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Just miles away. We have a report from the scene. Woodruff we wrap up our look at the legacy of the march on washington, 50 years on. Tonight, the long journey of the Civil Rights Movement, and its Unfinished Business. We have this, in my view, racebased partisan gridlock that denies the possibilities that america can do what we proved we could do in the 60s, which is tackle our toughest problem. Brown and we remember Seamus Heaney the nobelprize winning poet who died today in his native ireland. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provide...

We have a report from the scene. Woodruff we wrap up our look at the legacy of the march on washington, 50 years on. Tonight, the long journey of the Civil Rights Movement, and its Unfinished Business. We have this, in my view, racebased partisan gridlock that denies the possibilities that america can do what we proved we could do in the 60s, which is tackle our toughest problem. Brown and we remember Seamus Heaney the nobelprize winning poet who died today in his native ireland. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by support also...

Well continue into the afternoon. Youre looking at film from august of 1963 as demonstration and marchers gathered on the mall here in washington d. C. This was the headline from the Washington Post, a mammoth rally of 200,000 jamming the mall in a solemn orderly plea for equality. Thats our line for those of you over the age of 50. For those of you under the age of 50. 5853880. 202 is the area code here in washington d. C. Well get your call on march. Your calls and comments in a moment. Lots get to the other stories this morning that is latest development from syria and headlines from overse...

Hall of National Memory remind us of the many thousands who made their way from every corner of this nation. Through great effort, to be here on august 28, 1963. For an event they would never forget. For an event that we as a nation must never forget. Thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, jesse norman performing a version of ladies and gentlemen, jesse norman performing a version of the song performed at the 1963 march on washington for jobs on freedom. He has got the whole world in his hands. Let us listen please to the words of this song and understand that in the heart of our creator,...

Nation, the reverend al sharpton, Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist sheryl wudunn, republican congressman from idaho, raul labrador, and unique perspective from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin as well as New York Times columnist david brooks. Im david gregory. All that ahead on meet the press this sunday, august 25th. Good sunday morning. Thousands of people gathered here in washington saturday to recreate the march on washington where dr. King gave his famous i have a dream speech. And it was exactly 50 years ago today, august 25th, 1963, that dr. King and the executive secretary of the naacp, ...