good morning. welcome to today on a saturday morning. it s nice to have you in the studio because i know you just got back from new orleans yesterday where obviously a lot has changed. some for the better, some for the worse. it s an uneven recovery, but it was five years ago this morning, myself, brian williams, a bunch of us heading to the airport. it was a cat 5 at that point making a beeline to new orleans and they were evacuating. we couldn t even land in new orleans. we ended up in baton rouge and then fanned out. but we ll be talking a lot about that. a lot to get to, including a controversial march on washington. thousands are expected in d.c. today for what s being billed as the restoring honor rally. it s organized by conservative talk show host glenn beck. and it s drawing criticism in part because it s being held at the lincoln memorial where dr. king delivered his i have a dream speech 47 years ago today and also drawing big names. sarah palin will atte
good evening. tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country gathered at the foot of the lincoln memorial in washington today for a rally steeped in patriotism, rooted in the nation s cultural divide and greeted by suspicion. it was organized by talk show host green beck who was joined on stage by sarah palin. if that wasn t enough to trigger reaction from activists on the left, the timing and place of the rally certainly was. the anniversary of martin luther king jr s i have a dream speech delivered from the same steps 47 years ago today. nbc s tom costello joins us now from washington with more. reporter: hi, lester. good evening to you. there is speculation these two might go on the attack today. they held their fire. this rally was about god and country. hello, america. reporter: on the steps of the lincoln memorial, glenn beck s rally at times has the look and feel of a christianry vital. america today begins to turn back to god. let th
back the music. and a remarkable woman making a difference. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country gathered at the foot of the lincoln memorial in washington today for a rally steeped in patriotism, rooted in the nation s cultural divide and greeted by suspicion. it was organized by talk show host green beck who was joined on stage by sarah palin. if that wasn t enough to trigger reaction from activists on the left, the timing and place of the rally certainly was. the anniversary of martin luther king jr s i have a dream speech delivered from the same steps 47 years ago today. nbc s tom costello joins us now from washington with more. reporter: hi, lester. good evening to you. there is speculation these two might go on the attack today. they held their fire. this rally was about god and country. hello, america. reporter: on the steps of the lincoln memorial, glenn beck s ral
welcome to today on a saturday morning. it s nice to have you in the studio because i know you just got back from new orleans yesterday where obviously a lot has changed. some for the better, some for the worse. it s an uneven recovery, but it was five years ago this morning, myself, brian williams, a bunch of us heading to the airport. it was a cat 5 at that point making a beeline to new orleans and they were evacuating. we couldn t even land in new orleans. we ended up in baton rouge and then fanned out. but we ll be talking a lot about that. a lot to get to, including a controversial march on washington. thousands are expected in d.c. today for what s being billed as the restoring honor rally. it s organized by conservative talk show host glenn beck. and it s drawing criticism in part because it s being held at the lincoln memorial where dr. king delivered his i have a dream speech 47 years ago today and also drawing big names. sarah palin will attend the event a
good morning. welcome to today on a saturday morning. it s nice to have you in the studio because i know you just got back from new orleans yesterday where obviously a lot has changed. some for the better, some for the worse. it s an uneven recovery, but it was five years ago this morning, myself, brian williams, a bunch of us heading to the airport. it was a cat 5 at that point making a beeline to new orleans and they were evacuating. we couldn t even land in new orleans. we ended up in baton rouge and then fanned out. but we ll be talking a lot about that. a lot to get to, including a controversial march on washington. thousands are expected in d.c. today for what s being billed as the restoring honor rally. it s organized by conservative talk show host glenn beck. and it s drawing criticism in part because it s being held at the lincoln memorial where dr. king delivered his i have a dream speech 47 years ago today and also drawing big names. sarah palin will atte