and vernon johns says, you've got to be careful, because that's a big niggers' church. it's not that the metropolitan opera was not authentic, but these were with all part of king. and andrew young was describing for me, someone who worked with king for a long time in the movement, king loved to crack jokes about crackers, and his nickname for young the night really just moments before king was with killed, he was looking for young and finally sees him and says with mock impatience, just where with you been, lil' nigger? that was, again, this ethnic, again, backstage with his buddies. king was also a great mimic and a very funny guy. and, of course, he knew he would be killed from early on. after the montgomery boycott. he did not expect to live a long life. and one of the things he and his buddies used to do was preach their funeral sermons to each other. and they would rehearse it, and king would say, oh, you know, you think they're going to get me first. but, no, you're going to be jumping in front of the camera, and they're going to get one of you. but i will preach

john francois, back to you. >> reporter: got a nice ring to it, you know -- nfc championship game. and vernon davis, man, he became a -- a national name today, you're a tight end from way back. what does it take to come to the top like he has. >> you know to be able to make big plays and big games when it matters, and this is it. you know in the playoffs, he finally made that big catch, puts you at another level. >> speaking of that, he is on the podium. >>> you were on the field -- >> he had a great week of practice, showed the pro that he is, and -- man, i just i don't remember -- i remember telling him on the side lines, how proud i was, how much i loved him. for -- making it you know, just pulling out what he did, and not only for this team, but for me as individuals, you know i don't know how it would have taken this game if it had been the other way around, you know, and i'm just thankful that -- to have a chance. >> last one guys -- >> you guys did a great job, covering for a short yard -- were you frustrated to let him get away, or does that just happen? >> you know it is just one of

. >>> on the nfc side, john harbaugh's brother, jim and the 49ers taking on tom coughlin and the giants. vernon davis has been uncoverrable. he's having a great post- season. that's a 28-yarder to make it 14-10. in the fourth quarter, eli manning and the giants stepping up. small windows not a problem. he spits it in to manningham. late in the game though, overtime. kyle williams lets this punt get away from him. devin thomas, former washington redskin makes the recovery. sending the giants to the super bowl. they win it 20-17. wow, what a day. the caps and the wizards losing on sunday as well. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm dave owens, have a great monday, everybody. >> coming up, maryland's governor will see how his agenda plays in the twitter verse later today. >> resolving the dispute between wolf traps in another venue in northern virginia. there is a possibility of that today. we'll tell you how. quick check of the commute. >> facing two difficulties this morning. one is the patchy dense fog. coming down from clarksburg to the point where the lanes divide. the icy cond

vernon. and tradition of washington who was prepared to stake everything, of lincoln who believed passionately in freedom and in a better future, candidly of johnkennedy, the democrats, who launched us into space in a way we should have continued, and finally of ronald reagan, a man who had lived changed, believed in change and for his courage defeated the soviet empire, the largest empire the world had ever seen and it did it in eight years. i came tonight to say to you that i will not ask you to be for me for president. if you are for me, you are going to vote and go home and say i hope newt gingrich can fix it. that is not possible. no person, not even the president under our constitution can get this done. i came here tonight to ask you to be with me, to stand side by side, to remind the congress, the governor and state legislator, the county commission and school board, to decide the 537 elected officials in washington cannot stand the -- cannot turn the country around. millions of americans who love the country can turn it around with ease. [applause] i pledge to you in the foundation of our founding documents, if you help me next tuesday

vernon. and tradition of washington who was prepared to stake everything, of lincoln who believed passionately in freedom and in a better future, candidly of johnkennedy the democrats, who launched us into space in a way we should have continued, and finally of ronald reagan, a man who had lived changed, believed in change, and for his courage defeated the soviet empire, the largest empire the world had ever seen and it did it in eight years. i came tonight to say to you that i will not ask you to be for me for president. if you are for me, you are going to vote and go home and say i hope newt gingrich can fix it. that is not possible. no person, not even the president under our constitution can get this done. i came here tonight to ask you to be with me, to stand side by side to remind the congress, the governor and state legislator the county commission and school board, to decide the 537 elected officials in washington cannot stand the -- cannot turn the country around. millions of americans who love the country can turn it around with ease. [applause] i pledge to you in the foundation of our founding documents, if you help me next tuesday a