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Satisfactory for the united states of america. [ applause ] >> that was march 18th, 1968. just over two months later on june 5th after giving his victory speech in the california primary, that left him poised to win the democratic presidential nomination at the democratic convention, bobbe kennedy was assassinated in the ball room of the ambassador hotel in los angeles, shot at close range by sirhan sirhan who was immediately wrestled to the ground and disarmed. today california governor gavin n...

It was not popular particularly for a kid in new york, i can tell you, to be with martin luther king even in aspects of the black community. i think we kind of gloss over that. the tension which really showed the strength and charkt that dr. king had. >> unquestionably. and, again, history and biographies are -- if theyre honest, are -- take the fullness of the picture. and by 1968, when he went to the church in memphis on april 3rd, and remember, he didnt remember that night, he didnt want to g...

Reviewed the case and agrees with the parole board. he noted decades after he refuses to accept responsibility. he was 24 when he shot and killed robert kennedy in 1968. he now says he doesnt remember doing it. at the time of the assassination, he did accept responsibility in a televised interview. the shifting in the narrative is one of the reasons hes denied parole. the governor stated, i have to determined that circumstances rhan has not developmented the accountability and insight required. ...

The question is can we actually focus on the tennis now? its "way too early" for this. ♪♪ good morning and welcome to "way too early," the show that honors the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. today. im jonathan lemire on this monday, january 17th. well start right there with the news. today the nation is remembering the civility rights leader who was as sass nated in 1968. he would have celebrated his 93rd birthday on saturday. kings day is honored as a member of civil service around ...

Netflix argued that it was known this was a fictional drama, that it has a feminist narrative and that and best, a minor inaccuracy had been committed. interesting to see what that inaccuracy was. nona gaprindashvili says in the final episode of the series, the fictional character is compared to her, and with a qualifierfrom one of character is compared to her, and with a qualifier from one of the commentators that nona gaprindashvili neverfaced men. in fact, by1968, she gaprindashvili neverface...

Marched into prague in 1968, and its very consistent with the kind of military action that weve seen rather than being an either/or type of thing. clearly one of putins goals is to make sure no matter what there is a more pro-russia government. and the figure the british government identified is a figure associated with the toppledpro- russian government of yankovich who had to flee in 2014. the debate on sanctions, remember, this is the republican party who listened for four years as donald tru...

Arthel: beijing is now warning olympic athletes that they could face punishment for criticizing china during the winter games. coming up, were going to hear from dr. john carlos, one of two olympians who made national headlines by protest anything 1968. ♪ ♪ with downy infusions, let the scent set the mood. feel the difference with downy. every business is on a journey. and along the ride, youll find many challenges. ♪ your dell technologies advisor can help you find the right tech solution...

That election. king was so much interested in education. i think youngkin is doing the same thing. looking to promote what is in the best interest of the people. >> charles: governor, you know, i read your piece today. you were born two years after king. he was assassinated in 1968. you were elected in 1969. martin luther king jr. should not be confined to marches, demonstrations and songs. why is that statement so important right now? >> i think its important now because so many people say oh, ...

With you. if you read the whole speech, and when -- one of the things if folks have time today, and they do, and they should do it today and as often as they can, go read, the martin luther king papers, go read the april 3rd speech of 1968. go read, again, dont just read the march on washington on august 28th of 1963. read john lewiss. read the two speeches john lewis wrote one, and reverend al was just talking about some of the civil rights leaders thought he was too hot. and so he made a coupl...

1957, 1968, and even 2009. all three of those pandemics a couple of years after the fact when there was a tremendous amount of natural immunity and in those modern pandemics they even had a vaccine available, you also had upticks that were in many cases deadlier than the wave when people were not protected either by a vaccine or by natural immunity. >> just real quickly, where are we when it comes to herd immunity? because herd immunity, did that end in 1918? >> well, you know, thats a funny con...