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You are taking a look right pow at independence avenue where martin luther king iii speaking to a group of thousands of people who gathered to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the reverend martin luther king junior march on washington. as you know, one of closest friends and confidant in the civil rights movement is rev vie jesse jackson. his daughter, who is also a fox news contributor, joining us in the studio live. welcome. nice to have you live today. >> thank you. pleasure to be here....

Lets talk about that. democratic congressman john lewis jaffe gentleman was a close friend of the reverend martin luther king jr. he stood with dr. king on the steps of the memorial 50 years ago during that historic march in washington. lewis, college student then, was one of the speakers. he says, kings speech and march changed history. some reflections now from congressman lewis p. >> we made some progress. we have come a distance. we still have a distance to go. we still have roles to travel ...

Uncomfortable. some people in america are uncomfortable about the reality expressed in the mouths of rappers. >> dont mistake my passion for not -- that i dont like hip hop. i think it is an art. i think people like jay-z and c kanye west are great artists. kids are dying every single minute and it is because, as you said, we had the responsibility or there are people being educated in prison culture. i think that helps perpetuate that education in prison culture. and -- i dont understand why yo...

Kings leadership in the non-violent struggle for civil rights earned him the distinction of being called a drum major for peace and drum major for justice. but to his children, he was simply known as daddy. todays beyonding a dream interview with reverend kings youngest child, bernice. >> willard intercontinental hotel is where dr. martin luther king jr. put the finishing touches on his famous i have a dream speech. it is where i sat down with kings daughter,ber meese, to discuss her reflections...

Sing. land where my fathers died. land of the pilgrims pride. from every mountainside, let freedom ring. >> ill get reflections from two who were there including the young woman in this iconic photograph now all grown up. and as we go to break, the day was as lively as it was historic. it included moments of humor from comedy legend dick gregory. >> i cant tell you how elated i am, although looking out at so many of our smiling faces and to be honored with you. the last time ive seen this many o...

Sun shines on a stadium where a baseball game between the fairbanks gold panners and the anchorage bucks is under way. in addition to baseball tonight, the stadium complex is housing soccer and track and field events, and its filled with fans. >> theres a lot of events going on. theres a lot of people outside that day. >> back in the plane, ron and mark cross the cook inlet and enter anchorage air space. >> the suns hitting on anchorage. all the buildings have the reflections on it. probably the...

>> he was a mentor. he taught generations of colleagues generously. and he had it all. there was an aura about john. he was a prince of a man. and he brightened any room he walked into. but here at nbc, he was a war correspondent, a diplomatic correspondent, white house correspondent, five presidents, and a great writer. i think probably all told as an anchor and writer and correspondent, the greatest correspondent weve ever had. >> a great dad, a great husband, and someone who in the later stag...

He taught generations of colleagues generously. and he had it all. there was an aura about john. he was a prince of a man. and he brightened any room he walked into. but here at nbc, he was a war correspondent, a diplomatic correspondent, white house correspondent, five presidents, and a great writer. i think probably all told as an anchor and writer and correspondent, the greatest correspondent weve ever had. >> a great dad, a great husband, and someone who in the later stages of his career whe...

>> now the president is saying trayvon could have been be 35 years ago. oh, thats -- this is a particularly helpful comment. is that the president admitting that i guess because what? he was part of the gang and he smoked pot and did a little blow? >> so youre talking about the president part of a gang and all of this. and saying in effect trayvon martin was some kind of drug user upon his death. yet they want to call other people names and when you can be that insensitive to a young man who cle...

Reflections of our leaders. >> north koreans are taught quite literally to worship their leaders, bowing before the palace that is the final resting place of both father and son. for visitors to this strictly disciplined militaristic society, its good to be reminded that children still love the little things in life. >> who has roller blades? >> reporter: but ask a 12-year-old whats his favorite tv show, and he answers, i like cartoons and documentary films about kim il sung. these days, theres ...