she was the first black lawyer in the state of alabama and architect of reconstruction. i grew up listening to my father repeat this over and over. as a teenager my eyes would roll and in this book i go off in search of the source of my father's passion and find the outline but he was admitted in 1878 -- >> to the alabama barp? >> not the first but the fourth colored lawyer in the state and he did serve in reconstruction during the reconstruction surfed to terms in the alabama legislature as a radical republican. my father always made it clear as a radical republican. he was in the architect by the time he got elected reconstruction was already closing down. but my great grandfather, the gentleman in the picture for the next 40 years never stopped giving up on this idea people of color have a rightful place in politics say he continued to be active in the national republican politics attended the republican conventions and raised a family and my father grew up hearing about him and was determined to honor and restore black people to their rightful place in politics in al

most of them are in alabama. thomasville, alabama. we've got a thunderstorm cell that's probably still a good 35, 40 miles to your southwest. it's got its eyes on your area. let's hope it rains itself out before it moves into your region. that's the largest cell we're watching right now. a little concerning. >> very concerning as we watch this threat sort of move through the south. of course, we're looking at the aftermath of the storm in hattiesbu hattiesburg, mississippi, there in southern mississippi. we have some new youtube video that has just come in. these are extraordinary pictures showing this tornado tracking along the ground as we understand that it did for several miles in this area. let's listen to that. >> that is a tornado. holy -- holy -- yeah! oh, my god! i've never seen a tornado before in my life. >> let's go now to a professor at university of southern mississippi. i understand your home was hit. is that right? what kind of damage have you suffered, and were you away from your house at the time? >> no, i was home.

thank you. >> on behalf of the alabama department of safety and this great state of alabama we had all of the resource from the state of alabama here to assist the sheriff in the safe recovery of the child. that's the most important thing we have is safe recovery of the child. thank you. >> again, thank you all. i know there's a lot more details we are interested in. we will have that opportunity very soon. we will alert you when that time comes. thank you. >> what you see now is a conclusion of a brief but informative press conference in bam ma where the 5-year-old boy has been safely rescued from the local department working with the fbi, the alabama bureau of investigations as well in a coordinated effort to secure the release of this young boy treated presently at the hospital is uninjured but is being observed hopefully with his family as well at this time. take it back to jonathan who is live at the scene. we will discuss some of the details of this press conference. >> law enforcement officials confirming what we have been hearing from our law enforcement source earlier in the d

there is also an urgent tornado threat in alabama, specifically millrie, alabama.'s get to jennifer cole. she's on the phone with me. she's from alabama, but she's visiting family there in hattiesburg, mississippi. jennifer, tell me, are you seeing any damage? what part of town are you in? >> yeah, there's a whole bunch. right before the -- the power went out in the house. we were in an area. i think the tornado had gone right over because it was loud like a freight train. and the suction was just so intense. after it passed, we went outside and, you know, trees are snapped in two and completely uprooted all around the house. there's debris from other houses in the yard. we haven't been able to actually get out of the neighborhood. but just two blocks away houses are destroyed. >> are you able to see any emergency services? has fire department or ems, police, have they been able to make it to your street yet? >> we've been hearing them go by, but they haven't actually come down to the street where we are right now. we've heard there's a lot of downed power lines th

who decided on mobile, alabama? i understand they've never handled a ship this big before. >> the port of mobile has handled ships this large. this may have been the largest cruise ship that's come in. i think as recently as 2011 the fall of 2011, mobile was a cruise ship destination port. so they've handled that. it's probably -- it's definitely a carnival decision as far as what the easiest is as far as logistics to move people back through. what's the nearest safe haven. in this case mobile probably met those needs. >> commander, what kind of communication took place between the coast guard cutters and the disabled ship? i mean what kind of conversations were going back about the passengers? are we doing the right thing? should we get them off the ship? take us down that road. >> one individual was taken off on monday for a dialysis issue. one individual was medically evacuated from the cruise ship. as the cruise ship was inbound today, we were notified from them of an individual. she apparently was suffering fro

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and we'll go back live to lower alabama. for more on the breaking news.he dramatic ending to the hostage standoff at the bunker. what we're learning about the man who held a little boy under ground for almost a week. police have almost -- have also promised a news conference with further details on how this went down. we'll have it for you as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. yo? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask one of our insurance experts about it

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that also comes at a time in alabama where she grew up. she talks about remembering her grandfather sitting out on the porch with a gun, ready for the klan, if they come. >> we are talking to jeanne theoharis, author of "the rebellious life of mrs. rosa parks." when rosa parks and died in 2005, there was a huge memorial service in washington, d.c., the first african-american woman to lie in state at the capitol rotunda. i remember the networks talking about rosa parks. no question it was a big moment and the media took notice. cnn said that rosa parks was a tired seamstress, she was the troublemaker. but, as you point out, was a first-class troublemaker. so how did the image of her change? what did people understand of her at the time in 1955? >> there were two things that worked. certainly, during the boycott, a background of her political history for the safety of her. they play it down, put it on the back burner. they talk about her as a good, christian women. they do not foreground her political history, in part because -- this is 1955

. >> buenas noches enrique , a eso de las 9:30 del centro de estados unidos llego aquí a alabama autoridadesales a los enfermos , algunos con problemas cardiacos, que llevan del domingo abandonan el barco uno a uno ,son recibidos con aplausos y llantos de los familiares, vamos a ver que paso . >> adriana en su viaje de graduacion es una gran experiencia para el olvido . >> dolor, horrible el olor, con mascara pero no toda la gente caminas y el olor es algo que ni lo explico . >> helicópteros sobrevuelan la cubierta para dar abastecimientos, personal recibe asistencia por la puerta principal . >> pasajeros ansiosos esperan el desenlace de la pesadilla que parece llegar a fin . >> fotografias muestran como duermen y estragos por caos ,. >> esperan no tenía que les dieron una bolsa y que tenían que hacer sus necesisdades y dejarla en la puerta del cuarto . >> no fue lo peor esperamos que todo salga bien pero la preocupación es grande . >> la prensa nacional e internacional espera la travesia del crucero . >> el vice presidente de la compañía tendrán opción de descansar en los hoteles, para regr

we are awaiting a press conference after the standoff in alabama.ar-old boy is safe and kidnapper is dead. we'll have the latest. meanwhile, over the weekend, president obama outgoing defense secretary leon panetta confirmed information that was gathered through detainees that were put in place by president bush in fact help lead to the killing of osama bin laden. here is what the secretary said when he was asked about the new movie zero dark 30. >> there has been a debate, the movie seems to indicate that enhanced interrogation techniques were used to get bin laden, is that true? >> you know, first of all it's a movie. let's remember that. i lived the real story. the real story in order to put the puzzle of intelligence together that led us to bin laden, there was a lot of intelligence. there were a lot of pieces in the puzzle. some of it came from some of the tactics that were used at that time were used. the fact is we put together most of that intelligence without having to resort to that. >> you think you could have gotten it? >> i think we cou

it just dock in mobile, alabama a short time ago. the carnival ceo is on board the ship and he is apologizing to passengers personally. we will have a live report during good morning washington tomorrow morning. >> the ordeal for those people is not over yet. the end of an era at adc high school that is closing at the end of the school year. >> it is where several nba legends got their start. the hosted their final home basketball game tonight. >> a bittersweet night, and for this basketball program, at quite an iconic program. it marks the conclusion of a remarkable run. >> for the head basketball coach, keith jackson inspiration came easy. no. 35. >> for 61 years the basketball program has played in a cozy jim on the northeast side. the school is closing at the end of the year due to dropping enrollment. so this is their final home game. >> from day one when you step into this building you hear about these guys, there is a profound sense of history here. >> to be part of such a rich legacy. >> i am just amazed at how fast these guy

waiting to be arrested. >> reporter: montgomery, alabama, 1955.a segregated bus, parks took a stand, determined that she would remain seated, refusing the driver's order to make way for a white customer. her cause helped change the course of a long civil rights struggle. a legacy richly documented and carried on by a friend who was there. >> i admired this woman. i loved her. because she gave me a way out. >> reporter: congressman john lewis says parks, who died in 2005, had not sought attention, but came to accept that she was a symbol that inspired. >> without rosa parks, there wouldn't have been martin luther king jr. and maybe without rosa parks and martin luther king jr., there would be no barack obama. >> reporter: for sculptor eugene daub, knowing rosa parks came through hundreds of photos. >> she seemed to me a very -- not shy, but modest. a very modest woman. and i wanted that -- that to come through. her modesty. >> reporter: daub worked from clay to fashion a likeness that was ultimately cast in bronze. >> we wanted to come up with some

and tuck county on the border of the alabama-mississippi area and seek shelter immediately and takesly, harris. >> harris: we're going to tell everybody to stay with fox news channel and we're on the live breaking stories and the new development in the christopher dorner search to tell you about as well and we'll check with our sources, don't go anywhere, that's how fox reports this 2013, february 10th. and our coverage of the breaking w

"this is alabama, we speak english."f you consider "hey diddy, there's a june bug on your corn pone" english, then i guess so. but at least they're not being racist towards black people for once. so way to go, alabama. baby steps. tell tim james what you think by tweeting him at timjames2010. [chuckles] that's gonna work out. see you next week. y'all come back now, you hear? [cheers and applause] captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com [eagle caw] >> stephen: tonight, big changes for texas. their 10-gallon hats are now 38-liters. [laughter] then, can our drone program win the war on terror? yes, if you go up, up, down down, b, a, b, a, select. [laughter] and my guest, physicist michio kaku believes an asteroid could destroy the earth. global warming, solved. [laughter] ice land is considering a ban on internet porn. now there's nothing to do in iceland. [ laughter ] this is the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) [cheers and applause] welcome to the r

hostage standoff involving an accused alabama killer and a 5 year old boy, is over. cbs reporter marlie hall tells us: the kidnapper, is dead... bu >>> a week long hostage standoff involving an accused alabama killer and 5-year-old boy is over. cbs reporter marly hall tells us the boy is safe. >> reporter: shortly after the week long hostage standoff ended. jimmy lee dikes, the suspected gunman is dead. the 5-year-old is now safe >> within the past 24 hours negotiations deteriorated and dikes was observed holding a gun. >> authorities said they couldn't wait any longer >> at this point, fbi agents fearing the child was in imminent danger entered the bunker and rescued the child. >> the standoff began last tuesday when police say dikes kidnapped the boy. the two had been held up inside the underground bunker every since >> the child is being treated at a local hospital and appears to be unharmed. >> authorities have not given details of the raid or how dikes died. marly hall, alabama. >>> president obama took his campaign to curb gun violence on the road today. his pu

marci gonzalez, live in mobile, alabama, for us tonight. thank you. >>> a major legal question so many are asking this morning, can the passengers sue the cruise line. legal experts say it's possible. but the lawsuit may not have any merit. hidden in the fine print of a cruise ticket is a clause that prohibits class-action lawsuits. in tend, the passengers may just want to get on with their lives instead of having to spend years in a courtroom. >>> we'll have more stories from those passengers who endured so much, coming up at 7:00, on "good morning america." >> it will be the best shower of their life. no doubt. >>> and our other major story this morning, south africa's most well-known athlete, now charged with murder. oscar pistorius was kept under cover this morning ahead of his court hearing. he's accused of using a small pistol to kill his girlfriend, 30-year-old model reeva steenkamp. she died at his home yesterday. and there's no other suspects in the case. >> neighbors called police reporting the latest in a string of apparent dispu

there's a picture of him in midland city, alabama. days, he was holding a little 5-year-old hostage. we are told ethan is safe. he is okay. this all according to a law enforcement source. obviously, dramatic developments. as martin savidge has been reporting. has taken place within the past hour or so ago. martin, you were there with us. you hear the news. as all of our viewers have heard the news. ethan is safe. the hostage hold, the suspect in this case, is dead. and you were telling us we're bracing for a formal news conference by federal authorities to report what's going on. >> right. wolf, i have to tell you that is the same information we had received on the ground, although we hadn't had it from an official enough source that we were ready to go to air with it. probably about 45 minutes ago there were reports of gunfire, an explosion. it wasn't long after we began to hear reports in fact mr. dykes was dead and that the 5-year-old little boy has been, now, rescued. and that he is in good shape. you know, i don't think anyone's

tempur-pedic -- the most highly recommended bed in america. ♪ sweet home alabama >> sweet home alabamahat's how everyone feels. we're joined here by carey and her sister, her mother, and her friends. this was your surprise 40th birthday party? >> yes, it was. >> what a surprise it was. >> more than we bargained for. >> tell us how it happened. you're at home, they show up. >> we met at my friend julie's house, and my mom and my sister and my best friend were hiding, and they surprised me, and then gave us the cruise tickets. and told us we were leaving the next morning. >> it had a lot more surprise to it than you actually thought. >> yes, about three days later, yeah. >> and you laugh. i mean, we look at you now. and we're thrilled to see you all. and you do look wonderful, i have to say. >> thank you. >> there had to be some dark moments. >> it was scary initially, when we woke up and there was smoke in our hall way and they were making announcements over the p.a. that sounded a little scary. and julia saw a crew with life jackets running down our way. and we thought it's time to go

some states like 58 bam-- alabama where the case originated say section 5 is an outdated burden, thatn is scattered and limited. >> let us vote. >> but the ex-defenders say it is as relevant as ever. they site recent state laws limiting early voting while requiring voters to get government issued photo i.d.s. attorney general eric holder relied on the act to challenge south carolina's voter i.d. law last year. >> protecting the right to vote insurancing meaningful assets and combatting discrimination must be viewed not only as a legal issue but as a moral imperative. in 1965 president johnson said he hoped the act would guarantee the right to vote unrestrained in every precinct in the country. in congress has endorsed that notion by reauthorizing the ago four times. most recent in 2006. >> between 1982 and 2006 the justice department used section 5 a total 62400 times to block what he considered discriminatory voting law changes in the state. for more on the upcoming supreme court hearings we are joined by jan crawford. so jan, is the argument from the folk was don't like section 5 th

>>> still to come, nightfall in mobile, alabama, where i am tonight.he crew of the "triumph" will have to dock the ship with no power and no light. how will they manage it? this ship is 2 1/2 football fields long. it's 1,200 tons. we'll be back. [ whistle blows ] hi victor! mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 consider if rolling it over to a schwab ira tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 might let you get more out of it. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like earning a bonus of up to $600 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in a schwab ira tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and 150 commission-free online trades tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus our rollover consultants handle virtually tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 all the details tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 to help you focus on the bigger picture. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 so give us a call and get started today. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 see schwab.com/iraoffer for terms and conditio

tugboats are towing it to mobile alabama. it lost power and more and 4,000 passengers are stuck on board and they only have a few toilets that work and very little food. some family members are getting phone calls describing the nightmare on board. >> they see the bottom deck blocked off and it is unimaginable. >> we feel helpless and there is nothing we can do. she is out of medication, my stepdad is out of medication, my grandmother is out of medication. >> they have range to bus passengers to hotels and then to fly them home for free. coming up 5:45 we take you live to mobile alabama where families are there to welcome their loved ones back on shore. >>> the confirmation vote for senator chuck hagel is ready and they are trying to limit debate and force a vote and it is fellow republicans who are most opposed to his nomination. >>> also this morning, there will be a nomination for secretary of state hillary rodham clinton and leon panetta is having his last day in service. hillary rodham clinton traveled more than 1 millio

can see the storms across portions of the great lakes, all the way down into kentucky, tennessee, alabama, mississippi and louisiana and this is really where we do have that risk for tornadic activity and we currently have two tornado watches in effect across this region and in effect until 11 p.m. central time. that's your local time across this area because we have the possibility that conditions are just ripe for tornados to touch down and you can see that line of tornado warnings, this is an area or these are areas where we could currently have tornados on the ground, again, we're seeing the rotation with some of the thunderstorms, alabama, mississippi, very dangerous situation out here and we've got to take these warnings very seriously tonight. >> harris: all right. maria, thank you so much and we may bring you back later on if we absolutely have to look at the situation closer, because we may get video in. i want to talk about other video we saw, roof tops caving in from the massive snow and a new danger now is na rain is moving in. >> maria, are you there? >> hi, harris. >> harris

the standoff in which a child was held hostage in alabama is over.ended with the rescue of the 5-year-old child unarmed and safe.

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david mattingly, live in mobile, alabama. we appreciate you being there.care of them. >> if they're offering 500 bucks now, it shows they're nervous of the repercussions legal and businesswise down the line. >> absolutely. >>> those who came face to face with dorner in the hours before he apparently died. he may have been just steps from a police outpost. the unit belonged to karen and jim own reyno -- reynolds. >> when he jumped out and hollered stayed calm, karen screamed and started running. he ran after her. >> it sounds like he tried to calm you down. >> he did. >> you could see that big gun sticking up there. >> yes. yes. he had his gun drawn the whole time. >> i still can't believe their smiles. they seem so relaxed. >> such a sweet couple. >> i'm so happy for them. rick heltebrake describes being car jacked by the rogue ex-cop. >> i felt in danger knowing what his history was and that i had a gun pointed at my head. however, he said he didn't want to hurt him and i believed him. and he wanted me to get out of my truck and walk up the road with my d

. >> reporter: a happy ending in alabama where the boy kidnapped from a school bus is safe. a new picture of five-year-old ethan. >> i have been to the hospital. i have visited with ethan. he is doing fine. he's laughing, joking, playing, eating. the things that you would expect a normal five to six-year-old young man to do. >> reporter: the suspect, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead. abc news learned authorities inserted a camera into the bunker and monster his movements. they positioned the s.w.a.t. team near the entrance and used an explosives charge to get into the bunker and neutralize dykes. >> the fbi feared the child was in eminent danger and rescued the child. >> reporter: last tuesday he boarded a school bus and threatened the kids. >> he is threat tong kill us all or something. >> reporter: dykes allegedly shot and killed the bus driver and kidnapped ethan. >> just had a bus driver shot and possibly killed. >> reporter: after dykes grabbed him he headed to a bunker behind his house. >> he seemed like a weird person and i thought that is just the way he is. >> re

bureau of investigation, major neil tu chief of the alabama bureau of investigation. at approximately 3:12 this afternoon fbi agents safely recovered the child who has been held hostage for nearly a week. within the past 24 hours, negotiations deteriorated, and mr. dykes was observed holding a gun. at this point fbi agents, fearing the child was in imminent danger, entered the bunker and rescued the child. the child appears physically unharmed and is being treated at a local hospital. the subject is deceased. the resolution of this matter is the direct result of the extraordinary collaboration between law enforcement at all levels. the exhaustive efforts and dedication of this community's law enforcement is truly exemplary. i want to thank everyone in this community that has supported us throughout the past few days. i know there are several questions that need to be answered, and more questions to come. we will have an opportunity to address these later as more details become available. thank you very much. >> can you tell us how the raid went down? give us a sense o

you're looking at live pictures from mobile, alabama. the ship was pushed, pulled and towed halfway across the gulf of mexico after a fire took out the main power source. for the 4,000 passengers the past four days may have felt never ending. their ordeal is still not over yet. fox 5's will thomas has the latest in the newsroom. >> the ship has cleared by customs, so we expect to see the first passengers walk off any moment. it has been a long agonizing five days adrift in the gulf of mexico. keep in mind this was supposed to be a four day cruise. a nightmare on the water and another one just to get off this thing. let's go back to those live pictures. passengers aboard the crippled ship lined up for hours long before it even got close to shore here in alabama. toilets have overflowed, buckets of sewage line some of the hallways. passengers said it was all about finding someone with a room with a working bathroom. carnival is offering distressed passengers refunds, free cruises and transportations home. the next 14 cruises on this ship a

the week-long hostage drama in midland city, alabama, is over.erground bunker yesterday and rescued a 5-year-old boy. he's back with his mother. his captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes, was killed. >>> and president obama was in minnesota yesterday pushing his plan for gun control. he admits it will be tough getting congress to pass an assault weapons ban. >>> a former marine accused of gunning down a retired navy s.e.a.l. sniper at a texas shooting range is on suicide watch this morning. anna warner has developments in the death of a man who tried to help other service members adapt to life back home. >> reporter: chris kyle's marksman skills were so precise, iraqi insurgents nicknamed him "the devil of ramadi." his best-selling book, "american sniper," chronicled the former navy s.e.a.l.'s mission to protect american soldiers. he spoke with cbs' dallas station, ktvt, last year. >> my only regrets are the guys i couldn't save. that keeps me up at night. every shot i took, i felt extremely justified. >> reporter: kyle felt his mission to protect

david mattingly in mobile, alabama. you. so many of the folks off the ship were almost giddy. talk about the tension breaking, they must have been so happy to get out of that situation, you can almost laugh. >> what was waiting for them? about 200 employees to take care of the passengers' needs there, boarded buses from their location, headed to new orleans. 1,500 rooms reserved for them. but, unfortunately, it was like a two-hour trip they had to take to get there. not so great. and originally that boat was supposed to go to mexico and dock there. and then it was equal distance and carnival is saying the reason they chose to go to mobile, alabama, because 900 of the passengers on board did not have passports and they wanted to make its as easy as possible for them to get off that boat as quickly as possible. >> another thing interesting is the four or five lost days for these folks. people have jobs at home. kids at home. maybe you have a babysitter with your kids. taken a cruise with your wife or husband. you just thi