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Rallying cry. quote, no celebration without legislation. kings eldest son calling for action. >> holiday should be a day on, not a day off. today were not here to celebrate, we are here to be on. were here to call on president biden and the senate to pass the freedom to vote john r. lewis act, and to warn that our democracy stands on the brink of serious trouble. history will be watching what happens tomorrow. black and brown americans will be watching what happens tomorrow. in 50 years, student...

Debating two bills already passed by the house. the freedom to vote act on the john lewis voting rights advancement act. schumer is moving ahead despite almost certain defeat admit opposition. and while democratic senators manchin and sinema support the bills, neither of them but a change to the filibuster to make those bills law. this morning, in washington, dr. martin luther king juniors family led a march for voting rights afterwards. dr. kings eldest son called the senate on the house to act...

To speak for the mans politics and i wont be one of them tonight or tomorrow. but i will say where this shutdown is concerned, i do not believe for a second a man who lived and died trying to build bridges between people would be at all supportive of a wall. joining me is dr. kings eldest child who has carried that mantle on in civil rights, martin luther king iii. thank you for being with us tonight, martin. what is your thoughts as we look at the tone of this country? it will be 51 years this ...

Kenne kennedy sat with us from time to time. when i met with president kennedy and later president johnson, part of the so-called big six, they would say make me do it. make me say yes when i may have a desire to say no. create the climate. create year-to-date the environment. it is never up to the civil rights community to get out there and push and pull. >> you are a live testament to the idea that youve got to make some noise in this society and youve done that. i really appreciate your time ...

What do you expect from the president? >> well, the president is the president. hes not a civil rights leader. theres a difference. president johnson, president kennedy sat with us from time to time. when i met with president kennedy and later president johnson, part of the so-called big six, they would say, make me do it. make me say, yes, when i may have a desire to say no. create the climate. create the environment. it is up to the civil rights community to get up there and push and pull. >> ...

Ever done. better than skydiving, anything with the jet packs, its about 1,000 gallons per minute getting sucked up through this machine. you can go 30 feet in the air. up to 32 miles an hour and super expensive and hard to run. richard told me he pressed the wrong button and slammed down into the river thames there in london. it costs about $200 per hour to rent. again, thats our richard quest there flying around. >> because he took his hands off. you never take your hands off the wheel, ivan, ...

Ushered in a new civil rights for african-americans and all americans, beginning with 1955, the 1963 march on washington where he delivered his "i have a dream" speech and the 1965 march for voting rights in selma, alabama. more than four decades later, the legacy of dr. kings work is all around us. most notably in the white house. and his son is carrying on his work. today, martin luther king iii marched side by side the sanitation workers which he was doing when he was killed. joining me is dr...

Welcome back. im here tonight at the historic dexter avenue baptist church in montgomery, alabama, where dr. martin luther king jr. preached and organized the historic montgomery bus boycott in 1954 after rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus. earlier today, i had the honor to talk to dr. kings eldest son, martin luther king iii about his fathers legacy. we had a great day. you were on last friday telling people to come out to the march and the five days of marching. and i guess...

Kennedy sat with us from time to time. when i met with president kennedy and later president johnson, part of the so-called big six, they would say make me do it. make me say yes when i may have a desire to say no. create the climate. create year-to-date the environment. it is never up to the civil rights community to get out there and push and pull. >> you are a live testament to the idea that youve got to make some noise in this society and youve done that. i really appreciate your time here t...