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is, we cant be discouraged by what is, we have got to keep pushing for what ought to be, the america we ought to leave to our children, mindful that the hardships we face are nothing compared to those dr. king and his fellow marchers faced 50 years ago. >> the ceremony was supposed to take place in august, but was postponed because of hurricane irene. the u.s. military withdrawal from iraq will be complete by december 31st, a slight change from the original plan to keep one army brig...

the otherwise peaceful protest setting a government building on fire. police are firing tear gas into the crowd. news reporter tells us many of the peaceful protesters left once the violence began. we are reaching out by phone. noda will be joining us in a few minutes. a much calmer gathering in washington, d.c. it is a march for jobs and justice being led by civil rights activist, the reverend al sharpton, heading for the new martin luther king memorial which will be officially dedi...

the occupy movement has gone global. what began as a public demonstration in a small park in lower manhattan today spread to cities around the world. you see it there on your screen. it was a worldwide display of sympathy and solidarity with the protesters of occupy wall street. there was tokyo and japan, london in to uk, rome, sidney, hong kong, indonesia to name a few. most were peaceful. though some arrests were reported. rome, however, stands out as the exception today. thousands o...

into chaos. barbie, what is is it like right now? whats happening? barbie, can you hear me? all right. okay. barbie, i think ive got you now. tell me, explain to me whats happening tonight. >> reporter: right now im standing in the epicenter of all of the violence we saw earlier. and really right now the protesters are gone, theyve been carted away. but its really a waste land. right in front of me is a burnt out police vehicle. there are cobblestones all over the place. theres so much...

a visit by the south korean president overshadowed by the unfolding international drama surround i surrounding an alleged iranian terror plot. for the first time, president obama spoke at length about what the united states maintains was a plan to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states here in washington, d.c. lets go straight to jessica yellin. jessica, the president was asked about the links to the iranian government. what did he say today? >> he declined to say the hi...

Text a for yes, text b for no t 2622639. one other node, we have seen protesters in how many cities over america? tonights debate was supposed to be about the economy. and not one said they had anything that would change the plight of the 99% in this country. its more rhetoric about corporate tax cuts. its more rhetoric about cant raise taxes on the job creators. nothing new here in case you missed it. thats why im glad youre watching me tonight. joining me now is jim moore. writer at moore thin...

>> with all that talk about the 999 plan last night, kyra. i thought it was the plug for the 9:00 show. no, you could probably read the thought bubble coming out of mitt romneys head last night. he was basically saying i could get used to this because so much of the attention at this debate was focused on herman cain, the former ceo of godfathers pizza. probably felt like one of his own pizza because his rivals that table were turning up the heat. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. >> herman cain fi...

president barack obama and his re-election campaign. the today the president and the jobs act face a critical vote, a important vote in the senate. they are pushing hard to rally support. if you wonder what the president jobs bill could mean for you, heres a brief overview. in addition to other things were talking about extending the current payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. there also would be new tax credits for businesses that hire people who are unemployed. president obama...

You heard our friends dr. west and tavis give the pro gristive point of view. why would an african american person be a republican? >> if you wan the country to do well the politics should be over. voted for democrats for 60 years you can say they are brain washed whatever you want to say. but the plight in life hasnt changed dramatically over the last 50 or 60 years. >> got to go. thank you good luck with your tour on pbs beginning on monday night. amanda knox and casey anthony next.

You heard our friends dr. west and tavis give the pro gristive point of view. why would an african american person be a republican? >> if you wan the country to do well the politics should be over. voted for democrats for 60 years you can say they are brain washed whatever you want to say. but the plight in life hasnt changed dramatically over the last 50 or 60 years. >> got to go. thank you good luck with your tour on pbs beginning on monday night. amanda knox and casey anthony next. my doctor ...