with lisa mcnair, the sister denise mcnair, and diane braddock, the sister of carol robertson. we will also talk with douglas jones, the persecuting attorney of the klansmen responsible for those murders. those conversations coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: earlier this year, the families of the four little girls that died in the infamous birmingham church bombing were in the white house for the signing -- they were murdered 50 years ago the sunday while preparing for sunday school at the 16th street baptist church in birmingham. joining me now is douglas jones committee prosecuting attorney who more than two decades later led the team that secured convictions for two of the four klansmen responsible for the murders. i am always honored and humbled to be in conversation with you, sir. >> thank you for having us. great to be back with you, tavis. tavis: for those of you who were not aware of what happened come it has been 50 years. top line for me what happened that morning at the 16th street baptist church

lisa mcnair never met her sister. >> the first memory i remember that my sister was killed by white people that didn't like white people. and how i carried that around forever, and always wondered why. >> four lives forever lost, the result of racial hatred and a mark on history still not forgotten. ray lynn johnson, al jazeera. >> denise mcnair a good friend of secretary of state condoleezza rice. >> new concerns for the country's manufacturing future still ahead. and 50 years later what have northwesterns learned from the death crisis? rainfalling through the night on an almost devastated colorado. thousands of people had to be evacuated. areas now said to be as large as the state of connecticut. six people dead, including a woman whose house was washed away. secretary of state john errry met with israeli prime minister is this morning. in a statement kerry reiterating the threat of military forced remains for syria does not agree with -- or comply with the agreement. remembering those four little girls the nation now marking the somber ran versery. among those in attendance, secretary s

lisa mcnair never met her older sister. >> it was the first memory i recalled, myster was killed by whiteple who didn't like black people. you carry that around always wondering why. >> a mark on history still not forgotten. ray lynn johnson, al jazeera. >> an unprecedented amount of sellouts, threatening america's most valued treasure in future generations to come. five years later, what americans have learned from the global financial collapse. >> welcome back. crash scene investigators are working to find out what caused a greyhound bus to leave an ohio interstate and crash. the bus flipped into a cornfield outside cincinnati saturday. six passengers had to be taken to a hospital. >>> united states been five years since lehman brothers collapsed. cat turner has more from new york. >> september 15th, 2008, the once mighty investment firm lehman brothers files for bankruptcy leaving 25,000 employees without a job. >> it's terrible, people are gathering all their stuff. >> terrified investors and sent the global into free fall. >> we're now down 43%. >> what in the world is happening on w

lisa mcnair never met her older sister. >> my first memory is my sister was killed by white people. you carry that around wondering why. >> four lives lost. the result of racial hatred and a mark on history not forgotten. >> when we come back nearly four months after a portion of the collapse, the washington state bridge reopens. still to come - an election battle for a country with a bloody path. why going to polls may not bring change to roou wandans. >> welcome back to al jazeera. after four months people are crossing the washington bridge. a section collapsed in may after an oversized truck hit it, sending two vehicles into the water. the bridge carries 70,000 vehicles a day and is part of the main transportation route between seattle and vancouver. >> at least a dozen people are dead, thousands evacuated after twin storms sweep mexico's storeline. hurricane ink -- ink rid and tropical storm mann wul. >> the storms marred celebrations for mexico's independence day set for today and tomorrow. rebecca, you say ingrid could reach the mexican main line on mond monday. >> that's what

with lisa mcnair, the sister denise mcnair, and diane braddock, the sister of carol robertson. we will also talk with douglas jones, the persecuting attorney of the klansmen responsible for those murders. those conversations coming up right now.

lisa mcnair feels the death of her sister and other girls changed more than just her future, it changede country's future. >> it's not onements thing that happened in birmingham. it's about the united states of america. i think that the more people know the story and know our history, they are did he say destined not to repeat it. >> it is considered to be a catalyst for advancing the civil rights movement. the crowd showing respect was a sign of progress in the nation, but some say we have a ways to go. >> it was like adults, adults, fussing with each other, fighting and harming one another, but when it came down on children, even those who were silently witnesses said ok, we must step up, we must say something, this is really ridiculously wrong. >> now, a new statue entitled four spirits stands next to the church, to help the nation remember. aljazeera, birmingham, alabama. >> a mexican city is making history, electing the first openly gay mayor in that countries history. he won, despite the fact that the opposition tried to make his sexuality an issue in a smear campaign. a professio