rachel: welcome back to fox & friends. today we honor martin luther king jr. and celebrate his legacy. i have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. [applause] rachel: here to pay tribute to her uncle, fox news contributor and chair of afb. alveda king. great to have you here today. your uncle would be 93 years old today. you, alveda were only 17 years old on the day that he was assassinated. i know that his memory and his legacy has shaped so much of your rife. life. what do you think his message to
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in fact, there are approximately 1,400 individuals at the kabul airport who have been screened and manifested for flights today. as i said yesterday, we have the ability to include evacuees on military air lift out of afghanistan until the very end. we ll have more on the status of the evacuation in just a moment. here at home, many americans were focused on voting rights today. thousands of people took to the streets of washington, d.c. and cities all over the country. they are marching in support of federal efforts to protect voting rights. today marks 58 years since the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. that is where the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. gave his most famous speech on this date in 1964. my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. on thursday, republicans in
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their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. the march was successful in pressuring president john f. kennedy s administration to dmvr strong civil rights protections at the federal level. clearly these kinds of federal protections are much in need. texas is one step closer to passing a slough of new restrictions on voter access making it harder for people to vote despite months long opposition from democratic state lawmakers. but it s not just texas. according to brennan center for justice at least 18 states enacted 30 new voter suppression laws. the fight for voting rights continues today. 58 years later. and many would argue this time around american democracy itself is on the line. joining me now is nbc s tremayne lee on the ground in washington, d.c. thanks for joining me. how are preparations coming along this hour. thank you so much for having
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one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. one of the most iconic speeches of the 20th century, given 58 years ago today. marchers are once again fighting for the similar ideals that martin luther king jr. died for, voting rights protests happening across the country. we are seeing a pretty heavy turnout with some star power in atlanta. that s where we find nbc s jack brewster. reporter: hi there, lindsey. here in atlanta you have some big names come and take the stage including rapper ludacris who is there talking to the crowd before he begins his performance, but you heard from the daughter of dr. martin luther king jr., bernice king, who spoke about what the moment meant to her, the fact that 58 years ago her father was in washington, d.c., gathering hundreds of thousands of people in a social justice movement.
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