brian: parchman? rep. lewis: it was in parchman. in parchman, it was no one, no one in their right mind wanted to go to parchman. brian: tell us about parchman. rep. lewis: parchman, you know, people are right about parchman. in novels, plays, poems, parchman was known as sort of no man's land. people go there and some people didn't return. i remember so well, after staying many days in jail in jackson, mississippi, the city jail, the county jail, and then taken down to parchman. brian: who -- were there others that we would know that were with you at the time? rep. lewis: one of the young people that went to jail with me in parchman was bob filner. he was a congressperson from california. he was only 19-years-old. i was 21 at the time. but there was individuals like the reverend james lawson, became one of our wonderful teachers of the philosophy and discipline of non-violence. bernard laugfed, james belver, diane nash, these were all young people in the movement. there were men and women that got arrested and went to jail. william

brian: parchman? rep. lewis: it was in parchman. archman, it was no one, no one in their right mind wanted to go to parchman. brian: tell us about parchman. rep. lewis: parchman, you know, people are right about parchman . in novels, plays, poems, parchman was known as sort of no man's land. people go there and some people didn't return. i remember so well, after staying many days in jail in jackson, mississippi, the city jail, the county jail, and then taken down to parchman. brian: who -- were there others that we would know that were with you at the time? rep. lewis: one of the young people that went to jail with me in parchman was bob filner. he was a congressperson from california. he was only 19-years-old. i was 21 at the time. but there was individuals like the reverend james lawson, became one of our wonderful teachers of the philosophy and discipline of non-violence. bernard laugfed, james belver, diane nash, these were all young people in the movement. there were men and women that got arrested and went to jail. william slo

trying to be the fittest old—age pensioner in the country. 80—year—old brian lewis has been waiting forhis home near manchester since the lockdown began. like millions of others, brian was on the list for elective surgery before coronavirus, but, since march, everything is on hold. he could cope with the pain for a few months and has been doing zoom calls with his physiotherapist, but now is finding it very difficult. it has completely from here to there, the pain hasjust been in the hip and now it is the whole leg, i have these muscles in my leg that can move, i have always been a very fit guy, like, you know, but... this excruciating pain. i have reached the stage now where the deterioration has been so great, and the last three weeks i have been put onto a stick. doctors around the country are looking at ways they can remotely assist the thousands of patients that are waiting forjoint surgeries. this includes the creation of new apps and tools that can monitor them in new and detailed ways. welcome to our lab. fantastic. whoever you are, wherever you are. this free app provides free

trying to be the fittest old—age pensioner in the country. 80—year—old brian lewis has been waiting fore list for elective surgery before coronavirus, but, since march, everything is on hold. he could cope with the pain for a few months and has been doing zoom calls with his physiotherapist, but now is finding it very difficult. it has completely gone from here to there, the pain used to be in the hip and now it is the whole leg, i have these muscles in my leg that can move, i have always been a very fit guy, like, you know, but... this excruciating pain. i have reached the stage now where the deterioration has been so great, and the last three weeks i have been put onto a stick. doctors around the country are looking at ways they can remotely assist the thousands of patients that are waiting forjoint surgeries. this includes the creation of new apps and tools that can monitor them in new and detailed ways. welcome to our lab. fantastic. whoever you are, wherever you are. this free app provides digital access to some of the orthopaedic therapies a patient could expect to have in person.

lewis. governor brian kemp tweeted this out, congressman john lewis was a civil rights hero, freedom fighter, devoted public servant and beloved georgian who changed our world in a profound way. the family is praying for his loved ones as they honor and mourn -- the kemp family is praying for his loved ones as they honor and mourn his passing. we want to know what you think about the life and legacy of representative john lewis. we go back to the phone lines, reggie is calling from oakland, california. caller: good morning. it's unbelievable how you have to fight and struggle. mr. lewis fought and struggled his empire -- his entire life. white men don't have to fight and struggle for their rights in america. you speak about donald trump and portland. everybody talks about donald trump. castabout his supporting and everyone going along with what donald trump says and does? it's unbelievable. that's all i have. host: let's go to jerry, from smith's jail, mississippi. good morning. , mississippi.e good morning. caller: good morning. let's bring love to john lewis. i'm a civil rights activist. i

john lewis believed you should engage. thank you. brian, they are just a few of the many who have gathered. and it a very diverse crowd. they are here for many, many reasons. many of them personal because john lewis touched their lives, affected their lives, changed the landscape of all our lives simply with his being and with what happened with this bridge and so much else. brian? >> martin, over at the brown chapel, just a couple minutes' drive from where you are, a short service is now under way. we'll show, there's a speaker, a prayer and then we'll see this move over to the bridge. tell us more about what it's like there in selma today. we've heard from someone who came a very long distance. others who are there locally. what's it feel like to you there, marty? >> reporter: it's not a festive, it's a somber mood but they're celebrating the home going, so much of the african-american culture, the culture of the south. there's so much of celebrating the life and heroism. one of the issues that comes up many times, the name on the bridge

in georgia, republican senator lauded lewis's leadership and courage, adding his legacy will never be forgotten. brianas a civil rights hero who changed our world in a profound way. remember during his 2018 race for governor, he purged the state's voter roles and senator loeffler is actively pressing the league to drop its support for the black lives matter movement, which she says speaks to destroy american principals. joining me is two-time wnba champion who announced she will be sitting out the upcoming season to focus on social justice causes and teamed up with lebron james' voter outreach organization, more than a vote. commending you first of all on that activism and thank you for being here tonight, rene. you wrote this open letter to the senator. i want to read a little bit about it. talking about black lives matter and what it actually means. imagine your friend overwhelmed with grief, tearing flowing down her cheeks confiding with you she has breast kans erp. how good of a friend would you be if you crossed your arms and replied, all cancers matter. this year i don't need more friends that t

spoke withhn lewis brian lam about his autobiography, across that bridge. here he recounted his experience leading a group of students across the edmund pettus bridge in alabama when he was 25 years old. [video clip] 1965, when i was much younger, i had an organization called the student nonviolent coordinating committee, a group of young people, students and attempted to cross the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama, to march to montgomery, to dramatize to the nation and to the world that people wanted simply to just to register -- wanted simply to register to vote. we arrived at the apex of the bridge. bluebelow, we saw a sea of -- alabama state troopers. camentinued to walk and within hearing distance of the state troopers. a man identified himself and it said it, i am major john cloud of the alabama state troopers. its is an unlawful march and will not be allowed to continue. one of the young people walking major, giveid it, us a moment to kneel and play. said, let us advance. at the foot of that bridge, i was beaten. i thought i was going to die. i

lewis. governor brian kemp tweeted this out, congressman john lewis was a civil rights hero, freedom fighterted public servant and beloved georgian who changed our world in a profound way. the family is praying for his loved ones as they honor and mourn -- the kemp family is praying for his loved ones as they honor and mourn his passing. we want to know what you think about the life and legacy of representative john lewis. we go back to the phone lines, reggie is calling from oakland, california. caller: good morning. it's unbelievable how you have to fight and struggle. mr. lewis fought and struggled his empire -- his entire life. white men don't have to fight and struggle for their rights in america. you speak about donald trump and portland. everybody talks about donald trump. castabout his supporting and everyone going along with what donald trump says and does? it's unbelievable. that's all i have. host: let's go to jerry, from smith's jail, mississippi. good morning. , mississippi.e good morning. caller: good morning. let's bring love to john lewis. i'm a civil rights activist. if you

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our live coverage of the funeral of john lewis will continue the brian williams and nicolle wallace. guys, take it away. >> good day, brian williams here with you on this somber and urgent thursday afternoon. 3:00 p.m. here on the east coast. 12 noon out west. our friend nicolle wallace will be with us moments from now. this day has thus far been a living example of both poles of our politics. in many ways that means our recent past, as well as our present, as recently as today. we've been watching the moving scenes from atlanta, georgia as the nation says farewell to a giant, congressman john lewis. the funeral was held at ebenezer baptist church, church where his mentor dr. martin luther king jr. presided. the dignitaries at today's service included former presidents from both parties. he was eulogized by former president barack obama who looked to lewis as a hero. after his inauguration in '90 he signed lewis' program with the words because of you john. he talked about what john meant to him and our country. >> john lewis was in so many ways exceptional. he vindicated the faith in

trying to be the fittest old—age pensioner in the country. 80—year—old brian lewis has been waiting fort, since march, everything is on hold. he could cope with the pain for a few months and has been doing zoom calls with his physiotherapist, but now is finding it very difficult. it has completely from here to there, the pain used to be in the hip and now it is the whole leg, i have these muscles in my leg that can move, i have always been a very fit guy, like, you know, but... this excruciating pain. i have reached the stage now where the deterioration has been so great, and the last three weeks i have been put onto a stick. doctors around the country are looking at ways they can remotely assist the thousands of patients that are waiting forjoint surgeries. this includes the creation of new apps and tools that can monitor them in new and detailed ways. welcome to our lab. fantastic. whoever you are, wherever you are. this free app provides access to some of the orthopaedic therapies a patient could expect to have in person. downloading this app is a great way to make recovery from your

ainsley: we are back with live look at capitol hill where today the late congressman john lewis will lie in state. brian the planes about to take off to montgomery carrying the coffin of john lewis as well as family members and friends. they'll be a private ceremony inside capitol rotunda, day 3 of 6-day celebration of his life, it will end thursday with a funeral in atlanta, the highlight as brian mentioned was the caisson on sunday crossing the edmund pettus bridge drawn by horse. john lewis 1965 was leading 600 peaceful demonstrators for voting rights, they were beaten by alabama state troopers, lewis himself had skull fractured, he said he thought he was going to die on the bridge. violence really shocked a lot of americans and instead passage of voting rights act in 1965, there's a push to rename the bridge the edmund pettus bridge, pettus was confederate general and leader in ku kluz klan, steve, ainsley, brian, back to you. ainsley: let's bring in gop congressman dan crenshaw, former navy seal, good morning to you. >> good morning, great to be with you. ainsley: great to be with you too. tell us

our live coverage of the funeral of john lewis will continue the brian williams and nicolle wallace.th us moments from now. this day has thus far been a living example of both poles of our politics. in many ways that means our recent past, as well as our present, as recently as today. we've been watching the moving scenes from atlanta, georgia as the nation says farewell to a giant, congressman john lewis. the funeral was held at

you want to be lewis or lawson or king. >> brian -- >> and that, dear viewers, is why eugene and i areooking forward to jon's book. go ahead, gene. >> i just wanted to quickly mention one thing. tears did come to my eyes. reverend lawson actually name-checked my childhood pastor. he named a number of other figures around the south who had felt the call, the call of the civil rights movement. and one of the people he mentioned was the reverend matthew mccollum, who was pastor at trinity methodist church in orangeburg, south carolina, the church i went to at least once a week for my entire upbringing, who i remember sitting around my house when i was very young and the adults talking with great urgency about -- about things that i didn't yet understand. and what they were talking about were actions and planned demonstrations and organizing. they were talking about the fight for civil rights. so that was a personal moment that deeply touched me. >> let's not forget the word "fight." a lot of hard work went into the struggle that endures today. both of these gentlemen have agreed to stay w

lewis whose casket the turn to washington d.c. the late congressman now is lying in state at the u.s. capitol. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. 19 special next on d w. w's crime fighters are back to africa's most successful radio drama series continues in olympus odes are available online course you can share and discuss on w. africa's facebook page and other social media. platforms turned to mean little. hanging out with friends and partying in crowds all that despite covert 19. young people just want to have fun like they were doing here in the yorker. they aren't taking the threat of the coronavirus seriously after all they are young healthy and strong. thousands have been gathering at raves in parks across europe the police break up one party and another one pops up elsewhere. will party revelers be responsible for the 2nd wave. welcome to you covered $900.00 special and e.w. news i want to adjourn civilian good to have you with us. 19 is on t

brian: congressional leaders paying their respect to john lewis praising the civil rights icon for alewis lived and worked with urgency because the task was urgent. >> here in congress john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle on both sides of the capitol. we knew that he always worked on the side of the angels and now we know that he is with them. brian: joining us right now with her message the niece of dr. martin luther king jr. and fox news contributor dr. alveda king. dr. king, after all the coverage over the last few days, and the honor in which his life was remembered, what stands out 24 hours later? >> it's very important as congressman john lewis is laid to rest that we remember his legacy as a very humble man and as a peacemaker. and i believe that because human life, no matter how long it is, is still short. people do the very best that they can to leave something to be remembered. i do remember john lewis the peacemaker. even in times of turmoil and more recent times here in the 21st century. i would always say that's not the john lewis i know. i can remembe

the late civil rights pioneer john lewis in a display of bipartisan unity pressure leaders praise the democratic congressman as a moral force for the nation. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today germany's institute for infectious diseases says it fears a 2nd coronavirus wave could be underway robert institute says there has been a significant rise in infections over the past few days authorities have been on red alert for people bringing the virus back from abroad germany has now made coronavirus tests mandatory for travelers returning from high risk regions and has so far fared relatively well in suppressing the risk with just over 200000 cases and some 10000 deaths. did i ever use a thomas sparrows falling this forest or a thomas how would germany respond to this possible 2nd wave and would we see broad lockdowns again were would they be more localized the head of germany's public health institute did not confirm whether this was the beginning of a 2nd wave but he did stress that he was very worried about recent developments in germany in particular referring to several small regional outbreaks and he stressed that it was not necessaril

lewis inscribed with the word hero. >> may his words, actions and legacy continue to serve as our country's conscience. >> reporter: georgia governor brianemp and atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms praised lewis for his life-long fight for equality which continued right up to his recent visit to black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. bottoms said his push to get into good trouble has inspired her actions as a leader. >> and so governor, when the good trouble continues, know that it is with the blessings of congressman lewis. >> he was warm and gentle md thoughtful. and while the nation has lost an incredible historical figure, i've lost my dear friend. >> reporter: former atlanta mayor bill campbell was friends with lewis for more than 40 years. he said lewis leaves a legacy that will rival some of the greatest icons in history. >> when history is written, it will reflect the great figures of the 20th century. and john lewis will be right beside those incredible figures. >> of course, mayor campbell will be at the services along with ambassador andrew young, the wife of hank aaron. these were couples, really, who were best friends

lewis. but in the intervening minutes before the top of the hour, let's bring in my friend, joy reid, to add her voice to this remembrance tonight. joy? >> hey, brian. yeah, this is a -- this is a tough one, you know, and i think, you know, coming one day after c.t. vivian died, we're losing this whole generation of great men. and it's devastating. it really, truly is. and just thinking about john lewis, you know, he's 11 years younger than dr. king, and i love hearing jon meacham talk about, you know, his grace and graciousness. but when he was young, he was feisty, john lewis. he was the one who dr. king had to say hold on, back down a little bit because what he wanted to say to john f. kennedy at the march on washington was fiery. he wanted to indict him. he wanted to rebuke him for not doing enough to save black lives. you know, if you want to talk about black lives matter, he was the original black lives matter activist. he was so much like these young people that we're seeing marching in the streets today. he was insistent. he was making demands, not requests, and he was unabashed in his belief that equality had to happen now, that black peop

lewis. but in the intervening minutes before the top of the hour, let's bring in my friend, joy reid, to add her voice to this remembrance tonight. joy? >> hey, brian. yeah, this is a -- this is a tough one, you know, and i think, you know, coming one day after c.t. vivian died, we're losing this whole generation of great men. and it's devastating. it really, truly is. and just thinking about john lewis, you know, he's 11 years younger than dr. king, and i love hearing jon meacham talk about, you know, his grace and graciousness. but when he was young, he was feisty, john lewis. he was the one who dr. king had to say hold on, back down a little bit because what he wanted to say to john f. kennedy at the march on washington was fiery. he wanted to indict him. he wanted to rebuke him for not doing enough to save black lives. if you want to talk about black lives matter, he was the original black lives matter activist. he was so much like these young people that we're seeing marching in the streets today. he was insistent. he was making demands, not requests, and he was unabashed in his belief that equality had to happen now, that black people shouldn

john lewis at the state capitol today, where he will lie in state before he is laid to rest tomorrow. any moment, we expect to hear from atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms and the governor, brian kemp. >> we have breaking news out of oregon. after two weeks of serious clashes with protesters, federal agents will be leaving portland. that's according it the state's governor. that comes just hours after president trump said this. >> we hear all sorts of reports about us leaving. we're not leaving until they secure their city. we told the governor, we told the mayor, secure your city. if they don't secure their city soon, we have no choice, we have to go out and clean it out. >> joining me now is nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin live in portland. erin, that sounded to me as if we're dealing with how to word the decision by the feds to leave and vice versa. is that where we are? is this about rhetorical semantics about whether the feds are leaving or whether the locals have secured the city? >> reporter: i think so, chuck. i think the question is when will these officials leave. we heard from oregon's governor, kate brown, say that she expec s s i.c.e. and cbp, officials cla

lewis. but both, unfortunately, used a picture of the wrong person, the wrong congressman. >> with us now is brianhost of reliable sources. stelter, when i saw this, i saw first rubio's and i thought, that's bad. then i saw another one. i thought, two senators got this wrong? >> two out of 100 senators. both getting this wrong, both within hours. neither learning from the other. what can you say? this is humiliating for the senators. i hope they and their staffs learn a thing or two from this episode. here's what rubio originally posted. rubio and sullivan were honoring the late john lewis talking about how inspiring a figure he was. but they posted a picture of elijah cummings. cummings passed away last october. he's the last to pass away before lewis. the two men have been mixed up over the years. lewis joked that cummings was younger than him so he took it as a compliment. all kidding aside, this is embarrassing for both senators and they both followed up to correct the record. rubio updated the tweet. sullivan's office apologized for the mixup. this is something real called the cross-race effe

friday night at about 11:50 call into brian williams' newscast when the sad news broke and i stayed for the one-hour documentary you had done about congressman lewis wanted to ask you about something you said that night. you talked about what he thought of this generation of activists. and it gave me a teeny bit of solace that he was heartened by the black lives matter movement, by the swelling numbers of support for them can you talk about that a little bit more >> i once saw john lewis interact in atlanta with some black lives matter activists, who were really crying out i think this was in 2015 and there were just so many of these cases of black young men and women, you know, being killed by police or being harassed by police and there was so much anger that they felt and he came out and had this gentle spirit and said to them, basically, i was you i know what it is to be angry, to want to scream out and cry out against injustice and want to, you know, curse injustice out, you know? but that, you know, he was a living example of having taken that spirit of protest you know, his angry 1963 speech that he wanted to give where the white house was

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lewis was buried in an historic atlanta cemetery. a burial site of former slaves and their children. send it back to you. briananwhile, thank you so much, jillian while all that was going on we get news of herman cain's passing at the age of 74. he was with us a lot on "fox & friends." willing to get up early. self-made multimillionaire who rose from the ranks of the food industry become a dominant politician and political voice. i was lucky enough when he stopped doing his daily radio show, i was lucky enough to get a lot of his affiliates. i can't tell you how much people called up and said how much they missed him. here is a look back at herman cain's life on "fox & friends." >> new man to beat in the republican race for the white house. >> herman cain pass parked the kaine train here on the curvey couch. >> he started godfather pizza. >> herman, welcome back. >> thanks, brian, happy to be here right at home. >> have you established a new business model for running for president of the united states, herman cain. >> i think what the american people are going to see in me is a problem solver not a politician

lewis died, but otherwise has said little about hits death. >>> another person in the president's circle has now tested positive for covid-19. the white house national south counsel robert oh brian is the highest ranking white house official yet test positive. she experiencing mild symptoms and self-isolating now in a remote location. o'brien reportedly left the white house abruptly last thursday. he had recently returned from europe where he met with officials from the u.k., france, germany, and italy. across the u.s. now there are 4 boy 2 million.2 million cases, and a total of more than 147,000 people have died. here in california, almost 6900 new cases were reported, bringing the state's total to more than 460,000. there were 29 deaths reported yesterday. the statewide death toll is now 8145. >>> governor news newsom said the state they be sending strike teams to counties to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. greg lee has more on the governor's plan and his plea for people not to let their guard down. >> we need to do today, redouble down our efforts to improve our own behaviors. >> reporter: the state's top health official continuing to urge californians to exercise ca

john lewis had a bloody head on that edmond pettis bridge on that bloody sunday just so folks like myself could exercise our full franchise, and yet we see people like brian kemp and donald trump taking advantage of the loopholes in that system and making sure that everyone's voice is not actually heard at the ballot box. fighting voter suppression, especially in this critical election year, is one of the most essential ways we can get in that good trouble and that we can make sure we honor reverend vivian and mr. lewis with more than our words but with our deeds. >> so brittany, take me into that room. as the "hamilton" folks would say, you were in the room where it happened. is this the first time c.t. vivian was in the room with this black president and a civil roots icon? this is an iconic table. >> it was a beautiful black day, truly. >> yes. >> of course, it wasn't the first time that reverend vivian was at the white house. i think the obama administration did a particularly beautiful job of honoring the legacy of not only our past legends but our living legends and the people who made the pathway possible for barack obama to walk through the doors

john lewis at the state capitol today, where he will lie in state before he is laid to rest tomorrow. any moment, we expect to hear from atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms and the governor, brianeaking news out of oregon. after two weeks of serious clashes with protesters, federal agents will be leaving portland. that's according it the state's governor. that comes just hours after pres

the 2012 interview he gave about his memoir, "across that bridge," so you can hear john lewis in his own voice. brian: congressman john lewis, why did you name your book "across that bridge?" rep. lewis: well, during the past few years, i've been