woolworth's closed. the next day, more students came, and over the ensuing days, females came as well as males, blacks as well as whites came, and soon you had pretty much a full sit-in. this is what really gives us the term, and people were advocating for rights to be served. well, it took months to be resolved. the elders in the african-american community had really not seen or taken that type of action before. i think they were inspired over time by the youth who really were faced with the gross injustice. by the summer time, dwight eisenhower was president, weighed in, and said, yes, should be served. people weighed in, and woolworth realized in light of boycotts and other department stores, similar department stores facing similar boycotts through the south. they felt it was time to integrate the lunch counter, and so on the first day they opened up, they served the african-american employees, woolworth employees, and the next day, they opened up to the public. that's where students began, i think,

they were going to be served in a woolworth's. the counter we have is just a section of it. >> all original? >> is all original. the counter actually sad about 60 people so when woolworth's was closing up, they really weren't insures and in the counter. for them it was a lunch counter in for us it was an artifact of american history. so when they were closing up they got in touch with us. they were very accommodating and they let us take a section of the lunch counter. we also took some of the appliances behind the counter. we have the menu and other thing so we can really document that time. now understand at that time in the 1960s in greensboro north carolina african-americans could come and and buy at the wall worse and they could take takeout. they could get a take-out meal but they could not sit down. and these students again, it was a time of -- at the beginning of the civil rights movement in our country and they felt they were used to treatment and other places where they weren't facing jim crow segregation. so they talk a

died thursdaycain of respiratory complications at a hospital just a few miles from the old woolworth, which is now a civil rights museum. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with aaron matÉ. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. west virginia has begun partially lifting its ban on tap water five days after chemical spill in the elk river. war than 300,000 residents have been unable to use their water for tricking, cooking, or bathing since thursday when the company's freedom industries leaked up to 7500 gallons of mchm, and agent used in coal extraction. scores of schools and businesses have been closed, including the state capital charleston. on monday, west virginia governor tomblin announced chemical levels in the water supply are approaching safe levels, but said some residents will be without water for several more days. >> the numbers we have today look red, and we're finally at a point where they do not use order has been lifted in certain ord

back in the 1960s, he and three other black college students staged a sit-in at a woolworth's store in north carolina when they were denied service at a segregated lunch counter. that led to similar sit-ins all over the south. mccain died yesterday of respiratory problems. he was 73. in a moment, she's teaching kids about a stitch in time at 99. steve hartman "on the road" is next. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact it

works technically does a lot of work two or three days off are enough for most the rest of the woolworths is necessary to be in unison with the world cannot be off i have a personal perspective i get tired from all holidays. i want to go back to work so a few more useful. is it teaching it certainly isn't always unnecessary. people should be a good mood. it was to have a break between working periods to spend some time with relatives and family to go skating and to walk is so nice. the kids this summer. i think it is what people need almost two weeks are enough to have a rest. it is like a small lead. the latest news is that three got the dogs cuts out that stevie got kate said. and. michael extends market of consumer services is undergoing a call to shift more more institutions are highly qualified professionals to deal with everyday problems and needs incompetent hairdressers in competitions are now under the threat to maintain their job position because in recent days the are being replaced by more seasoned professionals. this year alone the vinyl cut extends consumer services market h

a woolworths pics to come over so cracking in their areas with a cash incentive to sweeten the deal. muslim riots take a leap forward in germany a week here people's concerns about spreading islamization at a cost to other faiths. you want the mosque at whitney rejection. welcome to the program. the peace conference on syria can be laid any longer and must happen at the end of the month. that's the joint message from russia the us and eu after talks in paris for the main challenge is convincing the syrian opposition to take part as a group still has been given a definitive answer. you are does not have been following the discussions in france well one of the first things that were thrown from the us secretary of state does that russia. the us and un are completely on the same page that's the only solution the prophet in syria is a diplomatic one. mr kerry also said that officer in the forties and the opposition are equally responsible for the atrocities committed that i will also seen a slight shift on iran since though a lot about breaking the un special envoy on syria and sergei la

not knowing when they showed up at woolworth's in greensboro whether any of the others would be there. he says, we wanted to go beyond what our parents had done, and the worst thing that could happen was that the klan could kill us, but i had no concern for my personal safety. the day i sat at that counter, i had the most tremendous feeling of celebration. i felt that in this life nothing else mattered. if there's a heaven, i got there for a few minutes. i just felt you can't touch me, you can't hurt me. there's no other experience like it, not even the birth of my first child. a few years later, in may '963, in birmingham, alabama, a police officer attempted to intimidate some black school children to keep them from growing the anti-segregation protests. they assured him they knew what they were doing and continued their march towards the park where they were arrested. a reporter asked one of them her age. 6, she said, as she climbed into the paddy wagon. the following month in mississippi stalwart civil rights campaigner fannie lou hamer overheard a fellow activist being beaten. can

remember, woolworth's used to be the number one store in the world. they're gone.a lot of people remember amp controlled 70% of the food market. congress was going to break them up. now they're a fraction of what they were. jcpenney, sears, they've done a terrible job. on friday, howard schultz, ceo of starbucks, said last quarter december was it. that was a seismic shift. everyone is going to the internet and brick and mortar is dead. i don't believe them, but it is a tougher environment. you better figure out how to combine both of them. >> all right. maybe they'll see the three of your help in that whole thing. thanks, biz panel. let's check in with shepherd smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> news begins anew at the top of the hour. we have an unusual report today. centers around a page on instagram. the page is called 2014 cline pose. it shows pictures of underage girls, some topless. the sheriff is investigating. so one girl's parents are taking matters into their own hands. they're not going after the school, not going after the teachers. instead

franklin mccain, seen here in the glasses, and three others, occupied a whites only woolworth's lunchounter in greensboro, north carolina, in the '60s. within weeks, sit-ins were launched in more than 60 steets. his son said his dad died thursday of respiratory complications. franklin mccain was 73. >>> breaking news right now, the associated press is reporting the former press secretary for president ronald regan, larry speaks, has died. he was the spokesman for the president from 1981 to 1987. they report he died in his sleep today alt his home in mississippi. larry speaks was 74. >>> up next, assessing the political damage and the new information about new jersey governor chris christie's bridgegate, and later, water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink, for hundreds of thousands of people in west virginia. we will explain, and we'll take you there, live. your hotel. anna, your hotels have wondrous waffle bars. ryan, your hotel's robes are fabulous. so i'm choosing all of you with hotels.com a loyalty program that requires no loyalty. in fact, they depend on a unique set of n

in 1960, franklin mccain and three other black college students took seats at a segregated woolworth's lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina. they were denied service, but kept coming back, and the protests spread. in later years, mccain became a research chemist and sales executive. he was 73 years old. still to come on the "newshour"... today's lackluster jobs report... the chemical spill that led to a water crisis in west virginia. mark shields and david brooks on the week's news... plus, the library of congress's new ambassador of young people's literature. >> woodruff: today's jobs report was surprising, and by most accounts, disappointing. it renewed concerns about the strength of the labor market during this recovery. newshour economics correspondent paul solman begins a two-part look, part of his ongoing reporting: "making sense" of financial news. >> reporter: when it came to jobs, 2013 ended with a whimper. according to the labor department's survey of employer, december saw the lowest monthly gain in three years. >> it was a stunning report but not in a good way. >> re

on february 1, 1960, franklin mccain and three other college students walked in to a woolworth's store carolina. they sat at the whites only counter and politely asked for service. they were refused and told to leave. but they remained seated for the rest of the day. this single moment of civil disobedience ignited a movement across the nation that challenged racial divides and attitudes. a few years ago, mccain talked about how he saw change begin that very day. >> there was a little old white lady who sat maybe five or six stools down from us. she walked behind us and put her hands on our shoulders. so she said in a very calm voice, boys, i am so proud of you. i only regret that you didn't do this ten years ago. >> an amazing story. a reminder of how progress begins in the hearts of all of us. franklin mccain died last -- late last week. he was 73 years old. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> sleeping bear. let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. the big story of governor christie's

in 1960 he and three other black students sat down at a woolworth's lunch counter in north carolina andted to be served. the civil disobedience fueled sit-ins across the country. >> it's that time of year again. hollywood's biggest names lining the red carpet tomorrow night for the annual golden globe awards. two stars likely to steal the show, you know, comedians tina fey and amy peninsulaer. they're going to host it for the second year in a row. golden globe nominees include "american hustle," "12 years of slave." >>> now to the bridge scandal in new jersey and possible political motives for the mess. a new stack of documents released yesterday suggests some of the key players surrounding chris christie knew they were inflicting pain on drivers in september and i believe it was august and hard to shield themselves from any blame. still, there isn't a smoking gun that directly implicates the governor himself but lots of questions remain. joining us now is sally cohn, along with cnn political commentator ben ferguson. thanks for being here, both of you. >> pleasure. >> good morning. >>

he was a segregationist when he walked into that woolworths and he was an integrationist when he walked out because he saw the quiet dignity of the demonstrators against the mob mentality of his friend and neighbors. and he realized that segregation could no longer rule. it was a very powerful story. that's what we had in the book. >> you also mentioned medgar evers. how much did you get into his murder and the investigation? >> well we start the book with his story. call it, medgar's mississippi. we paint the picture what mississippi was like at that time. what it was like for somebody like medgar to come back for the war where he fought for freedom in his country and not be able to experience it himself. so his story is is really woven throughout and of course with his assassination which is part of the book. it tells the whole story of what happened and what happened to the movement after his removal from the scene. >> thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. >> ian baruma. he looks at transformative nature of the war from displacement of people in cities throughout europe an

he and others sat down at the woolworth's lunch counter and waited to be served.iel sharon. he had been in a coma for several years, but that will not make his passing any less shocking for his nation. >> sharon cast a long shadow over israeli politics and middle east affairs. all together, u.s. presidents understood his leg city. noted president george w. bush noted his legacy. >> he is a man of peace and friend and prayers of the american people are with ariel sharon. >> cnn's ben wedeman joins us with more. he covers israeli politics. i said at the top he had been in a coma for several years and it doesn't make it any less shocking for the state of israel. however, let's reconsider that. i imagine if his condition had been growing worse, people had been bracing for this, no? >> reporter: yes, people had become accustomed to the fact that ariel sharon was permanently out of the picture as far as israeli politics. a picture he dominated for decades. they were reminded in a sense on the first of january when the medical facility that was treating him announced his

greensboro is where we saw the initial sit-ins of national african-american men sitting at the woolworth'sn gram -- mccain was buried just yesterday who was part of those civil rights movements. this district and the first district were carved out as a result of the voting rights act but it took 90 years. i want people to hear this. 09 years for north carolina to get representation after americans in the u.s. congress after george wright was the last one. the that's why we even got be very serious. you keep hearing the push on the issue about this section on voter rights and what's been proposed. it is not good for us. anything that does not cover alabama, georgia, north carolina, south carolina, that gives them five chances before we can be precleared and anything that says voter i.d. is not a part of what can be used to decide is just wrong, it's backward. >> i'll tell you what, reverend barber. i've got a little time on tuesday. i think i'm going to come down to north carolina and say hey to you. rev reynolds barber, thanks so much. first when we come back, my colleague steve kornacki,