diane nash. dr. garcia. general vilma --. ambassador role --. senator allen sentence. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. biden: please have a seat. good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you all very much and to all the cabinet members, elected officials that are here and former leg officials like joe lieberman, my good friend is here. so many critical people. i want to thank the vice presidents -- i want to thank vice president harris and this -- and the second gentleman. our nation has always been a work in progress. that is the work in story. it is not a simple one. it has never been a simple one. for the july week reminds us what draws us together long ago and still binds us at our best. what we strive for, we the people do what we can. the ideal america shines like a sun to light up the freedom of the world. that is the soul of our nation. it that is who we are as americans. that is who we see. an extraordinary group of americans on this stage that i have been honored to recognize t

diane nash. dr. julieta garcia. brigadier general wilma vaught. fred gray.mbassador raul yzaguirre. and senator alan simpson . -- senator alan simpson. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ["hail to the chief" being played] pres. biden: please be seated. good afternoon, and welcome to the white house. i know this is kind of an old place for some of the guys that come here, but thank you all very much. and to other cabinet members and elected officials that are here, and former elected officials like joe lieberman, my good friend is here. and so many critical and important people. i want to thank vice president harris and the second gentleman for allowing us to join them. [laughter] it is a pleasure when you get to hang out together. on monday, we celebrated the independence of our nation, a nation that is always a working progress in the creation of opportunities in fulfillment of promises. that is the american story. it is not a simple one. it has never been a simple one, but fourth of july reminds us what rod us together long ag

movements, diane nash was a fierce light in darkness. she did more than dream of better america, she helped build one. as a founder of the student nonviolent coordinating committee in the 1960s, she led some of the most important 20th-century civil rights campaigns that inspire activism around the world to this day. for her strategic savvy and absolute courage, americans owe a debt of gratitude to diane nash for helping forge a path toward a more perfect union. >>[applause] >>[applause] >> megan rapinoe. >> [applause] >> world cup champion, olympic gold medalist, named the world's best soccer player, one of america's great athletes. known for her creative play and leadership, she also leads with eight fierce wheel off the field. champion protecting the rights of fellow lgbtqi+ americans. perhaps the most dominant of any team in the sport in their successful fight for equal pay. megan rapinoe challenges and inspires millions of people who believe in themselves and the possibilities of our nation. >> [applause] possibilities of our nation.

applause ] >> [ applause ] a fearless leader of the freedom rides in nashville sit in movements, diane nash was a fierce light and darkness. she did more than dream of a better america, she helped build one. as a founder of a student coordinating committee in the 1960s, she was some of the most important civil rights campaigns that inspire activism around the world to this day for her strategic savvy and absolute courage, americans owe a debt of gratitude to diane nash for helping forge a path toward a more perfect union. [ applause ] megan renner p no. [ applause ] world cup champion , olympic gold medalist named the world's best women's soccer player, megan rubino is one of america's great athletes, known for her creative play and leadership she also leads with a fierce will off the field. a champion protecting the rights of fellow lgbtq i plus americans. a leader on the u.s. women's soccer national team perhaps the most dominant of any team in any sport in their successful fight for equal pay . [ applause ] [ applause ] alan simpson. [ applause ] is by increasing polarization he brought

diane nash. dr. juileta garcia. brigadier general wilma. fred gray. ambassador raul yzaguirre. alan simpson . ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ ♪ >> please. please have a seat. good afternoon, and welcome to the white house. i know this is not a -- this is kind of an old place for some of the guys that are coming here, but thank you all very much, and to all the cabinet members, elected officials that are here, and former elected officials like joe lieberman and my good friend is here. so many critical people and important people. i want to thank the vice president, vice president harris, and second gentleman, for allowing us to join them. they're joining us. but it is always a pleasure when we get to hang out together. on monday, we celebrated the independence of our nation, a nation always a work in progress in creation of possibilities, the fulfillment of promises. that's the american story. it's not a simple one. it's never been a simple one, but the fourth of july week reminds us what brought us together long ago and still binds us, b

of millions of women who served this nation in uniform. [ applause ] as a 23-year-old student, diane nashved a phone call from attorney general robert kennedy's top deputies warning her about the violence at the next stop of the freedom ride she organized across the south. she replied, and i quote, "we all signed our last will and testaments before they left. we know someone will be killed but we cannot let violence overcome nonviolence." [ applause ] think of that. an unmistakable courage, an unshakeable courage in leadership, diane nash shaped some of the most important civil rights in history. after four little girls were murdered at the 16th street church in birmingham, she planned what became the selma campaign two years later. her activism echos around the halls of freedom around the world today and she's the first to say the medal is shared with hundreds of thousands of patriotic americans who sacrificed so much for justice and liberty for all. she asked me to add that because she didn't want to take all the credit herself. [ applause ] and dr. king, rosa parks, john lewis and othe

national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption n n rapinoe, freedom rider diane nashttorney fred gray, and the president's longtime friend, the late senator john mccain. >> and others who were also awarded medals and who weren't at the ceremony today, apple co-founder steve jobs and actor denzel washington, who also could not make the ceremony. >> just an eclectic group right there. >> congratulations to all of them. >> very accomplished. all right. >>> coming up, the emergency landing in north carolina caught on camera. >>> plus, new video being released of a stunning incident at sea-tac airport. a baggage handler stealing a commercial passenger jet, taking it on a wild ride, and eventually crashing it. >>> and later, lacing up and taking off. how a growing number of young people are rediscovering the joys of roller skating. you're watching "world news now."

leadership on civil rights and ocean issues including sister simone campbell and fred gray and diane nash and former ambassador raul geary and gold star father kazir khan, a former critic of trump. and former wyoming senator allen simpson and gabrielle giffords an outspoken survivor of gun violence. >> steve jobs and richard trump and john mccain received the award posthumously. >> and receiving this award on behalf of their loved one is bittersweet. >> president biden received the medal in 2017 while serving as vice president under barack obama. skylar henry, cbs news. >> denzel washington could not attend the sale because he tested positive for covid. he will be hon yored at a later date. >>> an increase of 1.8% from the seven days prior and of course it might not reflect those at-home positive results that a lot of people are not reporting and the u.s. has now more than 600 cases of monkeypox and some say the federal government has been too slow to get vaccines out, especially here in the state of california where case loads are doubling. in fact california is one of the highest places

. >> reporter: also honored, freedom rider diane nash and civil rights attorney fred gray. >> because of her, lives will be saved and america will be safer. >> reporter: and former democratic congresswoman gabby giffords, a victim of gun violence, for her work on gun control. the president honoring even some republicans, like his longtime friend, the late senator john mccain. his wife cindy there to receive the honor. >> we both wanted to make things better for the country that we both loved and that never wavered. i never stopped admiring john. never said a negative thing about him in my life, because i knew his honor, his courage and his commitment. >> also among the recipients, steve jobs and denzel washington, who could not make the say mow sni. >>> when we come back here tonight, the incredible images showing how a baggage handler made off with a passenger plane in seattle. (vo) red lobster's seafood summerfest is fire! turn up for our new! bbq bacon grilled shrimp with your choice of soup or salad and an indiduastarr all three courses for $18.99! hurry into red lobster. it's lit

their leadership on civil rights and social issues include sister is simone campbell, fred gray, diane nash, former ambassador raul yzaguirre, and gold star father khizr khan. and former wyoming senator allen simpson and former arizona congresswoman gabriel giffords, an outspoken survivor of gun violence. president biden himself received the medal of freedom in 2017 while serving as vice president under former president barack obama. so other posthumous award recipients include a labor leader richard trumka as well as former republican presidential nominee and long-time arizona senator john mccain. we should also mention denzel washington. the award winning actor was supposed to be here today, but the white house said he tested positive for covid. president biden said that he will honor the oscar winner at a later date. we're here outside of the white house. i'm skyler henry. ryan, back to you. >> thanks, skyler. tim cook tweeted about the medal of freedom. he called jobs a visionary who challenged us to see the world not for what it is, but for what it could be. he went on the say we cheri

two veterans of the civil rights movement, diane nash a founding member of the student nonviolent coordinatingttorney fred gray who represented martin luther king junior and rosa parks. center john mccain in absentia and apple cofounder steve jobs. that is just part of the list. it was a much needed, very good thing today for all the recipients. that is today's read it all in this crisis. tonight on all in. >> the guys all lying demagogue you can't trust, and so you want to be very very careful about what you do with him. >> to donald trump use the irs to try to take down the fbi? tonight, as f investigations began, the trump appointee who still runs the irs response, the reporter who broke that story joins me live. then, on the january six committee of the big interview with white house counsel. plus david, hard on what we're learning about the father's role in the lethal gun sale before the highland park massacre.

unmistakable courage and unshakable courage, and leadership, diane nash shaped some of the most importanta girls were murdered through baptist church in birmingham she called for a nonviolent movement across alabama that planted the seeds and became the soma campaign two years later. her activism echoes the call of freedom around the world today and yet she is the first to say the metal is shared with hundreds of thousands of patriotic americans said that if sacrificed so much for the cause of liberty and justice for all, and by the way, she asked me to make sure to add that, because she did not want to take all the credit herself. [applause] dr. king, rosa parks, and john lewis and other giants of her history led their fight for freedom, you know who they call? fred gray, that's who they call. [applause] one of the most important civil rights lawyers in our history, the legal brilliance and strategy to segregated schools and secured the right to vote, one of the first african american legislature in its since reconstruction, ordained minister viewed a righteous calling that touch the sou