martin luther king jr. day across the country. the federal government is closed in observance of the holiday. officials of taking part in events around the country. the president and first lady will participate in a service project in washington, d.c.. jeh johnson will take part in a wreath laying ceremony. as we begin the washington journal today, we are asking viewers to call in to tell us which current leader embodies martin luther king jr.'s legacy. that is our question for you. democrats can call at (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. and if you are outside the u.s. and want to join in the conversation, (202) 748-8003. you can catch us on social media at facebook or twitter. a good martin luther king jr. data you. we begin today with front pages. here's the front page of the star-ledger. a picture of a commemorative march taking place at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama. you can see oprah winfrey and the rest of the cast at the movie -- of the movie "selma." a feature story on the youngest marcher in selma. we are calling three wo

previous protests or did many come out new today in honor of martin luther king, jr. day. >> reporter: it was a mixture of both. a lot of people looked familiar and wearing the attire and carrying the signs we have seen but i was surprised to see so many young people, toddlers, strollers. it was a mixed group today. >> ken wayne, thank you. >> now to san francisco where a lot of people marched from the cal train station to the gardens and ktvu's cristina rendon is there now. >> reporter: yeah. so many people turned out today for the celebrations honoring dr. martin luther king, jr. people said it was important for them to be here and their children as well. >> reporter: in honor of the historic march hundreds of people walked today in san francisco for a journey. >> we have marched marched and we have shown the world we can march in peace. >> reporter: a celebration of dr. martin luther king, jr.'s birthday. . >> things have changed. they got better but we have a lot of the sim issue -- same issue. same issues dr. martin luther king had. >> he is one of many parents educa

images from the national monument, the national martin luther king junior memorial there. to wrap up our show on martin luther king junior day we will head down to dallas, texas where we are joined eddie bernice johnson. dr. king was in selma, alabama for what would be known as the beginning of the selma marches. in what place does selma occupy its place in the civil rights movement? guest: i think it was really important because it was some thing specific for a specific reason that we can relate to that reminds those of us who were living and remember that so well. we still have a lot to do. we have overcome a great deal of an obstacle because of that march. i'm able to vote. i'm able to serve in congress. there were people before me. i served with one of the people that was in that march. the honorable john lewis. there was a young man who is determined to be help during that time. i'm very proud to serve with him. host: that march is captured in a movie in theaters now. "selma." there are some questions surrounding the relationships between lyndon johnson and mlk. what was thei

been controversy over tactics on this dr. martin luther king, jr. holiday. >> reporter: it appears a thousand demonstrators marched from the fruit vale b.a.r.t. station -- fruit vale b.a.r.t. station. >> never ended. just continued until now and only difference is that the voice of today's generation is a voice with more power because there is more freedom of expression. >> reporter: some protests generated a back lash. vandalism and violence in oakland, san francisco and berkeley. those whotherm strug of the 1960s say today -- who remember the struggles of the 1960s say some got it wrong. >> they are going about it the wrong way. the windsoes, as far as -- windows, as far as trashing stuff doesn't solve the problem. . >> reporter: they say this is a new era. >> it would be more radical. like i said when you implement strategy and they don't work you have to change the strategy. . >> he will act up to get attention. that is all it is. >> reporter: the protesters are gone from this area and the coliseum b.a.r.t. station is back in service. one warriors fan trying to get in thought dr.

out there on this martin luther king holiday. let's take a look at what we have right now with some of these pictures you can see traffic is going to be busy on 80 westbound as you drive through, there are no major problems as a matter of fact it has been very light and no major problems getting to the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are driving through thetoll plaza, it looks good into san francisco, livermore valley, that traffic looks good. there are no truck delays on 580 through westbound through the an pass. >>> and breaking news out of san francisco, police are investigating a daring smash and grab burglary at fisherman's warf. tara, that damage is pretty significant. >> it is. and this was very brazen, you know, imagine driving a truck right through the store front. the damage is pretty extensive. grabbed all of the out door gear, they have coats, jackets, windbreakers, fleeces, when we first arrived actually the alarm was still sounding. joining me live right now is a sergeant with the san francisco police department. when did this happen? >> about 3:40. we got a call about a

representative of martin luther king. but what i hope that people don't allow themselves to be manipulated because if we are going to be taken seriously in the black community, we must be objective. if there is somebody who is engaged in a lot of criminal activity, a lot of violence, and something happens -- you know, to come out of say, well, this guy was really a wonderful heroic figure, it blunts any arguments we have down the road when something really does happen. so it is basically crying wolf. if we just say anybody who is black, no matter what they have done, no matter what their history is, if something happens to them, we're going to get outraged, that really delegitimize his us. -- delegitimizes us. yes, those lives are important but we need to be thinking about things that we couldn't do to prevent the situation from occurring in the first place. we need to be teaching of people values and how to react to authority and personal responsibility. we need to be teaching the young ladies that they are valuable, not to be allowing somebody to impregnate them and end their

, lord oh lord ♪ >> reporter: in oakland, martin luther king day started with an early morning visit by demonstrators to mayor libi shaft's house in the diamond district as shown in this youtube video. several dozen demonstrators marched and sang starting at 5:00 a.m. >> i woke up this morning knowing that it's great to be in america. that we are a city that allows people to peacefully assemble and protest. >> reporter: later in the morning about 2,000 people gathered at the fruitvale bart station, many of them parents with their children. >> why do you think it's important for people to come out here today? >> it's important because young black men my age and older are getting killed and it's not fair. >> it's empowerment to our youth. they need to understand the legacy that's been handed down to them. people like martin luther king made great sacrifices for the opportunities we have today. sometimes that gets lost. >> reporter: kerry johnston also brought her young children with their homemade signs. >> what does your sign say? >> black lives matter. >> i'm trying to introduce them to

rights movement after martin luther king junior's assassination in 1968, including the impact of his death on the civil rights act passed that same year. the wilson center hosted this event. it is about an hour and a half. >> welcome to the wilson center and welcome to this installment of the washington history seminar on waking from the dream, the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of martin luther king. i am cochair with eric professor of history at george washington university. our weekly seminar on historical perspectives on international affairs. it is cosponsored by the wilson center and international history center and the american historical association. we are delighted to have all of you here, since i have a cold i will be very brief to acknowledge, as always, the support of our funders and donors. especially the society of historians of american foreign relations, as well as other individual donors for this series. let me thank pete and amanda for doing everything to put this series and this event in place. with that, i will turn it over to eric for the introducti

legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. the fruitvale bart station is where oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer on new year's day 2009. >> some black men my age and older are getting killed. it's not fair. martin luther king has worked for us to come together. >> people like martin luther king made great sacrifices for the opportunities we have today. sometimes that gets lost on young folks. they don't understand that. that's why i have him out here, so we can be involved. >> the protestors marched to the oakland coliseum as the warriors game let out. the coliseum bart station has been shut down. we'll keep you updated. >> a bay area tradition honoring dr. king came to an end today. part of dr. king's legacy is his role in leading a nonviolent march from selma, alabama, to the capital in montgomery. the freedom train from san jose to san francisco was started to honor that march. >> but it rolled up the peninsula for the final time today. we're live in san jose to explain why. david? >> reporter: 50 years ago, in 1965 is a long time ago, but history tends to come alive

enter city philadelphia for a march in honor of martin luther king jr. sky force 10 over the crowd as they carried signs and chanted peacefully in the streets. the marchers say they want to reclaim dr. martin luther king day. >> they want to draw more focus to issues surrounding police and education. doug shimell is live outside the constitution center. you've been out there. what are the messages they're trying to put forth? >> reporter: as you mentioned, it is about equality on many difshlt levels from law enforcement to economic equality. this of the biggest event on the constitution center sgroundz that just wrapped up. today's day of service could range from large-scale martin luther king style marches to the smallest of gestures. it was a day off from work to go to work. >> they make me feel special. they make me happy and keep a smile on my face. >> reporter: 100 volunteers on a day of service helping them make 3,000 meals to deliver. >> all of our clients are at acute nutritional risk due to their life-threatening illness and they're put on a special amount of meal based on

had to call the widow of martin luther king jr. he had to call coretta scott king to apologize to her personally for things he had said about her late husband while he was expressing his opposition to establishing a federal holiday honoring martin luther king. john conyers first filed legislation to honor dr. king with the holiday four days after king was killed. he introduced legislation to honor him with a federal holiday. by the time he was at augusta national, by 1983 and the reagan president cy it had been 15 years of struggle to get that martin luther king holiday recognized. the conservative movement was really against it. up to and including president reagan. just before his weekend at augusta, a letter surfaced from president reagan to a leader in the far right, john birch society. john birch society was very opposed to dr. king being honored with a holiday. he wrote the sentiment in favor of honoring dr. king was based on an image not reality. in the united states senate conservative republican -- excuse me, conservative senator jesse helms of north carolina mounted a filibu

treater as a potential threat butter despite the gunfire biden still spoke today at a martin luther king day breakfast in wilmington. investigative reporter wendy saltzman joins us live from there delaware news room with the latest on the shooting investigation. wendy. >> reporter: no suspects have been identified in that potential shooting near the biden home. in fact, the vice president himself during that mlk speech today made no mention of the incident. now, federal authorities are telling us this may have been a drive by shooting but it could have been something as minor as a couple of kids playing with a gun shooting behind biden's house. >> all minorities, no matter what the neighborhood have a right to be treated with respect and with dignity. (applause). >> reporter: vice president joe biden today honoring civil rights icon martin luther king made no mention of and showed little concern about his own safety. on saturday night around 8:25 authorities tell "action news" a secret service agent standing guard at the residence front gate heard multiple gun shots before witnessing a vehic

years ago and young man from martin luther king high school said that his biology project consisted of dissecting a cookie. i will never forget how that child was violated. he was prevented in many ways from pursuing a career in medicine. you know why? you is not properly educated. the city was a city that spent 23 years testing crack pipes to charge people in the city of cleveland with felony cocaine possession instead of misdemeanor position of paraphernalia. 23 years. 35,000 african-americans have a felony conviction they should not have because cleveland was the only city that had the policy. some people into prison. the cannot get financial aid to go to college. the city of cleveland did not test rape kits and dating back to the 1950's. it is all about priorities. when we evaluate the priorities we have given to the war on drugs over other more important issues, we have to look at ourselves. we have to look at ourselves. the choices that have been made in our name. we all pay taxes with her we make a little bit of money or a lot. this is our system. we have to take control. 10 or

. thousands gathered in center city this afternoon to take part in today's martin luther king day march and rally that followed. people of all ages races and religions joined going in the name of social activism. >> it thrills my heart to see this kind of action and you know what really turns me on, the fact that this is interracial. i mean its no the just african-americans, it's not just whites. we're all here together. >> especially during this time of everything that has been going on it seemed extra important to do something to mark martin luther king's birthday. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe. >> reporter: a large number of participant protested police. >> i don't see how elected officials in harrisburg can stand and look in the mirror at themselves at were they allow to happennism police said this was easily the largest of recent demonstrations in the city. >> i think it's safe to say there's at least 2,000 people out here. >> reporter: biggest one you've seen so far. >> it is definitely. >> reporter: there was a huge police presence. the demonstration was peaceful. many note it

. why this martin luther king jr. day will be especially poignant in the bay area. >>> a scare in the air causes a hawaii-bound flight from oakland to land quickly in san jose. >>> looking live outside at san jose this morning, a nice mild start to the day, maybe you can leave without a sweater. do i dare say? it is january 19th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good monday morning. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. first we want the forecast because maybe you have the day off. here's anthony slaughter. good morning. >> good morning, in for christina loren this morning. we're tracking some thick fog across the peninsula right now, coming through apea alto, toward san carlo, even sfo seeing delays. santa rosa thick's cross petaluma and napa. our sky camera tells the story. you can make out the city down below and san jose but not the same story in palo alto so the thick fog inundating the area in certain spots. this afternoon a mix of sun and clouds like what we saw this past weekend, temperatures back into the mid-60s for most of us. we ha

. president reagan that weekend, also had to call the widow of dr. martin luther king jr. he had to call her to apologize to her personally for things he said about her late husband while he was expressing his opposition to establishing a federal holiday honoring dr. martin luther king. john conners first filed legal conclusion -- legislation after he was assassinated. by the time he was at augusta national, it was 15 years of struggle to get that martin luther king holiday recognized. just before his weekend at augusta, a letter surfaced to president reagan to a leader from the far right john burkes society. he was similar opposed to dr. king being honored. they said it was based on an image, not reality. a conservative republican senate senator mounted a filibuster that lasted 16 straight days. at the press conference before the golf weekend, this is how he responded about jesse healms fill bus filibuster. >> senator helms was saying that he was a communist sympathizer, do you agree. >> we'll know in about 35 years, won't we? >> we'll know in about 35 years about this alleged communist

to mark martin luther king day and some say reclaim his message. it ended with a shut down where dozens of protesters were detained. those taken into custody are now just being released, debora. >> reporter: we've been watching as they walk out of this door. they're calling themselvesless the stanford 68. 68 students that decided to show civil disobedience. >> we can organize you can drivers and get you in a car and back home. >> reporter: misdemeanor citations in hand. every student who went on the bridge got arrested. >> unity is permeating all of these actions. this is a call that ferguson put out. i think it's quite amazing that we're unified this way. >> reporter: evening commuters may have been unified in their aggravation as they sat in stopped traffic for more than an hour. one driver posted this video on instagram. idled by a line of determined students. >> it's stuff. unfortunately it's something we try to prevent. >> chp had a heads up it might happen and staged cruisers at both ends of the bridge but it was mobbed from the middle not the side. students road in cars up

martin luther king, jr. holiday. we found protests like this this one the largest and most defining this weekend looked like about 5,000 people that police were estimating earlier in the day. so again we'll be keeping an eye on this and checking to see what the turns into this evening. as we know these marches pick up in the evening. >> it looks like the bart riders are boarding trains. do you have any idea where those protesters have gone? >>reporter: we don't know exactly. a lot of these protesters keeping in communication via twitter and social media. they have live streams of some of the action going on throughout the day. so, again, it's been sort of a loose collective of groups organizing these protests. today i would say this is a very organized protest and a lot of people showed up for it. what's always an unknown what will happen once the actual organized protest ends and we sort of see you know smaller groups of people getting together and starting to march in less of an organized fashion. typically those are the protests we've seen at night where something violent happens

honor dr. martin luther king jr., the national and the local events recognizing his legacy. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning to you, you are taking a live look at the damage left behind at this store near ghirardelli square in san francisco. police say two men drove a u- hall right through the front door, that is at a patagonia store. we've been talking to police about this crime, how long it lasted, what was taken. she is going to have more in just a couple of minutes. >>> good morning, it is monday, january 19th. i'm claudia long in for pam cook. >>> i'm dave clark, we're here with weather and traffic, good morning, steve. >>> good morning. >>> i'm digging the deep voice. >> i have that broadcasters voice. >>> we have a will the of fog around the area, mist drizzle, some of that drizzle is stacked up to measurable amounts to brentwood and oakly. a low cloud deck, really warm lows, very warm. mid-50s for some, cloud cover, the high clouds will be out of here by the morning but the fog is pretty pers

martin luther king's assassination in april of 1968, including the impact of the civil rights act that same year. the wilson center in washington dc posted this. it is about one hour and a half. >> welcome to the wilson center and welcome to this installment of the washington history seminar on waking from the dream, the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of martin luther king. i am christian, i designed it, with cochair eric, professor of history at george washington university. our weekly seminar on historically perspectives on international affairs. it is co-authored by the wilson center and international history center. we are delighted to have all of you here, since i have a cold i will be very brief to acknowledge, as always, the support of our funders and donors. especially american foreign relations, as well as other individual donors for this series. i want to thank others for doing everything to put this series and this event in place. with that, i will turn it over to eric for the introduction of our speaker. next thank you christian. it is my distinct pleasure to intro

that shouldn't be all that bad today, martin luther king holiday, i think now enough people have the day off so we're going to see a little bit of a break. let's go to the east shore freeway, traffic on 80 westbound. it used to be this holiday is relatively new among the others, we had a lot of people that still went to work. we'll see what happened, over the years it's become an observed holiday. bay bridge toll plaza, you can see it is not affecting drive's visibility and no major problems as you drive through. 580 westbound livermore valley, we don't have a lot of slow traffic to talk about as you head into dublin. let's go back to the desk. >>> well today is martin luther king jr. day. an emotional day for many people, some emotionally charged than usual. events around the country have led to celebrations that black lives matter. one demonstration took place over night with people sleeping on the streets, alex. >> reporter: this demonstration still ongoing, you can see what's being called a sleep-in. folks are sleeping here on the sidewalk this morning, to bring attention to the

it he writes the martin luther king jr. holiday reminds us that the choice between division and unity, like the choice between building up and tearing down, is not a new one. but it is one that requires reaffirming and renewal. and it is intended for times such as these. he also offered his condolences to the reed family. >>> secret service has tightened security at vice president biden's home after shots were fired this weekend. he did not mention what happened as he spoke today in wilmington. secret services says shots were fired from a speeding car in new castle county. police later arrested a man but they're trying to figure out if he was involved. the bidens were not home at the time. >>> now back to our coverage of the martin luther king day of service. as we told you at the top of this newscast thousands of protesting on the streets of philadelphia, calling for equality. >>> a celebration of dr. king in our nation's capital today. ♪ >> music helping to inspire the crowds at dr. king's memorial in washington, d.c. homeland security secretary jeh johnson were among those who la

. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right the alliance picked today, martin luther king jr. day to voice their opposition to the name and they are asking dan schneider to change the redskins team name. now, the reason this is significant, the washington post is reporting that the alliance has come forward and are asking for change because this group has long within affiliated with the nfl and they've actually been instrumental in getting the league to hire more minorities and they really brought about real change and this isn't the first time the group has taken issue but the redskins earlier this month filed a complaint about how the redskins conducted their search for a genearl manager. now the alliance is doing this in honor of martin luther king jr. day and the name change debate has been a hot topic in washington and across the country as the president, u.s. senators and other advocacy groups are all coming forward asking dan schneider to change their name. according to the post the group said in a letter that we have to take a stand. the name has to be changed. meanwh

cast member of the movie selma to honor doctor martin luther king junior. how they and thousands of people across the country are honoring the civil rights leader. i would argue millions of people. >> yes, that is right. >>> good morning to you. the it is monday january 19th, 2015. so turned on the fox 29 weekend news yesterday in the only to see icy conditions but story behind it lauren and handed it over. >> yes. >> this was lauren a's phone. >> yes. >> you just got this a couple days ago and fell right outside studio. >> fourth and market from sidewalk to brick. it was so slippery. the hit my knee, busted up my phone, but was it the caught on camera. >> i don't know, i heard this story, then i walk my dog. what did i do, i went down. the it is really slippery out there. >> thanks to the fox 29 weekend news i didn't go outside at all because i was western. so, thank you. it was a horrible horrible situation yesterday, and here's the situation today. you will see precipitation kind of streaming down from the great lakes colder a air that has come back after yesterday's rain. the th

thousands took to the streets of philadelphia to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. many turning this day of service into a dave action as calls for change and remembrance of a civil rights movement rang out. >> ♪ >> from up lifting songs to chants a spirited march throughout the streets of philadelphia honoring an civil rights leader dr. martin luther king, jr. >> today is icing on the cake. a start of a movement it's not the end of one. >> start of this march began at school district headquarters. then spiraled its way around to independence mall. at least three thus sand stood strong in the shadows of the liberty bell. the birthplace of america. a country many believe still needs change. >> philadelphia has some unfinished business with its residents. >> there's still ain't no power like the power of the people. >> unspoken calls for action on variety of issues were spelled out on signs. from marches in center city to thousands had gathered across town at girard college turning this day of service into a day of action. >> dr. king said everyone could be great b

all americans to get a fair shot and in doing so honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. joining me now, jonathan capehart and joan walsh. thank you, both for being here. >> thanks rev. >> joan there's no denying president obama has momentum. and 50% in poll after poll. has the president's approval rating going up what is your read on it? >> well, my read on it is people really like him being the president and being presidential. and they like these moves. these moves that the republicans are attacking him for, like executive action on deferring deportation, the american public likes seeing something get done. he's raised the minimum rage for federal workers. he's proposed a new form of family leave policy. it's a little bit jury rigged but workers will be able to take six weeks family leave when they have a baby or a sick parent. so i want to say, comment on something that marco rubio said about him taking us back to the 20th century. the president in recent weeks is bringing us into the 21st century belatedly. this proposal on college access on community colleges it's

the holidays in tanzania. he even appeared at a martin luther king breakfast in norfolk this morning. his spokesman said doctors identified increased fluid around his lungs that required additional attention. the governor is expected to be back in action in two to three days. >>> d.c. council members hope to have some answers tomorrow about that deadly metro incident a week ago. transit officials will brief the council tomorrow about the yellow line train trapped in that smoky tunnel. at least one council member wants to know why some of the passengers said they had no way to get off the train when conditions got worse. one of the first firefighters on the scene said they banged on the railcar and told passengers to open the door and the passenger said they could not. >> that's a big concern of mine do. we have a whole series of railcars in which passengers can't escape from the car? >> the backdoor was locked and a plastic cover had to be unscrewed to open the door. they may have been working on the wrong doors. every metro car is equipped with emergency door releases but only on th

. >> reporter: apparently martin luther king's message of peace did pervade today's march. police say no arrests. live in center city, doug shimell, "nbc10 news." >>> and you can click on our new "nbc10 news" app for the iphone right now to see pictures of the martin luther king rally in center city. can you swipe into the entire photo gallery dedicated to this big story. >>> nbc10 first alert weather tracking a dry night after a sunday soaker yesterday. a live look at the flags on top of the aramark building. cool and cloudy but no threat of refreezing tonight. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the conditions for us. >> we'll start to see a change by the middle of the week? >> that's right. it's dry tonight and tomorrow but it's not going to stay that way. we have a system coming in from the west with snow to the north rain to the south. perhaps an icy mix in between. it should be enough snow for accumulation in parts of the area. and enough of this icing to cause potential problems for the rush hour wednesday afternoon. so that's something that we'll be gett

life's work to spread peace and equality. >> reporter: for most in monday's march martin luther king represents a movement, legacy, a dream very few actual a live to hear him speak. >> it is still alive and that we have a long way to go. >> reporter: retired school counselor marilyn hill is marching with the sisters of swing five swing. formed in 1969 the group was the black power response to established greek sororities, he was in college during the civil rights movement. >> fifty plus years since selma, we're still fighting for justice for freedom, for equality. >> reporter: half century later marilyn says that the country is a lot better but recent struggles make it clear that the fight must continue. today she says that it has to start from within. >> we need to build up our kid. we're constantly complaining about what is going on in our schools but as parents we need to start at home. >> reporter: advice for creating positive change from a woman who was there to see it happen. in center city, steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> students at university of pennsylvania gathered on

the past few weeks. this is video of him at a martin luther king day breakfast in norfolk. doctors admitted him after a checkup today. mcauliffe is expected to be back on the job in two to three days. >>> christopher barry plans to turn himself into authorities sometime tomorrow. wusa9 first reported that barry with his attorney will surrender to d.c. police on charges stemming from that episode last week inside a pnc bank branch in chinatown. according to the police report, the d.c. ward 8 council candidate and also son of the late marion barry argued with a teller at the bank in northwest. the report says barry picked up a trash can launching it into a bank surveillance camera. barry has been in trouble with the law before, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and pcp in 2011 and in 2013 was charged with driving under the influence. it's unclear what charges he'll face now from the bank incident. barry is campaigning for his late father's ward 8 seat on the d.c. council. >>> just four days after a single mom and her kids moved into a chevy chase neighbored they learned someb

going on, we turn to the controversy over the "selma" followed martin luther king junior's efforts in the 1960s civil rights movement historians former staffers and friends say the movie is historically inaccurate, dead wrong. how it portrays johnson and his approach to the voting rights act. mark updegrove is director of the lbj presidential library and an author and joins us from austin. mr. updegrove, just tell me first of all what is it that this movie gets wrong in your eyes? >> well, let me first start by saying that i commend the policeman makers for taking on this subject which is so worthy. for the most part they do it quite responsibly. i hope it serves as a catalyst for others to learn more about the civil rights movement, which i believe to be the most consequential domestic movement of the 20th century. i think as they do they will learn about the very productive harmonious and ultimately very consequential partnership between dr. martin luther king and president lyndon baines johns son. you don't see how productive that was and came to bear on our getting voting rights i

for a lot of people. many of you, not going to work or school tomorrow. because of -- martin luther king jr. day. meteorologist, rob mayeda here to till you what you are going to have. >> expect if you want to see the golden gate bridge. disappointment. mid span of the bridge. disappearing into the misty skies. fog around san francisco. 57 degrees, now, east bay. dublin. 64. we saw a reversal of weather fortunes. where the trivalley broke out in the sunshine. our temperatures compared 24 hours age in the mid 60s. 13 degrees warmer. livermore than 24 hours ago. you can see the fog, fairly thick around fairfield. two mile visibility. less than that across the golden gate bridge. fog the big story. we head towards tomorrow morning. the patchy fence fog at times. especially in the northeast bay vallies. visibility. head towards tomorrow morning. around 7:00. could drop down to less than a quarter mile. that is one of the weather stories we are watching for your monday. then the long term picture. unfortunately, other than the light sprinkles north of santa rosa. looks very dry. we head back to

legacy handed down to them. you know? people like martin luther king make great sacrifices. >> what do you hope? >> i hope i live a long age a good job a family. you know? >> why did you want to come out today? >> i wanted to teach him to speak up and speak out but in the right way. you know? if you feel oppressed you don't break windows or bash someone's head m. you do it with a form to get a message across. >>> a large group of people marched two miles to the station, shut down about 30 minutes. demonstrators started with a visit in the diamond district to show this video. >> i woke up it's great to be in america. that we're a city that allows people to peacefully assemble and protest. >> in oakland abc7 news >> hundreds of people were in buena gardens to commemorate the march led by martin luther king 50 years ago. >> i think many showed up because they wanted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. but others were there to acknowledge the struggle for equality and justice is far from over. >> hundreds mars to give tribute to martin luther king junior. it was a t

area train tradition and what is bringing an end to the freedom train honoring dr. martin luther king jr. >>> also a look outside right now at interstate 80 you can see on a local day there is still substantial traffic out there and leyla gulen is being it. meteorologist mike nicco will tell us when the fog is going to clear. >>> good morning thanks for joining us. leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco are here, as well, and i am eric thomas. i am the new guy. >> now mike has the forecast. >>ing in new here: fog. that is what we are talking about. it is in some new areas. live doppler 7 hd shows 1.5 miles visibility at san carlos and less than quarter-mile at half moon bay and 1.5 at petaluma and headed through the afternoon today, we will have sunshine and hazy conditions and upper 50's to low 60 at the coast and upper 50's to mid-60's inland and low-to-mid 60's around the bay. >>> thanks, mike, leyla gulen we are talking about light traffic an the toll plaza and light traffic, in fact a picture of the san mateo bridge, first where it looks like traffic is moving smoothly across the

are marking dr. martin luther king, jr.,'s day. this morning officials held a wreath laying in honor of dr. king in washington, d.c. secretary of state jeh johnson spoke at the event which took place at mlk memorial. here in our other vice president joe biden spoke. matt, what did the vice president have to say of the crowd? >> reporter: there's no mention of the incident over the weekend where gunshots were fired at the vice president's home. instead, he focused remarks on the relationship between police and the public. the vice president was here at the chase center in wilmington. he spoke about a half hour to the crowd. the breakfast was hosted by organization for minority women. they hold this breakfast every year to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. in his remarks, joe biden talk about the concern parents have today sending their parents out in the world. he alluded to recently officer shootings in july. philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey country needs to agree on two things. police officers have a right to go home and see their families at the end of

directions we're live with the latest. >> marching in memory of martin luther king junior. why this year's events were especially meaningful for many. >> a peninsula school board in hot water. why a state lawmaker is asking for a grand jury >> teaching others the joy of giving. how bay area communities are coming together this day of service. >> evening commute is getting back to normal tonight. police have detained all of them arresting some and reopening westbound lanes. >> they shut down the whole thing. good evening thanks for joining us. >> the pro testers presumably shut down the bridge. >> they abandoned the eastbound span and ran to keep just the westbound span closed. >> they faced off as officers started to detain them, but remain peaceful. alan, what can you tell us? >> if you can see you're looking eastbound of san mateo bridge. just before 5:00 it appears 20-40 pro testers drove in cars to the top of the high rises and jumped out to block traffic. the chp had been staged in foster city and was in no time arresting pro testers one at a time. westbound lanes were shut dow

of thee ♪ >>> people across america celebrating the life of martin luther king today. >>> and the nationals add a big arm to their pitching staff. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to nbc 4 news "midday." i'm barbara harrison. >>> trying to figure what sparked the flames at a multimillion dar home. the flames started around 3:30 this morning. news 4 richard jord sn following the developments at the live desk. richard, good morning. >> reporter: hi barbara. good morning. it is still smold erg more than seven hours after that fire broke out, it looks like the home will be a total loss. to live pictures above the fire scene. you can see the white smoke still billowing in the, abut when the fire was hot it was a four-alarm fire and anne arundelfighters leading thee hydrants in the immediate area so water had to be brought in. the family who lives in the home is reportedly out of town on vacation. firefighters are still seeing if there were any victim there's. hosing down the hot spots making sure the fire is completely out, but it looks like an empty shell of that home. take a look

problems there. this obviously a big day of demonstrations throughout the bay area. dr. martin luther king jr. being celebrated today. san francisco all throughout the bay area. coliseum bart station shut down within the past hour right after the warriors' game lead out. that caused a significant issue for folks trying to get home after the game marked. >> reporter: people trying to get around the bay area as a see these vehicles here trying to get other cars to move over. but it is not something that will happen quickly given the mob vehicles of the are stop right there on a bridge. again westbound lanes of the cemetery bridge close right now con oil law enforcement there back up try and help comes it help the situation traffic snarled for a while on west on land of the san mateo bridge. these pictures here is the pan over back to seen the demonstrators are staging:. >> reporter: some protesters detained by police. their hands behind your back the situation pam we will continue to follow as weekend along of the illustrations here: to have with sematech abridge shutting on traffic west on lan

the story coming up. >> the freedom train through san jose to san francisco in honor of martin luther king month ago will take the last trip ever today and our many freedom rides across the country. this is what we talking about. the civil rights leaders shows the san jose to san francisco route because the distance between the two cities is roughly equal for the 54 miles traveled by king and the fellow protesters when they journeyed from selma to montgomery county 50 years ago this march. the declining ticket sales and difficulty obtaining sponsorship are the reasons why today's ride will be the last one. >> person that does not come out to celebrate martin luther king accident know about it. they are not aware of what he has done to make this country the great country that it is today. >> the final freedom train is scheduled to depart from the station here today at 9:45 and travel nonstop to the station at 4th and king street street in california. there are a number of events planned in san francisco including the great for the arts and gardens. >>> thanks nick. a demonstration is wrapping up

of dr. martin luther king. plus what the icon would think about the rotests of today. his son answers that next. >>> we stand here today in honor of you all, in honor of them not just test memory of martin luther king or in memory of selma and what happened on the bridge, but to memorialize martin luther king as an idea and selma as an idea of what can happen with strategy, with discipline and with love. >> oprah, her fellow cast members from selma and others paid tribute yesterday by walking in his foot steps 50 years later. today the entire nation honors amid a new era of racial tension, one with violent protests. martin luther king iii says my father's approach to the most brutal social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence is a correct response. in no way would we condone to any ends justifying the means behavior. >> when he says that as cleary as his father would not have condoned what went on and would not have condoned what happened but the action afterwards. >> i think the movement he is dealing with now that martin luther king wasn't fa

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possible football tampering. and from anna werner just hours before his death, dr. martin luther king tapped bernard lafayette for a special mission. >> mr. king said, "now, bernard the next thing we have to do..." >> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. most folks never saw it coming patches of ice, all but impossible to see, covered walkways and roadways across the northeast, knocking pedestrians off their feet and sending cars and trucks skidding. there were hundreds of accidents. tonight the death toll reached nine as three more people died in vermont and massachusetts. jericka duncan has our report. >> reporter: they looked like scenes from a movie a tractor-trailer sliding out of control on i-95 near new brunswick, new jersey, barely missing cars as it jumped a divider. this s.u.v. slid for more than 50 years on a street in yonkers, new york. in the northeast on sunday, more than 5,000 incidents were reported due to black ice. bijal patel arrived just after a deadly 60-car pile-up in philadelphia. >> shaken up. i

. nick smith, abc7 news. >>> protests and rallies across the bay area today to mark martin luther king jr.'s birthday. ♪ . in emeryville this afternoon protesters matched at the may bay street mall and also briefly shut down the sheath street. the rally was held along with the black lives matter. in oakland protesters demonstrated outside the walmart on edge water drive. members of the group workers against the system are upset about what they say are low wages at walmart. they also protested the shooting death of a black man by a police officer in an ohio maul walmart in august august. >>> happening now in san francisco, demonstrators have laid out blankets and sleeping bags at the powell street bart station. organizers tell us they are using dr. king's vision of equality to bring attention to the needs of homeless people. >> we are demonstrating a right to rest for people who have no place to sleep. we have a situation right now in san francisco, across the state, where people are too poor to afford a place to live are forced to sleep outside are ticketed because they are so poor. the

women annual dr. martin luther king breakfast in wilmington tone and the secret service is investigating shots fired near his home. secret service personnel reports seeing a vehicle drive past vice-president's house at a high rate of speed 30 minutes later a driver tried to passe newcastle county police officer securing outer perimeter of the other. that person was arrested for resisting arrest but not charged in relation to the shooting. >>> our time 5:06 thousands across our area once again are celebrating life and legacy of martin luther king, jr. with a day of service. >> jen is live with us this morning at girard college in north philadelphia. good morning. >> diane, ukee, good morning. a good event here and one of the biggest for this service day at girard clem. throughout greater philadelphia a record number of 1 35,000 volunteers expected to participate in 1800 service day activities. you can see here at girard college. we're set up and ready to go. girard college will act as signature site for greater philadelphia for the sixth straight year. this year's greater ph

substation. protest one of several in the bay area aimed to honor dr. martin luther king's birthday and to voice out rage over recent shootings of unarmed black men in missouri and new york. >> >> demonstrations beginning in san francisco. homeless advocates holding a two-day rally to protect the civil rights of homeless people. kristina randone joins us at market where people are expected to gather. >> reporter: they just started to gather at 5:00. people are still setting up. waiting for everyone to show up, but they are asking everyone to gather at the cable car turnaround near market and powell. organizers say the demonstration is about protecting the civil rights on homeless people. their way of commemorating dr. martin luther king, who advisory for housing and guaranteed income for the disadvantaged. this group is planning on having entertainment. they will have speakers and they plan to sleep out here until 5:00 tomorrow morning. they said if authorities ask them to leave, they might take their demonstrations to the streets, but they anticipate this to be a peaceful gathering. >> pe

january 1986. today the name martin luther king is one of the most recognizable in america, honest every major city in america has a street named for him. almost every public school in america has his picture in a classroom. however, in the year 2015, dr. king has now been dead longer than he's been alive, as was pointed out, and most americans alive today were born after april 4, 1968. for some of us, dr. king is still a contemporary figure. for most of us, king is a figure consigned to history like the other men for which we have built monuments in this space. host: you can go to our website if you want to continue to watch jeh johnson speaking at the martin luther king jr. memorial this morning. dr. carson, your 13 when the selma marches were taking place in 1965, almost 14 when the voting rights act was passed 50 years ago this year. what are your memories of dr. king? guest: very vivid memories. i remember as a youngster looking at the television, looking at the fire hoses being turned on the children, the dogs biting them. looking at dr. king marching. i was very into politics even