martin luther king jr. often tried to encourage people to get back to their community. many people throughout the bay area today embraced that message. >> schools may have been close today for the holidays, but the campus of life academy was buzzing with people creating a garden here. this was no day off for dr. martin luther king jr. day, but a time for community service . >> having people come on mlk day is definitely important to the legacy of the holiday. >> reporter: this was one of many were people volunteered their time. the garden here will eventually create herbs and vegetables for cooking classes. the civil rights leader often ask what are you doing for others, and almost 50 years after his death comes some answers. >> we believe peace between all people and not just based on your agenda, race, and i feel like we can all come together.>> reporter: while racism feels more prevalent these days, the message of racial unity still resonates. >> i think with the times we are going through right now we s

martin luther king jr. celebration started early this morning as marchers arrived for a journey to san francisco. from there, they would march a mile and a half for more celebrations. others celebrate his life over breakfast. at this labor counsel, they held their annual breakfast. >> i think the miracle of martin luther king is that he was so inspirational. he seem to always know the right tone and the right word and hitting the middleground and pushing on, but not pushing you over an alleged. i think that is what makes a great leader and what america needs so much more of today. and hundreds honored doctor king by marching the city streets from willie mays plaza at at&t park and stopping along the way to talk about why they are here.>> i feel like we should do this more often and get together.>> we have to get together and speak together and do more. >> reporter: people march for change, but this woman's children were not born yet, but she wants them to remember. >> i think it is really important for my c

martin luther king jr. it wasn't just a day off of work, but a day to reflect on the civil rights struggles of the '60s. >> in the bay area, celebrations started early from san jose and into san francisco. here is a live look now at a march taking place in oakland. marchers are in the street protesting and honoring the legacy of dr. king. this is one of the events happening in the bay area. >> for more, rob has more on how people those honor dr.-- chose to honor dr. king. >> people know some if not all of the words of the "i have a dream" speech. today was a trip through history as many in the bay area recognized his life and legacy, tearing up as they remembered the struggles of the past. >> reporter: dr. martin luther king jr. day celebrations started early this morning as marches arrived to san jose's caltran station for a journey to san francisco. from there they marched a mile and a half for more celebrations. others celebrated dr. king's life over breakfast as the san francisco labor council held its

government ends friday. >>> on martin luther king jr. day, 1200 signed up to ride the messable train. the train just pulled into the cal train station at fourth and king and from therele passengers are marching to yerba buena gardens. >> reporter: a big enthusiastic crowd packed the station in san jose this morning. people were handed their commemorative tickets for the martin luther king celebration train to san francisco. where they'll take part in the mlk day events at the yerba buena center for arts. >> equality for all people. >> we try to celebrate this beautiful day and remember the man that did, you know, things for humanity. >> reporter: cal train says there were a big demand in tickets, the ride up the peninsula to san francisco. last year 950 people signed up for the trip. this year 1200 people signed up. >> now more than ever people are starting to realize the true legacy of martin luther king, his fight for racial equality and social justice. and i think the things that he fought for back in the '50s and '60s are things that

welcome to monday, martin luther king, jr. day. january 15th. >> for those of you getting up this morning, we join you. >> we're here. >> never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. that's meteorologist mike nicco's department. >> good morning. it's monday morning, waking up in a fog. literally. i've overlaid the visibility. down to 1 in santa rosa. concord and fairfield. 3 in hoof man bay. the fog is going to get thicker the next couple of hours. here's a look at 101 and 880 in san jose. you can see how cloudy it is for you. that dense fog will be around through the morning commute. 44 to about 51. it's pretty mild out there. as you look at your temperatures at noon, hovering around 60. may be a little bit of sunshine. that would be the extent of it today. then at 4:00, 57 to 62 with cloudy conditions. then showers move into the north bay at 7:00. we'll have more on that coming up. first a look at that morning commute. what are you watching, sue? >> the bainbridge toll plaza is not shrouded in fog. we have a

martin luther king jr. legacy alive. across the valley those of all ages and races spent this day doing community service in their neighborhoods. good evening, i'm erin coleman. i'm denies nakano. >> it was an ab honor of the heart in widener university in chester. the men's and women's basketball team taught students the basics of the game and was for food for benefitting families in delaware county. >> about 200 people in wilmington honored dr. king today with a peace parade. the group walked from the anderson community center to be ready church. at the end of the march there was a celebration. local restaurants provided food and a series of performances by local young people and

martin luther king jr. day. >> what the president said last night stands in absolute contrast to what martin luther king devoted his life to. >> without a doubt. also, what does today mark? eight years since that devastating earthquake in haiti. and, again, we have to say that president trump is sort of threading the needle here and denying using that specific word while he said there was tough talk. so, president trump is welcome to join us and clarify this. >> nbc news chief foreign aff r affaiaffai affairs correspondent andrea mitchell reports joins us now by phone. largely about the resignation of this ambassador to panama, but, more broadly, andrea, the comment throughout washington. >> washington and around the world. it's really reverberating, as you can imagine. this resignation we notice that there is a letter that reuters is resigning as a matter of principle. he worked close with secretary powell and rice. he is a former marine, retired to a diplomat, an expert in latin america and has been the a

martin luther king jr on january 15th, 1929, martin luther king jr. was born in atlanta, georgia he would go on to change the course of human history. as a young man, dr. king decided to follow the calling of his father and grandfather to become a christian pastor he would later write that it was quite easy for me to think of a god of love, mainly because i grew up in a family where love was central. that is what reverend king preached all of his life, love love for each other, for neighbors, and for our fellow americans. dr. king's faith and his love for humanity led him and so many other heroes to courageously stand up for civil rights of african-americans. through his bravery and sacrifice, dr. king opened the eyes and lifted the conscience of our nation. he stirred the hearts of our people to recognize the dignity written in every human soul. today we celebrate dr. king for standing up for the self evident truth americans hold so dear, that no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by god this april w

martin luther king jr. groups all across our area and the country did their part today to give back in the name of the civil rights leader. one of the biggest events actually was at girard college in north philadelphia. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes was there as more than 100,000 volunteers got together. >> reporter: for 10s of thousands of volunteers in the delaware valley, today was anything but a day to catch up on sleep. >> martin luther king day is not a day to sleep in at all. you know what i mean? it's a delay of delivering help. >> reporter: national record of 150,000 people participated in the 23rd annual greater philadelphia martin luther king day of service. it's the country's oldest and largest event of its kind. todd bernstein is the founder and director. >> i think we're a divided nation and i think that that has certainly mean compounded in recent times so i think now is perhaps more important than in recent years for us to try to come together. >> reporter: thousands did just that in

at a ceremony honoring civil rights icon martin luther king jr... reports the president referred to african countries with a vulgarity during a meeting with bipartisan lawmakers on immigration - and indicated the united states should be more focused on bringing in immigrants from countries like norway.lawmakers in washington and leaders around the world left stunned in a series of tweets, president trump denied using that specific profanity, and blamed democrats, saying: never said anything derogatory about haitians other than haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. never said "take them out." made up by dems. i have a wonderful relationship with haitians. two republican senators in the room saying they didn't recall the president making those remarks specifically but illinois senator dick durbin -- also in the meeting-- does recall. sen. dick durbin, (d) illinois/wls: he said these hate-filled things. and he said them repeatedly. the comments condemned by members of both partiesrep. paul ryan, (r) house speaker/speaker.gov: the first

luther king jr. >> in san jose, people climbed aboard cal train. they noticed a big jump in ridership. 1200 people this year up from 950 a year ago. those folks were all smiles as they arrived in the city. then marched more than a mile to the state park in the annual king d ♪ >> hundreds hit the streets in downtown oakland. it was called reclaim king's radical past rally. they want to reclaim what they say as dr. king's legacy as a resister and someone who engaged in civil disobedience to stand up to power. >> and many made it a day of service. >> laura anthony has our story. >> reporter: perhaps a day of rest for some. the martin luther king jr. day holiday was a day for others to work. >> grab a broom. we're going to sweep the parking lot. >> reporter: he is the founder of we lead ours. >> we have a very diverse group here at the park today helping out, cleaning up. >> look how rusty this is. >> reporter: many came here to clean up and are too young to remember dr. king except for history books.

martin luther king jr. 50 years after his death. here in washington and all around the country, around the world, leaders and ordinary people alike taking time to honor dr. king. >> he taught us the way of peace, the way of love. he taught us the philosophy and discipline of nonviolence. he taught us never, never to hate but to respect the dignity and worth of every human being. >> the glue that holds america together is the life and teachings of dr. king. we made it this far by focusing on what we have in common. >> and we're going to continue to look to all of you and to all the communities we serve for guidance and for understanding. so together we can keep building on dr. king's legacy in the way that he has taught us. >> the question becomes what will we do as communities across america to fulfill and envision and make the dream become a reality. what i'm here to do is to look to the future to figure out how we as a nation can come together. ( ♪ ) with 33 individual vertebrae and 640 muscles in the human body, no two of us ar

martin luther king jr. also finding inspiration, you could call it, in the words associated with president trump. ♪ >> reporter: everyone invited to this birthday celebration for dr. martin luther king jr. on what would have been his 89th birthday. on the minds of many on this mlk day, recent comments attributed to president trump disparaging immigrants from africa and ha haiti. >> there have been so many people who have historically not worked together, who have come together because of what's happened in our country. if anything good has come out of this, it's that. dr. king would love the way we're responding. >> reporter: pastor larkins may be right. tickets sold for the annual freedom train ride from san jose to san francisco up 20% this year. in san francisco, acting mayor london breed told the crowd dr. king is smiling in heaven. >> you are dr. king's dream realized. >> reporter: in the audience tonight in berkeley, clinton hadley and his twin girls. >> if we're going to change the world, it starts

martin luther king jr.. in 1957. i told him in this little letter that i wanted to attend a state supported college called troy state. it did not admit black students. in sydneyrote me back a round-trip greyhound bus ticket. he me to come to montgomery to meet with them. in the meantime, i had been accepted at american baptist college in nashville. the dr. king got back in touch with me. he said when you are home for spring break, come and see me. i traveled from troy to montgomery. a young lawyer named freddie a lawyer forbeen rosa parks and dr. king met me at the first baptist church. -- he took me in to see dr. king and reverend abernathy. you the boyd, "are from troy?" and i said, " dr. king, i am john robert lewis." but he still called me the boy from troy. anyway.red me to get in >> you can watch other lawmakers honor the legacy of martin luther king jr. tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. >> next weekend, c-span's cities tour takes you to newport, rhode island. we will explore the rich literary scen

luther king jr. even joined by a member of the king family but couldn't avoid the blunt question, are you a racist. >> did you refer to african internationa nations -- >> mr. president are a racist. >> the president attempted damage control over the vulgar insult he used tweeting this -- but nowhere did the president explicitly deny directing that profane insults at african countries. >> he said these hate filled things repeatedly. >> senator was in that meeting. >> he said haitians? do we need more haitians? and he went on to describe the immigration from africa when he used these vial and vulgar comments calling the nations they come from [ bleep ], the exact word used by the president not just once but repeatedly. >> later he detailed more of the president's comments. >> he said put had he down for wanting more europeans to come to this country. why don't we get more people from norway is exactly what the president said. >> he said republican senator lindsey graham challenged the president on the

luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... 16 people are displaced after a fire burns thru an friday. thursday and chances next additional rain tuesday, with monday night and rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... 16 people are displaced after a fire burns thru an apartment complex in san jose.( james ) kron4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene this morning at the 100 block of rancho drive. lydia ... what can you tell us? ( lydia )breaking news from overnight. we are following an apartment fire that broke out in san jose. firefighters received reports of the fire just after midnight. it took about an hour for them to put it out. a total of 8 units were damaged... displacing 16 people including 5 children. no injuries have been reported from the fire.

martin luther king, jr. during a ceremony at the white house this morning. he signed a proclamation honoring the civil rights leader for standing up for the rights of black americans and emphasized the importance of equality. this event came just one day after the president allegedly made disparaging comments about haiti and countries in africa. tonight the president is under fire for his words and the reaction has been swift from all sides. ktvu's cristina rendon is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: frank, the president is denying he used the word that were racist when talking about immigrants. instead, he said his words were tough. [ screaming ] >>> >> reporter: at the white house friday, president trump did not address the alleged comments he made in a bipartisan closed-door meeting on daca and immigration. he reportedly used a vulgar comment against haiti and african countries. he asked, why are we having all these people from "shááhole" countries come here? democrat senator dick durbin said he h

martin luther king jr. day holiday, president trump's reportedly vulgar remarks about haiti and african nations remains a hot topic. he was questioned about them tonight in florida. >> no i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. that i can tell you. >> the president has denied using an expletive when discussing immigration. some lawmakers who were in the meeting have said they heard it loud and clear. >>> tomorrow americans celebrate the achievements of dr. martin luther king jr. and his teachings may be as poignant now as in the '60s. >> lillian kim joins us with how members of the community are reacting to this, lillian? >> there have been events throughout the bay area leading up to martin luther king day and many are using the time to reflect on the current state of their community with mr. trump as president. they came to grace cathedral in san francisco to celebrate the life of dr. martin luther king jr. but on the eve of the holiday, dedicated to the civil rights lead

martin luther king jr. he died 50 years ago. and here at grace cathedral many reflected on the current state of the country and a president who just a few days ago reportedly made disparaging remarks about haiti and african countries. despite the tone of the last year, now is not the time to be discouraged but to remember dr. king's words and act on them. >> i miss dr. king more than ever, because dr. king put forth a vision for us. and he also organized well enough to give a strategy as how to obtain that vision. i pray that somehow we today will begin to live into the idea. there is always that kernel of hope that wakes us up in the morning to make a better society, and i think, as that kernel of hope that king had, irrespective of how he felt at a given time, he kept going. he kept going, and i think that's where dr. king's, would be today in my opinion. >> reporter: mlk events culminate tomorrow with a mar a march that starts at the cal trans station. >>> it is not often that first responders take to the stairs to get to the

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luther king jr. or appear [inaudible] any reason? >> he participated on friday to honor the life and service of martin luther king jr. and we would like to continue to do projects throughout the year have not just one day through the event on friday and we will continue to be involved in efforts and opportunities moving forward over the course of the year. >> [inaudible] up to two hours on the meeting on thursday so if something happened between ten and 12, what happened in those two hours and what's changed? >> to be very clear, the president is running the show at the white house and i was part of this process and the conversations that went on. as he looked at the deal he wants the right deal and lead out witout with his priority ise and needed to be included in the legislation and simply failed to address the things laid out. one of the areas that fell short was the funding for border security. they put in about one tenth that the department of homeland security needed, not what they wanted that

martin luther king jr. whose legacy prompts all of us to pause from our daily routines to si how we can make it. it also comes with criticism of the president. >> the toll of the bell marking martin luther king jr. day and spreading across the region from the college where thousands gather to where people gather where this chowm hand out soup. the legacy across the country comes as washington is reeling after reports of disparaging countries. >> when he talk about homeless people from whole continents being not worth anything. >> making the controversy part of his message today -- >> dr. king's legacy was a legacy of civil disobedience, standing up against powerful people. if we can't stand up against the openly bigotted remarks of the president,. >> reporter: they were part of a meeting on immigration, president trump tweeting senator dick durbin misrepresenting what was said and senator casey saying he believes his colleague. >> i think most americans can set this aside and do acts of service to do it a g

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