lewis, a u.s. ve from georgia's fifth congressional district, was serving his 17th term in the house. congressman lewis' long and established career on capitol hill, let's turn to fox news correspondent chad pergram with more. chad? >> marianne, john lewis was one of the nation's leading civil rights activists, long before he was elected to the house of representatives. he was the former chairman of the student nonviolent committ committee, coordinated the historic march on washington with martin luther king. organizing voter registration drives, going to freedom rides, coming to washington with the first time, getting arrested, going to jail, being beaten, i never thought, i never dreamed of the possibility that an african-american would one day be elected president of the united states. although notably lewis initially backed hillary clinton for president in 2008. john lewis was born in floyd, alabama, the son of sharecroppers. as a teenager, he was inspired by the nonviolence of rosa parks and ma

saying that his heart is broken for the men, women, families and during systemic racism in the u.s. lewis, activist during the civil rights movement and arrested after he was in a white restroom in 1961, he understood the pain he was experiencing. lewis represented georgia's fifth congressional district in serving his 17th term in the house. congressman john lewis and political career spanning more than four decades free to fox news correspondent jonathan serrie taking a look back at his long and distinguished career. >> hate is too much of a burden to bear. >> america lost one of the most iconic figures of the civil rights movement. >> it's close to being a saint. is anybody i have lived with. >> february 21, 1940, he was born into a family of sharecroppers of alabama. growing up in the south he became acutely aware of racial injustice and how inspirational and the sermons of the dr. martin luther king jr. as a young man he became chairman of sncc, the student nonviolent coordinating committee. he was the youngest to speaker of the 1963 march on washington. he helped to lead a march acro

u.s. civil rights activist and long serving congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80. hello i'm adrian figure this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up as debates around wearing face masks continues to rage in the u.s. president trump and the country's top infectious disease experts are again at odds . fears of a for the crackdown against civil rights in the philippines as a new anti terror a law comes into effect. nominations open for hong kong september election candidates are required to pledge allegiance to the territory. we'll have more on the breaking news the death of congressman john lewis in a few moments here on al-jazeera but 1st americans are getting mixed messages about whether or not they should wear mosques to protect themselves from the coronavirus u.s. president donald trump has ruled out making them compulsory at a national level is what he had to tell fox news earlier on friday. would you consider what you consider a national mandate that people need to wear a mask i want people to have a certain freedom and i don't believe in that no and i don

black americans from discrimination at the polls the act would foreshadow lewis's own political career he was elected to the u.s. house of representatives in 1986 his consistent defense of human rights during his decades of service earning him the title the conscience of congress john r. lewis has dedicated in 2011 lewis received the medal of freedom from barack obama the nation's 1st black president a moment lewis called amazing and unbelievable and in 2016 he was honored at the opening of the national museum of african-american history the museum lewis had proposed nearly 30 years prior but even then the statesman's work was not done louis continued to champion liberal causes like universe. so health care and the rights of undocumented immigrants will not be. remembered as both fiercely partisan toward his democratic party and fiercely independent lewis's legacy is his bravery in the face of perceived injustice have this abiding faith that the things that us all right so good so necessary if you're willing to die for you not a for all of freedom right now following his mentor martin luther king jr to his fina

john lewis inside the u.s. capitol building and invitation only ceremony has been held on or little inside the rotunda of the capitol he is the 1st african-american congressman to lie in state in the words on representative lewis was widely admired for his champion of civil rights for everyone he died of cancer earlier this month at the age of 80. w's in his poll has been speaking to african-americans about what the congressman meant to them. a culture of coffee is a 100 percent black owned business its mission is to bring all kinds of people to gather as tributes to john lewis coming from across the country customers here share their thoughts about how the civil rights activist has affected their lives. john lewis as a lot of folks know that the conscience of congress knowing that he existed has made me a better man a bit better father. how could i have been able to impart that to my daughters in part how it's important to stand for something. to be committed. whatever it might be in his case it was for the peo

u.s. representative john lewis is lying in state after a procession through a washington d.c. congressman died earlier this month at the age of 80. philippines president rodrigo the 3rd has the liver his 5th state of the nation address with a special focus on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic but critics say the president's speech may not reflect reality jimmie allen duggan reports that for many. of. the philippine president's state of the nation speech is and will report card and the way to bring his government closer to the public but this year's session is different the coronavirus pandemic us for stratego to tear does administration to limit those allowed to get close to him to turn to spoke of the achievements of his government over the last few years but admits there are areas where he feels powerless. is claiming. we claiming. to work. and. help the poor. not afford it maybe some of the president. you know. the church also spoke about the economy and the benefits of improving the agricultural industry but he kept going back to the issue of security b

carolina to the men perish bridge john lewis lived and worked with urgency because the task was urgent when only we spoke to congressman jim clyburn the majority whip in the u.s. house of representatives he shared details of his last conversation with john lewis and what he remember most about his friend and colleague. well remember john has been one did not the only person who really internalize what mum luther king jr. treats dogs i keep it here in my office as you can see above i did it in a likeness of mahatma gandhi. kind big. it's such a tiny it none ballots and chain adopted that and that's what he talked many of us adopted as a tactic but judge john to internalize the whole notion and not god's and he made it his life and john to me was fundamentally. just a good guy that who would lead and live in the scripture and believe in practicing what he preached his last public appearance. was black ice met the past of. john. when we talked and said the last time he taught it was about the bible i've slept madam look she was very fearful. that sloganeering. in the cup but last met up like you did to us just to a nonviolent couldn't admit it and we were doing

well tributes from across the political spectrum have been coming in said john lewis former u.s. president barack obama said on twitter not many of us get to live to see our own legacy playoffs in such a meaningful remarkable way john lewis did. for us federal agents have used tear gas to disperse protesters in the city of portland comes amid accusations federal law enforcement have detained people with no explanation the state of oregon is filing a lawsuit against the use of federal agents during black lives matter protests portent vocal u.s. have the american civil liberties union has also filed a case of brand reports. as knightly protests over systemic racism and police violence continue in portland a disturbing new development has emerged this week witnesses say federal agents in unmarked vans are grabbing protestors off the streets and detaining them without clear cause. this video shows a man being grabbed by armed men in military fatigues without name tags and without any indication of what agency they work for he is marched to a vehicle and driven away several protesters

u.s. fair percentage of john lewis is lying in state after a procession through washington d.c. the congressman died it earlier this month at the age of 80. spain is fighting to save its tourism industry as new coronavirus cases surge in the catalonia region authorities are considering a return to strict lockdown measures. germany will introduce banditry testing for travelers returning from high risk areas as fears rise that summer travel could spark a new surge in infections the country's health minister says regulations will come into force like streak and tests will be free germany has currently over 200000 confirmed cases and 9125 deaths dominic cain has more from berlin. there's clearly been growing concern at the ministerial level here in berlin but also amongst the states of germany about the potential for a 2nd wave of coronavirus in this country specifically brought here by passengers german citizens but also tourists coming here from high risk areas elsewhere in europe already 3 airports in germany have been staging testing centers with no obligation for passengers to

u.s. congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a pioneer of the civil rights movement and an organizer of the 1963 march on washington who was had advanced pancreatic cancer. u.s. federal police have used tear gas against protesters in the city of portland it comes as federal law enforcement agents are being accused of detaining people without explanation during black lives matter demonstrations state of oregon is filing a lawsuit against the use of federal agents. the confederate flag has been effectively banned from u.s. military sites following months of protests against racism defense secretary mark s. this is only flags that promote unity and respect and no authorized u.s. has recorded more than 70000 kroner virus infections for a 2nd consecutive day deaths also rose by more than 900 for the 4th day in a vote president donald trump says he won't force americans to wear masks iran's president says 25000000 iranians have been infected with corona virus that's more than a quarter of the entire population arsenal honey announce that another $35000000.00 are at risk of contra

u.s. congressman john lewis has died at the gage 80 he was a pioneer of the civil rights movement and organizer of the 1963 march on washington who was had advanced and had cancer. u.s. federal agents have used tear gas against protesters in the city of portland it comes as federal law enforcement agents a big queues to detain people without explanation during buck lives matter demonstrations. u.s. has recorded a 2nd consecutive day of more than 70000 coronavirus of fiction deathstroke spying more than 900 for the 4th day in iraq president donald trump says he won't force americans to wear masks. let's go by top story now the death of congressman john lewis ellen fisher has more on how he's being remembered. well he's been described as a titan an icon a lion a giant the conscience of the house a huge row from both sides of the house that's how deep the feeling is for joy for john lewis you remember that it was the late last year that he announced to the fans pancreatic cancer said this was perhaps the biggest fight they'd ever face from a man who had gone through what he'd gone through that was

, fairer, better america. >> just like obama, many speakers underlined john lewis' courage, which shaped the history of the u.sas born in alabama in 1940, hee was a leader of the march in washington, which helped end segregation in the country. he was jailed many times and attacked by state troopers. he was a champion of peaceful civil disobedience, which he called good trouble. >> he got into a lot of good trouble along the way but let's not forget, he also developed an uncanny ability to heal troubled earth. >> john lewis turned from protest to politics. he ran for congress in 1987 and stayed for 35 years until his death. representative lewis really laid to rest at a cemetery in atlanta where dr. martin luther king jr. is also buried. brent: eva minder of the t top stories at this hour, the latest figures show the coronavirus pandemic is decimating economic growth. the u.s.s. economy slumped by 1, an annual rate of one third. the german economy also shrank by 10% in the second quarter. this is dw news from berlin. i will be back to take you through the day. tonight, the economic costs of the pandemic. we wil

u.s. representative john lewis has arrived at the u.s. capitol in washington d.c. where he'll lie in state for the next 2 days his body arrived joint joint base andrews a short time ago was taken by motorcade through the city the congressman died on july 17th at the age of 80 after battling pancreatic cancer west african leaders have called for the swift creation of a unity government in mali it's part of a 4 point plan to solve the country's political crisis which is seen as a threat to regional stability the proposal is the result of a virtual summit by members of the regional bloc ecowas mali's government and its opposition in bamako protesters are demanding the resignation of president abraham book ok so there's the headlines the news continues here on out 0 after inside story next. honoring a champion of civil rights activism wuornos in the us pay tribute to john lewis before his body is laid to rest how will his legacy shape the black lives matter movement this is inside story. of that welcome to the program. a lifetime civil rights leader in the u.s. who ins

in late may his heart is broken for the men, women, families and during systemic racism in the u.s. lewishe activist during the civil rights movement was arrested after using a white restroom in 1951 and told demonstrators he understand the pain they were experiencing. lewis, reference is serving outh term in the house. fox news correspondent jonathan serrie taking a look at his long distinct career. >> hate is too heavy of a burden to bear. speak out the death of john lewis, america lost one of the most iconic figures of the civil rights movement. >> he is as close to being a saint as anybody i've lived with. >> february 21, 1940, lewis point into a family of sharecroppers near alabama. growing up in the south he became acutely aware of racial injustice and found inspiration in the sermons of dr. martin luther king jr. as a young man, he became chairman of sncc, student nonviolent coordinating committee and organized peaceful protests at segregated lunch towers throughout the south. the youngest to speaker of the 1963 march on washington and he helped lead a march across the edmund pettu

a civil rights pioneer lawmakers friends and family have been honoring late congressman john lewis of the u.s. capitol an invitation only ceremony has been held on a louis inside the return. of the capitol building where he's the 1st african-american congressman to lie in state lewis was widely admired for his championing of civil rights for everyone died of cancer of this month at the age of 80. and following events for us in washington d.c. is do you know spalding us is actually outside the u.s. capitol building in his it's the 3rd day of commemorations what happened in washington today right and right now the cost of late congressman john lewis was just brought out again and put on top of the stairs of the capitol and the public viewing started so hundreds of people have lined up to pay their respects earlier the day there was an invitation only ceremony where both the democrats are you going the republican leaders of the party attended and before that the cost could was driven by the medical device and they also cost by them all through luther king's memorial so what it was a whole day fu

u.s. congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a pioneer of the civil rights movement and an organizer of the 1963 march on washington. u.s. federal agents have used tear gas to disperse protesters in portland oregon it comes amid accusations that federal law enforcement have detained people with no explanation the state of oregon is filing a lawsuit against the use of federal agents during black lives matter protests in portland local units of the american civil liberties union has also filed its own case. a protest march is underway in northern in a northern french town in memory of a young black man who died in police custody 4 years ago adama tree already was arrested on his birthday after running away from police officers who approached him for an id tag but hours later he was declared dead nobody has ever been convicted over his death and several autopsies contradicted each other more now from natasha butler who's at that rally. thousands of people have joined this protest calling for justice for adam or for a young frenchman of modern heritage who died while in police

u.s. effort to develop a vaccine but numbers of infections from the virus continue to spike across the country. and mourning the conscience of congress civil rights leader john lewis lies in state in the u.s. can. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned hezbollah it's playing with fire israeli army says it confronted an infiltration attempt launched by the lebanese armed group in the border region of farms hezbollah denies that engage in any confrontation the united nations is urging both sides to show restraint al-jazeera is how to force that reports of smoke plumes over southern lebanon after what the israeli military referred to as a security incident it said a cell of hezbollah fighters trying to infiltrate israeli controlled territory israeli soldiers tracked them and repelled them with machine gun tank and artillery fire in tel aviv where they'd rushed for security assessments israel's julian prime minister and defense minister put on a rare show of unity government. a cell of hezbollah terrorists crossed into israel in an attempt to harm israeli soldiers i.d.f. soldiers and officers acted professionally and accurately and prevented a severe inc

u.s. congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a pioneer of the civil rights movement and an organizer of the 1963 march on washington lewis had advanced and created council alan fischer reports from virginia. well he's been described as a titan an icon a lion a giant the conscience of the house and hugo from both sides of the house that's how deep the feeling is for joy for john lewis you remember that it was the late last year that he announced he did dance pancreatic cancer said this was perhaps the biggest fight they'd ever faced from a man who'd gone through what he'd gone through that was quite a statement and so we found out that he died at some point on friday and as i say the reaction has come from the leader of the house nancy pelosi a democrat from mitch mcconnell the republican leader in the senate but also from rank and file members of both republican and democratic parties interestingly enough while the president has been tweeting in the last hour or so there has been nothing official from the white house or from him that is perhaps not surprising john lewis ref

the late georgia congressman john lewis has left the u.s. capitol for the last time. house members watched in bid for well as lewis's casket was carried down the steps of the capitol the departure ceremony. the civil rights icon passed away earlier this month at the age of 80 following a 6 month battle with cancer. and was the first black lawmaker to lie in state at the u.s. capitol rotunda. lewis's body now lies in state at the georgia state capitol tomorrow there will be a celebration of life at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. after which he will be buried at south view cemetery. a texas congressman who was scheduled to travel to texas with president trump has tested positive for coronavirus during much of the pandemic representative louie gohmert did not wear a mask, but the republican lawmaker says over the last couple weeks, he's worn a mask. more than he has in the past 4 months and is now suggesting the mask could be how he got the virus. >>i can't help but wonder if my keep your mask on and keeping it in place said if i'm i but some germs some fire. some of

lawmakers friends and family have been ordering late congressman and civil rights pioneer john lewis at the u.s. capitol an invitation only ceremony has been held to honor louis inside the return of the capitol building where he's the 1st african-american congressman to lie in state lewis was widely admired for his championing of civil rights for everyone he died of cancer earlier this month at the age of 80 bidding farewell to a friend those who work side by side with the late john lewis paid tribute to his life and legacy the 17 term congressman from georgia was a pioneer of the civil rights movement remembered for his unwavering pursuit of equality for all. they were all john was a person of greatness he also was a person of great humility always giving credit to others in the movement. john committed his life to advancing justice and understood that to build a better future we had to acknowledge the past. house speaker nancy pelosi spoke of louis as a man revered and beloved by post sides of the political aisle. his body is lying in state at the capitol rotunda where lawmakers and members o

and mourning the conscience of congress civil rights leader john lewis lies in state in the u.s. capital. we begin this hour with breaking news out of malaysia a court has found former prime minister najib razak guilty of one count of abuse of power in this trial is accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a solvent wealth fund is facing 6 other charges including some that carry a possible 20 year prison sentence he denies any wrongdoing flaws lloyd joins us now live from kuala lumpur fons what's the latest was happening of course. well the judge is still reading out a verdict the 7 charges all together in this case he's been found guilty of one charge that's abuse of power the prosecution's case has was that used his position of power to lead the government to issue guarantees and in exchange for that he had received $48.00 he had received $10000000.00 and that this was an abuse of power now he still facing the 6 other charges in this case criminal breach of trust as well as money laundering the judge is still reading out his verdict and for this particular charg

u.s. civil rights pioneer john lewis has returned to washington d.c. the motorcade has been making its way to the lead to congressman's workplace the capitol building for he will not lie in state. and that does it for us on little rock n roll and i'll see you again tomorrow same time i think. ashleigh forster's from nigeria you know that's what money will stunts. authentic. and successful beyond belief. ali would start aug 7th.

u.s. representative john lewis has arrived at the capitol rotunda after a procession through washington d.c. live pictures here the congressman is the 1st black lawmaker to lie in state at the rotunda one of the highest american on as a public service. so those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside sort of them so much about. honoring a champion of civil rights activism mourners in the u.s. pay tribute to john lewis but will his body is laid to rest how will his legacy shape the black lives matter a movement this is inside story. hello there and welcome to the program i'm nora a lifetime civil rights leader in the u.s. who inspired the passage of the 1965 voting rights act the last of the big 6 rights leaders led by martin luther king jr and hailed as the conscience of congress john lewis is being remembered in a 6 day memorial service that follows his journey through life the 17 congressman from georgia died of pancreatic cancer on the 17th of july at the age of 80 he'll be laid to rest in a private. they report. a homecoming for an american hero the body of

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u.s. congressman john lewis being held in his home state of alabama lewis is being remembered for his role in politics as a civil rights icon now the 6 days of ceremonies in lie in state in the u.s. capitol for being buried in georgia those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the misting post so watching. breaks everybody on this planet matters the body our when people need to be heard and the story needs to be told here human development has moved right to the edge of the forest with exclusive interviews and in-depth reports it is a disease can affect anyone any age i'll just see him as teens on the ground this is the main business nobody and i'm the only person here to bring you move which we need documentaries and life needs. disturbing evidence that. you'll likely pick right after this one cherish their life. for. the truck leaving a different destination the stuff that israel said. don't write the book. hello i'm richard gaisford and you're watching the listening post working from home here are some of the media stories we're covering this week sins and china

u.s. congressman john lewis has been held in his home state alabama 2 7. this is remembered for his role in politics and as a civil rights leader will be 6 days of ceremonies he'll lie in state of the u.s. capitol before being buried in georgia of those are the headlines more noosphere an al-jazeera the inside story next. is the way cracking down on a prominent journalist whose expose corruption is arrested the government says he's inciting violence as a number of abductions of critics in recent months what does that tell us about zimbabwe often this is inside story. hello there and welcome to the program i'm laura carlisle zimbabwe's president. is accused of trying to destroy opposition and silence dissent using coded 19 as an excuse the accusations are not new let's go rest and.

u.s. in washington d.c. members of the public as well as political and civic leaders are paying their respects to civil rights hero and longtime congressman john lewis thousands of mourners queued up at the u.s. capitol to view the flag draped casket u.s. vice president my pants and his wife were among the visitors as was civil rights leader jesse jackson u.s. president donald trump did not attend john lewis died earlier this month at the age of 8. when john lewis in the fight against racism in the united states to talk about that i want to bring in writer and activist margaret kimberly from new york she has a new book out entitled presidential a history of u.s. presidents and white supremacy in america margaret it's good to see you again what will be john lewis his legacy. well the most important part of his legacy is the work of his youth when as a very young man he was among those who were called the freedom riders who did something we take for granted now but they literally risked their lives in trying to integrate public accommodation in those case it was public buses hence the name freedom riders but they were attacked the buses were burned pe

john lewis lies in state in the u.s. capital. and drivers stopped and questioned, but zimbabwe's leaders deny the lockdown is to prevent antigovernment protests. hello and welcome to the program. we begin in israel where benjamin netanyahu has belied quote, playing fire. he has accused the lebanon group -- has blood denies denies anyh confrontation. al jazeera has more. reporter: smoke plumes over southern lebanon after what the israeli military referred to as a security incident. it said a cell of hezbollah fighters try to infiltrate israeli territory, and israeli fighters propelled them. held -- repelled them. a rare show of unity. hezbollah terrorists cross into israel to harm israeli soldiers. officers acted professionally and accurately and prevented a severe incident that could have cost human lives. reporter: israel's prime minister made explicit reference to the war of 2006 in morning hezbollah's leader that israel's armed forces respond further. >> hezbollah must understand it is playing with fire. andade a big mistake l

u.s. congressman john lewis is being held in his home state of alabama lewis is being remembered for his role in politics and as a civil rights leader of the 6 days of ceremonies may lie in state in the u.s. capitol before being buried in georgia regis philbin has died at the age of 88 the talk show and game show host had a remarkable career over 60 years on programs such as live with regis and kathie lee and the us version of who wants to be a millionaire and spent more time in front of a camera than anyone else in u.s. television history $17000.00 that's according to the guinness world record. time for a quick check of the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.k.'s reimposing a 14 day quarantine of travelers returning from spain infections have tripled in the past 2 weeks with catalonia emerging as a new hotspot the u.s. has recorded more than a 1000 coronavirus deaths for the 4th straight day florida california and texas are among the worst hit states how does your caster has more from maryland. there are many hotspots concentrated in the american south we're also seeing rising numbers in c

pelosi: to the family of john lewis, welcome to the rotunda. under the dome of the u.s. capitol, we have bid farewell to some of the greatest americans in our history. it is fitting that john lewis joins this pantheon of patriots, asting upon the same president abraham lincoln. lincolnered president in the shadow of the lycan memorial, where john declared that the lincoln memorial, where john declared that -- the lincoln memorial, where john declared words that ring true to this day. [indiscernible] between then and now, john lewis became a titan of the civil rights movement and the conscience of the congress. --e in congress, genres in congress, john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol. we know he worked on the side of the angels, and now we know he is with them. we are comforted to know he is with his beloved lillian. it should be a comfort to his son john miles, the entire family, and the entire staff that so many mourn their loss and are praying for them at this sad time. god truly blessed america but the life and leadershi

u.s. representative john lewis has arrived at the u.s. capitol in washington d.c. where he'll lie in state for the next 2 days his body arrived at a joint joint base andrews a short time ago and was taken by motorcade through the city the congressman died on july 17th at the age of 80 of the battling pancreatic cancer west african leaders have called for the swift creation of a unity government in mali it's part of a 4 point plan to solve the country's political crisis which is seen as a threat to regional stability the proposal is the result of a virtual summit by members of the regional bloc ecowas mali's government and its opposition in bamako protesters are demanding the resignation of president ibrahim boubacar k so there's the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera of the inside story next. honoring a champion of civil rights activism born of in the us pay tribute to john lewis but will his body is laid to rest how will his legacy shape the black lives matter movement this is inside story. hello there and welcome to the program i'm nora a lifetime ci

lewis. presidents, u.s. akers, and activists gathered to honor louis including -- lewis including the reverend james lawson, who helped train him in nonviolence. he is 91 years old and helped form the student nonviolent coordinating committee or sncncc that john lewis would go on to lead. inin april 1960, ella baker invited james lawson to give the keynote speech at the foundiding meeting. jr oncertin luther king described hihim as a leadiding strategist in nonviolence. gathered in the ebenezer baptist church to remember john lewis. rev. lawson: i have read any of these so-called civil rights books about the period between 1953 and 1973. most of the books are wrong about johnhn lewis. most of the box -- the books are long about -- are wrong about how w got engaged in the nashville campaign of 1959, 1960. this is the 60th year of the sit in campaign that swept into every state of the union, largely manned by students, because we recruited students, but put on the map that the nonviolent struggle begun in montg

u.s. . it is interesting i think that john lewis unfortunately passed at a time when george floyd was killed and we've seen protests in the u.s. that are big if not bigger than they were back in the civil rights era in the mid sixty's and he was somebody i think that was very encouraged by seeing young people protesting peacefully certainly that's what he encouraged across this nation he was someone 00 waste told young people of any race color or creed that they simply have to vote they have to get involved in politics because he always said freedom is not free it's something that we have to fight for and just think about what happened in 1965 on that bridge anyone who says that legislation was passed by politicians always passed voluntarily is not a good reader of american history it was passed because people like john lewis and dr martin luther king jr and many many more foot soldiers of that era fought for it and john lewis knew the power of the media back then 55 years ago he knew the power of moving pictures and still pictures and he always embraced that but his legacy i think will live

u.s. congressman john lewis has taken place in atlanta the former icon of the civil rights movement died earlier this month at the aid.

u.s. president barack obama speaks at the funeral of congressman and civil rights leader john lewis he calls him a founding father of former pharaoh and better america. i'm told me all laddie well thanks for joining us we begin with a battered victim of the coronavirus pandemic the u.s. economy the latest figures show the economy tumbled by a stunning 33 percent in the 2nd quarter that's its worst drop on record and weekly jobless claims have risen slightly suggesting any tentative recovery will be slow. one ruiz is one of around 18000000 unemployed americans. the 56 year old accountant lost his job at a forklift manufacturer after he contract a covert 19. with no job to go back to he's finding it harder to find work than he had expected. which. many people are losing their jobs because the companies they work for closed their doors in fact my company closed they said they were not selling and shuttered their warehouses. factories are closing small businesses to. americans are tightening their belts and that's caused the country's gross domestic product to drop by a staggering 33 percent las

lewis spilled his blood. today's processi was part of a week of ceremonies honoring thes life of john l tomorrow he will lie in state in the u.s. capitol. lewis died from pancreatic t cancere age of 80 july 17. with 100 days left before the weighs in.jeff greenfield visit pbs.org slash newshour for more. >> sreenivasan: the covid-19 pandemic has upended the planned national conventions of both political parties, forcing the cancellation of the large in- person gatherings that we've become accustomed to seeing. the first of those, the democratic national convention, was to be held in wisconsin this month. we visited there last year with the hope of returning for the convention. instead, we recently spoke with ben winkler, chairman of the mocratic party of wisconsin, to see what their plans are for rallying constituents in the lead up to the elect ben, we caught up with you about a year ago. plans were to have a big 'ol d.n.c. convention in wisconsin. get everybody excited about the convention being there and perhs help flip the state blue. now, virtual convention. good, bad, indifferent for all that enthusiasm you wanted to get

u.s. representative john lewis has arrived at the capitol rotunda after a procession through washington d.c. monday is the 3rd of 6 days of memorials for the congressman who died this month at the age of 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. the world health organization is warning that imposing bans on international travel due to covert name is unsustainable and that governments should be doing more to reduce the spread of the virus within their own borders like ryan is encouraging diligence in a number of measures not just travel restrictions. i was advised that travel measures should be used in conjunction with with other measures to buy themselves trouble trouble measures are not effective in dealing with in dealing with the movement of disease in the same way that hand washing alone or mask wearing alone or any of the public health interventions alone is not is not effective it is going to be almost impossible for for individual countries to keep their border shop for the foreseeable future economies have to open up people have to work trade has to resume. spain is fighting to save

all rights pioneer wall makers friends and family have been on the late congressman john lewis inside the u.s. capitol building and invitation only ceremony has been held on or mr lewis inside the rotunda of the capitol he is the 1st african-american congressman to live there in state rep lewis was widely admired for his champion of civil rights and human rights he died of cancer earlier this month at the age of 80. and following the event for his in washington d.c. is our washington bureau chief in this poll good evening to you it is c. it is the 3rd day of commemorations in the united states for this american giant what happened in washington today. so randy was brought to washington and they drove this casket in a car alongside the matter boulevard they drop alongside the martin luther king memorial and then they brought him to the capitol then t. indeed is the 1st african american lawmaker who is late. to lay in state in the capitol rotunda right behind me and we saw him being walked up the stairs in his casket and that was quite a moment you know i mean it's history being made as we watc

was 80 years old lewis was the last survivor of the prominent group of 960 civil rights activists led by martin luther king jr who fought to end segregation in the country south former u.s. presidents firaaq obama and bill clinton called lewis a role model for generations and the conscience of the nation. john lewis's last public appearance of black lives matter plaza in washington not far from the white house lewis spent his entire life struggling for equal rights for black americans he said the new movement gave him hope. people used to be in the nation to send a mighty. powerful and strong message. to the rest of the world. that we would get. louis' fight against racial segregation started early he organized student protests alongside martin luther king jr at the historic 1963 march on washington lewis was the youngest speaker we do not want freedom gradually but we want to be free now. 2 years later he helped lead a march over a bridge in selma alabama demanding the right to vote. police brutally beat the demonstrators cracking louis's skull within months the voting rights act became law . i'm john lewis running for congress in congress he was a tireless campaigner

u.s. lawmakers are paying tribute to civil rights pioneer john lewis. ket return to washington, d.c. todayay. the late congressman will lie in state in the rotunda of the capital. and u.s. marines of lord the american flag at the conflict in the chinese city of chengdu. beijing ordered its closure in retaliation for the u.s. shutting down the chinese counsel in houston last week. you are watching "dw-news. i will be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back. seven nineteen deaths reach should the new grin the milestone of six hundred and fifty thousand of people. as of the world health organizes you meshes in a bid to avoid another lockdown. tensions flalared betetween a lebanon and israel off the israeli authorities claim they thwarted an attack by hezbollah militants the lebanese mene

u.s. congressman and civil rights activist john lewis has been laid to rest at a funeral in atlanta georgia 3 former u.s. presidents attended the service barack obama used his address to call for the defense of voting rights an issue championed by john lewis who died 2 weeks ago at the age of 80 6 6 6 6. if i could help somebody as i pass along the way then my living shall not be in thing. was which could not match john lewis lives why and that. at his funeral. 3 former presidents pay tribute to the i can of the civil rights movement one of them obama . whether it's years from now or dead or even if it takes another 2 centuries john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller fairer. better america. just like obama many speakers underline john lewis courage which shaped the history of the us lewis who was born in alabama in 1940 was a leader of the march on washington which helped and racial segregation in the country he was jailed many times and attacked by state troopers lewis was a champion of peaceful civil disobedience which he called good trouble. he got into a lot of good trouble

u.s. representative, john lewis made history again today. as a procession of warmers, alabama state troopers and hundreds of others guided his horse-drawn casket across the edmund pettis bridge in selma. michelle miller is there. >> reporter: applause and cheers broke out as a horse- drawn carriage brought john lewis his casket over the edmund pettis bridge for a final crossing. lewis, an advocate for nonviolent protests returned to the bridge annually. sometimes with u.s. presidents to remind the world that the search for racial justice is not finished. >> today we will walk arm in arm across this bridge and no one will be as. >> reporter: in march 1965, it was on this bridge named after a confederate army general and ku klux klan leader that lewis suffered a concussion and fractured skull the hands of state troopers and others. but, lewis came out of that conflict more determined than ever to make change. on this crossing, members of lewis's family wore t-shirts saying, good trouble. the phrase guided the congressman and those he mentored

u.s. congress mourners pay their respects to john lewis. and i once again plenty of sunshine in showers across the good parts of southeast asia a lot of the showers into southern areas of thailand $229.00 millimeters of rain here in the past 24 hours as around a month's worth of rice on the usually wet some of the showers really popping up across the peninsula down towards borneo as we go on through choose day extending across into the philippines similar to show is still a possibility into that eastern side of indonesia but for much of indonesia too bad lossy fog and sunny to cause at around $31.00 celsius slushy fought a sunny to across a good part of australia but the big story maker recently has been this a swirling area of low pressure that area of low pressure a coastal low just off the coast of new south wales damaging winds here we have had some flooding more very gusty conditions rattling 3 spinning away as we go on through choose day wednesday promises to be a much better day i am pleased to say shit on a little quieter 19th celsi

in the conscience of congress civil rights leader john lewis lies in state at the u.s. capitol. the race to find a vaccine to beat the coronavirus is heating up with u.s. president donald trump announcing an american made one has now entered phase 3 clinical trials that's the final hurdle before it can be approved it's being tested on $30000.00 volunteers and trump believes it could be ready for widespread use by the end of the year how did you cast a report from meredith. if the u.s. is to have a viable coronavirus vaccine by early next year it's volunteers like melissa harding who will help make that happen everyone in my family is medical i have been in place. we're all on the front line. can be easily effected by it so doing our part to eradicate it is very important to me she's now part of the world vaguest covert 900 vaccine study among 30000 participants to test shots created by the u.s. government and the private company mcgurn of other vaccine candidates will be tested in coming months we've been sitting on the sidelines passively attempting to wear masks and social dis

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