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former president barack obama tweeting, if there s one thing i love about john lewis, his will to fight.lewis in a st saying i have been in some kind of fight for freedom, equality, basic human rights for nearly my entire life. i have never faced a fight quite like the one i have now the 79-year-old vowing to fight the disease with the same tenacity with which he fought for racial equality, joining sit-ins, challenging jim crow laws, organizing and speaking at the march on washington alongside the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and being brutally beaten by alabama state troopers in 1965 while peacefully demonstrating for voting rights. lewis, now serving his 17th term, often of congress. the prognosis for his form of cancer igr undeterred congressman lewis saysent. peter? we share good wishes as well thank you. just ahead how the threat measles is prompting one city to crack down on families
diagnosis triggering shock waves across the country and outpouring of support from both sides of the aisle. reporter: congressman john lewis overnight sharing a devastating diagnosis. the george democrat and civil rights icon announcing that he s undergoing treatment for stage four pancreatic cancer. i have been in some kind of fight for freedom, equality and basic human rights for nearly my entire life and have not faced a fight like i have now. fighting cancer with the same courage for which he fought in the 1960s, challenging jim crow laws and speaking on the march on washington alongside martin luther king jr. and arrested and beaten by alabama state troopers in 1965 while peacefully demonstrating for voting rights and what became known as bloody sunday. congressman lewis now serving his 17th term. often called the conscience of
really hard. bret: thanks for the time. my pleasure. bret: our thanks to garry mccarthy, a democrat, possibly running for mayor. we should point out we did invite mayor rahm emanuel to appear. that door still open. speaker of the illinois house is is the longest-serving state house speaker in modern u.s. history. democrat mike madigan is in his 17th term leading the chamber. he has just broken the modern record held by south carolina lawmaker. tomorrow, we will talk to his principal foil, illinois republican governor as he joins us on special report. a news filled q&a. we will talk about it with the panel when we come
my pleasure. bret: our thanks to garry mccarthy, a democrat, possibly running for mayor. we should point out we did invite mayor rahm emanuel to appear. that door still open. speaker of the illinois house is is the longest-serving state house speaker in modern u.s. history. democrat mike madigan is in his 17th term leading the chamber. he has just broken the modern record held by south carolina lawmaker. tomorrow, we will talk to his principal foil, illinois republican governor as he joins us on special report. a news filled q&a. we will talk about it with the panel when we come back. is that the rest of our food? what? no. how come you have cheese in your beard?