he of them the daughter of slain civil rights lead a martin luther king junior, bernice king said she was saddened at the death of a global sage, schumann writes leader and powerful pilgrim on earth. she went on to say that we were better because he was here and us president joe biden praised him for his moral clarity, saying we heartbroken to learn of the passing of a true servant of god and of the people. we send deepest condolences to the people of south africa who are morning this great loss patrick gas bought as president and ceo at santa, for american progress. he is also a former us ambassador to south africa, says to, to will continue to influence human rights campaigners there. it's when impacts that i see there's, there's no doubt that he was the pioneer in restorative justice. the work that he did and the truth and reconciliation commission has been mottled and copied, and so many other places in the world. and it has advanced the cause of those who are most vulnerable in our society. so that's an important critical space to the occupy. clearly has clanging, call for justic

the daughter of slain civil rights leader, martin luther king junior, bernice king said she was saddened at the death of a global sage human rights leader and powerful pilgrim on earth. she went on to say that we are all better because he was here. and you, as for, as in joe biden, praise desmond tutu for his moral clarity, saying, we're heartbroken to learn of the passing of a true servant of god and of the people. we send our deepest condolences to the people of south africa who are mourning this great loss with the co and a virus pandemic now. and hundreds of us flies have been cancelled for the 3rd day in a row. airlines say they don't have enough staff to get planes off the ground as covered 19 infection surge due to the highly transmissible on the con, variant in new york doctor's report is an increase in the number of children needing hospital treatment. half of the admissions are younger than 5 who are too young to be vaccinated. my can has been falling developments from new york. there's been a roll on a thick test fried so canceled people book on another one, then those flights

and the way votes are allocated has been changed to stop one party dominating parliament. bernice smith has more from our cash. the every vote, county for the largest party in morocco's pond. but the conservative justice and development party has to reckon with a new and unusual system of allocating votes that the parties lead to say is specifically designed to reduce their influence. seats in local and national assemblies will be divided by the number of registered voters, regardless of whether or not they cast follows should. unfortunately, the name of this law which was passed by opposition parties and those in coalition with us, is to minimize the just and development party. that's why we rejected it from the outset. it's a strange, a very strange law. it's aim is to limit the p. j d's, chance of winning, the biggest challenge, all the waiting people to vote one major survey suggest 64 percent of all them on the real power. still live in hand. king the how much he takes all the major strategic economic decision. the king allowed constitutional reform after the arab spring, 10 years

bernice king, the youngest child of the late civil rights leader dr martin luther king, said royalty is not a shield from the devastation and despair of racism. now, polls here have consistently shown that americans hold the royal family in consistently shown that americans hold the royalfamily in high regard. but, regardless of your view of this interview, it is difficult not to see it as a rather damning indictment of life within the house of windsor. already, some people here are saying that the damage caused to the royal family's reputation on the side of the pond may prove impossible to repair. so what has the response been to the interview? adina campbell has been gauging reaction. it was one of the biggest tv events of the year. as millions of us worldwide watched the fairy tale wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, three years later it is a very different story. this time millions of people tuned in overnight to watch the couple open up to oprah winfrey about their lives in the royal family. it was uncomfortable viewing, with allegations of racism aimed at their son, arc

and bernice king, daughter of martin luther king, tweeted: "royalty is not a shield from the devastation and despair of racism." thank you for your messages on instagram. let me read what minty tea has written, it should not be tolerated, no matter what someone has a in life, when will people black heritage be treated equally? susan says, how can meghan and harry because the queen so much upset? they make terrible allegations, have substantiated are they? they asked for privacy but given on in return to the royal family. for privacy but given on in return to the royalfamily. they for privacy but given on in return to the royal family. they will come to the royal family. they will come to regret the interview when they realise the majority of british people are appalled by their lack of care for the queen and prince philip. how many uk people have lost jobs, relatives and their mental health? how can they feel sympathy for these people talking from the gilded cage? our north america correspondent is david willis. tell is a bit about the reaction to the interview there.— the interview th

bernice king, daughter of civil rights leader martin luther king jr, tweeted: former bbc royal correspondent peter hunt says: and here's the author and activist dr shola mos—shogbamimu. who does that? and people say, "well, i families talk about who's "going to look like who." i no, families don't discuss, "well, i let's have a conversation about how "dark his skin might be - and what that might mean." what does that mean? is archie going to be loved less? is he not going to be given the same birthrights as his cousins, _ prince george, princess- charlotte and prince louis? what has the colour of his skin got to do with jack all? _ he's a direct descendant of queen elizabeth. - there's been a lot of speculation about who in the royal family who could —— could have made that comment. oprah spoke about this on cbs this morning. did comment. oprah spoke about this on cbs this morning.— cbs this morning. did you have another conversation _ cbs this morning. did you have another conversation about - cbs this morning. did you have another conversation about it? | cbs this morning. did you

also heard from bernice king, the youngest child of civil rights leader martin luther king, she tweeted, royalty is not a shield from the devastation and despair of racism. we are seeing quite a visceral reaction to those claims that meghan markle made. and perhaps quite the opposite of the fairy tale image that some people in america might have had about what it would be like for meghan markle to marry into the royal family.— into the royal family. thank you very much- _ we'll bring you analysis and reaction to the interview throughout this morning's programme from royal commentators both here and in the us. there is some other news around today as well. millions of children in england will go back to school today as the first step in the easing of lockdown restrictions. there are also changes to the rules around meeting up outside in england and to care home visits. john mcmanus reports. checking uniforms, packing bags. final preparations under way. like the cunningham family from cheshire, this is how many parents spent sunday evening ahead of the full reopening of schools in engla

in atlanta, the ebenezer baptist church's annual service, the reverend bernice king echoed her father's call for nonviolenc >> we still have a choice, non-violence co-existence, this may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos or community >>> and the naacp announcing a $40 million gift from an anonymous donor. leaders of the organizations say that will money will fund a new generation of civil rights lawyers working to advance racial justice in the american south. the reverend king would have turned 92 this year. the civil rights leader was assassinated in memphis on the 4th of april in 1968 he was 39-years-old. decades later, dr. king's sermons and speeches continue to remind and inspire so on this mlk day, who better to hear from than dr. king, himself? >> oh, too many people find themselves living amidst a great period of social change. and yet they failed to develop the new attitudes. and the new mental responses that the new situation demands i refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war, the bright day bre

i want to turn, now, to bernice king. daughter of dr. martin luther king jr. she is the ceo of the king center. thank you so much for joining us, bernice. i really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to play because i want our viewers to see it. i just want to get -- they need to see it of this state representative protesting and getting arrested while the governor signs a bill to restrict voting rights into law. >> the governor is signing a bill that affects all georgians. why is he doing it in private? and why is he trying to keep elected officials who are representing us out of the process? are you serious? >> no, you are not. represent -- >> she's not under arrest. >> for what? under arrest, for what? for trying to see something that our governor is doing? >> why is she under arrest? >> our governor is signing a bill that affects all georgians. and you're going to arrest an elected representative. why does the governor have more power than -- than a representative? >> why are you arresting her? >> why are you arresting her? >> bernice, the

i want to call out to bernice king. she actually invited me to martin luther king celebrations in atlanta several years ago. it was one of the highlights of my career, don. what happened to that woman was ridiculous. it was an overreaction. it was terrible. what they're passing is no good either, particularly the voter i.d., because, you know, they tried to pass a voter i.d., a picture i.d. here in ohio. i said if you pass that, i'll veto it because a lot of folks don't have a lot that don't have that thing and that isn't right. have them show some form of identification, but it doesn't have to be a picture. that is apparently in that along with limiting voting on sunday, which also i don't like that either. let people vote. >> so then what is going on here? i mean, you're still a republican, right? >> yeah, a very good one. >> so what's going on here? is this voter suppression? >> what i think, don, is that republicans -- some people do this because they're worry about the the integrity of the voting, okay? some feel t

thank you, bernice king. i appreciate you joining us. >> god bless you. >> we'll be right back at the top of the hour.

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civil rights leader bernice king says the guilty verdict in the derek chauvin trial is a turning point in the movement for justice and equity. she's the daughter of the late reverend dr. martin luther king jr. she spoke to cnn about her feelings leading up to the verdict. >> i was nervous. i was anxious because for 400 years, we've gotten it wrong. and i think we approached this moment just believing that we couldn't -- we wouldn't get it right. and thank god that the verdict was just right. it was the right verdict. and god knew how much we could bear. >> former u.s. president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama have praised tuesday's verdicts in the derek chauvin trial, but they emphasized that more work must be done to achieve justice. they say -- and this is part of their statement -- true justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that black americans are treated differently every day. it requires us to recognize that millions of our friends, family, and fellow citizens live in fear that their next encounter with law enforcement could be their last. and it

civil rights leader bernice king says the verdict is a turning point in the movement for justice and equity. she's the daughter of the late reverend dr. martin luther king jr., and she tweeted, oh, that george floyd were still alive. but i'm thankful for accountability. the work continues. justice is a continuum, and america must bend with the moral arc of the universe which bends towards justice, referencing the words of her father. she spoke to cnn about her feelings leading up to the verdict. >> i was nervous. i was anxious because for 400 years, we've gotten it wrong, and i think we approach this moment just believing that we couldn't -- we wouldn't get it right. and thank god that the verdict was just right. it was the right verdict. and god knew how much we could bear. it's a turning point because people literally were at a point of being out of breath in this movement for justice and equity. >> tamika palmer, she was the mother of breonna taylor. breonna was fatally shot in a disastrous police raid. tamika palmer is praising the verdict against chauvin. she says simply, thank

that's why when we had house bill 360 two years ago i reached out to the king center and talked to bernice king and had her test the machines in private testing in our office, secretary of state's office but then we took the machines at king center. she's very gracious to us, but i wanted to make sure that we had rapport with our key stake holders. we have a legacy in georgia that isn't very bright at times, and we need to be very mindful of that. that sometimes what we say carries great consequence and they may read into it things we didn't mean and, therefore, i tried to be very cautious and very mindful of my speech and very respectful of people who have done a lot more long before i was here in georgia. >> georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger, thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. >> thank, jake. >>> cnn on the ground live in one of the most mysterious places in the world after a bloody military coup claims hundreds of lives including those of children. that's next. aliens are real, alright. there's just too much evidence. kill weeds not the lawn with roundup for law

this is reverend bernice king. she tweeted on friday, don't use my father to ban teaching about racism in u.s. schools. he said this, the roots of racism are very deep in america. historically it was so acceptable in the national life that today it is still only lightly burdening the conscience. your reaction, your response to what reverend king there says? >> we're not asking people not to teach about racism. we're asking people to teach -- teachers to absolutely talk about the egregious things of the past. we want to make sure that's covered in full, totally. to not teach about the egregious things of the past means that we as a nation could repeat them. that's the reality. that is -- that is the desperate, you know, part of man, that we need to teach the past. my bill does not encourage not teaching the past. >> state representative steve toth, thank you. >>> all right. just into cnn, u.s. port authorities are in cancun, mexico, to help spot people who may be posing as tourists to sneak across the southern borde

and i think that history has shown us we can win some battles even when it -- reverend bernice king was on tonight, and one of the things she said, darkest before the dawn. that's the reality of where we are, and we're dnot giving up. >> the only way you're going to do that is to have an informed electorate and be armed with the truth. i'm glad you recognize what i do here every night regardless of who gets upset, but you got to tell the truth. thank you so much, melanie campbell. i hope you'll come back. thank you very much. >>> vice president harris meeting today with texas democrats who fled their state to block republicans' restrictive voting bill. joining me now, one of those lawmakers, texas state representative james tallarico. i want to talk to yabout your meeting with the vice president today. what did she have to say? >> we were thrilled to meet with vice president harris. we met with her just a few weeks ago when we came to d.c. in june. just like in that meeting, she was enthusiastic about what we had done to stand up for democracy and stand up for voting rights in the state

bernice king, daughter of martin luther king jr., al vivian and john miles lewis son of congressman john lewis say corporate leaders and lawmakers fail to live up to their racial equity commitments and disrespected their fathers' tireless work. >> they write rather than sowing seeds for democracy legislators are trying to transport us back to mass voter suppression for communities of color was the law of the land. the assault on voting rights has led for calls for big sporting events and hollywood productions to be moved out of georgia. >>> a police officer in georgia says he was thinking about the insurrection at the u.s. capitol while he was arresting state representative park cannon for knocking on the governor's door. the atlanta journal constitution reports that lieutenant j.d. langford wrote in his incident report he was worried other protesters would have been, quote, emboldened to follow cannon's lead if he didn't arrest her. the atlanta democrat faces two nell knee charges for refuse to go knock on governor kemp's office. >>> family and friends in the boulder community will say

tyrone mentioned martin luther king and a tweet from his daughter, bernice king, saying as you honor my father today please honor my mother as well. she was the architect of the king legacy and founder of the king center. one more call. davis in michigan. suzanne, go ahead. caller: your callers are very handsome this morning. i just want to say, i don't think they would be so shocked. and envisioned a republic in that they would know there would be change, and they would know that. jefferson absolutely did. i think what happened at the capitol was disgusting, uncivil, and we live in a pluralistic society in which we are expected to do our duty and civility. i just want to remind everyone, be civil, be kind in your thoughts and actions. all the conspiracy theories are bunk, as my dad would say. host: some good guidance for any day but particularly on the martin luther king holiday. our documentary on the capitol airing >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was creat

king. they are focused on one of dr. king's quotes. one of these events the commission selected, quote, out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope and invited bernice king to address the group. the m.l.k. commission of michigan is that stone of hope for so many. for 42 years, the commission has shown what is possible when folks from all walks of life come together under the ban of equality and justice. may it shine as community leadership for the next 42 years and live on in the firl record of the u.s. congress. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a father and son duo who have lembd lansing for over, james riley senior and james riley junior. when the elder riley moved to michigan after graduating high school and took a job at ford plant but left to go to the military. he met his future wife of 70 years at and dance. they moved back to detroit soon after mr. riley used to use his benefits. on the advice of a friend, he majored in mort tu area science and started riley funalral home as the oldest black-owned funeral home. the rile

tyrone mentioned martin luther king and a tweet from his daughter, bernice king, saying as you honor my father today please honor my mother as well. she was the architect of the king legacy and founder of the king center. one more call. davis in michigan. suzanne, go ahead. caller: your callers are very handsome this morning. i just want to say, i don't think they would be so shocked. and envisioned a republic in that they would know there would be change, and they would know that. jefferson absolutely did. i think what happened at the capitol was disgusting, uncivil, and we live in a pluralistic society in which we are expected to do our duty and civility. i just want to remind everyone, be civil, be kind in your thoughts and actions. all the conspiracy theories are bunk, as my dad would say. host: some good guidance for any day but particularly on the martin luther king holiday. our documentary on the capitol airing tonight at eight :00. enjoy the rest of the holiday. see you tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning perf

civil rights leaders rosa parks and coretta scott king and, of course, their sisterhood also includes our very own vice president kamala harris. members of congress are sheila jackson lee, eddie bernice johnson, terri sewell, federica wilson, bonnie watson coleman, lauren underwood. kappa alpha cy fraternity founded at indiana university. among their notable achievers are astronaut dr. bernard harris jr. former congressman conyers. it includes benny thompson, hakeem jeffries, al lawson, and don mceachin. and they are led by ruben a. shelton. former colleague lacy clay. omega psi phi fraternity founded in howard university. includes activist and referenced jessie jackson jr. and it includes james clyburn of south carolina, hank johnson of georgia, mr. mfume of maryland. and led by dr. david marion. delta sigma theta sorority founded in 1913 at howard university. they account as their sisters, the first black congresswoman shirley chisholm. and their membership in the house includes congresswoman marcia fudge, yvette clarke, joyce beatty, lucy mcgrath, and brenda lawrence. honorable pre

and since the book has been out, bernice king has been incredible, doctor bernice king in terms of supporting it and people excited about it. did a peace in "time" magazine. she asks every back to read tweet. that kind of support from me makes also happy and making her proud road meet the world. trevor baldwin in helping me understand how crucial for the baldwin family saw in her uncles life is being from each other but anybody who knew them, if you didn't know you are missing a huge part of the story. and then with the family i've been really privilege to speak to the been granted use permission to use her photo on the cover of the book. this just these little nods on a really help i've made them proud. another book is out there i can see it is a celebration. maybe they'll be comfortable in sharing even more about the women. i think there's a lot more out there to uncover. maybe she tells a few more stories. >> host: does that mean you would get a part two? >> guest: thou be really coy don't know. i write a lot about the things i'm excited about in the process as well. a part of it too is i

and since the book is about bernice king has been incredible, in terms of supporting it, getting people excited about it. i wrote about in to a peace in "time" magazine. she asked everybody to retweet it, that's kind of support for me, makes me so happy it really means the world. and then to have one of burgess baldwin's grandchildren, trevor baldwin has been instrumental in giving me that family perspective. and helping me to it understand how crucial grandma was for the baldwin family and continues to be. and how again he saw her and his uncle is being inextricable from each other for if you did not know bert you are missing a huge part of his story. and then i've also been really privileged to speak to one of betty malcolm's daughters as well as have been granted to use her photo on the cover of the book. there's just these little knots and i hope i've made them proud. now that the book is out there they can see i'm not trying to hurt anybody that maybe they will be comfortable in sharing even more about the women. i think there's a lot more out there to uncover. if they are excited

. >> and doctor bernice king is very intentional speaking her mother's name it's extraordinary that you focus on the mothers of these great men in my last question is of the three extraordinary women , where's their wine you felt more connected to than the other? >> and at the conclusion i talked about how we can find ourselves by understanding the stories so i can see myself as a combination with the ability to focus on love and light and the remainder that you are only hurting yourself not the person you have patience towards and to find that levity to cope and move forward to always carry with me with that ability to use her privilege of those around and then to have very unique experiences through jim crow with a college education that wasn't common and using that to teach her students with an incredible incrementalist and for others to find the talents and creativity as well i found that to be incredible and inspiring and also with the bravery it is the confrontation of fear and acknowledging the fear is there in real then to paraphrase whether or not you are afraid if you die it's

thank you all for your leadership and to the king family, martin luther king the third and bernice king. their commitment to carrying on multi generational legacies. and to everyone here today, thank you. there are somany leaders . and as we all know this monument has in many ways been distinguished from almost every other monument in fact umevery other monument along this beautiful basin because this monument for most of us here is dedicated to a man who lives among us. many of us were alive when doctor king lived. this monument whatever your age is dedicated to a man was voice we can still here. whose words still an not only across this city throughout our country andour world . doctor reverend martin luther king jr. was a prophet . he was a prophet and that he saw the presence exactly as it was with clear eyes and he saw the future. as it could be. and he pushed our nation towards that future. and it's important to remember doctor king pushed even as on a daily basis his character was beingmaligned . he pushed even as his family on a daily basis was being threatened. he pushed even a

a new national anthem for command may the 5th after he became king. there he is. he was called the last of the great chiefs. he went all the power, but he used it very responsibly. by the way, the next king luna lilo, he's very interesting. he was brilliant. he had excellent liberal sensibilities. he had been betrothed from birth to those two brothers sister, victoria kamala, but he was his highborn as they were in fact, he was the son of a cohinaui kakalulu hawaii who when he was born knew how he was so she lifted him up. she said luna luna o luna lilo high higher disappears and the brother's new that if he and victoria had children those children without rank him, so they forbade her from marrying him. so he began courting lydia and the brothers broke that up and made sure that he was going to end as a lonely alcoholic bachelor, which he did. so it having died without heirs and command made the third had given them a constitution. there's election for monarch because he's died. there's no heirs so i had this election the legitimate claimant was dowa

the civil rights leader's daughter bernice king says that's why this year's commemoration includes an especially urgent call to bring people together to realize her father's dream of the beloved community. take a listen. >> the most pressing issues of our time demand that humanity envision, strategize and organize toward a more just, humane, equitable and peaceful society. with nonviolence as the pathway to that world. >> reporter: two outside pastors are presiding over the service, and bishop t.d. jakes is delivering the keytote arrest. there was -- keynote address. therejust minutes from now the commemoration will conclude with a wreath laying at the tomb of dr. king and his wife, coretta scott king, just across the street from where i'm standing at the king center. neil, back to you. neil: all right. thank you, jonathan. new age in this age of the pandemic, but we are beginning to find out about the pandemic that all these very restrictive lockdowns, they don't measure up. after this. ♪ we're the kids in america. ♪ we're the kids in america. ♪ everybody lives for the music --

bernice king tweets: please stop the boycott georgia talk. that would hit middle class workers and people dealing with poverty. governor brian kemp tried to reassure gop voters. democrats who oppose the bill are are using it to rally their base, labeling the election changes as jim crow 2.0. georgia's leading employees -- employers are cautious in their public statements on the law. for example, delta ceo ed bastion said: we are committed to continuing to listen to our people and our communities and engage with leaders from both parties to insure every eligible employee and georgia voter can exercise their right to vote. >> it's a majority of republicans who want this. and so these companies are keenly aware that if they do anything to turn off republicans, they could lose 50% of their business. likewise, they don't want to upset democrats too much, because they're nervous they lose those customers. so a very fine line to walk. >> reporter: yeah, very fine line, indeed, because this state near evenly divided between republicans and democrats,

. >> neil: you know, alveda, your cousin, bernice king, was among those saying that in disrespected their father's tireless work, that included the son of reverend john miles lewis. so they see something they're that doesn't add up. they're not saying it's jim crowish, they seem to be saying it's close. what do you say? >> i'm 12 older than bernice. i marched for voters rights. i'm 70 years old. i've been voting a long time. without appropriate regulations, you do not have several voting processes. i under bernice's point. voters have been suppressed. that did happen. we've had voting irregularities that have to be addressed. i notice bernice is not addressing that. we don't hate each other, but don't always agree. we have to have fairness and good regulations. you can't throw out the baby with the bath water. you can't do that. >> neil: i want to add that bernice doesn't want to go so far as boycotting the state, although i seem to think she's open to boycotting various businesses. i don't know if there's a big difference especially when it comes to big events. how you feel about that, t

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the movement is being met with resistance from none other than bernice king, the daughter of martin luther king jr. who says that the georgia boycott would hurt middle class workers and people grappling with poverty, increasing the harm of both racism and classism. here now is the man who signed the bill into law just a few days ago, georgia governor brian kemp. welcome, governor. thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> rachel: so i can't think of anything more important than securing our elections and restoring confidence, which i think so many people have lost, especially over this last year. tell our viewers what you think this new georgia bill will do to restore confidence in georgia's elections? >> well, it's very simple it. makes it easy to vote and hard to cheat. really the four main things that i just want to make sure that people realize what the bill does. it takes the signature match process and replaces it with the voter i.d., which is free in georgia. it secures drop boxes in a better way than was done in the last election. also requires

the civil rights leader's daughter, bernice king, says this is why this year's commemoration includes an urgent call to bring people together to realize her father's dream of the beloved community. >> the most pressing issue of our time demands that humanity envisions, strategizes, and organizes toward a more just, humane, equitable, and peaceful society, with nonviolence as the pathway to that world. >> two outside pastors are presiding over the service, and the bishop is delivering the keynote address. however, there was a greeting from ebenezer church's senior pastor, raphael warnock, who is about to be sworn in as the first black u.s. senator from the state of georgia. john, back to you. stick a little bit later on in today's program, jonathan, we'll be talking to an official from the national civil rights museum about some terrific online commemorations we got today. good to see you today. sandra? >> sandra: think he paid the senate judiciary committee meanwhile releasing new documents related to the origins of the russia probe. lindsey graham cannot just ahead. plus concerns ove

bernice a. king. we spoke about just about everything, including what the current movement for black lives would mean to mlk, the dangers of his words and teachings being cherry-picked and also how his legacy should be remembered on what would have been his 92nd birthday. >> i think we're in the thick of it. >> reporter: are dr. bernice a. king, the youngest child of the late dr. martin luther king jr., was only 5 years old when her father was assassinated in 1968. she believes today's fight to improve the lives of marginalized people has awakened the same violent acts of white supremacy that led to her father's killing five decades ago. >> the white race is on fire. but i don't want us just to label it because daddy would encourage us to still do the hard work of seeking to penetrate hearts while we are addressing policy. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people across the country protested in the street in the summer of 2020 to fight for changes in policy and policing in response to the police k

bernice a. king, the yingest child of the late dr. martin luther king jr., was only 5 years old when her father was assassinated in 1968. she believes today's fight to improve the lives of marginalized people has awakened the same violent acts of white supremacy that led to her father's killing five decades ago. >> the white race is on fire. but i don't want us just to label it. because daddy would encourage us to still do the hard work of seeking to penetrate hearts while we are addressing policy. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people across the country protested in the streets in the summer of 2020 to fight for changes in policy and policing in response to the police killings of george floyd, breonna taylor and countless others. the daughter of the late civil rights icon said her father would encourage today's activists to further coordinate and collaborate in the push for change. >> we have a collective power, and when we stand in it we can move mountains. >> i saw you tweeted this morning, "dear politicians and political in

king said, the verdict does not erase the trauma. >> we see these tragedies play out across this country for so many years. one of the first times i really felt there was accountability and there was justice. >> reporter: we brought you complete live coverage of the trial from the beginning on our abc 7 bay area app. download it now for your roku and other twices to get caught up on the case and to continue to follow it as well. >>> now that derek chauvin has been found guilty what next. i spoke to the family's cocouncil about sentencing and what's likely to take place even beyond the trial. >>> get ready to cut back on your watt water use. the new mandatory restrictions for one bay area county. >> up in smoke, 4/20 celebrations looked very different this year. >> i'm sandhya patel, it's going to look much different this week. i'll tell you what you can expect and when it will arrive. >>> first we'll tell you what is coming up on jimmy kimmel. >> today we say no to hugs. >> have you ever built anything. >> no i never built anything. >> never tried. >> no i just buy th i have the pleasure

king said, the verdict does not erase the trauma. >> we see these tragedies play out across this country for so many years. one of the first times i really felt there was accountability and there was justice. >> reporter: we brought you complete live coverage of the trial from the beginning on our abc 7 bay area app. download it now for your roku and other twices to get caught up on the case and to continue to follow it as well. >>> now that derek chauvin has been found guilty what next. i spoke to the family's cocouncil about sentencing and what's likely to take place even beyond the trial. >>> get ready to cut back on your watt water use. the new mandatory restrictions for one bay area county. >> up in smoke, 4/20 celebrations looked very different this year. >> i'm sandhya patel, it's going to look much different this week. i'll tell you what you can expect and when it will arrive. >>> first we'll tell you what is coming up on jimmy kimmel. >> today we say no to hugs. >> have you ever built anything. >> no i never built anything. >> never tried. >> no i just buy some days, you just do

king's daughter, dr. bernice a. king, at her parents' grave site, saying, "this king holiday has come not only at a time of great peril and physical violence, it has also come during a time of violence in our speech. what we say and how we say it. it is frankly out of control and we are causing too much harm to one another." her father once warning about silence, about indifference. >> however dark it is, however deep the angry feelings are and the violent explosions are, i can still sing, "we shall overcome." we shall overcome, because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice. >> his words just as powerful today. good night. >>> i'm dan noyes in sacramento. 1,000 national guard troops stationed here after fbi warnings of armed violence at state capitols around the country. >> i wanted to find out the truth. >> the truth. words from a heartbroken mother who spoke only with abc 7 news about the hit and run that left her daughter dead and the warning signs that it could happen in san francisc

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but it was seeing tyler perry, reverend bernice king, the atlanta city council, both georgia senators, everyone speaking out showing that she was a titan in that town and this was a monumental loss for so many, none more than her family. >> it was amazing it was seven months after the diagnosis as well. she had an impact on so many. >> yeah. >> she touched so many lives. >> just beloved. just beloved. >> janai, thank you for bringing us that story. >>> coming up here on "gma," singer zayn malik pleads no contest in connection to an alleged heated dispute with the mother of his child, supermodel gigi hadid. the sentence for the former member of one direction. ♪ >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by subaru. love, it's what makes subaru subaru. (man 1) oh, this looks like we're in a screen saver. (man 2) yeah, but we need to go higher. (man 1) higher. (man 2) definitely higher. (man 1) we're like yodeling high. [yodeling] yo-de-le-he... (man 2) hey, no. uh-uh, don't do that. (man 1) we should go even higher! (man 2) yeah, let's do it. (both) woah! (man 2) i'm good. (man 1) me, too

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bernice king. >> dr. king is the youngest child of dr. martin luther king jr. and coretta scott king. she's ceo of the king center founded by her mom in 1968. she talked about voter rights and race relations in the country as it is right now. >> i think we've got to start removing all the labels, you know, and really getting to the bottom of our humanity and looking at those things that are very harmful to our humanity. racism is harmful to our humanity. militarism is harmful to our humanity. what my father taught is so critical to creating a peaceful and sustainable worl >> what do you think from what you remember of your father, what your mother talked about and those who knew him as well, how do you think he would deal with the situations we are dealing with today? >> if you listened to him, he understood the struggle of black americans as being one. but he also understood how white people were processing and even dealing with us and could speak to some of those issues and help them understand, try to help them understand, that they're victims of wrong think

bernice king along with his son martin luther king iii is invited to speak and also set to host a mlk celebration day today. dr. king would have been 92 years old on november 17th >>> and stocks and bonds are closed ahead of mlk day. joining us is steve cedric steve, good morning. >> yeah, really good morning, frances and philip as well stateside, since the horrendous events january 6th i think the markets are concentrating on the inauguration and the plans that joe biden has going forth specifically covid, of course and how we get the vaccinations distributed and the turnaround of the economy. a very busy week, earnings of goldman sachs and netflix reporting tomorrow holiday sales up 8.3%. a loll of sales happening in october before thanksgiving as well but it's not all rosy. according to the commerce department, adjusted retail sales fell in october, november and december a nuanced pick there frances, philip, i hand it back to you >> thank you, steve. appreciate it. >>> when we come back, vanessa is attracting new fire danger in california >>> and the tears. has longer lasting vitam

king who was assassinated in 1968, and bernice king and other scheduled performers set to speak and host a celebration today. he would have turned 92 years old. >>> see how the weather is shaping up, hi, jensa good -- good good morning on martin luther king, jr. day, everyone we are watching lake enhanced snow through northern new york and ohio valley and accumulation across erie, pa to pittsburgh, and right now 12 to 18 inches, will last monday extending to tues's for northern new england and warmer air for upper mississippi valley to colorado springs big time wind event that's going to happen in southern california, we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right, thank you. >>> the hairoing moments that one student pilot will not soon forgot was all caught on camera after, engine failure after 24 minutes in the air, the student was flying at the time, the pilot did take over to set it down on the sand and nobody was injured. faa is now investigating that scene. >>> check your freezer, might need to put your hot pockets on ice big recall next. >>> plus back in russianed back in custody,

some people, including the reverend bernice king, say it'd only hurt middle-class workers here in georgia, and those who are grappling with poverty >> blayne, thank you very much. >>> news is covered at 8:06. tuesday boost. >> here we go. this morning, a new twist on a centuries old tradition. when a young couple got married earlier this month, they decided, who needs a flower girl when you can have a flower man he was a huge hit with the guests take a look. >> oh, come on ♪ ♪ >> i love that. >> that awesome individual is the bride's cousin, jay, who is an atlanta-based musician. the guy didn't miss a point. >> we know how to walk into tuesday. >> that's right. >> that is awesome. >> i think i see a trend catching on. >> i love that. >> flower men. i bet a lot of people might try that. >> definitely. >>> straight ahead, a baseball star whose career was put on hold by the pandemic, and a surprising diagnosis of colon cancer >> at the time, i only thought that it really affected people aged 50 and older, for the most part i know that it was extremely rare for people my age to get it >>

king's daughter bernice spoke out and thanked bieber. >> it's always good to give -- have that recognition and have the wisdom of mlk. >> we were talking about it. for people who don't know that certain part about speech or those words, now they do putting it out there. >> stamp of approval. >>> spring is in the air, but how long will this beautiful, warm weather last? bill karins will fill us in. >>> plus, how children on the flint water crisis are confronting its legacy ef jerky in her pocket. (laughing) (trumpet playing) someone behind me, come on. pick that up, pick that up, right there, right there. as long as you keep making the internet an amazing place to be, we'll keep bringing you a faster, more secure, and more amazing internet. xfinity. the future of awesome. did you know prilosec otc can stop frequent heartburn before it begins? heartburn happens when stomach acid refluxes into the esophagus. prilosec otc uses a unique delayed-release formula that helps it pass through the tough stomach acid. it then works to turn down acid production, blocking heartburn at the source. with ju

the letter was signed by bernice king, daughter of dr. martin luther king, jr.; al vivian, son of reverend c.t. vivian; and john-miles lewis, son of congressman john lewis. the world health organization has wrapped up its investigation into the origins of the covid-19 pandemic, concluding in a new report that it's "very likely" the novel coronavirus passed from a bat to an intermediate animal host before emerging in humans in late 2019, with china's wildlife trade the most likely pathway. the who also found that it's possible, though less likely, that the virus passed directly from bats to humans, and that it was "extremely unlikely" that the virus emerged from a laboratory. globally, confirmed cases of covid-19 have topped 127 million with nearly 2.8 million deaths. in france, doctors warn icus in paris and elsewhere could soon be overwhelmed as authorities rush to speed up the rollout of vaccines amid an ongoing wave of cases. this is an intensive care doctor in the northern town of cambrai. >> we can't describe the situation as catastr

they are bernice king, the daughter of dr. martin luther king. they are al vivian, son of reverend c.t. vivian. and john miles lewis, the son of john lewis. they said the failure of corporate leaders across our state to live up to their racial equity commitments made in the last year disregards and disrespects our fathers tireless work and jeopardizes the soul of georgia and the promise of democracy. if you can talk about the significance of this and then is black voters -- matter supporting the boycott? there is a dimension -- a division stating we are not yet therefore calling for the corporate and state boycott but religious leaders yesterday holding a news conference yesterday and atlanta calling for corporate boycotts. >> i am glad you read that letter that you put it together with that question about boycotts because iis important to note the role that those leaders, the role that the spiritual community in our church community plays in the previous iteration of the civil rights movement. previous boycotts. we are familiar with them on, a b