re-, being sure people did not being surehree, people did not forget medgar.he issue came up of naming a building for him. a couple of people said no. we already have an airport named for him. one woman said, you want everything named for medgar, and i near lost it eerie at each thing in mississippi should wear his name. it to theking extreme, but i have been devoted to doing everything i could to keeping his memory knowledgeable to people, but i youngerng today the generation is beginning to pay attention. more young people are beginning to say, tell me something about ,edgar evers. it is rewarding and i am beginning to feel the hard work is paying off are. mississippi is rich with people who gave their lives, their money, their homes, everything for equality and justice in that state, and i have been concerned young people do not seem to be familiar with that part of history, so for the next 50 years we are working to develop the institute, which will focus on civic engagement and bringing young people in so they can learn about that period of time, learn ab

i loved and respected medgar tremendously. was 18 when i married him. he knew who he was. his determination to do whatever he could register people, get them to vote, challenge the systems, and so many other things that needed attention. i came along with the job. it was just as plain and simple as that. and i hate to say it, but i must. i wasn't always there with him. i challenged that. because we knew being born and living in mississippi that you didn't challenge such a system without some kind of retaliation. and i knew that was coming. >> so you knew it was coming. how did you feel challenging him? what would happen in those kinds of conversations? >> well, i think most married couples have points in life where they challenge each other about the direction that they should go. as a matter of fact, i felt rather strong in being able to say i'm afraid for you. i don't want you to do this. i'll get to the point. we reached a point in our marriage where i challenged to medgar about what he was doing. and he replied to me eithe

we continue our series today by remembering medgar evars. bill clinton hon in order civil rights legend at an arlington national cemetery tribute. >> the miening of medgar evars life was that he came home and even though he had a gorgeous wife and beautiful kids and an unbelievable life to look forward to he said it can't be that i was a soldier in the american army and i stood up for freedom, and i can't vote. >> michael: evars dedicated his life to trying to break through what he called the cotton curtain. he rallied people to boycott businesses that wouldn't serve african-americans and petitioned for equal air time for african-americans on television. after he was rejected by the university of mississippi school of law, he fought get other african-americans into the school. on june 12, 1984 he was murdered outside of his home by byron de la beckwith. jerry mitchell has reported extensively on the life, death and legacy of medgar evers. he joins me tonight from that city in mississippi. jerry thanks as always for coming on the show. you kn

and i think that says something about the stature of medgar evers.when he died, the moment he died, he wasn't known nationally, yet he became known through his death. his assassin in killing medgar evers thought he was going to kill the movement. "i'm gog stop the movement." he kind of brought more attention it. >> ifill: it feels like that assassination was a turning point in many wise in the movement. >> it really was if you think about it because in the wake of that-- and of course kennedy's assassination-- you had the passage of the civil rights act of '64. >> ifill: myrlie evers, who you i i know you spent a lot of time with, said she had seen the actual rifle used to kill her husband. >> it's on display now as an exhibit at the mississippi archive of history and it has picturees of medgar and his life and she talked with that rifle as the epitome of evil. but yet, when it fired, it lit a fire that didn't go out. >> ifill: are the wounds still open? >> i think so. i think-- you know, there's a certain amount of wounds they go through. i saw that

medgar evers born in mississippi in 1925. he served in world war ii. right around the time he turned 30, mr. evers tried to attend the law school at the university of mississippi at ole miss. ole miss was not yet integrated and the school turned him down on the basis of his race. he then became the first field secretary in his state for the naacp and at that time that was a job that was not some kind of metaphor for bravery, it was the soul of bravery. right at the outset of mr. evers' work in mississippi a 14-year-old boy was kidnapped off the porch of a store in a town called money, mississippi. he was taken in retaliation for him whistling or flirting or maybe just speaking to a woman who was white. the kid, emmett till, was black, 14 years old. he was tortured and then shot and his body was dumped into the river. when local law enforcement hesitated to prosecute anybody for the murder, it was medgar evers who took it upon himself to investigate that crime personally. the woman whom medgar evers married said her husband dressed in disguise when he w

you talked about medgar evers. the continuation since medgar evers of fighting against oppression and economic repression, fighting against the kinds of things that have surfaced in our decades which are similar to the kinds of things you cite in the distant history of jackson, we have been persistent. with that persistence it, our people are ready to move to a different level of the element. i should say that people should take note of jackson because we have suffered some of the worst kinds of abuses in the history -- in history, but we are about to make some advances and strides in the development of human rights and the protection of human rights that i think have not been seen in other parts of the country. and i want to caution folks that we have to be careful when we talk about any one particular place in the united states. intense we have seen repression. i am initially from detroit. we've seen lots of repression there. new york has seen its share. washington, d.c. has seen its share. we don't want to be li

the station became and remains an industry leader in diversity and it began with medgar evers.ston, cbs news, jackson, mississippi. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news and around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs and captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald h bay, in more than a >>> as far as we're concerned, the boom times are back. >> it's the biggest burst of construction in the south bay in more than a decade just to make room for all the tech employees. but the silicon valley surge is having a ripple effect in unexpected plays. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. tonight new proof that silicon valley's economy is cranking on all cylinders. the south bay is in the middle of its biggest construction boom in a dozen years. and kpix 5's len ramirez says that means a burst of jobs beyond the tech industry. >> reporter: from shining new office complexes to high density housing, t

hear medgar's voice saying, i thank you all for believing in me but it's really not necessary.e and prove that you believe in me. and you believe in my country which is our country. >> the murder of medgar evers came at a critical moment for the country, just two months before dr. king's march on washington. over the next few months we'll be honoring those sacrifices and struggles 50 years ago and reporting on the works still to be done. [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. are proven to be effective pain relievers tylenol works by blocking pain signals to your brain bayer back & body's dual action formula includes aspirin, which blocks pain at the site. try the power of bayer back & body. [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ >>> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. and i just w

widow of medgar evers.ate your time. >> thank you. >>> we'll go to chris jansing who has made her way to pretoria south africa. you heard we were just speaking about nelson mandela. how is he doing? >> reporter: well, we finally on day five of this hospitalization got some good news. just a short time ago, nbc confirming with several members of his family that he is doing much better, he is responding to treatment. in fact family members told us that they are relaxed and optimistic about the progress he is making and they are hopeful that he may be able to go home. we were able to talk to one of his grandsons. take a listen. >> we have received the prayers and messages from the community and we say thank you and we appreciate all your support that you have shown to our grandfather. >> reporter: it would be difficult to overstate the importance of nelson mandela to this country and really around the world. he often talked about the simple rights struggle in the united states and talked about the reverend mar

then 50 years ago today, civil- rights leader medgar evers was gunned down in his driveway. we will speak with his widow myrlie evers. >> he was a man of all time, one was totally dedicated to freedom for everyone and was willing to pay a price. and he knew what that price was going to be. >> all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the obama administration has launched an internal review of the recent leaks that has exposed a series of government surveillance programs. the white house says its probe will focus on potential damages to national security. the move was announced in its new formal challenges to governments' buying and secrecy. a bipartisan group of senators has unveiled a measure that would declassify major decisions by courts operating under the foreign intelligence surveillance act, or fisa. the bill's co-sponsor, democratic senator of oregon, said -- meanwhile, the american civil liberties union has filed a lawsuit challenging the secret program collecting the phone records of million

. >> former president bill clinton escorted the widow of medgar edwardevers.attending a civil rights meeting.meeting current governor of mississippi praised the martyr. >> he paid the highest price upon the altar of freedom.free our world has been changed by sacrifice, today mississippimiss stand together withge determination to create a brighter future for all of its people. >> reporter: med gar everest et was only 42 when he was killed l -- evers was obl 42 when he was killed. >> today's ceremony presents an important opportunity too recommit ourselves, and to recommit our great nation to the principles that he lived and died to defend. >> reporter: medgar evers had d dodged two earlier assassinatioa attempts for challenging storesr and state universities. >> next time you hear people complaining around washingtonroa about what a rough business democracy is. is. we might do well to remember what it was like 50 years agoar and the sacrifices that werefict made. >> reporter: white supremacist byron de labeckwith was tried twice, but two white e juries couldn't

hours later, prominent naacp mississippi field secretary medgar evers was murdered after a civil rights rally. >> that was a recurrent pattern in the movement that whenever something hopeful happened, you tended to hunch over because something really bad would happen. >> reporter: despite the tragedy, evers' work continued. during a ceremony at arlington national cemetery to mark the 50th san remembersry of his death, leaders said evers' faith was a model for other activists. >> medgar wily evers had a very clear, and deeply rooted belief that fear and faith could not and cannot occupy the same space at the same time. >> reporter: hoping to convince congress to pass a civil rights bill, movement leaders planned a massive march in washington, d.c. for august 2th. the nation's capital prepared for the worst. >> not widely known, but basically official washington anticipated armageddon, because subliminally, people feel you can't get large numbers of black people in the nation's capital without bloodshed. >> reporter: some 250,000 people peacefully marched for jobs and for freedom. the hig

. 1963, medgar evers was assassinated outside of his home in jackson. he served as the first field secretary in mississippi for the naacp. among those attending wednesday's event was medgar evers' widow, myrlie evers. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> i'm juan gonzalez. have three front page new-york daily stories this morning -- this week. >> the mayor's office attempted to modernize the e911 system after major failings in 2011. -- 2001 attacks, i'm sorry. began a, two weeks ago new dispatch system to alert fire and ems. there has been a huge cast as a result, the system has been crashing, 91 calls are being lost, workers are frustrated, working double shifts to fix the system. little 4- there was a year-old girl who was hit and killed by an unlicensed teenage driver who was speeding away from police. the employees were so upset they are leaking information, that it was a four-minute delay in the ambulance being notified by 911. so the city claimed it was a human err

the 50th anniversary of medgar everies death will be celebrated. you knew medgar evers.e? >> he was an olding adult, mid 30's, and i was a college student. it wasn't like college but when there was time from the office down the street, some of us would go up to his office and volunteer to do whatever they needed in the office. that was pretty much it, just volunteer help. >> michael: and loki, i want to ask you, do you--you're both descended from sort of the royalty of the civil rights movement. you and the evers family? >> i know medgar's daughter, yes. >> michael: when you embarked on this project is this someone who helped you. >> i actually met her after when we went down for a film festival did he in jackson. that's when we first connected. it seemed like we had known each other forever children of the movement. >> michael: i can imagine. joan, you were sent this piece of propaganda in college warning against the evils of racial integration but just this month cheerios featured an ad of a racial, are you surprised joan, that we're still fighting the same battles in

and on american history tv on c- span three, the life and legacy of leader metzger others -- medgar evers cap next, president obama talk to fermenting the affordable care act in california and encourages young californians to enroll in new exchanges. this is about 25 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. it is great to see all of you. i want to thank you everybody who is here. there is only one problem -- my remarks are not sitting here. [laughter] on a friday afternoon, things get a little challenged. i am going to have -- i am going to answer a question at the end of the remarks. i want to make sure we get the remarks out. people, oh, goodness. [laughter] folks are sweating back there. [laughter] good morning, everybody. this afternoon i will be in southern california to meet with the chinese president. before i leave california, i want to take a minute to address something that is happening with affordable care act in this state. i wanted to meet with a group of people are doing important work on behalf of the california middle-class families. these leaders from california's government,

today torial service mark 50 years since the killing of major adverse -- medgar evars. -- evers. the naacp officer was shocked and killed outside his -- shot and killed in 1963. >> major league baseball is ready to suspend 20 players at the center of a performance enhancing drug scandal. espn reports that alex rodriguez and ryan braun are among the players who could receive a 100- game suspension. after been suspected records are handed over to major league baseball. president obama is welcoming the baltimore ravens to the white house today. he will congratulate them on their super bowl victory. 34-31.ens beat the 49ers the president will meet with reporters today on the south lawn of the white house. also, pizza hut is offering a rock-bottom deal. >> chrysler is refusing to recall its jeeps. here is more.york jeepsysler is saying it's are safe and is refusing to comply with a recall of 3 million grand cherokee's and suvs. officials say rear end collisions were linked to fire deaths. safety officials may take chrysler to court over this. chrysler previously could have a recall or

before we go do a break, there is one more leader to remember this month, medgar evers a mississippit who fought to rid the south of segregation, died 50 year ago. he was shot and kill by a white supremacist. his wife became a civil rights legend herself. she met with president obama and others this week to remember her husband. in april myrlie joined me in "the war room." listen to what she had to say. >> michael: if medgar were alive today, if he came back and saw mississippi what do you think she would say? >> good. there's too much left to say to simply say that happened 50 years ago. what a tragedy that would be if we simply let them ride the way they are and so many brave people gave of themselves. when the chocolate is hershey's, life is delicious. ♪ >> michael: let's head down to los angeles to see what cenk uygur has planned for "the young turks." cenk how are you? >> awesome. what percentage of the public thinks that congress is doing a good job? it's stunningly low. and then we have a republican who thinks that yoga will lead to hell. i'm not a big fan of yoga, but i'm not

just four hours after the president's speech, civil rights activist medgar evers was assassinated in supremacist. these times were changing, but there was still a long road ahead to achieve the dream of civil rights. joining me now is president kennedy's leading biographer, the author of "an unfinished life." thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> my pleasure. >> the president kennedy's speech came after real reluctance on his part for getting into the issue of civil rights, didn't it? >> yes, it did. he struggled with this issue for a long time. you know, at the start of his administration, he put three major reform bills before the congress, a big tax cut, a federal aid to education and medicare, and he was reluctant to put a civil rights bill on that agenda because he felt that the southerners would reject it. they dominated the committees and the house and the senate. and he knew he couldn't get it passed, even though the democrats controlled both the houses of congress. but he thought if he stood back, stood aside and used just executive authority to advance equal rights for

president bill clinton was among the dignitaries attending a memorial for slain civil rights leader medgar evers. president obama met with his widow earlier this week. evers who was killed by a white supremacist nearly 50 years ago in jackson, mississippi. >>> now for an early look at this morning's business headlines, we turn to hampton pearson. good morning, hampton. >> hello, alex. we've got a takeover deal with real fizz that may be in the works. reports say pepsico is in talks to buy soda stream, the machines that turn tap water into carbonated drinks for $2 billion. soda stream is also checking whether coke might be interested. >>> microsoft and the fbi are working together to launch an assault on one of the world's biggest cyber crime rings. the group is believed to have stolen more than $500 million from bank accounts over the past 18 months. >>> and finally, mcdonald's plans to start serving a combo of breakfast and dinner items after midnight at some of its restaurants open 24 hours a day. you'll be able to mix and match, so order a big mac with hash browns. mcdonald's is trying

in 1963 when medgar evers get assassinated. two months later martin luther king gives the greatest speech of my lifetime. we are going to celebrate that on august the 28th. november president kennedy gets killed. you then have five years of horrible riots in the streets and all these unimaginable things culminated by martin luther king and robert kennedy's assassination. it makes us look like a cakewalk. but the difference was, the people then were more divided than our political issue. the political leadership continued to hold together, whether you agree or not, through the 1960s in support for the vietnam war. and we passed the civil rights act, a voting rights act, and open housing act, anti-poverty legislation. all of it had bipartisan support. we were working -- there was a political system that was trying to hold the country together even as we were dividing underneath. now the country is somewhat divided but if you look at the support, say, for universal background checks, 80%, 90%. the political system is more divided

arlington national cemetery marked the 50th anniversary of the death of slain civil rights leader medgarttorney general eric holder and his widow meryl evers remembered him. a white supremacist killed him outside his home in 1963. >>> coming up on the "cbs this morning" after your local news, neil patrick harris. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ come in, cats ♪ and check your hats ♪ i mean this joint is jumpin' [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex helps revitalize your joints to keep 'em jumpin'.° like calcium supplements can help your bones, osteo bi-flex can help your joints. ♪ osteo bi-flex... the best stuff in the joint. now in joint and muscle formula for people that demand even more for their bodies. [ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. aveeno® >>> 4 minutes before 5:00 on this thursday morning. a most pleasant start to the day. marty is over at first warning weather. >> it's gray and that's going to lead to a couple showers today

making headlines medgar eversevs was remembered at 8 ceremony commemorating the 55th the 5 anniversarydeath yesterday. eric holder and bill clinton cln spoke at the event. he. >>> a casket with the body of late senator frank lautenberg is on its way to d.c. and will lie in repos. yesterday eswa he was honored aa synagogue and new york.w yo. he was the only world war ii vet still serving in the senate. se as of today the ceremonies in the senate, lautenberg will bege laid to rest in the arlington cemetery tomorrow. >>> a new law prevents the release of pictures from the san sandy hook school. scho it says that the parents have a right to privacy. the law applies to other homicides if the images would ud create an invasion of privacy pa for the victim or their family.i >>> in boston, the victims of bombing have less than a week to apply for compensation to the te one boston aid. only 20% of the victims have applied for aid.ie now healthcare provision enablel and somprofessionals arecalling. they expect a surge insurg application in the last few days. >>> up next, the recent shootint deat

and she has the medgar and myrlie evers institute, dedicated to raising awareness of social justice.ne here live. [ cheers and applause ] >>> i know we're on the air now. laurence fishburne is here. "man of steel" comes out on friday. i can't stop talking about this film. i can't. there's so many wonderful things about it. but you, as perry white, sir. >> yes. >> you take this character that's an angry, grumpy guy generally. and you make him so -- he kind of knows what's going on. what was it like to take on that role? >> i'm a big comic book fan. i'm a big superman fan, like most people are because superman's in everybody. and perry white, i took inspiration from the late ed bradley, who was a guy, who was a great journalist. a great music lover. a great man. a man who, you know, had the common touch but walked with kings. and so, you know, as a journalist, i just felt like he was really sort of the right direction for this perry white, if you will. >> you are incredible in this role. and you know what? we don't have a lot of time. i want to do the talking with you. >> let's go. >>

the civil rights activist medgar evers was shot in the back and killed in the driveway of his home inackson, mississippi. he was buried at arlington national cemetery with full military honors. >>> tonight work is finally under way to repair a damaged american icon. the washington monument has been closed since a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capitol in august 2011, shifting stones in the monument and leaving deep cracks, especially near the top. with the scaffolding around it now complete, workers are beginning the task of replacing the stones while hanging more than 500 feet above the ground. >>> in chicago, it wasn't the typical weather problem at the baseball games in that city last night. even a little rain may have been better than this. the cubs and reds had to play in an unusual fog that settled in on wrigley field. the cubs lost. and it was the same story on the south side at the white sox/blue jays game. the sox were able to get through it a bit better. they ended up winning that contest. >>> now parents will almost never admit, to anyone else, at least, that t

taken away and as you seen in that is you know it's a fifty of anniversary right now two weeks ago of medgar evers' death on and which was precipitated by the riots and by the violence that. i've followed the integration of the university of mississippi where my uncle had to send twenty thousand troops as laura troops then were in vietnam during his entire time and off as more troops and president johnson sent to the dominican republic where sixty or six hundred u.s. marshals there with orders not to shoot there were sixty people who were injured two died. and my uncle went on t.v. the next day and said we're going to have a voting rights act it wasn't bastille after he died well what they found out as soon as they to has that they got rid of the most egregious. impediments which were the poll tax and then the. the literacy tests which were in famous because of course a black person would come in and there'd be a white panel there and they would say to the black person memorize recite the constitution and then of course he couldn't do it if an illiterate white person came for the same panel

eric holder will join members of medgar evers'family for the event.was shot and killed in mississippi in june of 1963. >> the washington dream foundation diabetes care complex opens at children's medical center. >> the jazz festival kicks off today. this event features more than 100 25 performances and dozens of events across the city. the festival runs until june 16. >> for more information, visit our website, wjla.com, and you will find more details. >> another look at the gorgeous forecast. gorgeous jacqui jeras. >> that is a given, girl. >> it is gorgeous, absolutely. suzie ford degrees with sunshine at 9:00. 5:00, 80 degrees, partly cloudy skies. our last picture-perfect day before we see what weather. speaking of numbers they can add it to very big things. adam caskey is live with some information on pennies for patients. >> this is proof that pennies can add up to $80,000 for the leukemia and lymphoma society. we are rocking out this morning with students. they are energetic. they are celebrating the fundraising and the wonderful job they have

. >>> today in virginia civil rights leader medgar evers will be honored. number of distinguished guests will join his widow and daughter for a memorial service, including bill clinton, eric holder as well. next week marks 50 years since evers' death. he was shot and killed outside his mississippi home in 1963. >>> the race for governor in maryland will heat up. ron george will announce today he's running. he will be the second republican to enter the race this week. harford county executive david craig announced his bid on monday. >>> 6:35 now. after a decade of planning, loudoun county is finally getting a new stadium with two professional teams. community leaders held a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday for the new edelman financial field. that will be along route 7 at loudoun county parkway in ashburn. the virginia cavalry fc soccer team and loudoun hounds, independent league baseball team, will play at that stadium. this is part of a new development called one loudoun. >> live, work and play environment 24/7 throughout the week. that will attract empt

the -- particularly when you think about the 50th anniversary of medgar who fight and die to register people to vote in mississippi. when you got nelson mandela one of the greatest fighters for voting who is fighting for his life in a hospital. this background is particularly troubling when you have this decision come down. it -- to strike down the voting rights act, which is the most democratizing piece of legislation we passed in this country where 800,000 new voters were registered within two years after the passing in 1965 is really sad, and for the majority to basically say that while racism continues and they recognize that, that it's up to congress to prove it today, i think is really sad, piers. >> but it is sad and pretty extraordinary that you have to have the first african american president of the united states coming out blazing with furry, the supreme court decision like this. it's almost, all the steps he took forward for america with his election being thrown right back at him. >> piers, we made tremendous progress in this country and as you mentioned, we elected and r

it's ironic today is the 50th anniversary of the killing of medgar evers and so this trayvon martin case is certainly a litmus test of how far we have come in america as to everybody getting equal justice. >> based on that, how difficult do you think it will be to find an impartial jury? >> well, i think certainly it's one of the top news stories in the world. therefore, everybody has heard something about the killing of trayvon martin. however, we only ask that people are fair and honest and candid about their biases, about their perspectives. and if they do that, then we believe they will follow the judge's instructions and that the process works. now, it has to be transparent. it has to be fair because everybody in the world is watching this case to see how far we've come in the matter of equal justice for every american. >> the zirm man family has been speaking out. i want to play for everybody george zimmerman's brother, robert. >> we're very confident in the outcome of the case and we're very confident that the state will not be able to meet its burden. and it's a two fold burden h

a white racist assassinated civil rights leader, medgar evers, i remember hearing about that assassination steps back, that the civil rights movement suffered. edgar evers, assassinated that night. also that night in boston, the chairwoman of the boston school committee, louise day hicks was publicly confronted for the first time by the boston chapter of the naacp. and so was set in motion a battle over the desegregation of the boston public schools. in the president's hometown. that jack kennedy would not live to see resolved. but we do know whose side jack kennedy would have been on. >> i want to pay tribute to those citizens north and south who have been working in their communities to make life better for all. they are acting not out of a sense of legal duty, but out of a sense of human decency. like our soldiers and sailors in all parts of the world they are meeting freedoms challenged in all parts of the firing line and i salute them for their honor and for their courage. have hail damage to both their cars. ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. maxwell is not. he's

running around with reckless glee celebrating the fact he killed medgar evers. sit on juries who make decisions about the future of our children. you're right. >> the screening process presumably by a competent attorney to make sure that doesn't happen. >> it does matter if this one juror of color is black or latino. because the evidence implicifies. people who latino are just as likely to have this against blacks as people who are white. it matters. >> we're doing this, of course, because what we know about the jury is simply this fact. maya wiley. josh dubin. msnbc political analyst michael eric dyson. that's "all in" for this evening. "the "rachel maddow show" begins right now. >>> thank you at home for joining us this hour. today in the news a riveting real life chase. this is rusty, a red panda who lives at the national zoo in washington, d.c. early this morning when zoo keepers went to check in on rusty, hi, rusty, make sure everything was okay, they discovered everything was not okay because rusty was gone. cue the urgent tweet from the national zoo. we'r

but during the day, some of the panelists will be myrlie evers williams, the widow of medgar evans, congresswomany, steve harvey. i'll be speaking. and i've spoken at every essence since you started these festivals. so i'm batting a thousand. >> you are. every single one. and it's one of the highlights of each festival. and the convention center each day, we attract over 100,000 people. and it's extraordinary with the essence empowerment experience stage to have the greatest community leaders and thinkers, you know, who are there helping to empower women to improve their day-to-day lives. so it will be something truly special. >> so we're having mayors there to talk about gun violence. we're going to be talking cultural issues, motivation. no one can beat ileana on that. politics will talking. voter rights, john lewis and myself and others will be talking. and then at night we go and get our groove on. >> we get our groove on. >> a party. >> of course. the one and only beyonce returns to the superdome. >> you've seen me do the james brown. you've never seen my beyonce. >> i've never seen your bey

medgar evers, the freedom riders, and 1965, you get to the voting rights act, and many participated to have a multi-cultural voting rights act. >> and joy, the majority opinion today did not seem to have a grasp of everything that professor joseph just described. >> right, it is a sort of white-washed version version of history that republicans say that was then, this is now, it was the voting rights act succeeded, mission accomplished. and then challenging congress saying they should have come up with a new formula. they forget history again. the voting rights was challenged, 1966, it was challenged three years later, you're talking about the first time they tried to renew it in 1970, the democrats worried any change to it could bring the bill down, they wound up, '75, the same thing happened. you have barbara jordan trying to expand it, bringing in hispanics in california and new york. and worrying all the time that just that change, the tweak, could bring the whole thing down, again, this was with democratic congresss. so when you think how difficult it was to change the formula, wh

national cemetery former president bill clinton will headline a group of dignitaries playing tribute to medgar. he was the first field officer in mississippi gunned down in his driveway june 12, 1963. he is buried at arlington because he joined the army during world war ii. >>> d.c. city councilman david cantania says the way things are going now, it would take 30 years for district public school students to reach the test score goals set by the mayor and schools chancellor. he's proposing seven education reform bills to try time prove scores faster. delia goncalves joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. council member cantania says one way to do that give poor students more money at schools across the district, including here at wilson high school in northwest washington. cantania also wants to give principals more control. in fact, 80% of their budget. he also wants to fully subsidize public transportation for low income students and boost outreach to parents. but the mayor who has had control of the city schools since 2007 says many of cantania's initiatives are already in place. ot

and, of course, that night medgar evers was watching in mississippi and i was murdered in jackson and had to crawl into his living room. so it's profound. >> you know, the idea, bill, congressman, of this whole question of i know from studying this, when kennedy was shot down in texas, he was in texas for a reason. he needed texas and at least georgia. he was hang on to two southern states a at that point in his races for re-election. he knew had bad things had gotten for him politically down there. >> he understood. he really understood before that. there was another bombshell kennedy dropped and that was in 196 0. he did something unthinkable. he picked up a telephone and called coretta scott king, the wife of martin luther king jr. expressed his concern about martin being in jail in birmingham. that hit the news media and that angered a lot of people. now, what it did, though, is it won him the election. because daddy king, father of martin luther king, was ready to enforce nixon and he would through that endorsement endorse kennedy and a group of black ministers around the country

. >> 50 years to the month in the month that medgar evers was killed, the march in washington took place0 years ago in august. >> this is a seminal year in our history because it's 50 years later. i do think republicans may come to regret this. i suspect they're going to go full throated against the rights of people to vote and the backlash is going to be as enormous as the loss today. >> we pray so. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the future of voting rights now in the hands of congress. good luck with that. >> my state is not covered by the voting rights act. there may be others who want to comment on it. at this point, i think i'm going to have to read it first. but i would say i do think america is very different today from what it was in the 1960s. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ all aboard. did you i did. email? so what did you think of the house? well it's got a great kitchen, but did you see the school