a week later mobs riot in montgomery, alabama, and the governor of alabama declares martial law, and president kennedy is now thrown in with both feet into civil rights and the space program. nasa is about to start hiring 250,000 new people, principally in alabama, texas, florida, mississippi and louisiana. so that, in part -- the fact that this is in the heart of the jim crow south -- is going to mean that african-americans are going to have a role, but steven also has another very important piece of the story about something that happened a little bit before that that guarantees that civil rights will be a part of this story. >> now that richard has everyone very excited, i get federal hiring policy. [laughter] so president kennedy signed executive order 10925 on march 6, 1961, and he did this because he understood the political realities of his time. he couldn't get civil rights through congress, so he had to do manager through executive power. -- do something through executive power, and that's exactly what he did, an executive order. and this slide shows how that order affected

a week later, mobs riot in montgomery, alabama. governor of alabama declares mash saleh. now president kennedy is thrown into both feet with civil rights and space program. nasa is about to start hiring 250,000 new people, principally in alabama, texas, florida, mississippi and louisiana. so that in part, the fact this is the heart of the jim crow south will mean that african-americans will have a role but steven also has another very important piece of the story about something that happened a little bit before that, that guaranties that civil rights will be a part of this story. >> now that richard has everyone very excited i get to federal hiring policy. so president kennedy signed executive order 10925 on march 6th, 1961. he did this because he understood the political realities of his time. he couldn't get civil rights through congress. so he had to do something through executive power. and that is exactly what he did, an executive order. this slide shows how that order affected federal agencies and their contractors. when the order was issued, it covered 38,000 cont

he makes the decision to come to massa nasa to say look what i brought to alabama. he decides at the last minute that he's going to come along with this country of national press and he also makes a last-minute decision to bring those which are the one with it and the biographer gave me a transcript into the conversation between john brown and jim webb and the ahead of the army ballistic missile agency which was right next to the center talking about how are we going to box out george wallace, how are we going to turn the tables on wallace and make this event not a george wallace event and event ended his long brown that comes up with the idea why don't we have an engine test? if you've ever seen a rocket launch it never leaves. it's got a countdown into and the flames had the noise. he says we will have an engine test and we will pay no of the alabama legislature george wallace in all of us where they can't go for security reasons. then when they are sitting there we will go over and talk to them and so they have to rocket customer george the rocket customer george

it's really more about, okay, we're playing alabama's defense. we have a chance to work our one-minute offense here to try to get down the field against a really good defense. let's -- instead of just killing the clock, let's work. >> chris: their fire down field and there's the first turnover of the night. and eddie jackson is off and running. knocked down at the 20 and a flag comes in very late. another one as the safety converted cornerback creates the first turnover of the evening. stave just throwing it into traffic in desperation. >> referee: after the interception, illegal block in the back, number 21 of the intercepting team. ten-yard penalty from the spot of the spot. first down, alabama. >> kirk: playing man-to-man underneath, chris, but both the safeties, smith and jackson, who ends up making the interception, off to the right, they are just going to sit back and read the quarterback's eyes, playing center field. the ball is overthrown. it sailed a bit, and right into the hands of eddie jackson. >> chris: team that was 11th in the conf

it's really more about, okay, we're playing alabama's defense. we have a chance to work our one-minute offense here to try to get down the field against a really good defense. let's -- instead of just killing the clock, let's work. >> chris: their fire down field and there's the first turnover of the night. and eddie jackson is off and running. knocked down at the 20 and a flag comes in very late. another one as the safety converted cornerback creates the first turnover of the evening. stave just throwing it into traffic in desperation. >> referee: after the interception, illegal block in the back, number 21 of the intercepting team. ten-yard penalty from the spot of the spot. first down, alabama. >> kirk: playing man-to-man underneath, chris, but both the safeties, smith and jackson, who ends up making the interception, off to the right, they are just going to sit back and read the quarterback's eyes, playing center field. the ball is overthrown. it sailed a bit, and right into the hands of eddie jackson. >> chris: team that was 11th in the conf

understand the appeal of sweet home, alabama. >> you and your colleagues are now a part of airbus. >> reporter: this plant will vegually build 48 a years, almost all flown by airlines in america. >> we want to be a global player. we cannot be a global player without a strong industry footprint in the biggest market, america. we did it in china a few years ago. it was a great success. so this is exactly what you see behind me, becoming global. >> reporter: as airbus expands, lowering costs is a central goal, just as boeing added a plant in south carolina that employs nonunion workers, airbus is following a similar strategy in alabama, where the plant will eventually hire at least 1,000 people who won't be in a union. >> it gives you such an advantage to work without a union, to feel like the union is not even needed, because it's the way airbus treats you. airbus treats you right. >> we're getting put on the -- we have a big old facility come here, so to me it's just awesome. >>> the first a bp 320 will fly out next spring with full product but the enof 2017. if there's enough demand,

what about alabama? let's cannot get to alabama yet. florida. came -- went to the state supreme court and a lot of others went to federal court. the florida sued in court said, ofing governs the outcome courts. this couple must get the marriage licenses they otherwise qualify for. vote from the florida supreme court was 5-2. you have to think the judge had two in florida. the couple got the license in florida. other cases were for -- from federal court. page. lost a someone will have to run in here and give me a replacement in a real hurry. i do not need that, do i? within weeks, and scattered over the next several years, state after state after state went, resolution, arkansas, the others are all deep south. mississippi and georgia, state louisiana, i want a marriage license, i have been told i cannot have one, going to federal district court. those folks have heard the news from washington, d.c. the license gets issued. it took a while. the last of the cases i've outlined, georgia in 1972, mississippi is 1970 and arkansas is 1968. it scattered

they've got alabama, and at auburn -- they always play auburn every year but this year they draw alabama. each team grabs at least two tough opponents. take your opponent on the west because they're all good this year. >> verne: second down. michel. to the 45. >> verne: greyson lambert got the start. was replaced, late first half, after he missed his first five passes. brice ramsey came on and mark richt went back to lambert to start the second half. we watched him grow in this game. >> gary: he's played better, no question about that, it looks like the timing routes are the ones he does the best, he has to get better in deep ball, he threw a beautiful deep ball in practice but in this game he's had nothing downfield. last week's game tape and this week, nothing attacking on the outside deep, or down the middle, deep. >> verne: let's spend a moment with adam zucker in new york. >> adam: i'll try to make it a big moment for you, and it was. in the final minute, notre dame at georgia, kizer hits will fuller in the end zone. it is a final. notre dame gets out of town with a 34-27 win. look

minute to the gentleman from alabama, mr. burns. >> we've all seen the appalling videos which depict planned parenthood officials talking about how they crush babies in certain ways to preserve certain organs and then bargain over the price of those organs. i want to be crystal clear the loss of any human life is a tragedy but the casual nature in which the planned parenthood officials talk about killing a baby is simply heart breaking and appalling. it is unconscionable that any american could be that cold and calloused. let me tell you about the planned parenthood clinic in my hometown at mobile, alabama. they were cited by the federal department of health for performing two abortions on a 14-year-old girl in a span of four months without complippinge with state law that required the reporting of possible sexual abuse. this is the type of organization we are talking about. congress cannot sit on the

not as alabama, it is the southern united states.ould bring additional suppliers here for sure. >> airbus chose to open its factory in the state of alabama because there is virtually no union presence and wages are low compared to the national average. many of the new workers were trained at airbus factories in france and germany. >> airbus is providing really good advanced manufacturing jobs for our citizens. not only that, it provides a significant spotlight internationally on our community. it puts us in a different league. it puts us in a league with areas like hamburg, germany. those are things that money cannot buy. >> boeing has sent warnings to local elected officials that airbus to pull out of alabama at any moment if their business plan does not work out. airbus says it has invested over half a billion euros in the city. why? it believes there could be a market for nearly 5000 made in america airbus is over the next 20 years. >> more good news for airbus today as well. it has confirmed its order for 's. airbus 8321 the cows

how many jobs will this investment creates in alabama?imes they to full production they will have 1000 people working in this factory alone, airbus employees as well as contractors and subcontractors putting the other anes like this one behind me. this one slated to go to american airlines. another one going to jetblue. eventually they will be building at a time in this building. 48 per year, adding to the global production, and that will help them meet demand. they expect demand in the u.s. to be big . 47 aircraft. airbus gets 60% market share from the single aisle aircraft. the biggest market in the u.s., so it should be a decent amount of employees adding to the 3800 they have here. betty: a fairly decent amount. what about other investments? did he talk about where else they may be going for growth and where else they may be putting? --maybe putting their money? military one thing the side of the business. space and defense are the guys that first looked at this spot in mobile, alabama, because they actually got the contract to build

he was one of the most well known and respected veterans in alabama. his career was profiled in ken burns' pbs documentary "the war" and stephen spielberg's hob sheerest -- series "the pacific." many of us remember him as a local family doctor, a patriotic family man and a strang the gentlewoman is recognized vo cat for our nation's veterans. on behalf of my constituents in southwest alabama, i want to share my condolences with sid phillips' family and friends he embodied the american spirit and he will be sorely missed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend, representative heck, for his work on the puget s.o.f. act. the puget sound is truly a gift that we need to restore and protect. generations have enjoyed the ability to swim and spished a -- and fish and dig for clams in this iconic body of water. mr. kilmer: they've built lives and made livelihoods on the puget so

i was at university of west alabama for a while.fore that i was at university of alabama, birmingham. definitely one of the most diverse campuses i have ever been on. so you have a lot of different positions and you hear different ideas how people think. yeah you have a point on that or you have a point on that. wade in on a lot of those things, a lot of it's usually get burnt out on it. we don't want to deal with it. we don't even want to look at the issue because at the end of the day, does our vote even count? we have representatives who get to choose regardless of what we say. these are things that make it so we don't really have a voice. we get burnt out on it and looking at the positions of the candidates, what they want to do. we see what we want to see accomplished, whether that candidate is going about accomplishing not at all or they say they want to go about fixing an issue. but are they going about it the right way? at that point if we say no, if the other candidate were completely against, you're kind of in a mindset of

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robinson became the first african/american and the first female to run for congress in alabama.dell is speaking out for the first time since the federal judge threw out the suspension of brady and is open to reconsidering on how the league deals with player conduct violations. >> we believe the standards of the nfl are important to uphold. we believe that you don't delegate that responsibility or those standards. we think that somebody with a deep knowledge of the game and our policies and our rules are important. >> reporter: goodell says he is open to creating a special officer or panel to handle violations. venus and serena williams face off tonight at the u.s. open in a match that has a lot on the line. the sisters will play each other in a quarter final match. it will be the 27th time they go against each other professionally. serena has won 15 of those matches but this is not just any face off. if serena wins she would be one step closer to becoming the fourth woman to take all four grand slam titles in a single year and the first since stephy graph did in 1988. >> the wil

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alabama avenue. right now.around other than at the suitland parkway. a lot of areas is the normal rush hour but that is about to change as the motored r through theading city. the pope going to massachusetts avenue in northwest and the president to the white house. to bes what you have careful of and avoid those areas. of course the suitland parkway from andrewsng as well. that is the scene here in southeast washington. back to you. leon: thank you, tom. the last time we use the words "normal rush hour" for a while. alison: let's check in with jamie sullivan for another big picture look at the traffic situation as the pope has arrived, jamie. jamie: of course, you know we have the normal congestion in some spots but we have closures in place. of course where you see the motorcade. from joint base andrews getting close to the white house. closures right now at 34th street northwest between mass avenue and garfield street. as well as fulton street andeen 34th place normanstone. those are in place until thursday around 4:00 p.m. pennsylvania avenue, suitl

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undefeated and we're looking at november 7 as far as going to alabama potentially undefeated.ir next game is against a syracuse team that's 3-0 for the first time since -- >> rick: give them credit for traveling out of the s.e.c. footprint. that game at south carolina will be tough and we'll see how the florida gators look when that game rolls around. >> brian: alabama is a big one but i think they may have an "l" on their schedule. >> adam: let's get you caught up on what else is going on including number seven georgia against south carolina. lost this to them last year, b.j., here is nick chubb. >> brian: 10 straight 100-yard rushing games. mama's happy. you've got to keep mama happy. >> adam: 10-3. grayson lambert six for seven so far this week. the big story outside the s.e.c. was the scare for ohio state and what may be a changing of the quarterback guard, rick, cardale jones misfiring. >> rick: he gets the start but this ball is errant, picked off by northern illinois. they turn it into a touchdown. the huskies are showing they're not going to be fodder today. jones agai

. >>> police alabama calling a pastor and churchgoers heroes today.they wrestled a gun from a man who opened fire, hitting his ex-girlfriend, their boy and a pastor. nobody died. happened yesterday morning in selma. we have a picture of the suspect here. his name is james minter. police say they think he was angry over the couple's recent breakup ask and visitation issues with their son. according to the investigators, withs say the man came into the church, salt in the front row between the woman and the baby. he then pulled out a gun and started shooting. after the woman hit the ground, investigators say he shot her in the jaw and the shoulder. the baby hit in the hand, one-month-old child, his own child. witnesses say at that point the pastor grabbed the man but got shot in the leg along the way. they say members of the congregation jumped in and took the gun. the man escaped but was caught less than a mill from the church. trace gallagher picks up the story. nobody seems surprised bid the pastor's actions. >> reporter: friend busy members say the

i was at the university of west alabama for a well.efore that, i was at the university of alabama at birmingham. uab is definitely one of the most diverse campuses i have ever been on. so you have a lot of different positions and you hear different ideas, how people think, and you have a point on that. and you weigh in on a lot of those things. a lot of us usually get burned out on it. we don't want to deal with it or we don't want to even look at the issue because it is, like, at the end of the day, does our vote even really count deco we have the electoral -- count? we have the electoral college, different things so that we don't really, really have a voice. we get burnt out on it. and then looking at the positions of the candidates, what they want to do, and receive where we want to see accomplished -- whether or not that candidate is going about accomplishing that at all or they say they want to go about fixing an issue, but are not going about it the right way. is there plan to do it right? , if the other candidate will just compl

. >> the bombing in birmingham, alabama, the morning it occurred, officer sanderson approached the devicee device was camouflage. he approached, extended his baton, bent over it and it detonated. subsequent investigation revealed fairly quickly that it was a command-detonated device, which meant the bomber was standing there watching the officer approach the bomb. >> a row moat control is like me having a rifle and i'm sitting in the woods watching to shoot somebody and they come by. i'm in control. i'm the one that's going to pull the trigger. >> i think the cop happened to find it too soon and he was forced to set it off before he wanted to. >> centennial olympic park, sandy springs abortion clinic and the lounge, they were all timed devices. he was not getting results he wanted. he did not get the injuries, the fatalities he's wanted. >> this command-detonated device places the killer very close to the crime scene, a mistake that may lead to his capture. >> one of the most amazing stories i've seen in law enforcement history, i think, and it's a story about instincts, following your in

knocks it forward and ball ma recovers. 43-27 and alabama making noise and gets the ball back.throwing deep and number two alabama falls to old miss in an upset. 43-37. >>> top-ranked ohio state caught sloping against northern illinois. car dell jones picked off in the first series of the game. buckeyes down 7-0 before they knew what hit them. jones replaced by j.t. barrett. he's picked off by sean, northern illinois and business buckeye fans are stunned by the very next play. drew hair intercepted takes back 41 yards. number one ohio state survives 20-13 the final. >> air force over the spartans last week, today the spartans and michigan state. d.j. johnson. up like a fur ball and williamson. 14-0 lead. monster game for aaron. first of the three t.d. receptions and yes, he got his foot down. look at this catch. fourth-ranked spartans the winner 35-21. >>> notre dame hosting georgia tech. former full back patrick transferred to georgia tech. goes up five-yard score rambling ties the irish half way through the second. notre dame takes the lead. c.j. angles towards the pylon. he'

alabama governor and dippity-do poster boy george wallace. who famously stood in the door way of the university of alabama in defiance of the supreme court order to desegregation gait. >> i sand here today as governor of this sovereign state and refuse to wittingly submit to the illegal use of power of the central government. >> larry: that's what kim davis sounds like, less like "letters from a birmingham jail," and more like words from an alabama bigon the, recent. [ding, ding] hey buddy... what can i getcha? 1, 2, 3... redd's apple ale. [ding, ding] redd's apple ale. also in strawberry and green apple. anybody else? music: lively orchesyes! score kids never get this excited about cleaning teeth. you want a greenies? but dogs do. watch them go wild for an irresistible treat that fights tartar and freshens breath. greenies dental chews. that's amazing. it's amazing. this is amazing. that's amazing! real people are discovering surprising things at chevy. we're sold. it's so pretty. they're good-looking cars. it feels great. perfect. this is n

they greatest jurist of the 20th century was the hick from the stakes from alabama who did not go torvard or yale and you did not even go to stanford law school for three years but basically went to high school, did a year or two of college and then off to a nonstandard two years of education at the university of alabama. aa former klansman from alabama is the guy who actually does more to redeem lincoln's vision than anyone else. what we call the warren court is actually i claim the intellectual brainchild of hugo lafayette. went to harvard, william brennan went to harvard or louis brandeis who went to harvard. you are getting this picture harvard has been telling the story. or maybe earl warren. here are the six things the warren court does, and none of them were in place in 1936 the year before hugo black is appointed to the court has fdr's 1st appointee. here is what he looks like. mal apportionment 45 states, massive mal apportionment. jim crow. the jury segregation, apartheid over much of america. with the bill of rights does not apply against the states but the federal governm

undefeated and we're looking at november 7 as far as going to alabama potentially undefeated. their next game is against a syracuse team that's 3-0 for the first time since -- >> rick: give them credit for traveling out of the s.e.c. footprint. that game at south carolina will be tough and we'll see how the florida gators look when that game rolls around. >> brian: alabama is a big one but i think they may have an "l" on their schedule. >> adam: let's get you caught up on what else is going on including number seven georgia against south carolina. lost this to them last year, b.j., here is nick chubb. >> brian: 10 straight 100-yard rushing games. mama's happy. you've got to keep mama happy. >> adam: 10-3. grayson lambert six for seven so far this week. the big story outside the s.e.c. was the scare for ohio state and what may be a changing of the quarterback guard, rick, cardale jones misfiring. this ball is errant, picked off by northern illinois. they turn it into a touchdown. the huskies are showing they're not going to be fodder today. jones again. >> adam: same guy. setti

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ole miss stunning alabama. i think rob said alabama would win that game. he was wrong. among the key plays, opening play of third quarter. quarterback losing control of the snap. you see it here. he hit the defender on the head, his helmet. the ball was caught. >> crazy. >> crazy. bouncing off the helmet there. the final score, i believe, was, what, 43-37. >> yeah. >> alabama did score 20 in the fourth quarter. >> one fan was having a rough time with that loss. slumped over. slumped over like i was after stanford defeated usc. >> i'm sorry about that. are you okay? >> they play again next week. >> okay. >>> rob, once again, you're a very busy man this morning. lightning on the football field and off of it. >> check it out. when i sit next to paula, she can actually look at my cheat sheet. >> yes. it's very cool. of course, lightning is >> can i just say how impressed i am with you? not even wearing your tennis shoes, sprinting back and forth on the set. look at you, you have dress shoes on. >> stop it, paula. >> rachel smith, always nice to have you with us. >> well, th

holmes is down in alabama getting it ready. for the big reveal.ght here. [ cheers and applause ] >>> "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by centrum multigummies. see gummies in a whole new light. see gummies in a whole new light. only glucerna has carbsteady, diabetes, steady is exciting. clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. so you stay steady ahead. ♪ the new fall collection. white house black market ♪ the story of my life >>> welcome back to "gma." time for "heat index" and this morning's "hot button," tyra banks opening up about her struggles with fertility. it's a sensitive issue for so many women and banks gets pretty emotional on her new life "fablife" about trying to become a mom. juju chang has that story. >> reporter: she's the former supermodel turned media mogul as a creator of "america's next top model." >> you're still in the running towards becoming america's top model. >> reporter: and co-hosting "fablife." it may seem like tyra banks has it all, but this morning she's speaking out about the one thing she says s

. >> if this wasn't covered even in alabama history, could i ask when alabama started, when alabama history started in the 1860s? >> they did cover the first colonial period. they covered the period before 1776. for example you mentioned there being a battle of mobile. >> a very big battle. >> the french settlers. and alexander mcgillicuddy talked about, you talked about him, his relationship to the massacre which was much later. 1812. >> right. his nephews were involved. >> i don't remember being taught anything about there being a revolutionary melt -- revolutionary war battle there. >> doesn't sound like -- conspiracy, terrible history that had to be hidden, it was just forgotten. >> i think my voice is loud enough. the letter in the pocket, how did you find it under than doubled issue you didn't go to the man's cleaning. 200 years later, you left -- the bag you get from the dry cleaner with this in your pocket. because the historical record, when we find somebody that intrigues us we think to i have find to go down that rabbit hole, this was the decade, correct? there are a lot of radic

that happens to be alabama, if anybody is wondering. if he wants to win, he needs to do it by the end of the month. my own reporting, there's a couple things. he's been traveling the country meeting with a lot of democratic leaders. the message he's been telling them is hewants to run. there's room for him to run. by the way, his wife is on board. this is an idea of joe biden, she's hesitant of him running, it's not true. he has to decide whether he has what it takes emotionally to do this. he's hinting to people he knows, he's better off deciding by october rather than november. >> two of your other guests will be john kasich and dr. ben carson. >>> sad news to share this morning. best selling author, jackie collins, has died after a lengthy battle with breast cancer, a battle she kept secret from the world. sheinelle has more on her life and legacy for us this morning. >> yes. jackie collins was diagnosed six and a half years ago but chose to keep her illness almost to herself. confiding mostly in her children and writing novels up un

it happened at the birmingham zoo in alabama.he snake was wild and not part of the zoo's collection. the copper head was captured after it bit the child. >> the eagles are hoping to snap the losing streak on sunday, but they may have to do it without demarco murray. >> two universities are making unprecedented moves in the wake of sexual assault claims against bill cosby. >> two universities have recinded honorary degrees for sexual assault. he admits drugging them and having sex with women. cosby has never been charged with the crime in connection with the claims. >> a spiritual awakening for one man days before the pope's historic visit to philadelphia. >> a coach takes himself off the field in the aftermath of this attack on a referee. the story coming up on "action news." of anything. anywhere. anytime. anyone. spread the delicious taste you know and love. hershey's is mine, yours, our chocolate spreads. 5:00 a.m. on this friday, september 25. here's what's. >> is anything else happening? pope on the parkway. the anticipation

[ cheers and applause ] come on alabama on the boombox baby 'bout to get a little boondock crazy what up new york y'all ready to party with your boys big stars breaking out through the indigo chevy wind comin' in in stereo tail lights disappearin' 'bout a mile or so down the county road phone blowing up where you is baby sayin' baby let's do this rocket in a bottle with the fuse lit bout to lift it off i'm bout to twist it off lime on the rim of that dixie silver smokin' up a faded out 4x4 girls headin off to the river yeah victoria's secret ain't a secret no more i brought the songs and who brought the party only one way to do it up right everybody goes where eveybody knows that anything goes on a friday night get your party right it's a friday night get your party right it's a friday night baby you ain't nothin' but a masterpiece swaying and sippin' that dos equis losin' yourself in the big loud beat nothin' but heat come on somebody's rockin' that bang box everybody's hittin' that sweet spot nobody mindin' that tick tock gettin' all locked in with all my friends lime on the rim of

i think rob said alabama would win that game. he was wrong. among the key plays, opening drive in the third quarter by the rebs. quarterback, chad kelly, losing control of the snap. he hit the defender on the head his helmet. ball was caught. >> crazy. crazy. >> good hands. bouncing off the helmet there. final score, i believe, was, what, 43-37. >> yeah. >> alabama did score 20 in the fourth quarter. >> i always go with chalk, never loss. >> one fan having a rough time with that loss. slumped over. let's have a look here. slumped over like i was after stanford defeated usc. >> ohio state almost lost, too. sc lost. that's my team. >> yeah. i'm sorry about that. are you okay? >> they play again next week. >> okay. >>> rob, once again, you're a very busy man this morning. lightning on the football field and off of it. >> check this out. there is some lightning in west palm beach. i love when i sit next to paul, i look at my cheat sheet. and see what is in my rundown. time-lapsed video. it's very cool. offshore for the most part. of course we'll t

space and rocket center in huntsville, alabama. look over here first., wow! >> yes, that is your family. of course -- that's about 50 family members we have here. i understand there are more but that's all we can handle today. now, that's just part of the surprise, all right, because they're here because they want to honor you so before we show you more, we want to you look at this monitor and watch this. >> wow. >> trent was very compassionate and loving. he was a big brother in the neighborhood. we grew up in a family of seven kids. >> we did not have a lot of money but there was a lot of love. >> trent has always loved space. he's always been fascinated by astronauts. trent had a goal to work at nasa. >> it was like a dream come true for him. >> trent is part of a team developing hardware that has to be highly reliable for long-term presence in space. >> trent spends as much time volunteering as he spends at work. >> last summer there was a little boy in the neighborhood riding a bicycle with no tire on the front. just the rim. and trent decided to f

kellye: another look at the super moon eclipse, this from huntsville, alabama. moon to be revealed, the last of it. forecast,e seven day the harvest moon, the blood moon. tomorrow is a lot like the last few days, not much in the way of rain, isolated showers. 80. we finally get a healthy dose of showers and storms tuesday and wednesday with the cold front. kellye: stay with us.

they will build an assembly plant in mobile, alabama.only the second factory may have built outside of europe. whether theyceo are building in alabama because of cheaper wages. >> labor costs here are competitive, but if you make a strategic decision, it's one of many factors that have to come into the picture before you make a decision. scarlet: airbus has about 20% of the u.s. market for jets but it wants to get to 50%. a private equity firm has agreed to buy solera holdings. .5 oh in pay x dollars, including debt, representing a 16% premium. the widow of steve jobs wants to rethink high school. he is starting a $50 million project to create high schools with new approaches to education. she said the current system was created for the system we needed a century ago. those are your top stories. get back to one of our top stories him earlier -- matt miller had a chance to talk to the president and ceo of airbus earlier today. investment was a strategic one, to be strong in the biggest market, which is america. we are looking at overall c

thank you, everyone, there in huntsville, alabama. what a way to start our day. congrats. >> that was so great. bike. i had a schwinn, the stingray, banana seat. young people. >>> we're back with "gma's" "real money." how to save for college. four year schools easily top $100,000 and rebecca jarvis is back with a little-known way for parents to help save for that. >> absolutely, george. it is staggering how quickly the cost of college is climbing. if you know the tricks you can seriously cut those costs. >> mommy. >> reporter: meet the kerrs of denver, colorado, this family of five is excited about the future but daunted by the prospect of sending three kids to college. >> i think it's absolutely overwhelming. >> reporter: overwhelming is right. the average cost of a four-year public college today is $33,000 a year. that's more than $130,000 per child. to help navigate we brought in lynette khalfanny-cox, author of "college secrets." >> families always say to me i can't afford to save and i tell them you can't afford not to save. >> reporter: setting aside $20 a

. >> at this hour, friends and family are holding memorial marchs in alabama for a civil rights legend. she died last week at age 104. as randall pinkston tells us her story is ties to the nation's struggle for civil rights. she was a local organizers oif first 1965 march to call for voting rights. >> i do remember from the beginning to the end. >> in an interview with al jazeera, several months before her death, she shared her memories of the day known as bloody sunday. when alabama state troopers bore down on protestors with tear gas and brute force. >> he hit me in the back of my neck. the back of my shoulders. and then the second hit fell me. and i fell to the ground. >> mrs. robinson was knocked unconscious, badly injured by the blows of troopers that looked on as fellow marchers carried her away. >> somebody came, and said to the state trooper, that somebody dead over there. and he said, somebody is dead if anybody is dead we are going to let the buzzards eat him. >> the images of the crack down brought change to the nation. and helped spur the passage of the voting rights act la