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i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura.m afraid i changed my mind. ..after being introduced to martin luther king. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? "there is a door open here that you cannot allow to close "because you have the first non—stereotypical role "in television, and the world is looking." hi, i'm nichelle nichols, but i still feel a little bit like lieutenant uhura on the starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities tojoin the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. what, have you lost all your sense of reality? she returned to star trek when it took to the cinema screen, having lost none of her character's determination. you wanted adventure. how's this? the old adrenaline going, huh? good boy. now, get in the closet. star trek hoped to portray a future where prejudice had faded away. nichelle nichols played a huge part in brin

i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura.ng. when i told him i was leaving the show, he said, "how can you leave? "there is a door open here that you cannot allow "because you have the first non—stereotypical role "in television, and the world is looking." hi, i'm nichelle nichols, but i still feel a little bit like lieutenant uhura on the starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities tojoin the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. what, have you lost all your sense of reality? she returned to star trek when it took to the cinema screen, having lost none of her character's determination. you wanted adventure, how's this? the old adrenaline going, huh? good boy. now get in the closet. star trek hoped to portray a future where prejudice had faded away. nichelle nichols played a huge part in bringing that future a step closer. the actor nichelle nichols, who's died aged 89. fi

jane: we look back on the career of the pioneering actress nichelle nichols, lieutenant uhura on "stark." welcome to ease and five months of a russian blockade, missile attacks, the first chip carrying grain left odessa, following a strict route through a safe corridor negotiated i the united nations and turkey. the ship is making its way south on the black sea. it is carrying 26,000 tons of corn. it will be inspect did in istaul -- inspected in istanbul by the u.n., then it will make its way out of the bosporus into the mediterraan, arriving in tripoli in lebanon in about a week. the shipment is part of efforts to ease a growing global food crisis. our correspondent sent this report from odessa. >> a familiar yet unfamiliar site. for the first time in a long time, the major artery is unblocked. a ship that could save millions from hger, moving slowly into hostile waters. the rezoning, the first --he first vessel to leave ukraine since february, making its way out to lebanon through istanbul. hope is that it will be the first of many in a route that will allow vessels in and out of wha

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. >>> and we mark the passing of groundbreaking actress nichelle nichols, who played lieutenant uhura on "star trek." one of the first black women to play a character in a position of authority. >>> president biden's covid rebound, isolating again after testing positive for the second straight day. his doctor says he continues to feel well, but the renewed covid concerns are a setback for the president as his agenda starts to pick up steam, keeping him at home at a critical time, 100 days before the midterms. >>> and 70 years and still going strong. the mailman with no intention of giving up his route. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >>> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this sunday. i'm linsey davis. we have a lot to get to. new flooding concerns in kentucky and the passing of an american icon, the legendary bill russell. >>> but we do begin tonight with the explosive wildfire spreading in northern california. the mckinney fire has only been burning for two days, but it's already scorched more than 51,00

i can think of no—one better equipped to handle it, miss uhura.starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities to join the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. have you lost all your sense of reality? she returned to star trek when it took to the cinema screen, having lost none of her character�*s determination. you wanted adventure, how�*s this? the old adrenaline going, huh? good boy. get in the closet. star trek hoped to portray a future where prejudice had faded away. nichelle nichols played a huge part in bringing that future a step closer. the actor nichelle nichols, who�*s died at the age of 89. nasa described her as a trailblazer who inspired millions to reach for the stars. ., ., ., the stars. time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. there is plenty of dry and sunny weather out and about right now. we are clearing the early cloud away from east anglia and the south—east, but we do

, why don't you do right on epic records.>> get me somebody. >> but playing star trek's lieutenant uhura6, one of the first times a woman of color was not portraying a servant on tv, the chief communications officer and forth and command on board the enterprise. >> i didn't find out it was fourth and command till the second season. [ laughter ] nobody told me.>> she thought about leaving after the first season, but the shows creator gene roddenberry, begged her to stay but an influential fan convinced her, martin luther king. >> he said you can't, don't you know who you are, to our movement and everyone, you are there in the 23rd century, you have created a role that has such dignity and everything is powerful, you cannot leave. >> another landmark for the show, during the turbulent 60s, the first scripted interracial kiss on national television in 1968. >> we heard rumors that some southern stations might cut it out. >> it changed television forever and also changed the way people looked at one another. if two of their favorite actors can battle through it and come through it on top, wh

in 1949 nichols published other are her autobiography beyond "uhura and several other memories."ven worked with nasa to increase diversity in the space program. >> i had the privilege of recruiting the first women in minority astronauts for the space shuttle program. >> nichols' enduring beauty, her strength of character, her commitment to human rights will always inspire. >> and she blazed intergalactic trails on tv. initial nichols was playing in a leading role in the turbulent 1960s. cnn analyst bill carter said the series setting allowed nichols to break color barriers during the civil rights movement. >> this was a real powerful, intelligent, commanding person. now, they said it in the 23rd century which was kind of a commentary on what was happening in america at the time. this was a civil rights era and they were fight for the base inrights, you know, to ride a bus and things like that and drink in a water fountain ant show was showing basically we'll show what it could be in the future, for the racial equality in the future, and they found an actress who was so convincing

a role in prime-time television, starring the no-nonsense communications officer lieutenant, nyota uhura. premiering on nbc in 1966, the show's multicultural, multiracial cast made a powerful statement >> i am not afraid >> reporter: one of the many groundbreaking moments, the first interracial kiss on tv with co-star william shatner. in 1967, she almost didn't return for a second season. and then met martin luther king, jr., a "star trek" fan himself, at a civil rights gathering >> he said, don't you understand that for the first time, we are seen as we should be seen you don't have a black role you have an equal role >> reporter: calling that moment a lightning bolt in her life but off-screen, pushing other frontiers. she served as a nasa recruiter, inspiring generations of women and minorities, encouraging them to join the astronaut corps. nichols was 89 years old. molly hunter, nbc news >> she will be missed. >>> when we come back, how one woman started a selfless movement to give others the wedding dresses of their dreams >>> there's good news tonight about sharing and how one bride

. >> as lieutenant uhura, in "star trek," nichols role was a rarity, a black woman starring as an equal the u.s.s. enterprise. her kiss with william shatner was one of the first interracial kisses on u.s. television at a time when the civil rights struggle was center stage. >> there was a big concern that there would be a big fuss about that. >> reporter: her barrier breaking was noted by martin luther king as the first non- stereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history. but broadening the range of who we might see while looking at our world, nichelle nichols and bill russell did nothing less than change our world. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's capital i'm john dickerson. >>> this is "cbs news flash." justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader are no more, those word from president biden at the white house after a u.s. drone strike kills al qaeda leader al-zawahri. he was killed on his balcony and there were no civilian casualties. >>> voters in kansas will be the first in t

. >> as lieutenant uhura, in "star trek," nichols role was a rarity, a black woman starring as an equalr kiss with william shatner was the first interracial kiss on television at a time when the civil rights struggle was center stage. >> there was a big concern that there would be a big fuss about that. >> reporter: her barrier breaking was noted by martin luther king as the first non- stereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history. nichelle nichols and bill russell did nothing less than change our world. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> dickerson: and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell i'm john dickerson in the nation's capitol. good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org game left three people hurt. >> the shooting happened as young players were on the feel at oakland tech high school. >> as kpix 5's julia goodrich reports, it's not the first case involving a gun. >> these kids weren't out on the street after dark, they were playing a game they love, football, sunday afternoon when

a role in prime-time television, starring the no-nonsense communications officer lieutenant nyota uhura premiering on nbc in 1966, the show's multicultural, multiracial cast made a powerful statement. >> i am not afraid >> reporter: one of the many groundbreaking moments, the first interracial kiss on tv with co-star william shatner in 1967, she almost didn't return for a second season and then met martin luther king, jr., a "star trek" fan himself, at a civil rights gathering. >> he said, "don't you understand that for the first time, we are seen as we should be seen? you don't have a black role. you have an equal role." >> reporter: calling that moment a lightning bolt in her life but off-screen, pushing other frontiers. she served as a nasa recruiter, inspiring generations of women and minorities, encouraging them to join the astronaut corps. nichols was 89 years old molly hunter, nbc news >>> kansas takes center stage this week this the battle over abortion rights. since roe v. wade was overturned, the fight has raged on in courts and legislatures. but tomorrow the decision will go

two passings of note tonight -- nichelle nichols, the groundbreaking actress who played lieutenant uhuraiginal "star trek" series, has died. her son, in a facebook post, said she passed of natural causes. nichols was among the first black women shown on tv in a position of auority, when "star trek" debuted in 1966. she was 89-years-old. and former boston celtics star and nba legend bill russell has died. we take a look now at his legacy in sports and beyond. a dominating defender of the rim, bill russell was widely coidered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. the 6'10" center won championships and accolades virtually unmatched in all of profsional sports --leven championships, more than any player in nba history, as well as five mvp's and olympic gold. two of his championships came as a coach. he was the first black coach in american professional sports. as a player and a coaching pioneer, russell was twice inducted into the basketball hall of fame he was also one of the first athlete activists, using the power of his fame and influence to spotlight other issues, chief am

in november of 1968, as lieutenant uhura on the "star trek" franchise, nick cobbles shared what's widelyl kiss on american tv with william shatner. just six months before, bill russell, the first black coach in nba history, led the boston celtics to take the championship, just one of 11 titles he won during his 13-year playing career. >> this is your nasa. >> reporter: nichols' influence extended far beyond television. she partnered with nasa to recruit some of the first female and minority astronauts. similarly, russell was always reaching for the stars. not content with just winning on the court. he was a champion, too, in the struggle for civil rights. >> he marched with king. he stood by ali. when a restaurant he fused to serve the black celtics, he refused to play in the scheduled game. >> reporter: while russell marched with martin luther king, nichols says it was king who talked her into staying on "star trek" when she wanted to leave fr broadway. >> he said, for the first time on television, we will be seen as we should be seen every day. >> reporter: and in the end, russell and

>>> in hollywood and far beyond, fans are paying tribute to nichelle nichols who played lieutenant uhuragood morning. nichelle nichols was a true trailblazer, one of the first black women to have a leading role in a tv series and later worked with nasa to recruit women and people of color. president biden late sunday wrote nichols redefined what is possible for black americans and women. ♪ green and glowing ♪ >> reporter: a ground breaking actress and activist, nichelle nichols broke barriers playing nyota uhura in the original "star trek" series, as one of the black female leads on television. >> there is still no outside contact. >> reporter: but nichols considered leaving the show until a powerful encounter with dr. martin luther king jr., "star trek" fan himself. >> he said you can't do that he said don't you understand that for the first time we are seen as we should be seen. you don't have a black role. you have an equal role >> reporter: one of the most iconic moments, sharing what's widely believed to be the first interracial kiss on tv with white co-star william shatner, her tv

she played -- she brought diversity to tv screens around the country when she played lieutenant uhura. what you are talking about will become reality. we will see it in space. what do you make of that, i guess, evolution in our history? >> well, it's clearly been a long time since she aired on "star trek" that provided inspiration for a lot of african americans, females, people of diverse backgrounds. and to see it 50 plus years later, it's taken a long time obviously. it's great that we are getting to the point of doing that for real and putting a person of diversity on the moon and i'm excited about that. it's unfortunate that she passed recently. i hope she realizes the inspiration she was including myself. >> she really was. scott kelly, great to see you, as always. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me, jim. >>> now to the investigation into former president donald trump. a federal judge says she has preliminary intent to appoint a special master who can oversee the fbi's review of the documents taken during the search at mar-a-lago. u.s. district judge eileen

away at the age of 89 nichols broke barriers for black women in hollywood as star trek's lieutenant uhura during the 60's. the trailblazer also breaking racial stereotypes during the time widely known for participating and more of the first interracial kiss is on us television. nichols died saturday of natural causes and little mermaid fans mourning the loss of pat carroll tonight as well. the emmy award-winning comedian played the voice of ursula the sea witch in the little mermaid. according to her family, she passed yesterday as well. the 95 year-old was born in shreveport, louisiana, but moved to los angeles when she was just 5 years old. their family, her daughters want fans to honor her by having a good laugh at absolutely anything. today and every day. may they all rest in peace. >> other top stories we've got tonight. 3 people injured in a shooting at a high school in the east bay. it happened at a youth football game this afternoon at oakland, technical high school. police say a child is among those who were shot. the victims are all listed in stable condition tonight. police are

uhura on “star trek” has died at the age of 89. of the first black women to have a leading role on television. in the 1960s, one of her biggest fans was dr. martin luther king who told her "when we see you, we see ourselves, and we see ourselves as intelligent and beautiful and proud.” nichols later worked with nasa to help the space agency recruit women and people of color. 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 the hour with an activist who replaced angela davis on the fbi's 10 most wanted list, bernadine dohrn, a leader in the 1970s's radical organization called the weather underground. it was 50 years ago this year that they bombed the pentagon to protest the vietnam war. they also battled with police during days of rage on the streets of chicago and partnered with black liberation groups to rob banks. when bernadine dohrn and her fellow activist husband bill ayers literally went underground to avoid arrest, they then raised a fami

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nichols played lieutenant uhura on the original star trek tv series in the late 19 sixties, she brokefor black women on television and made history with an interracial onscreen kiss with costar william shatner that was unheard of. at the time when the series was over, she continued acting and partnered with nasa to encourage women and people of color to join space programs. she spoke to us about that partnership at comic con in 2018. i brought in, um, the engineering with people to nasa , who wanted to be involved. what their talents and who they were, but didn't know how. nichols family says she died of natural causes. she was 89 years old. high profile murder mystery is a step closer to being solved after more than 25 years, six year old beauty pageant queen jonbenet ramsey was found dead in her home in boulder, colorado, the day after christmas in 1996. fox news, laura engel has an exclusive interview with her father, john ramsey, on his hope of finding his daughter's killer by using advances in dna technology. the case of jonbenet ramsey continues to be one of the most high profil

the actress who broke barriers as uhura on "star trek," nish l nichols -- nichelle nichols, who sharedhe first interracial case on tv, died. she played chief uhura on "star trek," a position of authority on television when black women were rarely given such roles. a producer told her it was important for the world to see a black woman in command and treated as equal to the other officers. also yesterday, the death of legendary basque ballplayer and civil rights leader in his own right bill russell. this is from usa today. the headline is "a great is gone. nba icon and celtics legend dies at 88. go russell of the boston celtics received the medal of freedom from president obama. the video of that and comments from the porter prep -- from the former president in a tweet from c-span." barack obama sang, "i hope that children will look up to not only bill russell the player, but bill russell the man." our calls from you and your comments on your top campaign issue in 2022. let's hear from carl on the republican line in her bohne, ohio -- in bana -- in urbana, ohio. caller: yes, my top issu

she was best known for playing lieutenant uhura in star trek — and a particular catchphrase.igure — and she was also among the first to portray an inter—racial kiss. she was later employed by nasa to encourage more women and african—americans to become astronauts. iam not i am not sure she was as keen on that kiss as he was. it takes you back. an incredible actor who changed lots of things during her time. actor who changed lots of things during hertime. no time actor who changed lots of things during her time. no time travel here. time to get the news where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. so it's happened — andjust like 1966, it all happened at wembley. it's in! and as for the winning goal, it was scored by a west londoner who was brought up not that far from wembley, in hanwell. chose kelly used to make two hour round trips as a teenager to go training at arsenal. before that, she was playing at queen's park rangers. honestly, it's amazing. thank you everyone that came out to support us. this is what dreams are made of as a young girl watching women's football. now t

. >> reporter: she wasn't just lieutenant uhura. >> you know that they say, lieutenant.hangemaker. >> this is your nasa. >> reporter: pushing the government to welcome and train black and female astronauts. >> we talk a lot in hollywood about this idea of you have to see it to be it, and you have to imagine that seeing her on screen changed countless lives. >> reporter: her costar from the original series, george takei posted this photo saying, we live long and prosper together, and saying my eyes are now like the shining stars you rest among. nichelle nichols was 89 years old. she leaves behind a son and other family. just to underline this point, robin, the representation that she gave the world at that time was rare. robin? >> it truly was, steve. thank you so much for your report. the impact that she had and the tributes coming in are just really fitting for someone of that stature. >> something for people to see every day on their screen. >> and "star trek" in general was very inclusive when you think about the cast. >> and very progressive. without a doubt. >>> sta