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Being threatened. there's a lot going on that requires a us to be more vigilant than we have to fight back. and we will, we have to. >> as we await, you can see the stairs approaching the forward cabin of air force one. we're waiting for president biden and first lady dr. jill biden to emerge. let me bring in president ceo of the national urban league, mark morial, former mayor of new orleans. and offer of the gunboat coalition to leadership blushes that help you inspire unite and achieve. mark, you were there in the white house, good morning, you are in the white house they are for the signin...

The president and ceo of the national urban league. mark, tell us based on your report, how would you best describe the current state of black america? >> i think our social and economic traditions are frozen in a sort of suspended animation, zerlina. meaning the comparative position of blacks versus whites, when it comes to jobs, and housing, and life expectancy, and health care, remains a wide gap, a gap that hasn't changed for multiple decades. now, you always have to qualify it, because of the black people serving as a bit of a caboose on the american train. meaning when the train speeds, ...

In 2020, if those democrats can't get together and protect their right to vote and protect -- make sure that their votes are counted fairly? >> well, you know, one of the things that is true about the black community and has always been true is black folks look to see who is working with the black community on the issues that impact them, just like all communities do. you know, one of the things that's important for democrats to continue to do is show up in communities, listen to what's getting in people's way and continue to be a partner in solving it. i think we have seen that in any number ...

United states, particularly on the far right, who want to crush voting rights, crush the progress we've made, but it's important to understand the fight for voting rights act is a u.s. fight, but it's a global fight. >> all right. president and ceo of the national urban league, mark morial. we will continue this important conversation tomorrow. we'll go back to where we started on median income, because it's worse, given inflation and housing prices, too. so we'll look into the causes of that and have you back. that does it for us this morning. jose diaz-balart picks up the breaking news cover...

56 past the hour. we're learning more about the state of black america this morning, from the national urban league's new annual report released earlier this week. one of the major headlines, the median household income for black people is now more than a third less than white households, making it harder for black people to own homes and benefit from generational wealth. joining us now, former new orleans mayor and national urban league president and ceo, mark morial. we're only going to be able to scratch the surface, but we can continue this tomorrow, mark. let's talk about that median inco...