make a difference. norah: the bitter cold blanketing most of the u.s., 1 million americans under winter weather alerts. plus a new storm moving in. temperatures are cold everywhere, looks like many of us will be well below zero. norah: the news about the two navy seals missing at sea. how long, not long? norah: on this martin luther king jr. day, we hear from the civil rights activist in his own words. glory, hallelujah! this truth is marching on! norah: good evening. i am norah o donnell. and thank you for being with us on this monday night. we want to begin tonight with the iowa caucuses. the first contest of the 2024 election. and we have breaking news, cbs news can project that former president donald trump@wn caucuses. our data desk is able to make this call because of interest poles and other data. and has left every poll ahead of tonight s victory and the bid for a republican nomination. also getting a picture of what is on voters minds with these ent
like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i m not concerned about that now. i just want to do god s will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. i ve looked over, and i ve seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so i m happy tonight. i m not worried about anything. i m not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. dr. martin luther king jr. speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. today is martin luther king jr. day, and we will discuss dr. king s ongoing legacy, especially as important as ever, because today is also the first nominating contest of the pivotal 2024 presidential campaign. turnout for the iowa caucuses could be an issue because it ll be absolutely frigid tonight with temperatures well below zero across the state. voters must be at their caucus
through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. with the brother of george floyd and the mother of breonna taylor in attendance, tyre nichols, yet another young, black life snuffed out by the brutality of police is mourned in memphis. and later, congresswoman omar joins me as republicans continue their revenge tour. plotting to deny her a seat on the foreign affairs committee. we begin tonight on the first day of black history month, while it s still legal, presumably even in florida. in memphis, tyre nichols was eulogized today by reverend al sharpton, vice president kamala harris, ben crump, and tyree s family in an emotional and powerful ceremony in the city that was once the site of the final speech of reverend dr. martin luther king jr. on the night before his assassination in april, 1968. looking at the balcony where martin luther king shed his blood, for city workers, for black city workers, to be able
Like anybody, i would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place, but im not concerned about that now. I just want to do gods will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. Ive looked over, and ive seen the promised land. I might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the Promise Land [ applause ] so im happy tonight. Im not worried about anything. Im not fearing any man. My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he
For that right to be given to every american. Tonight we remember that fight for equality with dr. Kings own words. I come to say to you this afternoon however difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because Truth Press to earth will rise again. How long . Not long, because nobody can live forever. How long . Not long. Because you shall reap what you sow. How long . Not long, because the ark of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. How long . Not long. Because my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord, trampling out the vintage where The Grapes Of Wrath are stored. He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword. His truth is marching on. Glory, hallelujah