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that's myrlie evers-williams. thank you so much for your time. god bless you.e love you. >> thank you for you. >> thank you. >> all right. >> and on saturday august 24th, we will be in washington, d.c., for the national action to realize the dream: 50th march on washington, the 50th anniversary, we're going back, our fight for progress is far from over and we'll continue to push forward for dr. king's dream to become a reality for all of us. coming up, health care is a big issue at the essence festival and in the city of new orleans, that's next. this is a special edition of "politicsnation" live from new orleans. stay with us. wi drive a ford fusion. who is healthier, you or your car? i would say my car. probably the car. cause as you get older you start breaking down. i love my car. i want to take care of it. i have a bad wheel - i must say. my car is running quite well. keep your car healthy with the works. $29.95 or less after $10 mail-in rebate at your participating ford dealer. so you gotta take care of yourself? yes you do. you gotta take care of your ba

coretta after she lost martin, myrlie after medgar was taken away.like you, was robbed of a beloved son when she lost emmett. when we were overwhelmed by our emotions, the sadness, the anger, the helplessness, they, you, were what we needed you to be. a enroll of strength and endurance. a sign that you and we could carry on. but sybrina, i want you to know that i see you, not the symbol or the sign, but the human being, the mother who lost her son, the woman knitting herself back together during every commercial break on thursday night, steeling herself to go on, who when asked by reverend sharpton what you would say to george zimmerman, found the faith that you have turned to so often and said this. >> i would tell him my favorite bible words, which is proverbs 3, 5, and 6. and i would tell him how i felt, which is, you shed innocent blood and you're going to have to account for that. and i would pray for him. i really would. >> so, i looked up your favorite verse, proverbs, chapter 3, versuses 5 and 6, which reads, "trust in the lord with all your