the white house national security council said: speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy with respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on these steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged netanyahu to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home. no aid trucks have entered northern gaza since the israeli strike on humanitarian aid workers on monday. un officials have accused israe
i had not been born when that speech was given, tim scott was not born. kamala harris and jeffrey, barack obama was two years old, i read or listen to that speech, i can not imagine living in a country where that speech was necessary. a country where what he depicted existed. it did. whether i was here for it or not. as we know dr. king was assassinated on a motel balcony in memphis, tennessee less than 5 years after he gave the speech, killed before he reached age of 40, he would be 93 had he not been felled by an assassin s bullet. i wonder what he would say about the country we have become. the process is undeniable
that speech was given, tim scott was not born. kamala harris and jeffrey, barack obama was two years old, i read or listen to that speech, i can not imagine living in a country where that speech was necessary. a country where what he depicted existed. it did. whether i was here for it or not. as we know dr. king was assassinated on a motel balcony in memphis, tennessee less than 5 years after he gave the speech, killed before he reached age of 40, he would be 93 had he not been felled by an assassin s bullet. i wonder what he would say about the country we have become. the process is undeniable
circumstances. i had not been born when that speech was given, tim scott was not born. kamala harris and jeffrey, barack obama was two years old, i read or listen to that speech, i can not imagine living in a country where that speech was necessary. a country where what he depicted existed. it did. whether i was here for it or not. as we know dr. king was assassinated on a motel balcony in memphis, tennessee less than 5 years after he gave the speech, killed before he reached age of 40, he would be 93 had he not been felled by an assassin s bullet. i wonder what he would say about the country we have become. the process is undeniable
thank you so much. before we go, we ve learned a lot more about a remarkable story of a woman who witnessed the assassination, standing below the memphis motel balcony where the civil rights leader was shot and killed. mary ellen ford, a waitress and cook at the ford hotel, is sharing her deeply personal story for the first time with nbc s craig melvin. reporter: on the evening of april 4th, mary ellen was cooking in the kitchen. at first i thought it was firecrackers. you know. people shooting off firecrackers. then we all ran outside to see what was going on. and he was laying on the back. i m standing there. i m just dumfounded, you know, shocked, like what just happened. this don t happen here. you know. this is not okay. reporter: when you keep