lou's going to have live coverage of president obama addressed before the naacp. that's coming up in the next hour. up next, lou dobbs tonight. lou? >>> thank you. good evening, everybody, the president will give a major speech at the naacp over the course of this hour. we'll have live coverage of his speech as soon as it begins. judge sotomayor is very narrowly justice sotomayor. she could be confirmed supreme court justice within a matter of weeks after reversing direction on a series of her earlier statements and rising opposition to the president's plan to raise taxes to pay for sweeping changes in our health care system, and on climate change, as well. the high education tax rate envisioned would rise to levels not seen in nearly four decades. tonight, president obama will deliver that speech to the naacp convention in new york city to mark the organization's 100th anniversary. his speech will begin within the half hour. the president is expected to call on the entire nation to recapture the spirit of the civil rights movement. suzanne malveaux has our report.

that's what the naacp is all about. the naacp was not founded in search of a handout. the naacp was not founded in search of favors. the naacp was founded on a firm notion of justice, to cash the promissory note of america that says all of our children, all god's children deserve a fair chance in the race of life. it's a simple dream and yet one that all too often has been denied and is still being denied to so many americans. it's a painful thing, seeing that dream tonight. i remember visiting a chicago school in a rough neighborhood when i was a community organizer, and some of the children gathered around me, and i remember thinking, how remarkable it was that these children seemed to full of hope, despite being born into poverty, despite being delivered in some cases into addiction, despite the obstacles that they were already facing, you could see that spark in their eyes. they were the equal of children anywhere. and i remember the principal of the school telling me that soon that sparkle would begin to dim, that things would begin to change, soon the laughter in

he addressed the naacp earlier this week. ay and thursday, 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific only on cnn. >> tw hours, the last day of questioning for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. during day three, she side stepped the hot button issues including the big one, abortion. >> flames and a lot of black smoke shooting hundreds of feet in the air after a gasoline tanker truk truck exploded north of detroit. interstate 75 is closed indefinitely. the truck driver and two others are hospitalized with minor injuries. authorities do not know why the tanker blew up. >> the pentagon is deciding to let troops keep on lighting up. robert gates said he will not ban smoking in war zones even after a study commissioned by the pentagon recommended it. a spokesperson for secretary gates says with two wars going on, it could just add unnecessary stress for some soldi soldiers. >>> turning to a developing story we've been tracking all week long, police in pensacola, florida have arrested a person with brutal murders of a florida couple with 17 ki

that is not a future that the naacp is willing to accept. we are creating incentives for states to promote excellent teachers and replace bad ones. [applause] the job of a teacher is too important for us to accept anything less than the best. [applause] we also have to explore innovative approaches, such as those being pursued here in new york city, innovations like early college, and the repertory schools, that are challenging students to earn their associates degree and college credit in just four years. and we should raise the bar when it comes to the early learning programs. it is not just enough to have a babysitter. we need our young people stimulated, engaged, and involved. we need our folks involved in child development to understand the latest science. some early learning programs are excellent and some are wasting what studys show are by far a child's best learning years. if you match the success of states like pennsylvania for early learning, if you focus reform on standards and results in the early learning programs, if you demons

in hartford talk about, they see the naacp as the image awards and see the naacp as the freedom fundhich are corporate sponsored. >> so it's just sort of the headline or marquee and nothing behind it -- >> from the niagara movement to hollywood. >> reverend sharpton, go for it. >> well, i think that, first of all, i would agree that the civil rights issue of today is education. if you don't have equal access to the same education, you cannot produce the equality that is the goal in society and i think the president is right in identifying that and that's why some across party lines and racial lines as he has said in that speech have come together. i think though that the naacp and other civil rights groups cannot be aligned with those that would make them not address that. but at the same time there are social issues that have to be addressed around the educational experience. those same young people still have the right to employment in a fair way. they have the right not to be harassed by police and i think groups like the naacp and others still have to fight those fights. >> you t

thank you to the naacp. [applause] and the remarkable achievements of the past 100 years, even as we celebrate, even as we see the extraordinary progress that cannot be denied, marveling at the courage and determination of the plain folks, we know that too many barriers still remain. we know that even as our economic crisis batters americans of all races, african americans, there is a lot of work. here in new york city a detailed report came out this week. african-americans are more likely to suffer from a host of diseases, less likely to own health insurance than anyone else. and we know that even in prison, we have more people than any nation in the world. an african-american child is roughly five times as likely as a white child to see the inside of a prison. we know that even as the scourge of aids devastates africa, it is also devastating the african-american community here at home. we know these things. these are the barriers of our time. they are very different from the barriers faced by earlier genera

the naacp pressed hollywood to recognize black talent. i'm going to be a registered voter ♪ >> reporter: and after decades of voter registration and getting out the vote, it's helped change the complex onand the attitude of the electorate and the elected. predominantly white philadelphia mississippi where three civil rights workers were slain in 1964, this year voted james young its first black mayor. >> we've had some dark history, but this election proves that there are a lot of minds that are changing. >> here i am in pueblo. >> reporter: 91-year-old lula- may clemens has lived that change. when she graduated from junior college in pueblo colorado in 1939.... >> our pictures were segregated from the other students. >> reporter: in the back of the book. >> in the back of the book. >> reporter: she joined the local naacp right after that with a masters degree from colombia and later a ph.d., she got a job with the riverside, california, school system in 1956 over fierce objections from some school board members who said she wasn't qualif

. >> osgood: bill whitaker marks the centennial of the naacp. ave the word on some new words you'll be finding in the dictionary and more but first here are the headlines for this sunday morning the 12th of july, 2009. president obama is back home after a week-long overseas trip. a weary first family arrived at the white house after midnight. the obamas' last stop was africa in the speech to ghana's parliament the president called on the continent to take responsibility for its own future. the obamas later visited cape coast castle where many african were imprisoned before being sold into slavery. tomorrow the senate judiciary committee begins confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor. president obama's first supreme court choice. if confirmed she would be the first hispanic supreme court justice. the exact nature of the operation remains classified but today's "new york times" reports that former vice president dick cheney ordered the c.i.a. not to inform congress about a secrets counterterrorism program. the current c.i.a. director found out ab

but the naacp has had some challenges with focus. they've had some problems with admitted problems with infights in administration. and do you know what, only 52% of the money that they take in goes to -- to actual programs. the rest of it goes for administrative overhead. do you know what, i think that for me personally, an organization like the naacp, they kind of encourage people to run towards them and not think for themselves. but i thinking for yourself is less expensive and has less administrative overhead. >> first, the administrative overhead issues are very interesting whose administration is how it does business. that is, overhead is staffing, overhead is infrastructure, overhead is making sure that information can get out, utilizing the media itself. so, when you talk about 52%, you're really inaccurate in very many ways. what's very important about the naacp and something we actually argue. we talked about why it was so important for even george bush when he was president to spend time with us, is that we have an infrastr

there's a new leader at the helm, ben jealous, the youngest naacp president ever. he has a fresh and different perspective and different priorities. i sat down and asked him about it. take a listen. >> a lot of folks want to say the 20th century is the century of the naacp, but the reality is that our generation knows in our hearts as much as we have benefitted from the dreams of our ancestors and all their hard work for the most murdered generation in this country, the most incarcerated generation on the planet. when with you ask yourself, who's going to fight those battles, it's hard to imagine them being won unless the naacp is in full force. that's what i intend to do. >> why do you think they wanted you? you're a young man from a different era running the oldest civil rights organization in this country. >> the person before me was 38 years old and he played an integral role getting his generation to really embrace the organization and build it up and laid the ground work that roy wilkins and ben hooks built upon. this is a moment like that. this is a pivotal p

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for its centennial, the naacp returned to new york where it was founded for its convention. it is quite an event for members, where the old is coming together with the new. >> naacp leaders say even though they are celebrating 100 years of history, they are doing anything but living in the past. seeing a record convention turned out, increased membership, and a budget in the black, naacp began its 100 years in business. they say one thing that has not changed is the fight for equality. >> we dream big dreams. we pursue them doggedly, and we always win in the end. we've been really big. >> naacp, now based in baltimore, is an organization of thurgood marshall and former president and ceo [inaudible] >> the naacp has not given up on the american dream. we ask the american people not to give up also. >> the group says its aim in part is to deliver a message that will cross racial and generational lines >>> the naacp has always been relevant in affecting positive change not only within america but also globally. >> the minister 16 years as the naacp president brought back a bit o

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that is what the naacp stands for. that is what the in double see it -- the naacp will long stand for. as long as it takes. but we also know that prejudice and discrimination -- at least the most blatant types -- are not the steepest barriers to opportunity today. the most difficult barriers include structural inequalities in our nation's legacy of discrimination has lagged behind. this is playing too many communities and too often are the object of national neglect. these are barriers we are beginning to tear down, one by one, by rewarding work, by giving tax offenders a second chance. -- ex-offenders a second chance. we're -- we have programs like promise neighborhoods, and a harlem children's zone, which fosters a comprehensive approach to ending poverty by putting all children on the pathway to college and giving them that after-school support that they need to get there. [applause] i think all of us understand that the task of reducing the structural inequalities' has been made more difficult by the state and struc

the naacp has to re-imagine itself. it has to re-imagine itself in light of the particular issues that are confronting, not only black folk but the nation. it has to teach the nation how to speak about race in the age of obama. it has a policy function. because of the constraints of the obama administration, it has to highlight where race matters in policy discussion. and lastly is its moral function. it has to say that racial justice is not just about black folk. racial justice is about justice. its about democracy. and if we can keep those things in mind, i think we can look forward to the next 100 years. >> our job is to move it from being reactive to proactive. our job is to make sure not just that they're prepared to deal with the cops when there's a problem with racial profiling in that community. or with a school system when there's a young person who's dreams are being crushed because of a zero tolerance policy that is misconceived and misapplied. our job is to ensure that they know how to change those policies.

capping off an extraordinary 100 years of the naacp. to chairman bonds, justices, i am so grateful to awful you for being here, and etc. just good to be among friends. it is an extraordinary honor to be here in the senate where the naacp was -- center where the naacp was form to mark its centennial. what we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey the naacp has traveled, but the journey that we as americans have traveled over the past 100 years. it's a journey that takes us back to a time before most of us were born, long before the voting rights act and the civil rights act and brown versus board of education. back to an america just a generation past labor. it was a time when jim crow was a way of life, when lynchings were all too common, when race riots were shaking cities across a segregated land. it was in this america when atlanta scholar named w.e.b. dubois, a man of towering intellect and a fierce passion for justice, sparked what became known as the niagara movement. where reformers united, not by color but by cause. where an

the naacp will be here another 100 years. we won't be here to witness it, but we're around and we'll be a valuable part of the community here. >> we saw the powerful footage of president obama addressing the naacp, saying the people that came before him, that he stands on their shoulders to take this position on. people we've heard of, deboyce, martin luther king, but there are countless other and nameless faces. >> we had a very powerful semin air, i this it's it was yesterday, general colin powell, jessie jackson, vernon jordan. it was a pan ip lee that was great. it was a -- i think the best thing was the dr. benjamin hooks who gave such an inspirational talk about where we have come as an association and where we need to go. the delegates were on their feet. it was such a jubilent event. and then to have it capped with the president last night, it was a magnificent convention. >> let me end by playing devil's advocate. there are some that say do we still need the naacp. >> we need the naacp more than ever. as long as there

tim tooten has moreen the organization's milestone. >> the naacp calls baltimore home. it's now the site of its national headquarters. but the civil rights organization got its start in new york in 1-9d 09 -- 1909. the group says it has not changed its core mission to fight discrimination on all fronts. >> we'll always be naacp. we'll always be needed because there's always going to be a stepping stone to progress. >> the 1950's baltimore-born thurgood marshall argued and won, the segregation case brown v. board of education. clarence mitchell jr., another baltimoreian, helped lay the groundwork for a number of pieces of legislation for voting and civil rights legislation. >> naacp has been around for a number of years work for the betterment of black people everywhere. opened a lot of doors. >> thank you to my baltimore family. >> last year benjamin became the group's youngest president and c.e.o. at just 35. some supporters call in a strategic move aimed at helping the organization establish a younger member base. >> someone that young being at the helm it basically le

. >>> the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary. and when you think about our present era, just the first two stories in our broadcast tonight, after all, about the first african-american president, and his nomination of the first latina justice to the supreme court, then you understand why some folks are asking some hard questions about the relevance of an organization for "the advancement of colored people." but the answer isn't just that simple. and our own ron allen is covering tonight. ♪ >> reporter: as the naacp celebrates 100, its new, young leader takes center stage. >> good morning, my name is benjamin todd jealous. >> ben jealous is 36, 17th president to lead this organization, steeped in history and tradition. >> reporter: why did you want few lead this organization? >> my family has belonged to this organization for five generations. i have a lot of opinions about how to run the place better. >> reporter: gel us the biracial son of a white father and black mother, ivy league grad, rhodes scholar, former head of a black ne

the naacp, 100th annual convention opened this morning in new york. the organization was founded. not only does this year's convention mark the naacps centennial it is also the group any first national convention since the election of america's first black president. at last year's convention, candidate barack obama acknowledged a dance. >> it is always humbling to speak before the naacp. because the powerful reminder of the debt that we all owe to those who marched for us and fought for us and stood up on our behalf. >> reporter: it would have been almost impossible to imagine a black president when the naacp was founded a century ago. slavery had ended less than 50 years earlier. and its legacy included segregation, race riots and lynchings. within a half dozen years, d.w. griffith's birth of a nation would open in movie theaters, glorifying the ku klux klan, the naacp, organized a boycott of the film. many of the organizations' battles were fought in the courts. one of the biggest victories came in 1954 when the supreme court outlawed school segrega

the naacp returned to new york where it was founded. quite an event for members where the old is working together with the new. >> one thing that has not changed is a fight for equality >> naacp now based in baltimore slt organization of thurgood marshal. the naacp has not given up on the american dream the group's aim is to deliver a message across racial lines. the naacp has always been relevant in bringing about social change. >> dr. hook who served 16 year as naacp president. >> the jail house can't lock us out. the clubs can't beat us out. dynamite can't bum us out. the dogs can't bite us out. the mob can't throw us out. my brothers and sisters as i close, let us stop fighting with one another and start working with one another. >> reporting from new york city. >> a couple known for adopting children with special needs. why police believe the husband and wife was targeted and why the investigation is far from over. >> tonight, baltimore city firefighters are calling for your help. >> a few isolated thunderstorms moving off the coast

the naacp. >> why do you think they wanted you? you're a young man from a different era running the oldest organization of the country. >> the person before me was walter white. he was 38 years old. he played an integral role in his generation and build it up and laid the groundwork that it was built upon. this is a moment like that. this is a pivotal point. you have to get a generation to buy into the naacp, the vision for human rights in this country. to find ourselves as players for as long as it takes. we don't just fight on an issue for years. 22 years. the military was 30 years. so, you know, the battle to level the political playing field, we started that in the mid-1950s. we are still celebrating victories. obama the first black president, the still of mississippi just got the first black mayor. it's a lot. >> what does naacp expect from president obama? >> to fulfill his promise and get back to work. a lot of people push to bail out wall street and main street, we need to make sure, we intend to make sure he fixes back stre

. >> the president addressed the naacp in new york city. he recognized the work of early activists and how their sacrifices helped him. >> and historic moment with the nation's oldest civil rights organization. president barack obama marking the naacp's convention in new york city. >> what we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey they have traveled about the journey that we as americans have traveled over the past 100 years. >> decades of discrimination battles anhelped pave the way fr the moment. >> i made a trip to springfield college -- springfield, ill., a couple of years ago. >> the president focused his speech on the hard work ahead. >> we are required to overcome today's barriers with the same as what was needed before. the same commission, the same sense of urgency, the same sense of sacrifice and the community, the same willingness to do our part for ourselves and one another. >> the naacp is in the midst of redefining its image and expanding its membership base. more than half a million people belong to the organization. >>vo

. >>> the president addresses the naacp on their 100th anniversary. what message he had. >>> megan's taking the day off today. she is figuring out everybody at the reception and where they are going to sit. the wedding is coming up. >>> meteorologist justin berk, if we're heading for the hills or the beach, what will we find? >> looks like showers and storms. by the way, megan may need a whole week for that. a little muggy. we've got ourselves temperatures ranging from a cool pocket of 64 towson in the valley section by the way. that's the cromwell bridge area. 76 degrees in arnold. most of us pushing around the 70 degree mark. while we're looking at a mix of clouds and sprinkles around the area, there's also false echoes showing up. some showers are real back into the mountains. we should stay dry this morning. this afternoon, we have to look out for strong and severe thunderstorms. after a high of 89, we'll talk about the weekend coming up. here's kim now with a first check of the roads. >>> as we check around the beltway, things are quiet right now.

and have wondered where does the naacp stand. philadelphia where young black and hispanic children were made to feel that they weren't welcome at a swimming pool because of the color of their skin. when people wonder where does the naacp stand, how do you answer that, especially with these recent examples? >> clearly the nation has made significant progress. there's no way that the naacp or any other organization can say that america has not moved forward in the conversation and the debate around the issue of race. however, incidents like in montgomery county, pennsylvania, really cause us to understand there still is a need for the naacp and we do not live in a post racial society. >> how do you handle those situations? when i was growing up, you would see protests and people standing outside of a business that would not treat customers equally. what is the new way of fighting these battles, if you will? >> well, we're really forging ahead into the digital era. we're using twitter and facebook and blogging and getting the word ou

the naacp, by the way, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.we'd like to know in our "your views" segment today, is there still a need for the naacp? give us a call. it's 1-877-tell-hln. that's 1-877-835-5456. or e-mail us at cnn.com/hln and click under "your views," or text us. text the word "views" plus your comments and name to hlntv. we'd to hear from you. standard text rates do apply here. but this is your segment. we're going to be airing your responses throughout the day. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" will be docking at the international spaceati stat later this afternoon. but the shuttle will do a black flip so the space station crew can photograph the "endeavour" to check for damage because some of the shuttle's thermal tiles were hit by foam during liftoff on wednesday. >>> a man says his fast food order got messed up. the man and his wife were upset because they didn't get drinking straws and fries. the man allegedly pointed gun at employees. when police got there, they found $12,000 in cash and what investigators identify as the

bill: general statement by the naacp. to object to the fact that she was pointing out a black group was counter mannerring your black group. you didn't like that. >> it was pure race. like down there in mississippi back in the bad old days when one black preacher would rise up against the big boss. he would find another black preach tore fight against that black preacher. it was ugly. and she jumped -- she opened up a mud pit that i wasn't going to jump into. bill: you shocked her. you stunned her with that analysis. and she had no answer to it. she kept saying he would be proud. i mean, it was almost comical. you stunned her. i don't think, mr. alford, maybe you see it differently. i don't think ms. boxer had any intent to bring racism into the debate. she just wanted to win the argument and say well, look, i use the naacp. i will take it out of context to throw the guy off his game. i think that's what she was doing. >> actually, bill, i think it's her persona. i don't think she can help herself. when she gets caught up

does the naacp believe that gay marriage should be legal across the land? take a position on that nationally. we have been steadfast advocates for the basic civil rights of gay people. making sure that we're into hate crimes protection is extended to gay people. we understand that when four black young people were killed not far from here in newark on a playground last year, all four of them were gay. there's a lot made in the press because of the guys who shot them were latino, black and latino tension. but we're in the community, so we get the story from not just the national news, but our lo l local. many of them were gay, and that appeared to be a dynamic on the playground. and we want to make sure that our children and our family members who are gay the basic civil rights are protected. >> is that not considered a civil right, some would call it that kind of civil right, an issue of equality, a gay person being able to marry who they want to marry. >> that's a very tense debate inside our association. you know, there have been branchs and state confere

we always win in the end. >> the naacp is based in baltimore. it is the organization of third marshall -- thurgood marshall. >> the naacp has not given up on the american dream for the american possibilities. we ask the american people not to give up also. >> the group says its aim is to deliver a message that would cray's bid across racial and generational lines. >> -- that would cross racial and generational lines. one person has served as 16 years as the president. >> the deal house cannot walk us out. -- jail house cannot lock us out. the mob cannot throw us out. let us stop fighting with one another and start working with one another. >> the group will welcome president barack obama later this week. he is a symbol of the progress of the civil rights movement. reporting live in new york city, tim tooten, wbal tv 11 news. >>> there is much more to come in the next half hour. >> it is not what you want to see what you are flying in an airplane. it is a skylight. that is exactly what some passengers saw on a southwest flight from nashville to ba

. >> the naacp is going high-tech in the fight against crime. during its nationality convention, the organization unveiled its new rapid response system. the president says it is part of a wider criminal justify strategy. >> it will allow anybody with a cell phone, an iphone, a blackberry, to videotape an incident of police abuse, email it to the naacp, it will always be in the server in the naacp. >> in 2002, more than 26,000 reports of police abuse were filed with state and local law enforcement agencies around the country. >> students and parents will once again gather at towson catholic tonight to demand answers as to why their school is closing. 11 news reporter kerry cavanaugh is live outside the school. she has a preview for us. >> the archdiocese says it all boils down to declining enrollment putting the school $50,000 in the red. the meeting tonight is to help students find new high schools. that doesn't sit well with families forced to switch schools with less than two months until class are set to resume. many question why they didn't

the naacp wrapped up its convention in new york. the president reflected on how the struggles and triumphs endured by the civil rights groups predecessors paved the way for his historic achievement. >> because of them, i stand here tonight. i stand on the shoulders of giants. i say to those pioneers into the naacp. -- i say thank you to those pioneers and to the naacp. >>> there is a sweeping expansion of federal hey, crimes -- federal hate crimes legislation. they want to protect those who led an attack because of their gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or disability. race, ethnicity, and religion were previous qualifications. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. how do you feel about the expansion of the hate crime legislation to include gender, sexual orientation, and disability? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >>> 73 degrees on tv hill. >>> some canoes are made of wood and others of fiberglass. you will not blue -- believe with this one is made out of. you may not want to sit in it. >>>

tim tooten has more. >> the naacp calls baltimore home. it's now the site of its national headquarters but the civil rights organization got its start in new york in 1909 the group says it's not changed its core mission to fight discrimination on all fronts. >> oh, we'll always need the naacp because it's always going to be a stepping stone to progress and progress. >> by the 1950's thurgood marshall argued and won the historic school segregation case brown versus the board of education. and another helped lay the ground work for a number of pieces of voting and other legislation. >> naacp has been around for years working for the betterment of black people everywhere and it's opened a lot of doors in relation to that. >> thank you to my baltimore family. >> last year benjamin jealous became the youngest president and ceo at 35. some call this a strategic move aimed at helping the organization establish a younger member base. >> with someone that young being at the helm let's people know you can get to this level and it just gives them some

. >>> president obama gave a pretty fiery speech at the naacp convention last night. the country's first african-american president praised the progress of african-americans. did warn though, too, there are still barriers to overcome here. president obama said his urged teachers, parents, and students to do more. >> they might think they have a pretty good jump shot or a pretty good float, but our kids can't all aspire to be lebron or lil wayne. i want them aspiring to be scientists an engineers, doctors and teachers. not just ballers and rappers. i want them aspiring to be a supreme court justice. i want them aspiring to be the president of the united states of america. >> president obama says he's working to remove what he called structural inequalities left behind by a legacy of discrimination. the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary which was the occasion for which he was speaking. we want to know your views. do you think that there is still a need for the naacp? 1-877-tell-hln is the number to call. we'd love to hear from you. you can e-mail us, too, at cnn

that's what the naacp stands for.s what the naacp continues to fight for as long as it takes. >> the president also challenged the african-american community to put a renewed emphasis on education and action noth the pain many are feeling because of the recession. >>> a soldier from maryland killed in afghanistan will be laid to rest. sergeant heady, jr. was proud to be a marine. he was born in maryland and raised in southern pennsylvania. he enlisted a few months after graduating from high school. he was killed during combat in afghanistan. jeff carrothers says his stepson had a passion for serving our country. >> just a great person. never a bad word to say, always happy. very laid back. just a really great all-around kid. >> the department of defense says he was killed in operations in afghanistan. friends say he was admired, well respected in the community. he will be laid to rest next week. >>> a nonprofit organization is stebbing up in the memory of an aide to d.c. councilman jack evans. the deshane foundation f

three things the president mentioned during his seech at the naacp's annual convention. ganization turned 100 years old and mr. obama thanked leads are for paving his way but said some barriers still exist. the president urged a sense of responsibility starting with education. >> that means put putting away the xbox. putting our kids to bet bed at a reasonable hour. it mean attending the parent- teacher conferences and reading to our children. >> the president laid out government plans to improve education calling for more money and more reform saying a good education is essential to the success of us as individuals and as a nation. >>> late singer michael jackson left behind dozens of great hit songs like bill yes jean, thriller. he also recorded hundreds of sons we've never heard. we'll hear one of those unreleased songs and you notice it has a familiar sound to it. >>> it is christmas in july. area stores already delivering deals. stay with us. discover a light yogurt like no other. activia light! delicious, fat free, and above all... the only one that has bifidus regu

>>> at 36, not the naacp oldest. what the naacp centennial, marking went it is still relevant, especially since the nation elected its first african-american president. put in a to lewder louis farrakhan. take a listen. >> the naacp, the reverend jesse jackson, the reverend al sharpton, the urban league, the nation islam, all of us will continue to be relevant if the focus is on injustice correcting it and on developing black people towards self-responsibility and independence. stopping the violence in our community. the self-hatred that exists among us and getting our people to pool our resources to create economic stability for our community. >> i also got positive spend the afternoon at his home talking about issues closest to his heart. >> reporter: at work, ben is the boss. at home he's a husband and daddy to 3-year-old morgan. >> who's that? >> daddy. >> that's who? >> daddy. >> that's right. >> reporter: the president of the naacp says fatherhood is his most important job, even with the pressure e of heading a

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but it was tough love from president obama that brought the naacp delegates to their feet. >> reportere president took the stage in new york city determined to praise the civil rights movement. while acknowledging the struggle is not over. >> we want everybody to participate in the american dream. that's what the naacp is all about. >> reporter: the nation's first african-american president used the centennial of america's oldest civil rights organization to inspire hope, and he urged his audience to seize the ment. >> yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education. >> reporter: obama said america's achievements in civil rights should inspire not just african-americans but all americans. >> 100 years from now on the 200th anniversary of the naacp, let it be said that this generation did its part, that we, too, ran the race. >> reporter: marion bell is a teacher in east harlem. >> first t

. >> all this week the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary. they're putting special emphasis on attracting younger members. tim tooten has the story from new york city. >> the naacp says in order to train future leaders they have to reach out to a new generation of its youngest members. >> stand to your feet and help me welcome benjamin todd -- [applause] >> the organization's youngest members have taken center stage, claiming their place among the more seasoned civil rights leaders. >> there's a lot of youth coming together now through different organizations, you know, trying to voice their opinions for a different civil rights or whatever and it's actually, like, you know, a good thing. >> for everyone to have their own rights, not -- >> the new c.e.o., who is just 36, says the naacp must focus on orgsing and changing the position of young people within the movement, many of whom face challenges both in the classroom and on the street corners. >> the generation from the baby boomers on down need to come together and figure out how we are tru

. >>> the naacp commemorating its centennial in new york at its annual convention where speaker nancy pelosi used the occasion to spread her message about congressional priorities. >> you have a congress that is with you to achieve our shared priorities. we are now in a period of real change and real opportunity. it is time for, as you say, for bold dreams and bold victory. and thank god we have barack obama as president of the united states. [ cheering ] to achieve that vision. >> today, the naacp announced a new high tech apprch to alleged police misconduct. the organization has launched its rapid response system and allows people to take photos or video ontheir cell phones and send it to the naacp. then the group could use the video to address incidents immediately or keep a record of incidents to present to the justice department. attorney general eric holder is scheduled to speak at the convention later today. >>> it is a school for islamic students already up and running in fairfax county. why are its expansion plans being met with a fight? get the edge on that just ahead. you k

so you ha to turn toward the future. he naacp has to re-imagine itself. it h to re-imagine itself in light othe particular issues th are confronting, not only black folk but the nati. it has to teach the tion how to spe about race in the age of obama. it has a policy function. because of the consaints of the oba administration, it has to highlight where racmatters in policdiscussion. andastly is its moral function. it hato say that racial justice is not just about blk folk. racial justice is about stice. its about mocracy. and if wcan keep those things in mind, i think we canook forwardo the next 100 years. >>ur job is to move it from being reaive to proactive. our job is to make sure t just that they're epared to deal with the cops whethere's a probl with racial profiling in that community. with a school system when here's a young person who's dreams are beig crushed because of a zero tolerance policyhat is misconceived and mipplied. our job is to ensure th they know how change those pocies. >> reporter: part of that holding a black preside's feet to the

i am putting a statement in the record by the naacp. >> why? >> because i think it is quite relevant. >> why are you doing the color ed people association study with the black chamber of commerce? >> i'm trying to show you the support we v >> reare referring to the experts, regardless of their color, and for someone to tell me an african-american, college educated veteran of the united states army that imi must contend with some other black group and criticize everything else in here, this has nothing to do with the ncaap, and really has nothing to do with the national black chamber of commerce. we're talking energy, and that road the chair went down i think is god awful. glenn: oh, you just don't see television like that anymore. i found that very rude. wasn't she the same senator that just freaked out when brigadier general michael walsh said, well, i don't know, ma'am. didn't she go all crazy on him? oh, yeah, we happen to have the tape. more pudding! >> why has it been delayed? >> ma'am, the lacpr -- >> do me a favor, could you say senator i

of the united states speaks to the naacp on the 45th anniversary of the civil rights act.eaction on the momentous occasion. >>> the pope undergoes surgery. what led to the pontiff's broken wrists. >>> it's 5:29. 73 degrees and cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the president makes his first speech to the naacp as commander in chief. has words were well received in new york. but in baltimore, johns hopkins is giving a well pointed critique. >> reporter: president obama speaks to a large group in new york, as the baltimore-based naacp celebrates its centennial. >> i'm here to say thank you. to those pioneers. and thank you to the naacp. >> reporter: in a post civil rights era, the nation's oldest civil rights organization is trying to establish its relevance to a generation not hindered by jim crow segregation. >> because jim crow laws were overturned, black ceos today run fortune 500 companies. >> i think it's an excellent start. >> reporter: dr. spence is a political science direc

he is in new york to recognize the naacp 100 years of service. the organization says it is not living in the past, claiming record turnout and increased membership. former and current leaders addressed members yesterday. >> the and the legacy p -- the naacp has not given up on the american dream or the american possibilities and we ask the american people not to give up, also. we dream big dreams. we pursue them doggedly. when we win, we always win in the and, we win really, really big. >> president barack obama is expected to address members later this week. we have a report from the convention tonight at 6:00. >>> a new study will be in our medical alert. we will have plants and garden questions and you can e-mail your questions to wbaltv.com. >> not a drop of rain to be found on the radar over the state of maryland. it is a nice trend in july that is continuing. is continuing. we will look a get gold bond pain relieving foot cream. maximum strength medicine stops pain fast. gold bond pain relieving foot cream. finally fast relief for painful fe

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