sewell: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from michigan for joining me on the floor today to support h.r. 43 . i have enjoyed our bipartisan working relationship on the house financial services committee and i am pleased today to share this debate time with him. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 431, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to the foot soldiers who participated in bloody soldier -- bloody sunday, turnaround tuesday or the final selma to montgomery voting rights march in march 1965. this will mark 45 years since that march. led by hosea williams they marched to alabama state university. they pledged to keep on walking until they secured the fry doms promised them by the u.s. constitution. as they crass crossed the edmund pettus bridge a wall of state troopers were waiting at the foot of the bridge. news stations from across the country televised the brutality that followed as foot soldiers like hosea williams, john lewis, f.d. reese bob lance, and albert turner sr. of

sewell: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the honorable minority leader, nancy pelosi, the gentlelady from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for two minutes. ms. pelosi: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlewoman from alabama, congresswoman terri sewell, for her leadership in introducing and driving forth this legislation to award the congressional gold medal to the foot soldiers of selma who fought for african-americans right to vote. thank you for the recognition to speak. . it's very interesting and moving and inspiring to listen to the de-- to listen to the debate on this legislation. to hear the majority leader and others in congress to talk about how important what happened at selma was to our country and what promise it made for the future of our country. i would hope that the logical conclusion of that when we seem people who are beaten and at some instance at that time killed fighting for the right to vote that we would tr

congresswoman roby and congresswoman sewell for their work on this. i appreciate it. we are blessed in this nation to enjoy the privileges of democracy and to exercise our freedoms without fear. but sadly for millions of african-americans in our history, that has not been the case. james cooper author of the american workers like "the last of the mohicans" and "american democrat" once said. the man who can right himself by a vote will seldom resort to a musket. the opposite is also true. people denied their rights might well resort to violence. it's not difficult to see why. with no established form of recourse, what choice do those denied their freedoms have? the people we honor today chose a different path. these nonviolent, civil rights activists did not take the road of hate. their generation's quest for freedom, they didn't corrupt themselves with the sins of those who worked against them. they fought for the rights due to every person, not with weapons, but with the force of rhetoric and virtue of peace. i remember just a few years ago i was walking with my frie

sewell: i applaud the c.b.c. for the special order hour and i commend my colleague from new jersey, congressman payne, and my colleague from illinois, the gentlewoman from ohio for choosing tonight's special order. selma i have the great pleasure of standing before you not only as a representative who represents the great city of selma, but as a native of selma, alabama. and a lifelong member of the historic brown chapel a.m.e. church. i know that the journey i now take, the journey that many others who are here today take was only made possible because of the courage fortitude and determination of those brave men and women on that bridge blood sunday, march 7, 1965. we who have the privilege and honor of taking this journey must ask ourselves, what will we do to extend the legacy? what will we do to protect the legacy? selma is the soul of america. it's a place where the struggle for civil rights and voting rights began, the epicenter, if you will, of the voting rights movement. it deserves to be more than just

sewell, 6. in pennsylvania a little less in general. couple of places got 5 inches. drexel hill levittown, bala cynwyd abington had 5. philadelphia international, latest report 3.7. still the biggest storm of the season. now, over the last 12 hours, snow moved in quickly and moved out quickly. came down hard at times in the middle of the night as expected. and now it is ending. and you can see a few little snow showers left over monmouth county and middle sex county in new jersey. now to the west and we see what's coming for tomorrow. not a storm. it is just snow showers and they're fairly well scattered here on this particular computer model. it is a mini version of what happened on saturday where just about everybody had some snow showers and some accumulation. don't expect anything widespread out of that. this is going to be widespread the arctic air. it is already here but it is going to get even colder. another surge. look at the pink colors there. that's incredibly cold for this part of the country. rarely happens this late in february. and so we're predicting

. >> finally firefighters got a major league workout today in gloucester county the truck bay in sewell was transformed into a gym, nova care rehab staffers provided personal training for 20 firefighters in the philly fitness program they focused on agility and got a lesson on healthy firehouse menus. >> world news tonight with david muir is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues on phl 17 at 10:00 and then please join us for a special report at 11:00 here on channel 6. wendy saltzman is uncovering the details of a highly toxic and flammable substance being transported through philadelphia. >> a 111 tanker car freight train partially derailed in philadelphia over the weekend, a crude oil explosion killed 47 people in canada and now we are investigating the crude oil here and the track it's taking through your neighborhood. we are answering questions about your safety on "action news" at 11:00. >> i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom?

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"eyewitness news" at east holy a a avenue, fire station in sewell, gloucester county.embers of the department today work out with the phillies fitness program. they really got the blood pumping and also learned a lot about eating heart healthy. >>> well, this is it, grammy week in los angeles. performers are rehearsing for sunday's show while others are staging pregrammy concerts. tomorrow night a 16 year-old guitar player from montgomery county will have her first l.a. gig on a very big stage. pat ciarrocchi got a preview at the school of rock. >> ♪ >> reporter: you are listening to genius hand at work... for jes, this is her passion. >> for my first lesson i was in love with the instrument, and it has been an a amazing journey. >> reporter: this week for jes, that journey is at the a crossroads with the grammies. >> i'm insanely excited. this is one of the best musical opportunities i have ever had and it feels certificate real. >> reporter: wednesday night she and seven other top teenage musicians from around the country who studied at a summer grammy camp will be i

sewell. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sewell: thank you, mr. speaker. i often don't come to the floor to speak, but i felt compelled on this particular bill, h.r. 5 to talk about it. why? because i represent a district that has 90% of the public schoolchildren live and receive reduced or free lunch. and it's important for me to just state for the record that i think that a bill that takes away funding from public schools and targeted funding for low-income and poverty students would be an abomination. this bill is here because the work of lyndon johnson 50 years ago. it was a civil rights bill, frankly. why? it was an acknowledgment that socially disadvantaged children needed additional help. somewhere along the line, mr. speaker we've lost, as a nation, the notion of our children. it's always my child. not our children. until the person who lives in high income sees -- mr. scott: i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. sewell: until the parents of more affluent children see that their lives are int

. >>> a charred gutted home is what remains tonight after a fire in sewell, gloucester county. chopper 6hd was over unit black of longbow drive where flames broke out a at 8:00 o'clock tonight. residents did did get out safely. fire fighters extinguish the blaze in a little over an hour. >>> it was traffic tragedy in south philadelphia a tonight as a 70 year-old man was struck and killed by an suv. the vehicle struck the the victim in the westbound left lane of oregon avenue near 23rd, just before 8:00 o'clock. there is no word yet from investigators if charges will be filed. >>> the death toll now stand at 31, in the wake of yesterday's plane crash in taiwan. it was a jaw dropping sight to see video of the plane clipping a highway and crashing into a river. "action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at the the big board, sharrie the big question now, what caused the plane to lose its take off trajectory and crash. >> reporter: that question is at the heart of the investigation at this point. encouraging news though but so call black boxes are intact. the these are the the

. >> good inn sewell laying would have helped.oesn't cost that much in local store and make sure that if you don't have no heat in your basement make sure you insulate the pipes. >>> all bad news tonight. the good news is there are a lot of local agencies out there to hope -- help people one of the biggest is project home and out reach program for homeless folks on normal night they may get seven or eight people. as of last night they got about 40. that's working well as well as the red cross salvation army, all trying to find people a warm place to stay tonight. iain and lucy. >> all right brad, thank you. >>> the extreme cold is believed to have played part in the death of a 66-year-old woman in ocean county. olivia we feet neato found dead in lakewood this morning. she left the home last night to go to her own house a couple doors down, but she never made it. the neighbor said she had attend add benefit with her and she had consumed several click beverages. exact cause of death is still under investigation. >>> a local congrega

sewell. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sewell: thank you, mr. speaker. i often don't come to the floor to speak, but i felt compelled on this particular bill, h.r. 5 to talk about it. why? because i represent a district that has 90% of the public schoolchildren live and receive reduced or free lunch. and it's important for me to just state for the record that i think that a bill that takes away funding from public schools and targeted funding for low-income and poverty students would be an abomination. this bill is here because the work of lyndon johnson 50 years ago. it was a civil rights bill, frankly. why? it was an acknowledgment that socially disadvantaged children needed additional help. somewhere along the line, mr. speaker we've lost, as a nation, the notion of our children. it's always my child. not our children. until the person who lives in high income sees -- mr. scott: i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. sewell: until the parents of more affluent children see that their lives are int

sewell, 5. philadelphia at the airport under 5 inches of snow, officially 4.8. over the the next few hours we have slushy back roads icy bridges and overpasses, off ramps, and low visibility thanks to the fog. on a brighter spot the moisture is pulling away. you can see the shades of green. we filmed it over to rain -- flipped it over to rain during the late evening hours. the rain has made the snow wet and heavy. we're finally on the tail end. we'll see clearing over the next couple of hours. clouds giving way to sunshine later this afternoon. temperatures this is the big story, one of the major issues. we're below freezing north and west. fleetwood and slatington 26. glassboro closing in on 40. if you look at other locations that looks few warm. let's say 34, 35, buena 33. ewing 32 and avalon 36 degrees. forecast for today, it will be a damp start otherwise clouds and sunshine, 42 degrees is the forecasted high, boy is that going to feel good. the day planner looks like you'll see a gradual decrease in clouds they will lower and thin out. 36 degrees with sunsh

we're bringing fitness to sewell, new jersey. >> how are you to go. >> very well, how are you. >> tellthe program. >> philly fitness is a program in the tri-state area that normally engages children to create a healthy lifestyle, with food choices, and just getting out, doing a lot of cool act a its. >> you guys are expand to go fire fighters. >> we wanted to come out to these guys and get everyone in shape and see good work our every day heroes are doing. >> all right. >> so, some of our phillies they do these. >> absolutely, before the game good for agility. it keeps the core tight you can see some follow,er they are better than others. >> you have to take this program all the way around the tri-state area. >> yes. >> nice, nice. >> absolutely you have to get in there too. >> yes. >> what is this ladder work out. >> this is an a agility ladder. >> it is quick feet and get your feet moving, get the heart rating, really great for fitness. now we're going to other things. >> you are killing me. >> you are jumping in. >> you know i do this type of stuff. >> how do you feel. >> i'm feelin

some of the highest totals still over a half foot in florence and sewell, gloucester county a half foot and cumberland county 5.8 inches and a rare 5.6 in bala cynwyd and most areas saw 3 to 4 inches and lehigh valley 2.5. double scan live radar we are tracking the next arctic front okay where is it? here it is south of chicago and st. louis a little bit of white popping along the front and moisture starved and we are not expecting snow with this as it passes through and it will unlock some brutal dangerous air for the end of the week. thursday morning philadelphia will feel like 1 below 0, and notice to the north and west, 30 below in international falls in marquette, and 20 below with your windchills and thursday afternoon it still only feels like 3 in philadelphia and 8 below in roanoke and 9 below in detroit. friday morning look at how much of the country will feel below zero philadelphia 12 below and detroit 17 degrees below zero and we may break a record here on friday morning, we'll let you know what record that might be and another storm might be moving but what type of precip w

jersey the greatest amounts perform 7 inches in cape may. 6 1/2 at mcguire air force base. 6 inches in sewell. in pennsylvania biggest at bala cnywyd, 5.6. we're now over double digits for the season, by the way, in philadelphia. here's the future weather. as we go into early tomorrow afternoon, no threat. there's an arctic front come through. there's a band of snow showers here. can you get a little burst of snow. and so that's going to be a big issue. an even bigger issue is going to be the blast of arctic air. to our afternoon, it's not that bad. let's advance this until we get to thursday. now we're near zero. and thursday night. now friday morning. yikes. 10 to 20 below zero. is the way it's going to feel. for tonight, we have the slush refreezing. 14 for the low in philadelphia. 9 in the suburbs. the snow showers late tomorrow mostly tomorrow evening. highs in the mid to upper 20s. the seven-day forecast look how bitter cold it gets thursday especially into friday morning. that could be the coldest temperature in 21 years here. and then storm over the weekend could be snow to a wintry m

coming up seweller bowl 49 is in the books, patriots defeated seattle seahawks highlights and what happened, late in the game which focuses on pete carol. >> did you see katie perry's half time show she stun fans with the over the top performance, we will look back at all of the best moments coming up next. >>> good morning i'm keith russell super bowl 49 lived up to the hype, patriots and seahawks. it came down to the final minute what a game. twenty-four-14 seattle. fourth quarter tom braid toy danny a amendola. most in history, now later brady bunch come alive again. brady, most completionness super bowl history. julian gives the pass release. one of the greatest in super bowl history jermaine curse, look at that don't tell me he caught the the ball. yes, he caught the ball and under 302nd left, on the 1 yard line, you don't want marshawn lynch. do you that, local malcolm butler picks off the the chances. brady and belichick four super bowl titles, 28- 249 final. good to the the last drop. >> wow. how do you go from that. >> sixers in action tonight, in cleveland, to take on lebron and c

their gear for major league work out with the phillies fitness program at the firehouse in sewell, newersey. you can see they were definitely up to the challenge. crews did exercises and other heart pumping drills they also discussed how to eat heart healthy with the phillies front office. >> streets are piled high with snow in chicago tonight and while this might look bad enough, people who live there say city officials are doing something to make life even harder. we'll explain and a plain full of people has to return to the gate but there were no mechanical problems. what happened on board that made several people sick. >>> call eight little extra tlc or thc. why one legal pot grower says music is making all the difference for his clients. introducing longhorns bold flavors, bold price for $12.99. the fire grilled triple bacon sirloin. or the garlic provolone sirloin. longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. >>> for the first time in five mows, new photos have surfaced of former cuban leader fidel castro. the pictures were published by the cuban media last night and said to be tak

sewell, for five minutes. ms. sewell: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to celebrate the life and legacy of jimmy lee jackson. jimmy lee jackson was one of the foot soldiers who died to ensure that all americans have the fundamental right to vote. this 26-year-old marion, alabama native was brutally killed at the hands of an alabama state trooper on february 18, 1965. after attempting a voting rights rally while trying to protect his mother and his 82-year-old grandfather. the state trooper confronted the family at max cafe in marion and shot jimmy lee jackson as gun point range for simply shielding his family from the intimidation and retributions being carried out by law enforcement. to think that this occurred because of the audacity of this young man and his family to peacefully protest for their constitutional rights. which led to his brutal murder at the hands of law enforcement. it was a senseless murder of jimmy lee jackson that served as a catalyst for the voting rights movement in selma, alabama. jimmy lee jackson deserves to have h

a sisterhood who proudly boasts of congresswoman sheila jackson lee, eddie bernice johnson, terri sewell, alma adams and bonnie watson coleman. astronaut mae jenson, maya angelou, rosa parks and coretta scott king. and their honorable president, dorothy wilson. omega cy phi fraternity founded in 1911 at howard university, men who include in their ranks james clyburn of south carolina, congressman hank johnson kendrick meek, nasa administrator charles boldin, hall of fame chicago bulls star michael jordan, dr. charles drew whose medical research in the field of blood transfusions led to the founding of the blood bank and led by antonio f. knox sr. delta sigma theta founded in 1913 at howard university who counted our next attorney general loretta lynch, congresswoman marcia fudge, yvette clarke, joyce beatty and brenda lawrence. the first african-american woman elected to congress, shirley chisholm one of my heros. former secretary of labor alexis herman. and their honorable president paulette c. walker. another special shout out to mide bonus daughter, michelle mills, and my mentee micki

in sewell they picked you mean 5 inches of snow before it chaingtd over to ice -- changed over to iceo be a he man this is a heavy wet snow. you don't want to clear your walk quirk than the guy next-door. proper technique with the heavy wet snow. you meant to squat your legs, bend your knees keep your back straight and push the snow off the walk, as opposed to lifting it. again, it's a very, heavy wet snow. i just shoveled the balcony a little bit, it wasn't easy. i'm glad i'm not doing the entire thing. over the next couple of hours here be on the look out for slushy back roads bridges overpasses the normal that see ice. most of the rain roads are wet but still take your time, the visibility is an issue. we're down to less than two miles in philadelphia. bottom line, slow it down on the roads this morning. later this afternoon things will be better. 2 miles in philadelphia. reading, 2 miles. wilmington, you're down to 2 miles. millville, 4 miles dover, right now, 3 miles. that is your visibility. temperatures 34 in philadelphia. the magic number is 32. once we get above that everythi

sewell 50 will give a good reason to cheer up.still ahead. >> james: how much is that netflix marathon hurting your health? >> james:we'll tell you after the break. >> james:plus. >> james:the mother of a japanese hostage who was killed by isis is speaking out. >> james:what she's hoping for as she moves forward. and. >> james:whitney houston's daughter remains hospitalized after she was found face-down and the latest on her condition. xñ >> james:a new study suggests that many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain too much salt. >> james:this could give kids an early preference for foods that may lead to obesity and high blood pressure. >> james:researchers found that about seven in 10 toddler dinners contain too much salt. >> james:additionally. they say there was extra sugar in most cereal bars breakfast pastries, and snacks for young children. >> james:the study was published in the journal pediatrics today. >> james:another study finds binge-watching television shows could be bad for you. >> james:researchers with th

sewell of alabama, the honorable jackie speier of california the honorable dina titus of nevada. signed, best regards, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives sir, pursuant to 44 united states code 2702, i am pleased to reappointment mr. john a. laurence of washington, d.c., to the advisory committee on the records of congress. thank you for your attention to this appointment. signed sincerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. security continuing resolution vote breakdown, depen they needed 217 and they only had 203 for the continuing resolution. to fund the department for another three weeks. john harwood says this is the biggest repudiation house speaker john boehner has suffered yet and then "roll call" says g.o.p. leader says additional votes now possible late they are evening and over the weekend as the shutdown cont

everything about the sewell bowl this year has seemed supersized, from the hype to the ticket prices,he fan excite mtd. now, it's cold here right now. it's foggy outside. this is all going to go away when the sun comes up. should be a beautiful day. fans will watch the game inside the stadium with the retractible roof open. fans can begin arriving at noon or go into the stadium at noon.ozi &háhp &hc% they'll go through a screening similar to what you would see at the airport. security overall going to be very tight. you've got federal, state and local law enforcement working together. f-16s and black hawk helicopters patrolling the no-fly zone. 500 surveillance cameras at the ground. those are being monitored from an undisclosed location. the goal is that law enforcement will take care of all of that. fans can really focus on the game. that's great because they have spent a lot of money to get here and get these tickets. we are at the most expensive super bowl in history. tickets right now averaging $9,000 to $10,000 apiece. we've seen one as high as $68,000. historically fans who wai

would note that two alabama congresswomen, a new younger members of the house martha roby, terri sewellentatives it passed unanimously 420-0. the senate bill today that senator booker and i have moved moved, moved out of the senate banking committee that my colleague from alabama senator shelby chairs and moved out of that committee unanimously and now has been passed through the senate. it was a very historic day and it marked an alteration in the history of america. it changed an unacceptable abuse of american rights, the right to vote. and it created a more positive world, country, and region. i grew up not too far from there. i was in high school or junior high school, high school, when that happened, and i remember reading about it, thinking about it and -- but i don't think i fully understood the significance of it until time has gone by. so i think this is a very fitting honor. i'm pleased that it has passed today and i'm pleased for those who will receive the honor. mr. president, i thank the chair and would yield the floor. mr. inhofe: mr. president? the presiding officer: the