but sadly three of the firefighters who came to the aid of jose gallegos and peter lewis that day in91 are killed at the world trade center on september 11th, 2001. patty brown promoted to captain. kevin dowdell. and patrick o'keefe. the loss is felt by their families and colleagues and also by jose gallegos, who developed a lasting friendship with the men who saved his life. >> i don't have any words to express how i feel about these guys. they live in my heart. i carry them in a very special part of my heart. >> although he now lives in his native colombia, gallegos has come back to the building where he once feared his life would end. >> it was very hot. there was a lot of smoke coming out of all the windows. >> and we have a surprise waiting for him. on the corner of 7th avenue and 48th street. >> oh, man. >> hi. >> how are you? >> it's kevin shay, now retired and living in montana. shay and gallegos haven't seen each other for many years. >> what a great surprise. >> yeah. >> wow, man. i'm so happy to see you. >> yes. it's a great surprise. >> for these two men, the experience o

. >> other victims are edward, stanley, and the third lewis omar copo, peter gonzales cruz and lewisd officials say they will release more names as they net file the families of the victims. >>> we're sending our thoughts and prayers to our own patients carter who was in orlando at the time of the shooting. >> patients, one of our interns, gunman shot her in the leg. her friend also injured. patients family tells us both are in stable condition. and of course we are grateful to hear they are recovering and in good hand. we will look forward to the speedy recovery for patients in her return home here to philadelphia. >>> from across the country to right here at home this morning we have had a tragedy in orlando is affecting us here in philadelphia. >>> as nation continues to mourn many are paying tribute to those who lost their lives or were wounded in that shooting. >> chris o'connell is in orlando right now and spoke with the man inside pulse nightclub when the shootings started. >> i'm here with ivory mcneil who was actually inside the pulse nightclub last night. can you first of a

anne gearan. >> thank you. >> woodruff: peter hart. ann lewis, thank you all, appreciate it. >> sreenivasan: now, the next addition to our summer reading list. it's a look at some unsung american heroes in the space race, the women behind the scenes. at the recent los angeles book festival jeffrey brown sat down with nathalia holt, the author of "rise of the rocket girls: the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars." tell me, who were the rocket girls? they were mostly forgotten by nasa. these women worked as computerss -- >> explain that. i know they're called literally computers. >> this is their job title. you actually needed humans to be able to do the calculations. so this is what they started out working as. so they only had pencil and paper and these really loud mechanical calculators that couldn't do very much. and from that, they were able to calculate an incredible number of trajectories for spacecraft, propellants >> brown: so they are literally computing and called computers before the age that we are now living in.

peters will be our first guest. >> we are going to win! >> guided by the moral strength of john lewis, our sit-in on the floor resonated around the world. >> we wanted a publicity stunt. it sets a dangerous precedent. >> this isn't about politics, it is the safety of the american people. >> keep your eye on the prize. >> we are watching carefully what happens on the senate side now. >> we should be able to come together and work for common sense solutions. >> let us show the nra they aren't rule on what is said and vetoed on in this chamber, the other chamber or in america. >> we are going to continue to push, to pull, to stand up, if necessary, to sit down! >> we have just witnessed a week of high drama on gun control. it continued today in the senate where, for once, the national rifle association had a very bad day. a week ago tonight, we were reporting on the stunning concession from senate republican leadership, that chris murphy won after a filibuster actually accomplished something. at first, it seemed the only accomplishment was to get a vote scheduled on competing bills to pr

peter alexander. [ cheers ] >> reporter: exhausted but energized, house democrats today declaring victory, even as their unprecedented protest for gun control votes failed. civil rights icon john lewis spearheading the effort. >> we will continue to push, to pull, to fan out and, if necessary, to sit down. >> reporter: the revolt lasting nearly 26 hours. democrats commandeering the house floor, prod casting their demands live on social media. a chaotic scene, republican house speaker paul ryan trying to restore order. >> the chair wishes to make an announcement. >> reporter: on the floor, a fierce confrontation. >> radical islam -- >> reporter: democrats break nook song. ♪ we shall pass a bill someday". >> reporter: their voices echoing outside the capitol, late into the night. >> you must never, ever, give up or give in or give out. >> reporter: ryan muscling through the rest of the week's work, abruptly adjourning the house until july 5th and today blasting democrats. >> this is about a publicity stunt, now a fundraising scheme. >> reporter: the daughter of slain sandy hook we'd love to talk, today a glimmer of hope for compromise in the senate. lawmakers voted to allow more debat

peter alexander. >> reporter: exhausted but energized house democrats declaring victory even as the unprecedented protest for gun control votes failed. civil rights icon john lewis spear heading the effort. >> we're going to continue to push, to pull, to fan out and if necessary, to sit down. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the revolt lasting nearly 26 hours, democrats common dering the floor broadcasting live on social media. a chaotic scene, republican house speaker paul ryan trying to restore order. >> the chair wishes to make an announcement. >> reporter: on the fear of fierce confrontation. democrats breaking into song. ♪ ♪ we shall pass a bill some day ♪ >> reporter: her voices echoing outside the capital late into the night. >> we must never ever give up or give in or give out. >> reporter: ryan muscling through the rest of the week's work abruptly adjourning and today blasting democrats. >> this is a publicity stunt and fundraising scheme. >> reporter: challenging ryan, would love to talk read political stunts. ed to a claimer of hope in the senate. lawmakers voting to allow more debate on a bipartisan ban to block gun sales to people on the no-fly list. for tha

peter barnes will join us from washington in a little bit. lauren: democrat status it in on the house floor to demand a vote on gun control legislation. congressman john lewisting 200 lawmakers refusing to let republicans resume regular business until the house voted on gun control. 10 hours later house speaker paul ryan convened the chamber to hold a brief series of votes speaking loudly over the protesters. take a listen. >> the chair would hope the business of the house could be conducted in a fashion the represents and respect positively on the dignity and decorum of this institution to which we all belong. nicole: neither of the votes were related to guns. is democrats democrat for the house, the house has adjourned after voting on a final spending plan to fight the zika virus. lauren: the war of words continues with donald trump and hillary clinton trading jabs. donald trump attacking clinton's actions as president obama's secretary of state and her conduct as us senator. >> a world-class liar. look at her pathetic email server or phony landing in bosnia when she said she was under attack and the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers

peter king is the sponsor of the bill. so we want to take it out throughout america the week that we're not in d.c. and then when we get back, as john lewis if we don't get a vote, you'll st stem s still see us do some things. >> paul ryan was critical of the democrats and your action there. >> this is nothing more than a publicity stunt. that's point number one. point number two, is this bill was already defeated in the united states senate. number three, we are not going to take away a citizen's due process rights. we're not going to take away a citizen's constitutional rights without due process. that was already defeated in the senate. this is not a way to try and bring up legislation. >> speaker ryan went on to say he was concerned about the precedent, that this action sets in terms of due process. does he have a point? does the disrupt the procedures of the house and does it raise obstacles to the entire legislative process? >> it does not. number one, let me say first, to call this a -- john lewis doesn't have time for stunts. john lewis is a man of moral integrity and he understands a lot of individuals when he was going over the

peters. mike doyle. jean kennedy. mike thessalonica. we have a role in the house when you're not supposed to take pictures when houses in session. wasticed that mr. lewis sitting on the floor as well and i don't think that it's in the rose either. the point is, if they would turn the cameras on, we would turn our cameras off. [applause] we were very frustrated today when they can the cameras off. we thought that was wrong to not let the american people know what is going on here. i discovered periscope today and her.t to thank [applause] it's sharing what is going on here because it is the only way people will know. my wife and i have two children. we took them to first grade and they came back. we took that to church and they came back. we took them to the movies and they came back. they went to college and they came back. now they go to nightclubs and so far they come back. who should have to live in fear of not coming back? we are not asking to change the world. i'm not angry, i'm tired. every day this year, every week this year, i come to the floor for one and it and read the names of victims. at thousand shootings -- 1000 shootings since sandhook.

lewis insisting we have other bridges to cross. beginning july 5th they'll start this all over again. matt and savannah? >> peterlexander, as this unfolds on capitol hill, thank you. >>> let's bring in ari melber. the republicans wanted to shut down the house and head home for ho can you compare this to anything? >> this is truly unprecedented. there was wrangling about 13 years ago where capitol hill police were called. when we see civil disobedience or sit-ins we usually think of citizens against the government, not government officials against each other. >> the two measures that the democrats want to vote on are measures that were voted on in the senate and failed. what's the strategy here? for republicans, if they're going to fail, why not just give them a vote and say, well, you had your vote and didn't have enough support. >> republicans don't want to put up a tough vote for their members if they don't have to. once this begin, as remarkable as it was breaking house rules, streaming viral overnight, you don't want as the speaker of the house in either party to set a precedent where you give into protest a

congressman john lewis overnight passionately addressing democrats saying we have other bridges to cross. on july 5th, we'll be back to start over again. matt, savannah? >> peterlexander, as the sun sets on capitol hill, thank you. >> they want to shut down the house, head home for a holiday break. democrats want nothing to do with this. can you compare this to anything? >> this is truly unprecedented. rang there was wrangling at a committee hearing where police were called. when we see disobedience or sit-ins, we think of civilians against government not the two against each other. >> the measures that were voted on the senate and failed is what they wanted to vote on what's the strategy? if they're going to fail, why not just give them a vote? you have your vote and you didn't have enough support. >> republicans don't want to put up a tough vote for their members if they don't have to. number two, once this began, as remarkable as it was, breaking house rules, streaming viral overnight, you don't want, as the speaker of the house in either party, to set a precedent where you hand over the calendar, one of the speaker's most important prerogatives. >> they wa

would like to thank john lewis and kathryn as i thank for remailer -- former mayor .icilline, who knows i want to say a moment how grateful i am for the three gentlemen from scott peters to eric, to beto, to my native sons from texas, how they came together and said to the world that there are some people on the floor of the house that are different. as one, prayed that i hoped there hearts are not hardened. i have friends and colleagues that work together in the distant -- district. we passed on criminal justice reform but right now there is a piercing wound in my heart and soul. so i just want to remind you of a couple of points. my husband who texted me and said "are you on the floor? " what an emotional challenge or devastation to hear. or my son jason or my daughter erica for our husband -- for my husband and my many family members across the country. again, my grandbabies. i want to say to my republican friends who cut us off in the dark of night that you should actually know what happened. there were missed you drill -- there were procedural manipulations. we don't vote in the dark of night with no debate. the council said they couldn't take it anymore, that th

peters, the great senator -- [applause] i want to again acknowledge the prime general tores of this -- the primogenitors of this whole movement, this is spontaneous and organic. own t started with our representatives, including john lewis. someone who can get in the way of the republican national committee is someone from this house of representatives, our own debbie wasserman schultz. [applause] ms. wasserman schultz: it's to the republican cow -- if the republican cowards who run this chamber would turn the microphones on, we could all be heard a little bit louder. but i am proud today to give voice once again to one of our own. 4 1/2 years ago, i stood at this very same podium on january 25, 2012, and read a very different letter. from our friend and former colleague, gab bee giffords. that was her let over resignation. the letter that she proffered as a result of becoming a victim of senseless, brutal gun violence, in which six others lost their lives, including a 9-year-old little girl and a federal judge and 13 were wounded, including our own former colleague ron barber. gabbie and her husband mark since then have valiantly stood up and given voice to so many, to thousands of victims of gun violence, thousands wh