for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. some big election news tonight. with a vacant u.s. senate seat up for grabs in new jersey, the associated press has called the race for democrat cory booker, the mayor of newark and rising star in the democratic party. he defeated conservative republican steve lonegan for the seat held by the late and dearly missed frank lautenberg. booker, known for frequent communication with constituent on twitter, offered his expression of gratitude to his 1.4 million followers. thank you very much, new jersey, i m proud to be your senator-elect. i like a clean kitchen.
is still work to do. that was newark mayor and u.s. senate candidate cory booker speaking yesterday in front of the lincoln memorial. he joins me now. mr. mayor, welcome. thank you very much. good to be back. good to have you back. we re talking about the legacy of the i have a dream speech and dr. king s dream. here you are, trying to become the first african-american senator from new jersey. there s one other african-american senator in the united states senate, one african-american governor, deval patrick in massachusetts, african-american president, and attorney general. so much progress but still uneven when it comes to elected office. do you think that s how dr. king saw the dream playing out 50 years later? well, i think these positions are important, but what drove the march, my mom was involved, what drove the march was not simply propelling people to elected office. it was dealing with the larger issues of inequality, not only racial inequality but frankly the challen
is still work to do. that was newark mayor and u.s. senate candidate cory booker speaking yesterday in front of the lincoln memorial. he joins me now. mr. mayor, welcome. thank you very much. good to be back. good to have you back. we re talking about the legacy of the i have a dream speech and dr. king s dream. here you are, trying to become the first african-american senator from new jersey. there s one other african-american senator in the united states senate, one african-american governor, deval patrick in massachusetts, african-american president, and attorney general. so much progress but still uneven when it comes to elected office. do you think that s how dr. king saw the dream playing out 50 years later? well, i think these positions are important, but what drove the march, my mom was involved, what drove the march was not simply propelling people to elected office. it was dealing with the larger issues of inequality, not only racial inequality but frankly the challen
that s what dr. king talked about. it was rooted in american dream. we ll have more on that with you in a few minutes. coming up, two rising stars in their respective parties, democratic mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker, and republican governor of louisiana bobby jindal. what the american dream means to a new generation of politicians. and later, we ll have the latest on the developing situation in syria. new developments this morning. we ve got it covered.
that s what dr. king talked about. it was rooted in american dream. we ll have more on that with you in a few minutes. coming up, two rising stars in their respective parties, democratic mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker, and republican governor of louisiana bobby jindal. what the american dream means to a new generation of politicians. and later, we ll have the latest on the developing situation in syria. new developments this morning. we ve got it covered. the secret is out. hydration is in. [ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results.