martin luther king jr. to talk about how this event made a comeback we are joined by the parade organizer. denise barnes. >>> i know the people in the neighborhood are excited. take us back. what happened? >> all i can say is weather, that is it. al weather. some of us in the community continued to hold a peace walk, which is called an annual peace walk, we did that for five years. some thought the parade. january, you talk about how cold it is. >> this is a perfect example of that. >>> some thought it would be better to move it to the month of april. we have a tremendous turnout of participants. >>> the neighborhood not only wanted the parade again but were very enthusiastic in helping plan this. >> no question. 40 folks have been on this committee working since early in the summer to bring the parade back. >>> talk about exactly where should people go getting the word out. >> actually this parade this year goes through congress heights, washington highlands and the bellevue community of southeast dc. we s

luther king, sort of ignoring martin luther king's birthday. let me point this out. >> bill: whoa, who is ignoring martin luther king's birthday? who is doing that? >> mitt romney, newt gingrich, santorum. >> bill: why would they be ignoring his birthday? how do you know they are ignoring it? >> well, they have made no statement about it. they -- there was a march here in columbia where many, many people gathered to commemorate his birthday. and,. >> bill: do you think it's fair to say they are ig norgs it? you don't know they are ignoring it you are offended they are having the dog and pony show which these debates are inevitably on mic -- martin luther king day. are you offended they chose that day? >> here is my point on that. in 2003 i hosted a debate as chairman, george stephanopoulos did it and we were going to do it on a friday night. joe lieberman called and indicated that he couldn't do it because his sabbath began on friday night. we moved it to saturday night to accommodate him. no one, i submit, has raised any issue with fox about i

the message was simple, martin luther king, jr. stood for peace and love. >>> volunteers helped create a mural spanning several blocks in san francisco. ktvu's rob roth tells thus project aims to guide kids to safe places. >> reporter: these streets can be intimidating for children but today volunteers began painting these triangles for children to walk safely. >> reporter: he sees what no child should have to. people taking drugs and dealing them. >> how people can do that in front of you. without even, like, they don't turn around. just do it in front of you. >> reporter: if the children living here, a group of volunteers painted a yellow brick road a path they hope will signal that this is a safety zone for children. >> it has challenges and so we are not trying to ignore the challenges but we are trying to make a way we could co-exist and have the kids be safe. >> reporter: it will be 11 blocks. while they are notorious for street crime and violence it is also packed with families. >> we will monitor it very closely. >> reporte

they also created a mural. >>> a martin luther king jr. day service project was designed to help improve the health of people on the west side. >> people enthis area, hospitalized 7 times the national average. >> community workers worked with researchers from uc davis testing the soil. coming up, ktvu's allie rasmus tells us what they were looking for. >>> the san francisco police chief played the role of a good samaritan today. helped a bicyclistest at a accident. he heard about the crash, ran over and helped him up off the street. he was sent to the hospital. >>> $10,000 per ticket, that is what some people are trying to gret for the nfc championship game between the 49ers and the giants. ktvu's jade hernandez tells us 49er fever is already high and it is only monday. first to ktvu's fred inglis. >> reporter: 49 hours since the victory. today may be the final time for the team to relieve those moments but before then they have to prepare for the giants. this is an emotional team and they could have athletes turn into legends. >>> jim har

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i think i said martin luther king. it's martin luther king junior. i know because i'm a junior. it's important. >>> cold out there. 22 in fairfield. 27 in livermore. and 29 in napa. if it wasn't for the breeze, it would be colder. now there will be colder temperatures tomorrow morning. today looks good. sunshine. our pattern has changed. we are on the cooler pattern. we were way above on the temps for the longest time. that is not the case anymore. everything is dropping straight down out of the north. everything drops straight on down. we won't get any moisture out of this. the moisture doesn't arrive until wednesday. this is what we are keeping our eye on. all this. looks like the rain line will stay north on wednesday. thursday through sunday does look very promising. 24 now in fairfield. 28 napa. 27 in livermore. even some upper 30s. even city is 41. they just dropped to 41. 48 san jose. again the breeze is really the key here. you get rid of that north wind and san to roe -- santa rosa will drop to 22 as well. these are the freezing temperatures for inland. we'll see really

it's martin luther king, not martin luther human. >> i feel you, i feel you, i get that, i get that. >> stephen: don't we need larger-than-life figures? >> well, we have heroes but we look at them, we see them giving speeches. we have this hugena new memorial and everything else. >> stephen: on the mall, i have seen that been there it's beautiful. >> did you like that t didn't look kind of asian to you. >> i'm sorry. >> stephen: i don't see race. >> yes, dow. >> stephen: no i do not see race. >> you don't see race. >> stephen: i don't he are you a black man? >> no, but i heard about the grapple baby, that looked pretty racist to me. >> stephen: no, no, no, no. no, nor, i see nationality, that's different. >> okay, all right. so we're actually educating young people and i guess other people to the fact that dr. king was under a lot of pressure as that icon that you love so much. >> stephen: absolutely. >> that had fears. he was very knowledgeable about of his imminent death. he knew he was being followed and harassed by the fbi. he was a loving family man who spend a lot of time away

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gorgeous picture of the sunrise at the martin luther king, jr. memorial. this was dedicated last year this is the first martin luther king holiday in which is it open to the public after completion. great shot there. . >> there was a touching tribute this weekend to an oakland man shot to death last month near his home. charles butler, jr. was an organ donor. daniel murphy and his wife came to meet and thank butler's family. butler was shot on december 22nd. police are still looking for suspects. butler signed up to be an organ donor on christmas day murphy received butler's liver. >> i can go on living and watch my grandchildren grow up. >> i feel myself within him some kind of way. and i will keep in touch with them as much as i can. >> i know my son won't be back. but guess what, he's living on. and i'm thankful for that >> butler's family is now organizing year long or donor drives to try to save more lives. >>> delta airlines making a move at san jose international moving from terminal b to the recently venerated -- renovated terminal a. officials say

martin luther king junior later on this morning. annie yu is learning more about the celebration and getting a preview of performances she joins us from washington national cathedral hi annie >> hi sarah i know there are a lot of events and celebrations going on around town to honor dr. king let me tell you this one out here you got to come out they have so many great things lined up for you more than seven groups coming out to perform and a lot of special guest speakerthey also have a group of special volunteers, that is why angela, sanford the director of cathedral scholars program joins me now. it will be a very busy place here in just a few hours, a special group of volunteers is helping you out. >> yes, cathedral scholars, dc high school students, that the cathedral partners with, that come out and do community service they will be inventorying the books, just like martin luther king would have wanted them to. >>> are we talking teenagers, high school students how do they become a part of this >> we go into public high schools,

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martin luther king, jr., by giving back. in the last two years, the holiday has turned into a national day of service. the first family joined in, spending part of the morning with a group of volunteers working it out at the brown education campus in northeast. the president helped to assemble new book shelves and joined by the first lady, michelle obama to paint some of the famous quotes on the wall of that library. >> you look at that speech, talking about dr. king as a drum major. what he really said was all of us can be a drum major for service. all of us can be a drum major for justice. there's nobody who can't serve. >> that same scene repeated throughout the city. over at the american university, the men's basketball team partnered with the samaritans to give out shoes and hold a basketball clinic for the 200 local kids who showed up. and fedex volunteers teamed up to make and deliver more than 3,000 meals to people living in d.c. with aids, cancer, and other illnesses. today, if you are out there, you know it was bit

this is martin luther king jr. day, a federal holiday commemorating the civil rights leader's birthday, which was yesterday. this is a national day of service. we'll talk more about that later on in the program. first this morning, the latest in the race for the white house. presidential candidate jon huntsman is expected to drop out of the republican field today. the former utah governor has been polling poorly in south carolina, the next primary state. his team told news agencies, huntsman will back romney. to mitt romney and four others who are trying to steak their claim to be conservative alternative for the massachusetts governor. mr. huntsman's decision comes on the heels of his third place show nothing the new hampshire showing last week. the associated press, which first reported mr. huntsman's decision on sunday night cited compain staff as saying the former utah governor will endorse mitt romney. mr. huntsman had not been receiving much support in the polls, but his move does clear out room on mr. romney

martin luther king jr. day. >> that's right. time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes 6:09. the coldest day on tap. >> a very cold start to this monday. 18 in gaithersburg, 17 at dulles airport. 15 at martinsburg, 18 in culpeper. along the waterways it is 25 at reagan national 30 in quantico, 29 in annapolis. sunshine to start the day, then an increasing clouds this afternoon and especially around sunset. later this evening around bedtime and dinnertime we could have a few isolated areas of light rain or a few sprinkles after sunset and getting close to bedtime and into the first half of the day tomorrow. maybe even a moderate showers for the morning commute tomorrow. and it looks like the rain will clear out for afternoon sunshine tomorrow. 41 degrees today with increasing clouds. upper 50's tomorrow, 57 with a few areas of light rain. >> there's an accident on 70 eastbound near meyersville. police are on the scene. traffic getting by relatively unscathed. no problems on 95 in baltimore. no problems o

tomorrow is the day set aside each year to honor martin luther king jr. in 2003, bob mackenzie brought us this live report about king and the speech he delivered. >>> august 28, 1963. 250,000 people descended on washington, d.c. coming from everywhere, by bus, train, and car. and thousands had walked. they marched to the washington mall where the 34-year-old reverend martin luther king jr. already renowned as an orator and leader would make the speech of his life. >> i have a dream today. >> the reverend cecil williams was there. >> i just said, something exciting is really taking place today. because there were just hoards of people. people coming from every direction and i was so proud to be a part of that. it was, i i've never seen that many people before in my life. it was the form and the movement and the imagining and the commitment and finally the spirit of the people. >>> martin luther king knew that his speech had to reach out beyond the immediate crowd to touch the parts of people everywhere. so after telling stories, he ended up with one truth.

a wreath was laid at the foot of the stone of hope, martin luther king the third was among speakers at the event. >> but yes, we are celebrating the best of what we are but what we must become knowing that we have not arrived there yet. but people will come to our shores from all over our world, to stop at this memorial that represents hope and inspiration. >>> dr. king would have turned 83 years old yesterday. the national holiday is always observed on the third monday in january. >> there are a number of events being held across our area, parade along mlk junior avenue, presentation of the king in our midst concert at the national cathedral and the let freedom ring musical at the kennedy center president obama and the first lady will be on hand for that concert the first family will also participate in a service project in dc to mark the national day of service. >>> still ahead, dave ross is here with a look at the big game. >> yes, our neighbors to the north are one step away from the super bowl but to get there you have to go further north to make that all expenses paid trip to the

martin luther king, jr. hundreds gathered for a wreath-laying ceremony at the new mlk memorial on the national mall yesterday. martin luther king iii was at the event to commemorate the work his father did for civil rights. dr.king would have been 83 years old yesterday. >> each and every american that is here today. >> reporter: there is lots of events commemmorating dr. king across it is d.c. region today. there is a parade along mlk, jr. avenue from 11:00 to 3:00 this afternoon. a presentation of the concert king in our midst is at the national cathedral. that starts at 2:00 p.m. and the musical, let freedom ring is celebrated at the kennedy center tonight at 6:00. >>> the holiday has also been deemed a national day of service. folk around the country are urged to volunteer some time to their community. the first family will be participating in a service project in d.c. this morning. education secretary ar ne. duncan and d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton and mayor vincent gray are among the dignitaries

martin luther king, jr. we'll have more on events at the memorial and other ways he will be remembered through a day of service. >>> to politics, the gop presidential con tender drops out of the race. fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> good morning. it is 6:00 right now. we are taking a live look over washington, d.c. a cold one as we get our day started. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour. steve is off today. >> it is cold. >> it is a cold one. >> i didn't go once yesterday. i'm happy to say it. >> really? >> stayed in my pjs. >> i had an excuse. what's yours. >> i cleaned out my closet. i haven't done that in a long time. you should try t slow it down a little bit sometimes. >> i was taking care of a dog this weekend. i had to go outside. >> yeah, i did. >> every five minutes. that dog is trouble. let's get right to the satellite picture. we've got generally clear skies and very cold. very cold this morning, allison. temperatures in the teens and low 20s. my car wasn't even warm

i will take you to the martin luther king jr. parade, coming up. >> the ravens camp at owings mills where john karr vah has high praise for more than just the ravens players -- john harbaugh has high praise for more than just the ravens players as they move closer to the super bowl. >> 37 at the >> some baltimore city schools students spent this month the third king jr. holiday giving of their time. dozens of schools across the sea honored his legacy today during the annual day of service. -- across the city honored his legacy today during the annual debt service. some of those project included making valentine cards for soldiers, art packages for children at the johns hopkins children's hospital and other things. grex lisa robinson -- >> lisa robinson attended today's event where hundreds remember the legacy of the civil-rights legend. >> the martin luther king jr. parade proceeded down martin luther king jr. boulevard. cold to' braved the take part. >> they had things taking part, and the horses and the police. >> hundreds slid

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this martin luther king, jr. day. we will tell you about the fix for his new memorial. >>> live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. >>> it is a night to bundle up. this video from walnut creak. you can see people walking around in heavy coats. no matter where you are, it is cold out there and it will get colder overnight, plus rain is on the way. we are starting things off in the weather center with jacqueline. more on the big weather changes and already in the north bay, freezing temperatures. >> already freezing in those places and getting close in los gatos and oakland. below freezing in livermore. 30 right now. 30 in novato. 32 in napa and fairfield. falling for the rest of the bay area. 30s out there. 40s in san francisco and half moon bay. temperatures widespread in the 20s and 30s overnight. that is why there is a freeze warning in effect. hard freeze warning for areas close to the delta. fairfield, central valley. 20s and low 30s. so widespread areas of frost tomorrow morning. you will have to defrost the window. t

luther king. >> miles de personas se reunieron para celebrar el cumpleaños del doctor martín luther king. >> el grupo juvenil de oakland , celebraron junto a miles de persona el cumpleaños de el doctro martín lther king. >> siempre escogemos ese día para conmemorar la vidad de este gran hombre. >> asistentes del evento dijeron que es importante que celebremos este día, porque recalcan que es importante defender los derechos civiles. >> algunos también dijeron que si martín luther king junior estuviera vivo, apoyaria los derechos civiles de la mayoria de las personas. >> el diría que hay injusticia todavía, y el entendería eso. >> los coordinadores de la actividad, dijeron que en los 10 años que la han realizado, dijeron que ha sido la ocasión en donde más personas han ido en oak oakland. >> una mujer fue arrestada por conducir en estado de ebriedad, y en donde murió su esposo,. >> un hombre fue baleado por la policía de santa clara, tras que el sujeto conducía en influencias del alcohol, al llegar más agentes , el hombre tomó un revolver, y es cuando la policía le

martin luther king, jr. that's coming up. >> a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. no shocker, traffic looks nice and light. it is a holiday. mlk day. monday, january 16, "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 6:00 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. it felt crisp and cool driving in. is it going to continue? >> it is. you know what, it's a good thing for the sierra nevada snow levels and we do eventually get rain. look likes late wednesday that will start. because it's going to be so cold we're going to see snow levels possibly falling down to 4500 feet. this morning it's clear out there, 27 in livermore, we'll tell you when the rain arrives at your doorstep and how long it's going to last. >> thank you very much. two attacks in oakland have police searching for a very unusual suspect. a 14-year-old boy wanted for robbing and sexually assaulting two women. bob redell joins us live with an update o

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it's a holiday for many on this martin luther king jr. day on monday, january 16, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning everyone. the time now is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to. let's check that forecast and say good monday morning to christina loren. >> good monday morning to you guys. we've got a chilly start out there, frost advisory has been issued for the entire bay area. make sure you bring in the sensitive plants and those pets this morning. as we head throughout the day your temperatures are going to climb into the 40s, by noon we'll round out the day with plenty of low 50s on the temperature map. so, make sure you grab your jacket, something you can take off later on. i'll get the forecast coming up. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >> oakland police on a manhunt this morning trying to find the suspect accused of sexually assaulting a long list of women. >> what makes this case unusual is the suspect is a 14-year-old boy. we're going to have more in a live report from oakland comin

the legacy of martin luther king jr., miles, cesar chavis, it is now coming back. it is about what connecting catastrophe with courage and compassion, standing up and having the courage to tell the truth. as you said, let us be attuned to the suffering and lettuce have compassion. it is no longer fashionable to be assessed with the lives of the rich and famous that we overlook the impact that 42% of children live in or near poverty. tavis: when you see that clip, doctor king gave his life fighting for sanitation workers. this war on poverty. people are now calling for a new pop -- war on poverty. you look at those years from his debt until now, there has not been any appreciable gain on the notion of eradicate in poverty in america. >> part of it is that with the advent of reagan, you had markets on least, a deregulated, unfettered. they generated about -- unbelievable innovation but it went hand-in-hand with not just an increase in wealth and equality, but also the callousness toward the catastrophe of poverty, of working people. in the last 25 years, 82% has gone

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martin luther king people celebrate fd different ways. for some, it's a day to service and contribute to improving our community. and we're live with the story there. >> well, for many folks this day off was about hard work. as one put it rather than going to shopping malls it should be a day of public service. around east bay this martin luther king day was a time to give back to the local communities. and in oakland there were several events. 400 volunteers spent the morning doing maintenance like pulling weeds and clearing debris. it was a work force including members of occupy oakland. groups and local families with children. >> we're helping for martin luther king junior day. like to get outside. and to help the community. >> like every one coming together to help make the gardens better. just everyone, like becoming a really nice, big group of friends. >> and 31st street volunteers planted trees. not only brightening a neighborhood but doubling as a science experiment. >> we're planting these trees and showing benefits of water in r

martin luther king. community organizers are hoping you will take time out from those events to give back. they say you can make a difference in just one day. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:04. this morning hundreds of people are expected to take part in the annual king day freedom train ride from san jose to san francisco. a chartered train will leave san jose at 9:30 it will top in sunnyvale, palo alto and san mateo on its way to san francisco. the ride will end in a march from the cal train station to the center for the arts where the city's mlk celebration will take place today it will include a series of day long activities. >>> san francisco's sheriff ross mirkarimi could be arraigned tomorrow on misdemeanor domestic violence charges. friday with his wife by his side, mirkarimi said he would fight the charges. he's opinion charged with domestic violence battery, child in-- he's been charged with domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. >>> occupy the dream coalition

this is the first martin luther king, jr. day since the opening of the mlk memorial on the national mall on washington. but there are already plans to make a change to the new landmark. >>> reporter: for the first time, martin luther king, jr. day will be celebrated with a memorial in his honor. >> it's beautiful. it's absolutely beautiful. >> awesome. >> breathtaking. >> reporter: the 30-foot-tall statue was unveiled last year in the nation's capital. it was the centerpiece of celebrations to mark the civil rights leader's birthday yesterday. >> ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: but the memorial will not stay as it is now. the national park service says it will change. a quote on the side of the statue after poet maya angelou said it made king appear to be arrogant. >> we don't want it as a distraction. we want it to be correct so we're working with the park service to see what will happen. >> reporter: king would have been 83 had he lived. he was assassinated in memphis in 1968 leaving a legacy of service and a dream o

andrea and mike. >>> this is the first martin luther king jr. holiday since the opening of the them moral on the national mall. >>> king's son, martin luther king third spoke at yesterday's ceremony. on what would have been his father's 83rd birthday. hundreds braved the cold to watch a replaying of the civil rights movement. and they sang happy birthday. today's events feature a community service prayer breakfast and interfaith church. >>> dc police are trying to figure out who left a baby on a porch in below freezing temperatures. we have seen temperatures in the teens and 20s this morning. the infant was found on channing street on the front porch of the house. delia is live with more. this is just harry potter breaking. >>> it is a terrible story for any parents or anyone out there. it just breaks your heart at this point. we are just a couple of blocks away. police are now confirming to us at this hour the baby was a girl, taken from here to children's hospital. the baby, we can tell you, was found check it out. that white house the with th

today we caught up with him at a martin luther king day breakfast. he received a warm welcome from supporters, as didded the other elected officials. he is set to be arraigned thursday for miss northeastern domestic violence -- misdemeanor domestic violence charges against his wife. he and his wife have denied the charges. >> i come here to the martin luther king event every year, and i wasn't going to let anything get in the way of that. >> under the city charger, the mayor has the power to remove the sheriff with the approval of the board of supervisors. >>> people around the bay area found ways to honor dr. king. one of the biggest events was a march for peace in san francisco. >> reporter: more than a thousand people from the north bay to the south, from the city to the suburbs, from all different faiths, walked through the streets of san francisco today, to honor the man who wanted us all to walk together, dr. martin luther king jr. >> he was instrumental in one of the most significant movements of the 20th century, i would say. he has made amer

martin luther king, jr.. the effort took hold during a sunday service. >> martin luther king, jr. had a dream that all people could enjoy a high qualify -- quality of life. >> reporter: pastor mayberry encouraged his congregation to participate in the occupy the dream movement today. combining the principles of occupy with the message of dr. martin luther king, jr.. >> the foreclosures are much worse for black people. i'm under foreclosure, but all of us are suffering. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: the african-american community has the highest poverty rate in the country, 27%. demonstrators here today hope teaching the next generation will help turn things around. >> i wanted my daughter to be part of the day of service and recognizing that today is not a day off, buy a day on and we need to get active in our -- community. >> i believe today going to be the beginning of a new wave of excitement in the life of occupy and occupy the dream. >> reporter: occupy the dream is a national movement. leaders have called for demonstrators -- demonstrations at all 13 federal reserve bank

martin luther king jr. we're along the tidal basin. over my shoulder you can see the brand new memorial here illuminated in the dark. we're expecting large crowds to come later on this morning. and there's a special wreath-laying ceremony that's going to be taking place at 8:00 a.m. this is the first holiday since the opening this new memorial. now yesterday, king's son visited the memorial and participated in a remembrance ceremony. he says his father's message of justice and equality didn't end his death. that all of us need to continue dr. king's work. >> we have to remember to be challenged, now is reach deep into the depths of our souls to identify the best of who we are. because we are an incredible nation. and we are incredible people. and it only takes a few good women and men to bring about change. >> reporter: and there are a number of events and wreath-laying ceremonies that are scheduled for today. again, 8:00 a.m. at the mlk memorial. that wreath-laying ceremony is open to the public. also this morning, there's going to be

martin luther king, jr. day americans are asked to set aside time to help serve others. president barack obama and people across the country will take part in a day of service. last year the president and first family volunteered at a middle school in washington, d.c. >> here is a look at some of the events around the bay area. volunteers will clean up the golden gate national recreation at 8:30. the annual green cleanup day at 8:30. the day of service in richmond at 9:00. volunteers will meet at sixth street and ohio avenue. san francisco students will spruce up john o'connell high school at 10:00. and then the south bay american red cross silicon valley volunteers visit homes to talk to people about fire safety. that is also starting at 10:00. >> coming off a big football weekend, candlestick park will host the nfc championship. was it a wild weekend. thanks to the new york giants win yesterday the 49ers host the giants on sunday. season ticket holders have their tickets. the rest of the public has to wait

[hablando en inglés] >> sulema: a lo largo del país se recordó martin luther king jr. que incluyen el gran defensor de los derechos civiles de la población afroamericana, mecenas visitaron el 16 enero el monumento en su honor en el distrito de columbia, que fue inaugurado hace unos meses mientras que en otras zonas de washington, se realizó un desfile conmemorativo, hecho que no ocurría desde el 2004, por su parte la familia presidencial puso el día para realizar el servicio de voluntariado en la escuela local martin luther king jr. kirk, y el pacifista movimiento negro en estados unidos, premio nobel de la paz, y de los mayores íconos de la no violencia de la historia, nació el 15 enero de 1000 besitos 29 y fue asesinado el 4 abril 1968 en memphis tennessee. hassan renunció con su candidatura a la presidencia, junto con su familia, y espera que mitt romney sea mejor candidato rival para barack obama. un buque ruso, llegó un remoto poblado de alaska, después de una dificultosa operación, para entregarle la carga combustible, tras después de un delicado operativo, los dos ba

martin luther king, jr.'s legacy. special events are being held at several national parks, including at the new martin luther king, jr. memorial in washington, d.c. >> if you are planning on being out this afternoon, at least you have the dry weather, but the temperatures are still chilly even though they are warmer than this time yesterday. we are keeping our eyes on hd doppler. showers moving up from the south and east. they will just make their way into the appalachians and will move into the atlantic tonight into tomorrow. we are talking about mostly rain but we have to keep in mind the possibility of ice. it is too warm for any ice right now. currently 39 of the inner harbor, 37 in annapolis, 39 in salisbury. the mountains, though, they are hovering close to the freezing mark, if not below. as precipitation moves to the west, it could start off as snow before it changes to rain. as we had to baltimore, still fairly chilly. winds gusting up to 18 miles an hour at the airport, 22 -- it does take a toll on the tempe

. >>> and plenty of visitors are in town visiting the now martin luther king jr. memorial for the holiday. >> and there is some rsy still part of it will be changed. here's more. >> reporter: on a brisk january day, there were crowds at new martin luther king jr. memorial in washington, d.c. the statue of the frame, a large part consists of quoting as from dr. king's writings, sermons, and speeches. each side of the statue also contained an inscription. no controversy on this one which sort of describes the design the memorial and this inscription, i was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness is not a direct quote but a paraphrase in which he appears to be responding to having been dericively called a drum major. and this is the original quote from dr. king. yes, if you want to say that i was a drum major, say that i was a drum major for justice. say that i was a drum major for peace. i was a drum major for righteousness and all of the other shallow things will not matter. critics, including maya angelou, believed the paraphrase -- paraphrase is inaccu