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Forebearers through seneca falls and selma and stonewall and guided all of those men and women sung and unsung who left footprints awe long this great mall to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone. to hear a king proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably found by every. that s president obama paying tribute to martin luther king, jr. in his second inaugural address. it will be on monday. but there s a warning to president-elect trump and congress. hi, caroline. high to you, elizabeth. they were hoping for 25,000 today, but they are battling 35 degree temperatures and serious rain so it looks like the attendees are more in the hundreds than the thousands. ....
From our forebearers. we have borrowed it from our children so now is the time for us to do the hard work of living up to that inheritance, of building a kenya where the inherent dignity of every person is respected and protected and there s no limit to what a child can achieve. i am here to tell you that the united states of america will be a partner for you, every step of the way. god bless you. thank you. [ speaking in foreign language ] we ve been listening to president obama give a speech in nairobi. thousands have been there to listen and in the speech he was talking about his personal connection to kenya, and the future of kenya and america and with that we re going to talk now to msnbc s chris jansing standing by traveling by with the president in kenya. how are the people of kenya reacting to president obama and his visit there? well what you couldn t see was the welcome that he got and that included as he was driving ....
A tradition that continues more than 40 years later president obama himself has cited the stonewall riots as evidence of americans commitment to the struggle for equal rights. we the people declare today that the most evident of truths that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebearers through seneca falls and stonewall and selma, it is now our generation s task to carry on what those pioneers began. and this week as baltimore burned, the supreme court heard oral arguments in the case that might lead to marriage equality in every state in our nation. a decision that would represent one more victory in the struggle for equality that began decisively as a riot. joining our table now cheryl ....
Death. no battle in which the marine fronts didn t bear the brunt of the battle. and no other battle that i know of was the individual performance of a marine responsible for victory. a 70th anniversary reunion for honor was held saturday. once bitser enemies gathered in peace to recall the sacrifices made here and old general has but one wish. that s my hope that eventually the young people get the message that somebody has to pay for freedom. and while their forebearers did it it may turn out to be your turn. reporter: i m harry smith, nbc news. a timely message. that does it for us for this edition of quts andrea mitchell reports. ....
Prayer was to god to take this man home. after five days of fighting joe rosenthal took the picture, marines planting the american flag on japanese soil, victory here, those would not be achieved for more than a month. the marines didn t barrett brunt of the battle. but the battle i know of was the individual performance of the marines that led us to victory. a 70th anniversary reunion of honor was held saturday on iwo jima. once bitter enemies gathered in peace to recall the sacrifices made here. and the old general has but one wish. that s my hope that, eventually the young people will get the message that somebody has to pay for freedom sbchlt while their forebearers did it now it may turn out to be your turn. that of course was my colleague, harry smith, with retired lieutenant general lawrence snowden. on the 70th anniversary of eeiwo ....