congressman lou stokes, amelia boynton robinson and julian bond. who dedicated their lives to making our nation a better players -- a better place. countless more follow in their footsteps and continue to push for civil rights and voting rights today. we have come to these chambers tonight, mr. speaker, to continue their work as members of the congressional black caucus. we call on congress to immediately pass the voting rights advancement act of 2015. the american people deserve to have real voting rights. thank you, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, not only for your leadership tonight, but for being a leader, for walking in their shoes. and for hosting the congressional black caucus special order horning three giants. -- honoring three giants. this year, the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act, leaders espoused words in 1965 that still hold true today. words because of the work of these three giants. words like, we have proved that great progress is possible. we know how much still remains to be done. and if our efforts continue, if our wi

boynton robinson for her legacy which continues in each of us. finally, mr. speaker, we honor julian bond, a forefather of america's civil rights movement and one of our country's greatest advocates for freedom and equality and equitable treatment for all people from his work as a student leader in the 1960's to his service in the georgia house of representatives and the state senate, julian bond was a leader in the fight against racism and segregation. i first met julian bond at the funeral of dr. martin luther kick jr. in 1968. as a founding president of the southern poverty law center and chairman of the board of the naacp, julian bond continued his work educating citizens around the world of the struggles of african-americans and the history of civil right here's in america. he spent his lifetime in public service calling for equal civil and human right, not only for african-americans but for every american until his untimely death. until his untimely death he was an advocate, activist who fought for the most vulnerable individuals and community among us.

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. >> the march to commemorate the life of civil rights legend amelia bo boynton robinson. >> a looking at steve colbert as he takes over for letterman on late night tv. >> the e.u. is set to unveil a plan. tomorrow officials will release a new quota system for distributing migrants among its member states. each country will take in a certain number of asylum seekers every year. 60% of those now in greece, hungary, italy will now go to germany, france or spain. germany said it can accept 500,000 refugee as year and the entire e.u. should share the burden. many who fled to europe say they have gone for a better life. not knowing the language of their host countries exposes them to further discrimination. >> they were lucky, rescued by the coast guard. processed by italian police, they, like many of the syrians passing through, managed to leave sicily without being fingerprinted. >> i don't have the financial ability to sustain my family in italy. tuition is expensive, and so is the cost of living. >> originally from damascus suburb, ahmed, his wife and three children fled syria two years

as well as the boynton continuation high school and the camden community day school. all got out early. to dismiss early was blamed on a lack of air conditioning inside. >> reporter: we hopped on this bus with open windows but no air. >> it is hot. >> reporter: those with a.c. transit 66 percent of those buses to have air- conditioning. but 39 percent is without. >> reporter: has to be pretty uncomfortable for this lady. >> i am real sticky and hot. and not able to breathe out well. i am having some problems with that. >> reporter: help is on the way according to a.c. transit officials. new buses will be on the road within 69 months for it unfortunate, that does not initially helped these writers. --riders >> reporter: virginia says she would like to see more air-conditioned buses. however, she has to do was she has to do. even if that means a hot air ride on the bus. >> i do not complain about it. this is my transportation at this point. the service is pretty good so i try not to complain about it. >> reporter: liven berkeley, j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> pam: some sou

the driver was pulled over for speeding through a west boynton beach school zone. the video caught her cursing out the officer. >> the sheriff said there was no reason for the woman's verbal assault and calls it unacceptable and, yeah, she was given a ticket. >>> and president obama was asked to a national outing. his oldest daughter malia started her senior year of high school this week. >> i was sitting in a room because i was going to see her off, first day of school. she puts her head on my shoulder and she said, daddy, you know, you realize this is the last time you're ever going to send me off for my first day of school and i -- i started -- i had to look away, you know. i didn't want to just be such a crybaby. >> the president's younger daughter still has a few more years before she graduates. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," did scientists discover a new species of human being? i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain r

dismiss students early, both today and tomorrow at branham, del mar, leigh, prospect, westmont, and boynton high schools... and at the camden community school. extra fans and water were brought in for students today... but it still wasn't enough. >> : we need it. we need ac or else kids are going to like be dehydrated and they're going to start passing out at school. >> pam :the district still hasn't decided on whether classes will be dismissed friday. for schools which do not have air conditioning... a new bond measure is in the works... and it is hoped it will upgrade facilities for next year. for the latest weather alerts and full forecasts. you can download the kron-4 weather app. you can get it free in the mobile app store. a large blaze -- threatening dozens of homes earlier today. it happened near a south bay mobile home park. along san jose's municipal golf course. fortunately, a pathway. known as the coyote creek trail. acted as a natural fire break. between the homes and the dry bush and trees which were engulfed in flames. the fire was eventually knocked down. but firefighters ha

airline on the the palm beach conscious of office chair this video of a traffic stop last week in boynton beach the drive was offered a and 51 mi. from our through schools home in atlanta of the way of getting a ticket hist in schools on areas that are supposed to the 20 mi. from our but she was going well above that she was fine for speeding and the price of the ticket $600 hist. >>james: we have continuing coverage of the breaking news story of the east bay 4 homes damaged and seven people injured in a fire and they point live at the scene was given the lead is now in that report were attracted weather on the back of a hotbed of the heat wave. [female announcer] if the most challenging part of your day is the staying awake part... ( gun shot ) sleep train has your ticket to a better night's sleep. because when brands compete, you save. through sunday, during mattress price wars, save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2018 on tempur-pedic. plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. but mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ sleep tr

. >> reporter: the seven schools, branham, delmar, lee, prospect, westmont boynton and the camden community kay school are on minimum days today and tomorrow. practices for football, field hockey, tennis and other sports teams are being canceled or moved indoors. the message, if it's too hot to be in class, it's too hot to be outside practicing. >> i was just waiting to get home so i could either go to the pool or take a shower. it was just way too shot. district officials say they're looking to put air conditioning in all the classrooms all across the district. of course, they need the money to pay for it. they're hoping the have a bond measure on the pallet by next june. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> caltrain riders may notice some slowing on the tracks because of the heat. abc 7 news was at the hillsdale station in san mateo to see what's happening on the rails. cal trainings is reducing speed because the extreme heat can damage the rails. >>> because of the temperatures, many bay areas will be opening cooling centers. for a list of them, visit abc 7 news.com. >> it's free on the app stor

. >> reporter:branham, leigh, del mar, prospect and westmont high as well as boynton continuation high school and the camden community day school got out of class early. some parents were >>helena cary/parent -- our state should our station have enough money to keep our children comfortable in school. as parents we work in and firemen to have air- conditioning. why not in school? >> reporter:the district says about half of it's classrooms have air conditioning. extra water and fans are being brought in while sports and other outdoors activities are either being cancelled or moved indoors. >> valerie royaltey- dist. -- we do have a bidding to do with some of the schools which are older. we are working on something that will include refurbishing of the schools including air- conditioning. >> reporter:the schools will dismiss early again on thursday. if the heat wave breaks, normal hours will return on friday. a decision on that is jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> pam: school will get out tomorrow at various locations depending on the school. branham will let out at 11:30a. prospect at 11

. >>> check out this video of a waterspout, spotted off the coast of florida's boynton beach on monday. some waterspouts can cause significant damage to boats and ships. but thankfully, this one was pretty much harmless. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with us. i guess summer is officially over, but still plenty of summer weather out there. >> a ton of heat to be had. unfortunately for the west. you had about a month's worst of a pattern flip, areas were hotter in the east. and now this ridge is building back up in the west and that means the heat is going to rush back in. and it's going to be some mid september really scorching temperatures. we already have excessive heat warnings in effect in the mountain areas in los angeles, from tuesday likely through thursday. we also are watching a heat advisory for san diego and areas up near san jose and san francisco. so it's going to be much through the city of california. los angeles's high temperatures, we had been relatively nice in the 80s for the most part. but look at this. tuesday, 100, wednesday, 102, thursday, 99. we cool back

caiferactivist amelia boynton rn was laid to rest.ndreds gathered at funeral services in cel cell selma. she later became the first black woman to run for congress in alabama. she was thought to be 104 years old when she died. there she is right there. we'll be right back. >> i've been asked to keep my voice down >> ultraplayer on thisser richard donovan of ireland, is getting ready to walk across the continent of antarctica, a journey of several thousand miles. but he decided to warm up with a run across the united states. >> richard donovan may look like any other runner setting out for a morning jog but this is the beginning of the end for donovan, it started in san francisco on may 19th. he traveled through 12 states to get to this point. that's 3200 miles or 5100 kilometers. >> you know the challenge to run across some continent, and america for me is the continent to run across. and you know i wanted to embrace all the epic scenery that america has. >> that included running over the rocky mountains as well as through deserts. do

this was video off the coast of boynton beach a little bit earlier.pout there, caught by one of the television cameras into that region. that was earlier this morning, had a lot of them over the past couple of weeks as the remnants of erika moved in and now this little tropical system just off the coast. now what are we going to be watching, not that system to the south, it's this system back to the west. you can see the clouds and the showers back toward chicago, back toward st. louis, that system will move our way, ahead of it on the warm side for sure. hour by hour forecast wárstomor 78 degrees at 8 a.m.,Ñ, nice for the kids to get on the school bus, especially there toward fairfax county, just starting off, 88 degrees at noon tomorrow, 93 by 4:00, still warm by 8:00 in the afternoon. everybody on the hot side. 93, d.c., 94, fredericksburg, 92, leesburg, 16o y90 back towa the winchester area, plenty of sunshine again tomorrow, we will see our chances of storms increase, but again, not tomorrow, just on the hot and humid side as we move on through

amelia boynton robinson, a long-time civil rights activist, died last week at the age of 104.mong the people who attended her funeral, lore rhett ta lynch, who said, even as she faced opposition and oppression, hatred and brutality, she waged a steadfast campaign of inclusion and hope that culminated in a voting rights act, one of the most important and impactful pieces of civil rights legislation in american history. and one that as an attorney general, an attorney general who would not be in this role today but for her efforts, i am honored to protect and enforce. it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you give us two for the price of one? come on, give us a deal. look at how old i am. do you come here often? he works here, terry! you work here, right? yes... ok let's get to the point. we're going to take the deal. the volkswagen model year end sales event ends on labor day. so hurry in to your local volkswagen dealer today. i brought in some protein to help rearrange the fridge and get us energized! i'm new ensure active

bondcan heroes like julian .nd emilio boynton ms. robinson, some of you know, early this year, my family and i for theany in selma 50th anniversary of that march. as we crossed the independence bridge, i thought about her and all the extraordinary women like her who were really the life force of the movement. [applause] women were the: foot soldiers. women strategized boycotts. women organized marches. even if they weren't allowed to run the civil rights organizations on paper, behind the scenes, they were the thinkers and the doers making things happen each and every day. doing the work that nobody else wanted to do. they couldn't always prophesies, but they lead the charge from the pews. they were no strangers to violence. they were on the front lines. so often, they were subject to abuse, dehumanized, but kept on going, holding families together. mothers were beaten, gas on bloody sunday. four little girls were murdered in a birmingham church. women made the movement happen. and of course black women have been a part of every grea

let's get more information from let's get more information from jessica boynton. jessica? i. i. >> not a lot on the majors. you can see the schuylkill expressway moving nicely but we are dealing with preparing for the pope, so you have to deal with fencing and barriers and jumbotr jumbotrons. kelly drive closed between fairmont avenue and the art fairmont avenue and the art museum circle. then the ben franklin closed. no parking in the areas around the ben franklin parkway between 12th and 25th right now. about spanning north and south about two to three blocks ahead. as for the papal parking restrictions, right here everything is shaded in yellow. it's currently a no parking zone, everything shaded in turquoise right here will be in effect by tonight at 6:00 p.m. and starting tomorrow at around 9:00 a.m., additional no parking streets will be added. so you want to not park in these spots, pay attention to the signs around you. you can call 888-591-3636 and get it figured out. vai? >>> if you're planning to travel to philadelphia to see pope francis, aaa has tips for you befo

helped represent no commerce member john lewis in the recently deceased civil rights leader a million boyntone successful battle to allow the so much of montgomery voting rights march to proceed peacefully after the marchers were attacked by alabama state troopers on bloody sunday in 1965. the president of the naacp's legal defense fund called him "the true hero of alabama civil rights movement." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake announced she will not seek reelection in the city's 2016 merrill race to that she can focus on governing the city on the edge over the trials of six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray, an african american man who died in april after being arrested and transported in a police van. rawlings blake made the announcement on friday. >> we all know this is a very critical time in our city. many important decisions lie ahead. both in recovering from april's unrest and managing our city through the multiple trials that are coming

long before freedom rides or sit-ins or voting rights protests, amelia boynton robinson was fighting for civil rights and lived long enough to see the results of her sacrifice. >> america first met her on an alabama bridge. she was a local organizer of the first march from selma to montgomery to call for voting rights. >> i do remember from the beginning to the end. >> in an interview several months before her death, she shared her memories of the day known as bloody sunday, when alabama state troopers bother down on protestors with tear gas and brute force. >> he hit me in the back of my neck, the back of my shoulder, then the second hit felled me and i fell to the ground. >> mrs. robinson was knocked unconscious, bodily injured by the blows of troopers who 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's dead? if anybody's dead, let the buzzards eat them. >> the images brought change to the nation and helped spurred the pass this of the voting it's act that year. she was a guest of ho

american heroes like julian bond and emilio boynton. ms. robinson, some of you know, early this year, my family and i joined many in selma for the 50th anniversary of that march. as we crossed the independence bridge, i thought about her and all the extraordinary women like her who were really the life force of the movement. [applause] president obama: women were the foot soldiers. women strategized boycotts. women organized marches. even if they weren't allowed to run the civil rights organizations on paper, behind the scenes, they were the thinkers and the doers making things happen each and every day. doing the work that nobody else wanted to do. they couldn't always prophesies, but they lead the charge from the pews. they were no strangers to violence. they were on the front lines. so often, they were subject to abuse, dehumanized, but kept on going, holding families together. mothers were beaten, gas on bloody sunday. four little girls were murdered in a birmingham church. women made the movement happen. and of course black women have