reporter: standing tall as she did in life, and now in marble used by michelangelo, a statue of mary mcleod bethune took its place in the u.s. capitol. >> mary mcleod bethune truly did her part to advance the cause of forming a more perfect union. >> reporter: holding a black rose representing equality, the florida native replaces a confederate statue in statuary hall, becoming the first african american to represent a state in more than 150 years. why do you feel that it's taken so long to get to this point? >> well, because there is so much racism in the united states still. >> reporter: nilda comas designed the statue using bethune's life story for inspiration. born to parents who were formerly enslaved, she established a school for black girls that became bethune cookman university, and advised several u.s. presidents. >> she had true belief that she was equal to everyone else. >> reporter: breaking another barrier in the halls of congress. nikole killion, cbs news, the capitol. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back la

reporter: standing tall as she did in life and now in marble used by michaelangelo, a statue of mary mcleod bethunetol. >> mary mcleod bethune truly did her part to advance the cause of forming a more perfect union. >> reporter: holding a black rose, representing equality, the florida native replaces a confederate statue in statuary hall becoming the first african- american to represent a state in more than 150 years. why do you feel it's taken so long to get to this point? >> well, because there's so much racism in the united states, still. >> reporter: nilda comas designed the statue using bethune's life story for inspiration. born to parents who were formally enslaved, she established a school forblock girls that became bethune cookman university, founded the national council of negro women and advised several u.s. presidents. >> she had a true belief she was equal to everyone else. >> reporter: breaking another barrier in the halls of congress. nikole killion, cbs news, the capitol. >> o'donnell: and now has her rightful place at the capitol. we'll be right back. her rightful place at the capit

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attempts to express her gratitude. >> reporter: standing tall as she did in life, a statue of mary mcleod bethuneook its place in the u.s. capitol. >> mary mcleod bethune truly did her part to advance the cause of forming a more perfect union. >> reporter: holding a black rose representing equality, the florida citizen replaces a confederate statue in statuary hall, becoming the first african american to represent a state in more than 150 years. why do you feel that it's taken so long to get to this point? >> well, because there's so much racism in the united states still. and so this is very important. >> reporter: mille de comb, the first puerto rican sculptor to hold the honor. >> this is the most important building probably in the world. >> reporter: she used the last piece of marble from michelangelo's quarry to craft the 11 foot 6,000 pound statue. born to parents who were formerly enslaved, she established a school for black girls that became bethune cookman university, founded the national council of negro women and advised several u.s. presidents. nicole killian, cbs news, the capitol. >

mary mcleod bethune advised five u.s. presidents and helped draft the united nations charter.is the first african american honored in statuary hall. cbs' nikole killion spoke with the sculptor who carved out a legacy. >> the guest of honor attempts to express her gratitude. >> reporter: standing tall as she did in life, a statue of mary took its place in the u.s. capitol. >> mary mcleod bethune did her part to advance the cause of forming a more perfect union. >> reporter: holding a black rose representing equality, the florida citizen replaces a confedeate statue in statuary hall, becoming the first african american to represent a state in more than 150 years. why do you feel that it's taken so long to get to this point? >> well, because there is so much racism in the united states still. so this is very important. >> reporter: milda comas designed this statue, the first puerto rican master sculptor to hold the honor. >> it is a big accomplishment, and this is the most important building probbly in the world. >> reporter: komas used the last piece of marble from michelangelo'

mary mcleod bethune was a civil rights activist.rmative years in fields, and went on to accomplish all of that and more. it is fitting that there is a statue in our capital honoring her, with her famous words inscribed on its base. quote invest in the human soul. who knows? it might be a diamond in the rough. that does it for us tonight, we will see you again tomorrow. it is time now for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening. we have hardtner -- and neal katyal.

mary mcleod bethune was a civil rights activist.most of her formative years in fields, and went on to accomplish all of that and more. it is fitting that there is a statue in our capital honoring her, with her famous words inscribed on its base. quote, invest in the human soul. who knows? it might be a diamond in the rough. that does it for us tonight, we will see you again tomorrow. it is time now for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening. we have harbard professor lawrence tribe and neal katyal. they both have a breaking news story to deal with, which you just delivered. everything i know about it is when i just heard you say about it on tv. just give us the short recap of it again, that donald trump apparently reached out to -- >> a support staff are at the white house. we don't know the name of them they've been described is a support staff. or it appears that it is not something that he would've had a normal relationship with. this person did happen to be in touch with the january 6th committee separately, and

mary mcleod boone was the greatest person to ever live. biggest thing you will see in my office is a picture of mary mcleod bethune. this woman, had 50 cents in her pocket. she goes to florida. she hooks up with some benevolent people. she found it is now the bethune college. this is an incredible thing for florida to do. i'm going to thank the state of florida, thank the legislators out there at the state level that proposed legislation, and the congressional delegation for allowing me to be a part of it. i want to thank the speaker of the house for choosing the statutory hall -- to pioneering women. it was one of the proudest moments of my life. by the way, i think it was 1935, 36, she also received -- from the naacp. i want to thank the naacp so much for giving me this great honor. it is. it's an honor. for anybody, it's an honor. >> all right, many thanks for having you with us again. south carolina congressman, jim claiborne, the whip. joining me now is steve bullock, the former governor of montana, and who is now coach of american bridge 21st century. thank you for joining me today. governor bullock, it's gre

civil rights pioneer mary mcleod bethune is the first black american to represent a state in statuaryall. congressional leaders celebrated the unveiling and the thune's -- and bethune's legacy. >> how poetic, that doctor bethune replaces a little known confederate general, trading a traitor for a civil rights hero in the capitol of the united states. >> dr. bethune wasn't just a great floridian. she was a great american. an american who refused to accept that her humble beginnings or the color of her skin were a limit on her dreams and on her destiny, an american who in the face of the ignorance, the cruelty, and the prejudice of others, she refused to surrender to bitterness, cynicism, or despair. judy: lisa desjardins has more on the unveiling. lisaach state has two statues : representing them in the u.s. capitol. florida lawmakers voted to remove one of theirs, a statue representing a confederate general and replace it with a statue of bethune. joining me now is her granddaughter, evelyn bethune. your grandmother is especially known for her pioneering and relentless work in educati

mary mcleod bethune was a civil rights activist. she spent most of her formative years in fields, and went on to accomplish all of that and more. it is fitting that there is a statue in our capital honoring her, with her famous words inscribed on its base. quote invest in the human soul. who knows? it might be a diamond in the rough. that does it for us tonight, we will see you again tomorrow. it is time now for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening. we have hardtner -- and neal katyal. they both have a breaking news story to deal with, which you just delivered. everything i know about it is when i just heard you say about it on tv. just give us the short recap of it again, the donald trump apparently reached out to -- >> a support staff are at the white house. we don't know the norm of they sport -- they've been described is a support staff. or it appears that it is not something that he would've had a normal relationship with. this person did happen to be in touch with the january 6th committee separately, and so

a statue of several rights pioneer and educator mary mcleod bethune was unveiled today in statuary halles one of confederate general edmund kirby smith. and good riddance. it's also, as florida governor ron desantis points out, there very first state commissioned statue of a black american to be put in statuary hall. mary bethune lived from 1875 to 1955. her statue includes a mortarboard cap and gown because she's among other things the founder of a school for women which is now bethune-cookman university in daytona beach. we should note that sadly, states including mississippi and georgia and others still have statues of confederate traitors honored in statuary hall. may be time to follow florida's lead, folks. >> coming up, starbucks says they're closing a bunch of stores because of worker safety, but is this about something more? stay with us. time. it's life's most precious commodity, especially when you have metastatic breast cancer. when your time is threatened, it's hard to invest in youfuture. until now. kisqali is helping women live longer than ever bere when taken with an arom

. >> bill: finally today civil rights icon mary mcleod bethune became the first black person elevatednts the state of florida trailblazing educator helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement pushing for racial and gender equality until her death in 1955. ba thune became the highest ranking back official under franklin delano roosevelt all she served five presidents during her remarkable lifetime. well done. tomorrow on "special report" continue series on the global food crisis. bret is back with that how more people are turning to prepped food to stockpile for future use. is it necessary? it might be. that does it for this "special report." i'm bill hemmer in new york city. see you tomorrow on "america's newsroom." until then, "jesse watters primetime" starts right about now. jesse, good evening to you. >> jesse: good evening. i will take those extra five seconds and run with it. thank you. >> bill: go for it. ♪ ♪ >> jesse: "primetime" we don't like liars, our trust like yours is something that has to be earned. once we figure out you are not being honest with us, that's

history was made today on capitol hill, civil rights leader and trailblazing educator mary mcleod bethunefirst black american and the national statuary hall collection. her statue represents florida. it was unveiled in the capitol you saw that there she became a hit and very influential black teacher and civil and women's rights leader. she led voter registration drives after women gained the right to vote in 1920, and served as an advisor to 5 u.s. presidents. you can not now plan your parking ahead of time when you're flying out of oakland's airport. it's launching a new reservation system for all lot. the online system allows people to book a spot in the daily premier economy. an hourly lot. you can do so is latest 2 hours before arriving. cancellations could be made up to 4 hours before the start of the reservation. taxes and fees are included in the price shown. so there are no surprises. you can save your spot at book dot oakland airport dot com and people can enjoy the newest attraction to the presidio. this weekend. sunday, the 14 acre per city of tunnel tops project will be open

mary mcleod bethune.an educator, opened a school for african american women and girls in daytona beach in 1904. you remember going through the capitol on a tour, you've seen those statues. she is a civil rights leader, a woman's leader, an american leader. her statue replaces one of a confederate general, fitting. the speaker of the house said this about the history being made. >> young people come to this capitol and they see a reflection of our nation's beautiful diversity, beautiful success and greater possibilities for them in their future. so as would be what dr. mcleod had in her legacy and her will as our colleagues had mentioned, to give people faith and hope. >> so that happened. we wanted you to know. for all the talk about statues and namings, not everything that's ever been put up in america needs to stay up forever and sometimes those debates lose out and keep people distracted from thinking about who are the other people that we want to memorialize. if you have further thoughts about this or