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If it was fiercely then urgent, it certainly is now. 50 years ago there were only five africanamerican members of the house of representatives. There was no congressional black cauc caucus. Today there are 43 members. We want more but there are 43. Theyre led by congresswoman marsha fudge who you heard from and they are the conscience of the congress. In that blauk caucus we have the privilege of serving with john lewis, some of us for over 25 years in the congress, and arent we proud of that. I...

This morning my question, do you still believe we can realize the dream. And Martin Luther king iii joins me to talk about his fathers legacy. Plus Trayvon Martins mother Sybrina Fulton on her mission. But first, 50 years later the struggle continues. Good morning, im melissa harrisperry. Live this morning from washington, d. C. Where thousands of people turned out to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom yesterday. Only one man who spoke from the steps...

I have a dream speech. People are make thinking way to washington, d. C. Thousands of people in fact, and our del walters is there talking to people about why its so important for them to relive history, and how far have we come and how much further do we have to go . Reporter hey, richelle, what it is is a day of soaring temperatures and rhetoric on the mall much like it must have been 50 years ago. I watched it at home with my family as did hundreds of thousands africanamericans or as we were ...

Rely on in. Im happy it look at this. Something i was trying to say in the beginning of questions about the scheme no cornish members are oncerned they have a Unitary Authority and we are sorting that out. It is the transport links an urgent requirement to get it right. Order. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] question time airs live every and sunday night 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Online attch any time cspan. Org....

And there is not a lot of public or Public Policy leadership around this issue. I think king would feel proud there were victories in the Civil Rights Movement, many of which happened after he passed. And there are people fighting to make sure those victories remain, even when there are massive efforts to overturn those victories. Host coverage of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington takes place on cspan and will also take place on wednesday with special coverage on this program as we...

For those of us from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders when dr. Martin luther king jr. Quote it the prophet isaiah, i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill should be made low and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the lord should be revealed and all flesh. And this is the faith that we go back to the south with and those are our marching orders and this is the faith that we go back to the south with. Yes, the south. Wh...

Park, over primrose hail, regents park, that whole area. If you happen to know london. Someone has helpfully reminded someone to stay away from each other unless you are members of one household, of course. And as we have been reflecting throughout the day, there is a very strong message from government this very sunny eastern bank holiday weekend. Dont go out above and beyond the restrictions. You can go out for for chopping, for medicines, to help someone chopping, for medicines, to help someo...

Already knew from reporting last night, very explosive. Last week, where the person responsible for Election Security in the Intelligence Community went to the House Intelligence Committee to give an update on what is going on with interference in the 2020 election. As we speak, real time. And im told by a source familiar with the meeting that it was very comprehensive but that the briefer twice said that their observation is that russia had a preference for donald trump. Now, im told that the b...

Planned. The premier league will hold an emergency meeting later to discuss whether future matches should go ahead. That is after the arsenal manager, mikel arteta, and Chelsea Player Callum Hudson odoi both tested positive for the virus. The canadian Prime Ministers wife tests positive for coronavirus. Justin trudeau says he has no symptoms, but will self isolate for m days. A terrible thursday on Global Stock Markets as growing concern over the impact of the coronavirus outbreaks or nearly 11 ...

Public gatherings are banned, and permission is needed for anyone who urgently needs to travel. British airways and ryanair have cancelled all their flights between the uk and italy until early april. Well have the latest on the spread of coronavirus, both here and abroad, and well be talking to an intensive care doctor in italy. The other main stories on bbc news at 5 the government defeats a group of conservative mps who are unhappy with plans to give huawei a role in the uks 56 network. In ed...