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tavis smiley, welcome back to "democracy now!" n talk about what you're doing and what you want president obama to do. >> thank you for having me back. dr. west since his regards for it with regard to the king of bible being used in this inauguration, i feeling ambivalent about that. in part because i have always regarded dr. king as the greatest american this country has ever produced. and any celebration, any honor of dr. king that keeps his legacy at the center of the conversation is important. but i'm feeling at a moment where this country is using more drones than ever before, oftentimes killing innocent women and children at a moment when this country continues to render poor people and visible, at a moment when this country continues to escalate militarily, all of the things that concerned dr. king, the triple threat, those three evils, thare more out of control than ever before pre it is one thing to place our hand on his bible and symbolism, but quite another to get down to the real work, the substantive work he would wan

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. conversation with a grammy-winning singer and songwriter, aaron neville. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with grammy-winning singer and songwr

tavis: good evening. smiley. -- i am tavis smiley. we are revisiting some of our favorite moments over 10 years. we look back in our conversations with one of the most iconic artists of all time, prince. we revisit to memorable conversations with the music legend including a reunion and special performance here with former revolution band member wendy malvoin. a look back at appearances by prince coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: when we launched the show in january 2004, one of our goals was to become a destination for the biggest names in music not only for a place to perform in a late night setting

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a look at one of the year's most acclaimed films, "life of pi," screenwriter david magee, his second oscar nomination, the first coming ford "finding neverland." we are glad for you to be joining us with our conversation with david magee, coming up. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: david magee is now a two- time oscar-nominated writer, thanks to "life of pi," which is up for 11 oscars this year, including best picture. he are some scenes from "life of pi." >> i was sitting at a coffeehouse, and the old man next to be struck up a conversation, saying, "you have a

tavis: good evening. from washington. i am tavis smiley. tonight our third conversation about poverty in america. we are joined by a panel that includes o,jonathan kozol, mariana chilton, rose ann demoro, john d. graham and the new chair of the congressional black caucus, marcia fudge. we are glad you joined us. "vision for a new america" is starting now. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day we know that we are only halfway and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> speaker gingrich, i wonder if you can help me imagine what a white house conference to eradicate poverty with the left and right present to talk about ideas that they could agree on. take me inside and give me a sense of what some of the ideas on the table might be that could get discussed. >> the fact is for 60% of the cost of public schools in b

tavis: that evening from washington. i am tavis smiley. tonight part to of our look at poverty in america. we are joined by an all-star panel. dr. kanye west, jeffrey sachs, former house speaker newt gingrich -- dr. cornel west. john graham, and marcia fudge. we are glad to have joined us for night to of our conversation, vision for a new america, coming up right now. [applause] >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [applause] tavis: let me start with the first and i'll work my way back this way. the best work over so many years now, whether one agrees or disagrees with the findings, and certain spent the most time with children in poor

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, as we get set to honor the memory of dr. martin luther king jr. this weekend, we cap off the 10th anniversary week by revisiting our conversation with a civil rights icon in her own right, coretta scott king. back in 2005, we traveled to atlanta for a very special program with miss king at the famed ebenezer baptist church, the church that was home base for dr. king during much of the civil rights movement. a conversation which would turn out to be one of her last on national television. we're glad you could join us to wrap up this 10th anniversary week with a conversation with coretta scott king, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger

hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with -- sally field on her role as mary todd lincoln in the acclaimed film "linkedin." that is next time. we will see you then. >> there's a saying that dr. king has -- we are only about 50% of the way to eliminate hunger and we have a lot of work to do. walmart $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can s tamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>

tavis: good evening. smiley. tonight a conversation with the rolling stone contributing editor and best-selling author michael hastings. military has been front and center thanks to the announcement women will be allowed in combat for the first time in u.s. history. michael hastings is also out with a project about last year's presidential race. it is called "panic 2012." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with michael hastings is coming up now. good >> there is a saying dr. king had that it is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> michael hastings is a contributing editor at rolling stone whose text became one of the most talked about in 2012. he has also just released

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tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, part two of my conversation with sally field. thanks to your outstanding performance in the new film "lincoln," she will likely be vying for her third oscar next year bridge is directed by steven spielberg and opens in wider theaters this weekend. we are glad you could join us tonight. part two of our conversation with sally field coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: pleased we're back with part two of our conversation with sally field. before we jump into other life and career highlights, let's take a look back at some scenes from her terrific

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time in l ang leles as we continue to celebrate our 10th anniversary on pbs. that is next time. we will see you then. join me next time for a >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. you. thank you. [birds chirping] [woodpecker pecking] >> agaricus silvicova. on leaf litter, in association with oak. [brush rustling] laetiporous sulphureus among oak. matured in two days from small, yellow nodules into a magnificent, fan-shaped ripeness. as i cut into the frond, a small quantity of clear liquid streams from the incision. absolute, perfect freshness. [twig snaps] [hawk shrieks] [object st