this is a special edition of state of the union this morning for the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. reliable sources will return next week. president obama arrived here a short time ago and will soon dlirch his tribute to dr. deliver his tribute to dr. king. this will close with the extraordinarily rare playing of dr. king s i have a dream speech in its entirety. the king family has approved its use for this one event. the president will speak the end transto the memorial, a small area that only accommodates a small number of vips. the general public is assembled in a field with its own stage and jumbo trans. since early morning they have been listening to music and speeches pie some of the people closest to dr. king. cnn s joe johns is down at the memorial dedication site. joe, i ve been listening to the speeches that i could listen to. it seems a little bit from the podium a mixture of remembrance, looking ahead and a sprinkle of politics thrown in t
shannon: a barbecuing bash before the martin luther king, jr. memorial dedication here in washington. the, sir, money was set for august 28, the 48th anniversary of the i have a dream speech but hurricane irene forced organizers to postpone the celebration. joining us with a preview is harry johnson, president and c.e.o. of the mlk memorial foundation. thanks for coming in. glad to be with you. i know you just came from a memorial. if you have this weather for the dedication it will be fantastic. we are expecting and hoping and praying for this type of weather. shannon: you can t plan for a hurricane. it showed up. tell us about the program and dedication and what folks can expect this time? i think what they can expect to see it the president of the united states there, aretha franklin and other celebrity there s. the king family, of course, there. secretary of interior and others coming to formally dedicate the memorial and take
been referred. federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to more arrests. arthel: president george w. bush opening up about his initial response to the 9-11 terrorist attacks as never before. the former commander in chief telling national geographic he made the decision not to jump up immediately and leave that florida classroom. instead, he wanted to project a sense of calm. national geographic will air the hour long interview on august 28 as part of a week of programs called remembering 9-11 . also president obama and former president george w. bush plan to attend services here in new york city marking the tenth anniversary at ground zero. rick: coming up, the fight to keep religion out of the twin towers memorial. we ll tell you about one group that s now suing over these steel beams at the national september 11 memorial and museum. what they think the ground zero cross really represents, coming up.
been referred. federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to more arrests. arthel: president george w. bush opening up about his initial response to the 9-11 terrorist attacks as never before. the former commander in chief telling national geographic he made the decision not to jump up immediately and leave that florida classroom. instead, he wanted to project a sense of calm. national geographic will air the hour long interview on august 28 as part of a week of programs called remembering 9-11 . also president obama and former president george w. bush plan to attend services here in new york city marking the tenth anniversary at ground zero. rick: coming up, the fight to keep religion out of the twin towers memorial. we ll tell you about one group that s now suing over these steel beams at the national september 11 memorial and museum. what they think the ground zero cross really represents, coming
guest: a great story for another time. neil: i am against that here. because that means you would have to be of some merit. guest: then you would have three shows instead of two. is back to where we are, and those guys are probably watching, the labor union leadership which loans left. it is not the rank and file people would understand the hard work and saying and freedom produce prosperity but it is the leadership that want benefits for the union and more government regulation of the free marketplace. those are the people that are orchestrating the rally. they can orchestrate all they want. that rally on august 28 will have had ten times the number these folks get on saturday. neil: i thought i read there were eight people at the rally? guest: yb yb had glenn beck has closer to 800,000.