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selma is now. since the shelby decision, 10 more states have made it more difficult for early and absentee voting. while today there are no poll taxes or literacy tests, these modern day barriers to voting are no less discriminatory or suppressive than those old practices. voting rights should be a nonpartisan issue. and the fact that in this amendment they would try to politicize voting rights? we should all, all be appalled by that. voting rights have been always very nonpartisan. and it used to be that the voting rights act passed overwhelmingly with republicans and dems. in fact, the v.r.a. was re-authorized five times, yes, under republican and democratic presidents. so what's changed? i ask my colleagues across the aisle, what are you afraid of? what are you afraid of? letting more americans voting, why are you afraid to let more americans vote. is it because your own political interests are only realized when you limit access to the ballot box? i say shame on you. shame on you. could it be t
selma is now. since the shelby decision, 10 more states have made it more difficult for early and absentee voting. while today there are no poll taxes or literacy tests, these modern day barriers to voting are no less discriminatory or suppressive than those old practices. voting rights should be a nonpartisan issue. and the fact that in this amendment they would try to politicize voting rights? we should all, all be appalled by that. voting rights have been always very nonpartisan. and it used...
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but it goes back to selma every year. >> selma is free and liberate, not just americans but we have liberated country. it is instinct, you feel it. you feel for people to little like politics. chris: he's not talking about passing legislation, he's talking about his skill as a matchmaker. in three decades in congress, there have been 13, what he likes to call marriages. >> the positive spin on why they're all these marriages is the closest of the staff on the hill. the course there is a negative spin as he makes them work so hard they don't have time to meet anybody else. we have a bunch of dinners. chris: sometimes schumer picks up on an office that is already blossoming. but he is not above setting things in motion. people say did more than get a little more involved they say you cajole, your pastor, your nag,. >> and bret and nicole met on the first campaign in the said in 1998. >> he was very happy and immediately took ownership of it. >> i care about them, my staff is sort of like my second family. chris: but that's not the end of it. because as soon as a schumer couple gets married,. >>
but it goes back to selma every year. >> selma is free and liberate, not just americans but we have liberated country. it is instinct, you feel it. you feel for people to little like politics. chris: he's not talking about passing legislation, he's talking about his skill as a matchmaker. in three decades in congress, there have been 13, what he likes to call marriages. >> the positive spin on why they're all these marriages is the closest of the staff on the hill. the course there...
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susan: in selma. chris: yeah. and the people working were not angry.ike,ere not -- they were yeah, this is work. i've got three kids to feed. i've got to do what i've got to do. susan: the last stop i have time for, i'm sorry because there are so many stories, is lewiston, maine. a very different group of people you got involved with photographing there. who were they? chris: somali refugees. somali-americans. they had -- you know, lewiston i aink is -- lewiston was primarily quebecois, french-canadian american town that had mills and the mills left, and 99.9% white and then catholic relief agencies moved in an african family and within 10 years, they are at roughly 15,000 somali-americans living in downtown and turning it into their home. susan: successfully? chris: yeah. susan: starting businesses? chris: starting business -- they reclaimed downtown, which was dying. susan: what is the moral of the story? chris: there are a lot of morals there, but i think -- i understand, you know, there's a -- of -- there's a lot of immigrants in the united states
susan: in selma. chris: yeah. and the people working were not angry.ike,ere not -- they were yeah, this is work. i've got three kids to feed. i've got to do what i've got to do. susan: the last stop i have time for, i'm sorry because there are so many stories, is lewiston, maine. a very different group of people you got involved with photographing there. who were they? chris: somali refugees. somali-americans. they had -- you know, lewiston i aink is -- lewiston was primarily quebecois,...
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lewis is best known for leading the bloody sunday march in selma, alabama, where he was badly beatenlice. after his diagnosis, he said, quote, i have never faced a fight quite like the one i have now. and former president obama tweeted, if there's one thing i love about john lewis, it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. >>> also new details this morning in the louisiana plane crash that left five people dead. investigators say the twin-engine piper went down less than a minute after taking off saturday. officials also say the pilot never signaled the plane was in trouble though air traffic control did issue a low altitude alert. ntsb crews are concerned they won't be able to find the plane's flight data recorder due to the heavy damage. >>> so weather may have been a factor in that crash. >> a major storm is bringing rain and snow to much of the western midwest. >> this same system already created blizzard conditions this weekend in the dakotas and western minnesota. more than a foot of snow has fallen and some interstate highways are clo
lewis is best known for leading the bloody sunday march in selma, alabama, where he was badly beatenlice. after his diagnosis, he said, quote, i have never faced a fight quite like the one i have now. and former president obama tweeted, if there's one thing i love about john lewis, it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. >>> also new details this morning in the louisiana plane crash that left five people dead. investigators say the...
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he fight that began in selma, alabama, in 1965 still persists, yet, selma is now. tests and poll tax no longer exists, certain states and local jurisdictions that are modern day barriers to voting. so as long as voter suppression need for the full protections of the v.r.a. will be required and that's why it's that we y important fully restore the protections of the voting rights act by passing 4.. mr. speaker, i want to thank the judiciary committee and the house administration committee for hosting the 17 hearings and collecting the thousands and thousands of pages supporting the report on h.r. 4. likewise, i'd like to enter into record these 15 letters of support for h.r. 4 from outside existencet detail the of current voter suppression. i also want to thank the many stakeholder groups who have so hard on this bill. the leadership council, the fund, the naacp, the lawyers committee, the afl-cio, and so many more. as we prepare to take this vote, by our north ed star. that's our wonderful colleague, our beloved colleague, john reminds us each and every day that th
he fight that began in selma, alabama, in 1965 still persists, yet, selma is now. tests and poll tax no longer exists, certain states and local jurisdictions that are modern day barriers to voting. so as long as voter suppression need for the full protections of the v.r.a. will be required and that's why it's that we y important fully restore the protections of the voting rights act by passing 4.. mr. speaker, i want to thank the judiciary committee and the house administration committee for...
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i'm like, i'm kissing selma, i hope not everyone is looking.alike daughter. she and ryan married three months later. the cast, then and now, well, these before and afters prove they are ageless, so can we expect a reunion? >> funny how the lives are intertwined. our kids are around the same age. we see each other. i doubt it will be a televised reunion. but we will get together. >> i want to be invited to the play dates. let's go from prep school to blic school. remember, "my so-called life"? >> i do. >> this may make you feel old. >> i never feel old. kelcy knight found somebody else who could not believe it. her costar. >> it has been -- >> do you understand what the character meant to teenage girls like me? >> i can see it in your eyes. >> jordan was having a conversation with me on purpose. >> it was radical to be inside of a teenage girl's brain like that. >> only 19 episos of the abc cong of age drama aired. that was enough to cement it in pop culture history had. >> go somewhere. >> sure. ♪ a.j. langer played the loveable yet troubled be
i'm like, i'm kissing selma, i hope not everyone is looking.alike daughter. she and ryan married three months later. the cast, then and now, well, these before and afters prove they are ageless, so can we expect a reunion? >> funny how the lives are intertwined. our kids are around the same age. we see each other. i doubt it will be a televised reunion. but we will get together. >> i want to be invited to the play dates. let's go from prep school to blic school. remember, "my...
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my grandfather and aunt both marched in selma, alabama.march. and so for me the right to vote is a sacred one. and for republicans not to understand we should expand access to more people and then fight over the ideas later and whoever gets the most votes wins, that's the system that we should all want. that's really a troubling reality to be living. >> ana marie cox, this is lay-up. this is not complicated. this is not asking people to stretch the imagination, to vote for the reauthorization of the voting rights act of '65. >> i don't think so. i'm an expert because i looked at his wikipedia page. and you know what's interesting about him is he's a former fbi agent, so clearly he's a member of the deep state. or he is a institutionallest who values the structures of democracy. it also turns out he was head of their elections crimes commission and was once stationed in ukraine and iraq. so i think he knows something about the fragility of democracy. and speaking of the fragiltale of democracy i know the same numbers zerlina talked about. t
my grandfather and aunt both marched in selma, alabama.march. and so for me the right to vote is a sacred one. and for republicans not to understand we should expand access to more people and then fight over the ideas later and whoever gets the most votes wins, that's the system that we should all want. that's really a troubling reality to be living. >> ana marie cox, this is lay-up. this is not complicated. this is not asking people to stretch the imagination, to vote for the...
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you instead pick a moment in their lives that speaks to the kind of person that were. >> selma it is.ybe gets missed when people say johnson signed the civil rights act and the voting rights act, which is true, but it was contentious. ♪ now you masters of war ♪ you that build all of the guns ♪ >> black cinema actually goes in cycles. i think it's great that we're having this resurgency but it's not the first time i've seen it. at what point do we have to stop saying this is not a fluke? people want to see these stories. how many "fast and the furious" movies, how many "straight out of comptons" when does it stop becoming a trend? that's the conversation that needs to shift. and more importantly, it's the type of stories that are getting told. >> give me your head. let your headrest in my hand. relax. i got you. i promise. i'm not going to let you go. hey, man, i got you. >> "moonlight" put it on the map as a major filmmaker. it follows this character. we see him as a child, as a teenager and then as an adult dealing with what it means to be black and gay in america. and knowing how yo
you instead pick a moment in their lives that speaks to the kind of person that were. >> selma it is.ybe gets missed when people say johnson signed the civil rights act and the voting rights act, which is true, but it was contentious. ♪ now you masters of war ♪ you that build all of the guns ♪ >> black cinema actually goes in cycles. i think it's great that we're having this resurgency but it's not the first time i've seen it. at what point do we have to stop saying this is...
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as long as there are people and places, including neighborhoods here in selma, that have not participatedn our economic prosperity, we have a bridge to cross. [applause] >> as long as african-american income hovers at nearly half that of whites, we have another bridge to cross. [applause] >> as long as african-american and hispanic children are more likely than white children to live in poverty and less likely to attend or graduate from college, we have another bridge to cross. [applause] >> as long as african-americans and other minorities suffer two, three, even four times the rates of heart disease, aids, diabetes and cancer, then we have another bridge to cross. [applause] >> as long as our children continue to die as the victims of mindless violence, we have another bridge to cross. as long as african-americans and latinos anywhere in america believe they are unfairly targeted by police because of the color of their skin, and police believe they are unfairly judged by their communities because of the color of their uniforms, we have another bridge to cross. [applause] as long as the
as long as there are people and places, including neighborhoods here in selma, that have not participatedn our economic prosperity, we have a bridge to cross. [applause] >> as long as african-american income hovers at nearly half that of whites, we have another bridge to cross. [applause] >> as long as african-american and hispanic children are more likely than white children to live in poverty and less likely to attend or graduate from college, we have another bridge to cross....
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on the road to equality, southern racists beat him repeatedly within an inch of his life in selma, alabama. lewis never raised his fist, but he kept fighting. in 2011 he received the presidential medal of freedom. pancreatic cancer will be the fight of his life. wrd to detect and among the most deadly cancers, its five year survival rate is 9%. young knows one certainty in lewis' treatment. >> he won't miss an important vote. his life has never been important. rtan his cause and his mission. >> reporter: this is the national center for civil and human rights in atlanta. and all these are of a.eedom riders who helpeds otmu desegregate the south in the '60s, and this mug shot is 19-yr-old joew the first times he proved john ovwis is a survivor. major. >> garrett: mark strassmann in atlanta, thank you so much. to australia now where scorching temperatures and strong winds are feeding deadly wildfires prompting mass evacuations. elizabh palm showss the destatio >> reporter: once the flames take hold in the bone-dry bush they are relentless. more than 10 million acres have burned so far this se
on the road to equality, southern racists beat him repeatedly within an inch of his life in selma, alabama. lewis never raised his fist, but he kept fighting. in 2011 he received the presidential medal of freedom. pancreatic cancer will be the fight of his life. wrd to detect and among the most deadly cancers, its five year survival rate is 9%. young knows one certainty in lewis' treatment. >> he won't miss an important vote. his life has never been important. rtan his cause and his...
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lewis led the 1965 bloody sunday march in selma, alabama, where he was beaten by police. he released a statement saying he's been in some kind of fight for nearly his entire life but never faced a fight like cancer. former president obama tweeted if there is one thing i love about john lewis it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. praying for you, my friend. >>> a deadly plane crash sparked a fire and panic in a washington, d.c. suburb. the pilot died when the single engine plane slammed into a home in lanham, maryland. but no one on the ground was hurt. one neighbor says he saw the crash. >> the plane came from behind the house and hit the carport and blew the car to the other side of the street. >> the owners of that house were out of town for the holidays. the plane was heading from college park, maryland, to new york. >>> turning to the weather, americans from the midwest to new england are under winter storm alerts this morning. here's the radar right now. snow has been falling from kansas through the dakotas and into cana
lewis led the 1965 bloody sunday march in selma, alabama, where he was beaten by police. he released a statement saying he's been in some kind of fight for nearly his entire life but never faced a fight like cancer. former president obama tweeted if there is one thing i love about john lewis it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. praying for you, my friend. >>> a deadly plane crash sparked a fire and panic in a washington, d.c. suburb. the...
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the bill, sponsored by supervisor matt haney includes neighborhoods like the tenderloin and selma. if passed, the ordinance would extend eviction projections for anyone living in a rat in a ready rental unit in the last years. protection should not be based on what year your building was built, it is arbitrary, unfair, and cruel. >> rental scams across the country are now on the rise, the better business bureau reports complaints about rental scams have now jumped 49% in just one year. scammers copy legitimate ads for rental properties and then relist them for a lower price on sites like facebook or craigslist. victims are asked to send money upfront and often times don't realize they have been scammed until moving day. >> 5 million people in the united states have been victims of some sort of rental scam it is a real problem anyone looking for an apartment, a house to rent needs to be really, really careful make sure they're not being ripped off. >> the better business bureau warns you should look for red flags and always do your research before sending any money for a property. >
the bill, sponsored by supervisor matt haney includes neighborhoods like the tenderloin and selma. if passed, the ordinance would extend eviction projections for anyone living in a rat in a ready rental unit in the last years. protection should not be based on what year your building was built, it is arbitrary, unfair, and cruel. >> rental scams across the country are now on the rise, the better business bureau reports complaints about rental scams have now jumped 49% in just one year....
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selma and has now left their home in paris in 2014 and were taken by their mother and stepfather and i as fighter to rocka they lived for 2 years on their return to france their mother was arrested. the girls aged 5 and 7 now live with their biological father who fought hard for custody. in his care the children a slowly finding their way back to a normal childhood away from war violence and religious fanaticism but 2 years are a long time for young children. their exposure to ayers indoctrination has impacted the way they thank them talk. why did the bad men want to kill you. because they were unbelievers. are very bad evil people if they don't pray or read the koran. and gave it. to me did you enjoy learning all these things no. both of the language of totalitarianism always resorts to the same pattern it starts with the words infidels unbeliever triggering an automatic process that always ends with death. so the next level introduces the word blasphemy you ridicule and insult my god there's no greater crime i am indignant and outraged . rage is an emotional process that makes it i
selma and has now left their home in paris in 2014 and were taken by their mother and stepfather and i as fighter to rocka they lived for 2 years on their return to france their mother was arrested. the girls aged 5 and 7 now live with their biological father who fought hard for custody. in his care the children a slowly finding their way back to a normal childhood away from war violence and religious fanaticism but 2 years are a long time for young children. their exposure to ayers...
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gulf leaders amid hopes of an easing of the region's diplomatic crisis he greeted saudi arabia's king selma after arriving at the. 40th gulf cooperation council in the capital riyadh saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with cattle in 2017 thank you as the country of supporting terrorism which has repeatedly deny and will not get ansari is a professor of political sociology at cateye university and he says any major change is still a long way off i think it's quite sumptuous to think that there might be any. breakthrough doing this summit. crisis that took place during the past 3 years will not be solved this quickly in this hastily in. summit in india so i think there are 3 main obstacles 1st of all there is an issue of trust trust has been broken between the neighbors especially from the side of cut out of that work very closely with saudi arabia between 20132017 after the crisis this trust between the leaders and between the states will need to be amended in a in a very severe way if you will the 2nd challenge i think is the need of the locating coun
gulf leaders amid hopes of an easing of the region's diplomatic crisis he greeted saudi arabia's king selma after arriving at the. 40th gulf cooperation council in the capital riyadh saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with cattle in 2017 thank you as the country of supporting terrorism which has repeatedly deny and will not get ansari is a professor of political sociology at cateye university and he says any major change is still a long way off i think...
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well on its way to hitting the 2 trillion dollar target set out by saudi crown prince mohammed bin selma nicola gage al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera we look at why climate change talks in spain have shown many countries will miss their targets. hello quite cold and in some places not very good air quality that's that is the winter lot for china already because to be honest at the moment it looks very pretty shankar's max is 30 in hong kong is 21 the humidity is down and the northeast monsoon is blowing steadily so when stockton is really cold for the north but not so much he said even showing they were still 14 degrees and with the northeast monsoon blowing you expect showers down the eastern side of the deck and plateau east and that's industry lanka well they're taking a step back at the moment what's coming in across pakistan moving up towards the far north is rain or snow depending your height above sea level active winter weather which will show itself with again some floods certain amount of snow spreading all across the hard ground and the himalayan platter and indeed exactl
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he was beaten by police while leading the bloody sunday march across the bridge in selma, alabama, congressman lewis received an outpouring of messages of support house speaker nancy pelosi wrote in a tweet this. john know that generations of americans have you in their thoughts and prayers as you face this fight. we're all praying that you are comfortable. we know that you will be well. former president bill clinton wrote this, if there's anyone with the strength and the courage to fight this, it's you, john, hillary and i love you and we join with millions of other americans in praying for you and your family. and former president barrack obama also sent his support writing this, if there's one thing that i love about lewis it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he has a lot more of that left in him praying for you. still ahead, a republican senator and evangelical christian speaks out on the conundrum when it comes to the president. we're back in a moment. comes toe president. we're back in a moment >>> welcome back, president trump repeatedly attacked officials in california. he said
he was beaten by police while leading the bloody sunday march across the bridge in selma, alabama, congressman lewis received an outpouring of messages of support house speaker nancy pelosi wrote in a tweet this. john know that generations of americans have you in their thoughts and prayers as you face this fight. we're all praying that you are comfortable. we know that you will be well. former president bill clinton wrote this, if there's anyone with the strength and the courage to fight this,...
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to lead a march in selma, alabama.he impeachment showdown, republicans and democrats are facing off over how president trump will be tried in the senate. 11 days after the house voted to impeach him, republicans are lashing out at nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment. pelosi is standing firm concerned about what proceedings would look like. >> we keep hearing president trump say he's going to be exonerated. look, if you have a rigged trial, there is no exoneration in acquittal. >> it's not a criminal trial. the senate is not really a jury. it's both jury and judge. there are no rules here. >> and tonight a new report from the "new york times" says white house officials urged the president to release the funds to ukraine. >>> in the east bay, readers picked up the final edition of the martinez news gazelle. the paper began publishing in 1858, 161 years ago. one woman has written for the paper since the 1960s and she believes its exit will leave a void. >> we need a local paper and the martinez news g
to lead a march in selma, alabama.he impeachment showdown, republicans and democrats are facing off over how president trump will be tried in the senate. 11 days after the house voted to impeach him, republicans are lashing out at nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment. pelosi is standing firm concerned about what proceedings would look like. >> we keep hearing president trump say he's going to be exonerated. look, if you have a rigged trial, there is no exoneration in...
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first of all on that bridge in selma, alabama, i had the honor of going with him. he makes the pilgrimage, takes some reporters with him, in order to tell the story of what happened in 1965 when he was walking across that bridge with so many other civil rights activists just for the sole purpose of getting the right to vote for african-americans, and he got his head bashed in. he almost didn't survive. he says he remembers feeling like he was going to die. he was 25 years old. and that -- that moment was really a turning point in the movement for african-americans to get the right to vote that led to the voting rights that was such a critical time that he -- as i said he makes a point of bringing people back every single year. sometimes it's the president. sometimes it's, you know, first-term members of congress from across the aisle, republicans and democrats. you kind of alluded to this, jessica. john lewis is the heart and soul of the democratic caucus and even beyond the democratic caucus. when there's a big fight coming up whether it's a policy fight or even a
first of all on that bridge in selma, alabama, i had the honor of going with him. he makes the pilgrimage, takes some reporters with him, in order to tell the story of what happened in 1965 when he was walking across that bridge with so many other civil rights activists just for the sole purpose of getting the right to vote for african-americans, and he got his head bashed in. he almost didn't survive. he says he remembers feeling like he was going to die. he was 25 years old. and that -- that...
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talk about it as we have just learned about the illness of john lewis -- who was one of the heroes in selmaama who was beaten by police , and whose struggle and sacrifice help to educate the country on why you needed a beeng rights act -- it's the most effective civil rights law in the country's history. it is said that states that have a history of racial discrimination in voting, if they wanted to change their practices or laws or purge people from the rolls, they had to get approval in advance from the justice department or federal court. that fact really made it different. it changed the country in a positive way. roberts chief justice wrote an opinion, said basically, that was then, this is now. we don't have these problems anymore. that iser ginsburg said like standing in a rainstorm, holding an umbrella, and not getting wet, and therefore including -- concluding that you are not getting wet. what happened after that decision, there was a wave in the southern states especially of new laws and practices such as the search in purging and other states that make it harder for some people
talk about it as we have just learned about the illness of john lewis -- who was one of the heroes in selmaama who was beaten by police , and whose struggle and sacrifice help to educate the country on why you needed a beeng rights act -- it's the most effective civil rights law in the country's history. it is said that states that have a history of racial discrimination in voting, if they wanted to change their practices or laws or purge people from the rolls, they had to get approval in...
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first of all, on that bridge in selma, alabama, i had the honor of going back with him. this every year. he takes -- he makes a pilgrimage, a bipartisan pilgrimage, takes some reporters with him in order to tell the story of what happened in 1965 when he was walking across that bridge with so many other civil rights activists just for the sole purpose of getting the right to vote for african-americans. and he got his head bashed in. >> mm-hmm. >> he almost didn't survive. he said he remembers feeling like he was going to die. he was 25 years old. and that -- that moment was really a turning point in the movement for african-americans to get the right to vote, that led to the voting rights act. and that was such a critical time that he, as i said, he makes a point of bringing people back every single year. sometimes it's the president. sometimes it's, you know, first-term members of congress from across the aisle, republicans and democrats. it's a really, really special event that he does. but also in washington, you kind of alluded to this, jessica. john lewis is the hea
first of all, on that bridge in selma, alabama, i had the honor of going back with him. this every year. he takes -- he makes a pilgrimage, a bipartisan pilgrimage, takes some reporters with him in order to tell the story of what happened in 1965 when he was walking across that bridge with so many other civil rights activists just for the sole purpose of getting the right to vote for african-americans. and he got his head bashed in. >> mm-hmm. >> he almost didn't survive. he said he...
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he led the 1965 march across the bridge in selma, alabama. was beaten so badly his skull was fractured. the congressman is the last survivor of the big six civil rights activist, a group that martin luther king jr. once led. live in atlanta with more on this. >> hi, while john lewis his cancer was detected during a routine medical visit. he said that it was later confirmed with some additional tests. the 17 term georgia democrat issued a statement saying, while i am clear right about the prognosis, doctors have told me that medical advances have made this cancer treatable in many cases. the treatment options are no longer as debilitating as they once were and that i have a fighting chance. he plans to return to washington in the coming days and begin a treatment plan that will take place over the next several weeks. he said he may have to miss a few house votes during that period, but with prayers and god's grace he hopes to be back on the front lines very soon. according to that statement. >> molly: getting support from both sides of the pol
he led the 1965 march across the bridge in selma, alabama. was beaten so badly his skull was fractured. the congressman is the last survivor of the big six civil rights activist, a group that martin luther king jr. once led. live in atlanta with more on this. >> hi, while john lewis his cancer was detected during a routine medical visit. he said that it was later confirmed with some additional tests. the 17 term georgia democrat issued a statement saying, while i am clear right about the...
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we talked to a there and she says boy when it comes to the senate selma creek you just can't turn your back on it. >>oh yes, you have to be prepared. you have to clean gutters have clean, you know get this stuff off the street get the debris off the street. >>be ready for it and make sure you download the kron on app that will be our best way of keeping you updated on all the developments with the storm coming through that are 24 7 news streaming app you can always stay connected even between our broadcast go to your app store today and download kron on. >>from this and some will to the east bay where authorities are still searching for the woman who rammed her car into a bar, antioch this morning we're hearing from the barber and getting his side of the story on wednesday, ok so brian martin he was getting the boy's hair and his barber shop on a street. after the haircut the boy's mother ruby down video, she confronted him over a small nick on the boy's neck, which he says was an even believing. after the argument there she is right there and dug a deal rammed her car into martin's th
we talked to a there and she says boy when it comes to the senate selma creek you just can't turn your back on it. >>oh yes, you have to be prepared. you have to clean gutters have clean, you know get this stuff off the street get the debris off the street. >>be ready for it and make sure you download the kron on app that will be our best way of keeping you updated on all the developments with the storm coming through that are 24 7 news streaming app you can always stay connected...
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in 1965 to lead a voting rights march in selma, alabama. he said he will return to his work in congress in the coming days. >>> to the developing impeachment showdown. >> republicans and democrats are facing off over how president trump will be tried in the senate. days after the house voted to impeach him the president and republicans are lashing out at house speaker nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment. pelosi is standing firm concerned about what senate proceedings would look like after mitch mcconnell said he wants to work in total coordination with the white house. >> we keep hearing president trump saying you're going to be exonerated if you have a rigged trial, there's no exoneration in acquittal. >> it's not a criminal trial. the senate is not really a jury. it's jury and judge. there are no rules here. >> a new sunday night report from the "new york times" says white house officials had urged the president to release the withheld funds to ukraine. >> a major part of our commitment to building a better bay area i
in 1965 to lead a voting rights march in selma, alabama. he said he will return to his work in congress in the coming days. >>> to the developing impeachment showdown. >> republicans and democrats are facing off over how president trump will be tried in the senate. days after the house voted to impeach him the president and republicans are lashing out at house speaker nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment. pelosi is standing firm concerned about what senate...
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was brutally beaten by police while leading a civil rights march across the edmund pettus bridge in selmaama, in what became known as bloody sunday. and earlier this year, the congressman sat down with chris matthews and spoke about the fight for forces of good in our country. >> you have to have faith. you have to believe. you have to have hope. and you cannot give up. and i will not give up. i will not become bitter. >> it's that same resolve that his friends and colleagues say will see him through this latest battle. house speaker nancy pelosi writes in a tweet, quote, know that generations of americans have you in their thoughts and prayers as you face this fight. former president bill clinton wrote, if there's anyone with the strength and courage to fight this, it's you, john. and former president barack obama added this. if there's one thing i love about john lewis, it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. praying for you, my friend. congressman lewis says he plans to return to work in congress as he undergoes treatment and hopes to be bac
was brutally beaten by police while leading a civil rights march across the edmund pettus bridge in selmaama, in what became known as bloody sunday. and earlier this year, the congressman sat down with chris matthews and spoke about the fight for forces of good in our country. >> you have to have faith. you have to believe. you have to have hope. and you cannot give up. and i will not give up. i will not become bitter. >> it's that same resolve that his friends and colleagues say...
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re-authorized the voting rights 2006, but a few years later, even co-led the to ressional delegation selma, alabama. i want to say thank you for all and great work. will of us who know you agree that you are always mindful, a warm and welcome gentleman in the truest sense of the word. decades, you, senator, cross the that could aisle without compromising your values. our constituents came over and your ing with you felt heard and respected. hope you do not mind, but i would like to share a moment out for me and will always stand out for me as long as i live. to have very day. one morning before i was scheduled to read the 13th house floor, he you asked me to come and speak your staff about service and my own experiences. we had an honest and thoughtful discussion. it was one of my most meaningful experiences in my years in congress. i carry in my heart to this very day, this very moment, what you said. years have passed since i stood on the very floor to introduce you to congress. as you to return private life with your beloved years have wi diane, of 51 years, and your wonderful, beautifu
re-authorized the voting rights 2006, but a few years later, even co-led the to ressional delegation selma, alabama. i want to say thank you for all and great work. will of us who know you agree that you are always mindful, a warm and welcome gentleman in the truest sense of the word. decades, you, senator, cross the that could aisle without compromising your values. our constituents came over and your ing with you felt heard and respected. hope you do not mind, but i would like to share a...
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beaten on us to death by alabama state troopers as he attempted to lead a voting rights march from selma to montgomery, alabama. on sunday, congress member luis about it to continue his work in congress and said -- "i have been in some kind of fight -- for freedom, equality, basic human rights -- for nearly my entire life. i have never faced a fight quite like the one i have now." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today we spend our hour with second acclaimed filmmaker michael moore. last thursday during an interview with michael on democracy now!, he predicted donald trump wouould win reelection if democrats don't choose choose a candidate to run against him who excites their base of voters. >> i believe whoever the democrat is next year is going to win by 4 million to 5 million poplar votes. there is no question in my mind that people who sat on the bench, stayed home, they are going to pour out in california and new york. it also in texas and whatever. places that trump of ugly when yet there is on
beaten on us to death by alabama state troopers as he attempted to lead a voting rights march from selma to montgomery, alabama. on sunday, congress member luis about it to continue his work in congress and said -- "i have been in some kind of fight -- for freedom, equality, basic human rights -- for nearly my entire life. i have never faced a fight quite like the one i have now." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report....
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well on its way to hitting the 2 trillion dollar target set out by saudi crown prince mohammed bin selma nicola gage al-jazeera when mars leader has rejected accusations of genocide by her government against a ring of minorities as misleading and sense and she told the international court of justice the military has been conducting a legitimate operation against armed groups in rakhine states when he reports in the hague. as a state counselor and head of government arrived at the international court of justice she was welcomed by supporters chanting we stand with you. but anyone hoping that aung san suu kyi a nobel peace prize winner would take this opportunity to at last stand with the would be disappointed in opening me a mass defense against genocide charges she said the picture the gambia presented to the court was misleading and incomplete the situation in rakhine is complex and not easy to fathom but one thing surely touches on the 1st equally the sufferings of the many innocent people whose eyes the torn apart as a consequence of the armed conflicts of 206070 in particular those w
well on its way to hitting the 2 trillion dollar target set out by saudi crown prince mohammed bin selma nicola gage al-jazeera when mars leader has rejected accusations of genocide by her government against a ring of minorities as misleading and sense and she told the international court of justice the military has been conducting a legitimate operation against armed groups in rakhine states when he reports in the hague. as a state counselor and head of government arrived at the international...
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was brutally beaten by police while leading a civil rights march across the edmund pettis bridge in selmaame known as bloody sunday. earlier this year the congressman sat down with chris matthews and spoke about the fight for forces of good in our country. >> you have to have faith. you have to believe. you have to have hope. you cannot give up. i will not give up. i will not become bitter. >> it's that same resolve that his friends and colleagues say will see him through this latest battle. house speaker nancy pelosi writes in a tweet, quote, know that generations of americans have you in their thoughts and prayers and you face this fight. former president bill clinton wrote if there's anyone with the strength and courage to fight this, it's you, john. and former president barack obama added this. if there's one thing i love about john lewis, it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him. praying for you, my friend. congressman lewis says he plans to return to work in congress as he undergoes treatment and hopes to be back on the front lines soon. th
was brutally beaten by police while leading a civil rights march across the edmund pettis bridge in selmaame known as bloody sunday. earlier this year the congressman sat down with chris matthews and spoke about the fight for forces of good in our country. >> you have to have faith. you have to believe. you have to have hope. you cannot give up. i will not give up. i will not become bitter. >> it's that same resolve that his friends and colleagues say will see him through this...
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here is a white man on the couch 1000 miles away, watching marchers from selma it stopped at a bridgeabama by alabama state troopers who then tear gas to them and charged in with billy clubs to start viciously beating them. and what did this guy on a couch in new jersey do? he did not allow his inability to do everything to undermine his determination to do something. he stood up from that couch and said, i can't go to alabama, can't afford a plane ticket, but i will do what is a powerful american tradition. i will do the best i can with what i have, where i am. he was a patriot. he showed his love. he didn't talk about it. he called around to see who might need one hour of pro bono work he could spare, and found a group of activists, mostly white people, trying to do something about real estate segregation in new jersey. they started working, got other volunteers demanding from their neighbors to join us in the fight for america. by 1969 they had a whole system, and he said i will never forget the day i got a case file from this family trying to move up from the south, frustrated and
here is a white man on the couch 1000 miles away, watching marchers from selma it stopped at a bridgeabama by alabama state troopers who then tear gas to them and charged in with billy clubs to start viciously beating them. and what did this guy on a couch in new jersey do? he did not allow his inability to do everything to undermine his determination to do something. he stood up from that couch and said, i can't go to alabama, can't afford a plane ticket, but i will do what is a powerful...
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thank you mary more than 20000 people have been vaccinated against the measles in selma and they've donet in just 2 days medical teams are going door to door attempting to hold the outbreak which has now killed 63 people in 2 months but it's just the washington reports from capitol up here and he said this immunization campaign is just too late in this small village the measles outbreak has claimed 3 young lives from the same family the parents are still in shock struggling to come to terms with what's happened and i'm very very. sad for. last of my it's. needed. meeting this. support groups are visiting communities like this bringing medical supplies and offering counseling lena chang is traveling around the country and has spent time with the poor family it's not easy because you know ts are everywhere and the moment you start talking about it. everybody. else this community has experienced the devastation off the measles outbreak in this village 3 siblings under the age of 3 died they buried side by side in this shed across some oh are dozens of parents are mourning the loss of their
thank you mary more than 20000 people have been vaccinated against the measles in selma and they've donet in just 2 days medical teams are going door to door attempting to hold the outbreak which has now killed 63 people in 2 months but it's just the washington reports from capitol up here and he said this immunization campaign is just too late in this small village the measles outbreak has claimed 3 young lives from the same family the parents are still in shock struggling to come to terms...
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selma of birmingham, at harriet tubman and the underground railroad, all of us will be in spirit and in strength as we go forward. we are grateful to our many partners who have made this weekend possible, including the commonwealth of virginia, american evolution 2019, the city of hampton. the grass roots organization project 1619 and hampton rhodes community, the fort monroe authority and the united states armed forces who are supporting this event. i'd like all representatives of the national park service who are here to please stand briefl briefly. and i'd like to remain standing. terry, this is a hallmark day for the national park service. this is what our mission is about and you as the superintendent of the fort monroe national monument have brought us to this day and i commend you for your efforts and leadership to bring us to where we are today. i salute you, superintendent. he represents the best of the national park service and, governor, i'd like to say that the national park service accepts your challenge to tell these stories as we move towards the 250th anniversary of o
selma of birmingham, at harriet tubman and the underground railroad, all of us will be in spirit and in strength as we go forward. we are grateful to our many partners who have made this weekend possible, including the commonwealth of virginia, american evolution 2019, the city of hampton. the grass roots organization project 1619 and hampton rhodes community, the fort monroe authority and the united states armed forces who are supporting this event. i'd like all representatives of the national...
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will become of the dream that we fought for at stonewall selma? all of us need to join together in a chorus of dreamtion and say this will not die on our watch. that we too will dream america anew and it will be like our ancestors a defiant dream, a daring dream and will back those work and with sacrifice and struggle because without struggle there is no progress. we will back that dream up yet again with the most powerful in humanity and that is love. that, we willke not as a nation perish in the pit. will rise. thank you. [applause] thank you. we're going to the mountaintop. mountaintop, thank you. >> thank you, senator cory booker. wasn't he great? good. [applause] next candidate is senator minnesota.ar of i know many of you know her, born of union parents and a lewissor of the butch save our pension act. all right. fights constantly to save our central state's pension. klobuchar.it for amy [applause] >> wow, what an incredible group. having me. and should i say a few words at here, art?ng >> have a seat. >> do you want to put me back here. get
will become of the dream that we fought for at stonewall selma? all of us need to join together in a chorus of dreamtion and say this will not die on our watch. that we too will dream america anew and it will be like our ancestors a defiant dream, a daring dream and will back those work and with sacrifice and struggle because without struggle there is no progress. we will back that dream up yet again with the most powerful in humanity and that is love. that, we willke not as a nation perish in...
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the beaches of normandy, what would become of the dream that we fought for at stonewall, seneca, at selmasay all of us need to join together in a course of conviction and say this dream will not die on our watch. that we too will dream america and you and it would be like our ancestors, at the fight dream, and daring dream and we will back those dreams up with work and sacrifice and struggle because without struggle there is no progress. we will back that dream up yet again with the most powerful force we know inhumanity, and i just love. if we dream like that, we will not as a nation perish in the pit. we will rise. thank you. [applause] >> thank you.yo thank you. we're going to the mountaintop. to the mountaintop. thank you. [applause] >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you, senator cory booker. wasn't he great? very good. [applause] >> our next candidate is senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. [applause] i know many of you know her. born of union parents and a cosponsor of the butch lewis say our pension act. all right. [applause] and she fights constantly t
the beaches of normandy, what would become of the dream that we fought for at stonewall, seneca, at selmasay all of us need to join together in a course of conviction and say this dream will not die on our watch. that we too will dream america and you and it would be like our ancestors, at the fight dream, and daring dream and we will back those dreams up with work and sacrifice and struggle because without struggle there is no progress. we will back that dream up yet again with the most...