king opposed the war in april of 1967. for dr. king, it was a very significant break because he had been cultivating an alliance with the johnson administration to pass civil rights legislation. so dr. king became a pariah within american politics for doing that. here's another example of connecting a civil rights perspective. at end of the clip, stevie flashes the peace sign. this, i think, this is the era of black power, which is associated with black militancy. in a lot of this music, you see trying to project a civil rights oriented vision of integration and racial harmony, even as they are protesting against the status quo. we tend to think of civil rights and black power as a clean break. i think when you look at the music, you get a sense of the continuity between civil rights and black power. ♪ ♪ heaven help the girl who walks the streets alone ♪ ♪ heaven help us all ♪ heaven help a black man if he struggles one more day ♪ ♪ heaven help the white man if he turns his back away ♪ ♪ heaven help us all ♪ he

that's when they called in dr. king to lead their movement. the first time he came was in march 1968, and he was going to do a peaceful rally and it turned violent. some local young people got involved and they took the opportunity to break windows and loot. police responded to violence. a lot of people were shot and killed that night. king felt totally responsible and totally depressed because of that. so he went back to atlanta, regrouped -- what happened between the month of march and when he came back? a lot of people don't know. i was lucky enough to speak with jesse jackson a couple of years ago, and he says that before dr. king came back to memphis on april that he had called his closest associates to his home in atlanta. that would be jesse jackson, abernathy young and some others, and that dr. king had told them that he was considering stopping his work, that perhaps america just was not ready for the change that he wanted to see. he was just depressed. he just felt -- you had the black panther party coming into its own, you had a new

my question is directed to dr. king. currently, the myth of martin king's life is perpetuated in academic and public spaces. king had a sexist world view and did not give proper attention to many women who worked tirelessly in the southern freedom movement alongside him. do you agree with this statement? if so, how do you deal with the human martin king? >> i think the first thing we have to do is to be charitable. if you look at earlier books by me, i readily say his and her's. we talk about man. later on, you change that because you weren't really thinking. yes, you mean by man, everybody, but that's not what you are saying. martin grows up in a society where he -- remember, our's is a very socialable society. after a point, social ability has to follow certain forms. you look at the early malcolm x and early mlk. i don't mean to draw a tight connection there. there is a business of acting out certain forms of interaction which have you speaking in a polished way and accustomed way and trying to excite the interest of

king made little secret of one day seceding dr. mays of morehouse college. reverend lawson says it seemed that at one point, dr. king thought he could be the president of morehouse college. and maintain his position as the foremost international spokesman symbol of the civil rights movement. of course, we know that didn't happen. i'm curious based on your research, have you seen dr. mays say anything specific about the possibility of a future role for dr. king on the morehouse campus? >> i think mays absolutely saw king as a spiritual son. i think he hoped that someone of king's statue would be able to succeed him. he had a trustee board and we don't know what they thought. he certainly hoped that martin -- say had the montgomery movement stopped right there. martin would have been the perfect candidate to become president of morehouse college. the zeitgeist pushed him forward so that was not a possibility. there was a tension between mays and king because martin king wanted to be on the trustee board and some of the trustee board members didn't want king on

. >> what's the influence of these two upon dr. king? let's talk about that more. >> thurman, of course, is not an activist as you might say martin was. martin was very much caught up in activity of a direct social -- from the very early stage. not that he was involved in student politics at morehouse. but morehouse was a very small operation when martin was around. it was very comfortable for him. he didn't live on campus. he lived at home. the undergraduate population at that time was something like 400. we think of the norm as 3,000, but there is a big gap between the size of us now and the size then. so there is intimacy but the home location for martin. he went to chapel every tuesday. he heard dr. mays speak on those occasions. one of his most moving experiences was hearing mordechai johnson speak but we'll leave that to one side. he would have been deeply influenced by mays but i thought the closest connection would be with thurman. there is of course the dramatic development when he was stabbed by this deranged woman and he came

did you hear dr. maize say anything about a future for dr. king on the morehouse campus? >> i think maize absolutely saw king at a spiritual son, and i think he hoped that someone of king's stature would be able to succeed him. now, of course, he had a trustee board, and we don't know what they thought, but he certainly hoped that martin -- say had the montgomery movement stopped right there, martin would have been a perfect candidate to become the president of morehouse college. but as king himself said, the zeitgeist pushed him forward, so that was not a possibility. there was a tension between mays and king because martin king wanted to be on the trustee board, and some of the trustee board members didn't want king on there. and mays couldn'tu with the politics of it well. it was only when king won the nobel prize that he could become a trustee for peace. so, i mean, there are internal politics to morehouse college, too. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> anything from the panel? >> i'll leave it. >> so we have really been blessed to have these three outstanding scholars

. >> so talk about dr. king. you're one of the only people i could be sitting across from who knew dr. king. >> i'm one of.i'm one of eight people in the world..3 >> yeah. yeah. >> .who was actually taught by dr. king. you hear people all the time say, "dr. king was my teacher." >> yeah. not true. >> they're lying. they're lying. i was one of dr. king's students. >> okay. -> eight people, students at morehouse and spellman college.. >> yeah. >> .took a class that he co-taught in philosophy.. >> yeah. >> .and i was one of the eight students. >> a.and? >> and i remember one day after class was over, we were walking away and he said. i said to him, doc. his friends called him doc. i said, doc, how are you doing? he said, julian, i'm not doing well. he said, unemployment is high, racism isseverywhere, segregation is immobile. he said, i feel awful. i have a nightmare. i said, no doc, say i have a dream and well. >> is this a true story? [ laughter ] >> no. i made that up. [laughter] but you know -- >> i will say this

preston king. dr. king was born in albany georgia and earned his bachelor of arts from fisk university, his master of science and a doctorate of philosophy from the london school of economics. he lived abroad for nearly 40 years and was also educated at the university of vienna straussburg and paris. i want to mention he was in exile. he's one of the heroes. his family was very much involved in the civil rights movement in albany. he went to the draft board, and they disrespected him. refused to call a him mister and led to other things, rather than accept that abuse he left the country. he was exiled and then pardoned by president bill clinton. he's a distinguished professor of political science and philosophy. dr. king concurrently holds visiting appointments at morehouse and the university of east anglia. he's a professor emeritus at lancaster university,he is a distinguished scholar and a prolific writer. he's authored many books including fear of power, the ideology of order and african winner, to

harry belafonte and dr. king. look at the music of the movement, african-american music had a global popularity. many jazz musicians had toured in europe going back to the 1920s and 1930s, including louis armstrong, and it's -- it's -- the civil rights movement is really an international phenomenon in large part because it's happening at the same time as the cold war, and it's happening at the same time as african independence movements. and here you see some images of louis armstrong. louis armstrong was drafted by the state department as a cultural ambassador, and so he was sent all over the world, to africa and eastern europe primarily, as an instrument of cultural diplomacy during the cold war. here you have him playing at the sphinx and the photo on the left is armstrong performing at an orphanage in cairo in the late 1950s. armstrong is someone who is universally popular, and the state department, many people would have criticized the state department in the 1960s, but they had a really good idea in sending

king. yes so you know this is actually very fortuitous a little bit of trivia the last time we had you on steve was the day before the first l.t.r. operation by the e.c.b. in europe and now fast forward and again it is the day before the next operation of the e.c.b. in europe so you're actually the perfect person to talk about these kind of liquidity transfusions and to answer this question dr king is this just another way to prop up zombie banks and allow them to roll over their debt. absolutely and the whole solution is saying here we have a problem or a country company enough money competitions currently go out let's lend it more money and so long as money which the government gets if the country itself conjoin or right through its central bank which of course no european country has then is just perpetuating the problem and is this an inevitable outgrowth of the banking system because as you point out ponzi financier is always had debt servicing costs that are higher than their cash flo

king to hold meetings and even spend the night. >> dr. king, my friends, was the example. >> reporter: political leaders spoke about how this is especially important today. >> civility is coulding that you can learn how to disagree without being disagreeable. >> reporter: the y in central maryland hopes dr. king's message is passed on to each of the 150,000 people they served every year. >> we all are one family. and we all should stick together. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> this is the 37th year the y has paid a special tribute to dr. king. >>> a chilly weekend in store for the weekend. a mix of rain and snow is expected across much of the state. and if precipitation has already started to fall in some places, meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking what to expect this weekend. and into next week. we'll start with bob. >> let's take a look at tomorrow's forecast. overnight tomorrow night, a little rain-snow mix. don't expect anything to accumulate. because the ground is too warm. tomorrow

. ♪ [ music ] >> all generations, celebrating what would have been dr. martin luther king jr.'s 83rd birthday. >> he's a black leader that fought for everybody's rights. >> reporter: organizers say dr. king had a special connection with the y, and his message of equality still rings true. >> it's only natural that an organization like the y would recognize dr. king and keep his memory,a live. >> reporter: ymcas throughout the south are some of the places that would allow dr. king to hold meetings and even spend the night. political strategist spoke about how his nonpartiss an ideals are especially important today. >> civility is understanding that you can learn how to disagree, without being disagreeable. >> reporter: the y of central maryland hopes dr. king's message is passed on to each of the 100,000 people they serve every year. >> we all are one family. and we all should stick together. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> this is the 37th year the y has paid a special tribute to dr. king. >>> well, a rough end to the week on wall street. [ stoc

king this is how they make money. that's right they make money by gambling on rising asset process and ironically the fact that they're lending the money as if yes a process rose in the first place what engine is cold calls it is a back what the trouble is positive feedback loops like this they go up and then they go down because you get to a point where. levels of processes generate excel or adding levels of debt and you get to the point where people get so much that they simply slow down slightly and that image the s. and process stop to fall and exactly the same process which in reverse falling asset crosses main rapidly do so the writing which was as a process to fulfill something goes it is sold to the process in capitalism over the period of decades if the banks are allowed to some gambling on asset process and that includes lending money to gamble on rising house ross's mountain lions fall buying shares of cetera et cetera all this sort of behavior ultimately ends in chesterfield so we have to we construct the

the city had put an injunction against dr. king and a restraining order against dr. king not to have a rally. so andrew young was trying to get that lifted. he said, why didn't you check in? and king hit him with a pillow. he hit king back with a pillow. and everybody started having a pillow fight. they all laughed and king said, it's time to get ready for dinner. so they leave, he shares a room with abernathy. abernathy was shaving. king steps out onto the balcony where the wreath is positioned. he's talking down the courtyard below to jesse who was introducing him to the musician who is going to play that night. ben branch was a musician from chicago, and dr. king says to ben branch, i want you to play my favorite song tonight, ben. i want you to play "precious lord" which is what you're hearing right now from amelia jackson. he said, all right, mr. king, i'll play it and i'll play it real pretty. then the silence was cracked by a gunshot. that was at 6:01 p.m. one shot. he fell backwards where that square is cut in the concrete. his feet were kind of hanging off t

in 1957, dr. king wrote these words. but the end is reconciliation. the end is redemption. the end is the creation of the beloved community. we are one step closer to that vision today. god bless you all and thank you for being here. >> learning american history through listening to music could be considered by some a short cut. that is unless of course the teacher is the opera star, thomas hanson. then it's more than just learning. it's being transported. this celebrated bar atone from washington state is celebrated, but he's long been an advocate of american song. today, he graces this celebration with works by two iconic american composers, grief by william grant still and simple gifts by aaron copeland. ♪ ♪ weeping angels holding it low in your hands ♪ ♪ morning angel, with heart strings waiting ♪ ♪ for one who in death all stands ♪ ♪ mourning angel, silence your way ♪ ♪ and raise your head from your hands ♪ ♪ weeping angel the white dove promise stands ♪ ♪ weeping angel on the train and holding it low in your hands ♪ ♪ mourning angel wit

or hearing in person dr. king's voice boomed down from the lincoln memorial. that's why what we built here won't just be an achievement for our time, but will be a monument for all time. it will do more than simply keep those memories alive. just like the air and space museum challenges to set our sights higher or the natural history museum encourages us to look closer or the holocaust museum calls us to fight persecution wherever we find it, this museum should inspire us as well. it should stand as proof that the most important things in life rarely come quickly or easily. it should remind us that although we have yet to reach the mountaintop, we cannot stop climbing. that's why in moments like this i think about malia and sasha. i think about my daughters and i think about your children. the millions of visitors who will stand where we stand long after we're gone. i think about what i want them to experience. i think about what i want them to take away. when our children look at harry tubman shawl or the plane flown by the tuskegee airmen, i don't want them

the history of a people who in the words of dr. king injected dignity into the veins of civilization. may we remember their stories. may we live up to their example. thank you. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >>> at this time i would like to invite the ground breakers to gather together at the foot of the steps at the stage here. okay. once you're ready with your instruments i would like to invite everyone to join me in the count down. five, four, three, two, one. break ground. [ applause ] >>> before i say good bye would you please join me in honoring the wonderful work done today. [ applause ] well, there was supposed to be a voice of god but you'll have to settle for me. please enjoy yourself. we are having a reception. and, again, let me thank you very much. this means a great deal to the smithsonian that you came, that you care and that you are a part of this so thank you all very much. [ applause ] >>> september, 1864, john don't worry, i'm going to focus on '62. captain charles steedman

three or four days later dr. king was shot and there were riots and that was followed by columbia university went up and mark rudd and the whole gang took it over. i remember the oregon primary and seeing bobby denky make that concession. we won. the first time the kennedys had lost an election. i was as close to him as i am to you. he brought his dog up and everything from california. very gracious to gene mccarthy who beat him. in the next week we were out of california because reagan had a disfavorite son. i was watching -- i was at home on the east side of new york and i got a call from jeff bell, and he said bobby kennedy's been shot. i called vice president nixon mr. nixon, and david and julie were over there and they'd been watching and nad already told him. and so from there i went to the convention in chicago for nixon after our convention. and i was p in chicago in the 19th floor of what we call the comrade hilton hotel after we'd been gassed down the street watching out the window. i was by myself come

the shorter version altered the meaning of dr. king's words, said maya angelou. portions of the granite will have to be replaced. dr. king's youngest daughter, bernice, is thanking the park service for the correction. >>> if you live in d.c., look at your street sign. the city's changing the look to meet federal standards. they will have orderinal numbers as in sixth street instead of sixth street and instead of upper case, they'll be written in mixed case. the signs now have not been changeed yet. they will be in the coming weeks. >>> four prince georges county police officers are honored for saving lives by the county's fire chief. the officers eric lee, daniel gonzalez,mon jon than eiler and matthew lean saw smoke on saturday. the senior citizens, the the people with mobility problems sit there. they realized the alarms weren't working and went door to door to get residents out. >> and to know this fire chief went out of his way to recognize someone not working for him, we work for the county, but to have him recognize us means a lot. >> and we didn't do anyth

. >> dr. king was equipped with a theoretical knowledge of nonviolence. book learning if you will. byard knew how to do hands on organizing. >> we have effective civil rights legislation. >> reporter: ruston was the fiery activist who organized the successful march on washington. he was also a true rep cianci man. >> in addition to his advocacy, he was an accomplished singer, a musician, a creative chef. >> reporter: he took up the movement and gave up the art. there were totic tributes regarding ruston's life. >> what is different about me didn't settle on my skin. if given a choice, i would wear an entirely different face to 199job interviews but this is the face i got. no amount of make-up hides the fact that i am the son of slaves. >> reporter: ruston's partner says he fought against poverty, injustice and inequality. still a part of the fabric of our society, he says that means important work still needs to be carried on. >> what do you say? in washington, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> really interesting to hear about other participants in the civil rights movement that y

it meant that we had to continue dr. king's work. we had to continue his struggle, that we had to take í) dream he >> it was titled inspiring stability in national political discourse. she talked about experiences so far in the presidential campaign. >>> it will be another interesting night with snow moving in. will it affect your saturday morning plans? wyatt everhart returns with the final forecast, coming up. >>> coming up, at 11:00, that hot shower you use to unwind at the end of the day could make you sick. abc2 news works for you , the signs and symptoms behind a disease that can start in your own shower. plus, if you've dropped something down the drain, this will give you hope and maybe a strategy for getting back your lost treasures. Ñit's harmless fun, some people say popular arcade game promotes gambling in children. join us for abc2 news at 11:00. >>> gambling on the snow totals tonight. hope it's very little. >> more than we have seen, 1-3, that includes the morning hours, the first half of the day tomorrow. watchout fo

this museum will be a tangible manifestation of dr. king's dream. as the mayor of a city that is central to the story of freedom for all americans, i eagerly anticipate the completion of the national museum of african- american history and culture. i am proud of the district of columbia for being its home. thank you very much. i look forward, as all of you do to 2015 where we will reconvene for the official opening of our new museum. thank you very much. [applause] >> we all know that the smithsonian institution is a place of learning. it is a place where history art, and culture comes alive in a vibrant way. helping to make sure this has happened is a force behind the annual folk life festival, which draws more than 1 million people to the national mall 40 of glory this week's -- ford two glorious weeks. he helps guide the work of the history and culture museum, including the one for which we are breaking ground today. it gives me great pleasure to present at the smithsonian's undersecretary for history, art, and culture. [applause] good morning. -

king called the beloved community, because in the final analysis, in america, we're one people. we're one family. we're one house, and that's what this museum is going to show the world that we all live in the same house and that we must live together as brothers and sisters. >> lonnie, talk about what you'll actually see in the museum and what you would still like toical included that you'r after. >> almost all of the 18th and 19th century exist in people's trunks. we were able to find harriet tubman's hymnal when she went to the south to help rescue the slaves, she would sing. we also collected nat turner's bible, he used that bible to read revolution to say now is the time to strike a blow for freedom. and we have a painful set of slave shackles, made for a child and you'll also see louie armstrong's trumpet. what we want to see is moments that you'll ponder, and moments that you'll fly on the resiliency of this community. >> what about president obama, something from his inauguration, perhaps. >> what we have done is we have collected his campaign because we know how importa

and it drew a lot of criticism from those who said it portrayed dr. king as arrogant. king's exact quote from that speech, given two months before his assassination actually reads yes, if you want to say 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. >>> four protesters are in police custody after they demonstrated on the memorial bridge. two of the protesters were suspended by ropes under the bridge so they could hang a free tibet banner. 5000 protesters marched south on connecticut avenue northwest on their way to lafayette park. >>> still to come, when 9news now continues. we salute an organization that has become a life line for caregivers of alzheimer's disease patients. >>> plus we'll have details of more violent protests in greece. as that country struggles to stay financially solid. jake >>> rioters set buildings on fire and clashed with police in athens, greece as lawmakers voted to approve new austerity measures. the

just last month, we celebrated dr. martin luther king, jr.'s birth and a few months ago we dedicated his memorial. another national monument that was a long time coming. his dream was that we could all come together to make our nation and our world a better place. his message was not for one racial group, but for all people of all backgrounds, ethnicities and creeds. this museum will be a tangible manifestation of dr. king's dream. of a mayor of a city itself that is central to the story of freedom for all americans, i eagerly anticipate the completion of the national museum of african-american history and culture. and i'm proud that the district of columbia will be its home. thank you very much. and i look forward as all of you do to 2015 when we will reconvene here for the official opening of our new museum. thank you very much. >> we all know that the smithsonian institution is a place of learning. it's a place where history, art and culture come alive in a vibrant way. and helping to make sure that this happens is dr. richard curran. for m

professor of church and community at emory university and professor king. dr. mays would often say every man and woman is born into this world to do something unique and something distinctive. if he or she doesn't do it, it will never been done. we thank god much for the three of you and for your scholarly work with mays, thurman and king, but also your scholarly work in other areas. thank you very much. we also thank morehouse college for being able to make this happen and we look forward to moving into the next year as we look at the impact of dr. king and his n only us here in atlanta and morehouse, but on the world. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> in the 19th century, middle class american families started displays wealth and status in their homes by purchasing globals and furniture made by local craftsman. david jaffee looks at the decorations and how they helped in the early american culture. this is about an hour. >> it's really a pleasure to be here. i wanted to start with winthrop chandler in many ways begins my project in chronological terms as

dr. king died a very hated man in america's margins. so we've seen what demonization can do when somebody feels that you must get the demon out of the way. and so i don't disassociate these name calling and labels from somebody with an ak-47 shooting in the white house and hit a window. if it won't have been on the back, they could have been shot and killed as a matter of fact. these are very dangerous times and these tones set the climate. george wallace never hit anybody. george wallace set the climate for violence and leadership very mindful of the impact of their words. >> i've seen sir, that remarkable photograph of you on the day dr. martin luther king was murdered, was shot. are you saying, sir, and i'm sorry to press you on this, but are you saying that barack obama's very safety is being imperilled by the kind of abusive rhetoric that is being directed at him as the president of this country? >> absolutely. ignorance and hatred leads to violence. and that's why -- when you go from -- when the governor puts her finger in his fac

a lot of people know about dr. martin luther king and rosa parks, but a lot of people do not know about those who risked their jobs and integrated into the schools, so i decided it was important to focus on those people, the unsung heroes, and i went to birmingham, which was known as the most segregated city in the south. and i took a trip there and started meeting some of the foot soldiers, and somebody said to me, "have been at the barbara." so i took a trip to the barbershop, and as you have seen from the clip in the film, you look around, and every inch of space and a barbershop was covered with memorabilia from the civil rights movement. tavis: it was like a museum. >> hopefully it wilbe a museum now that he has passed. when i started talking with him and learning of his own personal struggle, i decided he would be the person to tell the story through. he would represent all of the foot soldiers. tavis: i assume that you knew pretty immediately, this guy was special. >> i looked at him, and he was wearing his

martin luther king, jr., could actually make the problems worse. we'll talk about that after the break. >>> a 9news now update. more concerns about plans to correct a paraphrase on the new memorial to martin luther king jr. the president of the mlk memorial project foundation says plans to change an inscription would actually threaten the design, structure, and integrity of the new monument. his concerns echo those made by the foundation's architect. the national park service announced it will correct the quote by inscribing the full quote as dr. king said it. >>> today marks one month since the costa concordia cruise ship ran aground. the coast guard took family members of those missing to the ship and many of them tossed messages or flowers into the water. 15 people are unaccounted for since the ship hit a reef january 13. >>> now to safety concerns. federal safety teams are investigating reports of fires in the driver side doors of chevy trailblazers. model years 2006 and 2007. the national highway safety administration says more than 300,000 ve

dr. king died. ghandi good diet, rosa parks, died, they were not there by themselves, their living by themselves. and then we said well let's get these young individuals together and try to make them understand this thing called the olympic movement is 15 minutes in the sun for any individual to go to the olympics to have 15 minutes. if i ask most of you who run the mall with the last olympics, and you couldn't tell me. if i asked you who is the 100-meter winner, you couldn't tell me. so you have 15 minutes. so we decided to get this feeling going let's get on this train and have some discussion. well i don't know about the boycott and i promised my church i was going to win. praying too hard, i of the mother is expecting me to when i can't give of my opportunity and we said all we want to try to do is have some dialogue so we can have some exchange and what you can do greater in that 15 minutes. okay, i'm willing to do that so we get on this hypothetical train and start rolling down the tracks. now

or hearing in person dr. king's voice from the lincoln memorial. that is why what we built here will not be an achievement from our time, but will be a monument for all time. it will do more than simply keep those memories alive. just like the space museum challenges to set our sights higher or the national museum encourages us to look closer or the holocaust museum calls for us to fight persecution wherever we find it. this museum should inspire as well. to stand as proof that the most important things in life rarely come quickly or easily. it should remind us that although we have yet to reach the mountaintop, we cannot stop climbing. that is why in moments like this i think about my daughter's. i think about my daughters and i think about your children. millions of visitors who will stand where we stand a long after where -- long after we are gone. i think about what i want them to experience. i think about what i want them to take away. when our children look at harriet tubman's shaw or the plane flown by a -- , i do not want them to be seen as

critics including maya angelou said the shorter version altered the meaning of dr. king's words. secretary of the interior ken salazar announced plans to fick the inscription today. >> this is a mon -- fix the inscription today. >> this is a monument that will be with us through the ages and the context of the statements made are extremely important to the generations to come. so we're happy to see it. >> architects were hoping to simply add a few words, but portions of the granite will likely have to be replaced. dr. king's younger daughter is thanking the park service for the correction. >>> a uss combat ship will be named after former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she and her husband were on hand for a special ceremony at the pentagon to unveil an artist's rendering of the uss gabrielle giffords. the combat ship is among the most versatile and can operate in more shallow water than most larger ships. >>> a virginia woman killed in a police shooting. tonight a widow questions the officer's version of how it went down. >>> plus we'll hear from the driver who saved young kids

dr. king reminded us, it's always the right time to do the right thing and stand up on principlement you can't run the 90-yard dark as i said on equality, marriage is marriage f. we believe in full equality for some americans regardless of gender and ethnicity we need to believe that. >> what would you suggest? >> to do what's in the best interest of his reelection, because no president in history has done more to advance the rights of the gay community than president obama. >> is it an important thing he's done? >> he's done a remarkable a. a significant year was 2011 with don't ask, don't tell. on doma, what he's done in antibullying legislation, the number of appointees. >> do you think all of these are sufficient to assuage the gay and lesbian community for him not coming out in support overtly of gay marriage right to you? >> i think again truly no president's done more, and i believe fundamentally the best is yet to come with president obama. to deny him the chance to prove that or

dr. king called it one of the great frauds that had been perpetrated on the american people. really the assault on the freedom of collective bargaining. the democrats are trying to push that republicans are hand made, and corporate power, and the democrats are fighting for the rights of firefighters and folks. so i think this will be part eh the national campaign we'll see roll out over the coming months. >> thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> the newt gingrich campaign made thousands of calls saying that mitt romney was insensitive a lot to rail on we're going to have guests that are very smart and very interesting, so i hope you'll tune in become part of this war room family. the susan -- newt gingrich the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>it is an independent progressive voice and i love that. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. she's a political trail-blazer. >>people like somebody who's got a spine. >>determined to find solutions... >>we need government to ensure that people have freedom. >>driven to find the truth... >>what's really going on?

the history of a people who in the words of dr. king, "injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization." may we remember their stories, may we live up to their example. thank you, god bless, you and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> the president wrapping up his brief remarks there this morning on what is an historic day in washington, d.c. as the president along with others there are going to be groundbreaking for the historic site of the first smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. obviously the president tapping into his own personal reasons of why this is so important. but explaining to all of us that through sasha and malia he's going to be able to see through their eyes they know where they come from and the history, the great history that ordinary americans have achieved by doing extraordinary things in this country. just so you know as we look at the placement of where this is, it's right there on the mall and it's going to be just south of constitution ave

dr. king died. ghandi good diet, rosa parks, died, they were not there by themselves, their living by themselves. and then we said well let's get these young individuals together and try to make them understand this thing called the olympic movement is 15 minutes in the sun for any individual to go to the olympics to have 15 minutes. if i ask most of you who run the mall with the last olympics, and you couldn't tell me. if i asked you who is the 100-meter winner, you couldn't tell me. so you have 15 minutes. so we decided to get this feeling going let's get on this train and have some discussion. well i don't know about the boycott and i promised my church i was going to win. praying too hard, i of the mother is expecting me to when i can't give of my opportunity and we said all we want to try to do is have some dialogue so we can have some exchange and what you can do greater in that 15 minutes. okay, i'm willing to do that so we get on this hypothetical train and start rolling down the tracks. now

tavis: dr. king always said that the time is always ripe, r-i-p- e, to do what is right, r-i-g-h- t. what made this known ripe? -- this so ripe? >> there was a lot going on. when it comes to politics and the economy, people are very frustrated. because of the tools, the use of security forces spreading fear, using propaganda, corruption, he people were scared to speak, said that moment, which is very personal to me and many other egyptians, the president came on television for my first time in my whole life, i see an arab dictator so they," i am sorry. i am wrong." and he seemed so weak versus his speech a few days before. this is the power of the people. look at what the two nations did. it was a non-violent movement. why do we not have the same thing? it became that this is the thing that we should all do. it was very spontaneous. i read today is the 14th, and in 10 days, if 100,000 of us go to the street, no one is going to stop us. tavis: how does a guy, in this case, mubarak, get that kind