black soldiers even had to give up their seats on trains to nazi prisoners of war. eleanor roosevelt thought that the treatment of black americans was something we should be ashamed of as a nation. and so she took action, starting with the air force. there was a black unit of fighter pilots that were trained at tuskegee, alabama. they were called tuskegee airmen and they were very capable pilots, but this was at a time when blacks weren t considered intelligent aenough to fly airplanes. knowing the event would be captured by photographers, in march of 1941, eleanor roosevelt took a seat in the back of pilot c. alfred anderson s plane, and went for a flight. once she did that, people saw that this pilot was as competent as any other pilot of any other racial category. just three months later, her
first lady s pilot alfred anderson has borrowed $2500 to buy his first airplane. at 22 and books and tips from friendly whielt white pilots he taught himself to fly and earned a pilot s license. anderson was very impressive, he could charm anybody. he could make you feel you could fly. sam watson and george bombing and charles dryden were some of the first arriving in tuskegee. it was an eye-opening experience. they arrived in a tiny station in alabama. they had a colored side and white side. some who were from the south. what you do you stay away from the white folks, stay out of
sfun guns reports of one officer injured. government says proposed austerity measures is necessary for greece to get a critical bailout. the country will go bankrupt without a new infusion of money. a solemn stream pouring in from fox from music star for whitney houston. live in new hampshire, anna? whitney houston started as a young girl singing in the baptist church behind me in newark, new hampshire. you can argue this is the spot where her career was launched back in 1978. she was under the direction of her mother, a woman gospel singer, cissy houston. members says the pop star came back occasionally to sing. a small makeshift memorial is set up. flowers and cards. it has been growing as the day goes on. hundreds packed the service that celebrated her life. we heard from jesse jackson and reverend al sharpton calling for a national prayer for the family tomorrow. we haven t received any word about funeral services, will it be in california or new hampshire. gregg: t
sfun guns reports of one officer injured. government says proposed austerity measures is necessary for greece to get a critical bailout. the country will go bankrupt without a new infusion of money. a solemn stream pouring in from fox from music star for whitney houston. live in new hampshire, anna? whitney houston started as a young girl singing in the baptist church behind me in newark, new hampshire. you can argue this is the spot where her career was launched back in 1978. she was under the direction of her mother, a woman gospel singer, cissy houston. members says the pop star came back occasionally to sing. a small makeshift memorial is set up. flowers and cards. it has been growing as the day goes on. hundreds packed the service that celebrated her life. we heard from jesse jackson and reverend al sharpton calling for a national prayer for the family tomorrow. we haven t received any word about funeral services, will it be in california or new hampshire. gregg: t
annual focus on congress woman with a gunshot to the head. from that horrible day, i will never forget to see your voice. new fears as the death toll rises to 13 the cruise ship disaster off the coast of itally. divers pulling another victim from among the wreck. 19 people are listed as missing but authorities say there may have been unregistered passengers on board. and an american aircraft carrier sailing into the straight of hormus. saying the uss abraham lincoln entered the gulf. and iranian officials warned the u.s. not to return to the straits. the iran not happy with new economic sanctions is threatening to close the straight and block oil trade. three american airlines crew members were hurt on a flight when their flight encountered turbulence. the flight landed safely and three attendants were taken to the hospital. still not word on what sparked a deadly fire in a campus house in new york 90 miles north of manhattan. two female students and a man were kill