the eyes of the shifted to the small city of tuscaloosa alabama, within the deep south of the unitedca. it was a familiar story. it started before the war between the states 100 years ago, which was fought and won for negro equality. negroes were taken out of slavery and freedom was guaranteed, but barriers were put before them, especially from the states that have lost that civil war the states of the southeast. the constitution of the united states came under debate as to whether it prohibited orrick knowledged such barriers. in 1954 it was made clear by the supreme court that the constitution guarantees equality for all. so, the great tests were met. tests that brought mob disorder and violence to the south, requiring that all troops to ensure the admittance of negro students. the vast majority of the united states was in sympathy with the negro, but some citizens were not. the u.s. government supported the negro, some of the separate state governments did not. and now, the test of tuscaloosa, alabama, the last state of the deep south to resist integration of schools. once again,

and with the entire world as witness, judge and jury, tuscaloosa and history met on june 11 when twoessed desire to enroll at the university of alabama. it was in effect a single, defiant man holding up the weak morals of the past. against the constitution and the government and the will of the people of the united states, both negro and white. with the protection of federal marshals, vivian malone and james hood entered the university of alabama in tuscaloosa. there was no violence. the governor conceded. the law of the land was enforced by the government to protect to wo citizens. it was enforced so that vivian james, and anyone else would have the freedom to choose the school that they could attend. this was not the end of race problems in the south. but the government and the people had made it clear that the negro is an equal citizen and is entitled to freedom of choice. wherever freemen live, their most sacred request, sacred right, is a freedom of choice. to bypass all prejudice to live , as they want to live, worship where they want to worship, go where they want to go. on th

. >> this is the same storm in tuscaloosa. >> lightning does not strike only when it is raining.n strike quite far from the storm. lightning can travel through clear skies and actually strike with blue sky overhead. >> reporter: dow how do you protect yourself when you are on the road? first if you are in the car during a storm, pull over on the side of the road and wait the storm out. second lightning researcher joseph dwyer said don't touch anything electrical that can connect you to the outside elements. >> don't want to fiddle with the radio, playing with the windows. in fact it's best not to touch anything. >> reporter: thirdly if you can get in a building do so. even being indoors doesn't guarantee your safety. teresa celeste from upstate new york told our ginger zee how lightning entered through her ceiling and struck her on her couch while getting a foot rub from her mother. >> i was sitting here like this and it was thundering and lightning and one strike in the backyard and i said, that is so close. >> you saw it? >> i saw that lightning and then i heard the sound. i we

this is the same storm that was in tuscaloosa -- and i saw the power of lightning first hand coveringto divert lightning around the shell of the car and down to the ground. and while many think rubber car tires protect against lightning strikes, experts say that's just a myth. lightning can melt electrical systems and in some cases cause the car to burst into flames. so how do you protect yourself? experts told us first, pull over on the side of the road and wait the storm out. second don't touch the radio or other electronics while in the car. and third, if you can get in a building, do so. gio bean ne tez, abc news new york. >>> when we come back here tonight, the young actress, the hunt for her escaped stalker. police with new developments coming in tonight. >>> also the police search for this suv and the warning about a man possibly attacking real estate agents. >>> and the little boy catching the ball the grand slam but watch this. he then bursts into tears. tonight, he explains himself. he's right here, after the break. my constipation and belly pain have my stomach feeling all

. >> governor wallace has ordered 500 alabama national guardsmen into tuscaloosa.ey are under his control. >> whether it was the civil rights movement or it was the kennedy assassination or the space race, when there was a huge thing that happened, it happened on tv. >> the witness to that violence that has seemed to be unprovoked on the part of the demonstrators. >> television became the fire in which the whole tribe gathered around to listen to the elders tell them what was going on. >> police reinforcements moving down the street now. [ chanting "the whole world's watching." ] caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am her best friend. i am her ally. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to her current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who'

watch again, that strike caught on dashcam in biloxi, mississippi, this is the same storm in tuscaloosawer of lightning firsthand covering storms in alabama. cars are designed to divert lightning around the shell of the car and down to the ground. while many think rubber tires protect against strikes, experts say that's just a myth. lightning can melt electrical systems and in some cases cause the car to burst into flames. so how do you protect yourself? experts told us first pull over on the side of the road and wait the storm out. second, don't touch radio or electronics while in the car. third if you can get in a building, do so. gio benitez, abc news new york. >>> coming up here next. caitlyn jenner getting a show of her own. we've got the first look. >> steven colbert shares with us how he's getting ready to take over for letterman. "the skinny" is up next. ♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ >> all week has "the skinny" started with caitlyn jenner? is this four out of four. this is. caitlyn jenner upcoming documentary series called "i am cait." >> up till now, "vanity fair

darrell is in tuscaloosa alabama. >> i want to ask did the white house have plumbing and when did they get plumbing? and the dishes, are they still in use today? >> thank you very much. we learned about heating, what about plumbing? >> fillmore is credited with having the first bathtub in the white house. it is not clear that it is true, and this is the problem whenever you say what is the first in the highest -- in the white house. we know the fillmores established the first bathtub or at least a new bathtub in the white house. >> do you know did religion play a big part in the fillmore's life and presidency? >> abigail is the daughter of a baptist minister and she is raised in a baptist community in rural, upstate new york. they are raised in the middle of nowhere in central new york in a very four-part test a very poor part. she has a baptist. -- g is a baptist. millard has various religious training growing up. but when they get married, they are married by an episcopal priest because the town abigail lives in, the most prestigious church was an episcopal church. then they moved to

to tuscaloosa, alabama. your thoughts on today's ruling.aller: the religious people, they feel bad about it, but really if they checked the bible , where matthew, he was a tax collector he went to christ and said should people pay taxes? christ said show me a coin. and he said to -- whose images on the coin? he says caesar. and he says rendering to caesar what is caesar's and render unto god what is god's. to me, that is the first separation of church and state. this is a state business, it's not god's business. i do have to go into that. but is the state's business. this is the way it should be. in the beginning, he said to multiply. the world needed multiplication then. but now we have overpopulation. who's to say this isn't something that's designed by god for the world getting overpopulated? a man can have children with another man, neither can a woman have a child, but still the child is taking care of. so who is to say that god didn't plan this? host: next up is larry and ben harper, michigan. caller: first of all, thank you for takin

host: lester, also a democrat in tuscaloosa, alabama. caller: how are you doing this point?ost: good morning. caller: i'm listening to all these republicans calling in with nothing to talk about trying to bash this lady. we know, most of america knows it is time to put a lady in the white house. mrs. clinton is the most experienced out of all the 20 republicans that we've got. i don't understand these republicans running around talking about the past. i can recall when mr. clinton was in the white house in the past, american prosperity was at an all-time high. since republicans have been in office, they have not done anything but spend money. i remember the bush's. where are they at? spending all her money in the gopher and the soldiers don't -- in the gulf war, and the soldiers don't have the equipment they need. but miss clinton in the white house, and we will see the prosperity that we need. host: what do you want to hear from her on the situation in iraq? caller: this mess in iraq is ridiculous. i wish that war was ended tomorrow. host: do you want to hear her say that?