realities and to just enjoy themselves two hours at a time or whatever program they re watching, but hopefully we can inspire somebody that can actually do something about changing our communities. the film has received a great deal of critical acclaim, enjoyed box office success. it s gotten a lot of attention here around awards season. what do you think it is, john david b this particular film that resonated with so many people? i think, you know, there s a lot of harsh language in this film. i think there are a lot of trigger words that are used and we are seeing how generational these words are and we re seeing how they seem to stand the test of time. the fact, if we can find a way to change the narrative and to change these words and start using these words that can bring us all together and find common ground and coexisting with each other, then i think we re on to something. dr. king s life and legacy, of course, being remembered on this day.
number two, in this case, it s going against the special counsel s office 90% of the time. for the first time, he is aligned with what the special counsel s office is saying. namely, that a damaging story is inaccurate. there s no need to add any more information to make problems for you or for your client. let s move on to what you just eluded to there. this is, of course, the buzzfeed cohen story. i want to play this is take a listen to what giuliani said sunday. seemed to dance around what was or wasn t said. if he had any discussions with him, they d be about the version of the events that michael cohen gave then, which they all believe was true. but you just acknowledged that it is possible that president trump talked to michael cohen about his which would be perfectly normal. of course you acknowledged trump might have talked with him about his testimony. so what if he talked to him
morning. they have not declared. do you get a sense that there is some sort of announcement that might be coming from either one of them any time soon? reporter: well, i don t know about any time soon, but as the speaker on the stage here just said, the road to the white house runs through south carolina. crucially, one of the early states to vote in the primary, crucially with the first state to have a majority african-american vote. not surprising you re seeing candidates coming here from mlk day. elizabeth warren and kiersten gillibrand will be here later this week. they marched through a church where martin luther king was supposed to speak, but he stayed in memphis where, of course, he was killed. they marched here to speak at the dome, where the confederate flag was recently removed. cory booker coming in as one of the two potential african-american candidates. bernie sanders only got 26% of the vote last time. some of his allies were frustrated he didn t talk about his persona
civil rights mooufegt ghts move. may be changing this time. look what he told us this morning. dr. king is a hero of mine. i had the honor when i was a college student of being at the march on washington, hearing his i have a dream speech. no better place to be celebrating his holiday than right here in columbia. reporter: bernie cleary trying to address one of his biggest weaknesses from 2016. out of the gate in 2019, hoping to do a little better with african-americans. alex, while he was speaking, you probably saw congressman clyburn on the left side of your screen. he s taken the stage at the king day at the dome event. jonathan, arguably the most popular democrat in the 2020 field, joe biden. he, of course, has not declared yet. he did speak at the national network action breakfast honoring dr. king. this is part of what mr. biden