for coming back to memphis, memphis is this extraordinary city, perched on the racial fault line. o. cotton of the mississippi delta, capital of rock 'n roll and blues and of course beale street is they are. of course alice come you or theory. but it's also one of the very few cities of any size in america that is named after an african capital with all this had the egyptian pathology around it. so it seems that they grew up in begin to think about the king assassination, it seemed almost scrape it bistate that king would be killed there. you know, and this is a man who traveled nonstop for over a decade. he could've been killed in anaheim. he could've been killed in akron, ohio. he was killed in memphis, the capital of the blues. so i began to kind of think about that, hideaway make a good. that is -- in which meant this as a character, in which he began to understand the confluence of things that brockington memphis, the garbage strike be the most obvious one. but the whole background, the whole backdrop of memphis. he had come to memphis really because he was beginning to recru

memphis down just one point. next possession, ellis trying to save the turnover but starts the fast break for memphis. mike finishes with the lay up, the lead. they wouldn't give back. 91-90 the final. warriorsrs turn it over 24 times including nine times in the 4th. mark jackson not a happy camper. >> we let them take over the game and we should be embarrassed this loss. >> the sharks, canada road trip stopping in edmonton. burns goes knee on knee, he was helped off the ice and couldn't return. san jose took them to a shoot out but in the 4th round hall back hand it's and the sharks loose this third straight game. >>> kyle williams getting death threats from 49er fans who felt that he cost the team a trip to the super bowl. he fumbled twice in -- death threats in its cowardly and sick. william williams to his credit is standing tall and answering every connect. >> you are responsible for what you do on and off the field. it's something i was responsible for and made a mistake and time to own up and move forward.

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joining me now from memphis is andrea huff. she's the chief recruiter and vice president of talent acquisition at servicemaster. andrea, great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you reverend, for having me. happy to be here. >> now 700 jobs. what positions are you looking to fill? >> absolutely. >> tell me what you are looking to fill. >> sure. so those 700 are really made up of two categories. the first being call center positions. we have call centers in memphis, atlanta, dallas, tampa, carroll, iowa, and those are supporting our businesses for american home shield, terminix and true green. the other 100 of that 600 are in our corporate office here in memphis. jobs such as i.t., finance, accounting, hr and legal. >> now -- and you have other jobs you are planning to fill. 700 is right away. how many is the total that you are planning? >> so 700 this quarter. but we have 6,000 -- we are so excited. 6,000 new and seasonal jobs we'll be hiring sptsing true green and several other businesses this year. >> now i understand that

so let's talk about this west memphis three. there have been a whole lot of high profile documentaries about this very case. what makes this one different? >> well, you know, it is funny, fred, because one of the things that this -- that has happened with this case, you know, there have been a number of documentaries made about it. it wasn't until peter jackson stumbled upon one of the earlier documentaries in 2005, saw this, saw the information that was out there and said what's going on, why are these people still in jail, why hasn't this been resolved and started championing this cause. other celebrities got involved. he funded this project. and that's when kind of the swell happened with these guys and damian, i spoke with him. one thing he told me is it wasn't until this particular documentary, west of memphis, that he felt like really spoke from his voice. both him and his wife had a hand in producing this. so he said, you know what, he really felt like it told their story through their eyes and that's really what made peo

this includes downtown memphis. we are getting indication of a tornado just to the west of west memphis. this storm is moving very quickly to the north and east. you need to take cover right now. you can see a live picture from wm tv. you guys have about ten minutes before you need to get to shelters. storms ongoing all night. >>> we appreciate it. >>> hollywood executives are kicking themselves after several of them passed on the movie "red tails". this weekend it exceeded expectations taking in more than $19 million. movie tells how the tuskgy air men helped win waurld war two. >> this is really just a fun classic popcorn movie for everyone. it is really a family film. i think we are at a time in our lives now where we want more stories with inspiration, stories with messages that give us hope. we have been saturated with these films. we do enjoy them. everything now is with vampires and killing and villains. i think we as humans really want to root for good guys and boo the villains. >> again, that movie took in

where memphis held off a late surge by the new orleans hornets to win one hundred ninety ninety nine and change their second straight victory the grizzlies were cruising as they managed to open up a double digit lead in the second quarter so finally one of them to get the ball in the basket this is a talent and memphis pulled. selves further in front after the break and it's going to seventeen points in front against a struggling morningside however new orleans didn't give up and they managed to cut the deficit to just two points in the fourth this jason smith jumps up and that's a good one to three ninety one but memphis went on a twelve points to four runs series victory out by this great pointer to make ninety nine that score is how it finished. well meanwhile tice gone have extended their lead at the top of the russian professional basketball league after a strong fourth quarter saw them krauts a ninety one seventy nine victory over the spot acceptances backside and the secret up of reports. surprisingly spartak have never wanted to ask us and where you get to on their first day

assassinated in memphis at solidarity with the sanitation workers' union. we met with some of their original members. >> it hurt me when he got killed. that is what made me stand up to be a man. we had nothing. we were just a poor person. he help desk -- helped us. he came to enlargen us, he died for us. tavis: workers face a decline of rights and benefits and a system that seems to trample the poor, the old and the unorganized. louis laren. >> human rights violations. it is not one place, it is not one employer or manager. it is a systemic issue that we confront. >> poor people are demonized. [unintelligible] tavis: is this a system of disparity? a system designed to create poverty? house -- has the housing crisis led to a new form of poverty? what will it take for our country to understand the situation we find ourselves in? can the system change to help the people? or do the people in need to change the system? so each night we will bring you a new installment of our property toward. we will -- this was put together by the media mobilizing project. we ch

the world it's been more than forty four years stockton martin luther king jr was gunned down on a memphis hotel balcony and in those forty four years reverend dr king's legacy as a civil rights leader has endured today his name will be mentioned in homes across america in newspapers and on television he'll be heralded as the man who move the nation forward toward racial equality who preached progress and who laid the groundwork for the election of the nation's first african-american president three years ago barack obama and there's no question that dr king deserves this praise he did do all that and it was a brave tremendous and revolutionary work for which he paid the ultimate price. there's still tremendous work to do in terms of racial equality in america for example more african-americans are in prison today than were in slavery and eight hundred fifty and the nation's highest unemployment rates are among young african-american men racism is still very much alive in america today and very much a poison in our nation's veins but even at that it was dr king's work on work on civil righ

., detroit, memphis, atlanta. a rough travel day. >>> two bomb shell revelations have emerged on what casey anthony was saying as her trial approached. >> she told psychologists that her father drowned caylee in the family pool. >> anthony says she was drugged at a party, blacked out, and then raped. she says she doesn't know who caylee's father is but claims she loved her daughter at first sight. >>> and joran van der sloot will be sentenced to murder tomorrow. he pleaded guilty. his attorney claimed the killing was triggered by a sort of post traumatic stress disorder. >>> state officials said they found no basis about recent complaints about the hospital where beyonce gave birth. some parents said they were kept from seeing their babies in the nicu. kept there from the security guards hired for beyonce. >>> one of the world's best scores a is in the hospital this morning. 29-year-old canadian sarah burke is in critical condition. she's believed to be in a medically induced coma. she's a pioneer in her sport and

tavis: our poverty tour ended in memphis, tennessee where dr. king lost his life. he had launched the poor people's campaign which brought people from all races across the country together to demand an economic bill of rights. >> something is happening in america. there is a direct connection between the warehouse workers and the poverty tour. this is happening in florida, colorado, arizona, happening in the big apple. >> how do i know that if dr. king were here today, he would be talking about poverty? he got shot down like a dog on the balcony in a this, he was there talking about what? poverty for sanitation workers. >> he talked about the evils of militarism and racism and he talked about economic justice. these are things that to dr. king were very intertwined. tavis: there are examples here in the wonderful museums of those post a board that you were wearing that said "i am a man." what did that mean to you? >> that made me feel good. most of the time that i was coming up, they would say, look at the garbageman. if i said, i am a man, that made me feel good.

for fedex, it is the 800 acre suber hub in memphis. u.p.s.' mega complex is in louisville, tennessee. both are a two-hour flight from most of the continental united states and can reach well beyond. it is after midnight and i'm inside a boeing 757 that just came from guadalajara, mexico, bringing all the cans out to go into the world port for sorting. routing packages from one plane to another at break neck speed with almost no human hands. at world port, u.p.s. can sort up to 416,000 packages an hour. and in a night, a million. during a peak season like christmas, 1.6 million packages. getting them to the right place on time is so important in this internet retailing revolution that businesses like zappos and pro flowers are popping up next to both companies. if an order comes in and it is too late to fulfill it, that's what this is for. >> really the pro flowers facility here in memphis is next to the fedex hub and it is the safety net for all of our orders for fulfillment the next day. >> reporter: despite all the innovation, from 155 miles

showers for memphis, detroit and pittsburgh. >> 74 in sunny miami. kansas city gets up to 53. chicago, 41. fargo and billings barely climb out of the single digits. 31 in boise and 51 in sacramento. >>> it was an exciting week for football. fans now just four teams in the hunt for the super bowl ring this year. we will have all the highlights. >> and the scores. >>> the gas prices usually go down but not this year. so how high could they go? >>> and sometimes raunchy, of course, ricky gervais returned >>> welcome back to "america this morning," everyone. many overseas markets were off overnight on fears about europe. tokyo's nikkei average dropped 122 points. hong kong's hang seng lost 192. in london the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the markets are closed today. the dow gained 62 points, nasdaq up 36. >>> much of the worry about europe centers on greece. german officials are meeting with greece. the goal is to minimize the damage. the greek government sand private lenders will meet wednesday to discuss the country. >>> gas prices are normally high this month. they usuall

. >>> in memphis, rough night for knicks leading scorer, carmelo anthony. he stayed in after hurting his wrist. he led the way for the grizzlies. he drove for a two-hand jam in the first. taking a pass in the second for an alley-oop. he scored 26 in the game. in the third, carmelo anthony sprained his ankle, hops to the bench. he did not come back to the game. memphis wins. >>> duke hosting virginia. seth curry hit the alley-oop in the first. to the second, tyler thornton passed for the big jam. that put the blue devils up by seven. the cavs closed the gap. duke wins 61-58. >>> when we come back, colbert for president? comedian stephen colbert makes an announcement on his show. but will he actually run? bombshell on his show but will he actually run in? that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. sears big weekend savings event is here! and shop your way rewar

downtown memphis and indication of a tornado of west memphis. this is moving very, very quickly to the north and east and you need to take cover. you can see a live picture from wmctv. we have been seeing a lot of lightning. you have 10 minutes to get to the shelters. stories on going. >> hollywood executives are kicking hemz after several passed on the movie red tails. it's a hollywood rarity, an epic with black stars and no major white characters. it exceeded expectations, taking in more than $19 million. they told us how the air men won world war ii. they talked about the appeal to all audiences. >> this is really a fun classic popcorn movie for everyone. it's a family film. i think we are at a time in our lives where we really want more stories with inspiration, messages that will give them hope. we have been saturated with the films. no the to take away from them. we do enjoy them. everything is with vampires and killing and villains. i think we as humans really want to root for good guys and rule the world. >> that movie took in more than

the film starts a global movement to free what becomes known as the west memphis three. then an august 19th, 2011, under a rarely applied controversial law, damion echols, jesse miskelly and jason baldwin are set free after nearly two decades behind bars. now those two filmmakers who helped win the west memphis three's freedom conclude with a new documentary paradise lost three purgatory. with us are the men behind paradise lost along with jason baldwin. good morning to all three of you. thanks for being here. jason i've got to start off with you for folks who have not followed this story. you are technically still convicted. >> that's right. >> to win your freedom you had to enter a plea and it was called an outford plea, basically says there was enough evidence to convict us, but we didn't do it. >> correct. >> is that right? >> yes. that's the basic premise of the alford plea. you're right, it is very rarely used. what it does is it presents opportunity for what a cell mate in the case where the state won't budge and grant a person freedom who was innocent of a crime

memphis renamed a stretch of freeway and a large mississippi river park in honor of dr. king decades ago. >> goomp to you. near record warmth in store for your friday and already a beautiful day underway, just a little bit of haze but our air quality is moderate, no spare the air day today. half half moon bay reporting 60s already. the winds offshore, we have a west southwesterly in oakland, but winds generally light out there, picking up over livermore, northeasterly breeze about 13 miles per hour, our temperatures similar to yesterday. some of us slightly cooler, some of us slightly warmer, but in any case it feels good in livermore, 61, 60 san jose, 50s around the bay. at the airport sfo reporting 57, 54 santa rosa, 62 this afternoon for napa. temperatures back in the 60s, perhaps 70s out there just completely unseasonable for this time of year. right. satellite radar here ridge of high pressure still in place, will be in place today, tomorrow and then begins to break down as the storm we have been looking at now for a few days begins to move a little bit closer to us

the warrior his a 20-point lead against memphis, but the grizzlies catch the warriors hibernating in the fourth quarter. all the highlights are next. no one in the bay is hurting as bad as the man who dropped the ball. what happened when kyle williams faced the f feediaee the day afa heart breaking hiccup. [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> woman: don't forget the yard work! >> o.k. >> announcer: with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. >> nice job, ben. >> announcer: well played, dan. well played. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> welcome back. memphis grizzlies caught the warriors sleeping in the fourth quarter, but did they wake up in time to get a win. let's go out to oracle arena where they had a close game. warriors trying to cool the hottest team in basketball. they won six straight and late third quar

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memphis of late surge by the new orleans hornets to a second straight win for one hundred eight ninety nine picturing of a group grizzlies were cruising is very managed to open up a double digit lead in the second quarter while the sole managing to finally get the ball into boston is sort of third attempt to memphis would pull clear in front of the break. much as seventeen points in front of us are struggling one inside. oh new orleans weren't giving up and they managed a deficit just two points in the fourth jason smith jumper making it ninety three to ninety one members over it on a twelve call runs which sealed the big three. through to get a three pointer hundredweight tonight's line. worth kobe bryant scored forty two points chris paul netted thirty three of his own clippers on the battle of l.a. one hundred two to ninety four lines a rally from an eighteen point deficit to be potential walls rockets beat the trailblazers one hundred seventy one hundred five from the they managed to stretch their winning streak to six of the budiman exist while they're also wins for charlotte phil

memphis held off a late surge by the new orleans hornets to their second straight win following a hundred eight to ninety nine victory grizzlies were cruising as they managed to open up a double digit lead in the second maga solved finally managing to get the ball in the basket and memphis would pull themselves ferber and friends after the break as much as seventeen points in front and struggling hornets side however new orleans weren't giving up and managed to cut the deficit to just two points in the fourth jason smith jumper making it a ninety three ninety one members i would go on a twelve all run which is still big sure he. really gave three point one hundred made to ninety nine percent of. elsewhere kobe bryant scored forty two points a crisp almost thirty three of his own split. one the battle of l.a. one hundred two to ninety four i wanted to run lead from an eighteen point deficit to people in the war's monday for its ninety one the rockets people trailblazers fund stretch band winning streak to say example beating the next fall there also wins for shallow for the delfi indiana c

where memphis out of a late surge by the new orleans hornets to win one hundred ninety two ninety nine and change their second straight victory mama grizzlies were cruising as they managed to open up a double digit lead in the second quarter mark finally managed to get the ball in the basket at the said attempt. to support themselves further in front after the break and missed much of seventeen point three points against a struggling moment side however new orleans didn't give up and they managed to cut the deficit to just two points in the fools jason smith jumper one hundred ninety three ninety one but memphis went on a twelve point two four run which sealed victory helped by this game three pointer one hundred ninety nine again is how it finished. i mean what's a skier have extended their lead at the top of the russian professional basketball a strong fourth quarter saw them clear as a ninety one seventy nine victory over the spacek side with holes from some pages that contempt it's awful it's thanks surprisingly spark have never won it says god and when you turn their first they we

glory this year chicago goes to town of memphis rushing the grizzlies by a mom of forty point. a nice. nice when you think of milan's sport images of football and formula one on deniability come to mind but could i saw. to the mix. we'll get to grips with that shortly but we begin with some sad news day one of the prestigious off road event the car rally has been marred by the death of a rider jorge martinez borrero seen here at the start line in mortal plata argentina died after running off course tragically crushing into an open sewer line where a local was thirty eight years old the trunk should be overshadowing a memorable day for lead in the game are sections of the russian winning the opening staged by five seconds from veteran polish star christophe how off chits while in the bike francisco lopez is them on the couch after day one the chilian up for a rider holding off reigning champion mark of spain by fourteen so it's. we now know all twelve squads in the n.f.l. the last of the dozen to replace the new york giants doing so thanks to a no nonsense display against dallas

take a look at a live picture of memphis, tennessee. you're under this pds watch. those thunderstorms are just a couple of hours away. so memphis probably the biggest city within the watch area that we'll be dealing with. the storm has a lot of elements with it too. the prediction center issuing a moderate risk. but the slight risk extends from the gulf coast almost to the great lakes. as we get to the northern extent here, especially across western kentucky and southwestern parts of indiana and illinois, we think damaging winds will be a bigger concern starting several hours from now. on the backside of this storm, this is interesting. we have great pictures for you. very windy and dry. look at the satellite picture. do you see all this light brown haze in the area? oklahoma city back towards lubbock. that's dust. people were eating dust today it was so strong and terrible visibility. terrible storms means terrible travel. i'll update you on twitter with the latest. >> i have been trying to get tweets out. they are having an issue with twitter as well. >> there ha

of course it happened in memphis, tennessee. the freedom train ride goes from the south bay to san francisco, commemorating the 1965 march from selma to montgomery. that distance is 54 miles and the distance on the freedom train ride today is approximately the same. this train ride is a reduced fair. it will cost $10 roundtrip, making four stops. the first one departs san jose at 9:30 this morning, followed by sunnyvale at 9:45, palo alto at 9:59, san mateo at 10272. -- san mateo at 10:22. it is expected to arrive in san francisco at 10:55 this morning. you cannot purchase these freedom train ride tickets from the stations. you have to get them through will call brown paper tickets and here at the san jose station you will be able to get your specially printed freedom train rides for this martin luther king, jr. holiday. >> do they expect a lot of people? >> reporter: they are. this is the 28th year so it's familiar to people who celebrate the holiday in this way. if the tickets are sold out, they are encouraging others it get a

now in the memphis grizzlies have slumped to their force defeat in a row after an eighty three points to seventy three loss to the san antonio spurs despite having played just twenty four hours before the spurs showed no signs of sluggishness bonus three point two in the second quarter established a comfortable thirty one nineteen eight and the advantage with ten points at the break helps all this colella dunk someone trying out another looks like relinquishing their lead danny graves three pointer in the final quarter but some of the women ages three to seventy three again the final score san antonio and are sixth in the western conference memphis at ten. staying in america and the new york giants have arrived in indianapolis ahead of super bowl forty six where they'll face the new england patriots at the lucas oil stadium next sunday the game will be a repeat of the two thousand and eight final which saw the giants beat the patriots and small new england perfect season get it all quarterback eli manning was among the first to get off the plane both sides coming into this year's cham