and on social media yesterday you posted while standing at the foot of the edmund pettus bridge, gopposes the return of preclearance, a vital element of the voting rights act of 1965, which this historic selma march was all about. a reminder congressman donalds is running to be florida's next governor with donald trump's endorsement. tell us more about why this is so stunning. >> it was so stunning because sitting there at the foot of edmund pettus bridge on the 68th anniversary of bloody sunday, byron donalds took a moment to praise foot soldiers. then he was asked if he supports the john lewis voting rights act, and then he went on a minutes long screed against preclearance. as we see here, it's that vital element of the voting rights act of 1965. so moments earlier, praising foot soldiers and seeking to honor them, saying that he wouldn't be here without them, he then dishonors them by attacking the very bill they marched and bled for. it was. it was a stunning moment. and in the crowd, someone next to us. i'm sure everyone is familiar with the kendrick lamar song by now. someone

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john lewis saw that firsthand when he led the march across the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabamaselma wasn't supposed to happen. andy young camand said that doctor king wouldn't be at the march, and so john lewis was like, all right, i'm going to go now. these omitted details about the civil rights movement are being taught in schools across the country, thanks to march. you can read march in a day and have a solid understanding of the breadth and depth of the movement. from 1960 to 1965, particularly from the young people's perspective. what would you think john lewis would say about the current state of the attempts to ban books right now and eliminate the teaching of civil rights history in classrooms? he would say the same thing he said to us many times before, which is, i think we're being too quiet, that now is the time to speak up and speak out and fight back. for a matter of fact, i'm alexis clark, ahead on, matter of fact, a new look at the country's shifting religious landscape. plus how a desk near the senate chamber's busiest entrance became known for its candy to sta

7th, 1965, police brutally attacked hundreds of civil rights demonstrators marching across the edmund pettus the marchers were protesting white officials refusal to allow black people in alabama to register to vote. they were also protesting a killing that happened days earlier of jimmie lee jackson, a minister and voting rights organizer who was shot by a state trooper. the attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the u.s. voting rights act of 1965. today, hundreds of people, as well as state and national leaders, made the annual pilgrimage in remembrance of bloody sunday. we will use this opportunity every day to not only look back and reflect, but we also have to use this opportunity to kind of move forward. today's march is among dozens of events during the annual selma bridge crossing jubilee, which began thursday. dozens of middle schoolers put their engineering skills to the test this weekend in berkeley. the northern california vex iq robotics championship was held today at uc berkeley. middle school students from 46 schools faced off to build a robot that could shoot a b

marchers linking arms and crossing the edmund pettus bridge. protesters were brutally beaten by state troopers and local police. why some say there is still unfinished business in selma, alabama. more from alex presha. >> reporter: today, crowds gathered in selma, alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of a key turning point in the civil rights movement. reverend al sharpton saying the fight for equality continues. >> today, they're threatening the same rights that they went across that bridge to deal with 60 years ago. >> reporter: demonstrators marching between there and montgomery in 1965, in an effort to loosen jim crow's hold on the south as they crossed the edmund pettus bridge, the 600 peaceful protesters were met by state troopers on horse back armed with batons, tear gas, and hate. images spreading around the world. the moral outrage led to lyndon johnson's signing of the voter rights act of 1965, five months after what became known as bloody sunday. one of the march organizers were a boy from troy, john lewis, who would serve three dec

marchers linking arms and crossing the edmund pettus bridge. 60 years ago, peaceful protesters were brutally beaten by state troopers and local police. why? some say there's still unfinished business in selma, alabama. more now from abc's alex presha. >> reporter. >> today, crowds gathered in selma, alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of a key turning point in the civil rights movement. reverend al sharpton saying the fight for equality continues. >> today, they are threatening the same rights that they went across that bridge to deal with 60 years ago. >> demonstrators marching between there and montgomery in 1965, in an effort to loosen jim crow's hold on the south as they crossed the edmund pettus bridge. the 600 peaceful protesters were met by state troopers on horseback, armed with batons, tear gas and hate. the chaos captured on camera images spreading around the world. the moral outrage led to president lyndon johnson signing of the voting rights act of 1965, just five months after what became known as bloody sunday. one of the march organizers was a boy from troy, john lewis, who w

however, they were likely they were violently confronted by police as they approached the edmund pettus bridge. as you likely know, demonstrators were beaten and sprayed with tear gas and charged by troops on horses. the shocking scene was broadcast across america and compelled washington to respond with the civil rights act of 1965. this weekend, the cities of selma and montgomery are holding memorial events, inclung a rally and march across that edmund pettus bridge. and as we mark the 60th anniversary of bloody sunday, we take a look back at the surrounding areas in selma that have changed since the attack, but maintain that history. nbc's priscilla thompson returns to one coffee shop that turned that painful reminder of its past into a symbol of hope. every day, customers stroll in and out of this orange building. good morning. picking up coffee, often unaware of what the building once was. do you know what that used to be? no, i'm not familiar with that. this is actually the window from which blacks had to be served. when this restaurant was a segregated diner. today, this is the c

moments ago here in selma, i joined the commemorative march across the edmund pettus bridge in salute to those that braved bloody sunday. here, right here. 60 years ago this weekend, being part of the march, at least the last 20 years i've marched at least 20 times has been one of the great honors of my life as an activist. but missing from much of today's observance was the joyousness of previous years. rather, today's gathering was a red alert, a screeching call to arms because the civil rights community is facing its greatest assault in six decades, from a trump administration that is brazenly undermining black advancement, erasing black history, and attacking black participation in our public life and our private institutions. so tonight, live from one of the most important sites in our nation's history. i'll be talking to three black members of congress about the generational threat of trump 2.0 to voting rights, civil rights, the human rights that brave men and women, black and white, face death for here in selma 60 years ago today. joining me now here at the national voting rig

and again, as you can see behind me here, so many still on the edmund pettus bridge remembering what0 years ago. alex. >> jorge solis, thank you so much from selma. and we're going to have more coverage from selma, alabama, for you as the city marks that fateful day 60 years ago. politics nation will be live from selma. that begins at 5 p.m. eastern. meantime, new talk and worries of a recession. the author of this piece joins the author of this piece joins me travel can make you smell kinda funky. but aluminum-free secret whole body deodorant gives me 72 hour whole body freshness. for long layovers. surprise gate changes. and heavy luggage. and it's totally middle-seat approved. secret. no sweat. we also print. >> these and those and that. >> and definitely this. okay. that's engraved. >> where we. >> print with lasers at vistaprint. we print your brand on everything so your customers can notice you, remember you. and fall in. >> love with you. >> like really fall. >> in love. >> with you. >> at vistaprint if you need it. we print it with 25% off for new customers at vistaprint. >>

: the segregated diner was the site of sit-ins, the focus of freedom songs, and steps from the edmund pettus bridge where on that fateful sunday, 60 years ago today, unarmed demonstrators marching for voting rights were attacked by police armed with batons, dogs and tear gas. but the arc of the moral universe bent toward justice, with the voting rights act signed into law later that year, august of 1965. here in selma, jackie runs her coffee shop out of that once segregated diner, that divisive window now filled with accolades from around the world. >> there's community, there's unity, there's love, there's light, and there's a successful black woman operating in a space that, 60 years ago, did not stand for those same things. >> reporter: now this is a place for everybody. >> this is a place for evererybody. >> reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news, selma, alabama. >> we thank priscilla for that great look back. that is "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, i'm tom llamas, have a great night and weekend. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you! thank you! wow. thank you. s

bloody sunday in selma, alabama, our "sunday spotlight" on the coffee shop in the shadow of the edmund pettus bridge whose own story is woven into the civil rights movement. >>> and then a "sunday sitdown" with one of the hottest and most inspiring performers in all o o music, jelly roll, on his rise from a troubled youth to crossover country stardom. >> i would say i dreamed about it, but that would be a lie. i wasn't brave enough to dream this big. i love when people are like, this was my dream come true. how cocky were you? >> a "sunday sitdown" with jelly roll. plus, another "life well lived" all a bit later in the show. >>> but let's begin this morning with the war in ukraine where a freshly emboldened vladimir putin is stepping up attacks, russia bombarding ukraine again overnight after president trump ordered the united states to stop intelligence sharing with the ukrainians. nbc's molly hunter has more from london. molly, what's the latest? >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. so overnight russia launched more than 100 drones into ukraine. the ukrainian air force says they shot d

tonight we go to the end of the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama, 60 years ago on this day.y john lewis. in it, he would put an orange, a toothbrush, overnight provisions because he faced this... >> you are ordered to disperse. >> john: police swinging clubs to stop the peaceful march for the right to vote. lewis knew he'd be jailed, so he packed supplies. what gave him the courage to stand there in the face of a beating that would crack his skull? i got the answer 50 years later when i asked about that backpack. in it, he put two books, more than just overnight reading. the first was the "seven story mountain" by thomas merton. the monk who shared lewis' christian faith. lots of believers can't make church on sunday, let alone face attack dogs on a bloody one. merton writes about how faith becomes action through hope. by hope, he writes, "the abstract and impersonal become conviction. what i believe in faith, i make my own by hope." for lewis, hope wasn't an abstraction offered in prayers at night. it was lived conviction. through sacrifice and courage, he gave it life. the

this weekend marks 60 years since state troopers brutally attacked civil rights marchers on the edmund pettusdge in selma, alabama. it came to be known as bloody sunday. pictures of the day's violence shocked the nation and stirred support for the voting rights act of 1965. supreme court rulings over the last dozen years have gutted key parts of that law. this past week democratic congresswoman terri sewell of alabama introduced a bill to restore some of those provisions. the measure hasn't drawn any support from republicans, who control the house. still to come on pbs news weekend. the enduring impact of the covid-19 pandemic five years later. and, centuries after their extinction, beavers return to the wild in england. announcer: this is pbs news week and from the david m rubenstein studio in weta in washington, home of the pbs news hour weeknights on pbs. john: it was five years ago this week that the world health organization called the covid-19 outbreak a pandemic. in the united states, officials declared a national emergency, triggering travel bans for non-u.s. citizens and shutdowns na

they didn't cross the edmund pettus bridge because they would have defied president johnson's wishesand federal restraining order at that time. but what have you learned about that decision making that your dad had to exercise, you know, to refrain from actually crossing, but still gathering peacefully with people? >> well, again, it's it's relentlessness. and constructive and creative, which created the change ultimately so that president johnson, after they did march from selma to montgomery because there were 3 or 4 marches before they actually made that trek. and when they did get into to montgomery several days later, ultimately, president johnson did sign the voting rights act, even stating we shall overcome a very, very powerful moment. now, again today, here we are, 60 years later, and we need permanent voting rights bill. that's what the john lewis bill says today. you know, i thought about the the late, great reverend c.t. vivian. i thought about amelia boynton. i thought about, of course, congressman lewis. certainly thinking about my dad and mom who were both there in 65

just like the beating on the edmund pettus bridge was the was was the thing that that inspired votertragedy and powers. but this white house, i think would not move. this white house didn't do anything when george floyd happened. it was the private sector and state legislatures, not don't forget, alex, donald trump was the president when george floyd happened and he came forward and did nothing but threaten demonstrators and had the secret service and others remove protesters from in front of the church of way across the street from the white house. and that's when he went out there with a bible and lectured us about protesting, and never lectured about the killing of george floyd that was on film. now you even have elon musk being quoted as saying they ought to pardon derek chauvin, who was the policeman on the film with his knee on george floyd's neck. where has all of the humanity gone? >> yeah, you mentioned that saint john's church. i remember donald trump standing there holding the bible upside down in his hand. duly noted. rev, it's going to be a great show. we'll all be tunin

though deadly virus that change the world. 60 years ago, 600 civil rights demonstrators across the edmund pettus bridge into selma, alabama. there were marching for voting rights today. thousands made the same walk to continue their legacy. on march 7th, 1965. voting right? some marchers were attacked a day which has become known as blood. he sunday, the event shocked the nation at rallied support for the passing of the voting rights act of 65 annual ceremonies have been held since to support the voting rights of all americans. still ahead, more pain for gaza as israel shuts off its power supply. >> also, apple syria, great indefinitely amid escalating concerns over a i. for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. >> and stanley andrew lanes reopened today fol

they marched across the edmund pettus bridge amid-new fears of a rollback in voting and civil rights.n 1965 the televised brutal beating of voting rights advocates shocked the nation, galvanizing support for the voting rights act. >>> tonight an arrest in california after a crime caught on camera. it happened at the showroom of a carmax dealership. eight people hurt, two of them critically. cbs's andres gutierrez is in inglewood, california with all the details. andres. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. police have yet to release the identity of the suspect, who remains in custody tonight. authorities say he became angry at the dealership and then turned his suv into a weapon. chaos as an angry driver plows through the crowded carmax showroom outside los angeles. >> go that way. >> reporter: at least eight people including customers and employees were injured in saturday's rampage. >> it probably felt like ten seconds to be honest. that's how quick it felt to me. >> reporter: miguel hernandez shot this video. he was shopping for a car, and when he heard screaming he ran to the showr

little light of mine, i'm going to let it shine ♪ >> reporter: hundreds marched and sang over the edmund pettus bloody sunday in selma, alabama. a monumental day in the civil rights movement. the world watching in 1965 as activist marched that day, brutally beaten and tear gassed by alabama state troopers. 82-year-old andrew lives was there, just 7 years old when he ran from dogs that were set loose on demonstrators. >> 60 years later, is that memory still vivid of being on this bridge? >> oh, yes, yes. whenever i walk it. i walk it and look and think about what i came through. >> reporter: today, a reminder too of the changing political landscape as some americans feel the country is slipping on the civil rights that were fght for here. courtney walker and her young family here to make sure that doesn't happen. how important is passing that torch of information? >> i think that's extremely important, because i personally feel like we're living in a time where they're trying to erase history. ♪ let it shine, let it shine ♪ >> reporter: bridging that gap between past and present so important her

hundreds that have gathered here at the foot of the edmund pettus bridge that walk, as you mentioned, about to get started any moment here, we have spoken to so many that have made the pilgrimage here, some that come every year, some who are doing it for the first time. we've talked to congressional leaders who took the walk. we spoke to senator angela alsobrooks yesterday who said this was her first time walking the edmund pettus bridge, and she talked about how powerful and how poignant it was to be there, where doctor king stood, where john lewis stood, and remembering all the sacrifices that helped get the voting rights act passed. and speaking with a number of families here, of course, concerned about where things are in today's rhetoric, in today's political climate, they want to make sure the history and that torch of information is passed down. i want to play a little bit of an interview we did with some of the leaders here that are helping with the march today. take a listen. these were people. >> that had a thirst for freedom. and they marched and they walked for 54 miles fr

7th, 1965, police brutally attacked hundreds of civil rights demonstrators marching across the edmund pettus bridge. the marchers were protesting white officials refusal to allow black people in alabama to register to vote. they were also protesting the death of jimmie lee jackson. days earlier, a minister and voting rights organizer who was shot by a state trooper. the attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the u.s. voting rights act of 1965. today, hundreds of people, as well as state and national leaders, made the annual pilgrimage in remembrance of bloody sunday. we will use this opportunity every day to not only look back and reflect, but we also have to use this opportunity to kind of move forward. today's march is among dozens of events during the annual selma bridge crossing jubilee, which began thursday. still ahead, there's been another small plane crash, this time into a pennsylvania neighborhood. miraculously, no one on the ground was hurt. we will have the latest on the investigation, and it may be your last chance to take a drive down san francisco's great highway

on march 7th, 1965, voting rights marchers were attacked by law enforcement as they crossed the edmund pettuselma, alabama, on their way to the capital of montgomery. it became known as bloody sunday. the violence shocked the nation and galvanized support for the voting rights act later that year. and today, tens of thousands of people marched on that same bridge to mark the anniversary, and several members of congress also took part, including house majority leader hakeem jeffries and southern california congresswoman maxine waters. civil rights leaders jesse jackson and al sharpton were also there. >> friends and loved ones of those who died from covid 19 gathered in london to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the start of the pandemic. [music] bagpipes played at a ceremony at the national covid memorial wall. hundreds of people attended to hear remembrances from a range of speakers, including frontline workers and lawmakers. health officials say at least 230,000 people in the uk died during the pandemic, with covid listed as one of the causes on their death certificates. >> i know that

17th, 1965, police brutally attacked hundreds of civil rights demonstrators marching across the edmund pettus bridge. the marchers were protesting white officials refusal to allow black people in alabama to register to vote. they were also protesting the death of jimmie lee jackson. days earlier, a minister and voting rights organizer who was shot by a state trooper. the attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the u.s. voting rights act of 1965. today, hundreds of people, as well as state and national leaders, made the annual pilgrimage of remembrance of bloody sunday. there was a speaker yesterday that said that this was this was almost like mecca, and it does feel like a pilgrimage to mecca. the civil rights movement, mecca of where our ancestors laid down some of the ultimate sacrifices for us. we still are fighting for voting rights. we're still trying to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. and that's what this weekend is all about, is, is getting voting rights and breaking down those barriers that we face. still, in 2025, the annual selma bridge crossing jubil

on march 7th, 1965, voting rights marchers were attacked by law enforcement as they crossed the edmund pettusin selma, alabama, on their way to the capital of montgomery. it became known as bloody sunday. the violence shocked the nation and galvanized support for the voting rights act later that year. today, tens of thousands of people marched on that same very bridge to mark the anniversary. several members of congress also took part, including house minority leader hakeem jeffries and southern california congresswoman maxine waters, civil rights leaders jesse jackson and al sharpton were also in attendance. >> well, behind the scenes at the central subway, we're going to give you a look at the work being done at the chinatown station, as crews work to get it back open. >> and empowering girls to study steam. the golden state warrior event designed to inspire young students to pursue careers in engineering. >> and two storms headed our way after the break. meteorologist roberto gonzalez lets us know when the rain wi [music] well. the golden state warriors and rakuten hosted 20 middle school

since the late congressman john lewis and hundreds of other peaceful protesters marched across the edmund pettusstate troopers attacking them with batons and tear gas. today, activists are back in selma to mark the historic anniversary of bloody sunday, as those hard fought gains like diversity and inclusion efforts and voting rights are rolled back nationwide. >> have you. ever visited? have you ever done the march across. >> the bridge? >> i have been i have been there once for an event that i did in selma, and it's a profound moment to just stand there. i mean, it's not just the crossing of the bridge, but you just stand on the at the edge of it, the lip of the bridge, and you just imagine the people coming across that bridge and then what happened? and so it's just it's a profoundly important reminder, i think, alicia, that the assault that we see on something like die, die, folks, it's not the bs that mag is throwing up at. you white folks aren't negatively impacted because they're included, because all it talks about is, hey, our institutions should be mindful that we are a diverse nation.

march across the edmund pettus bridge. and you're usually there. and, joe, i'm going to bet you that they may be for the first time in a joint session, they usually have the speaker and the vice president. i wouldn't be surprised if there's a third chair there for elon musk towering over the president. coming up, president trump is set to speak to the nation as global tensions are rising. we'll continue our conversation ahead of trump's first joint address to congress this tuesday, right after the break. >> want to lose 15 to 20% of your weight in a year? >> try rose insurance checker to see if you're covered for glp. >> one for free. >> just submit. >> your insurance card and we'll take care of the rest. go to roko insurance for your free insurance check. >> what do you do when your tires are low and you've got some place to go? introducing pocket air pro by bull's-eye the compact compressor that goes anywhere to fill it up with air. equipped with a 4000 milliamp hour rechargeable lithium ion battery, it puts the power of a full size air compresso

here's what it looked like at the edmund pettus bridge just a short time ago, where today's crowd is represented by some members of congress, civil rights activists and residents. in recent years, presidents bill clinton, barack obama and joe biden have attended commemorations there, locking arms with people of all generations and backgrounds. cnn has reached out to the white house to see if anyone from the trump administration is attending today. there are continued challenges that persist from state to state concerning voting access, registration and eligibility. here with us now is former georgia general assembly minority leader and democratic candidate for governor of georgia, stacey abrams. so glad to see you. thanks for having me. i mean, you have been instrumental in helping to galvanize voter registration in georgia and beyond, and you have largely been credited with helping to get democrats registered to vote and actively voting, helping biden win 2020 over trump. so, in your view, you know, how now is the fight for voting rights? how has it evolved over the years? well, i w

. >> gathered at the edmund. pettus bridge in selma, alabama, to commemorate the 60th anniversary.at the remembrance drew comparisons between the 1965 clash for voting rights and concerns about voting rights and concerns about the state of democracy today welcome back to "dateline." i'm andrea canning. detectives wondered if halee rathgeber's murder was tied to another recent death. her godson reportedly died in a horrible accident. but halee suspected the mother's boyfriend, thaddeus rice, may have harmed the baby on purpose. did thad kill halee to silence her? to find out, police plan to retrace halee's final footsteps, a trail that would lead in a surprising direction. here, again, is "on the outskirts of town." andrea canning (voiceover): the young people who had worked with halee at the texas roadhouse were reeling-- the shock of her murder, the fear. waiter jake allen was one of them. they were going to have a candlelight vigil at the soccer field where she was found. and i was just about to leave my apartment and go there. and my roommate told me, hey, there's somebody at th

hundreds walking the same path across the edmund pettus bridge, where a violent crackdown happened onceful voting rights demonstration back in 1965. it marked a turning point for civil rights in the u.s., and now civil rights activists, including martin luther king the third, who we just talked to in the last hour, are saying voting rights, among other things for which many sacrificed their lives, are under fresh attacks today. just last week, activists worry about the erosion of protections for free speech after the u.s. house voted to censure congressman al green following his removal from president trump's joint address. green, speaking out against cuts to medicaid. earlier today, i spoke with former georgia democratic candidate for governor, stacey abrams, about the bloody sunday anniversary and congressman green. and here are some of our conversation. i think what representative green did was say. >> that decorum. >> cannot stand in the way of calling out the decimation of our democracy, and what he did was take responsibility for it. so i want us to be very clear. he not only ma

. >> today, activists in selma, alabama, marched across the edmund pettus bridge to mark the 60th anniversaryone of the seminal moments in the civil rights movement. on that same bridge on march 7th, 1965, in a clash that became known as bloody sunday, some 600 people, mostly african american, set off for montgomery to demand the right to vote. led by a 25 year old organizer named john lewis. but they never made it beyond the bridge, as they were brutally beaten and teargassed by state troopers waiting on the other side. that violence that was captured by television cameras and aired later that night on television shocked the national conscience. so much so that those images and the marches that followed soon afterward, helped give president lyndon johnson the power he needed for passage of the voting rights act of 1965, just five months later, the law guaranteed that everyone had the right to vote, and in doing so, it made america a true democracy for the first time. but that democracy has eroded over time. in 2013, the supreme court gutted section five of the voting rights act, a key provis

. >> diner was the site of sit ins and focus of freedom songs, and just steps from the edmund pettusrators marching for voting rights were attacked by police armed with batons, dogs and tear gas. but the arc of the moral universe bent toward justice. with the voting rights act signed into. law later that year, in august of 1965, and here in selma, jackie now. runs her coffee shop out. >> of. >> that. >> once segregated. >> diner. with that divisive window now filled with accolades from around the world. >> there's community, there's unity, there's love, there's light, and there's a successful black woman that's operating in a space that 60 years ago did not stand for those same things. >> and now. >> this is a place. for everybody. this is a place for everybody. >> priscilla thompson, nbc news, selma, alabama. >> that is a great story about jackie. and tomorrow we're going to have more coverage as selma marks 60 years since that day, politics nation will be live from selma. tha

ago today, hundreds of courageous protesters marched across the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama those unarmed, peaceful activists faced vicious racial violence. it was photos of those acts that revealed the cruelty they faced amid the fight for civil rights, and helped move public sentiment. some of america's most notable leaders of the movement led that march, including congressman john lewis and doctor martin luther king jr. reverend al sharpton will travel down to selma tomorrow to mark the anniversary, and he'll join us next hour. and morning joe with his reflections on that day. but joining us now live from selma, columnist for the independent, ahmed baba. ahmed, can you talk about the significance of this moment in the civil rights movement? it changed a lot of minds. and being in selma for the commemoration of bloody sunday, i've done it myself. it is so stunning and moving. you can feel the palpable emotion in regards to that day still. >> yeah. what i call coming to selma. >> it's like a reservoir of resilience, right? >> people come back. here to revitalize themselves.

of thousands of people marched across the edmund pettus bridge today were hundreds of unarmed black protesters embracing each other they were doing several trancelike no justice, no peacee and singing alleluia. >> a few people change the world marching and by protesting. it means the world to me that as a black man who can vote because of what happened 60 years ago. >> many of the people who walked the bridge today most chewers were of the midway of the marchers i will never forget. as i looked down, i saw a policeman with a billy club's. isaiah the tear gas mask. i sought state troopers on horses. and i had become very, very frightened. because i just knew something was going to happen. >> is truly a landmark moment in american history for this all comes house democrats and just reintroduce the john lewis voting rights advancement act. with the goal of restoring and modernizing of 1965 protections. thirty-six madison scarpino from selma, alabama. the fox report will be rightient back. gacy-leavers, and what matters most to them matters most to us. it's no wonder we have a 4.9 out of five clie

i think there was a there was a little piece that we're having, you know, the crossing of the edmund pettusas 23 years old, who knew he was going to get hit by that sheriff in the face with his little backpack on and his trench coat? and he stood there and he took it because it was really important in that moment. and we are harkening back to a time that was very, very dangerous in this country, and people have to stand up to it. donald trump is a traitor to this country. donald trump is really sucking up to dictators across the world. he is taking us down a path that is not good for the country. and even if there are some people who are going to do better, the bigger picture of all of this, the stability of who we are as a people, is really being challenged, and we're going to have to find ourselves again. it may take a long time. a lot of people might get hurt. it doesn't feel real good. people are uncertain and a little bit disoriented about the direction that we're going in. because we have we have we are right to expect more from our president of the united states. but so far, donald t

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