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that doesn't happen in schools. they all come at the same time. manage the line that would be out the door trying to keep them distanced and checking their temperatures. while the safety protocols are awesome, the cleaning products, and just the procedures are a model, it's not the same as school. hello, every one. as we remember the late civil rights icon ljohn lewis, we wan show you a variety of pictures and moments we have seen today, including one final crossing over the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama. lewis' body taken over the bridge. then he was greeted by family members and alabama state
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troopers. it was the last moment on his journey from selma to montgomery. helping the lead a march at the tender age of 25. right now the motorcade is making its way to alabama state capital where lewis will lie in state this evening. today is day two of a series of ceremonies over the next five days now in cities that shaped lewis' life. let's go to victor blackwell who is there in montgomery. first, the late congressman, the ceremony in totality it's a six-day celebration of his life. it began yesterday in his birth city of troy, alabama. take me through what the last couple of days have been like and what's expected in mon
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montgomery. >> reporter: the last couple of days we heard some of the icons of the civil rights era talk about some of the big moments. also relatives and those that knew him talk about the smaller, intimate moments of the man who was so well known and the reaction and relationship to and with him. we're starting the see dexter avenue where i'm standing now. dexter avenue king memorial baptist church. the alabama capital over my right shoulder start the line with people coming here to pay tribute to the late congressman. some with folding chairs, finding a bit of shade. it's about 94 degrees here in montgomery. it's a diverse crowd. he also fought for rights of
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those disabled, physical disabilities. those with mental challenges as well. here is what's going to happen today as all the people have come to pay tribute to the late congressman. he will be brought up dexter avenue where the march from selma to montgomery ended with thousands of people. he will be taken to the capital where the governor of alabama will sever him there. then a short ceremony and people will be allowed to come in and pay their respects. social distancing and masks are required because of the pandemic. this will be a moment for people here in selma to pay tribute. in 1961 he was beaten as one of the freedom writers. this arrival with the context of history and the life of contribution hooere's received favorite son. the flags here are all flyi init
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half staff. they will until sunrise tomorrow. many people will take the opportunity to come here. he'll go onto atlanta to lie in state at the state capital and the capital in washington in the rotunda. an honor that's not afforded to every member of congress but this one known as the conscience of the congress and respected by the people. he's expected to make it to the capital in about an hour from now. >> thank you so much. martin, tell me what people are thinking and feeling now. >> i know there are more tributes to come. this is only day two. it's hard to imagine there could
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be a more powerful day of imagery than what we witnessed here a short while ago. the crossing over of this historic bridge and all that it meeps in so many different ways. people began lining the streets here around 7:30 in the morning. hours before the event. they wanted to be here. some said they had to be here. they traveled in some cases from texas to florida from indiana. a diverse crowd. a crowd mixed of age. they all had air own reasons. here is a few. >> i wanted to meet him. someone willing to put his life on the line during a very turbulent time. i always looked up to him. i wasn't able to meet him. i was not going to miss this event no matter how far away it was. >> the work he did, throughout
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his life, it's evident here of the people that came out. i wouldn't miss this to honor he has life, his legacy. john lewis has crossed this bridge many times. this was going to the last time. there were direct correlations done to the very first time, including the imagery of the casket being loaded. following the exact route coming from the bridge and then going over it. at this moment, the crowd in some cases cheered. there were others that sang hymns. others shouting out thank you. in a lot of ways these were personal good-byes that you were listening to. then the differences, you already noted, his family waiting to receive him. well wishers there. all those who knew him, worked
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with him or those never had the chance to speak with him at all but he made a difference in their lives. they all greeted him. not the angry mob of 55 years ago. a real crossing over from one age to another. >> thank you so much. let's talk further about the life and legacy of the late congressman. with me now, derek johnson, the president of the naacp. so good to see you. >> good to see you. >> this six-day celebration of life is a journey of all these cities that shaped the late congressman. you had an opportunity to befriend him. what are your reflections today? >> it's an opportunity for us to
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pause and truly appreciate the life and legacy of john lewis. as we seen him go across the bridge, it's our opportunity to make a decision as a nation, are we ready to walk across the bridge into a future that's inclusive where our democracy work for every one or are we ready to pause and look at the symbolism and go back to the past. i want to take on his charge and move forward. i hope so many other americans to do the same as we go across this bridge into a future where inclusion and where our democracy work for all. >> is moving forward the idea of
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renaming this bridge to the john lewis bridge. there's petitions already under way. there's the momentum. what do you think about that idea? would it be fitting? would that be moving on into a new direction? >> i think symbols matter so long as it's backed up with substance. the state of alabama have the sole discretion of naming monuments and bridges. that bridge is named after one of the grand wizards of the klan. it should be renamed but john lewis talked about the local heroes who participated. as we take account for his life, he will want the renaming of the voting right act as congressman clyburn has renamed it and it get passed so americans can participate free of vote suppression methods. the naming of the bridge is
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important. the passing of the voting rights act is where we should be putting our energy to make sure we open up democracy and make this union a more perfect union. the inclusion he fought for on his life is raeldsed by many, many people across this nation. >> about effective actual change. that is what he symbolizes. thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up, the coronavirus pandemic claims the life of a 9-year-old girl in florida as the mayor of houston issues a call for help. the latest headlines from around the country, next. you try to stay ahead of the mess but scrubbing still takes time. now there's powerwash dish spray it's the faster way to clean as you go just spray, wipe and rinse it cleans grease five times faster dawn powerwash. spray, wipe, rinse.
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the coronavirus pandemic has hit another milestone as cases and deaths continue to surge. over 15 million people have been infected by the disease. the u.s. is responsible for quarter of those cases. another 900 americans lost their lives on saturday alone marking the first day in nearly a week that deaths did not top 1,000. new models project 175,000 american deaths by mid-august. still, there are some new signs of hope. tomorrow trials for phase three of a potential coronavirus vaccine will begin. volunteers from across the country are expected the take part. it comes as lawmakers in washington scramble to come up with a new relief package. a $600-unemployment benefit expires friday.
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it's been a critical lifeline for millions of americans who lost their jobs due to the pandemic. >> reporter: the numbers out of florida are not just grim. they are staggering. the total is 418,000. it's second only to california. florida on saturday became the u.s. state with the second highest official coronavirus case count passing new york once the epicenter early on in the pandemic. the number of people being hospitalized in florida up a staggering 79% since the july 4th holiday. nearly half of florida's covid-19 deaths are linked to
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long term care facilitiefacilit. 50 florida hospitals reporting they reached capacity. >> every day in miami dade county about 200 people go into our hospitals because they are too sick. 20 to 30 of them will likely die. a good portion of them will end up two weeks in icu and another portion will be on ventilators and survivor. >> reporter: there's a push to reopen bars in florida. we're also learning heartbreaking details about florida's youngest victim. she was just nine years old when she died last week. florida tops new york in cases. texas now sits close behind new york with more than 380,000 cases of the coronavirus. texas saturday afternoon reported more than 8100 new cases and 168 deaths. >> we have reported 386 people who have died in the city. not the county but the city of houston. 151 of those deaths came just in the month of july.
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we had more people to die in july than march, april, may, june combined. >> reporter: leading the nation in confirmed cases of covid-19, california. friday 159 people died of the coronavirus in california. the most deaths in a single day. arizona hits its second highest daily death toll on saturday. thousands not only in that state face a cut off in critically needed unemployment benefits as congress fights over the detail offense a relief bill that could cause pain for many people in arizona and other states. >> wrooer all about making sure the working class are taken care of. we're not going to stick to strict ideology and in the process somehow destroy family incomes and family stablts. >> reporter: as cases and deaths spike nationwide, a massive push to get kids back into the
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classroom this fall. the cdc has new guidelines coming down hard in favor of ropie in reopening schools. families and communities are weighing whether to send their children back for in-person learning. >> for parents it's really important to repair. to know where your kid will go every day. if we have the dial back on that like we did in the spring, this could be really devastating for parents. we want to forecast with the best possible knowledge of what the future will look like rather than what administration's political priorities or if what are they want them to look like. >> reporter: all this showing coronavirus symptoms can stick around for weeks. >> pests totivety, hospitalizations and death numbers continue trending low. the big question is how can the state keep them that low. one of the big concerns are people congregating outside of bars and restaurants.
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the governor introduced regulation for restaurants meant to keep people from mingling outside of bars and restaurants. as the governor said a few hours ago, there were over 100 different violations in what he described as blatant disregard. he feels if there's an achilles heel, it's that. they are really trying to take a good hard look. many businesses, restaurants and bars losing their liquor license, at least temporarily. >> all right. thank you so much. still ahead, the fight over a new stimulus plan heats up on capital hill. republicans want to send americans $1200 stimulus checks while cutting aid to people on unemployment. we'll have reaction, next. something great from mr. clean. stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. try clean freak! it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact.
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welcome back. republicans now saying they want to send many americans another round of $1200 stimulus checks. today white house officials and senate republicans announced they are working out the details of a new coronavirus aid package that would include the stimulus checks. the gop plan also calls for cuts to the extra $600 in federal unplou unemployments benefits that are set to expire this week. trump administration officials say details are set to be unveiled as soon as tomorrow. >> the bill will be introduced monday and we're prepared to act quickly. this is all about kids and jobs. this is our focus. we want to make sure something gets passed quickly so we deal
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with unemployment and the other issues. paycheck protection plans, tax credits to rehire people and money for schools. sg f >> for more on this now let's bring in kis steen holmes who is is new jersey. >> reporter: while president trump has been here playing golf spending the weekend with supporters, his aid vs been working around the clock. we know mark meadows as well as steve mnuchin were on capitol hill as they try to hammer out these negotiations. this is not the big negotiation with democrats. this is just between senate republicans and the white house. it was federal money on tovp what they were already getting for states. democrats have said they want this extended through the end of
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the year. they say people are still suffering. those who can find jobs, can't find child care. republicans are saying that's too much money. it's become a deterrent for some people to go back to work. that $600, instead of getting a flat rate, they are saying it will be 70% of wages. take a listen to how larry kudlow describe this in an interview with jake tapper. >> it won't stop the assistance. it's going to cap the assistance at a level that is consistent with people going back to work. that's what we have seen from day one. first of all, state unemployment benefits stay in place. second of all, we will try to cap the benefits at about 70% of wages. university of chicago study showed virtually 70%, 68% of people actually have higher benefits than wages.
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>> reporter: there is some concern about this. even mark meadows said it this morning. will the states be able to handle, on such short notice, this complicated compensated process. dealing with the federal funds, getting that 70%. that's something we'll wait and see and meadow himself said this was maybe going to be an issue. let's talk what about is in this proposal. the first thing is the $1200 checks for americans. there's reemployment and retention bonuses. you're looking at tax credits and lengthing the federal evicti eviction. we talked about that as well yesterday. that's set to expire at the end of the month. there are millions of people, 12 million who couldn't pay rent last month looking at this now saying likely saying they will be grateful this is being
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extended. >> what kind of response is coming from democrats? >> reporter: we did hear from the speaker of the house shortly after they unveiled so much of this proposal who said about that $600 they wish it could be a flat fee but they -- she didn't say whether or not they would reject or accept it. take a listen. >> the reason we had $600 was its simplicity. figuring out 70% of somebody's wage, people don't make a salary. they make wages. why don't we just keep it simple. that's really where we are starting. >> reporter: there's concern about this not being simple enough. the chief of staff said they were working together with state systems to try to make sure
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those old computer systems wouldn't stop someone from getting benefits. if this wasn't extended, the $600 yesterday, there would be payment lapse. there are millions of americans who will not get that much needed money and there will be a lapse before this goes into place. >> all right. tough situation getting tougher by the minute. thank you so much. georgia shatters a coronavirus record. what is being done to stop the growing number of cases? the latest on the debate over e restriks, straight ahead. rs sav! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today.
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courage, sacrifice, honor. today congressman john lewis is being remembered as a man who fought to make the american promise that all men are created equal, a reality. just a short time ago the congressman made one last journey across the infamous
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edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama. it's a place where he was beaten nearly to death, 55 years ago. the sacrifices he and so many others made there forever changed our country. his impact, immeasurable. joining me right now, someone who stood alongside congressman lewis in the halls of u.s. congress, democratic congresswoman from texas, eddie bernice johnson. good to see you. >> nice to see you. thank you. we saw beautiful tributes yesterday in his birth place of troy, alabama. what are your thoughts today? >> i have so many thoughts, but, you know, just to review john's life gives me a good picture of
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what it's like to live a useful and interesting life. john spent his life working for others. working for voters rights. i said to him, without your efforts, i would not be able to serve alongside you in this congress. we had a special relationship. everything that i've met ha met john calls him a friend. i join the chorus. john was my dear friend. came to my district often. we very even arrested together in one occasion. i know that i will miss him greatly. i'll always remember that he left us with a legacy and
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responsible. i can say he worked his entire life. didn't make it to the goal he intended but he got us on the way. it's up to young people to take that mantle and carry it forward. i think that what we have to do now is a heavy burden is to pass the voters right act. john had a speech impediment because of his damage to his brain when he was beaten on that bridge. >> there is this other big thing in this country, this pandemic. i wonder how much you think
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about the congressman as you think about the road ahead for people who are living and enduring this pandemic and this $600 unemployment benefit is set to expire even as millions of americans are still out of jobs because of this pandemic. how hopeful are you about these negotiations for a new relief package and if any way you see kind of the spirit of the congressman along side you in this fight to try to help people who are suffering so much. >> let me say i can hear john's plea now as he would come to the floor and plea for them to understand the flight that people are suffering so we can move quickly to attempt to address the very ills this pandemic has drawn.
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none of them are responsible for the situation that we're in but so many have suffered from job loss and income loss and many of them can identify with john so strongly because we have the at least secure jobs and more vulnerable because of where we li and what we have to eat and what we don't have access to. john knew all of that and worked all of his life to give attention to it, to fight for people to bring attention. when ever we had any legislation that spoke to the heart of the poor people, john would be called onto give a statement. he used to admonish me for not talking enough on the floor because we would sit and discuss it sitting together on the floor.
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i will my my buddy but we must carry on his nighfight. >> thank you so much. thank you for your thoughts. >> thank you. coming up, tonight, a second addition of our cnn special report on unconscious bias, facing the realities of racism. one of those realities is how our unconscious bias plays a role in battling coronavirus. talk with dr. jennifer ebberhart. >> we're dealing with the issue of covid-19 right now, right all over the country and in the midst of that trying to deal with racial base because we know bias is more likely to come forth when we're living in
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situations of scarcity. when there's scarce resources with not every one has access to testing and you could show up at the hospital and how do you know, who is going to get tested and who isn't. who will be turned away? who will be given a bed? all of those situations when there's scarcity, bias could be more likely. you mention tempers flaring. if you think about bias in terms of health care workers who are working if these overwhelming conditions where they're tired and over worked, they're having to work long hours and make all these split second decisions, those under which bias can come alive as well. >> don't miss unconscious bias,
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georgia is seeing a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. the state reporting over 3,000 new infections on saturday with 53 new deaths. this after setting a record on friday for the highest daily case count yet in this pandemic. hospitalizations and deaths are also increasing across the state. cnn is in atlanta. things are not looking good in georg georgia. what are officials saying and preparing for? >> reporter: the governor actually launched a campaign earlier this week telling georgians to do four thinks for four weeks. wear a mask, socially distance, wash hands and pay attempt attention to the health department's guidelines. this has been a very troubling
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trend for a few weeks now. we saw a report broken on friday. we seen the 7-day average of new cases and new deaths climb upward at an alarming rate. yesterday we heard from a u.s. senate candidate in georgia tweeting his wife had contracted coronavirus. he also is feeling symptoms and is awaiting test results. here is what he told wolf blitzer last night about the experience of covid-19 in georgia. >> we just got to turn this thing around because there are a lot of people suffering and dying. the governor of georgia is fighting our own city leaders on mask man dates. we had hospitalizations reaching record levels. we had double digit deaths every day for the last three or four days. we need politicians to listen to public health advice. i don't know what else they need to hear. >> reporter: there's no statewide mask mandate but there's one here in atlanta as
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well as some other georgia cities. the governor on friday tweeted some rosier outlook of what's going on here. he mentioned on friday in this tweet that there was a new high for tests reported to the department of held. 45,000 plus tests and an 11.2% positivity rate which is below georgia's current 7 and 14-day average in that statistic. also good news he tweeted that current covid hospitalizations had remained stable this week. that was a tweet of his on friday. he's still in middle of a legal battle with the atlanta mayor and atlanta city council. the mayor and governor have been ordered by a judge to sit down for mediation before tuesday, fred. >> all right. lots to keep up with there. thank you so much. joining me right now is dr. regina, an emergency room physician from houston. good to see you. we're talking about georgia just now where people are getting
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mixed messaging about whether things are worsening, whether it's safe enough to even consider school, kids going back into school. when you see these numbers across the country, where are you on -- what's your barometer of whether the country is moving in the right direction? >> well, i do still have somewhat of a sense of alarm and a sense of panic. if you look at the worldwide covid case, there's been 16 million reported cases of covid worldwide and 4 million of those are in the u.s. alone. that means we account for 25% of global covid cases but we only account for 4% of the worl's population. we were a bit late in trying to kro corral this illness and disease. the things we tried to set in place works. maskings works, staying at homewor homeworkhome
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works. we're starting to see a rise in cases again. >> you're seeing a sprinkling of hot spots and familiars preparing for fall session to be in school or remote learning. how do you believe a school district needs to assess things? >> you know, fred, i'm a physician. i've grown up wanting to be a physician to take care of people so if you ask me a question like that, i'm always going to choose humanity. i leave the economics and the political decisions to the politicians. as a physician if you were to ask me, i think we should hold off on sending kids back to school right now until we get a mold hold of this infection. we cannot sustain the number of cases we are seeing now. in texas if you compare the numbers now to back in april we have ten time it s the number o
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positive cases and five times the number of deaths. those numbers are not sustainable and will continue to rise if we don't keep a hold on social distancing and keeping everyone at home as long as possible. >> what are the greatest concerns as it pertains to hospitals reaching capacity? at so many facilities in texas. >> my greatest concern is of hospital bed utilization. that's the best marker and the best number that we can look at in order to tell us how much covid is really taxing the system and how many resources are being utilized for the covid-19 patients. our doors never close. however, if the hospital is full these patients that require hospitalization and sometimes icu level of care are remaining in the emergency department so the e.r.'s become a bottleneck because the front doors are continually open and continuing to take patients but we have nowhere to put them. >> the houston mayor yesterday
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said more people died in july than in the last four months combined. when you hear that, and then you hear people also comparing this to the flu, because that still remains out there, what do you say to folks about tryinging to educate them about a virus that still even scientists feel like there's more to learn? >> there absolutely is more to learn. we are only in the sixth or seventh month of this pandemic and in order to truly understand this virus it is going to take years of research. for those that say this is just another flu, the deadly swine flu of back in 2009 had a 0.2% mortality rate. as of right now with the published numbers of cases and deaths, we are at a worldwide 4% mortality rate. that's over 20 times more deadly than a flu so this is hnot justa
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regular flu. >> doctor, thank you for your time and be well. >> thank you for having me. have a good day. >> thank you. this just in, a legendary star from "gone with the wind" has died. olivia de havilland has passed away at 104. a look back at her life on and off the big screen next. of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? grubhub's gonna reward you for that with a $5 off perk. (doorbell rings) - [crowd] grubhub! (fireworks exploding)
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de havilland was one of the last great stars from the golden age of hollywood and she is probably best remembered for her role in the 1939 film "gone with the wind. gts stephanie elam has more. >> reporter: she was already a star on the rise when "gone with the wind" was released. after her role as melody she was famous. >> she was adorable on screen. she was kind of an epitome of the leading lady. >> reporter: she was born in tokyo and moved to california with her sister and british mother when she was 3 and 21 starred opposite in "the adventures of robin hood." >> if one if you're slaying dragons, she is who you want to end up with. >> reporter: and a year later the role of melanie, a film she says most of hollywood disliked intensely. >> they wished it ill. they thought it was going to be
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a failure and they weren't one bit sorry. >> reporter: she gained fame and soon thereafter recognition of peers. she won an academy in 1946 for the role as an unwed mother and then once again for starring with montgomery clift in "the heiress." she was a fixture in the studio system and a pioneer. she successfully sued warner brothers. >> there was no one to take a suspension. it was such a frightening thing to do. >> she took them on because she felt what was unfair was a contract that could keep you in bondage to a studio for many, many years. >> reporter: it was a major victory for actors' rights at the time. also legendary, her rivalry with her younger sister celebrated actress joan fontaine but when fontaine passed away in 2013 at the age of 96, de havilland said she was shocked and saddened and would continue to be honored in her life. in 2017, just before her 101st
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birthday, she was named dame commander of the british empire, for one of hollywood's guilded leading ladies. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with a celebration of life for congressman john lewis. the late civil rights icon making a final crossing over the pettus bridge in selma and where he courageously led a march for voting rights at the age of 25 years old. and then moments ago his motorcade and hearse arriving at alabama's state capital in montgomery and then will lie in state there later on this evening. today is day two of a series of ceremonies over the next five days now in cities that shaped

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