people always say, oh, i didn't know you were related to harriet tubman.did. >> reporter: she invokes her famous relative when things go right. >> we have this expression, i do, that's harriet's work in overtime. she's sort of my guardian angel. >> reporter: tough and resolute to the very end, this was harriet tubman the year before she died in auburn on march 10th, 1913. she was 91, or thereabouts. her funeral was a major event. >>> when you come here, how do you feel? >> um, proud, proud. >> reporter: harriet tubman's grave has become a destination, a shrine for visitors in need of a hero. but her epitaph reads simply, servant of god, well done. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> we end with a story of a man in texas who thought he had lost

plays an abolitionist who helps tubman through the underground railroad a network in the 1800s dedicated to freeing slaves >> these are our stories. we have to tell them again and again. >> reporter: tubman was born around 1820 into bondage and was enslaved on this farm in maryland. tubman learned she was about to be sold and separated from her husband, she fled. >> i'm going t be free or die >> reporter: despite being hunted, she went back to the house more than a dozen times, rescuing 70 people and helped free hundreds during the civil war >> the moses of her graders at the harriet tubman school in buffalo learn lessons from her life. >> it tells me to treat people better. >> reporter: at the movie's premiere, prou descendants. >> there isn't any what she did, women, girls, men, anybody. >> reporter: a slave turned freedom fighter and american hero. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york >> so great to see her importan story told on the big screen that's "nightly news" fo this friday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. ♪ >> kelly: i spent $48 l

harriet tubman led scores of slaves to freedom. she was also a civil war scout, a spy, and a fighter for women's rights. now for the first time, her story comes to the big screen. we'll talk with the director of the new film, "harriet," ahead. >>> we begin with the growing wildfire danger in northern and southern california. in sonoma and lake counties north of san francisco, hundreds of residents were forced to flee to safety late friday as wind-driven flames burned through that dry terrain. with historic winds on the way, the state's largest utility company is considering another round of intentional power outages as a means of prevent the kinkade fire from spreading. in southern california, firefighters have contained about 10% of the tick fire. janet shamlian is inta clarita, about 35 miles north of los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: jeff, good morning to you. thousands of people remain evacuated from their homes this morning including in this neighborhood where embers from a small brush fire in the hills nearby were carri

what he cared is that we had a common interest, that being harriet tubman. i always appreciated that. in the years since then, we continue to co-sponsor that bill and continue to push it. i'm sad to hear of his passing. i offer my prayers to his life and family, and i pray that he's united with god right now and i think going forward we can all be happy and proud of the legacy he set for us here in congress. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. ms. jackson lee: thank you, mr. speaker. there are many things that we come to this floor to do. in the midst of our duties, we stand in this well as armor and advocates for democracy. there are moments of joy. there are moments of high debate. but i come this morning partly for a moment of sadness. i'm looking at my iphone at a picture of myself and the late congressman elijah cummings so many years ago. it just tells the story of the bredth and depth of his life, when he asked members of congress to come to his district to fight against the scourge of aids. he was always standing in the gaps for his constituents, h

that we had a s common interest, that being harriet tubman. i always appreciated that. in the years

. >> stephen: how is it possible that this is the first feature film about harriet tubman. few attempts over the years. and this one itself took a long time. maybe it was just that hollywood wasn't ready for it. there was a woman of color in the lead, in the middle, in the center, doing action. it's a period piece. it's just-- ( cheers and applause ) you know. >> stephen: now, harriet tubman was supposed to be on the $20 bill i think starting next year. >> yes. >> stephen: but... mnuchin delayed that. >> yes. >> stephen: indefinitely, i think. we have no idea when that's going to happen. >> audience: boo! >> stephen: have you heard anything about that? the rationale or anything? >> i don't think there is any rationale to it. ( applause ) i think-- i think she's done-- she's done the work. she's done the work that is deserving of representation of her on the currency. and i think that it will happen. because there's no reason to not have it happen. >> stephen: now, until such time, right now it's nowt' jacoe 20. and i'm not recommending that anyone do this, but you can actua

also the dream of martin luther king and sammy new hamer, the dream of the boys in washington and tubman in douglas. the dream of all of those nameless and faceless sharecroppers of his father's generations. [applause] who we're laid their bodies down on plantations all over this country so that young elijah could run across them and get to the promised land. it could not always speak the king his english, then have college degrees. the head of seo ways to pray. but they never believed they would never give up. her waiver on his trust and belief they had in their children. they grow up, they become leaders. they are who we celebrate. the sacrifices and achievements, remind us students and frizzell was right, when he said that no hearing is fatal. the maximum wood was always we go to the maximum danger. but doctor king was right elijah, when he said for the true believers, the darkness would be live enough. so how do we celebrate him today. how do we honor him is we get ready to resubmit his soul spirit back to god. now my trinkets are false praise or ceremony restoration, is things never

great documentary on her the supreme court justice now there's a biopic out on her you have harriet tubman the african-american abolitionist even even helen reddy the australian singer who created the feminist anthem i am woman she has a new a new film about her interesting though or sadly i think with the 1st wave of feminist biopics what seems to unite them is that they're all kind of conventional and not really that good none of them are horrible i've seen all of them but they're they're a bit too too conventional too too safe and it seems almost as if these directors and they're all female directors have made these films are a bit too respect full of their of their subject and are really taking a taking of chances in my pain but still talking about byron pitts the director is this director's 1st film was was almost flat wasn't it. yes interesting her. as i said she was a cartoonist a graphic artist and she had a great graphic novel persepolis which she dropped it herself as her 1st try as a director and this is her own story it's a story of her a growing up in iran she was born just af

cynthia erivo is following up one icon with another her portrayal of legendary abolitionist harriet tubman opens november 1st next she'll play aretha franklin and the upcoming season of genius. the national geographic anthology series dramatizes the professional and personal stories of such innovators as albert einstein and pablo picasso as the queen of soul aretha will perform any of franklin songs. 20 years ago metallica and the san francisco symphony combined for concerts and an album. >>now the orchestra and the rockers have reunited for s and m 2 recorded live in september. if you didn't make the show you can still experience the unique music meld as a worldwide one night only theatrical event wednesday october night location and ticket info on the web that metallica dot film and hollywood. david daniel. >>before go we want to take a live look outside checking in on the bay bridge a little bit of traffic so it's filling and quickly. this friday morning heading into san francisco, a peek at some temperatures around the bay area. oakland you're waking up at 52 degrees 56 in san francisc

cummings to honor -- to introduce a bill honoring the life and legacy of harriet tubman. when i approached mr. cummings about this bill, he didn't ask me what party i was in, he didn't ask my what my political philosophies were, he didn't care about partisanship. he cared we had a common interest. i appreciated that anti-years since then we continued to co-sponsor that bill and continue to push it. i'm sad to hear of his passing. and i offer my prayers to his wife and family. and i pray that he's united with god right now and i think going forward we can all be happy and proud of the legacy he set for us here in congress. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. budd, or five minutes. mr. budd: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to discuss second chances. across our nation one in three adults has an arrest or conviction that makes it difficult to find a job. take kevin miller, for example, who was incarcerated for eight onths in 1992 after a mine minor altercation with police officers. he

bill -- hair yet tubman on a -- harriette tubman on a $20 bill. he would often say his life was based on pain, passion and purpose, which propelled him forward. a few months ago he keynoted an event in my district for his good friend, the reverend dr. charles booth's program. bridges to the future, for its 25th anniversary. although he was not feeling well himself. but elijah was a friend to the end. his unmatched ability to tap into the heart of the matter and find consensus that mattered was elijah. so elionela, my brother, my friend, -- elijah, my brother, my friend, my mentor, my colleague, i assure you when times get tough, i will borrow your fighting spirit andujar necessary the power to stand firm -- and harness the power to stand firm in the face of injustice. my heart and prayers are with his wife and my friend, maya, his children, family, constituents and staff. elijah, my friend, my colleague, rest in peace, rest in power, my friend. i know you are dancing with the angels. god bless you. ms. plaskett: thank you for those words. i now yi

it emphasizes one have a sense of our own importance i just saw the harriet tubman movie that is coming out i recommend it about what it would be like to be a slave in the american south some of them were spirited and tried to get away but everyone has a hero story. but it explains economic events and prejudice among women and the difficulties and to get accepted in the workplace because the men resisted and it challenges the story of their own weakness. >> i was just thinking of your identity to determine how that plays out under the contagion quick. >> people like their stories. i have an example in my book of the story of george washington and the cherry tree. anybody hear the story cracks. [laughter] i have one person shaking his head no perk i will tell you the story. george washington actually read the earliest version of it he got a birthday present i'm sorry they never said birthday present he got a present of a small hatchet. so he went around looking for things to chop he damaged a prized cherry tree and potentially killed it and his father was furious he goes to george and sa

were looking we received a call from a collector in philadelphia who said he had material of harriet tubmani'm thinking 19th century historian nobody does but he said come to philadelphia at the very least i'll buy you a cheesecake - - cheesesteak. [laughter] this was a former huge penn state football player and then to pull out the pictures of her funeral nobody had ever seen and we were just done. i said oh my goodness and he got excited and he punched me. it hurt. [laughter] he pulled out 33 things and punched me every time. [laughter] it hurt. then he pulls out all the spirituals this hymnal she would sing into the south. now suddenly we're all crying. i'm crying from the pain. [laughter] and then we realize we could not afford to buy this. it is priceless so we dance around and said what will this cost and basically said take it now. the generosity of people to build a collection that i knew we could find others of those that we found 70 percent was from the trunks and attics and basements and because of people's belief in the smithsonian we found the collection you see in this buildin

he tried to get more people to go with him, but even harriet tubman and frederick douglass were like,i'm good on that. good luck in heaven. john brown's example continues to resonate with white activists like the redneck revolt. what member of the club were you? >> 11 or 12. i saw what happened? charlottesville. i'm a semi-observant jew. it made me feel compelled to do something. >> okay, wait. white jewish guy, white woman any need to talk to a regular white guy. >> seattle is really white. it's like norway. essentially. but my naked is like 80% plus people of color. around the election time, all of a sudden there's like white power slogans at my kid's park. the swastikas down the lake where i go hang out with my family. and like all this stuff just starts swirling. this elderly african-american couple a few blocks away, someone painted the "n" word on their truck. that's messed up. so i was just like, well -- time to get off my ass and do something. >> yeah. why aren't more white people here? and i mean maybe not here with us right now, but here in this frame of mind. you know? >> t

. >>> and joining me now is kadia tubman, and david leventhal, editor at large at the center for public integrity. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> let's start with the "new york times" reporting that a second intelligence official is considering whether to file the whistle-blower complaint. kadia, as you know, the president has called those who gave information to the first whistle-blower spies end quote. and what would happen to this impeachment inquiry if another whistle-blower comes through, do you think? >> what we should hope, jo, at this point is, to see more information that backs up what the democrats are holding against the fire, and through this process of inquiring into the impeachment. really, what they're using, the democrats, may be credible and what we are questioning now, or what reporters are looking into, is how much evidence can they secure to present information in the following weeks, or months, however they see to complete this fast-paced inquiry will come forward and help them decide what to do next. >> so the evidence is mounting as kadia said. the potent

she was 15 years old and she just said she felt like she had harriet tubman on one shoulder and joining the other. and she couldn't stand up that day and give up her seat to the white lady demanding it. i definitely talk about young people we have to remember her because she really deserves to be remembered. >> i want to say and for the word about greta thunberg because when she started her school strike for the climate, she was the only person who showed up. and for weeks she would do it and slowly other people would join her and it became a global mass movement as we've seen over the last few weeks. in addition to her being a determined passionate advocate for us doing what we know we should do with respect to the climate she also has autism and has persevered with her very strong faith that one person can make a difference in one person can spark others to join. she has as often happens when you stick your head out, especially if you are a young person. she has engendered wild support and millions of young people wanting to be part of her campaign but she is also engendered an enormo

cad i can't tubman, scott wong, thank you so much for your input this morning. >>> breaking news from hong kong where anti-government protests turned violent. police again firing tear gas as protesters lit fires. nbc's janis mackey frayer is in hong kong. janis what can you tell us. >> reporter: good morning, dara. this is the 20th consecu hong kong. it appears to be heading in the same direction that it has so many weeks before. the protest that was organized was not authorized by police. they have warned that they would break it up. they used tear gas and water cannons to do so. it actually started down there and police in moving in were trying to push the protester line forward. they were using tear gas, water cannons, spraying that blue dye to try to disperse people and they actually did. this road was clear about 20, 30 minutes ago. but protesters have come back and they appear to be getting ready for confrontation. they've been setting barricades, making barricades. we've seen a number of fires. the crowd gets whipped up with the sense that the police are coming. we know that th

illegal in montgomery alabama and she was 15 years old and just said she felt like she had harriet tubman on one shoulder and sojourner truth the other and could not stand up. so talk about young people we have to remember her because she deserves to be remembered. >> when she started for the climate she was the only person who showed up for weeks and then slowly the other people would join her and it became a global mass movement as we have seen over the last few weeks but that's what i want to emphasize in addition to being a determined abject doing what we should do with respect to climate she has persevered with her very strong faith one person can make a difference or spark others to join. as often happens when you stick your head out, has engendered millions of young people wanting to be a part but also an enormous amount of blowback and then has been criticized and marginalized and made fun of how she speaks her presents herself how she looks and everything about her is undermined and doing so to recognize the power of her example across the world so this is another part of this an

. >> we're waiting for harriet tubman on that 20, though. >>> a new study suggests when it comes to people and music, listeners usually take a goldilocks approach, that is, they like their music not too complex, also not too simple. researchers used a computer model to determine the complexity of a piece of music then asked listeners to rate how how much they liked the music on a scale of 1 to 4. most listeners preferred songs with a medium complexity which had a familiar sound but which can be a little unpredictable. >>> coming up, the douglas dynasty. >> cameron douglas opening up in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his downward spiral with drug use and just how close he was to losing his life during his teenage years. teenage years. that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics (bubbles popping) and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. fabric refresher even works f

we've got wanda sykes as the ghost of harriett tubman so - [ laughter ] >> seth: great >> you know -->> very hip. >> seth: you're on tour with your show. your "middle-aged boy" - yes. >> seth: stand-up tour >> yes >> seth: and you found some super-fans of "big mouth." so this is a man who had a tattoo of the hormone monster who asked you to sign it >> yes yes. he asked me -- yes he had a hormone monster big tattoo on his thigh and then i -- and then he asked me to sign it. >> seth: and then he got your signature tattooed >> yes yes. >> seth: so that's a lot -- i mean, that's a lot of -- i feel like that puts a burden on you to keep the work good because that guy is now a fan forever. >> yes but it also gives a burden on me to, like, sign his leg correctly. >> seth: yeah. >> like, that i was -- because i was in a rush. and i signed it. >> seth: yeah. >> and i was like, "all ri man. and that's it. like that's on his body forever. >> seth: yeah. do you -- i notice that he does have a lot of tattoos. does that make it better that if it was the first tattoo? >> it makes it a lot less speci

she just said that she felt like she had harriet tubman on one shoulder and her truth on the other and she just couldn't set up the day. and give up her seat. because a white lady was demanding it. so i generally talk about young people. we have to remember her because she really deserves to be remembered. >> wants a further word about greta. when she started her school strike, for the climate. she was the only person who shared up. for weeks she would do it and is slowly other people would join her and i became a global mass movement as we have seen over the last few weeks but here's what i wanted to emphasize. in addition to her being a determined passionate advocate for us doing what we know we should do, with respect to the climate, she also has autism. she has persevered. with her very strong faith that one person can make a difference in one person can start others to join. she has often happens, we do fig stick your head out, especially if you know a young person, she has a gendered wild support and millions of young people wanting to be part of her campaign. she is also engende

. >>> next week on "cbs this morning: saturday," another amazing true life tale, harriet tubman led scoresighter for women's rights. now a much-anticipated film about her life is about to be released and we'll talk to the filmmaker. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." >>> they're both really good. >> they are both really good. what's it like playing opposite yourself? >> it's just a nightmare. i'm such a diva. >> how do you do that? >> it was a dance in a way. >> like choreography. >> in a way, it is. it was a challenge and i was excited to try it. and i -- you know, normally, when you're acting opposite somebody, you don't know where a scene's going to go because what you do is dependent on what the other person is doing. and so, this was the first time i ever got to kind of think of a scene and really construct it from the ground up. >> how, like, how, like, literally, practically, how did you do it? a green screen, a dummy? >> it's not an unfamiliar convention but there are many ways you can do it and for me, the way that it was best, the way it worked best, was to record the

the dream of the boys in washington and tubman and douglas.ose nameless and faceless sharecroppers of his father's generation, who later their bodies down on plantations all over this country so that young elijahs could run across of them and get to the promised land. they could not always speak the king's english, they didn't have college degrees. they had to steal away to pray, but they never believed that they would ever give up and waver on the trust and belief they had in their children. they grew up, they became leaders, and they are who we celebrate. achievementss and semind us students that -- wa right when he said that no during is -- daring is fatal. that he was right when he said the maximum hope lie closest to the maximum danger. that dr. king was right, elijah, when he said for the true believers, the darkness it would be light enough. so how do we celebrate him today? how do we honor him as we get ready to recommit his soul and spirit back to god? not buy trinkets or false praise, or ceremony or adoration, those things never mean

cummings to honor -- to introduce a bill honoring the life and legacy of harriet tubman. when i approached mr. cummings about this bill, he didn't ask me what party i was in, he didn't ask my what my political philosophies were, he didn't care about partisanship. he cared we had a common interest. i appreciated that anti-years since then we continued to co-sponsor that bill and continue to push it. i'm sad to hear of his passing. and i offer my prayers to his wife and family. and i pray that he's united with god right now and i think going forward we can all be happy and thank you, mr.gacy he set f le speaker. the many things that we come to to do, in the midst this duties, we stand in ell as armor and advocates for democracy. there are moments of joy. there are moments of high debate. partly me this morning for a moment of sadness. my iphone and a late e of myself and the so many years ago. it just tells the story and breath and depth of his life invited members of congress to come to his district to challenge against the scourge and to stand against the proliferation of

cummings to honor -- to introduce a bill honoring the life and legacy of harriet tubman. when i approached mr. cummings about this bill, he didn't ask me what party i was in, he didn't a