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textbook for learning about washington. mark was on morning joe talking about that. corey booker was trying to get away from that element. this is giving lonegan something to talk about because he is losing this race. what is the relationship with governor chris christie. we know governor booker and christie have worked together on a few different things including education. what is it like between the two? they are close. that is part of the reason that he became a candidate. that is part of the reason that chris christie has scheduled these elections the way he did. the whole chris christie strategy coming out of the special election and his own reelection coming out at november is to show he can win a broader coalition. we already saw governor christie hinting at that message at the
and a moment that might have been the greatest speech in american political history. i think it was the greatest moment i have experienced as an american citizen. i was covering it. i was 19 years old, for the washington star. when he said those words there was a chill. nobody i think actually quite understood the gravity of what he was saying but the gravity of the moment was so extraordinary. the numbers of people have never been seen marching together for any cause in washington before. also, my mother was in the march, my grandmother was in the march. my sisters were in the march. i was covering it. this was a moment in american history when black, white, unions, people of good will came together including some great
people in this country, for working people real income has declined ntd last 20 years. this is the terrible thing dr. king s message resounds. you have a minority that cannot live on the money they work for. not just minorities anymore. we are going to cover the fast food workers tomorrow. how do you fix this? you have come to washington. what are the plans? what are the barriers that you are facing? well, i think what dr. king and those in the civil rights movement understood well is that there are a few things that have made america special among the nations of the world. the first, of course, freedom and also democracy and also the fact that in america we have built up a infrastructure of opportunity that allows people to achieve their american dreams
airport in boston. it should turn into a decent day. cleveland raining heavy right now. you could see delays in the morning. same for pittsburgh, too. washington, d.c., we will keep an eye out for scattered showers and storms. 79 in chicago. in minneapolis it will feel like it is above 100 degrees. we have excessive heat warnings in effect. there you see the heavy rain inching closer and closer to the washington, d.c. area. it should hold off again until later on this afternoon. with all the activities out there that could be an issue. temperatures look hot. we are going to top out in the upper 90s. you are watching morning joe.