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The son of a sharecropper who played a pivotal role in this nation's history. here's a look at his story in today's flash back friday. >> i worked out here from the time it was built. >> the year was 1936, the guilded age of train travel. gibson became one of the pullman porters, the largest group of black workers in post slavery america. >> as a porter, you load the passengers, the baggage and shine shoes for the people in the department cars. >> now 70 years later, the tables have turned, this time he's the vip, heading to a ceremony in the oakland to recognize the extraordinary but little k...

In the back yard and try to rip the top off of the top of the boat. be aware of this. if they are able to successfully rip that off he will be fully explosed. anybody on the perimeter be aware of cross fire situations. >> be advised f.b.i. possible launching a device. stand by. nftd device and do not return fire. it is a flash bang. >> all units don't return fire. there might be a flash back. don't return fire. >> no further movement at this time. >> no mother movement in the boat at this time. >> we have him on his back. his arm is blood and he brought it back down. heap's on the left side of...

Quality preschool education. >> gene sperling, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having us. >> absolutely. up next, back to some of big developments on gun control plus thousands val rallying right now in the support of immigration reform. one senator says we are there on a deal. it's a busy and beautiful summary day in washington. we have all the angles covered. and throughout the hour, yes, some of the best '80s jams to get you back in the mood for that flash back conversation we promised. it's all dumbing up as the cycle rolls on. the humble back seat.

Nnchts his letter to secretary agnew -- >> daily flash back was this day in 1973 when spiro agnew became just the second vice president in history to resign. he pleaded no contest to the criminal charge of federal income tax evasion. that actually had nothing to do with the entire watergate scandal, that just percolated in the middle of aural that. ohio, virginia and florida, flohva as we like to call it. but there's a fight in the airwaves that's going on spending millions on ads just like these. >> victims, dependent, that's what mitt romney called 47% of americans, including people on medic...

Man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org in this the first discussion on the series of four joint appearances, the subject matter has been agreed will be restricted to internal or domestic american matters. >> internal matters. like that. the ...