in 1987 as was mentioned, the then little rock mayor lotty shackleford welcomed all nine to little rockne the tour of the governor's mansion. as president in '97, he not only spoke at the ceremony, but he along with governor huckabee and then mayor jim daily opened the doors as they did majestic doors of central high school for the little rock nine to enter. ten years ago, that went quickly, he again spoke this time as our former president. during the 50th anniversary events, he also hosted the little rock nine for a viewing of the emancipation proclamation which was on exhibit at the time at the clinton presidential center. as previously mentioned, president clinton signed the legislation which made little rock central high school a national historic site. this is a partnership that -- about which we are so proud. and enjoy every single day as people from all over the world walk our halls along with our students to see our historic school. as president, he presented each of the little rock nine with the congressional medal of honor in a ceremony at the white house. he also spoke at the

of little rock.rked on the 40th anniversary, 50th anniversary and now the 60th anniversary commemorations. join me in welcoming the principal nancy rousseau. [ applause ] >> thank you. how in the world do you introduce bill clinton to a room full of people who not only know who he is but actually know him? although i find it hard to believe as i thought about it that the majority of these students were born after he left the white house. sorry. it's true. as a student in hot springs, bill clinton saw the little rock nine bravely face the mobs while watching them on television. probably black and white television. definitely. he has credited that experience with expanding his world view. in 1987 as was mentioned, the then little rock mayor lottie shackelford welcomed all nine to little rock. bill clinton as governor gave the nine the tour of the governor's mansion. as president in '97, he not only spoke at the ceremony, but he along with governor huckabee and then mayor jim daily opened the doors as t

one of the things about little rock is they didn't think anything was going to happen in little rock. as compared to the rest of the south they knew something might jump out in alabama, georgia, mississippi but -- so things unexpectedly went off the track in the falloff '57 much to their surprise. little rock really wasn't on the strategy board of the national naacp office. it started out as a surprise. little rock wasn't on the strategy board of the effort. it started with a local effort. my father as ab attorney and local black plaintiffs they fowchbd, they had no idea it morphed into what it morphed into, in 1957. i would say thank god for the naacp. >> thank you, judge. my question to each of you, we can't go back and change anything that's happened in history. we've had to struggle through it and will continue to struggle through it. if you could talk to me about one thing that we as americans, arkansans, southerners, could have done, so that there would not be a celebration of the little rock nine today, that we could have prevented the pain, the struggles we've gone through, am

of little rock. cameron shawly midwest regional director, national park service. the honorable asa hutchinson, governor of arkansas. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 42nd president of the united states, william jefferson clinton. [ applause ] >>> ladies and gentlemen, please give a special welcome to the little rock nine. dr. patila bills. elizabe elizabeth egbert. earnest green. gloria ray, carlata renear. dr. terrence roberts. mini jane brown tricky. thelma mothershed, wier. and join us in remembering the late jefferson thomas. ladies and gentlemen, the little rock nine. [ applause ] >>> please welcome to the podium our mc for today. an educator and community leader and the first african american to attend little rock central high school for 10 lth, 11th and 12th grades before graduating in 1962. dr. civil jordan hampton. >> please be seated. thank you. good morning. welcome to this historic day. thank you to each of you who are here today. some have travelled from down the block and others

one of the things about little rock is they didn't think anything was going to happen in little rock. as compared to the rest of the south they knew something might jump out in alabama, georgia, mississippi, but arkansas was considered a fairly moderate place on race relations. so things unexpectedly went off the track in the fall of 1957, much to their surprise. so little rock really wasn't on the strategy board of the national naacp office. it really started out as a purely local effort with the local naacp, my father as an attorney, local black plaintiffs they found -- they had no idea into theing to morph thing it would morph into in the fall of 1957. that i say think god for the that -- but i say thank god for the naacp and the lvf. -- ldf. [applause] ms. kerny: thank you, judge. my question to each of you, we can't go back and change anything that's happened in history. we've had to struggle through it and will continue to struggle through it. if you could talk to me about one thing that we as americans, as arkansans, as southerners could have done so that there would not be a c

i want to thank you the little rock nine for coming back to little rock and to commemorate the significant. however, it does not go unnoticed that most of you left little rock after your high school days and pursuit -- pursued opportunities elsewhere, achieving many distinguished careers, indeed realizing the importance of finding that opportunity wherever it existed. much of our work here in little rock centers on the idea of opportunity. all of ournsure that people have access to opportunity to pursue their dreams? recently, i saw the film hidden figures based on the book about the african-american female mathematicians at nasa, and it struck me that was set in 1961, four years after the events of little rock central high school, and seven years after the decision of brown versus board of education, the for decision -- the supreme court decision. yet in 1961, virginia the resistance to integration was rampant. however, three brilliant african-american woman at nasa, catherine brown, dorothy vaughn and mary jackson were given the opportunity to excel and in so doing, served as the brains

nine from little rock is a 1964 u.s. information agency some -- film narrated by jefferson thomas, one of the nine african-american students who in 1957, and rolled in little rock, arkansas's all-white central high school. arkansas's governor prevented the students from attending classes until the president sent -- president eisenhower sent 1000 troops and guards to restore order and enforce school desegregation. in the film, mr. thomas and several others of the little rock nine reflect on their experience, life beyond high school and hopes for the future. the film won an academy award for documentary short subject. ♪ [video clip] ♪ >> where do you begin? where do you look? like an ancient battlefield, the ground is silent though people still move in familiar places. now on this field, negro and white run together remembering how it was in little rock, arkansas in 1957. perhaps it is best for those today to look or they are going and not where they have been. when you are a dark man in a country where the negro is demand

i am one of the nine from little rock. there's nothing strange in seeing nine american children walking to school on a september morning. but this was a special morning and a special part of america. a place where negro children had never gone to school with whites before. hatred is easier to organize than understanding. and there was a minority in our state who found it to their advantage to bring hate to little rock. while we watched the white children went to school and we stood outside. we had been taught in school that we were a nation under law. and the law said segregation was wrong. now we waited to see if our laws had meaning. or just words in a book, or idle talk in a classroom. on september 27, 1957, president eisenhower sent 1,000 men of the united states army to carry out the law. the supreme court of the united states said the entire strength of the nation maybe used to enforce any any part of the land the security of all rights entrusted by the constitution. and that included my ragts and the rights of eight

the little rock nine. we all have individual lives. gloria has lived her life in i'm going to get this wrong, sweden. with her kids and husband. minnie jean lived a lot of her life in canada. social worker. always grassroots organizer, going to speak her mind. people played different roles. i was an nbc newscaster. for me, the news people here set a tone. i realized i watch them operate. if it's in the news, hard to hang somebody when someone is writing it down, got a camera going. i became a news reporter for nbc. i was with abc, and when i got done, i taught and ran a public relations company. i really believed that exposure in the news was what gets it. i was a professor and went on to retire and start writing books. each of us has an interesting pathway we've climbed, interesting things we've all done in our lives. so you would have to look up each of the individual histories to get them. but we all grew up with the blessings of lord jesus. that's how i feel. what could have happened to us didn't. when they gave us those incredible

mercer, little rock born. her artistic talents have been displayed around the state in new york and canterbury, england. her public service complements the public service of her father, attorney christopher, jr. a license certified social worker in the state of arkansas, registered therapist, supervisor and clinical member of the american association for marriage and family therapy. her experience includes mental health, child protective services and private practice. she earned her phd of private therapy. philander smith college in little rock and state college of arkansas now known as little rock central in conway. he's now a member of the interscalastic association and lifetime member to arkansas activities association, little rock classroom teachers association, arkansas education association, national education association, retired activities supervisor with the city of little rocks parks and recreation. she is the daughter of howell and lewis payton putillo. her roots are in the state prior to the civil

little rock central high school. like the previous speaker said in arkansas in 1957, we thought arkansas is not like mississippi, alabama and georgia, we're different here, especially little rock, because we could already in 1957, sit wherever we wanted to on the bus. so i thought, well, there might be some opposition. i wasn't really worried about it. it wasn't really any more dangerous than going downtown. you just went about your own business. when it was decided that we would all go together and walk up to the school together, that surprised me, but, okay, i still had this dream. i walked up to that school with this dream, and sure enough, there were soldiers standing there. soldiers to stop children from going to school. that was like the real awakening. that's when '57 took on a different meaning in my life. where i grew up. i started to notice the difference between what you saw in the movies and what really was happening around me. and i started to see myself as really someone other than mr. ray's daughter, i

for the little rock crisis on one evil man. and thererval faubus we can say we would've done it , littlehis intervention rock was prepared and moving ahead. that's a lot easier to do than to examine a racist culture and to assume responsibility for the changes that had to be made in people's hearts before we can approach anything resembling equity in our society. [applause] >> i told you the book was rich and that she did not shy away. we have c-span's book tv filming this and we will open for questioning. , to letou ask questions the microphone come to you. don't ask a question until you get the microphone. around where everybody is. you've got one, bob? there is a question right over here. with all the research you've done in the past in bringing out what happened and living here -- how are wer today compared to then? >> in some ways we are better. largely a thing because many bought -- white people have examined their conscience in their hearts and decided the suppression we lived under wouldn't do. on the other hand, i've no

how many schools have closed in little rock? is that what this is all about? know that those white women and wore those white gloves those hats that looks like little flying saucers, they were members of the mother's league who created a campaign so that voters could vote to shut the schools down. yes. and when gloria talked about she walked to the window and saw those contorted, vicious, violent faces, those were the mothers and fathers and grandmothers and grandfathers of the students who attended central. so i guess when education will become as paramount as football -- because when the governor shut down the schools, he said at least we can still have foot all -- have football. yay team. no education, but we are still going to have football. this country spends more on football and war then you do on education, but yet, who was it -- and when he said it i cringed -- i love this country. while i don't. -- well i don't. say that likes to little rock was progressive and moderate. i am trying to figure out, is it because you had one less lynching than mississip

that meansng sister, i got to sit at the feet of the little rock nine, all right? at doma's house, at elizabeth's house, at melbourne's house. i will tell you it a cute little story. i hope you will love. it is that melba and minnie jean were those big old crinoline slips, story. i do you remember that? why the way, judy, i did not know you were an ordained minister. where do you preach? toway, so, mobile would come our house because we lived one block from melba, all right? and, i was probably the worst little sister on earth, all right? i know i was. i admit it. i always had sore throats. my mother would always say, phyllis gargle with warm salt water. but i wanted to hear what melba talkingie jean were about. in the back?abeth stand up, you are a great lady. >> can you believe he took over my story? because i wanted to hear everything there were talking about, i did go make my warm salted water and would sit next to them making gurgling noises. [laughter] right. [laughter] y?es that sound bratt y? little bad sister? well, that is ok. i did want to follow in her f

we return to our look back at the integration of little rock central high school. with a visit to the school. a u.s. park ranger will show us around the historic site. >> welcome to the little rock central high school national historic site. my name is spirit tricky. i'm a park ranger at the site. and my significant tie to the story is the fact that my mother minnijean brown is one of the little rock nine. the name coined by the media to describe the first nine black students to desegregate central high school. the grounds you're standing on became world famous in 1957. because the first nine black students walked up the steps. on september 25. our exhibits put the little rock central high crisis in the context of the greater civil rights muchlt movement. they begin with slavery and the institution and the fact that blacks had absolutely to rights. considered property. and even three fifths a person. not even a full human being. if you have an institution like that, that flourishes for hundreds of years, even when the laws change. it's still imbedded in peoples min

like to see a world where people if we don'tessed diet.hildren, the little rock will die if we do not fix this problem. >> like to say what she said. that, what the things i keep thinking, -- one thinking, as i keep little bit on the controversial side. people haveany talked about desegregation as end-all we need to look at the fact that we may ,ever get schools to be equal and therefore have equal access to education. students what the people look at the bead to have the materials that were first great -- people looked at the made -- people looked at the need to have the best materials and technology possible in an environment that them. falling down on that is why many chose to attend the junior high schools at the time. race, but it is about it is also about socioeconomic status. attending some of what you call desegregated public schools, caucasians are getting the same lower-class education as other races. sureed to in 60 years make we are providing top-flight access to education, -- top-rate system education, and that everyone can succeed to the best of their ability. >> i appre

and you gave the xeample of the little rock nine. nd i was wondering you say they're still being harassed i was wondering if you could be a little bit more specific as to what type of harassment are they continuously undergoing and is it coming from -- the federal government or from local. >> freelance, so to speak, and as ebbs this is -- just and i was in little rock doing research years are ago so i was listening to public radio and they were marking the -- 60th anniversary, and mostly harassing phone calls. but thrt this litany that sites in presentations like this, i mean if you look at the deseg rei gages of ole miss, you know, there were major riots that took place in people were killed. if you recall -- boston crisis public schools in boston there have been films and books written about uprising with regard to that. or to go to the 1980s the early 1990s with the housing desegregation crisis in yonkers new york, major revolt against these desegregation of housing is by the way shown in this film you can find on -- various servic

the founder is new to the little rock community but has wasted no time making a big impact. the first of what she hopes will be many summits. >> the idea is really to have a conversation, to begin to open understanding and to really begin to inspire everyone in that room to do their part wherever they are. >> nonprofit aims to launch mentoring program for 1 million women and girls by the year 2020. we'll be right back. stay with us. t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's right. netflix on us. get 4 unlimited lines for just $40 bucks each. taxes and fees included. and now netflix included. so go ahead. binge on us. another reason why t-mobile is america's best unlimited network. sold for eight thousand five!? hundred "unicorn in rouge." congratulations, sir. when you need help fast, call us with td asap on the td bank app and skip to the front of the line. hi alex, i have your account pulled up. how can i help? oh, uh... great. are you seeing this charge from an auction house? that doesn't look right. i'll take care of that. oh good. thank you. because when y

the founder is new to the little rock community but has wasted no time making a big impact.s is the first of what she hopes will be many summits. >> the idea is really to have a conversation, to begin to open understanding and to really begin to inspire everyone in that room to do their part wherever they are. >> nonprofit aims to launch mentoring program for 1 million women and girls by the year 2020. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> finally tonight it feels a lot like fall out there so we can finally break out the pumpkins and let's take you to a huge spot for pumpkins here. top field massachusetts fare some of the country's largest pumpkins were on display. the winner weighed in at a whopping 2,000 pounds. although a bit lighter than expected the giant still broke the 1 ton mark. the second place pumpkin came very close, 1,938 pounds. that's a lot of pumpkin pie no matter how you slice it. >> for all of us here we appreciate you being with us and we're always on cbsphilly.com. take care. have a good night. >> ♪ you don't have goals, you won't have anything to reach,

wednesday night anniversary of little rock central high school's integration with former president bill clinton. thursday night a discussion on lead up and response to forced desegregation of little rock central high school. friday night from american history tv's oral history series interviews with prominent photojournalists who documented major events throughout american history. watch american history tv this week in prime time on c-span3. >>> behind me is the awa hi dam which sits to the north of the city of pierre built in 1962 by the army corps of engineers 100 years after lewis and clark made their way up the missouri river in this area. come with us to the cultural heritage center to learn more about their journey. >>> the lewis and clark expedition is key in u.s. history. the idea the expedition was to encourage more american travel up missouri river and more american trade with the american indians. what the story is in south dakota, there's some interesting tales. first when you come to south dakota, sergeant floyd had died. when you got to what is now elk point, south dakota

nine from little rock is a 1964 u.s. information agency some -- film narrated by jefferson thomas, one of the nine african-american students who in 1957, and rolled in little rock, arkansas's all-white central high school. arkansas's governor prevented the students from attending classes until the president sent -- president eisenhower sent 1000 troops and guards to restore order and enforce school desegregation. in the film, mr. thomas and several others of the little rock nine reflect on their experience, life beyond high

in the years leading up to the 1957 integration of little rock central high school.year marks the 60th anniversary of the crisis, that led president dwight d eisenhower to send 101st airborne to little rock to escort nine african-american students to the all-white school, and forcing the supreme court's brown versus board that state laws establishing separate schools were black and white students were unconstitutional. this is about one hour and 10 minutes.

wednesday night, the 60th anniversary of little rock's integration. night, the response of the 1957 forced desegregation of little rock. friday night, from american history tv, interviews with prominent photojournalists who have documented major events. watch american history tv, this week on prime time on c-span3. q&a talking about the influence of breitbart news. later, a look at senate initial findings on russian interference in the 2016 u.s. elections. ♪ q&a,ncer: this week on will hilton. about his featured story about breitbart news and the journalists of who worked there. his featured story is down the breitbart hole. i saw a piece in 2015 that said that idea of skipping college might seem outlandish to some, but not to you. what is that

you are in little rock, arkansas tonight. me ask before we get to all of the other intrigue tonight, what are you doing in little rock? >> i'm spending some time at the national archives at the clinton library. this is my 14th or 15th visit to little rock over the last 17 years. it's a demonstration of our commitment to following through. we never quit, we never go away, we never give up. day was looking through some old hillary healthcare task force records. and a couple of interesting nuggets. one was the absolute state of panic and despair in the clinton white house in may of '93, the language. i'll send it to your staff, you can look at the document tonight. it talks about a state of december pair and anxiety and complete confusion that pales in comparison to the his area over the trump administration. it's interesting what happens when a new administration comes in. lou: i was there, as the saying goes. i was much too young to be covering national politics at the time. the health security act of 1993. it was the famous c

do you really believe in the legacy of the little rock nine? are you really grateful? if you are a parent or grandparent, can't you imagine how their parents felt? the first day they set out? the last memory i have of the not,reunion, believe it or i was glad that the most important thing i had to do was to hold a door open so that the world could see the reality of the symbolic message o was. i realized that when i got here, their parents let them come here. terrified. i had just taken for granted. theuncer: you can watch entire ceremony with president clinton and the little rock nine sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on american history tv only on c-span3. >> why am i here? i am here just for this reason. think about the opportunity i involved in with president trump to rewrite the tax code, something that hasn't been done in 31 years. the amount of impact we could have on the u.s. economy and citizens in changing before an outlook of the united states, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and i would never miss this. announcer: the video library is your free res

do you really believe in the legacy of the little rock nine? are you really grateful? if you are a parent or grandparent, can't you imagine how their parents felt? the first day they set out? the last memory i have of the not,reunion, believe it or i was glad that the most important thing i had to do was to hold a door open so that the world could see the reality of the symbolic message o was. i realized that when i got

we figured out that he was in the military here in little rock, assigned to little rock air force base did make contact with him, actually interviewed him. andrea canning: they interrogated trevor for several hours, then let him go. he wasn't even in town when this happened. he had an ironclad alibi. absolutely. we confirmed through his job through the air force base with their office of special investigation that he was on base that day. andrea canning: lies after lies-- there was no accomplice. neither location turned up anything. police were running out of options. and then detective allison thought of one more possibility-- a cement plant called argos, where lewis had recently worked. detective allison: i point blank asked him if beverly was at argos. and at that point, he was looking down at the table. when i said that, he looked up, and he just had this stupid look on his face. and so i figured right then that that's probably where she was at. andrea canning: police raced over to the factory hoping to find beverly alive. craig melvin: coming up, another game from aaron lewis. i w

and you gave the example of the little rock times and i was wondering if there were still being arrests, i was wondering if you could be more specific as to what type of arrests and are they continuously undergoing and is it coming from the federal government or from just local sports? >> i was a freelance but as i said, this is anecdotal. i was in little rock at the clinton library a few weeks ago and i was listening to public radio and they were marking the 15th anniversary. and it's mostly harassing phone calls. but there's this litany that often cites presentations like this. if you look at the segregation of the university of mississippi, old myths, there were major riots that took place. people were killed, if you recall and to show you that it was not sectional, the boston busing crisis, desegregation of public schools in boston, there have been films and books written about the uprising with regard to that or to go to the 1980s, early 1990s with the how the desegregation crisis in yonkers new york, there was a major revolt in the segregation of housing which by the way, it's sho

. >>> a group from little rock through in banner over seattle saying, hey, amazon, it's not you, it's us. they say little rock doesn't want the traffic and amazon >>> happening today, a battle over booze in san rafael and what was once a furniture store. pawn farm brewing company is ready to build a tap room at fourth street near second street, the site of a former furniture store but neighbors are fighting the plan over concerns about noise, packing and traffic. neighbors have filed an appeal to the san rafael planning commission which is meeting at 7:00 tonight. >>> two men will avoid jail time after posting this stunt on top of golden gate bridge. these two men from wisconsin, the press democrat reports both agreed to a plea bargain that includes paying fines and performing community service. their criminal records will get wiped clean once they satisfy those requirements, however, the men still face a civil lawsuit filed by the bridge district. >>> every single year the christmas music plays a little earlier and the decorations go up a little sooner, but target is putting a stop t

they said little rock doesn't want the traffic and amazon headquarters would bring. arkansas is also home to walmart, amazon's biggest competitor. we should note. >> love that. >>> you've heard of speeding tickets, but how about singing tickets. coming up, how one driver's singing resulted in a fine. >> is that a crime? >>> but first a woman blames a popular money sharing app after her bank account is drained. her warning to consumers. >>> new hope in the fight against alzheimer's the prediction about a treatment in the new future. ♪music grab your jacket. ♪music ♪music i'm and i'm an emt.erer when i get a migraine at work, it's debilitating. if i call out with a migraine, that's one less ambulance to serve a community. i just don't want to let these people down. excedrin migraine. relief that works as hard as you do. your privacy makes you myt number 1 place to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. febreze air effects doesn't just mask, it cleans away odors. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces

via skype now from little rock, arkansas. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having us. >> what is the most urgent need right now in the fire ravaged parts of sonoma and napa counties? >> the most important thing now is for the material out of the way where the contractors come in and get the debris out of the way but also, start planning for what your neighborhoods will look like and meeting with developers and how you want to rebuild. and i would stress that as you are thinking about rebuilding, think about how you'll go back safer with more resiliency and i think that will be really important. >> that rebuilding process is challenging, you take stock of the city's housing stock, for example, in santa rosa. 5% of the city's housing stock, roughly 3,000 homes destroyed by the fires. what can be done to address that problem, the housing shortage problem during the rebuilding process? >> we did have a discussion with that and temporary housing for individuals in hotels and motels but that can only last so long. and we tal