he also said on march 18 when he came to memphis to support the sanitation strikers not only memphisut you're reminding the nation that it's a crime for people to live in this rich nation. the people who were fighting for $15 an hour minimum wage. a lot of young african-americans and they spent part of the date picketing mcdonald's and really pushing to do something about the economic situation. so this is from a wonderful scholar. king was a revolutionary fighter. and economic inequality. for the ongoing rebellion of the poor. i especially like the comment. you don't think of dr. king as dangerous. they certainly thought of king as a dangerous. he wasn't a revolutionary like it. he was a revolutionary who said let's change our world view. what a revolution in moral values. and that is what we are into right now. we have to overcome this effort. workers were out of luck. and number 45 it during the campaign said the problem is that wages are too high. all of these workers are getting paid too much. looking back as king. it's not just sent exercise it's really about what he have to te

we are going back to the streets on memphis and will win the battle in memphis. to win this battle. with are not going to give up on memphis. we're going to end poverty in memphis, and my brothers and onters, african-americans average make $15 an hour. there working poor, and it was an agenda then and it is an agenda today. said, around 6:00, went to the carousel play music, and esse, you are j late. left and he looked down and said, please play my favorite song tonight on the saxophone. and there was a knock against the store. -- this door. the impact hit him in the neck. never felt the pain. he was dead on the impact. martin, martin, we cannot leave us now. you can't leave us now. i got up to my room, room 305, and i called mrs. king, dr. king has been shot in the shoulder, but i couldn't say what i had seen. she got the call a few minutes later and said, he was dead. hefriends, -- my friends, was dead then, but he did not have the last word. atlanta is his bethlehem. the mason temple church of his cavalry. to som and not far from this cavalry is his resurrecti

james earl ray had arrived in memphis. i'm not going to take much time to talk about james earl ray because i want to keep this introduction as soon as possible. but i will say that the book profiles james earl ray and it describes his actions april 3 and april 4 in 1968 and also describes the uncanny series of lucky breaks and enabled him to murder king. the next day, april 4, things are at the hotel he meets with some aid and is in a melancholy mood. through all of the troubles in the challenges that he faced at times you may know this story. his room at the motel was on the second floor. the room opened up to a balcony and at 6:00 he is invited to dinner at the house of a local minister and goes to the balco balcony. he talks to some of his aides in the parking lot below and james earl ray is across the street in a house, fires his rifle, the bullet strikes him on the right side of his face and he drops instantly to the floor of the balcony. the ambulance rushes him to st. joseph's hospital and he is pronounced dead at

roslyn jordan al-jazeera memphis tennessee. well almost forty years after king's death the us elected its first black president barack obama obama and the current president donald trump a tributes to king promise you fought for could never be taken away his words his deeds they live on forever and the cause for which he gave his life only gauge strength and force and power with the passage of time because of him and his fellow marchers barricades began to fall and bigotry began to fade laws changed but sort of hearts and minds new doors of opportunity swung open for each new generation while black americans have made progress in the political arena since martin luther king's generation around the time of his death there were six black members of congress there are now more than forty in one nine hundred sixty seven cleveland became the first big city to elect a black mayor in the year two thousand nineteen of the fifty largest u.s. cities were run by black americans and as we mentioned in two thousand and eight barack obama rea

martin luther king, junior in memphis, tennessee. we go to memphis.ay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: this week, commemorations are being held to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of dr. martin luther king, jr. the civil rights leader and peace activist was gunned down april 4, 1968, on the balcony of his hotel room at the lorraine motel in memphis, tennessee. he was just 39 years old. king was in memphis to support striking sanitation workers, who he saw as being on the front lines of fighting poverty, and integral to his new initiative, the poor people's campaign. in the late 1960's, king recognized that the next phase in the quest for civil rights and equality would focus on the economic divide. that this demanding respect the dignity of labor. often we overlook the work and the significance of those who were not in professional jobs, those who are not in the so-called big jobs, but let me y to you tonight, that workver you are e

tender phenomena in memphis tennessee thank you alexandra. time for some sports news now and in football the champions league quarter finals by a minute came from behind to secure an away win against sylvia byron put on an impressive performance in the second half and tiago scored the winner in the two one victory and the night's other game champions round madrid demolished host eventis christiana hernando scored twice in the three nil when the return likes will be played next wednesday. and in tonight's champions league action liverpool host manchester city in the first leg of their quarterfinal the all english clash puts together two of europe's most high profile coaches and have already all that it also promises to be full of goals. magister city's march to this season's premier league title is nearly complete they lead the table in england by a country mile and single season records for points wins and goal difference are well within reach the only team to get the better of them liverpool in a high scoring thriller of a loss but city's co

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i was going to do a senior thesis on the 1968 strike in memphis. that's why king was in memphis. he was there assisting the sanitation workers who were on strike. and so i spent my days in the library at the university of memphis it was my first time really working with the special collections place. and it was really fun when i wasn't in the library i ate barbecue and biscuits that were way better than i head in massachusetts. in my youth. i also made it to the civil rights museum. what i learned there about the strike and the workers in memphis who had toiled in such degrading conditions in the local ministers that championed the cause. all of that really struck a deep chord and lingered with me and hovered over me. i've been wanting to return to the subject and wanting to figure out a way i could try to say something new about king's life into his death. that's what i tried to do here. i have just a couple of the selections that i want to read a short one and then a medium length one and also tell you a little bit more about what else is in the book just enough to pique your c

today, 32% poverty in memphis. time for a change., among african-americans, time for a change. 4 million high school seniors can register and vote, time for a change. 4 million african-americans in the south whose votes did not register, time for a change. if we say we do our best, god has a way of doing the way. too hard foring god. we fall down and get up again. we get off the ground. there is no place for a champion. as a champion let us rise. give my people, who were called by my name. hear from heaven, and god will heal us and our land. it is healing time. it is hope time, it is healing time. healing, hope. i am a man. i am a woman. i am god's child. i am somebody. respect me, protect me, never surrender. he did not die in vain. he did not thy in vain that she did not die in vain. hip power to the people. our to the people. thank god, martin luther king. thank god mandela. thank god for the reverend abernathy. thank god for the martyrs who paid the price. --nk god keep hope alive. keep hope alive. [cheering] [applause] >> justic

king was murdered in memphis. all through my formative years, this relentless movement was going on. it took that long to really convert me. it was fearful when i was young. i remember the atlanta temple was bombed. that was a first political event i remember. there were swastikas and anti-black slogans in the ruins of the atlanta temple in 1957, i believe. the civil rights era was scary. it was scary to white people, it scary to black people. if all of my thousands of interviews mean anything, don't believe everybody who says they were in the heart of the civil rights movement. most black people weren't either. it was a frightening time. i was amazed, but it started raising deep issues even for me , as a child developing a sense of sarcasm about what was going on while i was chasing girls and playing football. i remember some of my friends who were hostile across the racial lines were the ones that would sneak off to the stadium to hear what we call sanctified ray charles. we would go downtown to hear jackie wils

memphis. looking at the life, legacy and career of dr. king and what is next moving ahead. angressman john lewis, who is champion of the civil rights movement. rev. jessee jackson who was at the lorraine motel. one of those iconic photographs with his hand up in the air after the assassination of dr. king it 6:01 central time in memphis, tennessee. mary m wright ellman who is the defenseof the children fund. also from the black lives matter and women's march, their participation in this conversation live on c-span3. thank you for turning on -- joining us on this anniversary of dr. king's assassination. more coverage coming up on c-span television. everyone.ternoon, i just want to remind us all the reason why we are here. the only person this is about is dr. king. us to keep that in mind as we move forward. to standeautiful site here. it is incredibly humbling for me to stand here at this moment at this day. [applause] he was a man, a husband, a father, a son, a brother. .e was a preacher and a

. >>> and the powerful day of remembrance here at the lorraine motel in memphis 50 years since the loss of mlk. proof here today that his movement and his message lives on. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. 50 years ago tonight, tragedy put memphis at the cross roads of american civil rights history. and this evening attention turns to the motel, now museum, behind me and the ceremony taking place. the place that martin luther king jr. was felled by an assassin's bullet on this night in 1968. we'll hear from someone who stood on the motel balcony with king on that fateful tonight. >>> but our top story this evening is facebook, making several major headlines. its embattled ceo mark zuckerberg agreeing to testify before congress as we also learned today the siphoning of facebook user data by cambridge analytica was far bigger than first announced. our miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, facebook says the personal data of up to 87 million people, mostly in the u.s., was improperly shared with cambridge analytica. tens of million

we kempt thpt thinking memphis filthy city.time didn't realize the garbage sfriek was taking place. >> memphis sanitation workers walked off the job demanding equal pay and better conditions. on march day, fate would bring singers together with the siefl rights icon. dr. king jr. was in memphis to sta part workers and was at the lorain hotel. >> how many of you knew dr. king was staying here when you checked in? none of you knew that at all. off awe none of us knew. >> their choir director knew and planned an impromptu performance for king. >> i think the thing that put a gleam in our eyes was to know that we were going to sing now for dr. king. our idol. >> i was trying to find my pitch. >> did you find your pitch? >> yeah. ♪ hallelujah >> one of the last performances king would ever hear. he was just overwhelmed with it. i could see it in his face. >> it lasts just 1:48. but the impact was beyond measure. two weeks later, king was shot and killed at the lorain motel. >> we know it was important to sing for him. but we did not

we will take you to memphis. among those participating, reflecting on the king is this -- king legacy, what is next for african-americans in the nation in general. who wasman john lewis with dr. martin luther king and the founder of the defense fund for jesse jackson who was with dr. king outside room 306 at the lorraine motel in memphis, tennessee. we will hear from the cofounder of a current civil rights movement, black lives matter. tonightcoming up live 8:00 eastern time on c-span3. next up is mike from new york. you for having my call. i am calling because i watch these commemorations quite often. i find them to be very informative. i find too, that what is very i look at society today and both black and white and i find that we really do not understand or know our history. if we knew our history, and where we come from -- this is both black and white and i teach --rican history from most for almost over 20 years. knew our if we history, we would be very conscious of how we carry on today and our daily lives

he wrote it before he came to memphis. it was published after his funeral, in which he said, the american people are infected with racism. that is the problem. the american people are also infected with democratic idealism. there is our hope. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, education week reporter madeleine well discusses teacher pay and benefits. and author and commentator sophia nelson joins us to talk about the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's assassination. and we are live in helena, montana for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals to her. with montana him a credit lieutenant-governor mike clooney who will be on to talk about top policy issues in his state. we will -- be sure to watch washington journal we

hehe spoke at the mamason templn memphis.t becamee h his final speecech. >> i d't knknow what will happen nowow. wewe have got some difficulties ahahead. but it really doesn'n't matter wiwith me now because i h have n to the mountaintop. like anybody, i would like to live a lg life. longevity has itits place. bubut i'm not concerned about tt now. will.st want to d do god's and hehe has allowowed me to gop to the mountain. and i have looked over and i have seen n the promised land. not get there witith you, but i want you t to know tonight that we a people will get too ththe omised land.d. so i am happy tonight.. i am not worried about anything. i am not feaearing any m man. mimine eyes hahave seen the glof the coming of the lord. amy: dr. martin luther king speaking 50 years ago today in memphis, tennessee, on 3, 1968. aprilless than 24 hours later, king was gunned down by a sniper's bullet on the balcony of the lorraine motel. we're joined now by the reverend james lawson, civil rights icon, pastor emeritus at the home and u

martin luther king was gunned down in memphis. we will speak to the reverend james lawson, who king praised in the final speech. >> i want to commend the preacher under the leadership of these noble men, james lawson, one who has been in this struggle for many years, has been to jail struggling, has been kicked out of venerable university, but he is still going on fighting for the rights of his people. amy: plus, we will speak to historian michael honey, author of the new book "to the promised land: martin luther king and the fight for economic justice." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the environmental protection agency said monday it will radically weaken fuel efficiency and emissions standards on u.s. automobiles, setting up a clash with states that impose tougher regulations in a bid to curb catastrophic climate change. environment protection agency had scott pruitt changes will ,oll back obama-era rules including a requirement that u.s. cars

memphis.t drive out darkness. only light can do that. he also said hate can't drive out hate. only love can do that. you need to love everybody and cut out the foolishness because love is what love does, and i love you. god bless you. [applause] >> let us now here from a co-laborer of dr. king, the rev. jessee jackson. [applause and cheers] [applause and cheers] rev. jackson: i am somebody. i am somebody. i am a man. i am a man. respect me, protect me, never neglect me. i am somebody. stop the violence, save the children. stop the violence, save the children. keep hope alive. keep hope alive. he lives, he lives, he lives, he lives your let me hear you scream like you really mean this. [screaming] rev. jackson: my brothers and my sisters, it is a bit difficult standing here again today. i see brother bill lucy sitting here who was here 50 years ago. i was blessed by god to come back here 50 years later. every time the scab comes off, the sore is still raw. this is the site of the crucifixion. n

the film footage from the memphis television station. what had been on the air and what had not. i went through all of this. i am sitting there looking at an outtake of a white reporter on the night dr. king was killed, in memphis, in the hospital, trying and the reporter was saying, what did you see? did dr. king say anything? did you see the shooter? he kept asking all these questions. i think he was in shock. i think he didn't say a word. i had what i used to call the standard civil rights interview. i was his best friend. wasn't very useful. all of a sudden, this reporter got so frustrated that he said, what happened tonight, can you tell me when you first met martin luther king? like that, he snapped out of his , young man, id first met martin luther king on a cold and rainy january day in 1954 when he arrived at my of ourge in the company profit, learned mentor, vernon john. he started telling vernon john stories. this reporter couldn't get him to talk it all about the assassination, couldn't shut him off -- shut him up. i said thi

so he made a couple trips to memphis and his final trip to memphis, he landed on april 3 , set to leave a mark on the eight. he was going to organize the community before leaving the march and he gave this amazing speech on the night of april 3 where some people believe he foretold of his actual death when he said i may not get there with you but i know we as a people will get to the promised land and it was quite an amazing speech because there was sort of tornado conditions in memphis, 3000 people came out and it was the thunder and the amazing rain outside, and then this feeling inside this mason temple where king spoke and then the next day, in the evening he was gone. and that's where my book picks up. i'll review just the beginning couple of pages to start off here. okay. before the evening performance of april 4, 1968, and doctor robertshaw put down his baton and stood to address atlanta symphony audience. he announced martin luther king jr. had been killed. and atlanta of course where martin luther king was born and grew up and lived at the time. the concertgoers brass gasped an

of course, it here in memphis it was the epicentre. been coming to the national civil rights museum, which is higher mac housed now in the lorraine motel where doctor king was assassinated. and it was interesting to see people going on there to learn about his life and death. and 110w learn about his life and death. and now you can see people around me, people are still milling about, still reflecting on the day, taking in what they heard them where to go from here. because here in memphis, we have spoken to activists from the black lives matter campaign, to others, and they think it is important to heed doctor king's call that silence is the enemy, that they must speak out, that they must call oui’ must speak out, that they must call our injustice, that the time is right to do the right thing. so that is what we have been hearing from activists, going around trying to get people registered to vote, trying to figure out the next steps. and so you have a lot of that in memphis at the moment. let's take a look at some of the day's other

bells told as well in memphis. cbs news special correspondent james brown is there. ( bell ringing ) >> reporter: the bells told 39 times, first in memphis and across the country, for each year dr. king lived. in atlanta, king's three living children marked their father's death with a wreath laying at their parents' crypt. ivndreds gathered at the national civil rights museum to honor his legacy. snderneath the balcony of what was the lorraine motel's room 306, where dr. martin luther king jr. was struck down by an assassin's bullet. king's longtime lieutenant, jesse jackson, was in the hotel parking lot 50 years ago, and today he spoke from the balcony. >> there's hope, there's healing in this tug-of-war for the soul of america. should we go forward with hope and healing or backwards by hurt and hate? h reporter: many flocked to the national king memorial in washington, d.c., where crowds paused to mourn and others marched. and in indianapolis, where robert f. kennedy told the crowd of king's death... >> i had a m

i would like to again thank our partner for this symposium which ,s the university of memphis cecil c humphreys school of law. can you give them a round of applause, please? [applause] is president rudd in the room? he is not here, ok. the university has been an incredible partner on this endeavor as week launched our 50th commemoration and we are so appreciative of their willingness to participate with us. as we stated this morning, events like these do not happen without committed friends and sponsors. please look in your program and see our list of sponsors on page 15 of your program. for today's lunch, blue cross blue shield of tennessee is our presenting sponsor. welcomingn me in kasha winston. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. good afternoon. i'm a little short. winston andkasha it's my pleasure to be here today to honor martin luther king jr. and represent blue cross blue shield of tennessee. of king's dream is a part who i am. like many of you, i was born right here in memphis, tennessee and the experiences of our family before, during, and after the civil rights

did most ofe trey the interviews about memphis. he said, i have to go to memphis.es, it is a diversion, but it is from jim lawson and of these people don't personify with the poor people's campaign is going to be about, nobody does. once again, he drags his staff to memphis as a diversion from the poor people's campaign. amy: taken from there. time they -- every wanted to go north, when he wanted to go against the war, he was getting this pushback from his staff. and now they're such dissent, he has a little hunger strike. it is the first time he says he can't get through to them and yesterday something extreme so they will listen to him. to me, an extraordinary moment is when he goes to the first memphis march and it goes badly unclear people -- it is what the reasons are, but some people in the back are taking march is a disaster. i am most impressed by dr. king when he is on the film and says, yes, it was terrible and i should have done a better job organizing this march. i should not he just jumped in sight unseen into this march. there is not a single person w

it was a glorious day in memphis.was a day to celebrate all that is possible in god's imagination. and as we move forward, we are committed to work in memphis to live into the beloved community. we are not so naive as to ignore the challenges we have before us, but we believe intensely in a world built on justice, mercy and the goodness of god. our rallying cry at crosstown is that we are better together. diversity in all its forms makes us stronger. so i invite you to wander through our building tonight, to taste what is here, and tomorrow come back with your sleeves rolled up to help us build a community in memphis where dr. king can rest. welcome to crosstown. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, frederick yonet. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the moment that i wake up, just for the life i fake my makeup. my mama said i came from the hustlers and the shaker. he said take us back to where we belong, try to write a song sweet as the song. wear my heart on my sleeve, through the maze and the season so

he also runs the online site memphis noticias.s is duran beginning his coverage of the protest on april 3. >> this protest is going to be held in front of -- let me tell you the purpose of this demonstration. as you can see, everything is getting ready here. this protest is happening because of different reasons. one of them is that according to the demonstrators and the organizations participating in this march, the reason for the protest is that due process is not being respected. reporting livean on facebook. the 15 minutes later several , other journalists covered demonstrators crossing a street bound together in chains, police stepped in to arrest an activist. several officers then turned to duran and ordered him to get out of the street. this is footage from duran's phone. >> get out of the street. get on the sidewalk. get on the sidewalk. get back. amy: that is what officer sang "get him, guys," before duran's phone falls to the ground. this confrontation between police and activists escalates, with two women trying to prot

king came to memphis to focus on. in fact in some ways they've gotten worse. >> reporter: mindful of that, the future of the civil rights movement will be a focus of today's events right here. beginning at 9:00 a.m. local time, the stage behind me will be filled with speakers, performances, and tributes from academics like professor michael eric dyson to civil rights leaders like jesse jackson and religious leaders like father michael pfleger, even a performance by al green. it certainly promises to be a memorable day, gayle. >> such a very important day, james, and so many people need to be reminded. thank you so much. when we listen to that speech he gave in memphis the day before, it gives me goosebumps when he says i may not get to the promised land with you, the day before. >> what's amazing also is in that speech he reflects back on his stabbing in 1958 and all that would not have happened if he had died ten years earlier. >> a nonviolent man who died in such a violent way. we will check back in with james in th

assassinated at the lorraine motel in memphis, tennessee. the nobel peace prize winner was in the city to support a sanitation worker strike. up next on reel america, a special report from the day after the assassination. news anchor harry reasoner and many correspondents report on widespread burning and looting in washington, d.c. and chicago and the reaction of president lyndon johnson and other leaders. the report also includes a segment from memphis showing where and how the assassination happened. and martin luther king's body lying in state in a funeral home. >> i am the resurrection and the light says the lord. whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. the lord gave, the lord hath taken away. blessed be the name of the lord. harry: good evening, this is harry reasoner. a day after the death of dr. martin luther king the nation has two questions. one, has the murder of been one, has the murderer have been caught? he has not. authorities say they will catch them. two, what has the effect been? the nation has not caught fire,

cbs news, memphis. >> dr. king's body came home on a plane chartered by new york senator, robert kennedy. hundreds of people took the time off from their jobs together in the overcast weather. his chief aides were joined by by atlanta mayor, ivan allen who earlier was banned from participating in a black negro march. many stood quietly as after king's wife and children left the plane. the rain stopped just before the plane arrived. ladd that motorcade from the airport through downtown atlanta to a funeral home a few blocks away from the state capital. another crowd of 500 waited there. mrs. king took the children into the home. she met with friends and family to make plans for the funeral. his brother, reverend a.d. king came here from the will avail. -- from louisville. the acting president of the southern christian leadership conference, reverend abernathy, spoke to the people t. >> may i have your attention. he was a man that did not believe in violence. he lived in nonviolence. >> yes god! >> he lived it a

ron christie is in memphis.uther king was alive today he would be excited about something and certainly the black middle classes in america have come on enormously since the i960s. but he spoke about political divisiveness and america under the republican party today and this particular president. well on april four 1968 when he was assassinated doctor king was aged 39. fast forward 15 years if he were still with us he would be impressed by the level of education many african americans have and that we have had the first african american president. so his marching against police brutality, those issues are with us still but there is much to be thankfulfor with us still but there is much to be thankful for and a lot of positive progress that has taken place. thank you very much for joining us there. it is interesting when you look at martin luther king, winnie no one in american history on this issue has replaced him, there is no one person that has the stature of martin luther king. and he was just 39 when he di

he also runshe onlinsisite memphis notiasas.s is dun n begiing g hi coverage of the protest on april 3. >> this protest is going to be held in front of -- let me tell you the purpose of this demonstration. as you can see, everything is getting ready here. this protest is happening because of different reasons. one of them is that according to the demonstrators and the organizations participating in ththis march, the reason for the protest is that due process is not being respected. reporting livean on facebook. the 15 minutes later several , other journalists covered demonstrators crossing a street bound together in chains, police stepped in to arrest an activist. several officers then turned to duran and ordered him to get out of the street. this is footage from duran's phone. >> get out of the street. get on the sidewalk. get on the sidewalk. get back. amy: that is what officer sang "get him, guys," before duran's phone falls to the ground. this confrontation between police and activists escalates, with two women trying to pro

and then i got into memphis.s that were out, or what would happen to me with some of our sick white brothers. well, i don't know what will happen now. we have got some difficulties ahead. but it really does not matter with me now. because i have been to the mountaintop. [applause] .> i don't mind like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i am not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain, and i have looked over, and i have seen the promised land. i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. [cheers and applause] >> i am not worried about anything. i am not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. >> minister, leader, and the youngest of the king children, please welcome dr. bernice king. [applause] dr king: god bless you. bishop blake, others, all of the church of god in christ, my brothers and sisters, this is not on the

fifty years since the assassination of the american civil rights leader dr martin luther king in memphis tennessee we'll look at his legacy and the state of race relations in the u.s. today. i bring goff it's good to have you with us tonight the struggle to discover the truth between britain and russia. is far from over moscow failed today in a bid to gain access to the investigation into the poisoning of sergei script all and his daughter on british soil now that attempt came and then emergency meeting of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons or now russia says it wants a united nations security council meeting to take up the topic of the nerve agent attack and it's hacked in which russia remains the chief suspect reasoning of the script files full to done by among others the u.k. . russia in common with other countries on the executive committee. has been sidelined from this investigation. we are told that we can only be informed about the result of the investigation done by experts of the w n england if the british wish it. but knowing how british so-called partners

it was a glorious day in memphis. it was a day to celebrate all that was possible in god's imagination. we are committed to work in memphis in the beloved community. we are not so naive to ignore the challenges we have before us. intensely in a world --lt on justice, mercy diversity in all its forms makes us stronger. i invite you to wander through our building tonight to gaze at what is here. tomorrow, come back with your sleeves rolled up to help us build a community in memphis. welcome to crosstown. [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, >> ladies and gentlemen, frederick yonet. ♪ ♪ ♪ mama said i came from the ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ the moment that i wake up, just for the life i fake my makeup my mama said i came from the hustlers and the shaker he said take us back to where we belong, i try to write a song sweet as the song wear my heart on my sleeve, through the maze and the season so amazing, the seasons are amazing, earthquakes, wars and rumors, we're more than consumers we're more than shooters we're more than looters cr