he walked across the edmund pettus bridge, a bridge named for a confederate general and a member of theklux klan in alabama. what did that feel like? >> i watched it on tv like most did, and walked across the bridge myself several times, and hope to walk across it again. i was happy to see it. i think it meant something positive that the black president of the united states has walked across this bridge segregation is - was named after this - this bridge was named after a segregationist and a black president walked across the bridge. suddenly part of that is erased in my mind so it's a step forward. >> president obama - how has he been - how do you view him through the prism of civil rights? >> well he's had a difficult time because he's had a congress that has said "no, no no" to almost everything he wants to do. no matter what he tries to do he can't do it because the republican congress says "no, no no" to everything he does. he's in a mess here where he can't do what he wants or needs to do. i don't think we know about president obama yet. we need to give him some time. >> he only h

you know president obama walked across the edmond pettus bridge a bridge named for a confederate generalan original member of the ku klux plan in alabama. tell me what that felt like? >> i watched it on t.v. like most people did and have walked across that bridge several times and hope to walk across it again. i was happy to see it i think it meant something positive that the black president of the united states has walked across this bridge. segregation was named after -- this bridge was named after a seg gregationist and a black president has walked across this bridge. suddenly pat of that has erased it in my mind. >> barack obama, how do you view him through the prisonom of civil rights? he has had a difficult time because he has had a congress that has said no, no, no, to almost everything he wants to do so no matter what it is he tries to do he can't do it because of the republican congress just says no, no, no to everything he does. he has had a real mess here where he can't do what he wants to do and what he needs to do. i don't think we know about president obama yet. with he nee

you know, president obama walked across the edmund pettus bridge a bridge named for a confederate general and a founder of-- or a st-- you know, original member of the ku klux klan in alabama. tell me what that felt like seein' that happen on the 50th anniversary. >> well, i watched it on tv like most people did. and-- i've walked across that bridge myself several times and hope to walk across it again. and i was happy to see it. i think it meant something positive that the black president of the united states has walked across this bridge that a segregationist - this bridge was named after a segregationist. and now a black president has walked across this bridge. and suddenly part of that is erased at least in my mind so that's a step forward. >> barack obama. how has he been-- how do you view him in the-- through the prism of-- of civil rights? >> well, he's had a difficult time because he's got a congress that has said "no, no no to almost everything he wants to do. so no matter what it is he tries to do he can't do it because the republican congress just says, "no, no no to everything

years from now will look back and say just as we look back on those state troopers at the edmond pettus bridge or a dozen moments in american history what were they thinking. this process of challenge and revision and improvement is what america does. it's noisy, it's raucous. it's sometimes painful. argument and failure and discord are every bit as much part of the american fabric as success, virtue and community. it's conscience will never be calmed. from the first day to this day. so, in 50 years since the centennial we have changed. we should not be surprised by that. in the 50 years going forth for those of you here for the by centennial we'll have a different conversation. you'll wonder what were they thinking. here is another question. why do we argue over whether or not slavery provokes succession and thus the american civil war. there's a historical topic where there's a wider span of opinion than that in question and a louder volume of discourse than over that question. this is a question from 150 or 160 years ago. why do we argue about it now? if you roll back time to the suc

it is a commemoration of the march across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama, which symbolized to the world the cry and passion to have your voices heard through the vote. i stand here today asking this body and its leadership to put on the floor of the house the re-authorization of the voting rights act of 1965. a bill that was re-authorized in 2006, 2007 under the leadership of president george w. bush, and the members of the united states congress in a bipartisan manner the vote in the senate was 98-0, and we had an equally impressive vote here in the united states house of representatives. the question would be why a simpletask of updating this legislation to ensure that thousands, maybe millions are not denied the right to vote. i start with that because the walk across the edmund pettus bridge was particularly brutal, and i want to give credit to all those who marched, many names that i know, our own colleague john lewis josea williams, and many that we have met over the years in selma. though marched and stood nonhaven'tly against violence. might i say under the auspicio

stephen pettus keep up the great work. >> thank you. >> glenn?now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> it's either foggy or chilly or warm and partly sunny depending on where you are in this very area. we've got quite a variety going on. we've got a first alert we've issued for later today and this evening for severe storms potential damaging winds, hail and lightning. and that of course is in the areas that generally get more sunshine and get warmer this afternoon. there's the first alert. first we have some clearing taking place already happening in parts of delaware and round two of the evening thunderstorms. we're starting to see the skies a little bit better now. visibility is going up. that's the first sign of improving weather. the second sign is for the rain drops to stop on the reports. 61 degrees now with dead calm in philadelphia. you don't see that very often. and temperatures range from 47 in mount pocono. 63 in washington township. starting to warm up there. mount holly, 63 as well.

years from now will look back and say just as we look back on those state troopers at the edmond pettusmoments in american history what were they thinking. this process of challenge and revision and improvement is what america does. it's noisy, it's raucous. it's sometimes painful. argument and failure and discord are every bit as much part of the american fabric as success, virtue and community. it's conscience will never be calmed. from the first day to this day. so, in 50 years since the centennial we have changed. we should not be surprised by that. in the 50 years going forth for those of you here for the by centennial we'll have a different conversation. you'll wonder what were they thinking. here is another question. why do we argue over whether or not slavery provokes succession and thus the american civil war. there's a historical topic where there's a wider span of opinion than that in question and a louder volume of discourse than over that question. this is a question from 150 or 160 years ago. why do we argue about it now? if you roll back time to the succession debates of

i will always counted one of the greatest times of my life that i was walking across the edmund pettusdge with john lewis. i think that is probably what has been most greatest me about the debate last week is that i am very typical in indiana. hoosiers are a loving, kind generous, decent, and tolerant people. we are known all over the world for that. i am just one of them. so the suggestion that because we passed a law to strengthen the foundation of religious liberty in our state courts, that we had in some way created a license to discriminate was deeply offensive to me and millions of hoosiers. and we are going to correct it and move forward. kevin? >> [indiscernible] governor pence: the difference in what? >> [indiscernible] governor pence: i do not want to talk about private conversations or interactions, but we all understand that this is a perception problem and we need to deal with it. and we need to deal with it because it is the right thing to do and we need to deal with it so that everybody around the country and the world knows that indiana is a welcoming place to everybody

who had a wonderful participation in her district last month of the 50th anniversary of the edmund pettus bridge where many of my colleagues were able to go down and celebrate that great victory in this nation's history. and i was sorry i couldn't be there, but i watched from afar and i was delighted to see such an outpouring of respect for a moment in our history that can never be forgotten and can never let the clock be turned back. i would like to introduce the gentlelady from alabama, the honorable sewell. ms. sewell: i commend my colleagues for having this wonderful c.b.c. hour on minority health. i wanted to talk about how we in congress try to address these disparities. our nation celebrated the fifth anniversary of the affordable care act in march. this anniversary marked the historic progress our nation has made towards making health care not just a privilege, but a right for every american. the a.c.a. has significantly affected the minority population by trying to close the gap in the disparity by giving access to affordable health care insurance to all americans. health insurer

the gentleman and i had the opportunity to work across the edmund pettus bridge together where alabama state troopers were sent by governor wallace to stop people from simply going to register to vote. mr. sensenbrenner and mr. conyers and our friend john lewis one of the great heroes of the american civil rights movement have co-sponsored a bill jim sensenbrenner being the former chairman of the judiciary committee, john conyers, being the ranking member have sponsored a bipartisan bill which would return the protections that were undermined by the supreme court decision in the shelby county versus holder case. i believe it's important and i think the gentleman shares this view, that we absolutely protect the rights of every american to register and to vote. and to ensure that the policies adopted by any state or any county or any municipality are not such that it undermines the ability of citizens to register and to vote. this is bipartisan legislation. i would ask the leader respectfully that one of the great tributes to abraham lincoln who talked about a nation divided against itse