craig melvin, the weekend anchor of nbc 4 at 6:00 and 11:00 pm. he hails from columbia, south carolina. he's been working in journalism since his high school days when he was named our generation reporter. at the cbcf we would like to herald our emerging leaders and we clearly see craig melvin as one of the emerging leaders in journalism. his report on innovative teaching earned him an award from the associated press making him one of the youngest reporters ever to receive such recognition. after completely college in spartansburg, mr. melvin returned to columbia where he soon began anchoring the evening news and he earned an emmy award and best anchor recognition from the south carolina broadcasters association. please join me in welcoming to the podium craig melvin. [applause] >> good morning. oh, we can do better than that. good morning! >> good morning. >> i'm honored to host the ceremonial swearing-in of the congressional caucus for the 112th congress. and as we welcome in the cbcf, we welcome the congressional caucus that was born in january

that's our man melvin who is one of the security detail here. he told me that.estbound bay bridge coming up to the toll plaza it looks pretty clear here at the toll plaza. san francisco it's clear. yesterday it was fogged in. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split that traffic is moving along well. so, again, you'll be driving in mostly clear weather but then every once in a while you might drive into a patch of fog. at 5:07 go to steve. >>> that is correct, sal. yesterday almost sold out for everybody. the fog was there. not the case this morning. there are areas where it's clear. and then you hit the wall of fog again and you'll clear it. so we have a little bit different pattern today. no rain in sight that's for sure. unless you're up there by eureka and crescent city. that's about it. dense fog advisory out. mainly down to san jose, santa clara valley. not south towards monterey even though i'm sure there's fog down there as well. fog advisory, reduced visibility but not as bad as yesterday. should burn off sooner for many today. sunshine, dry, cool to war

. >> thank you very much brother melvin. let me welcome all of you mere this morning to this wonderful occasion. those members present, won't you stand. thank you. thank you very much. it would be impossible without having a cracker jack staff latter by dr. else skolt and all of the staff persons. the foundation is committed to change today, we have a major research and development arm that focuses on healthcare for blacks. the released guide to help us navigate the new healthcare reform. it tells the trunl about their reform. briefly talking about the bridge in a connects the congressional black caucus foundation to the black caucus to our work here in america. thank you representative lee thank you, bash are you. she was a powerful voice. never backing down or away. thank you congress month >> you could actually walk through the halls of congress and think where are the black people? where slt diversity? there were few black people and fear nine others who had vision and lead our founding fathers. we are grateful to them f

as a reporter i've been pretty lucky to be able to be in trials with people like melvin belli and be william kunsler, and i was going to mention jim coleman who used to be at wellman cutler when he represented ted bundy in the, some of his death penalty appeals. when you're in the presence of these great lawyers, it's really a spectacular feeling. you know, some of you may have heard, i don't know if some of you are watching boardwalk empire, anybody see the last episode where the arnold rothstein, the guy who fix bed the 1919 world series is preparing his legal defense, and one of the characters in the program says, arnold, you should be a lawyer. and he replies without sort of missing a beat, he says, no, i'd rather continue to make my living honestly. [laughter] so, you know, there's a lot of, there's a lot of lawyers in this country that sort of don't necessarily all shower praise on the legal profession. but fortunately, i've been able to be around some of the best and the greatest e, and when i used to do my 50 best lawyers story if for the washingtonian each year, usually i wo

even al melvin says, obviously the left and he's a republican from tucson, the left is trying to make the shooting into a political issue. it's a mental disorder problem, says the senator. i think the sheriff of pima county ought to stop and think about that a little bit. >> we received a threat at our political headquarters, pima -- pima county headquarters today, about speaking out about this and we'll pay the price for it. so we have received many threats, bomb threats, over the last two years. this all started in 2009, right after barack obama's inauguration. there were people putting signs up at various events of giffords' that were hateful. we had people coming to rallies saying, we came unarmed this time. i mean, this kind of hatred and vitriol has been out there ever since early in 2009. we've seen it here in pima county, week of seen it across this state and nation. so this is a good time for us to sit back, take a breath and evaluate the civility of political speech in the united states today. and i think that it calls for a serious examination of this, john. >> this is the

representative melvin e. watt of north carolina. representative vineny e. thompson, mississippi.ive shaka, 2nddistrict of pennsylvania. representative jesse jackson, j.r. representative of illinois. representative donna christianson, delegate virgin islands first black chair of the national caucus. davis, 7th district illinois. representative gregory meeks,. representative clay, first district, missouri. representative davis scott, 13th district georgia. representative gk butterfield, j.r., representative north carolina second vice chair congressional black caucus. representative al greene, 9th district texas. representative gwen moore, 5th district of wisconsin. representative evette clark. representative keith, 5th district minnesota. representative hank johnson 4th district georgia. representative law rayhal, california. representative johnson with congressional black caucus. representative donna edwards, 4th district maryland. representative marsha fudge, representative ohio. karen bass, representative california. representative happenson clark, distribute michigan. represent

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even al melvin says, obviously the left and he's a republican from tucson, the left is trying to makehe shooting into a political issue. it's a mental disorder problem, says the senator. i think the sheriff of pima county ought to stop and think about that a little bit. >> we received a threat at our political headquarters, pima -- pima county headquarters today, about speaking out about this and we'll pay the price for it. so we have received many threats, bomb threats, over the last two years. this all started in 2009, right after barack obama's inauguration. there were people putting signs up at various events of giffords' that were hateful. we had people coming to rallies saying, we came unarmed this time. i mean, this kind of hatred and vitriol has been out there ever since early in 2009. we've seen it here in pima county, week of seen it across this state and nation. so this is a good time for us to sit back, take a breath and evaluate the civility of political speech in the united states today. and i think that it calls for a serious examination of this, john. >> this is the jo

melvin, democratic line. caller: after the shooting, they should have put up systems to identify the individual. he should not have been able to buy a gun. it is unfortunate that he was able to shoot the congresswoman and kill those people but he a similar thing in than the virginia tech thing. host: you are referring to his mental state? caller: yes, the school identified him as a troubled person. they were afraid of him and put him out of school. host: we need to clarify for our viewers. under federal law, when it comes to mental state, a court has to show that they are mentally unstable or that they have been institutionalized for them to be prohibited from buying a gun. someone could have sought an evaluation but one was not done, so there was no official about the wish of of his mental state. caller: that is correct. it raises -- guest: that is correct. it raises the question of the obligation of the school, actively making and a violation after they have determined it is not appropriate for this individ

melvin, republican caller in statesboro, georgia, good morning. caller: there is more money in our defense then all of these nations in the world. i will make this analogy. my grandmother developed this all my life -- and this is just an analogy. bye-bye 15 guns every month. uy 15 day, i say, -- i b guns every month. one day, i say, if i have got to cut back on some of these guns that i am buying. i tell her, i do not need all of these guns to protect myself. the american people at some point after wake up and realize we are spending all of this money on defense, get, the first place we want to cut is -- and yet the first place we want to cut in social security which is not fair to people who have paid in the, to it all their lives. -- have paid into it all their lives. guest: i think you're absolutely correct. i serve on the appropriations committee and for years i have been trying to build momentum, really come on the outside for a push toward cutting this defense budget. i believe we need a strong national defense. but you can't talk -- cannot

i really -- it is an honor again, thank you greg melvin for your introduction of one title or another, emmanuel, barbara lee, congressman donnell payne, thank you for your leader -- donald payne, thank you for your leadership as chairman of the foundation. and congratulations on receiving the foundation's performing arts scholarship. it's important to recognize the talent congress us in many different ways. and what a great honor to receive that from the c.b.c. back to john f. kennedy. he said at the time, this nation was founded by men, men, of many nations and backgrounds and was founded on the principle that all men are created equal. and the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man is threatened. i did not really mean that as a source of humor, but in any event, the fact when the rights of one person are threatened, then the rights of every person are diminished. what we are facing now as we go forward, and emmanuel addressed this. is that if we are talking about the dignity and words of every person and everyone is equal, then it is really important in our so

melvin, democratic line.caller: after the shooting, they should have put up systems to identify the individual. he should not have been able to buy a gun. it is unfortunate that he was able to shoot the congresswoman and kill those people but he a similar thing in than the virginia tech thing. host: you are referring to his mental state? caller: yes, the school identified him as a troubled person. they were afraid of him and put him out of school. host: we need to clarify for our viewers. under federal law, when it comes to mental state, a court has to show that they are mentally unstable or that they have been institutionalized for them to be prohibited from buying a gun. someone could have sought an evaluation but one was not done, so there was no official about the wish of of his mental state. caller: that is correct. it raises -- guest: that is correct. it raises the question of the obligation of the school, actively making and a violation after they have determined it is not appropriate for this individu