martin luther king jr. on this national day here in your united states that this feud between donald trump and john lewis is taking place. it's extremely awkward. only a few days before the inauguration, but also on this special day. >> yeah. there's a feeling of disappointment on both sides of the aisle that everybody is coming in to this weekend. it's normally about service and reflecti reflection, about sacrifice. everybody is coming into this in the middle of what has become this moral battle between donald trump and john lewis. he had an opportunity to step out and say i'm going to go to the mlk memorial like mike pence did today. i'm going to the african-american history museum today. i'm going to step out, and i'm going to do something that is outside of this political conflict. i think that tells you about where he is right now. he does not feel like he needs to make those kinds of gestures. >> the fact that he will be with mlk iii -- >> we'll see what he says. there was an invitation to have trump

martin luther king. one of the greatest human beings this earth has produced. " as doctor martin luther king, junior stood to receive his nobel peace prize in 1964, he faced an audience comprised of royalty, dignitaries and political leadership from across the globe. and it was doctor king's great, enduring, unshakeable faith in america, in a dream and in humanity itself that lifted up a movement and propelled it foward, acheiving milestone after milestone. at six in the evening on april 4, 1968, reverend billy kyles, who was hosting doctor martin luther king, junior in memphis, went to the lorraine motel to pick him up for dinner. "i was standing right ... i was right here." the week before, king was in memphis leading a protest in support of striking sanitation workers that descended into chaos. he faced withering criticism in its aftermath and began to wonder if he could continue to lead a movement of non-violent resistance. king summoned his closest aides to atlantahis home, for an emergency meeting

martin luther king jr. sot imam nabi raza abidi/saba islamic center a contingent of catholics from our lady by the sea walked to the mosque to symbolize the plight of immigrants. sot father john pedigo/diocese of san jose sot zahra billoo/council on american islamic relations >> reporter:catholics and muslims prayed and laughed and later broke bread together, echoing a theme familiar to both faiths that 'man is either your brother in faith or your equal in humanity.' bishop mcgraw, for one, sounding an optimistic note for the future. sot bishop patrick mcgraw the annual martin luther king junior celebration train - departed from san jose to san francisco this morning for the annual m-l-k festivies. perhaps >> reporter: during the the biggest responses of both sides of the l six r rock a san jose's most holy trinity church qeii. and both sides that i'll but oddly from the cal train station - on what this event means to the bay from around the bay area. a winter spare the air alert has been issued for tomorro

alveda king. happy martin luther king junior day to you. kind of cool to wish that to a member of the family. wmal traffic and weather. matt, not a member of the family. is in the traffic center. but insperity, you are. matt: in spirit -- insperity, -- in spirit. so let's do -- with --mp in we are going to have a minute, minute and a half. matt: metro bus operating on a saturday -- larry: you do not know how long he is going to be? on the mild side. like early spring. larry: a mealy outcome was sitting next to sarah, says she and sarah are fighting over this, is what i am hearing on twitter. >> from the weather channel. larry: 44 degrees at 4:57. on advanced auto, if one thing they know, it is parts -- larry: anything you have to say are you goingarah to punch me in the face? too, my friend. apparently more than the thought of amelia or sarah. i think it is a cheap way for people to get their name on television. you will have all these people starved for attention -- split?g is this move thent, so we will segment to -- all right? vicky: sou

martin luther king jr. trump tweeting, lewis is all talk and no action after lewis said he doesn't see trump as a legitimate president and plans to boycott the inauguration. how much of an impact will this have on the big events this week? >>> remembering the dream. the revealing and very personal new recordingingses of the late coretta scott king, wife and advisor to mlk. >> i believe that martin was chosen. i believe that i was chosen. >> the couple's youngest daughter speaking out about her family's private life and her mother's legacy of leadership and sacrifice. >>> and fantasy wedding. ♪ fantasy baby >> mariah carey taking the stage in her first performance since new year's eve at a private wedding for the teenaged granddaughter of her russian billionaire. and you won't believe who else performed. but first the "nightline 5." >> my hygienist told me to try a mouthwa mouthwash. i tried crest. >> crest pro health mouthwash provides all these benefits to help you get better dental checkups. go pro with

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martin luther king, jr., all across the country today. here in the washington area, the annual replay -- wreath laying on the national mall. martin luther king jr., was baptized at the historic ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. today, bernie sanders were among the people there. king and his father were pastors at the church. this. year, organizers changed the route along martin luther king avenue in southeast. starting in congress heights and ending at the iconic big chair in downtown anacostia. hundreds of people lined a two- hour parade, while the young and young at heart, reflected on dr. king's legacy. >>> why is he such an important man? >> because he tries to make the world better. >> he is a good inspiration for kids and adults. >> the lesson i find in his life is that he knew he would have a short life. but he knew he had a gift. and he had to share it with the world. >> all right. mayor bowser started her day by announcing d.c.'s my brother's keeper initiative, swrling president obama's call for programs that promote and educat

trump spent martin luther king jr. day meeting with martin luther king iii. trump tweeting celebrate martin luther king jr. day and the many wonderful things that he stood for, honor him for being the great man he was. after that meeting, martin luther king jr. iii spoke with the media and called get-together constructive. mr. trump did not make himself available to reporters. alison: thank you. let's look at the trump transition to the white house. a woman selected for a senior communications role in trump's incoming administration is no longer taking that position. we talking about monica youley. she declined to be part of the national security council after recent plagiarism allegation. cnn said several key passages were copied and politico found similar issues in her doctoral dissertation. she says she will remain in opportunities. manufacture than 1 million people -- more than 1 million people will converge on d.c. for the inauguration. many will be here to celebrate a record number of protesters are expected to make the voices heard. barricades are up a

martin luther king, jr. once said life's most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others? today on mlk's day of service phillies up and coming roman quinn was giving back. >> tighten it up. >> reporter: the outfield prospect became the first nature leaguer to hold a baseball clinic for kids from the phillies urban youth academy at the ryan howard straining center in south philadelphia. >> it's the first time ever in my life that i did something like this on martin luther king day and it's a special day for me. >> reporter: quinn has a dream of his own and that's to crack the phillies opening day roster. >> i heard a couple times from a couple of the coaches i will a pretty good chance of doing so. as long as i stay healthy and end up doing it and enjoy the game and just realize that it's the same game. >> reporter: quinn has a legit shot to make the jump from aa to opening day. in 15 games got on base and showed off his signature speed. but for now he's working hard to help these youngst

martin luther king jr. holiday. "la la land" came in second place. >>> well, right now at 6:00, we're following several developing stories this morning. >> yeah, lauren, the death toll is rising after a cargo plane crash landed in kyrgyzstan and plowed through a village, knocking down several buildings in the process. the new information we're learning this morning about what might have caused that crash. >>> the search continues for a freeway shooter in the east bay. how the chp is working with victims to help catch the suspect. >> reporter: the martin luther king jr. day celebration train will roll from san jose to san francisco this morning. how that 54-mile journey links to dr. king's march from selma to montgomery, alabama. >>> a very good monday morning to you and thank you so much for joining us on this martin luther king jr. holiday. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. that's absolutely right. it's an historic day. more on that in just a second. it's also a very cool day, at least to star

martin luther king, martin luther king jr., martin luther king iii in new york today. however, everyone in dc is talking about the president elect's promise of health insurance for everyone and his ongoing twitter war of words. jamie has more. >> reporter: president elect donald trump told millions of twitter followers to celebrate martin luther king day by honoring the great man. the tweet comes as mr. trump spars with another civil rights icon. >> i don't see this president elect as a legitimate president. >> after georgia congressman john lewis doubted mr. trump's legitimacy because of russian hacking the shot back. mr. trump tweeted lewis should spend more time fixing his district. adding he's all talk no action. he's an icon of the civil rights era. he was beaten during the voting rights march from selma to montgomery alabama. the president elect also lashed out at the out going head of the cia. mr. trump tweeted that the agency couldn't do much worse and asked if the cia director was the leaker of fake news after brennan said the president elect doesn't fully und

king, the younger brother of dr. martin luther king. alveda, very good to have you. >> hello, neil, and how are you? you know, i've got a new book, america returns to god, and i talk about mr. trump in there, civil rights movement. i'm so excited, neil. my uncle would be very happy with these times because it's forcing america to talk again. so, you know, we can't be great again until we talk again -- neil: but we're not talking, right? >> no, no, we're beginning to. neil: these congressmen who aren't going to the inauguration led by congressman lewis, what do you make of that? >> you know what? and i said that earlier today, and i really pray people are hearing this. john lewis, legendary, his legacy of civil rights activity is so powerful. he was trained by the best, martin luther king jr., with my dad, a.d., daddy king and now to do nonviolent conflict resolution. i don't think he's forgotten, but i don't believe people are inviting him to use those skills. those are the skills that are needed, the negotiation skills, the communicati

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martin luther king jr. would have said if he had been alive to witness the trump presidentialpresident presidential campaign. >> he is definitely an unacceptable candidate, i think in foreign policy he sets forth anile which can very easily forms a whole civilized world in to an abyss of annihilation. he gives the philosophy that is out of harmony with the 20th century and in civil rights he articulates a philosophy which serves to give aid and comfort to the racists. >> aid and comfort to the reyesireye racists. >> standing with martin luther king jr. when he said that was john lewis. >> mr. clinton, i don't see how any decent american can support a man like barry goldwater, with a man rallying people around hatred, people like the ku klux klan. >> barry goldwater was the '64 republican nominee for president. he lost to johnson but was strongly supported in that campaign by nixon and reagan, both of whom would go on to win their own presidential campaigns. martin luther king junior would most likely have s

martin luther king jr. abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana joins us from oakland where protesters say then to reclaim the civil rights leader's radical legacy. sergio. >> reporter: this is a group that remains here at lake merritt, but this is actually an event that started a few hours ago after marching through the city streets of oakland. they actually started out at oakland city hall. this rally and march was not only a commemoration of martin luther king's legacy, it was also a lesson for many young people about his activism. >> to reclaim what martin luther king's vision was, was not only about passive resistance but also about active resistance. >> reporter: for many in this crowd there is a renewed urgency to teach young people about king's efforts in the '60s to create a coalition of people that pushed for change. >> i've been active since 1968 in the height of the vietnam war. i never felt as frightened about democracy and our country in the world. >> reporter: in this crowd of hundreds of people,

martin luther king, jr.'s 88th birthday. it has been a busy day at the mlk memorial today. >> what's it like there now? >> reporter: yeah. a lot of people still coming here to the martin luther king, jr. memorial as night begins to fall. you know what, today is -- this is the one place where people are telling us they are feeling a sense of peace and hope. a unity ride to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. >> he sacrificed himself for us. >> reporter: a journey together to celebrate the legacy of dr. king and the civil rights movement he lived and died for. >> we are benefitting from what they went through. >> reporter: those who came to see the memorial, just wanted to be close to dr. king's larger than life figure as the country prepares for a new president that has little support in the african-american community. but visitors here believe dr. king's dream lives on. >> the idea of this country is much bigger than any president, whoever come >> reporter: the national museum of african-american culture h

martin luther king jr. today's haste meeting follows the public view with georgia congressman john lewis who fought for civil rights right alongside dr. king in the 60s. joel waldman has that report. >> i am telling you about the goal to bring america together. >> reporter: at trump tower, martin luther iii discussing congressman john lewis. long-time georgia lawmaker finding himself in the middle of the feud with the president elect after saying he does not view mr. trump as a legitimate president. the president elect firing back on twitter telling lewis to worry about his own crime infested district. and today the drama still playing out with the vice president elect coming to his boss' defense. >> i served with john lewis. i disagree with him on many issues and i respect the role he has played in the civil rights movement. and that is why i was just so disappointed that he would make the statement he made. >> and lewis is getting support from one of their most popular democrats. first lady michelle obama

martin luther king junior. the leader of the civil rights movement is known for using nonviolent civil disobedience to fight for the rights of colors. >> nbc10 drew smith was right out there with them for the day of action, resistant and empowerment drew's joining us now live with more. >> reporter: the pastor of this church here this is actually the most important part of the day happening right now behind these stain glass windows and at houses of worship across the city. they all are trying to make sure that dr. king's legacy lives on. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: within feet of the iconic symbols of our nation's beginning, thousands of activists marched from independence mall to the country's oldest black owned church. they're demanding that people get to work to keep martin luther king junior's dream alive. >> anywhere a threat to justice is a threat to justice everywhere. >> it was very important that we keep martin luther king's dream alive. >> reporter: relying on the lessons dr. king wunts pre

martin luther king jr. 1957 i met rosa parks. so because i didn't hear from this school, i wrote a letter to dr. martin luther king jr. i didn't tell my mother, my father, any of my sisters or brothers, any of my teachers. i told dr. king i needed his help. he invited me to come to montgomery to meet with him. in the meantime, i had been accepted at a little college in nashville, tennessee, where i spent six years studying at american baptist college and fish university. so after being in nashville for about three weeks, as a matter of fact an uncle of mine before i went to nashville gave me a $100 bill, gave me a footlocker, one of these big upright trunks, put my books, my clothing, everything except those chickens in that footlocker and took a greyhound bus to nashville, tennessee to study. i told one of my teachers that i'd been in contact with dr. martin luther king jr. this teacher knew dr. king. they studied together at moorehouse college in atlanta. he informed dr. king that i was there. martin luth

martin luther king jr.'s birthday because it helps direct us in terms of what this country has been and what it can be in theuture. >> meanwhile two prominent voices within the african-american community earlier today told stuart varney that they plan on working with the incoming president. >> i was for hillary, so i'm one of those that mr. trump defeated. but he is the president-elect of the united states. i'm a citizen. i'm not asking him to do everything. i'm going to pitch in and do some of the things that i can do with the like-minded people that i represent. >> i'm going to the inauguration, and i'll be there praying. >> liz, back to president obama real briefly at that chicago cubs event here. he said there was a direct line between another civil rights hero and himself. that of course being jackie robinson. liz: i was going to say a direct line between chicago cubs and god. >> a lot of folks from chicago in here. liz: blake, thank you very much. blake burman. well, we have this breaking news for you

this is after he met with martin luther king jr.'s son, martin luther king iii, he declined to talk to the media. king's son however telling the press that meeting was productive, but he disagrees that john lewis was all talk. >> absolutely i would say john lewis has demonstrated that he's action. as i said, things get said on both sides in the heat of the motion. and at some point, this nation, we got to move forward -- people are literally probably dying. we need to talk about how do we feed people? how do we clothe people? >> and hallie jackson is on capitol hill covering the trump transition for us. hallie, obviously look, those words that john lewis offered on friday, those are very provocative words to say that somebody is not a legitimate president. the response from donald trump though, just as provocative. >> reporter: and that shouldn't be surprising, right steve? to anybody who has covered or followed or read anything about trump over the 18 months of his campaign. and now the two months of his transition. the reaction so

martin luther king. more than one hundred people showed up to help weed and prune and get the garden and 3500 roses back in shape for spring. this is just one of dozens of oakland parks where volunteers lent a hand on this day of service in honor of dr. martin luther king, jr. day. >>> dr. martin luther king's most important legacy is service whether you are mentoring or beautifying the area or any type of service. >>> oakland gardeners say the volunteers did in one day what would have taken weeks for a gardener to do. >> nancy pelosi is in town today attending the martin luther king community breakfast today. mayor lee and other bay area politicians were there. labor leader delores suarte was honored for the service. >>> historically we are here to observe and honor martin luther king, jr. and in doing so to honor delores suarte that is everything to all of us for many years. >>> the labor council and the mlg foundation hosted more celebration events following the breakfast. >>> hundreds took to the str

martin luther king jr. day. we'll tell you how the celebration train now called the celebration train is rolling from san jose to san francisco. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> monday morning, sometimes -- good morning to you! hey, thanks for joining us. >> hey, there, buddy. >> hey. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. kris, looked like she was kind of cold out there. i'm willing to bet she would taken that any day of the week over the downpour we saw a few days ago. >> she just told me she was tired of wearing all the rain gear and unfortunately, she'll have to roll that back out towards the middle of the week. we'll have some more rain moving in. two days of some dry weather for the start of this workweek. and once again, we'll see that rain moving in on monday. this morning, we're dealing with some patchy fog. and it's been cut down to about a half of a mile visibility in santa rosa, while we are seeing some thicker fog for parts of the central valley and starting to move through the delta into

martin luther king jr. 1957, i met rosa parks. so because i didn't hear from this school, i wrote a letter to dr. martin luther king jr. i didn't tell my mother, my father, any of my sisters or brothers, any of my teachers. i told dr. king i needed his help. he invited me to come to montgomery to meet with him. in the meantime, i had been accepted at a little college in nashville, tennessee, where i spent six years studying at american baptist college and fisk university. after being in nashville for about three weeks, before i went to nashville, an uncle of mine gave me a $100 bill, gave me a foot locker, one of these big upright trunks, put my books, my clothing, everything except those chickens in that foot locker. and i took a greyhound bus to national vil nashville, tennessee, to study. i told one of my teachers i had been in contact with martin luther king jr. this teacher knew dr. king. they had studied together at morehouse college in atlanta. he informed dr. king that i was there. martin luther kin

. >>> we also mark martin luther king day this week. we'll show you how people honor the civil rights icon. >>> and call for unity as a new president starts his term. >>> plus wiping the record clean. how people with a criminal past are getting a fresh start in maryland. >> announcer: welcome to "news4 this week." >>> hi, everyone, i'm chris lawrence. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states after an inauguration day full of pageantry down on the national mall. check out the nbc washington app for a festivities. the inauguration is over, but there is still plenty going on. a lot of people are headed to the national mall for the women's march on washington, and metro is making changes to accommodate all those people attending. trains started at 5:00 a.m. on saturday, two hours earlier than normal. and some two dozen additional trains will be added to the red and orange lines. they'll be running every 12 minutes, and there will also be no track work. >>> madame tussauds museum lifted the curtain on its presidential wax

martin luther king, jr. and it's the birth day today of the civil rights leader and king is recognized as leader of african civil rights movement in the 60s and his role in promoting non violent change earned him noble peace prize. >> and established himself as one of the best oraters with the "i have a dream" speech. five years later he was assassinated in memphis, tennessee. martin luther king day was established as a holiday inn 1986. >> d.c. mayor bowser launched a program to help young men of color stay on track all part of president obama my brother's keeper initiative promoting education, justice, health and job opportunities. and a group of martin luther king jr. commissioners were also sworn in as my brother's keeping am bar doors and the goal is to develop coalitions with private and public sector leaders. >> my administration and many community partners are stepping up efforts to engage boys of color and the specific challenges they are facing across d.c.. and we're coming together and we're doing

martin luther king today. and more than 1,000 people attended the event, marking this holiday of service. and we spoke with retired colonel charles mcgee. mr. mcgee is a tuskegee airman and a congressional gold medal recipient. >> i wish we had several marketin luther king jr.s -- martin luther he came around at a time of need and touched people in so many ways. >> colonel mcgee, by the way, is 97. he holds a u.s. air force record of 409 combat missions flown in world war ii, korea and vietnam. we could not even begin to thank him enough for his service. >>> all right. now to one of my favorite stories of the day. this 4-year-old from georgia. you want to just pinch her cheeks. but she's probably read more books than you have in your lifetime. her name is dalia aranna, and she's making headlines for reading 1,000 books. and she's only in preschool. >> when i was 3, i was sometimes reading like a little book. but now, i'm reading like a smart kid. so last week, dalia was invited to the library of congress, wher

martin luther king, jr. parade. and in south carolina the naacp hosted a commemorative rally at the statehouse there which included a peaceful march and a prayer service. >> here in the delaware valley tens of thousands of people donated their time including at the greater philadelphia king day of service. this is the largest event of its kind in there nation. "action news" reporter annie mccormick spoke to some of the volunteers here in north philadelphia. >> girard college was packed today. at least 5,000 people came out for this event that is now an annual tradition. the keystone state boy choir opened the greater philadelphia martin luther king, jr. day of service at girard college. >> we started as i said with a thousand volunteers in 1996. 1.5 million volunteers later and an expected 145,000 volunteers here in the area today. >> reporter: founder of this events todd bernstein explained this year's theme. >> the overall theme is educational justice will be created 250 mini libraries for unconventional p

the life of doctor martin luther king junior. in the crowd is congresswoman barbara lee and the former chairman of the black panther party. martin luther king was an icon of the civil rights movement. his birthday is also known as a day of service. that's why they are putting this event on, to talk about the importance of community service. >> on this day of service, what better day to lift up the necessity to provide community service and the challenge to individuals to go out to their community and do something around community service. >> reporter: the center provides mental health counseling and help for domestic violence victims and veterans. when the event ends organizers are asking people to do something for their community today, trying to make it a better place, in honor of what doctor king stood for. >>> a bar in walnut creek is closing its doors after hundreds of complaints of fights and public drunkenness. a final party is being how old for crogans tomorrow. >>> we have been following another story, from lefty's resta

martin luther king jr.'s life and legacy. ♪ we shall overcome many riders sang the civil rights anthem "we shall overcome" before hopping on the train. those miles commemorate the historic 54-mile march led by dr. king in 1965 from selma to montgomery, alabama. >>> signs and songs could be seen and heard in oakland on this day honoring dr. martin luther king jr. sky 7 was in oakland as people filled the streets, hoping to keep alive the dreams of dr. king. this peaceful rally shut down several streets this afternoon. sergio quintana joins us live in oakland with a look at why people marched. sergio. >> reporter: ama, there is a rally that just wrapped up here at lake merritt probably half an hour ago, but this is a day of events that actually started hours ago at oakland city hall. there were lots of young people involved in this march. parents i talked with say they brought their children here to teach them about martin luther king jr.'s legacy and the methods he used to push for change. >> i think that's

pero hay quienes no olvidan la lucha de john lewis junto a martin luther king por los derechos civiles y consideran irrespetuosa la manera en que el presidente electo respondiÓ redes sociales diciendo que el congresista lewis sÓlo hablaba y no hay resultados. "donald trump lo deberÍa dejar tranquilo, creo que sÓlo le interesa el dinero y no le importa la gente" muchas personas creen que los derechos civiles enfrentan momentos difÍciles. "Él no tiene respeto por las personas de su partido o de nuestro partido". otros simplemente dicen que se unen a las celebraciones para mantener el legado martin luther king vivo, porque el legado de donald trump puede afectar a muchos. arantxa: este dÍa de conmemoraciÓn se tornó violento en un parque de miami que lleva el nombre de martin luther king. una balacera dejÓ a ocho personas heridas, una de ellas de gravedad. tienen detenidos a dos sospechosos y decomisaron algunas armas pero no se ha aclarado si ellos son los responsables del tiroteo y posterior estampida que se generÓ. cerca de 1500 trabajadores como la mayorÍa de ellos hispanos

martin luther king jr., you are seeing them right in the middle of your screen there, next to the gentleman that has the glasses. we were expecting to hear from mr. trump, but apparently that is not happening, so we were prepared to go to trump tower, and we were initially told he might have a few words to say after this meeting. that meeting lasted just under an hour. mr. trump tweeted this morning that he was going to celebrate martin luther king day and all of the many wonderful things he stood for, honor him for being a great man that he was, and then we learn he was going to have this meeting with the eldest son of dr. bartley 13 junior. that meeting took place, but we will see if there are any more headlines coming from the meeting here, just a shot of them coming out of the elevator. this is a tape we have, shaking hands, and again we will wait for any headline news from that meeting. often times, as you know, mr. trump saunters over and says a few words, so we wanted to be prepared in case that happ

martin luther king jr. held all over the country. >>> today's holiday falling at the ends of his to havic black presidency. a point not lost on the people gathered at the event. >> king was a radical. he engaged in civil disobedience. he got arrested for the things he believed in and he encouraged. >> today was a day of service. hundreds of events to help people to get engaged in improving the place they live. >> religious leaders held an event and prayer service. after praying the group shared a meal. >> i know some of you are worried about donald trump. well we're going to make him worry about us in san francisco. >> reporter: in the south bay, the celebrations began with the traditional train ride up the peninsula. kpix5 sandra osbourne was there. >> reporter: despite cool temperatures, austin's family got in line early for the 54- mile trek a tribute to the march from selma to montgomery alabama led by king in the 1960s. >> it's up to me and it's up to you. >> reporter: the train ride previously called

we had today off for martin luther king junior day. what we're looking at here is currently radar trying to show some activity moving through berks county lehigh valley. we're starting to brew some of that moisture into the west of us, some of that is now making it to the ground in central south parts of pennsylvania. that's heading our direction as we go into the night and through to tomorrow because you pull this out, we still got a lot of rain that's hitting to the west of us and moving our direction. this is a full day event we're talking about as we go into your tuesday. temperatures are going to be very important because depending on how low they go, we could see a brief period in the overnight early morning hours tomorrow of some freezing rain or some icing on services. it doesn't look likely we will see much, if any, because temperatures are up enough here. look at areas exton also at 37 degrees, collegeville at 40 right now. when you have clouds that are overhead in the overnight the temperatures doesn't slip much unless a col

martin luther king, jr. holiday. and the meeting with martin luther king iii was called constructive but it comes after a clash between mr. trump and a black congressman. >> i am a bridge builder. the goal is to bring america together. >> at trump tower martin luther king iii discussing another civil rights icon. june lewis. long time georgia lawmaker in the middle of the feud with the president elect after not viewing mr. trump as a legitimate president. the president-elect donald trump firing back on twitter saying to worry about his own crime infested district. the drama still playing out where the vice president-elect coming to his boss' defense. >> i served with john lewis and i disagreed with him on many issues but i respect the role in the voting rights movement. i was so disappointed that he would make the statement that he made. >> lewis getting support from one of the nation's most popular democrats. first lady michelle obama thinking of dr. king and great leaders like representative john lewis tha

welcome to news4 midday. >> today is martin luther king jr. day and people across the area taking the time to remember the civil rights icon and honor his legacy. >> we learned that vice president-elect mike pence just arrived at the memorial. a wreath laying ceremony wrapped up a few minutes ago at the memorial. that's where we find justin finch. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. of course a surprise visit here from vp-elect mike pence right by the wreath laid a short time ago. perhaps you can see him. he's just behind us. a lots of surprise in the crowd out here today he's taking in the memorial as we speak here and wreath laid just moments ago. of course the legacy of dr. king on hearts and minds of many here today at this site. many lean on his example as they mark this moment. that wreath in his honor. we'll take you now to video of that ceremony led by a line of young people. the king memorial foundation laid a wreath for a sixth year and featured on today's program, a few key players who brought this site into reality from fundra

and, honestly, you know, today is martin luther king day. martin luther king said you don't -- if john lewis thinks trump is a stark, angry figure, you don't fight darkness and anger with more darkness and anger, you fight it with light and unity. charles: there's no doubt that john lewis, he carries those wounds not just in his soul, but on his sleeve, and i do think it clouds a lot of his judgment from time to time. it does also bring up the idea of hypocrisy because, certainly, if the republicans were treating president-elect barack obama in 2008, circa 2008 this way, it would be enough, there would with be an uproar. >> and there was an uproar. but republicans in 2009 when barack obama was sworn in as the 44th president, we smacked down anybody who said he's not my president. we said he is the president of the united states. he's duly elected, and we should accept it. we might not have to like the man, but we respect the office. what john lewis is doing is actually being condoned by democrats who are saying, oh, this should be celebrated

it is a chilly one for this martin luther king day. if lucky we will get to a high of 46 degrees if we get enough sunshine but cloud will roll in getting ready for that rain tomorrow and we will time that out coming up and give thaw seven day forecast, so, bob kelly, we are starting off quiet this morning i hope. >>> i'm having my coffee without any issues. that is good news. good monday morning. great weekend. no problems at all picking up doughnuts and coffee for family looking good up and over ben franklin bridge, no parents at all on i-95 near philadelphia international airport. airport as well, looking good. i think we will be in good shape today, sue mentioned some rain coming tomorrow, and so you may want to check you're continuery for this time tomorrow morning, pennsy turnpike we had an earl willer tractor trailer accident. that is gone, so things will be back above business and we are good to go from end to end here. no problems from northeast philadelphia. with today being the holiday i doubt we will see any work crews out t

martin luther king. you can see that as you come around washington, d.c., several people visiting this morning. we saw a service earlier take place. f you walk the area, there are quotes memorializing him, as well. we'll continue to show you those the morning comes along. again, the final half-hour, looking at the legacy of obama on race relations. we're getting your thoughts on improved ink they have under this president. call us.ink hay have, the president's time in office in eight years leading up to day.guration you can see full coverage of inaugural activities on the network. go to c-span.org, for more nformation and listen on a variety of sources. you can find more information at d. an.orgtochlt to donna, west port, massachusetts, she says race relations have improved. donna, first up. aller: gratitude and reciprocity to the reverend king or all the work he's done to help society grow into a better place. i believe president obama has improved racial relations and i to say that because he is he ixe

he marched with martin luther king in the '60s. spoke of that march in washington as they both fought for equal rights for african-americans. the president-elect attacked lewis saying he was, quote, unquote, all tack and no action. this after the georgia congressman said that trump's presidency was not legitimate, and that the russians helped trump win. here is martin luther king iii just moments ago from trump tower. >> let me briefly not just reiterate but state that we did have a very constructive meeting. the seminole right of the modern civil rights movement was the right to vote. my father fought so diligently for it. certainly congressman john lewis and many others, jose williams, fought for it as well. it is very clear that the system is not working at its maximum. and through an op ed that you may have seen, we provided at least a solution to begin to address a broken voting system. that was the dialogue, most of the dialogue that we talked about constructively. we believe we provided a solution that at least will give eve

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martin luther king jr. his georgia district is hardly the slum trump described on the front page of "the atlanta journal constitution," atlanta to trump -- wrong. now 30 members of congress, all democrats, boycotting trump's inauguration. even some republicans indicating trump went too far. senator ben sasse tweeting -- "john lewis and his 'talk' have changed the world." vice president-elect mike pence today visiting the marin luther king memorial defending trump. >> for someone to use his stature to use terms like this is not a legitimate president, it's just -- it's just deeply disappointing to me, and i hope he reconsiders it. >> reporter: today trump canceling plans to visit the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture in washington. instead meeting with martin luther king iii at trump tower. >> were you offended by the president-elect's tweet that representative lewis is "all talk and no action?" >> first of all, i think in the heat of emotion, a lot of things get said on both sides,

martin luther king jr. lynch, in fact, gave her final speech as attorney general at the historic 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama. leading the news this morning, president-elect trump is planning on cleaning house come friday and he's starting with the nation's top diplomats. according to a state department official trump says he wants each and every politically appointed ambassador out by day one that will feccively empty the top posts in the u.s. embassies in the world. 80 in all we understand until congress can approve their replacements which could take several months at least. >>> a brands new sports arena saw the roof come caving in literally all caught on video. watch this, 80 athletes and fans race out the door as mid-game during this floor ball tournament in the czech republic. just seconds later the roof collap collapses, leaving the arena in complete darkness. about ten inches of snow was piled on the roof before the accident. the arena designer says all construction standards we

honoring martin luther king. and will of course we have been talking with some of the organizers here. one guy has been here doing this for 22 years. started this whole thing. ed to burnstein. said it's important. this day and age with the political climate getting people of all background and cultures to get involved. take a listen. >> divided medication, i thi ed important we come together and this event allows us to bring people together who might not ordinarily meet to break down barriers, build understanding, and ongoing relationships. >> and let me just run through a couple of things going on here today. see some tables here and there are hunger groups going to be here as well. you've got colleges. job fair. wellness fair. philadelphia fire department. they will be engaging people through all of their fire stations today. parks a parks and recks department involved. s department involved. just running through a quick lirs. delaware county, first flynn baptist church delivering gifts to nursing homes. volunt

and celebrate martin luther king day and all he stood for and the great man he was and vice-president elect mike pence and his family visited mlk memorial this morning and tim scott was there with pence laying a bouquet in the foot of the memorial. >> and day of service from americans nationwide including president obama and first lady michelle obama and the president tweeted in honor of their legacy we're joying in day of service to tour community here in d.c.. president and first lady participated in event at the jobs have priority, too it's a family shelter naylor road south east d.c. >> dr. king's daughter tweeted this powerful birthday daddy missed you. yesterday was dr. king's actual birthday he would have been 88 years old. >> that's you a very powerful picture there. >> just so he that. >> twitter has become one of the president elects's favorite tools of communication and use today to take on chief john brennan and tweeted this me message claiming whether cia director t himself was leakier of fake news criticism hours after brennan argued trum lacks full understanding of thre