members of congress, and civil rights activists are all gathered to remember the 1963 march on washington. this is all ahead of a march that is set to get started in the next hour or so. recovering it all for you, but let s head overseas now. the kremlin denying it had any involvement in that plane crash that presumably killed mercenary leader, yevgeny prigozhin. u.s. also dismissing u.s. intelligence reports pointing to sabotage as the most likely cause of the crash. let s go to megan fitzgerald, following a story for us from london. megan welcome. what s the latest on the investigation and what now for precocious wagner group mercenaries? alex, good to be with. you look, what we know about this investigation, according to russian officials, is that the latest information is they were able to gather the flight recorders from the scene of the crash. russia says it is still an active and ongoing investigation as to what caused this. like you said, to u.s. officials confirmed to nbc ne
the hearts and minds of people to believe in women more, to help them more. to just get in there. people still come to you 50 years later, people remember this in. they do. and it s vivid for them. and you can catch a lot more of my interview tonight, and monday right here on msnbc. and i bought a t-shirt, this graphic, just to commemorate the incredible influence that she has had over women s sports. transformational. before we go, another historic moment, marking 60 years since the reverend martin luther king jr. led thousands of people to lincoln memorial in the historic march on war. tomorrow, thousands of civil rights activists are expected to gather in the nation s capitol to commemorate the pivotal 1963 march that led to the passage later that decade of landmark civil rights legislation and a call to action to catalyze fulfilling dr. king s great dreams and one of youngest
will get you out of the office, out of work. this weekend, if you re in d.c., there s an incredible event, a historic event to go to. final preparations are going on right now in washington, as thousands are expected to gather in the nation s capitol tomorrow for the 60th anniversary of the 1963 march on washington. a coalition of 60 national organizations across racial, cultural and generational and religious lines will par tis participate, as they join forces at the lincoln memorial. they ll celebrate progress that they have made, that we have made, that america has made that achieve dr. martin luther king jr. s dream. and to highlight the work still needed to bring about peace, justice and equity. let s bring in right now the president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politics nation, reverend al sharpton.
and friends. diminished but far from out is how i would categorize him this morning. retired four-star navy admiral, james stavridis, thank you very much for being on this morning. before we go to break, this saturday, thousands of people will gather in the nation s capital on the 60th anniversary of the 1963 march on sharpton, going to be there. tell us more about it. 60 years ago this weekend was when there was the great march on washington. history records that martin luther king made a speech, i have a dream, which went into history. i don t think in the 60 years since then, and i ve been involved in the last three decade commemorations, but this one is different because never have we seen the freedoms, the rights that were gained after the civil rights movement not
1963 march on washington for jobs and freedom. with the support of giants like martin luther king junior, ella baker, and others, them rustin pull together the seminal event in civil rights and american history in just seven weeks. but being an out gay man in the 1960s made rustin a target of the fbi, and some of the old guard of the movement. which meant that rustin some work was often done behind the scene. his contributions left out of history books, until now. joining me now is five-time tony award winning playwright in theater director, george c. wolf. he is the director of the upcoming film rustin. george, thank you so much for coming to the saturday show this is some unlike any other civil rights movie. the heroes are human. the language is raw, and it doesn t shy away from s homosexuality, and the conflict it caused inside the movement.