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>> -- this song was too important. >> i just had yolanda king on before you came into the studio. she talked about how it's a marathon not a sprint. you all being young people at that moment, getting that holiday, what is your hope for the young people in this moment? as we reflect on the 40th anniversary of the institution of the holiday for king. there's still a lot of work left to do. >> dr. king's legacy is still alive. his life is the determination to make more perfect union. -- dr. king stated. i want to give a lot of credit to -- scott king. she kept the fires burning. cory, you know, m...

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Cnn white house reporter, priscilla alvarez joins us now. what message did the president deliver ahead of the mlk holiday? >> he drew a direct line between king's legacy and the soul of the nation. as you mentioned there, pamela, he was the first sitting president to deliver a sermon at the service. this is the same church where dr. king also preached. the president used the opportunity to really reflect on the country calling it an inflexion point right now, as well as a critical juncture, as well as reflect on dr. king's legacy. take a listen to what the president has to say. >> the battle f...

Moved from the back of the bus, to sit where we want it on the bus. we would have never gotten accommodation. we have gone from martin luther king fighting to get the voting rights act -- john lewis and jose williams, to having a black president of the united states elected and reelected. as we talk today, to have a sitting black woman vice president and a black woman on the supreme court by this administration. i have seen too many victories breakthrough every now and then to give up when we go through the valleys in between the mountain tops. >> you mentioned kings words. i would like to get...

Hello, everyone. thank you for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. on what would have been martin luther king, jr.'s 94th birthday, joe biden will deliver a sermon in his honor. biden will be the first sitting president to speak at a sunday service at ebenezer baptist church where he served as pastor. biden will talk about king's life and legacy, as well as voting rights on the eve of the federal holiday. this coming as new questions, as you see the president walking into ebenezer baptist with senator warnock. and you are seeing these