welcome back, everybody. it is the top of the hour, and we are looking at live pictures of selma, alabama. the president arrived 20 minutes or so ago in montgomery, alabama, on air force one. he is now in selma, he is set

to deliver a speech at the foot of the bridge in selma, alabama. he will then make that historic walk over the bridge around 5 pm, eastern standard time. this, of course, is the 58th anniversary, 58 years since bloody sunday. that march on that day led by john louis, we all know it incredibly well. at the time, reverend jose williams, there was over 600 marchers on that bridge. and the aim on that day, of those marchers, was to go directly to the alabama governor, georgia wallace, on a 54 mile march from selma to the state capital of montgomery. but in fact, they did not finish that march when protesters were knocked to the ground on the other side of the

bridge, hence why so many folks since that day march over that bridge on the anniversary of bloody sunday. the availed's in selma galvanized public opinion. on august 6th, 1965, we'll be following the events live throughout the day here on msnbc. the president, again, delivering those remarks at 3:30 pm at the hit of the bridge and will be making that march across the bridge of 5 pm. we are getting a close up look at marine one now, as we await the president to disembark from marine one and head to his location, where he will be delivering a speech in 30 minutes or so. he will be accompanied by his press secretary, along with

other members of his administration. and again, 58 years since bloody sunday, and the president arriving in selma alabama, to marine one. it certainly is a full to do. the president was greeted on the tarmac as he arrived in montgomery, alabama the. traveling with the president on a day like today is the secretary of housing and urban development, along with the chief of staff, his press secretary as well. along with the assistant to the president, van lavoie. we see the president there, disembarking from marine one.

awaiting the rest of his team behind him, as he gets into the vehicle. they head then to the bridge, where the president will be delivering those remarks. again, as i mentioned, at 3 pm eastern time. we will be here live for you along with the march across that bridge 5 pm eastern standard time. and by the way, our very own of reverend al sharpton is we will be live from alabama, as well. you don't want to miss politicsnation this evening with that. all right, so as we are keeping our eyes on selma, alabama, we've got a lot else going on as well. breaking news that we're following, following this news conference any moment now. on yet another train derailment in ohio, involving -- this time, near the town of springfield, which is roughly 200 miles from east palestine, two cars, drilled we want to get right to ohio, who is inside this news conference, as

we are awaiting it to begin. jesse, take us inside. what are we likely to hear? >> yeah, what we know at this point is that there are substantial differences between this derailment and the one that made major headlines across the country. that was a month ago, you mentioned is about 220 miles from here. we are told that it did not involve any evidence of hazardous materials. so an important distinction to make there. authorities also are saying that there were independent checks done by the railroad, by the ohio environmental protection agency, and by the clark county has met team. officials say all three of those entities determined that there was no spillage, so just want to reiterate that again. no spillage, no sign of hazardous material. those are the headlines from officials at this point. however, out of an abundance of caution, for about nine hours, people in the area were asked to shelter in place. that was overnight, and that is even though we are working a

situation where apparently there was no hazardous material and no spillage. officials here telling me that was less than a dozen people in what is a pretty industrial area, as best i can tell from where we are. right now, you can get a sense that there was an abundance of caution was taken here. we are expecting an update from authorities here in short order, trying to get some more answers to how this may have happened what else might or get on the train. we were told there were some common materials being transported on the train. about 20 out of 200 plus rail cars derailed, and this is another norfolk southern train. this is now the fourth derailment for that company in less than five months, in the state of ohio. senator sheriff brown, along with his fellow -- they have sponsored legislation to make a renewed push for that legislation today. calling this situation unacceptable. so again, that is now four derailments for this company in less than five months. and obviously norfolk southern is under immense scrutiny right

now. other ceos expected testifying capitol hill in just a few days, so you can expect might be questions about this derailment on top of the one in east palestine. and that people in that community continue to be skeptical after that toxic plume went up into the air and they were worried about what was pouring into the soil into the waterways. so we have seen officials from the ohio uva here. and again, we are just minutes away from this press conference trying to get more details as to how this may have happened and the risks for this community. in spite of the fact we're talking another derailment at this point, this appears to have been a far less severe situation than what we saw on east palestine. >> we are going to keep our eyes and ears on that press conference it is going on there, jessie. and as soon as it gets started, we will dip back in for folks to take a listen. for now, thank you. all right, former president trump, his top potential 2024

rival, ron desantis spent their weekends as headliners speaking before fellow republicans just very different venues. desantis spoke for donors at the business from the club for growth conference, while trump spoke for's biggest friends at cpac. and could not resist in taking a veiled shot at his past supporter. he wouldn't mention the florida governor's name. joining me now is -- who is also an msnbc political analyst. matt, it's great to talk to you. so the president really seems like he's digging in a social security. okay. what do you make of him not mentioning desantis by name last night? but just making these veiled references to him. >> my theory about donald trump is if he can't come up with a nickname, he doesn't want to say their name. so as soon as he comes up with a nickname, he needs to be

sanctimonious early on. but i don't think he thought it would stop. he will come up with a nickname in the nets all you will hear. so without a nickname, he won't mention his name. >> what about desantis? because nikki haley has the same issue but he worked within their trump administration. she was booed at cpac, and she is trying to ride this line of saying, i don't support him, i am running for president. and yet, i am not really going to knock on his policies and knock on his four years in the white house. desantis is not really going after him either, and i'm wondering if this is all about making sure they are not alienating voters that could get them a win. >> well, i think nikki haley is

in a much more difficult spot than anybody else. she is the weather vane of this cycle. before donald trump was president, he said all kinds of negative things about him. in the aftermath of the administration, saying all kinds of things to donald trump, and now she's back on the negative part of. it i think her problem is that very few people in the republican party think she is a person of principle. and so i think she has a very, very tight path allows her to win this. desantis, on the other hand, at some point, and i think he is being smart about not going confrontational on donald trump. at some point, he will have to take on donald trump. but i think the later that, is the better for him. >> do you think he can? >> do i think you can watch? >> do you think he can take on donald trump? in personality, in combat's

behavior. we saw so many people swarm on that stage to donald trump. they were top big, and then they would get up there and they would just melt. do you think ron desantis has it in him? >> well, he's got the combativeness in him, but only so far in a controlled environment, where he only does friendly press, only speaks in front of friendly audiences. so he is combative, but it's a one-way combativeness. i don't know if he has that ability yet. and i think it's one of the tests of running for president that i've watched over the last decades. is that somebody on paper may seem great, or somebody in these one-way conversations may seem great. but once they're under the bright lights, they fade or don't perform well and we don't know that about ron desantis yet. i remember so many people talking about jeb bush, so many people talking about rick perry. so many people talking about

mayor giuliani. all of whom did not do well under the bright lights. we don't know that yet about ron desantis, he's got the combativeness gene in him, but i don't know if he's got the combativeness to stand in the middle of a ring and slug it out with somebody like donald trump. we won't know until that happens. >> not doing well under the bright lights is putting it very nicely, with some of those folks that you just mentioned, if we think back to the 2015 2016 cycle. some of that stuff was cringe worthy and really hard to watch. matthew, as always, it's great to talk to, you sir. thank you. still ahead, everybody, president biden's address, marking 58 years since bloody sunday. plus, four months in -- the government is saying it is investigating. but there is a glaring problem with their promise. we will tell you why, next. ll youhy w, next ew. gotta get rid of this. ♪tell me why!♪ because it stinks. ♪have you tried♪ ♪new downy rinse and refresh?♪

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school, girls can be seen gasping for air, coughing. ambulances arriving, to take him to the hospital. across the country today, 16 provinces reported dozens of students falling mysteriously, ill according to local media. nbc news cannot independently verify the cases. in the capital, tehran, protests here are defiant and covering their faces. over the last three months, local media reports suggests that more than 1000 school girls have suffered from mysterious cases of respiratory distress. >> this girl says first, they smelled gas in the classroom. and last week, she says, her whole body was numb. she couldn't walk. speaking friday, iranian president ibrahim raisi describing the alleged attacks as the enemies conspiracy to create fear and despair, and state media reports, the country's prosecutor, and a launching a criminal investigation.

but so far, no toxicology reports have been released publicly. >> the authorities have said they have ordered an investigation into these incidents. but we do urge that such investigations should be transparent. and the findings be made public to bring the perpetrators to justice. >> last week, iran's deputy health minister saying the poisonings were aimed ashamed on education for girls. today, anger outside the education department. and is more girls fall sick, no one is offering answers. molly hunter, nbc news, london. >> some startling images there. thank you to molly hunter for that. we want to bring in the cofounder of kitchen ventures. as my friend, as always, it's good to talk to. you let's talk some numbers here. nbc reporting 100 students have been impacted, in 16 separate provinces. about 830 students, saying it's around 1200 students have been

impacted. that already shows you the discrepancies of reporting that we are getting out of iran, and then when you put transparency, investigation all in the same sentence, it doesn't really add up. who do you think is responsible here? >> well, thanks for having us back. the numbers are in the thousands. you have frantic parents and families all throughout iran. 19 cities, we are talking about thousands of young girls in the hospital. so how do you think about this? you've got a regime that is spinning out of control, and a failed state. and you've got regime sympathizers who are clearly trying to dampen the protest and punish young women speaking out for their rights. so it is a terrible -- this is an awful, awful set of headlines this week. >> so, you feel that the regime is the ones who are perpetrating this, who are trying to do this. and it is a result or a

reflection of the ongoing protests that are happening in that country right now. >> look, it's evident they have been doing anything and everything they can to dampen these protests and to keep people home. or two of parents q2 children home. and sympathizers of this regime, whether it's actually the regime itself or sympathizers, or supporters of the regime, but at this point, it is fair to say we see them all as one in the same. how transparently is reports, are and the levels of accountability tells you everything. or the lack of accountability tells you everything around how the regime is managing this. they are writing women off as hysterical, as anxious. these are not new thing for women to be called, but at this level of health issues for young women in schools, it is pretty concerning. >> what kind of psychological impact you think this has on the women of iran? who have been putting their lives out there every single

day for the last five or so months with these ongoing protests. wanting real, effective change. seeing some real, effective change. even if that just means they're able to walk down the street without a head scarf on during daylight hours. without being harassed, or imprisoned. and now this. a feeling a real attack on them and their educational system. the one thing they feel as if is an exit visa out of the country, getting an education. >> i think that the women of iran are defiant, they are brave, they are not backing down. you are seeing images all of the infinite of them wearing gas masks to school. you are seeing them continue to hold up signs over their face, saying women, life, freedom. it's apparent that they are not going to be bullied to step down and it's clear that the regime is very nervous. you saw from the very concerning interview, the

christiane amanpour interview with they foreign minister. and the discussions around bringing back jcpoa, and i think the iranian girls understand that if this jcpoa goes through, that is the end of freedom for them. there is some real stakes, they are high on both sides at this point. >> yeah. they certainly are. as always, it's great to talk to you. great to see you, as well. we do need to pivot here with an update for the press conference. the train derailment has begun out of springfield, ohio. let's listen. >> we are not able to get crews into the area, initially, to actually do any kind of recon to see what we had. that took a large amount of time, a large number of hours. once they were able to do that, the state of ohio got a

helicopter here for us. we were able to get the hazmat coordinator up, above the scene. he was able to evaluate the situation, come up with a plan to get into this sight as we did that. we actually noted that there was, once we got crews there, we noticed that there was no spillage so we were able to relax the situation and start backing out. norfolk southern was here the whole time. they were able to provide us with the sheets and the slots on the tracking material for their car numbers. so we had a pretty good idea of what we were looking for, we got up there, the three agencies with the coordinator, they made the determination that it was safe. so there was no hazard for the groundwater, air, nothing like that. >> all right, so we are watching a couple things on our

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any moment now, the president is set to deliver remarks at the foot of the bridge in selma. you're looking at live pictures now at that podium, we'll keep our eyes trained on that. that's exactly where we are going to see the president in a moment from now, marking 58 years since bloody sunday. he is expected to address the continued fight for voting rights in this country, for black americans, along with police brutality, as well. we want to bring in -- who is back with me from selma. adrian shropshire, executive director of the black pack, and renee graham, as well. antonio, let me start with you on this. when you are there, you're at the foot of the bridge. you've been talking to folks there all day. take us there, would've been seeing, what have you been hearing? what do folks want to hear? >> yasmin, it's really

celebratory here right now. people are going through security, stirring to get ready at the foot of the bridge. so they can hear the presidents remarks, but also walk across the bridge with the president. and other leaders who are coming into selma, any minute now. and as i talked to residents here, they want to hear two things for the president today. first, they want to hear an acknowledgment of the history here. of course, 58 years ago, when 600 protesters, including a than 25-year-old john lewis, who later became an iconic congressman were beaten and bloodied by white state troopers here. on the borders of the -- to make it impossible for them to protests the right to vote. to connect that history, with happened 58 years ago today, to this moment in which communities like selma are still fighting for access to the ballot box. according to brandon center, there are 150 bills moving through state legislatures, that would restrict right to vote.

people want to hear the president talk about that. but they also want him to acknowledge the pain in this community has been going through here, locally. six weeks after a tornado came through, and devastated communities already been dealing with disinvestment. there are community people of all ages. there's people from selma here, of people from all over the south. they brought their kids, their grandkids here. they are eager to hear the president connect this national moment we are in with the challenges of this community, and i think you will see a lot of folks who are wearing shorts with john lewis's face on it. there is a celebration, even though there is an acknowledgment of the pain and the challenges, the struggle here. there's also a moment of celebration. i think they want to the president touched on that, as well, yasmin. >> antonia, decreased me if you will. since you live there for us. i want to go around the horn here, if i can. adrian, to you first, and then to renee. rene, get your thoughts going there, if you can. it's going to be the same question, which is what do you

want to hear from this president today? 58 years after a bloody sunday. adrian, to you first. >> yeah, i think similarly, there is certainly, hopefully what we will hear is a doubling, tripling, quadrupling down of the biden administration's commitment to making sure that we move through progress or voting rights. they can talk about promoting access to voting, executive orders, the work they've already done to ensure that black voters, black communities have access to the ballot. really thinking about the ways in which government agencies have reached out to make sure folks are able to register to vote. and they can talk about efforts and campaigns to make sure that those agencies are getting the word out.

and the compassion around, not just the history going back 58, years but really thinking about the long struggle for black americans, to get voting rights in this country. and they will be important markers, we know that it's been a long history of commitment on the part of this community. but also, a strong and ongoing generational commitment to make sure that black americans don't have access to the ballot box. and bringing that forward to where we are today, knowing that that assault on black voting rights is ongoing. >> rene? >> it's been a decade since the gutting of the voting rights

act. and people want to hear, what is the plan? what is the strategy to do something about voting rights? to take them back to where they were in 1965, that's the issue here. the president made this promise as a candidate. he made it as a nominee and now people want to make good on that, as president. we are talking about 150 bills designed to undermine voting rights. this isn't just a black issue. this is an american issue, this is an issue of american democracy. and joe biden has to be very clear on what he is going to do to protect the foundation of this nation's democracy. >> we are seeing some folks arrive there as you've all been talking. we saw james clyburn there along with jesse jackson as well on that stage, will vote for the president putin's his speech, we are told it will start around 3:30 eastern, we are three minutes behind schedule, that's to be expected. a lot of folks to wrangle, to get this thing started on time.

we also see the rev there, reverend al sharpton, as well. he is going to be broadcasting their 5 pm eastern time, politicsnation. and all of these folks will be marching together across the edmund pettus bridge 58 years after bloody sunday. adrian, let me go back to you on this one. as we talk about the passing of the john lewis voting rights act, and the fact of this president wasn't able to do this in the first round for the democratic house and senate. there are promises to be made, it promises the cannot be kept, especially inside this republican-controlled house. how do you get across what you want to get done, and what you cannot get done under this current government make up? >> yeah, i think that this is the challenge for the president. i think that voters are really

clear, it's the reason why the voting rights act wasn't able to be passed in the last congress. it was because of obstruction by republicans in the senate. we obviously have a similar kind of make up now. i think that there are -- there is a sort of irony, right? and people talk about the role of elections in securing the right to vote. the irony being that every election, there are more and more -- in the aftermath of elections, there are more and more bills that restrict the right to vote. so i think that heeney is challenged to talk about how, and what strategies, as renee said. i think it is important that he lift up what folks are doing in the states, that are actually expanding access to the ballot. we are hoping they will lift up what is happening with

secretaries of state, in places like michigan and their efforts. there are ways to make sure the people have access, and aren't just relying on the federal government is doing. obviously, i think at the end of the day, congress has to act in order to ensure and secure the right to vote for every american. and obviously, to make sure that the promises made to black americans are kept, in terms of securing citizenship rights that people expect to have. >> antonia, let me come back to. you've been speaking to a lot of folks there that have gathered for the day to commemorate 58 years after bloody sunday. we're seeing the president there, come around the back side of that stage. of course, is going to be making his way up those steps, and making that speech before they take the walk over the edmund pettus bridge in about

90 minutes or so. a lot of folks coming there, not only that live in selma in the surrounding area, but have traveled there to commemorate 58 years after bloody sunday. you can see the president there, before he makes this consequential speech in front of so many folks that have gathered. antonia, let me come back to you if i can. because i know that you've been speaking to some folks there that have travel to selma. not just people that live there, what have they've been saying to you? >> people have been coming from all over the south. they are cooking food, and starting to make their way for the president to speak now. some people are here as a celebratory moment, they are

here to, as one woman putting, to honor their ancestors and the struggle that those who came before them, who paved the way for them to have the rights that we enjoy now. they are bringing their kids, they want them to understand who john lewis was. they want to understand what cellmate represents to this nation's history, as it was a crucible for the civil rights movement. we talk about bloody sunday as this moment. many people grew up seeing images of that day in school. but it's also important to understand that it really changed the nation. those images shocked this country. images of people like john lewis being beaten with crabs, with billy webb. something people into the hospital that day. dozens suffering from serious injuries. and those images helped pave the way for the passage of the 1965 voting rights act. as others have mentioned, that has been watered down. we are in this moment in which black communities are once

again feeling anxious, worried about a rollback of rights for additional difficulties or hurdles, is a trying to access the voting booth. very soon, and of course, for biden to be speaking about this, this is a community that helped him launch his 2020 election. he came here and spoke in selma not long after his victory in south carolina. it essentially secured him as the nominee that year. so this place holds significance, generational significance in many ways. take a listen some of the conversations i've had here on the ground. >> this is a momentous occasion where we all want to bring our children, as well as our group down to make sure that they understand what happened, and see it for themselves. because this is something that you don't see every day. they were born into the way we live now. but they don't understand what our history was. because if you don't know your history, you will repeat it.

and we don't want that to happen. >> as you can see, there are church groups and organizations, there are sororities and fraternities here. there is also, as is always the case of black communities across united states, there is still hope and an element of celebration, and ways that it is still like a party when we are talking about pain. and so much of that complexities here on the ground right now. people are lining up now, so eager to hear the president touched on all of this. there is a feeling here, especially given, as i mentioned earlier, the tornado that's come in through this community. they don't want the president to just talk about the history, and it being a nice, commemorative moment. they want to hear about the action, what he's really going to do for the community. because of course, this is a committee that lifted his campaign up. we know he is now, it looks like, planning to run once

again. he is going to need voters like these two have his back. so they are really going to look for that connection from the president. >> yes, some would argue black americans, black women put president biden in the white house, back in 2020. reverend garber speaking now. let's take a listen what he has to say. >> to be seized by god for the purposes of love injustice. rabbi hester, when he came to be here with others, said he came to selma to put legs on his prayers. and harriet tubman let us know that prayer is being clear that god is not dead. would you all pray with me today? and just say with me, gracious god, in this moment of history,

sees us. grab us. call us. that we might be used in the work of justice. and the work of righteousness. sees us with your power, help us to stand. until voting rights are fully protected. until the voting rights act is fully restored. until living wages are a reality. sees us, and oh god, in this moment of history, let us not only remember how others walked, and how others stood, and have others fought. but let us stand, empower us oh

god. to put legs on our prayers. the legs of love, the legs of truth, the legs of justice, the legs of righteousness. enable us to stand, and to stand for what is right. and then, oh god, in the midst of everything that is going on, no matter what happens, remind us by your spirit that you are not dead. that you are yet alive. and because you are yet alive, justice is possible. because you are yet alive, equality is possible. because you are yet alive, our work is not over. you have empowered us to do your will in the time in which we live. thank you god, for calling us.

thank you god for seizing us. thank you god for putting legs on our prayers. and thank you god, for letting us know that you are yet alive. in the name of all that is wholly, amen. [applause] >> we were just taking a listen to reverend william j. barber ii there, starting off the ceremonies 58 years after bloody sunday. jim clyburn, and reverend al sharpton, along with the president of united states, who's going to be speaking momentarily. we are being told, there's a few speakers for the president get started. we will take a quick break, everybody. and we will be right back with much much more from selma, alabama. 58 years after bloody sunday. we'll be right back. ack. help stop the clock on gum disease now.

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everybody. we are looking at live pictures here of the ceremony commemorating 58 years since bloody sunday. the reverend is starting off the ceremonies any moment now. we are awaiting the president of the united states to begin speaking after which everybody will gather together to take that momentous walk across the bridge 58 years after bloody

sunday. it is quite a moment, quite a day as well in alabama, which just suffered a devastating tornado a month or so ago. antonia hilton is telling us the tornado came in just yesterday, and that community is really needing help on top of of course, wanting to hear from the president about voting rights in this country which are under attack and have been for quite some time. we want to bring back into the conversation, if i can, adrian trump shire, along with renee graham. thank you for staying with me, ladies. excuse me if i have to interrupt when the president begins speaking, of course. we have got our cameras on that moment, we want to hear every word he has to say. i do want to talk with you first about the infrastructure issues, because we have been talking about voting rights, antonia brought up the fact that the community is also struggling when it comes to rebuilding. not only rebuilding from 50 plus years ago, and what salma

looked like, folks are saying that it is exactly the same as it was then, but also after this tornado tore through this community just a month ago, and not getting the help that they have needed as quickly as they have needed it. this is not just something that they want to hear about when it comes to what happened on that day 58 years ago, when it comes to the fight for voting rights in this country, but also about infrastructure and paying attention to that. this administration pink attention to that and what they need to do for the community to help. >> well, even without the issue of voting rights, this was never going to be something looking back. it is very much about what is happening in that community right now. and this is again, a community and deep need. so we really need to be there, and hear from joe biden what the federal government is going to do to get this community back on track. because they will deeply be harmed and wounded by these storms. and they need the help. and i don't know that they feel like they have been getting

what they need so this is a chance for joe biden to not just look at voting rights, not just commemorate this historical moment but to also speak about what is going to happen now to bring alabama forward. >> why do you think a community like salma, why don't you think that it has gotten the help it has needed over the last 50 or so years, and what needs to change about that? >> i think that we have seen historic disinvestment in black communities all over the country. i think that it is important to also remember that, you know, where cellmate sits. we can talk about the investment that it needs from the federal government, but we also have to think about the state of alabama and, you know, in that regard, the ways in which states -- southern states in particular in this moment are undermining black communities. we can look at jackson, mississippi as another example. the ways in which republican

governors and legislators in this case, in the south, how it really works to continue to undermine the stability of a black community, whether it is economic or in the political realm. whether it is gerrymandering, or making it harder to vote. i think that when you talk about infrastructure, we really should think about our democracy as being part of the infrastructure that needs to be invested in. i think that biden certainly will bring up the infrastructure bill and all of the projects they have been working on across the country and ways in which they may be able to provide additional support. but you know, the more things change, the more things stay the same. i think that we looked at the e the historic disinvestment in black communities as being an ongoing threat in the same way that the threat of, you know,

lack of access to the ballot box remains. >> right now we are talking about not investing in black communities, we are talking about voting rights, what is happening in the here and now and police brutality. the george floyd justice and policing act. and the brutal beating and death of tyre nichols. what does this community need to hear on that? >> i think that there are a few things. one, look at these legislations, what they are concentrating on. they are looking at drag shows, they are looking at gender affirming care. all of these things, they are a distraction from what they should be doing, and that is addressing infrastructure of dealing with police brutality. but those are not sellable issues in a lot of the southern communities. they don't really care about the black communities. they are not interested in the black vote.

they want to give to their base what will make their base happy. they think that's going to be things like banning drag shows. so, you know, the priorities are completely skewed in a lot of these communities. so when you look at a situation where the more things change, the more things stay the same, that is why. because the eye is never really on the prize, which is doing the best for their citizens. >> if you would stick with me, we are keeping our cameras trained on that stage they're awaiting the president to speak any moment now. of course there is always a lead up to the president in these sorts of things. there is a lot of folks that want to say something 58 years after bloody sunday. we will take a very quick break and i will see on the other side. the othe side whoo, this bed is dreamy. you're kelly clarkson? yes. and you're in our bed? yes. what about five star dining sets? sorry i didn't have a reservation. you're kelly clarkson. i love your work.

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the president will be addressing the crowd there at the foot of the edmund pettus bridge. 50 years out of bloody sunday so far, starting off the ceremonies there today with just about 20 minutes or so ago, it was reverend william barber. we heard from mayor jane's perkins. dr. james mitchell as well. we're currently hearing from congresswoman, as i said, representative i should say, terry soul. and after that we will hear from charles muldon before the president is announced. and he offers up his words, 58 years after bloody sunday. just so you know, charles malden is a civil rights leader, in case you don't know. he was, as a black teenager, standing in the front row of civil rights marchers who crossed the bridge on march of 1965. he will offer up his words after that day, before

introducing the president of the united states on this sunday 58 years after spending on that stage. jesse jackson is also there, reverend al sharpton, along with james clyburn as well. as we remember, john lewis, then a young man going on to become a congressman, a civil rights leader as well. one of the major civil rights leaders of that time, walking across that bridge as well, in which they were confronted by police on the other side of the bridge and beaten brutally. and the events in salma galvanizing the public opinion and mobilize in congress to pass the voting rights act, which president johnson signed into law on august 6th, 1965. let's take a listen, if we can. let's go to