as we look at that bridge in selma, alabama, selma still looks the same over 57 years ago. nothing's really changed physically. but because of john lewis, the people of selma, they speak loudly. i think about some of the most recent elections where black women made a change, made a difference. all because of the moments of history, the fight against oppression, the right to vote, the push for the right to vote, and i think about this young man, dr. martin luther king who marched across that bridge, and just in the last few months that this gentleman, congressman john lewis, actually marched across that bridge one last time for people. so, this is a moment where it's come full circle for congressman lewis as well as for the movement. this is a moment where congressman lewis will cross the bridge one last time. it's essentially passing the baton to the next generation to rise up for voting rights. i'm thinking back again, you were talking with martin savidge a few minutes ago about edmund pettus bridge. at that time, john lewis was -- they say, no, no, don't change the name.

civil rights movement in an emotional ceremony the casket of the late john lewis crosses the bridge in selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congressman began 55 years ago. also on the show burton imposes a 14 day quarantine on travelers arriving from spain where there's been a recent spike in coronavirus cases that's the spanish authorities reintroduced measures to prevent the spread of the virus. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in the united states where crowds of people gathered to witness the body of the late civil rights icon john lewis being carried across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama in a highly symbolic ceremony this was the last crossing for john lewis of the bridge that changed his life and helped change american history 55 years ago on a day now known as bloody sunday lewis and other peaceful protesters were beaten by police as they march across the bridge called. for voting rights for african-americans lewis who became a highly respected congressman died of cancer a week ago at the age of 80. i'll go live to sel

and i got a chance growing up as a little girl in selma, alabama, as a daughter of selma and a member of brown chapel ame church to sit in the pew to the left that my parents always sat in and witness so many amazing foot soldiers come back year after year, you know, everyone from coretta scott king to ct vivian, joseph lowrie and, of course, john lewis and so many of them are gone now. what a heavenly crew that must be up there. but john was such an amazing mentor and friend and it's not auchl you get a chance to really meet your real life american hero and i got to meet him and more importantly got to befriend him and he became such a mentor to me. i have so many wonderful memories of cohosting those pilgrimages, ten times. only john would be so willing to give and share a platform and to put a spotlight on the importance of the next generation. john was so giving. >> and that was so key. you are the first african-american woman to represent alabama in congress. and he -- he took special interest in a lot of people but really you. because of your connection to selma, because of his

we'll make it from selma to montgomery. he told me that he had made an appeal for religious leaders to come to selma. and two days later, more than 1,000 priests, rabbis, nuns, and ministers came. and they marched to the same point where we had been beaten two days earlier. and one young minister went out with a group that following tuesday evening to try to get something to eat at a local restaurant. they were attacked members of -- by members of the klan. he was so severely beaten, the next day he died at a local hospital in selma -- in birmingham, alabama, rather. he was from boston, reverend james reed. brian: so, when was it that people could leave selma, walk across the bridge, and go all the way to montgomery and not get hassled? rep. lewis: we went into federal court and got an order against sheriff jim clark, who was the sheriff of selma and dallas county, and against governor george wallace. and a federal judge issued an order saying that we had a right to march. president lyndon johnson came and spoke to a joint

rights movement in an emotional ceremony the cascades of the late john lewis crosses the bridge in selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congressman began 55 years ago. also coming up britain imposes a 14 day quarantine on travelers arriving from spain where there's been a recent spike in coronavirus cases that says spanish authorities reintroduced measures to prevent the spread of the virus. and could the supersensitive noses of our 4 legged friends be the answer to curbing the spread of the corona virus we take a look at a program to train sniffer dogs to identify infections even before symptoms appear . america evans team thanks for joining us we begin in the united states where crowds of people gathered to witness the body of the late civil rights icon john lewis being carried across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama in a highly symbolic ceremony this was the last crossing for john lewis off the bridge that changed his life and helped change american history 55 years ago on a day now known as bloody sunday lewis and other. protesters were beaten by po

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civil rights movement in an emotional ceremony the casket of the late john lewis crosses the bridge and selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congressman began 55 years ago. also on the show britain imposes a 14 day quarantine on travelers arriving from spain where there's been a recent spike in coronavirus cases says spanish authorities re-introduced measures to prevent the spread of the virus. and policing of the pandemic will meet the people here in berlin and it will be an enviable task of keeping party goers socially distant to. america evanston welcome we begin in the united states where ceremonies are being held to honor the late civil rights icon john lewis who says casket is now lying in state at the alabama state capitol after it was carried across the edmund pettus bridge in the city of selma in a highly symbolic tribute 55 years ago on a day now known as bloody sunday. lewis and other peaceful protesters were beaten by police as they marched across that bridge calling for voting rights for african-americans lewis who became a highly respected congressman d

he will forever change selma and this nation. on bloody sunday in 1965, john was confronted by alabama state troopers and their dog. they beat him with billy clubs, fracturing his skull, but john was determined to fight for equality and justice, putting his own life on the line in the service of others and a brighter future for everyone. john crossed bridges so many times, insisting that our nation live up to the ideals upon which it was founded. as he always said, he gave a little blood on that bridge. as always, john was humble. his humility rang true. as he takes his final march, that final crossing, john bridged the gaps that so often divided us. our political parties working every day for a more just and equitable america. my heart is full knowing that john is crossing that selma bridge today in his final march. his final march, that final crossing so different from the first, speaks to the legacy that he leaves behind and the lives that he has changed. it's poetic justice that this time, alabama state troopers will see john

civil rights movement in an emotional ceremony the casket of the late john lewis crosses the bridge in selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congress spent began 55 years ago also coming out of britain imposes a 14 day quarantine on travelers arriving from spain where there's been a recent spike in corona virus cases that says spanish authorities reintroduce measures to prevent the spread of the virus. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in the united states where crowds of people gathered to witness the body of the late civil rights icon john lewis being carried across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama in a highly symbolic ceremony this was the last crossing for john lewis of the bridge that changed his life and helped change american history 55 years ago on a day now known as bloody sunday lewis and other peaceful protesters were beaten by police as they march across the bridge calling for voting rights for african-americans lewis who became a highly respected congressman died of cancer a week ago at the age of 80. we'll have more

and as a matter ofof fact, he ce toto selma. he came e to selma, february the 14, 1965. and we were in jail, including dr. martin luther king, jr., and the local authority refused to let him come and meet with us. he spoke at the brown chapel ame church with h mrs. king toto a p of high schohool students.s. and seven n days later, , he was assassssinated. amy: o on february 2 21, 1965, e was gunnnned down. >> i will never foforget it, because february 21 is my birthday. and i was in a car on my way from southwest georgia. amy: you were 25 years old. >> 25. and i was going from southwest georgia through atlanta back to selma when we heard that he had been shot. i came to new york, attended the service for him. amy: what is your assessment of the significance of malcolm x? >> i think malcolm played a major role in helping to educate, inform, and dramatize the need for mass movement. people read about him. many of the young people, black and white, read his story. many did not agree necessarily with his techniques or his tactic. but if malcolm had lived, i am convinced that

we'll make it from selma to montgomery. he told me that he had made an appeal for religious leaders to come to selma. and two days later, more than 1000 priests, rabbis, nuns, and ministers came. and they marched to the same point where we had been beaten two days earlier. and one young minister went out with a group that following tuesday evening to try to get something to eat at a local restaurant. they were attacked by members of the klan. he was so severely beaten, the next day he died at a local hospital in selma -- in birmingham, alabama, rather. he was from boston, reverend james reed. brian: so, when was it that people could leave selma, walk across the bridge, and go all the way to montgomery and not get hassled? rep. lewis: we went into federal court and got an order against sheriff jim clark, who was the sheriff of selma and dallas county, and against governor george wallace. and a federal judge issued an order saying that we had a right to march. president lyndon johnson came and spoke to a joint session of the

rights movement in an emotional ceremony the casket of the latest john lewis crosses the bridge in selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congressman began 55 years ago also on the show. a corona virus outbreak at another food production facility in germany and it's just the latest infection cluster of its kind of the country raising questions about the safety of work and living conditions for migrant laborers. and the coronavirus hits north korea leader kim jong il and calls an emergency meeting after a person shows of symptoms of covert 19 the isolated country has so far claimed to have avoided the pandemic. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we began in the united states where ceremonies are being held to honor the late civil rights icon john lewis lewis his casket is now lying in state at the alabama state capitol after it was carried across the edmund pettus bridge in the city of selma in a highly symbolic tribute 55 years ago on a day now known as a bloody sunday lewis and other peaceful protesters were beaten by police as. they marched ac

we'll make it from selma to montgomery. he told me that he had made an appeal for religious leaders to come to selma. and two days later, more than 1,000 priests, rabbis, nuns, and ministers came. and they marched to the same point where we had been beaten two days earlier. and one young minister went out with a group that following tuesday evening to try to get something to eat at a local restaurant. they were attacked by members of the klan. he was so severely beaten, the next day he died at a local hospital in selma -- in birmingham, alabama, rather. he was from boston, reverend james reed. brian: so, when was it that people could leave selma, walk across the bridge, and go all the way to montgomery and not get hassled? rep. lewis: we went into federal court and got an order against sheriff jim clark, who was the sheriff of selma and dallas county, and against governor george wallace. and a federal judge issued an order saying that we had a right to march. president lyndon johnson came and spoke to a joint session of the

we're showing you live pictures now from selma as john lewis's body is being carried across. the edmund pettus bridge the site again of a conflict on march 7th 1965 that would become known as bloody sunday today however it's where we are seeing his casket cross for the last time on that horse drawn carriage mourners are gathering here we expect more as the event proceeds of course was a favorite son of alabama known by some as the boy from jordan nickname famously given to him by the civil rights icon dr martin luther king we want to take a look back at john lewis's life she's what we've prepared for you. brought the capitol to a standstill flags flew at half mast. silence on the house floor as representatives paid their respects john lewis his last public appearance was at the black lives matter protests in june it's a cause he fought for throughout his entire adult life. lewis was part of the civil rights movement in the 1960 s. and a close associate of martin luther king jr. in 1965 who has helped lead a march across a bridge at the town of selma alabama which was brutally

selma, alabama. and i was 3 years old when john lewis crossed the edmund pettus bridge. and my family moved away when i was young. but i still carried my birth place, when we moved quite frequently and every new town we'd go to, i'd go to a school, a teacher would ask where i was born, i'd say, selma, and that started a whole conversation about what happened in selma. it's on my passport. selma, alabama. so many people who have seen that, who started a conversation about what john lewis and so many people did, crossing that bridge in selma. so the story has become part of me. part of my life. and i never, ever imagined, first, that i'd be a member of congress. let alone have the opportunity to serve on ways and means committee with my hero, john lewis. one of the first trips i ever took as a member of congress was to go to selma, to go back to my birth place. with terri sewell, with john lewis. we were the selma caucus, the three of us on the ways and means committee. and just to be able to experienc

and worth long who had been a medic in the military had been sent to selma early to scout selma and see if selma would actually be ready for some type of movement here and he saw that john had a concussion and was afraid that he needed to have his legs lifted so he would not get a blood clot. he did that. he and w.c. robinson was the first person to shed blood for the selma movement down at carter drug store. they came in, got john, took him out to the streets where the state troopers were, and they said, we have a soldier down. and we request permission to take him to the hospital. that is how john got from here to the hospital and probably what saved john's life. i hope i'm sharing something you'll appreciate it. i was sensitive about doing this because i know this is a time of great reflection but i want to share that because many people don't know that. john went home from there and we know the rest of the story. thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the voice of selma to sing for us now as she did so often during the marches. >> to the pastor, members and

of selma made and the voting rights act history was sparked and made. then to montgomery. these services are taking us on this journey of lewis's life. tell us what is expected there in montgomery, how people are feeling and i imagine people are riveted with these ceremonies and this moment just like all of us are. >> reporter: yes and after montgomery goes onto atlanta where he served as congressman in the fifth district for 17 terms and he will or lie in state at the rotunda in washington. here along dexter avenue, we're starting to see some people come. the mayor has asked the people to liep the streets to welcome congressman lewis. we're starting to see people do that after watching that tribute at the edmund pettus bridge. we know it's 42 miles here. once he arrives, the governor will receive him at the capitol building where he will lie in state and the public is welcome to come and visit. a very different reception than he received early on. even before bloody sunday in 165 and 1961 when we came here as a freedom rider when that bus arrived at th

so he's getting ready to march from selma to montgomery, he wants to get across the bridge. what do we remember? he made -- cut quite a strange figure. he had a trench coat and a backpack. [laughter] now, young people probably think that's no big deal, but there weren't that many backpacks back then, and you never saw anybody in a trench coat looking halfway dressed up with a backpack. but john put an apple, an orange, a tooth brush, toothpaste in the backpack. to take care of his body, because he figured he would get arrested. and two books, one a book by richard hofstadter on america's political tradition, to feed his mind, and one, the auto biography of thomas merton. a roman catholic trappist monk who was the son of artists, making an astonishing personal transformation. what's a young guy who is about to get his brains beat out and planning going to prison doing taking that? i think he figured, if thomas merton could find his way and keep his faith and believe in the future, he, john lewis, could too. [applause] so we honor our friend for his faith and for living his fa

in selma alabama thank you so much for that. now to some other stories making news around the world at this hour protesters have clashed with police. racism demonstrations in the u.s. one person was killed in texas after shots were fired. demonstrators. police in california. threaten to send more federal agents to. the u.s. treasuries the trump administration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the year's end. relief program at the end of july but republicans in the senate are divided over how much financial aid they're willing to provide. australia state of victoria has recorded its highest daily death toll from the. 10 people died within 24 hours this despite a 2 week lockdown imposed in the state's largest city the state leaders. are due to workplace infections. a man has confessed to an arson attack. in france the blaze badly damaged the 15th century and destroyed its organs prosecutors say the suspect was a volunteer who worked in the cathedral. michael oku we're going to give you some more news now on n

he will forever change selma and this nation. on bloody sunday in 1965, john was confronted by alabama state troopers and their dogs. they beat him with billy clubs, fracturing his skull. but john was determined to fight for equality and justice, putting his own life on the line in the service of others and a brighter future for everyone. john crossed bridges so many times, insisting that our nation live up to the ideals upon which it was founded. as he always said, he gave a little blood on that bridge. as always, john was humble. his humility rang true. as he takes his final march, that final crossing, john bridged the gap that so often divided us. our political a parties working day for a more just and equitable america. my heart is full knowing that john is crossing that selma bridge today in his final march. his final march, that final crossing so different from the first speaks to the legacy that he leaves behind and the lives that he has changed. it's poetic justice that this time alabama state troopers will see john to hi

i gave a little blood that day. >> we know of course everything that happened since selma hasn't ended racism. it still exists. voting rights are not always guaranteed but john lewis continued in histruggl for li continues. even though faith, he didn't preach religious valuatioes. he lived them as an example for the rest of us. ♪ ♪ keep on pushing ♪ keep on >> what he said he did was getting in the way, making trouble, but good trouble. >> so good to (birds chirping) (woman chattering) - [narrator] ordering dinner for the family? (family gasps) rewarded with a side of quiet. (baby murmuring) grubhub rewards you, (scooter horn honking) get a free delivery perk when you order. (doorbell rings) - [group] grubhub. >> millions of college students across the country have seen their summer internships cancel because of, what else, the pandemic. a few companies are moving them on line. naomi ruccum reports on how virtual programs can still attract and retape young talent. >> reporter: college student sierra johnson in in the midst of a pharmaceutical internship. but she wakes up in chica

i think in selma people should take a step and understand that in selma while there's great focus on what happened on bloody sunday and that was pivotal, the selma campaign and the campaign to register voters in alabama actually started in early 1963. and john lewis then with snick, student nonviolence coordinating committee and county voters league the county in alabama which selma is located and at that time it was a majority african-american county where less than 1% of the african-american voters were registered, that campaign met with the resistance for several years of jim clark, this outrageous violent segregation sheriff in dallas county. so, before bloody sunday, there had been beatings. there had been killings. there had been an out and out effort by the officials in alabama to prevent african-americans from registering to vote and it continued, continued after the civil rights act of 1964. john lewis was involved in that effort early. and it is notable that as a student activist, the sclc which dr. kings led was not initially involved in the efforts in dallas county, not i

you would grow up in selma and be witness to. i mean, seeing congressman lewis who would make his pilgrimage to selma. and then you would grow up to become a colleague working alongside him as a member of congress. representing your district. i mean, that is heavy. and that's big. so, you know, how were you able to, i guess, embrace that, you know, live up to that and work alongside him, somebody you admired for so long? >> you're trying to make me cry again. >> i'm not. i've had my tears, too. it's hard not to reflect on him. everyone has had personal experiences if you've been so lucky to have that and not tear up. if you tear up, it's okay. >> you know, as you said, i not only have the honor of representing selma and to being alabama's first black congresswoman, but i grew up in selma. i'm a daughter of brown chapel ame church and having grown up and watched so many foot soldiers come back, like john lew lewi lewiss, time and time again, to be renewed and rededicate themselves to the fight ferks quali for equality. we lost c.t

back then, selma, the city of selma, had a majority african american population, and, yet, they were less than 5% of registered voters. and so this was a push to ensure not only the rights of all african americans in this nation, but let's just start here. think about the fact that you have a black mayor here. you have a majority black city council here. and the congresswoman from the state of alabama in this district, the first african american woman to represent alabama in the congress came from selma, alabama. you think about all of those things, and all those are a direct connection to congressman john lewis. so he means everything to the people who have lined the streets here along broad street. they are ready to watch this man being celebrated for that commitment to giving them what they did not have. and it was an effort that he always talked about, an effort of walking in his shoes to understand we may not be where we want to be, but we certainly are much better off than we were in '65. >> brennan: and we know that chapel, that church, the first american methodist episcopal c

cbs anchor michelle miller is in selma. alabama. the nation has been in mourning a week now, what has stood out to you? >> the women, the women who are taking the lead on speaking out about this man, not only homage to them and lifted them up. the civil rights movement is something you heard about the men in the movement. martin luther kings, the whitney youngs, the big 6. they got all the attention. but you didn't hear about amelia robinson or annie lee coopers for daring to cross this bridge or daring to try and register to vote and women like cheyenne cystberg eight years old walked across the bridge and were counseled because she was so traumatized, the youngest person to walk that bridge, she spoke about him last night at am e church and how he stayed in touch with her the past 60 years or the terry sewells the first black woman to represent the state of alabama ever who went to capitol hill and the minute she got there she said that lewis was there to greet her, to mentor her, to guide her. in fact, he insisted that she become

we were in selma with john lewis on one of his trips down there it. it was 2018 and he was just standing there stokically holding a sign, thank you, john lewis. we went up to him and his grandmothers who drove him seven hours from tennessee to get there, and he just went with the hope of potentially meeting him. as you see there, that happened, and it wasn't just a quick encounter. lewis took him on the walk right then and there across that bridge and befriended him. invited him to atlanta to do another march and invited him to washington to his office in the capitol where tiebury said he would follow in his footsteps and become a member of congress himself. they stayed in touch so much that the lewis family to asked him to read a poem. he was 10 then and he's 12 now before three former presidents. that's john lewis passing the torch and seeing the hope and the possibility in a young man just as he was all those years ago. >> and abby philip, i'm looking forward to hearing from the presidents because, you know, john lewis worked closely with bill clin

he's at the march in selma, he wants to get across the bridge. he cut quite a strange figure, he had a trench coat and a backpack. now, young people probably think that's no big deal, but there weren't that many backpacks back then. and you never saw anybody in a trench coat looking halfway dressed up with a backpack. but john put an apple, an orange, a toothbrush, toothpaste, in the backpack to take care of his body because he figured he would get arrested. two books, one by richard hofstadter on america's political tradition to feed his mind. and one, the autobiography of thomas merton, a roman catholic trappist monk who was the son of artists, making an astonishing personal transformation. what is a young guy who is about to get his brains beat out and planning on going to prison doing with that? i think he figured if thomas merton can find his way and keep his faith and believe in the future, he, john lewis, could too. [ applause ] so we honor our friend for his faith and for living his faith, which the scriptures said it's the substance of t

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selma was the last act. >> guest: the selma, the selma movement was so peaceful, so orderly. people were so committed. and we didn't follow through. we didn't follow up. there is a need to pick up where we left off. we made it from selma to montgomery, on to washington with the passing of the voting rights act. people got elected. but we can learn from selma. we can learn from the mistakes, the blunders. that's why during the past 13 years with a group called faith and politics i've been taking members of congress back to birmingham and montgomery, , to selma. on our last trip we went to tuscaloosa, and i tell you, i wish the whole of america could have been a witness to see what happened. to have governor george wallace his daughter and his sister, one of young people that governor wallace stood in the door and tried to block, is now married to the attorney general of the united states, to have these two young women engage in a dialogue on the campus a university of alabama, and the president of the university of alabama, a woman, i believe the only woman president of an sec

selma, alabama. and i was 3 years old when john lewis crossed the edmund pettus bridge. and my family moved away when i was young. but i still carried my birth place, when we moved quite frequently and every new town we'd go to, i'd go to a school, a teacher would ask where i was born, i'd say, selma, and that started a whole conversation about what happened in selma. it's on my passport. selma, alabama. so many people who have seen that, who started a conversation about what john lewis and so many people did, crossing that bridge in selma. so the story has become part of me. part of my life. and i never, ever imagined, first, that i'd be a member of congress. let alone have the opportunity to serve on ways and means committee with my hero, john lewis. one of the first trips i ever took as a member of congress was to go to selma, to go back to my birth place. with terri sewell, with john lewis. we were the selma caucus, the three of us on the ways and means committee. and just to be able to experienc

>> you are looking live in selma, alabama. as the casket of the late congressman john lewis is carried into the church where a private ceremony will be held. the brown chapel ame church in selma, alabama. it is a tearful good-bye to an american icon. in a city he will be forever linked with. john lewis remembered in selma good evening i'm jon scott. >> two hour edition of the "fox report." ♪ >> memorial service for congressman lewis just about to begin at brown chapel ame church in selma. congressman lewis passed away last week of bank pancreatic ca, he was 80 years old in addition to his more than three decades in washington, lewis was a giant of the civil rights movement. famously led a march from selma site of the memorial across the ed monobridge to montgomery alabama for voting rights in 1965. after police descended on march percent dozens of them injured including lewis himself he suffered a fractured skull. >> and we have live team coverage of tonight's memorial. we'll discuss john lewis's life and powerful legacy wit

selma, 1965, i wrote daily to john and others from selma to ontgomery for the hearing against some of the segregationists who had tried to stop the march on washington their devious means -- on washington through devious means. honorable and noble human being. he did whatever he could to change america. on the lives of most of us who are still alive today. again, he was a real living hero, one of my heroes. i am about six years older than he. -- had been involved in the movement from the northeast. i am originally from mississippi, by the way. boy, but idlymall relocated myi early life to massachusetts. it is hard for people who were not down in the south in the 60's to really understand what it took to be a civil rights worker in the south during those times that john lewis was down there. can you describe for us what it was like in the south, in the 60's, during the time john lewis was working there? caller: you could probably say his life was at risk 24 hours a day at that time. when he first started. he was young when he first started out. early 60's, i believe it was about 1960.

enterprise. >> you are looking live in selma, alabama. as the casket of the late congressman john lewis is carried into the church where a private ceremony will be held. the brown chapel ame church in selma, alabama. it is a tearful good-bye to an american icon. in a city he will be forever linked with. john lewis remembered in selma good evening i'm jon scott. >> two hour edition of the "fox report." ♪ >> memorial service for congressman lewis just about to

in selma, you had to pay a poll tax. alabama,nstitution of lawyers and doctors were told that they could not read well enough. a black man with a phd degree flung to one of their tests. on another occasion, and man was asked to give a bar of soap. the student nonviolence committee organized is mississippi summer project where more than 1000 students, lawyers, doctors came to work in the freedom school. 21, 1964 three young men , two whites and one black went out to investigate the burning of a black church. these three young men were arrested, taken to jail, and later that you -- same sunday night were taken out, beaten, shot, and killed. we did not give up. we marched from selma to montgomery, something called bloody sunday where we were beaten. because of what happened in there was a sense of righteous indignation. president johnson spoke to a joint session of congress and introduced the voting rights act. congress responded, "past that act." millions of people of color are registered and voting and we have many black

his skull fractured on bloody sunday in selma. flags over the white house and capitol hill lowered to half staff for the man famously called the conscience of congress. tributes from both sides of the aisle and all living presidents. his message to the generations that followed -- find a way to get in the way. tonight, john lewis in his own words. >>> tonight's other major headlines -- the coronavirus crackdown. police using helicopters to break up so-called covid-19 parties. cases in florida surging by the thousands. 85 babies under the age of 1 testing positive in one county in texas. new york city's mayor furious over images of huge crowds partying in the street. >>> covid-19's brutal toll. surviving the virus but still feeling sick. the mysterious post-covid illnesses some are living with months after getting infected. >>> the showdown in portland. growing outrage over unidentified federal officers dressed in camouflage accused of grabbing protesters off the streets, throwing them in unmarked vans. the wroo the state now suing

they were fearless. >> when king's group organized a protest march from selma to montgomery in march 1965, sncc refused to join. but john lewis chose to march anyway at the front of the line. >> we're marching today to dramatize to the nation that hundreds and thousands of negro citizens of alabama denied the right to vote. >> his knapsack held an apple and a toothbrush. he was ready to go to jail as he had so often before, but he was also prepared for worse. >> john just was always available to risk death. and i think it was not that he wanted to die. it was that the basis of his leadership was showing a fearlessness that encouraged others. >> when the marchers crossed the edmund pettus bridge out of town, a line of straight troopers confronted them. >> you're ordered to disperse. go home or go to your church. >> they refused to turn back. the violence was broadcast on national television. >> america's conscience was seared by what they saw that day, and i think it was a transformational moment in american history because i think that's when the american people said enough's enough.

i grew up in selma, alabama. i now have the opportunity to represent selma and montgomery and birmingham civil rights district in congress. it's often hard to put into words how blessed i felt to be able to get to thank the person who i owe my very political existence to. so many african-american elected officials do. he was a humble man and i have so many memories of him coming back time and time again to selma,back, to walk across that bridge as he said one more time. even in the midst of his struggle with pancreatic cancer, he game came back this past march for the 55th anniversary of that march. he gave us a charge. that charge lives on. he said that we must keep our eyes on the prize and we must continue to fight for equality and justice. he did that in everything he -- everything that he did and pursued. he often lifted his name and voice to so many causes for justice. he's planted lots of seeds, as they say, and we must make sure that we rededicate ourselves to his life's work. we have much work to do. vot

i remember on that march someplace between selma and montgomery, it rained. one day, it rained and the heavens just opened up. on luther king junior was walking beside me and wearing a cap. i do not have a cap on my head. dr. king took the cap off of his head and put it on mine and said "john, you have been hurt, you need to protect your head. " it was not just dr. martin luther king junior it was a , sense of family. it was old and young, black and white, protestant and catholic jewish all their together. -- we all wear their together. -- we all were there together. you cannot give up. you could not turn back. >> good morning i just want to , know as a congressman with such a busy schedule, you have taken the time out to talk to young students like ourselves about spreading the message of love and nonviolence. what has been some of the comments or what do your colleagues think about you taking the time to spread love? rep. lewis: i think the great majority of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans, they appreciate it. they encour

beaten and battered, but never bitter and on a bridge in selma he stared down and one. how did he do it? the great-great-grandson of, he was born of suffering. they more closely align themselves with the law of love. an amazing but vastly created -- they had john the lissa's ancestors met a man named in the brush harbors of alabama and georgia and mississippi and john the john the list received of that and took it with him across that bridge in selma, and every other bridge. we've come to celebrate john lewis. so let us be clear. and what he etched in ink, and already had been sanctioned by blood. the blood of the virus. the blood of two and an african-american who are murdered in mississippi, the blood of viola louis so, the blood of john lewis, and he was wounded for america's transgressions. and lots of rake commit tomorrow, they are standing together and voting together and standing up on the half of truth and righteousness. that's the goal of our democracy together, let's work in the lord. let's worship the lord together. thank god for john robert lewis. let the na

you see, my family and i have times in selma. but the one that i will remember he most is on the 50th anniversary. to think for a moment that 50 years before john came very death.o and on that day 50 later, of introducing the president states.ed not only the idea that john would stand for all, he always the patience to tell a tudent about what it was like before. i remember on the state of the 2015, there was amelia robinson. you see, she was with john that day 50 years prior. to meet here in hopes president obama. office.my before we will stop by john's office. amelia, just wait right outside the chambers here, ecause the president has an escort party, and in that escort party, i'm one of them, but stand there and we'll make sure president comes out you'll greet. he had a picture of that day that you will see john leading. and when john would tell you the the of the march across bridge, he'd walk you up to one ertain place and then he says, i can tell you no more because i cannot remember. almost they beat him, o his death on th

the people in selma are the people whose voices need to be heard the most. this can be a collective effort. this doesn't need to be one where people who aren't from there are coming in and tell them what to do. this is one where we can have our voices heard. as we continue to have that dialog, we'll come together and shock the world. >> caroline, one of the things that's at the center of this debate, what do you do with the bad parts of history? i mean, what do you think should -- is the value of removing a name of someone like he had mundt pettus? do you think there's any risk of losing the context even if it's awful and negative and nobody wants to be associated with it? >> i'm so glad you asked that question. i think the word context is critical to the answer. i think that i'm so excited by michael's initiative. i actually put my petition during the commercial break before we came on this morning. i want -- i think that when we take the name down, we have to know what's going up. i think that leaving just gaps that can be filled in with something innocuou

they were fearless. >> when king's group organized a protest march from selma to montgomery in march 1965, snic refused to join. but john lewis chose to march anyway at the front of the line. >> we're marching today to demonstrate to the nation that hundreds and thousands of negro citizens of alabama denied the right to vote. >> his nap sack held an apple and a toothbrush. he was ready to go to jail as he had so often before. but he was also prepared for worse. >> john was always available to risk death. i think it was not that he wanted to die. it was that the basis of his leadership was showing a fearlessness that encouraged others. >> when the marchers crossed the edmund pettus bridge out of town, a line of straight troopers confronted them. >> you're ordered to disperse, go home, or go to your church. >> they refused to turn back. the violence was broadcast on national television. >> america's conscience was seared by what they saw that day, and i think it was a transformational moment in american history because i think that's when the american people said enough's enough. >> tw

his skull fractured on bloody sunday in selma. flags over the white house and capitol hill lowered to half staff for the man famously called the conscience of congress. tributes from both sides of the aisle and all living presidents. his message to the generations that followed -- find a way to get in the way. tonight, john lewis in his own words. >>> tonight's other major headlines -- the coronavirus crackdown. police using helicopters to break up so-called covid-19