mr. armstrong did not see it for that. he saw it as a downpayment, just another step. >> another step, it was, and we were fascinated by that. tavis: and so am i.. i am glad that you have that opinion because so many people do not. he passed away in what year? >>ki s assipa skipass away in 2. a and -- he passed away in 2009. tavis: where were you born? >> chicago. tavis: what was it like to be baptized in the movement? >> i have lived there for many, many years. i fell in love with the south. i did not know how i would be received, and they were so hospitable and open to me and willing to tell their stories and share their stories, and mr. armstrong was, i think he knew the importance of passing on to the next generation, and he opened up to his home and his life to was, and so we were very, very pleasantly surprised. tavis: did you have any fear or trepidation? you wore a white woman from the bay area. >> exactly. i did not really know. i just had an idea that this was an important moment to capture, and i went to the sou

mr. armstrong was something special.soldiers of the civil rights movement who deserves recognition and the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences agrees. the barber of birmingham is nominated for an academy award for best documentary short. we'll know tonight if it wins. joining me are the film's producer and director, robin fryday and her grandson and joining me are anita hill and michael steele. it's so nice to have you robin and darren this morning. thank you for being here. >> thank you. we're excited to be here. >> speaking of excitement, i have to say, are you beyond he can sighted that the film is oscar nominated? >> it's surreal. it's so exciting, yes. we're thrilled to be here. we're so proud. such a great honor. >> particularly, darren, i would like to talk to you about your grandfather and this idea that he is now obviously, we lost your grandfather, mr. armstrong about a year after the presidential election of 2008. he died in november of 2009. but his story may become an oscar winning story. what does

mr. armstrong when he testified before our committee earlier this year, america's space program is as muchand space capsules. and the four gentlemen we are honoring today are continuing to inspire our young and old. even though our path making, path breaking missions occurred more than four decades ago, they led to the way as america ventured into this new ocean of space as president kennedy described it. thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states house of representatives committee on science, space, and technology, and the representative from the fourth district of texas, the honorable ralph hall. >> first, mr. speaker, let me thank you for scheduling today's congressional medal ceremony honoring these brave men. our school children and others will be reading about them for hundreds of years. they hardly need any introduction. all americans young and old take great pride in their nation's manned space program flight and the men and women who had flown as astronauts, the engineers assigned the technicians who provided the u.s. with the technology to

mr. neil armstrong. [ applause ] >> thank you so much, mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, miss pelosi, members, distinguished guests. we gather in this remarkable monument to american history.es of congress, this room where ideological differences fade in the presence of the overpowering force of pride and what we do achieved. it's a privilege to be in this rotunda. high above us, just below the h 19 panels depicting important events in american history. the most recent of them, number 19, just above me here. depicts the first successful flight of a man in a powered aircraft brothers wright, 108 years ago. the depiction in addition bald eagle carrying an e olive branch. wilbur and orville wright were the recipients of the 45th congressional gold medal and the first in the achievements in the world of flight. subsequently, congressional gold medals have been awarded nine times for aviation and rocketry achievements. today, for the first time, they are being given for achievements in spaceflight. in an appropriate coincidence, apollo 11's mission and crew patch fe

armstrong investment managers. we still have over an hour to go. mr. shactman joins us this morning.ood morning, brian. >>> hey, guys, forget about the global financial markets. let's talk about global star fest in hollywood. the 84th academy awards last night. meryl streep won her first since 1982. she portrayed margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." but the night belonged to "the artist." the black and white silent movie won five including best director, best actor for jean dujardin and best picture. stay tuned. we'll go out live actually to los angeles in about 30 minutes and ask how much of an impact an oscar win has on box office and dvd and download sales. >>> welcome to the show on a monday. here are your headlines from alm across the world. in the u.s. top forecasters more optimistic about the economy but still cautious about gdp and consumer spending. >> g-20 finance ministers line up a rescue fund to fight the crisis but they need europe to put morme money into the war chest as well. >>> and hsbc says it is confident it will meet its medium term earnings target after posting

mr. lamborn: i thank the gentleman for making his remarks. and he mentioned colorado christian university. the president of that fine institution is former u.s. senator bill armstrong who served colorado both in the u.s. house and the u.s. senate in such a distinguished manner. and that is not necessarily a catholic institution. it's more of a protestant institution, although people of different christian backgrounds attend there. but this shows that it's not strictly a quote-unquote catholic issue. all people of faith are concerned about the violation of conscience. you see here this quote from martin luther king, february is black history month, and i think it's appropriate to look at what he said. he said, there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right. he pointed to the need to listen to our consciences when deciding matters of great importance. and martin luther king left a great legacy for this country and his respect for the conscience of the individual is one of those marks of his legacy. i would like to now recognize my colleague and friend, the gentleman from maryl