sharpton blueberry pie lifetime achievement award.12 draws to a close, we look around and ask ourselves who has the most blueberry pie on his face? there was plenty to go around this year, but there was only one man who could walk away with the revvie. >> do you believe ohio is settling? >> no, i don't. >> i think this is premature. i don't know what the outcome is going to be. but you should -- we got to be careful about calling things when we have 991 votes separating the two candidates. >> yes, yes. karl rove for predicting mitt romney would win the election with 279 electoral votes. for losing $400 million in campaign cash. and of course for his manic meltdown on election night. you walk away with the alfred c. sharpeton blueberry pie lifetime achievement award. congratulations, karl. and enjoy your pie. we'll be right back. >>> the revvies will be right back with predictions. plus awards for the best and worst political performer of the year. you're watching a special edition of "politicsnation" with al sharpton. the second annua

well, folks, professor sharpton has a few tips for them. you definitely want to stick around. >>> and the reverend dr. martin luther king as you've never heard him. the great civil rights leader talking about his work, his fears and his sacrifices in the struggle. you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] house rule number 46. what's good for the pot... is even better for the cup. new single serve cafe collections from maxwell house. now available for use in the keurig k-cup brewer. always good to the last drop. that make kids happy. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> have you joined the "politics nation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. the president's new white house portrait. joy says i love his smile, he looks so confident. we decided to do a poll to see which portrait our fans pref preferred. his first or his new one. and the portrait won in a l

so we cannot stop, reverend sharpton. the keyword is action.n election for the position of secretary of state. >> is houston going to run again for that position? >> he is going to run. he's announced that he is going to run. but i'll tell you that the democratic party, we're going to have a tough candidate that we're going to put up. but most importantly, we cannot be, like you said, at the inauguration and we're celebrating. well, while we're celebrating, they are organizing, the republican party is organizing and getting the movie going. we're going to be keeping the infrastructure in place to make sure that we do have a secretary of state in place that is going to have a right type of policies. as you know, reverend jackson -- i mean reverend sharpton, i have gone out and gotten the u.s. attorney general to come in and go to ohio and we're going to ask him to come back into ohio. it needs to be investigated. >> no u, you're asking him to come into ohio and investigate what? >> investigate provisional ballots, for example. >> we're going to

. >>> reverend al sharpton teams up on a cold case. plus, turning on your faucet only to find flammable water. details coming up next. >>> well, it's a yearly favorite. video of the water skiing squirrel. twiggy will be performing at the boat show in den very this weekend and word has it she'll be sporting a denver broncos life jacket. she and her owner travel all over the world promoting water and boat safety. here's other news making news in america. in western pennsylvania police believe a squabble between two students ballooned into a pair of two full-square brawls with 70 people. authorities can tipped off by a youtube video that shows students and adults throwing blows. >>> and in ohio, a combustible water supply has turned one home into a recipe for disaster. the family discovered elevated levels of methane and chloride in the tap water after a lit candle caused the kitchen sink. investigators are stunned. >>> also until ohio, surveillance cameras in a gas station caught a vicious beating. a robber battered an owner before getti

al sharpton teams up with tyler perry on a cold case. >>> and turning on your faucet only to find flammable water. denails next. >>> we couldn't help ourselves. it is a yearly favorite. video of the water skiing squirrel. twiggy will be performing at the boat show in den very this weekend and word has it she'll be sporting a denver broncos life jacket. she and her owner travel all over the world promoting water and boat safety. >>> stories making news across america. l.a. police are on the hunt for two armed robbers after they held mall employees hostage for several hours. s.w.a.t. team members executed a raid on the nordstrom rack store. 14 employees were found safe in a back room but the gunmen were gone. in ohio xuftable water supplies turned one home in a recipe for das per. the family discovered elevated levels of methane and chloride in the tap water after a lit candle caused the kitchen sink to flame up with the combustible mix. investigators are sturmd since there are no signs of water contamination in neighbors homes. >>> al sharpton and ben gelis are calling on the fbi to find a m

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the reverend al sharpton. just want to remind everybody about the second amendment issues here with that and, the phrasing, well regulated militia being necessary for a supreme court toif a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. in '08 the supreme court upheld that ruling by saying we have a reasonable relationship to the efficiency of a well regulated militia. scalia acknowledging this pro-gun interpretation only protecting the arms that are used in a militia. ed, i get back to my point, don't we need to establish what type of guns fall into the second amendment to be sold to a free society before we decide that there needs to be legislation and gun control? it's not about taking people's guns away. shouldn't it be about establishing what kind of guns we're allowed to have? >> you can go down the road of manufacturing. you can't limit what kind of firearms can be manufactured in the country. i think mr. scalia is one part of the equation, but he is not the total equa

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead? a day of history on gun safety. and an ugly reaction from the right wing. today, president obama proposed the boldest, most sweeping changes in gun laws since the assassinations of martin luther king and robert kennedy. 23 executive actions now signed and are called for a new law that would include universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-can pa -- high-capacity ammunitions. it's a chance for all americans to come together. already, we're hearing the same old hysterical voices on the right. senator marco rubio saying the president is abusing his power. the governor of mississippi claiming the president is anti-constitutional and vowing to pass a state law overriding the white house. rush limbaugh, accusing the president of using kids as human shields. but the lowest of the low was that video put out by the nra. dragging the president's children into the debate. >> are the president's kids more important than you

reverend sharpton said selling the dog -- dolls is offensive to them. >>> and he is the man behind onethis year's best picture nominations. at 6, the former cia agent turned rider and inspiration for argo. the pitch they waiting for. tomorrow, they make their way to the west wing. >> and this may look like a doctor's office, but it's one of the new medical marijuana dispenseries. we'll take you on a tour coming up.  . >>> jerry sandusky emerged from prison to attend a hearing today. the lawyers argued that he deserves's new trial because the defense didn't have enough time to prepare. he is serving a 30 to 60-year sentence and he was convicted last year of 45 counts of child sex abuse and he maintains his innocence. >>> new details surrounding the chicago lottery winner who died of cyanide poisoning. they show the wife is battling the estates. her husband died last july days before he was to collect the winnings. his wife is not a suspect and repeatedly deny good involvement in his death. >>> and look at the dramatic video out of wisconsin. an armed robber g

>> no, al sharpton shut up for once. the guy from the islamic whatever, shut up. everybody just shut up. they are just trying to make money. i don't care. i am so tired of the feaux fictitious running up to a mic stand. what i want is an action figure of amarosa or bill. i want an action figure of bill. what would be his kryptonite? i am not sure. >> you use bill and amarosa in the same sentence. they are interchangeable. >> i want to see them fighting. >> we have similar hair. >> i am begging you, please address this topic without saying anything offensive. >> all righty, i will give it a whirl. >> somebody look up the word whirl. what does that mean? >> oh my god. in 1880 it meant -- >> i don't see any problem with it. the film itself i guess spike lee was giving it slack also. it seems to be empowering. i don't think it is historically accurate. it is a movie but as far as action figures go i would rather have the zed and gimp play set. a lot more fun. blowtorch and ply yes, sirs sold separately. >> i have less of a problem with this than the old anna tom mickl

probably only going to be able to get it online, but al sharpton has a boycott going on.f people are upset about the action figure. >> and we should mention that al sharpton has a show on msnbc. >> yes. >>> he may have promised no more, but psy is out with a new version, we're going to get to hear it during the super bowl? >> my gosh, yes. he said he would never do it again, retire gangnam style. it's 2013. just yesterday or tuesday, he recorded a commercial for a net company. in it he's going to don pill tausche i don't pistachio-colored suit, and it's going to be all over our tv. the video has gone viral. we'll see displays all over the supermarks. oh, joy, aren't we excited? >> thanks for putting that back in our head. >> at least he says he's going to change the words. >> strike while the iron is hot. thank you, georgia. >>> speaking of heat. it's really heating up out there. georgia -- veronica. >> if you thought today was mild, wait until the weekend. it will feel like april around here. take a look at the current temperatures across the area. we're at 534 degrees,

and action figures from "jango unchained" is from civil rights leaders and also al sharpton. and why is president obama nominating nothing but white males to the cabinet positions? the war on women continues straight ahead. greg? >> thanks, andy. >> you disgust me, greg. i was going to tell you why. >> why? >> it was only about maybe a month ago you were mocking me mercilessly for wearing a v neck sweater with a collar outside of it. >> really? >> yes. >> this is what happens when you leave your stuff at my place. >> you are just a little filth bucket. >> i am curious, you mentioned john cook. is that the john cook who lives in prospect heights? >> it might be. i'm not sure. jay in brooklyn -- >> in brooklyn? i think so. >> we can get his address. >> i don't know, maybe so. see you later, jerk. let's welcome my first guest. i am here are harris falkner, that's her name. and if hilarity were a gift card i would plow him at the olive garden. he is the co-host of the opie and anthony show. and in maine she considered a tackle box. it is bill schulz. and she knows hot stocks like

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, president obama won. this president has no time to waste and he's using it to push for change on gun control, on immigration, on climate change, on ending the ban on women serving in combat. he's got a full agenda. and it was on full display today. remember all of that bluster from governor romney about undoing wall street reform, letting consumers fend for themselves? yeah, not going to happen. today, the president nominated hits to both the sec and the consumer protection bureau. the message? we're moving forward. anyone guess where we'll be if the other side were in charge? >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that: he can't do that to himself. >> that chair, that chair was the sill bomb of everything wrong with the gop. an embarrassment on the biggest stage. the gop literally became a joke. wonder where that chair is today? here it is, the clint eastwood chair. it's been given a place of honor in the rnc cha

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you fr tuning in. tonight's lead show down over defense. today, the president officially nominated his choice for defense secretary. vietnam veteran and former gop senator chuck hagel of nebraska. already, republicans are signaling a major fight over his nomination. they apparently think the president should have the right to pick his own team, even though hagel has all the qualifications for the job. >> chuck hagel is the leader that our troops deserve. this day, chuck bears the scars and the shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. chuck hagel's leadership of our military would be historic. he would be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. one of the few secretary who is have been wounded in war. and the first vietnam veteran to lead the department. in chuck hagel, our troops see a decorated combat veteran of character and strength. they see one of their own. >> hagel was twice awarded the purple heart, a two-term senator who served on

. >> al sharpton is another guy. he wanders the hall around here.ou enjoy doing. >> he's your favorite. >> it is my favorite, because he's colorful, powerful. i played all these colorful, powerful dudes. you can see, i got nothing, you know, i'm, like, bland compared to the guys i play. >> show us a little sharpton. what does he do that's unique? >> he is utterly himself, very unique to just be yourself, you know. how does he go -- you know -- i grew up here in brooklyn, and i would come home from school and my mother would make blueberry pie. i would sneak some of the pie. she would say, you sneak pie. i said, no, i didn't sneak pie, but i would have blueberry all over my face. that's how i feel about republicans. they say, oh, no, we didn't wreck the economy. but they got blueberry all over their face. they were the ones eating the pie! >> that was so good. we love you. the garden of laughs comedy event, this saturday, january 26th at madison square garden. the best, the best. >> and the smooth sounds of aaron neville. live performance from his ne

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, republicans get ready to crumble. for weeks they've been threatening to shut down the government and drive us into default, threatening to hold the economy hostage by demanding massive cuts to the safety net. the ransom? an ax to medicare, medicaid, and social security. they want to shred and destroy programs americans need to survive. but the president is standing up to the bullies. and he's already winning. he's already winning this fight just like he won the election. just like he won the debate over raising taxes on the rich. and the american people are behind him. a new poll shows 52% approve of the president's handling of the fiscal cliff deal that raised taxes on the wealthy just 31% support speaker boehner. 57% say president obama got more of what he wanted. just 20% say that about the gop. republicans may not be good at a lot of things, but i do think they can read the poll numbers. they know their approach isn't working which

sharpton called the dr. king day and inauguration weekend and intersection of history. what a nice day it was outside for that too. got up to like 61,. >> yesterday was gorgeous. >> certainly not what we expected. >> i think everybody was presently expected to the up side on yesterday's daytime high. it was a good 10 degrees warmer than most of the forecasts were expecting. today will be in the mid-40s. if you are leaving had head downtown in the next hour or two, it is cold. temperature have fallen back in the mid-30s. check out dulles and bwi marshall. both freezing or even colder. going to an an interesting day. i think we'll start the day with some sunshine. as we get into the afternoon hours, we'll have this arctic front approaching from the north and west. it is truly an arctic boundary. later tonight, temperatures are going to fall into the teen and low 20s and we won't get out of the 20s for a couple of days starting tomorrow. it will be really cold around here, some of the coldest air we've had in a couple of years starting tonight and tomorrow. a mix of cloud

>> absolutely, reverend sharpton. thanks for having me on the show. >> thank you for coming. >> frankly, we need leadership from all of our rep zen tifrs. and, you know, we demand courage from them. but, frankly, you know, it shouldn't take much courage to stand up to the nra. courage is, you know, facing down the barrel of a gun. and, you know, my daughter did that. and there were 16 other injured students at virginia tech who did that. and who stand with us in this area. you know, in my opinion, the nra should not even be at the table. i don't see reports from them. i don't see studies from them. i don't see activities from them. i don't see policies from them. that contribute to the public safety debate. i listen to law enforcement on this issue. and they are clearly leading the charge to get background checks on all gun buyers and policies that would save lives and keep our neighborhood safe. everyone deserves to live gun violence-free. >> now, clarence, you've been covering stories for a while. the fact that gabb

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, for repeat's sake. did you hear the big news? the gop wants a republican renewal. get to the route of their grand problem. so let's see what they're offering. what's the take from their hero, paul ryan? i decided to not comment between the election and the inauguration. all of the statements and all of the comments needed me to believe that he's thinking more of a political conquest than a political compromise. >> pity party. table for one, please. the gop is stuck on this one. the president obamas trying to destroy the gop. trying to shove them into the dust pan of history. here's a hint. president obama doesn't need to do that. republicans are doing it just fine all by themselves. for all their bluster about change, gop leaders insist on no overall at all is needed. one gop official everyone says "we don't need a new pair of shoes, we just need to shine our shoes. shine their shoes? that's not goods enough. republicans need to try wal

. >> he is not sharpton. >> no. >> that's fine. there is a reason why al sharpton is not president. i like al sharpton. but that's to be understood. he is a president of the united states of america. that requires a lot more than just one group. >> first term is over. into the second term here on the full court press. happy inauguration day. >> this is "the bill press show." going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. this is "the full court press: the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: thirty-three minutes after the hour, a big, big day in our nation's capitol and around the country as president obama takes the oath of office for his second t

reverend al sharpton, you'll be back later this hour.coming up next, former senator from south carolina jim demint joins us. >>> and later, "time's" rick stengel and "fortune's" andy serwer. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. >>> 22 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now from washington, former republican senator of south carolina, jim demint. senator demint recently wrote about why he chose to leave the senate and head to the heritage foundation. in "the washington post," he wrote, in part, this. "the right ideas have the power to change the course of america, which is why the place to launch a conservative revival is the heritage foundation. it used to be said that willie mays's glove was where triples went to die. while congress has become the place where good ideas go to die. in contrast, think tanks such as heritage use objective analysis to discover buy ideas work or don't. conservative policies have proved their worth time and time again. if we're not communicating in a way that makes sense, t

laura ingram says he sounds more like sharpton than reagan.t like they're getting the poiblt. in reality, what he's saying is to get them to really clean up their act. and he said this in the context. if they're ever going to win a national election again. why would you get angry at somebody trying to help you overcome something that is defeating you? >> and why get angry at someone that is so well respected in the country and is trying to shepherd your party into a new era. president obama won with a new majority. he won among women, asians, blacks, latinos, young people. what colin powell is trying to shepherd the republican party and say you can't dress it up. you can't put four or five people in front of the camera and call yourself diverse. not only does the republican party have a problem with diversity, they also have an authenticity problem. people would scratch their head and say are you being sincere? and colin powell is trying to lead that way. and he's not the only one within the republican party. look at jeb bush doing the same th

al sharpton ran in 2004 along with former senator.t like black folks ran behind their cam paint although president obama was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. you can't assume that african-american voters are going jump behind anybody who's running. david dinkins, first black mayor of new york. still the first black mayer. lee brown, first black mayor of houston. he estill the first black mayor. you have examples of what you had first and you did not have successors follow them for a variety of reasons. >> a variety of reasons and certainly it would depend on president obama being a two-term president. nobody's going to elect a democrat if his term is a disaster but we're not talking carol moseley braun or al sharpton. we're talking about people with star power and qualifications. what president obama showed is all else being equal -- >> they're very obamaesque both of them. >> let me remind you. she was a former senator. it's not enough to say just because you're black you're going to automatically get the same kind of support

joining us is the host of "politics nation," the reverend al sharpton. thank you for taking time out of your new year's eve. and i'm sure that this is a subject of great interest to you. >> no, it is a very much -- of a concern to me. and one of the things that i'm very happy about if this deal is voted in, is that people that are depending on unemployment insurance will be spared. i think that people must remember that there were hundreds of thousands of people that depend on unemployment insurance, that are looking at this with very deep concern because it comes out of their hide, and many of them are surviving on this. i think it also deals with the students. it deals in eitc. there are things that the conservatives get in terms of the estate tax. but let's not forget those that had to really deal with whether or not they will be able to sustain themselves if we went over the cliff, and there was no solution yet. it is almost like the ham and egg sandwich. some people that would only drop an egg are complaining when the -- the pig that would have lost

if a knife used in an attack, god forbid and follow al sharpton and ban knifes in america. psycho tropic drug use, video movies and video games, if america wants to prevent future tragedies, many things we can do. my advice, if we protect, for example, our money, our politicians, our hollywood stars, they have armed security. maybe it's time that our children get the same armed security. maybe retired police officers and then we're not going to have to take away the rights of law abiding citizens and that, my friends, is how we go about saving america. and joining me now to debate this important top, republican congressman tom cotton of arkansas and democratic congressman of california. gentlemen, welcome to "hannity". >> hi, sean. >> thanks for having me on for the first time. >> sean: welcome aboard. two young congressmen. glad you're here. congressman, do you support gun control? i support gun safety measures, i grew up in a family of gun owners and hunters and i went hunting with my dad as a kid and you know, deep respect for the second amendment and the culture of our

the only place that puzzles me is when secretary duncan when reverend sharpton and i went around. i think we were going around on behalf of the children. public education can be publicly funded as long as it is open to everyone. it cannot have restrictions, so i want to find a way to get to schools. if you can tie the money to performance, and you can ensure there is rapid change in any building where the children are not being served well, i would be much more comfortable, and i am willing to go to 15 children per classroom. i think that point is exactly right. >> is the speaker right or wrong. >> it is dead wrong. i do not want to waste in a time we vouching -- rehashing the voucher argument. we killed that 20 years ago. the conservatives do not call it vouchers' anymore. they have sweeter terms. bikes are charter schools the answers -- >> our charters was the answer? >> there are a few that get attention because they are cleverly selective of today admit and some selective of who gets in them in the first place. charter schools, especially the ones that targeting corporate mone

reverend al sharpton and king's son, martin luther king the third went to the ceremony. the civil rights legend is honored with a national holiday monday. the president plans to pay tribute to king by using a bible owned by the civil rights leader as he takes the public oathth of office. stay with fox 5 for all the latest on the inauguration from ceremonies to the parade. we have everything you need to know if you are heading downtown. it's on air or online at myfoxdc.com. we will be on the air tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. >>> coming up, getting ready for the inaugural parade. the floats are lining up. we got a preview coming up.  >>> several floats are preparing to make their debut down pennsylvania avenue. lauren demarco has more. >> reporter: the floats have arrived. they will stay on c street overnight until they are ready to make their debut along pennsylvania avenue. four of the eight official inaugural parade floats represent the states where the president and vice president were born as well as where they served as lawmakers. >> we have the our people are future flo

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actor tyler perry and reverend sharpton have become involved in the case of two men who disappeared years being being arrested. >>> back to work today for jerry sandusky. his lawyers are expected to argue that they were not given enough time to prepare for his trial last year. now sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts of child sex abuse. >>> new rules are expected next year to make sure mortgage borrowers can afford to repay the loans they take out. lendors will be required to verify the financial records. risky loans will be banned. >>> restaurant week in baltimore county starts tomorrow. but today there's a kickoff event and it is happening at patrick's of cockeysville. chefs from the participating restaurants will prepare for sampling. >>> the musical lineup is now set for president barack obama's second inauguration. beyonce, kelly clarkson and james taylor already performing. others include widow of the slain civil rights activist. >>> looking for a job where you're looking matters as much as the type of job you want. if you're in search in baltimore you will be in for an uphill bat

. >>> thymier perry and the reverend sharpton are holding a news conference today about a miss personse. two men mysteriously disappeared eight years ago after being arrested in florida. >>> a safety alert about using coffee filters while flying. the faa says there have been reports of people being burned from exploding hot coffee filters and they say if the filters are not put in the coffee just right pressure can build causing them to explode. >>> actor seth mcfarland and emma stone are now reading the oscar nominations this morning. they will air on february 24th. >>> all right, coming up now for a check of what's ahead hurricane sandy. barreled down on us three months ago and today, senator car bin is touring the -- cardin is touring the eastern shore to see how it's going. last month somerset county was declared a major disaster area. that allowed the state to seek funding for those impacted by the storm. the city of chris told saw the worst damage with more than 100 people being displaced. >>> all right, let's talk about what's going on this morning. because we have some clouds t

big day on monday, i will anchor our coverage here at 10:00, with chris matthews, the reverend al sharpton, our coverage starting at 10:00, and vice president joe biden will are sworn in, at 11:55, president obama will be sworn in by chief justice john roberts, and the president will deliver his second inaugural address. there will be the singing of the national anthem, then by a person named beyonce who you may have heard of. there will be the signing ceremony, and of course, the parade. there is a lot going on. it is a big day. we're going to be covering all of it starting at 10:00 eastern on monday, and then monday night i will be here for something we call "the rachel maddow" show, it is a big day, take your vitamins and get a good night's sleep. that does it for us, we'll see you again on monday morning at 10:00.night's sleep. that does it for us, "hardball" is up next. >> hey, lance, tell us something we don't know. >>> good night, i'm in for chris matthews, it's not like we didn't see this coming for a long time. lance armstrong was no ordinary cheat. no, he was an international her

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"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. >>> and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, change your can't believe in. at this hour, republicans are gathering in charlotte, north carolina for the meeting. it's the party's first big meeting since barack wiped the floor with them in november's election. the committee is calling from a republican renewal. a time for change. to build new relationships, to compete in every state in every region. hmm. sounds bold, even promising. so who are the republicans turning to? turning to lead their bold, new plan. >> the ayes have it. priebus is elected chairman. >> huh? huh? that's how they started? with reince priebus, the same guy who helped get them into the mess? but, okay, let's give them a chance with their bold, new plan. what's at the top of the to do list? >> we've got to stop being the stupid party. and i'm serious. it's time for a new republican party that talks like adults. it's no secret that we had a number of people that damaged the brain with offensive comments. >> stop being the stupid party. okay.

martin luther king iii, and al sharpton and vincent gray will be on hand for the ceremony that beginshundreds marched and rallied to keep king's dream alive in washington, and they gathered for the peace and freedom walk. besides honoring his legacy, speakers brought up d.c. voting rights in congress. >>> once again, president obama is using the holiday to spread his message of helping others. the first family urged people to give back to their communities with the national day of service yesterday. the president and first lady helped spruce up an elementary school. president obama told the crowd to follow dr. king's advice and help others every chance they get. fplt i am always reminded everybody wants to be first, and everybody wants to be a drum major, but if you are going to be a drum major, be a drum major for service, be a drum major for justice and be a drum major for looking out for other people. >> the national day of service also brought out plenty of celebrities, from former first daughter clinton and other actors led a helping hand. >>> last night, first lady michelle obam