la muerte de afroamericanos a manos de la poliÍa.---en la estacÓn "colliseum" se reanudaron las actividades poco antes de las 5 de la tarde. ---las protestas comenzaron desde muy temprano esta maÑana... de hecho, antes de que saliera el sol, los manifestantes se presentaron en la casa de la alcaldesa de "oakland", "libby schaaf", donde proyectaron en la fachada de la vivienda fotos de "martin luther king jr" y algunas citas famosas de sus discursos. ---entre tanto, hoy partio el ultimo "tren de la libertad" e

now you'd think with the martin luther king holiday happy martin luther king day everybody, we will seeht road raise in regard to volume this afternoon and authentic. that is in the the case. we had big time problems on the vine street expressway and this volleys dumping on the schuylkill and i-95. here's what is going on. we had an earlier accident 76 westbound approaching girard. that has been moved to the shoulder. the it backed up things on the westbound side of the vine severely back to i-95. looking at opposite side of the vine street expressway eastbound we are jammed between 76 and i-95. not looking good cutting through center city this evening. moving to i-95 i-95 southbound the ramp to columbus boulevard, an accident here adding some volume on to i-95 commuting between approaching the vine street expressway would i say from now to girard down through to this point we are seeing major delays. give yourself some more time. anticipate volume on 76 around conshohocken and the curve. the chris and natasha. >>> all right, vittoria thanks very much. >>> still to come on "eyewitness n

martin luther king.in the district are turning >> an arlington woman's return home from michigan left her in the cold without her winter clothing and that after the airline lost her bag. >> and compounding it all, that woman is blind. here's what happened when "7 on your side" trouble shooter horace holmes went to work on her behalf. >> she was so fed up waiting for american airlines to find her lost luggage that "7 on your side" put her in our car and drove her to reagan national. and helped her look through the hundreds of unclaimed bags. >> all i get is the auto reply that says we got your message. >> about finding her lost luggage and for her. >> doesn't appear to be out here. >> doing all this has been no small feat. >> i have to get the ticket number off of here which is very difficult. >> she's almost totally blind. over the holidays, she went on a trip to michigan to visit family. on her way home she missed her connecting flight in chicago to reagan national. >> they were supposed to have somebod

martin luther king, jr. quotes. they want mayor schaaf to spend money on schools and infrastructure rather than law enforcement as a way of solving social issues. >>> america's last freedom train honoring dr. martin luther king, jr. made its way from san jose to san francisco. >> freedom train is sold out. >> the 30 year tradition ended today. the ride sold out when they said this was the end of the line. they blame low rides slip and lack of sponsors. riders say this should continue on more than ever. >> with all the killings going on they should be on this train protesting what's going on not tearing up the community people work for. >> scott king scott king chose the san jose to san francisco route because it's roughly the same distance traveled by the original marchers. >>> a brazen smash and grab burglary in san francisco. tonight police are looking for the suspects who escaped within minutes of it. the burglars rammed a car into this high end outdoor gear store and cleaned out thousands of dollars in m

in it he writes the martin luther king jr. holiday reminds us that the choice between division and unity, like the choice between building up and tearing down, is not a new one. but it is one that requires reaffirming and renewal. and it is intended for times such as these. he also offered his condolences to the reed family. >>> secret service has tightened security at vice president biden's home after shots were fired this weekend. he did not mention what happened as he spoke today in wilmington. secret services says shots were fired from a speeding car in new castle county. police later arrested a man but they're trying to figure out if he was involved. the bidens were not home at the time. >>> now back to our coverage of the martin luther king day of service. as we told you at the top of this newscast thousands of protesting on the streets of philadelphia, calling for equality. >>> a celebration of dr. king in our nation's capital today. ♪ >> music helping to inspire the crowds at dr. king's memorial in washington, d.c. hom

here's martin short with joaquin phoenix.to find out what -- there's like a secret -- >> it's '70s l.a., and everyone's drugged in it. and he's trying to solve a very bizarre mystery. >> jimmy: that's good, yes. here's martin short and joaquin phoenix in the new film inherent vice." take a look. >> i don't know what this is. >> is it chinese? >> i figured you being chinese. >> what? who are we talking about? >> the golden fang. >> the syndicate. both of us happen to be dentists. syndicate of dentists. long ago for tax purposes. all legit. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. purple suit. >> purple suit! december 12th, ladies and gentlemen. >> jimmy: december 12th, "inherent vice." you guys, martin short and i are playing pictionary after the break. it's going to be fun! >> i've never played that before. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ can we get a little help? >>we've got pepsi! >>what if we just take like 15 minutes? halfway through the game? >>they've got pepsi. ♪ so what do we call that? >>halftime. i like halftime. eve

happy martin luther king jr. day. my comment is -- it has been forever since i've commented on c-span, so i thank you for the opportunity. by, regards my 16-year-old son who just learned a very harsh lesson in life. his dad is active in the military and sent him in airsoft gun for christmas. his friends are all white. he got out as the bad guy. i took him to the police department with the gun. i said, if you saw my son in the field, clearly looking like using gauging and gameplay, what would be your response? he said if we were called of the field, we would see it as a threat and we would approach him with this option the gun was real. if you are in the field with that gun, we are going to assume it is real and it may not work out well for you in the end. my son said, mom, my friends to this all the time and they never have a problem. why would a be a problem now? i said son, because you are black and they are white. the police officer did not disagree. because he said, and this was a quite officer, i'm just going to

martin luther king, jr.any turning this day of service into a dave action as calls for change and remembrance of a civil rights movement rang out. >> ♪ >> from up lifting songs to chants a spirited march throughout the streets of philadelphia honoring an civil rights leader dr. martin luther king, jr. >> today is icing on the cake. a start of a movement it's not the end of one. >> start of this march began at school district headquarters. then spiraled its way around to independence mall. at least three thus sand stood strong in the shadows of the liberty bell. the birthplace of america. a country many believe still needs change. >> philadelphia has some unfinished business with its residents. >> there's still ain't no power like the power of the people. >> unspoken calls for action on variety of issues were spelled out on signs. from marches in center city to thousands had gathered across town at girard college turning this day of service into a day of action. >> dr. king said everyone could be great becaus

martin luther king, jr.mind and all those people running for the ward 8 council seat. this is the ninth annual martin luther king day parade. >>> at washington national cathedral a cross-section of the community came together to honor dr. martin luther king, jr. in speech and song. [ singing ] >> the cathedral drew gospel choirs and spoken word art is from all over the d.c. area. washington national cathedral is where dr. king delivered the final sunday sermon of his life a few days before his assassination. >>> a group that could be the next generation of civil rights leaders found their own way to mark the holiday today. >> a group of d.c. 5th graders recited i have a dream speech from the very same spot where dr. king delivered it in 1963. >> reporter: one by one 5th graders from washington d.c.'s watkins elementary school recited dr. king's i have a dream speech. >> and my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin. >> reporter: they've bee

a wreath laid at the martin luther king memorial this morning.dead for more than 40 years, king's message of -- >> hope prosperity. liberation. >> reporter: remains relevant today. >> ferguson was the wake-up call for this country, and so again it shows some things have changed and some things really haven't change and a fundamental level. >> i'm an australian. so we also have racial issues with our own indigenous people. so for us to be here on a day like today reminds us of the imparities to treat people equally. >> reporter: many who came to his memorial this morning brought their children so they too, can carry king's message. >> the next generation has to keep up where he left off. if it doesn't we'll basically be back to square one, and that would be a terrible thing. >> to be honest a little overwhelming. you grow up learning a lot about dr. king and what he stood for, and what it means for my race and what it means for the world in general. >> he would help people or just understand what's right and what's not right. >> reporter: and so t

luther king day at the home of the martin luther king memorial. fellows overmatched against the wizards. sexy pass to gortat who led with 20 at sixers lose. >>> the nfl has confirmed they are investigating whether the patriots were deflating footballs to give them an advantage in their 45-7 afc championship game win over the colts. the league checks the weight of the ball before and during the games. this morning on a boston radio show tom brady laughed off the allegations. can you watch the super bowl sunday february 1st right here on nbc10 between patriots and seahawks. >>> we've got a nice, quite day tomorrow. less wind. the target day is wednesday. especially in the afternoon and into wednesday night. affecting the afternoon rush. some folks will get snow. >> thank you, glenn. thanks for watching from all at "nbc10 news." >>> the news continues with "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> on our broadcast tonight, days of rage. after the outpouring of sympathy that followed the paris massacre now the backlash. and tonight, the increasing f

. >> marching in memory of martin luther king junior. why this year's events were especially meaningful for many. >> a peninsula school board in hot water. why a state lawmaker is asking for a grand jury >> teaching others the joy of giving. how bay area communities are coming together this day of service. >> evening commute is getting back to normal tonight. police have detained all of them arresting some and reopening westbound lanes. >> they shut down the whole thing. good evening thanks for joining us. >> the pro testers presumably shut down the bridge. >> they abandoned the eastbound span and ran to keep just the westbound span closed. >> they faced off as officers started to detain them, but remain peaceful. alan, what can you tell us? >> if you can see you're looking eastbound of san mateo bridge. just before 5:00 it appears 20-40 pro testers drove in cars to the top of the high rises and jumped out to block traffic. the chp had been staged in foster city and was in no time arresting pro testers one at a time. westbound lanes were

i was invisible. >> reporter: this is martin today. this is how you communicate now? >> yes. >> reporter: he speaks by typing into a computer that voices his words. because that takes time we gave him some of our questions in advance. you must have overheard so many conversations. >> yes, many times. you'll get to see and hear things that you probably never would. things like what people really think and how they really are when nobody is watching. >> reporter: like one night when he heard his mom in a moment of despair. >> i said to him one day, i hope you die. and i had no idea that he understood that. and i'm very, very sorry i said it. >> i was very sad by what she said. i understood where that was coming from. my mother often felt that she wasn't a good mom, and one of the hardest things for me was i couldn't tell her that, no, you are doing great. she is a good mother. >> reporter: martin lived at home with his parents but was regularly in care centers where he said at times he was subjected to abuse, verbal, physical and sexual. >> there was never a care home t

martin luther king.ur hero. >> >> reporter: the freedom train will live here at san jose at 9:45 in the morning and it will travel to san francisco where many of the passengers will be participating in a march and parade. >> thank you. >> >> the stars of the new movie "selma" marched in alabama city in honor of dr. martin luther king's birthday. hundreds of people filled the streets in selma. including the movie's producer, oprah winfrey. >> movie theaters showing the movie "selma" to students for free in honor of dr. martin luther king day. 10:5 am showing free for students. it's first come first served. theaters in san francisco showing the movie free to students -- >> tomorrow, san francisco will hold its own annual dr. martin luther king march the the-year- old event pays respect to the slain civil rights leader. ed march begins at 11:00 am. >> >> free admission, tomorrow to mark the holiday, usually $7 for people 16 and older, but on some holidays such as mlk day, the park service waives entrance fe

inside along with joseph martin's supporters. they seemed stunned as the clerk read the verdict. guilty on 19 counts of felony child molestation and gasia, as you mentioned, martin's wife sat hunched over crying as the verdicts came in. >> i believe he is innocent of these charges, i really do. >> accused of inappropriately touching the chests of his fifth and sixth grade students. he faces a minimum of 15 years to life in prison. this was the second time martin had been on trial for these charges. martin's first trial in june 2014, the jury was undecided on most of the counts against him. this time around, a different group of jurors reached a completely different conclusion. >> just surprised that it was as guilty. >> this man who didn't want to be identified was juror number 7 in martin's first trial. >> very emotional. we couldn't come together on thinking much more than he was overly caring teacher. >> the jury in martin's first trial did not convict him on any charges. >> i think that is what a lot of people had a problem w

other people are saying martin luther king fits the white narrative better. the bottom line is that race still has a stronghold on american debate. fear, guilt, anger those things all get brought up. i for one applaud oprah for what she did right there. >> for all of the things that eric described are certainly true. we talk about them. what a man to have given us the founding principle for the next several decades. i think the large celebrations of his life the fact that there is a federal holiday observed is that it shows the content of the character of our nation. i think -- i don't think we are as divides as the media seems to make it. >> i disagree. and bob starts today. >> before martin luther king was killed he was very ill and not going to give a speech to those on strike. they talked him to giving the speech. very much setting up and realizing his own death was coming. >> i don't know what will happen now but it doesn't matter with me now because i have been to the mountain top. i have seen the promised land. i may not get there with you, but i want