maya angelou and dr. toni stone and i am truly grateful for the committee who have worked tirelessly and named after two amazing individuals. truly excited about the generational impact this is going to have on our children, particularly not only in san francisco and certainly african-american children in the city and calling in favor of support of the project and really excited about the impact you're going to have. >> thank you so much. next speaker please. is there another speaker? unmute the last speaker please. >> hello. my name is daniel banks. can you hear me? >> you may begin your comments. >> i am the managing director of project level based in the western addition of san francisco. and i am in support of the naming of the street. as a san francisco native, being born and raised here, i have had the privilege to meet dr. angelou, and it was as a young lady, it was so inspiring. i felt like i could be able to achieve so many amazing things in working with young people today. and it is a privilege

ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet but she is not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few others too there were a lot of memes for example of left leaning science of bernie sanders who was democratic presidential candidate is very popular progressive he made an interesting fashion statement with his mittens people had a lot of fun with that and lady gaga was also a subject of conversation about her dress and whether she was channeling the hunger games mockingjay. with the giant. but also plenty of praise for her impressive take on star spangled banner. amazing that amanda gorman even managed to put lady gaga in the shadows so they drink out of the thanks so much thank you now to another young woman making headlines 17 year old disney star olivia rudd rigo her debut song driver's license hit us charts at number one this month and it just keeps breaking records. grigory go now holds records for most requested song in a day on alexa and most streamed song in a week on spotify fueled by the song's popularity on ta

. >> i am so moved by that last section with my angelo -- with maya angelou because it is a memory ihink all of us can relate to but something i never had a chance to talk to others about until i was in college, how much i cherished that feeling of sitting between my mother's legs as she braided my hair. because i grew up in western massachusetts in the late 1950's, attended all-white schools from the time i was in kindergarten through high school, i did not have a committee of people, i did not have a chance to talk about those things to anyone, and it almost brings me to tears to hear her describing that closeness, and to that little girl was and who maya angelou was, her worth was being recognized at a young age. >> and how wonderful that the historymakers had preserved those recollections and archives. does anyone else have any thoughts about that video and the work of the historymakers? >> well, certainly -- >> go ahead. >> it is wonderful to be able to see this video, to realize that women my age or older are paving the way for us to think about having black women engaged, full

i think there is so much history with maya angelou and san francisco that people don't know.fascinating. this woman led a life. when i tell you, a life. >> i love her and i also really love the relationship that she had with oprah winfrey. because i think it introduced her to a different audience as well, and i just remember coming home after school and my mom always had on oprah and getting a taste of maya angelou through that as well, which is different from what i think you learn in school or even my mother, that's a big fan, as am i. >> totally. and just the more i find out about her and her ties to the city, and she was a cable car operator and for several years didn't speak at all. so it is all just so fascinating. so look it up, everyone. know the city's history. >>> coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> and abc 7 launched new streaming apps. wherever you are, you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our new abc 7 bay area app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. just search abc 7 bay area and download it for free.

oprah giving her this caged bird ring, a nod to legendary poet, maya angelou, a source of inspiration for the young writer. >> so poised, so powerful. i have to just read my favorite line from this. she said, "for there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it." it was such a message of hope, and i think looking at what many of us would consider the younger generation giving us the sense that there is light, there is hope coming around the bend, it was really encouraging. it was such a powerful moment. >> it was a call to action as well. she says we will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation. and i will tell you that i accidently tweeted out instead of interrupted, i said insurrected, which is not a word. but i think i'm still traumatized from what i saw two weeks ago at the capitol. and she said we will not be turned around or interrupted. and there was a point that someone made, and obviously the analysis of all this that she deserves all the accolades, but also this shows there a lot of amanda gormans out there. she is

maya angelou and dr.stone and i am truly grateful for the committee who have worked tirelessly and named after two amazing individuals. truly excited about the generational impact this is going to have on our children, particularly not only in san francisco and certainly african-american children in the city and calling in favor of support of the project and really excited about the impact you're going to have. >> thank you so much. next speaker please. is there another speaker? unmute the last speaker please. >> hello. my name is daniel banks. can you hear me? >> you may begin your comments. >> i am the managing director of project level based in the western addition of san francisco. and i am in support of the naming of the street. as a san francisco native, being born and raised here, i have had the privilege to meet dr. angelou, and it was as a young lady, it was so inspiring. i felt like i could be able to achieve so many amazing things in working with young people today. and it is a privilege and an

. >>> mattel is debuting a new barbie doll honoring author and civil rights activist maya angelou. loral print, floor-length dress and matching head wrap. she's also holding angelou's most iconic book, "i know why the caged bird sings." it's part of the inspiring women series and available for preorder today. it costs $30. this takes me back. i remember when i was in elementary or grade school nowadays, reading, i was probably too young to be reading that at the time. but it introduced me to -- she is a legend. >> yes. yeah. but i can understand how as a young person you would read it and get so much out of it. and then as you got older you could find some of the layered meaning in her words. i think it's a great idea. you know, barbie always tries to kind of pick -- be inspiring to little girls in terms of what barbie does for a living. but we actually have inspirational figures living and passed away. so why not, you know, show them off to little girls? hatell athis one's not for you to play with, though. >> i know -- >> one for my kid, one for the shelf. >> i have one barbie doll

of martin luther king's themes, and follows in the footsteps of poets including robert frost, maya angelouizabeth alexander and richard blanco. jeffrey brown talked to amanda gorman as part of our ongoing arts and culture series, canvas. >> while we might feel small, separateand all alone, our people have never been more closely tethered. the question isn't if we can weather this unknown, but how we will weather this unknown together. >> brown: in her poetry amanda gorman explores topics such as race and marginalization. and often, american history, as in a reading at the library of congress. >> there's a poem in this place- a poem in america a poet in every american who rewrites this nation, who tells a story worthy of being told on this minnow of an earth >> brown: she was named the nation's first youth poet laureate at age 19. now, she's part of history, on a monumental stage. how did she feel when the invitation came? >> a lot of screaming, a lot of dancing around my apartment. but after that, i mean, it's such a huge honor to be able to participate in such a historic moment, so there

>> yeah, i'm proud to be in the speech difficulty club with you and president biden and also maya angeloumpediment. it was dropping a whole swath of letters in the alphabet. for most of my life until maybe two or three years ago, i couldn't say the letter "r." even to this day sometimes i struggle with it, which is difficult when you have a poem in which you say rise like five times. >> i understand you have a mantra that you say before every reading you give. can you reveal what that is? >> certainly. i do it whenever i perform and definitely did it this time. and i close my eyes and i say, i am the daughter of black writers. we're descended from freedom fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. they call me. >> hillary clinton tweeted a picture of you two from the inauguration today saying wasn't @amanda gorman's poem stunning? she promises to run for president. >> madam president gorman, i like the sound of that. >> i have seen that. i've seen hashtag amanda gorman 2036 repeated. >> i've never seen anything like that in my entire life to see someone that full of so much kn

maya angelou part of the inspiring women line. doll is on sale at target, amazon and barbie.mattel..com. >>> ahead on "today in the bay," one of the best known facing some heat outside of the kitchen. his recent surprise move that's shaking up twitter. >>> and a live look at san jose on this fine thursday morning. it's shaping up to be beautiful, particularly this weekend. let's check in with kari this morning. good morning. >> good morning. and we've had all of these storms rolling through the pacific northwest, but what are we seeing? nothing around here. very spotty, light rain all week long that's because all of those storms have been steered to the north of us and we have this big blocking area of high pressure that's giving dry weather across the southwest and it is going to stay there. we are not going to see any chance of rain through at least the next week and so as we are in this weather pattern we know we need some rain, we're going to wait to see what the drought monitor says when it gets updated later this morning. we

praise poured in from politicians and celebrities including oprah winfrey who tweeted the late poet maya angeloucheering. she gifted gorman a ring for the occasion depicting a caged bird in honor of angelou. in her poem, gorman recalled she dreamed of being president herself as a little girl, now fans including hillary clinton are saying they can't wait to vote for her. james: e.u. held a virtue summit to address the situation of new variants of villanova. they have alarmed e.u. authorities because of the increased inef infectivity. david has more from brussels. >> caused so much chaos in the spring that in june, all of the e.u. leaders agreed to stop those e.u. border closures and keep the internal borders open. in exchange, they agreed to close the e.u.'s external borders to citizens. polar forward to now, member states have upheld that agreement, but this new more contagious strain of the coronavirus has them very nervous and several countries including germany and belgium want to reinterpro dues those internal border closures, they're looking to revisiting that agreement they came to in june

ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet which is not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few others too there were a lot of maims for example of left leaning senator bernie sanders who was democratic presidential candidate is very popular progressive he made an interesting fashion statement with his mittens people had a lot of fun with that and lady gaga was also a subject of conversation about her dress and whether she was channeling the hunger games mocking. with the giant. but also plenty of praise for her impressive take on star spangled banner. amazing that amanda gorman even managed to put lady gaga in the shadow. of the thanks so much thank you now to another young woman making headlines 17 year old disney star olivia rudd rigo her debut song driver's license hit us charts at number one this month and it just keeps breaking records. grigory go now holds records for most requested song in a day on alexa and most streamed song in a week on spotify fueled by the songs popularity on take tuck. an art installation

. >>> barbie is rolling out a maya angelou doll it comes with a mini replica of her autobiography.ack role models. >>> tesla is being asked to conduct a major recallfr london details. hi, karen, goo speed bump for tesla as the u.s. regulator ordered it to recall more than 358,000 models this includes sedans and suvs. it has to do with touchscreen failures and it affects 10% of tesla's production through to the end of 2020. elsewhere, long-range planning for target as they put away the christmas decorations and bring out the valentine's day decorations. they decided to close down for thanksgiving meantime one of the coolest ces gadgets this year, the cold snap it's being compared to the keurig coffee device accept it puts out ice cream it serves up a single-serve pod dispensed frozen dessert it could be expensive in the $500 to $1,000. >> that's a little asterisk right there. it could be excessive. good if you can afford it. >>> up next, janessa is tracking fires in the west. >>> nature's sfury a home is knocked right off of its foundation after a mudslide in oregon. one-pill, once-

ring, which, if you look, has a caged bird inside, and for me that was to symbolize my idol, maya angelou'scould feel like i had maya close in continuing her tradition. oprah also bought my earrings as well. she was just so generous and making sure i felt prepared both emotionally and fashionably for the moment. >> and you were and you have three books that are coming out. okay, got to ask you, 2036, you running for president? >> heck, yeah. >> love your confidence. you know, amanda, my momma said we all have gifts. discover yours and share it with the world. thank you for sharing yours with the world. we will not be the same because of it. we'll see you. >> thank you. >> thank you, bless you. okay, we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ are you ready to join the duers? those who du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent. the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathing problems. it can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as 2 weeks and help prevent severe asthma attacks. it's not a steroid but can help reduce or eliminate or

she reminded me of maya angelou. much more, no doubt, to come from her. exciting times. back to you. >> no doubt. >>> well, coming up, winner, winner, chicken dinner for a lucky person with a lotto ticket. there's still hope for you to r people dead after a huge fire broke out at a vaccine manufacturer. this is in india. it's called serum institute. it's the world's largest maker of vaccines. now saying the blaze at the facility will not affect production of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. so far, no cause as to what started it. >>> nbc bay area and telemundo 48 teaming up to make a positive impact on our community. through project innovation. this is a grant challenge powered by the comcast nbc universal foundation. project innovation recognizes and awards $315,000 in grants to local non-profits. you can learn more about the program and submit your application at nbcbayarea.com/projectinnovation . >>> today on "california live" -- >> the boy in the bay who will stroke your heart with his brush and his courage. >>> then iconic rapper lil' kim is going gangster. this

among the names proposed, maya angelou, michelle obama, or no names at all and using numbers instead. the school board says the plan is to raise money instead of using school funds. >>> the pandemic is causing our region to get bigger. it's becoming a mega region with more people working from home, they are fleeing to cheaper housing, mostly in sacramento and the northern san joaquin valley. that's increasing calls for a second tlans transbay rail crossing. built in the 1960s, it's a series of tunnel pieces linked under the san francisco bay. a new report by the bay area council economic institute predigts a second rail crossing would decrease car traffic, increase travel times and shrink greenhouse gases. no word where it would be located. >>> our microclimate weather alert tonight. parts of 101 of closed in mendocino county because cars and big rigs were left stranded. trees were uprooted and powerlines snapped. you can see it hear. falling right on to trucks and cars on the road. caltrans says 101 is now closed just north of willits. there is no estimated time of reopening. so far,

oprah giving her this caged bird ring, a nod to legendary poet maya angelou, a source of inspirationriter. >> the new dawn blooms as we free it for there is always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it. >> if only we're brave enough to be it. gorman actually says she almost cut that last line, which has now become one of the most quoted of the day. a programming note, "good morning america" will have amanda gorman right there this morning at 7:00 a.m. >> she's pretty special. >>> coming up, the news overnight about that massive powerball jackpot. >> sad news, it wasn't us. >>> also ahead, are we really entering a new era of politics? we get historical perspective and a look ahead, next. hd 8. 3 made-for-you formulas with 2% pha exfoliate and condition for soft, balanced skin. find the one. neutrogena® hd 8. more than just vitamin c. 's it's a unique crafted blend of vitamins, zinc, other minerals, and herbs. take on your day with airborne. woman: i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer ♪

nonetheless she's a legend is now getting a barbie del the barbie a poet maya angelou's part of mattel's inspiring women series the dell is holding a copy lou's mom law i know why the caged bird sings. she moved to san francisco when she was very young and was even the first black streetcar operator here other women on it in the series include rosa parks. billie jean king florence nightingale and susan b anthony. >>today would have been doctor martin luther king junior's 92nd birthday the civil rights leader was born on january 15th, 1929. doctor king received the nobel prize in 1964 is work with the southern christian leadership with them he was instrumental in getting both the civil rights and voting rights acts passed in washington of course doctor king was assassinated in memphis 1968 his birthday was first celebrated as national holiday back in 1986. we want to remind you one last time about our kron 4 special taking a closer look at the political glass ceiling shattered by vice president elect kamala harris from here in the bay area across california and on to washington d c join o

we rise, as maya angelou wrote. we shine and keep on shining across america. all we need is the same chance everyone else gets to not just survive but to thrive. listen to the words of our 22-year-old national youth poet laureate amanda gorman at the inauguration. >> we will rebuild and reconcile and recover in every known nook of our nation, in every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful will emerge battered and beautiful. when day comes we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid, the new dawn blooms as we free it for there was always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it. >> what a week. thank you, amanda. thank you, mr. aaron. thank you, vice president. thank you all. secretary of defense. thank you all. black excellence on display. to our breaking news now. "the new york times" reporting the previous president plotted with a doj in another desperate attempt to overturn the election. that as president biden hits the ground running with his agenda on the pandemic and the economy. >> the bottom

ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet but she is not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few others too there were a lot of maims for example of left leaning senator bernie sanders who was a democratic presidential candidate is very popular progressive he made an interesting fashion statement with his mittens people had a lot of fun with that and lady gaga was also a subject of conversation about her dress and whether she was channeling the hunger games mocking her. with the giant. but also plenty of praise for her impressive take on star spangled banner. amazing that a man the government even managed to put lady gaga in the shadows hosts the dream kennedy thanks so much thank you now to another young woman making headlines 17 year old disney star olivia rudd rigo her debut song driver's license hit us charts at number one this month and it just keeps breaking records. grigory go now holds records for most requested song in a day on alexa and most streamed song in a week on spotify fueled by the songs popularity

ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet but she's not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few others too there were a lot of names for example of left leaning sentence of bernie sanders who was democratic presidential candidate is very popular progressive he made an interesting fashion statement with his mittens people had a lot of fun with that and lady gaga was also a subject of conversation about her dress and whether she was channeling the hunger games mockingjay. with the giant. but also plenty of praise for her impressive take on star spangled banner. amazing the amanda government even managed to put lady gaga in the shadow. of the thanks so much thank you now to another young woman making headlines 17 year old disney star olivia right rigo her debut song driver's license hit u.s. charts at number one this month and it just keeps breaking records. roderigo now holds records for most requested song in a day on alexa and most streamed song in a week on spotify fueled by the songs popularity on take tuck. an art in

maya angelou, rosa parks, martin luther king, malcolm x.were built up as a child of color or a black child to be proud of who you are, where you came from and understand your history. >> it was more than just a school, more than just day care. >> absolutely. it was a family. >> mrs. shelton's family would take the girls to a christian church. now was shyamala christian? she was a very spiritual person, but she wanted them to experience whatever there was there for them that would accept them and love them, without abandoning anything of who she was. she was indian. >> as a young child, harris was bussed to school an hour drive but a world away to an upper middle class neighborhood. do you think it changed the course of your life? >> i don't know that it did. i certainly do think that there were so many resources being put into our education and at the earliest stages that allowed me to be on a path that allowed me to blossom. >> a path that led her to howard university. >> it was the opportunity to step out of minority and to step into the

>> gorman who is just 22 drew praise from all over the place, including from oprah who wrote, maya angeloud two on amazon's best seller list. one of the heroes of the attack on the capitol, officer eugene goodman, was given a new title as he escorted vice president kamala harris to the inauguration. >> acting deputy senate sergeant at arms, private first class, eugene goodman. >> officer goodman, alone against a mob, led the group of rioters away from the senate chamber during the attack of january 6th, potentially saving many lives. members of congress now have introduced legislation to award goodman the congressional gold medal. give officer goodman all of the awards. our first low is that feeling when it's cold out and you really wish they would get the inaugural show on the road. unless you have been living under a rock, you have seen the image that launched 1,000 memes. senator bernie sanders sitting alone in a folding chair wearing a parka and mittens. we call this the full vermont. it sent the internet scrambling to outdo itself with endless memes. he made his way on a new york city

world, including oprah winfrey who tweeted i've never been prouder to see another young woman rise maya angelouowd of former presidents and celebrities gorman's reading captivated her audience many saying she stole the show the new dog balloons as we free it's for there is always light if only we're brave enough to see it if only we're brave enough. to be it. >>05:56am coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news if you're looking to get a vaccine today in san francisco. you could be out of luck because the city expects to run out of shops today. and why wine country is filing a lawsuit against governor newsome because they want to reopen their wineries and restaurants will tell you what they say is unfair. >>you're watching the >>i'm darya folsom and i'm james fletcher we've got a lot of news to talk about today from the vaccine potentially running out of san francisco lesson has done to president joe biden his first full day in office and plans a lot of covid stuff to deal with 2 yeah all right it's the little things like what to wear what's the weather going to be like john starting with the j

a poet maya angelou now has her own barbie doll she is part of mattel's inspiring woman's series. the dollar is holding a copy of her memoir i know why the caged bird sings angelou moved to san francisco when she was young. and was even a streetcar operator middle fact other woman honored in the series include rosa parks. billie jean king, florence nightingale and susan b anthony. all right now to a story that will warm your hearts and maybe even your feet a teenager in stockton is collecting and donating colorful socks to seniors in assisted living facilities. ellie an l gun alley and her mom hope that the sox bring some joy to people why they are isolated from their families. folks cannot see their >>some of the community together so even within the facilities there kind of segregated from what we understand the socks and a note from you. it just brings smiles and tears of joy and happiness and who doesn't want to senior the happy again. >>galley has been able to use donations to purchase more than 1000 socks. and before we sign off want to get a check of our forecast now with my

>> well, just reminds me of maya angelou's wise words and i'm paraphrasing. when someone reveals himself, believe him the first time. so adam schiff's words were absolutely chillingly directly on point. look where we are. there has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the united states against his oath and against his country than by the actions of donald trump inciting insurrection and an attack on the capitol at a time of a joint session with the vice president in the building. never been a greater betrayal. >> it's going to come down to mcconnell, some reporting is indicating. this from an nbc piece on mcconnell's impeachment decision, writing, the outcome could come down to mcconnell, who has a deep reserve woir. he could lead reluctant senators to follow suit. what will be the appeal that is made, especially to an individual like leader mcconnell? >> the appeal is what we all witnessed and many of us went through. i was in the capitol. i was in the gallery, trapped there for a short while. the senators were under attack. we were under attack.

. >> well, was it not maya angelou who said "i know why the caged bird sings, but i don't know why lady gaga's bird was so oversized. >> that's pretty much what it was. >> the lady gaga bird -- i'm not an expert on fashion. what do they call it, a brooch? anybody know? >> it was a mockingjay. >> a pin? >> whatever it was, it was a huge bird. >> it was a lot, yeah. >> daniella, you don't have to trifle with my dad jokes on a day as important as today. but your thoughts on all of the above. >> lady gaga does nothing in small measure, and we should all know that by now, okay. i love that poem. that poem was so amazing. and it just -- it reminded me of everything that we have been through for the last four years and how cathartic it was to see joe biden and kamala harris become president, and a reminder that democracy isn't finished. and i questioned many times over the last four years whether the bones of our democracy were strong enough to withstand the weight of donald trump. and the jury is still out. we'll see. but i left that inauguration feeling more hope and joy and optimism than i

said oprah wanted to buy something for her to wear during the inauguration, like she had done for maya angeloun 1993. oprah and gorman agreed on earrings and a ring that she wore on her right hand. it's a caged bird, a nod to angelou's 1969 autobiography. nice to have oprah as one of your friends, dion. >> i mean, she is going to hold on to that for the rest of her life. has pretty much made it in life, i think. >> that's amazing. >> at 22. >>> well, we've got some crazy weather coming our way, guys. day after day after day of rainfall with just one exception. so let's go right to the live shot, and i'll show you what's going on. this is the view from mount tam. and you can see we have clouds at various levels in the atmosphere, and they're only going get darker and lower and thicker because rain is coming our way. right now, though, it's dry. oakland 58. upper 50s in mountain view and san jose. 66 at morgan hill. that's our warm spot. half moon bay only 48, our chilly spot. looking northward from the golden gate, blue sky, but that won't last long. more clouds are coming our way along with th

it makes me think of maya angelou.ryone. my book sales are number one and number two on amazon day one. it resonated with a lot of people. jeff, take it away. we have a lot of weather changes coming our way. >> we do including some rain, colder temperatures, even low snow chances. that high definition in san jose where we had a lot of sunshine today, continues to be mostly clear out here right now and we're checking in with 56 degrees. covid lockdowns are in place. make sure to take that jacket. we'll be going down to colder 40s so as we move through tomorrow my weather headlines, looks really great. mostly clear skies to start. by the afternoon i see our next storm system and speaking of which rain and low snow chances. we'll get to that here in a second or two but i want to begin with tomorrow morning, chilly in the south bay. 47 in the tri-valley at 43 and we'll continue with more 40s over the east bay, san francisco and the north bay. daytime highs drop another three to six degrees. 63 in santa rosa. 67 here in san

. >>> and all that matters -- >> 22-year-old amanda gorman joined the ranks of maya angelou and robert frost as the inaugural poet laureate. >> there is always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it. >>> on "cbs this morning." >> fireworks lighting up the sky in washington, d.c., to welcome a new administration to the white house. ♪ ♪ baby you're a firework come on let your colors burst ♪ ♪ make them go uh uh uh you're gonna leave them going uh uh uh ♪ >>> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive -- making it easy to bundle insurance. >> yeah. washington sure did look pretty. didn't it? >> it really did, what a way toned it with fireworks and katy perry. we were all there yesterday in washington, d.c. >> we sue the troops. we missed the fireworks, i'd already gone home. but the level of exhaustion and the opportunity to reset is eye opening. >> they made the most of a very challenging situation, both in terms of the virus and security. >> even the doorman when i was leaving today said i feel lighter, do you? i go, i think a lot of

among the ranks of maya angelou and robert frost amanda gives her words, her voice to inspire unity > to speak at an inauguration. >> somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished. divisions in a nation trying to heal amanda says she finished writing the poem during the capitol riots. >> we've seen a force that would rather destroy our nation than to share it. destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy and this effort very nearly succeeded. but while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated. >> reporter: her poem, a highlight of the inauguration ceremonies receiving high praise on social media from former presidents to civil rights activists, to celebrities including oprah. in fact, amanda wore earrings and a ring oprah gave her for the historic occasion. >> in a world where social change is being talked about a lot. >> reporter: i met up with amanda in 2018 while she was a student at harvard and named the first youth poet laureate in the united states. >> what is it like to be a first? >> it's intimid

maya angelou used to always say when people show you who they are, believe them the first time. >> believe them. >> i thought that was a classic example. we're looking now inside st. matthew's church. the biden family is there. you can see the president-elect and dr. jill biden standing there. go ahead, john. >> there's an apocraphal quote that i'll butcher -- he says there are times in this job where i've been driven to my knees because i had nowhere else to go. when you see joe biden standing in a pew, you think of all the other times he has had to stand in a pew. and what that has done in his life and what that means to him. this is is ceremony, of course,t it is also every ceremony today, everything that happens has a -- has a thread through the human history of the person who is now at the center of american government. and so think about all of the things that joe biden has been through in a church, and now how this new moment is -- begins for him in a church. >> on one level i'm comforted by the experience he's had in government and how much he's been through this, but i look and th

maya angelou and her poetry. you can write poetry.ind a way to use it for good. maybe you can organize. maybe you're really good at sports and you can organize some sort of sit in and like we saw with the sports teams here. you can raise awareness for your team and have some sort of demonstration with them. even organizing a march. starting a club. looking at marches or demonstrations. >> that is right. there is not one way to do this thing. i always tell people that. it does not take you to be the next dr. king or caretta scott or next al sharpton, but it takes you being yourself and standing in your own purpose and your own passion. this is like a big machine. if everybody does their part, i believe it will all come together. last question i have for you will be a lot of times we hear your grandfather and your grandfathers -- and grandmothers quotes. one of the quotes i live by is i can -- the time is always right to do what is right. what quote would you say, what is your favorite quote from your grandfather and why would you say t

i think maya angelou would be smiling about amanda. she did the pulse of morning.y and what happens when you're given an opportunity. >> i love that it was poetry because we need poetry. words matter. and i know that got bent out for a lot of you, cliche when we kept saying it about trump, but it's true. and the highest form of it for us is poetry, that which gives words to what you really can't think you can communicate. that's the genius of it. and a poet deals in words and the selection of words. she went through tweets about january 6th and she went back and looked at church hill and she looked at fredrik douglas and she looked at lincoln and she wanted to come up with a combination of words, but ultimately the alchemy is going to be owned by the poet. if we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy. that is just heartbreaking to me because it is so simple and so true, and yet we do everything we can to avoid it. and so we lift our gazes, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us, the power of a preposition. you kn

>> i'm proud to be in the speech difficulty club with you and president biden and also maya angelou. for i want to say most of my life up until 2 or maybe 3 years ago i couldn't say the letter "r." even to this day sometimes i struggle with it which is difficult when you have a poem in which you say "rise" like five times. so for me i use my self-expression to get my voice on the page. so the more i recited out loud, the more in which i practiced spoken word in that tradition, the more i was able to teach myself how to pronounce these letters which i so long had been my greatest impediment. >> i understand was there -- i know there was some hamilton references today. and i know lynn manual miranda also caught them because i saw those tweets going around. but i understand is there something about aaron burr said in hamilton that you used for your speech? >> right, as i said it was as recent as college i was still struggling to say the "r" sound. so one thing i'd try to do to train myself to say it i would listen to the song aaron burr's sir, packed with r's, and say if i can train mys

inspired by maya angelou's poem "phenomenal woman," she brings awareness to important causes the clothingg for, you know, a little girl to grow up and to see the world through strong, powerful women i used to joke that it's sort of like the opening scene of the first "wonder woman" movie, where they're like, you know, on this all female sovereign island nation, running around, saving the world. that's what it looked like to me as a little girl. >> reporter: meena's mom, maya, had her at just 17 going through law school, becoming an attorney and public advocate. >> i saw her doing things in the world and leading. sometimes she didn't have child care, so she took me to the law school class or the law school library she took me into her office on the weekends what it meant for me as a kid is i got to see my mom doing things in the world, and understood that she was, you know, making a positive impact. >> reporter: in children's literature, meena didn't always see successful females reflected. as a mom to two young girls, representation is more important to her now than ever >> there were a l

maya angelou said, and still we rise. >> indeed. congresswoman barbara lee, enjoy the inauguration. you very much. i think shirley chisolm's spirit is definitely in attendance. former senator kamala harris, vice president-elect kamala harris ran in the name of shirley chisolm when she ran for president. sending it back to you, brian. >> this will likely be the biden motorcade stretching its way through the streets of washington en route up to capitol hill. we've been watching the other arrivals. we you a cory booker, we saw bernie sanders, we saw an interesting shot we're going to try to go back to, the kind of holding area that is the assemblage of strange bedfellows. the leadership of the house and senate all distanced and of course you never know if that's for politics or pandemic, but let's assume it's a little bit of both these days, as this backlog of massive hulking suvs now makes its way up to the capitol. those are members of the new jersey state police on the far left there, because so many different jurisdictions have been drafted into this, their backs to the motorcade,

maya angelou used to always say when people show you who they are, believe them the first time. >> believe the biden family is there. you can see the president-elect and dr. jill biden standing there. go ahead, john. >> there's an apocraphal quote that i'll butcher -- he says there are times in this job where i've been driven to my knees because i had nowhere else to go stand in a pew. and what that has done in his life and what that means to him. this is is ceremony, of course,t it is also every ceremony today,

history, continuing a rich tradition in the united states alongside such poets as robert frost and maya angelouthis morning, fox notes there will be two prayers given at the inauguration. they note that leo donovan, a jesuit priest and spiritual mentor biden, will offer the invocation at the start of the service. reverend sylvester beeman, friend and confidant, will give the benediction. >> the theme of this year's inauguration is american unity. we are focusing on the symbolism and history of the inauguration. what has resonated with you from inaugural address in the past? what would you like to hear from newly sworn in president biden and his inaugural? -- in his inaugural? annie in greenville, mississippi, you are kicking us off. good morning. please go ahead. caller: i just want to make a comment that i hope the incoming administration with their new president, i hope he tries to reach out to different sectors of the tea party, boogaloo boys, to see what their beef is, to see how he can bring the country together. do not be divisive like the president we just had, because this has been bad

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you know, maya angelou said we must face many defeats but never be defeated.. we eulogized yesterday on the senate floor brian sicknick, an officer who gave the last, best measure of his devotion, dying for his country, in defense of his capitol. that has had an effect on our body. that has had an effect on members on both sides of the aisle. and so, often out of tragedy-- whether it was four girls dying in a bombing in birmingham, or goodman, cheney, and swawrner dying in mississippi, often from low points like that comes a reawwaking that we are still one people and one nation and have to find a way, as joe biden edged us on today, have to find a way to give the greatest testimony to our nation, is our ability to find that common ground and move together to the higher ground. >> woodruff: beyond these executive orders that he's signing today involving masking and the paris climate accord and the border wall, rescinding the ban on the-- the travel ban on predominantly-muslim countries. what do you see as the most urgent things that he needs to tackle, get don

we are ready to bring our country back together as maya angelou says we are more alike than differentdo together. everyone needs to condemn the rioting and violence and goings into the capitol and burning someone's business that you don't even know that depends on that money to feed their kids. we're all sick of this. and we're ready to get together as a country. i think joe biden missed an opportunity yesterday when he went up there and he said this would be different if they were black lives matter. that's not helping this cause. let's listen to the black lives matter platform. let's talk about police reform. that's what they were rioting about this last summer. let's listen to those people down on the ground in front of the capitol that were rioting on wednesday. let's find out what their concerns are. their concerns with election integrity. they are worried about progressive thought seeping into our country and changing our country to be socialists. and most people are in the middle. we have extremes on both sides. most of us agree on we don't want that extreme and we don't want t