Here are their remarks. Good morning. Good morning. As we gather today, first let thank all of our honorees that we are saluting this year. It is important on king day that we do things in the spirit of dr. King. Mr. Sharpton dr. King as a federal holiday was a result in and of itself of struggle. So we do not take it as a day off. We take it as a day on. To do something in the spirit of human rights and civil rights that dr. King stood for. The National Action network started 28 years ago on those principles and weve been blessed to partner with martin who thought to spend this federal holiday every year with us at the breakfast. He had brought his mother to our Convention Many years. So we are in our d. N. A. Kinglike. And no year is more important than this year. Because we are meeting on a morning of king holiday where the nation has been more polarized and divided than weve seen in recent history. The rise of antisemitic attacks, the rise of hate crimes , the right of rhetoric tha
Its is 11 00 ot west, 2 00 p. M. East we have two breaking stories the first, in moments Breonna Taylors family and their attorneys will hold a News Conference, following news that a multimillion Dollar Settlement has been reached in her death. Its been more than six months since 26yearold taylor was killed during a noknock raid at her home no criminal charges have been pressed against the officers involved were going to bring you that press Conference Live once it begin. Were also watching the gulf coast where Hurricane Sally is sneaking through the alley the storm is moving slower than most people walk, which has forecasters concerns, and warning that some people would experience as much as 30 inches of lane. A 6 to 9foot storm surge could be likely. Were already getting the preview of the storm rain is pummeling mississippi, florida and alabama right now. A state of emergency has been declared because of that, and mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the regions lo lowlying ar
Theres going to be a fighting mood out there as it becomes clear that, you know, ms. Barrett means the end of roe v wade as well as the end of the Affordable Care act. How cool is it to get a working mom on the Supreme Court. And by the way, a working mom of seven kids. You know, i mean, this woman is going to be something to reckon with. Democrats, the media, the mob, theyre beginning to try and paint this woman as a monster. Buckle up. Theyre attacking her faith and god, her catholic faith,ville, y aspect about her life. Howie this followed days of media attacks against the president and Mitch Mcconnell once news broke they had enough republican votes to confirm a replacement of for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A number say their party should get even if joe biden wins by packing the court with extra seats. Why wouldnt they . If theyre in control, why wouldnt they . Because theyre weak. And theyre wimps. And theyre afraid. Theyre so obsessed with beating trump and his voters that theyre will