. >> white america was kind of unified. standards of behavior were very similar. >> not entitlements! one program! >>> we've got a packed hour on a very busy news day. watching developing stories on multiple fronts. the president has unveiled his budget before dining tonight with a dozen republican senators. america and south korean troops are on high alert as u.s. defense officials say north korea is planning a medium range missile test at any time from now. and we'll have much more on those stories just ahead. >>> but we begin with gun reform back from the brink. yes, with a pivotal bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, setting the stage for likely senate debate thursday. democratic senator joe manchin and republican senator pat toomey announced the deal earlier today. >> today is just the start of a healthy debate that must end with the senate and house hopefully passing these common sense measures and the president signing it into law. >> nothing in our amendment prevents the ownership of gu

large body of civil rights era photography which fueled freed's 1967, 68 photo text, black and white america. this work as a whole captures the prevalence of racial division in america, the decade following the 1954 legal mandate to end segregation, leading up to and threw the landmark civil rights legislation of the mid '60s. four of the photographs from the march on washington were included in this book, including this one on the slide. but the march was just one story or specific photo shoot amongst dozens of others that included protests, parade, beauty pageants. to understand the underpinnings, the drive of this work, is to remore some of its greater context. i want to draw our attention to several anchoring images to see this march for freed and all of us as not just an isolated event. instead we go through freed, we live through freed to understand what led him to the march and in what ways it brought him forward in his work. freed was born in the 1929 in brooklyn to russian-. >> you're immigrants. by 1960, he had been living in europe, on and off for a decade and it was there he hone

black man's code of etiquette: how to survive in white america. all men wear masks from time to time. but with the black man, smiling the right smile, grinning the right grin, bowing the right bow could often mean the difference between life and death. and which mask should we wear, integration or separation? the white mask or the black? william edward burghardt dubois described this excruciating dilemma in this passage from a book he wrote called the souls of black folk. after the egyptian and indian, the greek and the roman, the teuton and the mongolian, the negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second sight in this american world, a world which yields him no true self consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world. it is a peculiar thing, this double consciousness, this sensation of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by a tape of the world that looks on in amused contempt and pity. one ever feels his two-ness, an american, a negro:

feel like what it was feel like to be in white america today who knows whiteness doesn't carry the same kind of social power that it did 50 years ago. you're losing a portion of the pie. that's a very real thing. the browning of america as all these -- has all these implications. the browning of the electorate. and there's something about listening to that fear, that anxiety think that i think is legitimate at a certain level. for those who have power to have to give it up, i think we all need to be cognizant of it. we have to listen to the other side and figure out where the common ground is and try to push to a place we can all feel good about what's possible if we come together and think critically about our past and what allows us to imagine about our futures together as a collectivity. >> what kind of classes do you teach here at the university of pennsylvania? >> um, i do a lot of film. i'm a film maker as well as an anthropologist, so right now we've been focusing on a lot of graduate courses that are getting the students to understand that film can be a medium for scholarship no

his nonviolent protests brought out the worst in white america.dogs and fire hoses in birmingham in 1963. alabama state troopers beating back protestors on the bridge in selma in 1965. and their violence would strike a flint on the nation's conscience. >> and we shall overcome. >> president lyndon johnson pushed through landmark civil rights bills to open up public accommodations to ensure access to voting rights. and signed the laws as dr. king stood over his shoulder. by the late 1960s, andrew young says king had become exhausted. >> we were pretty well worn out. i mean, he had been going from '55 to '67 without a let-up. >> there was a rumor dr. king was planning a sabbatical, maybe in india or in africa. was that true? >> he was thinking about it. that was his -- that was his dream. it wasn't india or africa, it was really riverside church. >> the prestigious riverside church in new york was looking for a pastor. >> he said, that was my ideal. that's what i wanted to be when i grew up. >> i speak out against this war. >> but that never happene

whatever these things happened how do you respond to something like this by saying you just did white america or timothy mcveigh federal building in oklahoma and. religion was an ideology actually it was clear to self professed member of the christian identity movement and so why is it that one minority but america is collective guilt more than any other demographic group in america if we're going to ask people to apologize for the acts of a few then we should ask everyone to apologise for the acts of a few but that's ridiculous because that's a completely un-american and it is and like you said before going back to this proverbial bogeyman i mean every generation has their own and really it's necessitates these perpetual war is i mean you need this proverbial people to humanize the enemy to allow these wars to continue it really is just a cycle and unfortunately what it's companies all of this is this extreme discrimination the incitement of violence of racial profiling as you said a saudi national which is odd that they call them that anyway apprehended interrogated and then all these calls

but conversely i think white america's known little known very little about african-americans.he beauty for spike lee is that he for a number of years, a number of projects, he was able to structure his productions as negative pickups, which basically meant that he could write the rules and he would have to agree to only three things. he would have to agree on we'll make the first one. we'll roll three things into the first one. you have to agree on the budget, the cast, and he'd write the script and then film the script. he'd have to deliver a film with only an "r" rating. and he'd have to make a film that was under 120 minutes. (john pierson) he went over 120 minutes on "jungle fever," but otherwise, has kept his end of the bargain and they totally left him alone. (siren) get your hands up, put 'em up i said. get your hands up, get your hands up. on "malcolm x" with warner, a lot more money on the line, he still managed to make exactly the movie he wanted. (john pierson) but he's had to put up with a lot more resistance. he's had to fight more fights. you can't gamble in harl

but conversely i think white america's known little known very little about african-americans.he beauty for spike lee is that he for a number of years, a number of projects, he was able to structure his productions as negative pickups, which basically meant that he could write the rules and he would have to agree to only three things. he would have to agree on we'll make the first one. we'll roll three things into the first one. you have to agree on the budget, the cast, and he'd write the script and then film the script. he'd have to deliver a film with only an "r" rating. and he'd have to make a film that was under 120 minutes. (john pierson) he went over 120 minutes on "jungle fever," but otherwise, has kept his end of the bargain and they totally left him alone. (siren) get your hands up, put 'em up i said. get your hands up, get your hands up. on "malcolm x" with warner, a lot more money on the line, he still managed to make exactly the movie he wanted. (john pierson) but he's had to put up with a lot more resistance. he's had to fight more fights. you can't gamble in harl

and it's not a problem that you know white america has as well yes absolutely and putting that kind of preconceived notion out there kind of preconditioning almost kind of aids that that perception and a lot of people don't follow up and see if that was later retracted or or they don't know who these people were in the media of course is so quick to criticize obama on this is really strange to me for not a hastily declaring it to be an act of terrorism i mean as if that's really means anything considering how meaningless the word has become in a post nine eleven world which according to defend him not jumping on within minutes of the boston bombings either makes him a muslim apologist or muslim himself i mean what kind of damage is this extreme rhetoric from many talking heads in the media due to just the conversation that we need to be having in this country right now well you know most people are aware that we are currently or have two wars in muslim nations and most of our foreign policy today dealing with much of the rest of the world revolves around dealing with muslim nations and

the problem that you know white america has as well yes absolutely and putting that kind of pretty notion out there kind of the preconditioning almost kind of aids that that perception and a lot of people don't follow up and see if that was later retracted or or they don't know who these people were in the media of course is so quick to criticize obama on this is really strange to me for not a hastily declaring it to be an act of terrorism i mean as if that's really means anything considering how meaningless the word has become in a post nine eleven world which according to den him not jumping on within minutes of the boston bombings either makes him a muslim apologist or muslim himself i mean what kind of damage is this extreme rhetoric from of many talking heads in the media due to just the conversation that we need to be having in this country right now well you know most people are aware that we are currently or have fought two wars in predominant muslim nations and most of our foreign policy today dealing with much of the rest of the world revolves around dealing with muslim nations

achieve the narrative that it was those other guys doing it and it's not a problem that you know white america has as well. yes absolutely and putting that kind of the preconceived notion out there kind of the preconditioning almost kind of aids that that perception and a lot of people don't follow up and see if that was later retracted or or they don't know who these people were in the media of course is so quick to criticize obama on this is really strange to me for not a hastily declaring it to be an act of terrorism i mean as if that's really means anything considering how meaningless the word has become in a post nine eleven world according to then him not jumping on within minutes of the boston bombings either makes him a muslim apologist or muslim himself i mean what kind of damage is this extreme rhetoric from many talking heads in the media due to just the conversation that we need to be having in this country right now well you know most people are aware that we are currently or have two wars in muslim nations and most of our foreign policy today dealing with much of the rest of the

problem with both democrats and republicans is that the face of the gun debate has become a face of white america and white victims and nowhere in this debate -- i think it was tragic what happened with sandy hook but nobody has talked about the black genocide occurring in cities like chicago and washington, d.c. where you have young black men who are killing and being killed by guns at epidemic rates. i would like to see an honest debate about the root of this problem which i think is the breakdown of the family and mental illness. background checks are part it but it won't go anywhere. you can't get democrats to get consensus on some of these measures who are running in states where they have pro-gun second amendment populations. i think it's just misguided from the beginning. >> jason, let me ask you this. we can see dozens of amendments offered to this bill. what's the strategy? offer amendments that will get support or amendments to get rid of the main bill? >> a lot of republicans don't want this bill at all. they'll offer amendments that will slow up the process and offer amendments connec

. >>> the senate got back to work today after a two-week recess and it confirmed mary jo white as america at top cop. white received a lot of bipartisan support in the senate thanks to years in the senate in new york. >>> one week from today, federal taxes are due, so chances are you've already filed this year's forms. but today we kick off a week-long series of tax tips to consider ahead of next year's filings. some big changes in tax laws going into effect in 2013 might force many top earners to consider making significant changes right now to their retirement savings account. >> reporter: attorney doug branley usually gets a tax refund each spring but he's not counting on one this year or in the future. >> as my tax burden increases, i'm paying more in taxes, i'm not getting tax refunds, and we are having to plan for that. >> reporter: top earners will take a big hit on earned and investment income. for couples with $450,000, increases in medicare surtax will result in a hit of nearly 42% on earned income in 2013, a more than 5% increase over last year. last taxes in dividends and long

america. they have all warned the white house on that.test outside the gates of the white house. some of these groups have actually vowed to launch primary campaigns against any democrat who votes to approve the president's proposed use of the chained cpi. the president. >> bill: let's be honest about this for a minute. we're always honest here on the factor. that's an expression i'm using. i want to focus it a little bit more. >> i will give you more than a minute honesty. >> bill: my mom mrs. o'reilly without her son bill who helps her out big time needs that social security bump. if i wasn't here, she would need it all right? to keep paying her property taxes exorbitant in the county to stay home. she is 90. if president obama is going to take seniors and everybody else who don't have money away then those left wing groups may have a point. >> means test medicare. you raised this concept earlier so that rich people who or people -- i shouldn't say rich people. people of a certain economic income threshold will, perhaps, not receive the

"black and white america" nothing but races he said. i wish i had a picture of myself and leonard at the marge of -- march of washington. only had my eyes. these eyes looked and looked and looked i would say all of these faces and leonard asked me how i liked the day i would say all of these faces. the day of the march was america for me. and then the speech of dr. martin luther king. i"i have a dream" the speech was in the air. it moved over the heads of all of those people. the voice was strong. a preacher's voice. it reached everyone. i had never heard anything like this -- [inaudible] [applause] >> what a powerful testimony. to the multiple means by which people droibt history. -- contribute to history. there's no picture of brijt and leonard because they sacrificeed every moment on film for the betterment of this nation. that is more than an ante-dote. that is part and parse l, perhaps even wolf and war of the very fabric of american conscience that king -- thread in to. the majestic or story that day as she indicated, oratory that

there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. states of america. >> before we saw barack obama give that speech, we could all imagine that one day in the distant future there would be an african-american president. when we saw that speech, that night, we could finally put a face on who that african-american president would be. we could put a timetable on his ascension to the presidency. an african-american president was no longer a dream. it was an ever-expanding political reality, as soon as barack obama completed that convention keynote address. and now the white house that was built by slaves is home to descendents of slaves. the american myth has always been that anyone can grow up to be president. that was our mythology back when slavery was still legal. that was our mythology when women still didn't have the right to vote. we still have never had a woman president, but our mythology remains that anyone can grow up to be president. we still have never had a jewish president. there are too many traps in modern american povert

including especially white america, does not understand.ne of the few speeches, by the way, in which a white leader acknowledged that was johnson. before he said, "we shall overcome," he said "so it was at appomattox, so it was at concord, so it was at selma last week, when fate and destiny met in the same moment." so, he was putting a nonviolent black movement not onlyn the heart of american patriotis, but in the vanguard heart of american patriotism. >> but do you admit that nonviolence ultimately didn't work? that it couldn't change america? >> no. >> no. it did change america. >> it did change america. >> it changed it radically for me. i grew up in arkansas and i know what fear is. what the movement did, nonviolence did, was to take the terror out of the south. and for the first time, you can not only go to hotels, but you can go all over the south without much fear of harm. that is a major achievement. >> certainly i recognize that. >> the white south was the poorest region of the country when it was segregated. it was totally preoccu

reaction to nba player, jason collins, announcement that he is gachlt from the white house to homes across america. >> new dna evidence found on one of the boston bombs belongs to a female. bha could that mean? >>> billionaire, richard branson,'s treem of space travel is one step closer s >>> a monster hurricane with 330-mile-per-hour winds. >>> actress, katherine zeta jones continues her battle. >>> good morning. the nba insists it will be business as usual moving forward despite two words that helped to shatter one of pro sports barriers. washington wizards senator, jason collins, saying, i'm gay. more on the announcement from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: he was drafted as an inside scoring force. while jason collins is not a star or a starter anymore, the 12-year pro is now something no

include people who are around today and consider not of the united states but the exotic country white america did not pay much attention to frederick thomas abroad except in a negative way when a tourist would make snide comments to see a black american in a nightclub he could have been as big as any of them. for example, of the first world war had not begun he would have grown his businesses in russia. he tried during the first world war. there is the famous property in st. petersburg that exist today the famous venues for circuses and other performances and he actually went to an auction to get the right to rent the place in the imperial capital. and was one of the high stakes bidders until he pulled out then he realized it was raised and there was an inside deal but it he was interested in starting a company for investors so he understood how he would be about growing the business bigger than when a couple could run on their own. he understood what he would have to do to keep getting bigger and bigger but they supported him. and as i said that it bears repeating given the history of the bl

there was the march on washington, the african-american unemployment rate was three times that of white americait has come down but it is still a very large rate. the latino rate flag country is 9.2%. you have to remember, one of the main reasons why the african-american unemployment rate is so high is because african-americans are disproportionately employed by federal, state and local governments. so when those cuts happen, they happen to teachers, first responders, things of that nature and african-americans are hit. you have to remember, it is not just sequestration. we're going through that until october. then you have to deal with the budget that also has cuts. this is not a win/win situation. i am hearing it up and down pennsylvania avenue. expect higher unemployment numbers in all sectors. >> i would like to add when we're looking at the unemployment rates, the persistent rates among certain sub groups in our economy, that is something that could prove very troublesome as we go through immigration debate. when people look up, look at latino unemployment. that could be a bump in the road

." ♪ god bless america land that i love stand beside her and guide her thru the night with a light from above from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans whiteh foam god bless america my home sweet home ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ god bless america land that i love stand beside her and guide her thru the night with a light from above from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam god bless america god bless america my home sweet home god bless america my home sweet home ♪ [cheers and applause] >> please welcome the chairman of the george w. bush foundation board of directors, donald l. evans. [applause] >> good morning and welcome to the george w. bush presidential center and to the beautiful campus of southern methodist university in dallas, texas. i'm proud to be here with all of you here today as we dedicate this beautiful building to the american people. two years ago, we broke ground on this site and the hard work of many people is realized in the building behind me today. of course, no one has done more to make this place possible than president george w. bush and mrs. laura bush. [applause] i've had the

went up against a wall of segregation and brought in jackie roosevelt robinson to play in america's then all white pastime. it was a courageous move. all the while driving on the field. rekeyed took on the baseball this movient -- challenges -- let's take a look. >> i love baseball. given my whole life to it. i was a player at ohio university. they had a negro capture on the team -- catcher and the team. i saw him laid low, broken, because of the color of his skin. unfair atsomething the heart of the game i love. came when i could no longer ignore it. you help me love baseball again. tavis: >> congratulations, number one last weekend. off to a good start. i specifically asked for this clip, and i wanted this clip because it is one of the most powerful scenes in the movie. to see this. went >> senior citizen discount? [laughter] that he have a feeling is going to be worth something. you might see that on ebay and a few years as this movie comes a classic. i wanted to go see this because i wanted to experience it with people. i watched it last week and when it opened. that was one of the most powerf

america. the revolution he thought was so different, in such contrast to the revolution that was fought here. he had to have ploy. what he started out as awake a white pants were essentially because he was a very rich man. he came from the richest family in venezuela and one of the richest families in all flat america was a very, very wealthy man. his parents had -- his family had had in venezuela are at that .200 years or more and they had accumulated wealth of cocoa plantations, that on 12 properties in caracas alone. it is a tremendously rich family and they began as an aristocratic discontent with the colonial power that the spanish often south america. people don't really realize this, but spain was very, very assertive in making sure that its colonies had no contact with each other. they're like spokes of the wheel. you could not travel from one area of bicycle that america to another. you could not do, is. you are presented a colony of spain from doing any manufacturing at all. you were prevented from owning in mind. he represented for many time of commerce whatsoever. it was punishable by execution. so you see the whole business, you can ima

reaction to nba player jason collins announcement that he's gay from white house to homes across america. >>> new dna evidence found on one of the boston bombs belonged to a female. what that could mean. >>> richard branson's dream of space travel for the people is one step closer. >>> plus a monster hurricane with 330-mile-per-hour winds. >>> the one in a million self-baseball portrait. >>> and actress kathericatherin zeta-jones continues with her battle with a mood disorder. >>> "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, april 30th. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm richard lui. the nba said it will be business as usual moving forward despite two words monday from one of its veteran players that helped to shatter one of pro sports last barriers. washington wizards center jason collins saying "i'm gay." new reaction this morning but first more on the announcement from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: he was drafted as an inside scoring force. while jason collins is not a star or a starter any more the 12 year pro is something no active player in a majo

. >> marc, what about the wealth gap between black america and white america?ears. >> the gap remains pretty much what it was 50 years. the truth is the recession knocked a good bit of wealth out of all americans' balance sheets and portfolio but particularly cost the black community when it came to home ownership and the modest investments many had. that wealth gap is a challenge for the nation in the 21st century. >> i'm interested in that point. marc, as i understand, it blacks hold more of their wealth in housing than stocks. that seems to be another reason why that gap would have increased because the markets have gone up so much since the crisis but housing is only starting to rebound. what does that mean in terms of policy solutions? what would you like to have seen done? would you have liked more help around housing earlier on? what do you think should be done now? >> had we banned predatory lending and predatory lending practices back in 2002 and 2003 the problem may not have been so severe. many people lost their homes because many lost their jobs. ma

>> reporter: she was america's original sweetheart in an age of black and white -- and innocence. nthem to america's childhood, a nation of fans today singing along. ♪ >> reporter: it was 1955 when the mickey mouse club debuted. that sweet brunette in the mouse ears quickly became the most popular member. receiving at the height of her fame, even more fan mail than mickey mouse himself. every girl wanted to be annette funicello, every boy wanted to date her. >> i think he likes you. >> i like him too. >> reporter: walt disney discovered annette dancing with a school production of "swan lake" when she was just 13. ♪ >> annette, annette, annette. >> i'm a fluke in the business. i was not the best singer. i was not the best dancer. i was not the most attractive of the girls. so why me? why me? ♪ >> reporter: she carried her wholesome image with her to those beach party movies with frankie avalon. they were "the" teen idols of the 1960s. by the 1980s she appeared as america's mom. >> switch from your peanut butter to nutritious skippy. >> reporter: later she lived with multiple scleros

>> we call timothy mcveigh a terrorist, but we do not deal with white men in america the way we've dealt-9/11. there is a difference in how we relate to the perpetrator, depending who they are and where they are from. that matters because it speaks to what i describe as our intimate and contradictory relationship with violence and once you put the "t" word in, once terrorism is defined, i don't think it's just who the individual is, if they are a foreign national -- >> or a group of individuals. >> -- or a group of individuals, it's the way which that person then initially directly connects to our policy. >> do you think that's right with respect to law enforcement, do you think the division between the timothy mcveigh's of the world and muhammads of the world? >> i think that it doesn't really. i mean, i believe -- this is from my experience, you cannot and should not get tunnel vision looking for a specific, you know, because somebody has a particular faith, they pray five times a day, therefore, it's an international terrorism versus a timothy mcveigh type. we have seen so many cases

gash dash white on rice. i think america needs to cork their outrage holes on this one. bobbie knight is looking at this footage and thanking god smartphones weren't more popular when he was a coach. this happens a lot. this guy got caught. that was it. there is a phrase nice guys finish last and that's because he shot a player. >> no he didn't. >> i think that is true. i think it is true, and in the 1940s it was frowned upon. they frowned and then moved on. >> were they good? was the rutgers team good? >> no. >> he should have been fired for his record. >> he was paid $650,000 a year on his contract and has not had one winning season. explain to me why they didn't fire him when they first found out? >> were they any better? >> what you are saying, remi, which i am shocked a defense attorney is saying this that winning is the only thing that matters. it is okay if he kills somebody. we win. is that what you are saying, protector of murderers? >> it would make more sense if they wanted to protect their winning coach, but he is not that. >> what is happening to america? my

two researchers have now sparked a heated debate suggesting that white males are the ones to blame for america's problems with gun violence. we'll debate that claim and look at the evidence the two women are offering. plus, as president obama travels to denver, colorado to make a new push for gun control. some police officers there are asking why their training facility is being used as a back drop. one of the officers suggesting they don't want to be props in this message. and one of those officers will join us live right after this break. don't miss that. and a man whose son was recently blessed by the pope says, look at this, look at this. that young boy's father is here live. i hope i make it through this segment without crying because i tell you what, i didn't make it through the prep without crying. stay with us. because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. >> a developing story in colorado where new questions are being raise