. >>> and in our next installment of generation to generation, john lewis and phillip agnew discuss the continued fight for dreams still not realized. >>> the growing controversy over the most widely used form of capital punishment in this country, lethal injection, whether it's administered in states across this country in a humane fashion. today it's arizona officials who are reviewing a botched execution. this time, trying to figure out why it took two hours to execute joseph wood. reporters witnessing the execution describe wood as gasping during two hours, the family of his victims say they only saw justice. >> everybody, here from what i heard, said it was excruciating. you don't know what excruciating is, what's ex-crushiating is seeing your dad lying in a pool of blood, seeing your sister in a pool of blood, that's excruciating. >> he was snoring, and then passed away. how that is suffering? how do you call that suffering? because it's a new drug? come on. you guys are blowing this way out of proportion. >> the botched execution in arizona follows a similar one in oklahoma in ap

but even in the face of such violence, john lewis never wavered from dr.hting for freedom and he still hasn't stopped. [ applause ] he coordinated the mississippi freedom summit, a campaign to register black voters in the state of mississippi. he rallied young men and women, predominately college students, to mississippi. those volunteers were arrested, beaten and murdered, some of them were but still the movement did not stop, it kept moving. i was here in washington, d.c. working and going to school when dr. king delivered his "i have a dream" speech. i, along with the rest of america, was moved by his words and are still moved every time we hear that speech again and watch it again. but just a year later after he gave that speech i was back in nevada in my home. i was in a las vegas convention center where dr. king spoke. i'll never forget how he urged that relatively small crowd there that evening, people of all backgrounds, to "learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools." and, of course, i am none of us ever will forget how

when the bus pulled into the montgomery station, john lewis could see hundreds of whites headed towardsaseball bats, bricks, rocks. >> an angry mob just came out of nowhere. they started beating the freedom riders. i was hit with a wooden crate. beaten, left lying in a pool of blood. >> before police finally broke up the crowd with tear gas, they beat and injured at least 20 persons. >> after the riders are attacked and brutally beaten, the freedom riders essentially become trapped in ralph abernathy's first baptist church. >> the church was surrounded and people were setting fire to cars. >> that is a very dangerous situation outside. no one but no one could leave the church. >> dr. king had gone over to montgomery from atlanta to lend support to the freedom riders. and so king, too, along with the riders, is trapped at this church. >> now, it's very easy for us to get angry and bitter and even violent in a moment like this. but i think this is a testing point. you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. so why are we so obsessed with turbo? because there

and one of those guys was buddy lewis. john k. lewis junior was best known as the player for the washington senator. he had gone through training as an infantryman. when posted ove overseas to flye hum, he had a game to say goodbye to his teammates. luckily no one thought to get the tail number of the plane that zoomed low over center field before disappearing. lewis ended up flying more than 350 missions over the him alaias into china. it would have to be planned for before they headed out. bill cochran said we had to figure out what aircraft we wanted, what we warranted them for, how many pilots we needed, how many mechanics we needed and how much ammunition you need because there and any animal like this in the air force. we were inventing a whole new animal for the air force zoo. there was no precedence, he said. the mule, i'm not going to read that. it's too long. i want to -- this is interesting. i did tell you that these guys were fairly young. let me just tell you, that some of you may have heard of a guy named lord lewis m

teaching people like john lewis, james bev.ane nash, how to not swing back if somebody hits you in the head with a nightstick. >> we actually practiced sitting in. some took the role of students who were sitting at a lunch counter and others took the role of white thugs. we were practicing how to remain non-violent even in the face of violence. >> there had been other sit-ins in those early months of 1960, but no one is centrally organizing or coordinating this like the student group from nashville. >> it was on february the 13th. and we had the very first sit-in in nashville. i took my seat at the counter. i asked the waitress for a hamburger and a coke. >> the students sit down at the lunch counter asking to be served, knowing full well that it's against the law. >> we were prepared to be arrested and go to jail and if necessary, stay in jail. >> it was a moving feeling within me that i was sitting there demanding a god-given right. i could no longer be satisfied or go along with an evil system. >> the big surprise for them w

anyway, let's look at what congressman john lewis had to say today on the floor during vote. >> from his first day in office, republicans in the house, in this house, have never supported the president. every other branch here was broken. but today, we have reached a low. a very low point. this revolution to sue the president just goes a little too far. it is a shame and disgrace that we are here debating the suing of the president. the american people deserve better. we can do better. we can do much better. >> congressman brooks, last thought. you just admitted something that you must would have preferred to vote on something much more controversial, like the president issue work permits. certainly not an executive function, a legislative issue. but you voted for it. is there not a willingness from the part of your caucus to hit the president whenever they can. whenever they can. as congressman lewis just said. >> no, an administration bill by way of example. bipartisan bill went through the house addressing a very serious issue and i think the president will be on board and sign th

but even in the face of such violence, john lewis never wavered from dr.hting for freedom and he still hasn't stopped. [ applause ] he coordinated the mississippi freedom summit, a campaign to register black voters in the state of mississippi. he rallied young men and women, predominately college students, to mississippi. those volunteers were arrested, beaten and murdered, some of them were but still the movement did not stop, it kept moving. i was here in washington, d.c. working and going to school when dr. king delivered his "i have a dream" speech. i, along with the rest of america, was moved by his words and are still moved every time we hear that speech again and watch it again. but just a year later after he gave that speech i was back in nevada in my home. i was in a las vegas convention center where dr. king spoke. i'll never forget how he urged that relatively small crowd there that evening, people of all backgrounds, to "learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools." and, of course, i am none of us ever will forget how

. >>> congressman john lewis of georgia posted the picture on twitter monday. it has gone viral. it's his mug shot from 1961. monday was the anniversary of his release after being arrested as a freedom rider in jackson, mississippi. >>> a tweet from the cia has gone viral. they tweeted no, we don't know where tupac is. it's been retweeted more than 90,000 times. the cia joined the twitter sphere last month. that's the morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> joining me now. thank you for being with us this morning. >> it turns out the cia is better at spreading information than keeping secrets. they're very good on twitter. >> i don't need you to keep any secrets. i want to get your opinion on the situation. president obama is asking congress for $2 billion to help with the illegal immigrant situation. mainly children crossing into the u.s. border. does this give us an indication of how enormous this problem really is? >> betty, 52,000 children, 39,000 families and one big huge question mark in washington about what the heck we're going to do about it. it's a huge problem. there a

for the washington "buddy" -- john kelly lewis. there was a guy named dimaggio, another guy named williams, and john kelly "buddy" lewis in the .utfield of the all-star game he was pretty good. i'm not going to talk about you again, patt. i'm going to just skip this. sorry. and charles. this operation featured a variety of pilots. it is quite an interesting organization. they flew a variety of planes, including 100 stinson l-5's. 12 b-25 mitchell medium bombers. a little bit different, they had a 75 millimeter cannon in the nose of those. some of the people who were in the airplane when it fired said it sure felt like it stopped it midair, even if it didn't. [laughter] mustang 30 p-51a fighters. dozen c-47 skytrains that they used as glider tugs. thathad this huge thing looked like a boxcar with big, fat, ugly wings, the cargo gliders. you can get a sense of the size of it. wallah -- punca charlie said that's what they called the fighter pilots. it means "no fan man." they did not have any engines. these, you could load a small piec

. >>> john lewis said the republican criticism -- >> the long troubled health care.com web site flaggedhe application, when they went to call centers and real people the coverage was approved. >>> i reached out the agency that oversees obamacare, they are working with the gao to fix the flaws the investigation uncovered. >> service was interrupted on two san francisco muni lines after a wire fail. third and mission streets. it affected the 14 mission line and the five fulton line. one person suffered minor injuries and refused treatment. the line was fixed and no word on what caused the line the fall. >>> we're learning about a mystery man who surprised people by paying for their groceries. it was 33-year-old michael, this is a picture of him. he told the paper he had a simple reason. he wanted to turn a lousy day into a good day. he was laid off his job and spent $600 from his last paycheck. he realized he's young and fit and he can find another job and others may not be able to. that's a remarkable attitude for that young man to have. >> so many people go into clampdown mode. >>> that

king; from john lewis to andrew young -- who were willing to risk, and even to give, their lives in order that others might live free. and most of all, it required men, women, and even children of tremendous courage -- and unwavering faith -- to endure the unendurable and advance the cause of justice. these are the heroes whose legacy we celebrate on this milestone anniversary. these are the pioneers on whose shoulders we now stand. and these are the trailblazers to whom we pay grateful tribute this morning. of course, like all who are old enough to remember those days - when northern cities erupted and mississippi burned -- i will never forget the turmoil, and the violence, that characterized the civil rights era. i will never forget watching, on a black-and-white television in my childhood home in east elmhurst, queens, new york, as countless people -- rich and poor, black and white, famous and unknown -- braved dogs and fire hoses, billy clubs and baseball bats, bullets and bombs, in order to secure the rights to which every american is entitled. these extraordinary citizens streamed i

it makes john lewis an important link to the civil rights movement. the long time georgia democrat talked about it at the ideas festival in aspen yesterday. he spoke about the powerful feeling he got the first time he had met martin luther king, jr. he said, quote, "to be in his presence, to be able to talk with him, just made me feel stronger and more daring." and he remembered exactly what was said the moments before the alabama state troopers attacked the peaceful marchers in selma, alabama. the full story is available online. back to your calls. the civil rights movement, 50 years later, james from fort worth texas, democrats line. good morning. >> caller: i don't remember the irish being lynched and denied access, public spaces for 400 years. i'm a 70-year-old white male transplanted into the south for about half my life. i can tell you living in a community of a very segregated community, the attitudes of race has not changed much in my lifetime. it really saddens me. we are one of the most racist cultures and the fear of the browning of america

congressman john lewis, rosa parks and many of today's participants and guests. and many of you, in this auditorium, as well as countless others, who, in the face of bigotry and violence, called upon our nation to live up to our nation's equality. a one with enormous ramifications for our country and the world. the civil rights movement and the ultimate passage of the civil rights act of 1964. ambassador young met the challenges of segregation and discrimination with truly remarkable sacrifices helping to transform america into a better, a stronger and a fairer nation. born in new orleans during the depths of depression and gym crow segregation, ambassador young accepted the responseblety of service at a young age. in 1960 after receiving his undergraduate degree right here at howard university, and his divinity degree in hartford, connecticut, he joined the southern christian leadership conference. the atlanta-based civil rights organization, led by dr. king. hi was soon named the director of sclc's citizenship school program where he, like dr. king, employed th

. >> john lewis, the greens bro four - when you look to these guys, are they historic figures to you. >> crazy that it happened so recently. i wouldn't be here in school. i wouldn't be able to eat in the restaurants that i can eat in now. if they didn't do what they did. >> should there be another freedom summer. >> we had so many - we had the occupy movement, we had the l.g.b.t. gay pride parade. i mean for myself as his panic, there's so many other things that his panics really are trying to work towards. this idea that, you know, the person that cuts your front lawn is an illegal immigrant is a stereotype. >> do you think a 17-year-old, 18-year-old, 20-year-old would risk their lives for the rights of others? >> they might not go out and say "i'm going to take a bus", and ride to alabama. >> i think it's more difficult now than it was, each though we have a million ways to talk to people and social media makes it's easy to talk to people, i think it's difficult to organise a march. i'd like to believe we live in a place where people fight for something that we believe in. to the po

civil rights activist and long time politician john lewis took 50 years ago today when he was arrestedor using a white restroom in mississippi. "america tonight" with joie chen starts right now. >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact... that make a difference... that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight next only on al jazeera america america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> on "america tonight," high times in the state of washington. be recreational pot shops open in just a few hours. state officials say pot smoking is legal but the feds don't give a free pass. >> i've been law abiding all my life. >> it's the state versus the fed. we'll sort out the cannabis confusion. >> city blocks obliterated. >> unfortunately, yean

representative and circumstantial rights leader john lewis about how he reached out to unite people. to people, what cut through? sometimes i think it's faness. >> fairness, yes, but also the fact that we're one people, non family. we all live in the same house, not just the american house but the world house. i've been saying it over and over again. we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or we will perish as fools. let me put it another way. it's nonviolence or nonexistence. >> it was a great bron cast. congressman lewis said things haven't changed. he said, take a walk in my shoes. if you missed it you can catch it. 50 years later, civility rights at cbsnews.com. it's worth watching. >>> a lottery winner is showing the love to her 16 brothers and sisters. her investment paid off. she won the $20 million jackpot but is sharing the wealth. she's sharing it with her brothers and sisters and the children of a brother who passed away. this cash provide as cushion. >> the hardest part was seeing other people that were devastate and i was able to redo my house with help of

civil rights icon congressman john lewis has seen many darker days in his life, but today was clearly one of his worst as a member of congress. >> from his first day in office, the republicans in the house, in this house, have never supported this president. every olive branch he extended was broken. but today, mr. speaker, we have reached a low, a very low point. this resolution to sue the president just goes a little too far. it is a shame and a disgrace. the american people deserve better. we can do better. we can do much better! >> but the democrats don't believe they can do much better in a house controlled by republicans like this. >> we have chosen to bring this legislation for today to sue the president over his selective implementation of the affordable care act. >> our constitution does not say that the president gets to write his own laws. our founders knew that was a bad idea. >> hour freedom is in peril, my friends. we cannot stand by and watch the president shred our constitution. >> are you willing to let any president choose what laws to execute and what laws to change

john lewis co-founder and executive director of the peggy lillis memorial foundation and guest of dr. frieden. donna lagier reporter for u.s. today, vice chair of national press club speaker's committee and former president. doris mar fwmpb olis president of editorial associates and national press club speaker's committee member who organized today's luncheon. faith mitchell, president and ceo of grant makers in health and guest of dr. frieden's. susan heavy correspondent for reuters. carolyn block publisher and editor federal telemedicine news. hirito. this time last week dr. tom frieden was busy cramming for his july 16th appearance before the house committee on energy and commerce. the director of the centers for disease control dr. frieden had been summoned to washington to answer questions about the startling and potentially dangerous lab errors at the cdc and while that topic is likely to come up again here today, dr. frieden joins us to explore a much bigger and broader issue, looming worldwide health threats including the pathogens that put modern medicine at risk. he'll expla

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democratic congressman john lewis of georgia marked the anniversary of his arrest in mississippi by postingay. he wrote 53 years ago i was released from parchman penitentiary after using the white restroom. >>> chairman menendez is asking the justice department for new evidence that the cuban government plotted to smear him. those allegations surfaced as the new jersey democrat sought re-election in 2012. "the washington post" reports cia uncovered evidence they wanted to derail the political career because he's one of the unspoken critics of castro. those are the things we thought you should know this morning. >>> time now for the gut check. a yankees fan said he was mocked and defamed on live tv. andrew fell asleep by watching in april. caught on camera. with his head to the side. the two game announcers saw him snoozing and did the commentary. here's a snippet of it. >> is that to his left his buddy letting him sleep or here alone? >> maybe that's a buddy an enlikes him better asleep. >> so he also claimed that the announcers used words like fatty and stupid but that's not heard on any r

and last week, we spoke to congressman john lewis and phillip agnew.questions for them. they've answered your questions, so visit thereidreport .msnbc.com to read their answers. "the cycle" is up next. how's it going, cyclists? >> hey, karen. >> it's going great. nice to see you over there. >> nice to see you guys. >> we have a lot to do today. we're going to talk about israel, of course. we're going to talk about impeachment and why dems may invite this talk. i'm going to talk about what i think is the best movie of the year so far and what it has to do with income inequality. >> all right. "the cycle" is up next. ate, we're changing the way we do business, with startup ny. we've created tax free zones throughout the state. and startup ny companies will be investing hundreds of millions of dollars in jobs and infrastructure. thanks to startup ny, businesses can operate tax free for 10 years. no property tax. no business tax. and no sales tax. which means more growth for your business, and more jobs. it's not just business as usual. see how new york ca

i covered john lewis all the time on capitol hill and he says i want to speak to people and tell themy shoes because it's so much better now than it used to be. where do you fall on that? >> there's no denying the civil rights act had a huge impact of getting rid of jim crow laws and discrimination bands and workplace, not only for african-americans and minorities but for women. and yeah, we're miles ahead where we were back then. no one should assume that means that things are perfect or that there aren't still problems. look at vast areas of the country wherefore economic reasons or social relations we still have ways to go. >> politico has an interesting piece arguing the civil rights act wouldn't pass. it's we've talked about how dysfunctional and they write the climate in washington is so different than ones that psycholo scholars view. it is awkward for democrats and republicans alike because they look different and i liken it immigration, the most controversial domestic issue today, can't make any progress in washington. it's almost as if we moved backwards. >> i think that's r

mon-khmer reverence ralph abernathy, congressman john lewis car rosa parks, and many of today's program participants and guests. many of you in this auditorium as well as countless others who in the face of bigotry and violence called upon our nation to live up to its fundamental ideals of liberty and equality. history is ambassador andrew jackson young jr., a living legend and an icon at the forefront of a watershed moment for america, one with enormous ramifications for our country and the world, the civil rights movement, and the ultimate passage of this or rights act of 1964. [applause] ambassador young met the challenges of segregation with truly remarkable sacrifice is open to transform america into a better, stronger, and fair nation. born in warns during the depths of the great depression, ambassador rihanna accepted the responsibility of service at a young age. in 1960 after receiving his undergraduate degree right here in howard university and his divinity degree from hartford theological seminary, he joined the southern christian conference, the atlanta base so rights organiz

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he asked john lewis about how he reached out to unite people. >> what was the best message you had whenometimes i think it's fairness. >> well fairness yes. but also the fact that we are one people. that we are one family. not just america, but a world family. we all live in the house, not just an american house but the word house, and dr. king said it over and over again, we must live together as brothers and sisters, and gandhi put it another way, it's nonviolence or nonexistence nonexistence. >> congressman lewis said people that say things have not changed, he said take a walk in my shoes. you can catch it on cbsnews.com/isp cbsnews.com/isp. >>> and then endreson won a massive $20 million jackpot but is spreading the wealth sharing it with her brothers and sisters and the children of a brother that passed away. many struggled after super storm sandy hit but this is a cushion. >> the hardest part is seeing other people that were devastated, and i was able to redo my house with the help of family and my brothers and quite fortunate. i just feel so lucky. and then this is the icing on

john lewis co-founder and executive director of the peggy lillis memorial foundation and guest of dr. frieden. donna lagier reporter for u.s. today, vice chair of national press club speaker's committee and former president. doris mar fwmpb olis president of editorial associates and national press club speaker's committee member who organized today's luncheon. faith mitchell, president and ceo of grant makers in health and guest of dr. frieden's. susan heavy correspondent for reuters. carolyn block publisher and editor federal telemedicine news. hirito. this time last week dr. tom frieden was busy cramming for his july 16th appearance before the house committee on energy and commerce. the director of the centers for disease control dr. frieden had been summoned to washington to answer questions about the startling and potentially dangerous lab errors at the cdc and while that topic is likely to come up again here today, dr. frieden joins us to explore a much bigger and broader issue, looming worldwide health threats including the pathogens that put modern medicine at risk. he'll expla

notable among them was our colleague, the honorable john lewis, as well as many brothers of phi beta sigma fraternity, which he is a member. as we honor the 50th anniversary of freedom summer as well as phi beta sigma's anniversary, we are rear minded that the voices and actions -- we are reminded that the voices and actions of a few can make us better tomorrow. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i was recently contacted by a constituent of mine, lois doyle, she shared with me the tragic maffing of her daughter, amanda. mr. marchant: at the hands of a drunk driver. words cannot 234ri ex-- fully express my sim -- sympathy for her family and loved ones. this is a tragedy that could have and should have been prevented. no driver should have ever got behind the wheel after drinking, but this drunk driver was in texas illegally. he should not have been in the country. he should not have been driving. to make things even worse, the illegal driver released on ba

. >> at johns hopkins children's center it's not uncommon to see kids playing red light green light with their special friend lewis and his owner amy wornaky. he's a 4-year-old chesapeake retriever and a certified therapy dog. he comes out just to play or just be petted. research is growing about the many benefits of bringing animals into hospitals such as. >> reducing anxiety. it calms hair heart rate, their blood pressure and just the sheer joy of having something nice happen. >> there's just so many different ways that they make a difference and it's nice to be around people and make them feel better. >> it's clear the pair is doing just that. >> he gets nervous when he knows we have to come in. so it's exciting for him, definitely making his day. >> it's a long day having chemotherapy treatment an2vuw bd work all day. so this is a great way to break up the day and have some fun. if he's happy i'm happy. >> and that's what the program is all about. >> the human animal bond is really a strong bond and that's what i think makes this program what it is. >> if i have a bad day this makes me feel better too. >> good

lewis and clark fired a cannon and ordered up an extra remarks of whys ask, 210 years ago today. i'm johnfor shepard smith. "your world" with neil cavuto is next. have a great fourth of july. >>> americans getting ready to celebrate their independence but if you're one of the 35 million motorists hitting the road this fourth of july weekend there's little to celebrate at the pump. welcome everybody, i'm in for neil today. if you're driving for the holiday, be prepared to dig deep. gas prices are the highest they've been in six years, and aaa says most drivers can expect to spend extra 15 to 20-cents a gallon. how high can prices go? we'll get to that in a moment. first to will carr in west los angeles on how drivers are dealing

development of the idea and like professor lewis says it's very hard because you have to take the navy did -- nitty-gritty details to design a follow-on system. >> thanks john. we will open it up to questions for our guests and please identify yourself and then ask a question. in the back. >> mr. yoo you have been very active in developing a new norm way of doing business particularly when you wrote the preemptive illegal torture memo for the bush administration. of course it was approved by them so i'm not just blame you. >> i was born in canada. >> you are a u.s. citizen. i'm just kidding. is this book also to create this kind of thinking which is in my opinion to a total barbaric international -- and knott and in fact most of the people throughout the world would not stand for it. maybe you can convince a few radical right in america and they would probably follow it in afghanistan where they will finally have to be kicked out being told that thank you we didn't need you anyway. thank you. >> actually i don't think this very is going to apply to radical right-wingers. these days my sense of american politics is that the right-wing of the republican party

they met at a restaurant and john lewis going to be on the freedom rides in may of 1961 they will go into alabama and there is a couple bus and lewis is going to be at a dinner and stokely is going to meet him at the dinner and some of activist on the buses call it the last supper because there is 12 of them not counting james farmer and they are feeling like their lives are in potential danger. their lives were in danger as we know. their buses are going to be violently attacked in alabama. you know, stokely eventually is going to join that crusade by june but they are friends. john lewis said when he meets stokely carmichael and he is spending time with him in jail he likes him on the spot. they will become advisaries because stokely replaced john lewis and john lewis is a very courageous activist and heroic figure and wanted to continue to be chairman so once he is replaced by stokely there is a bad feeling that are a result of that. >> host: was it because of the non-violence of john lewis? >> guest: it isn't really just the non-violence. stokely was a day-to-day organize within t