republicans recognized they would have taken a big hit on that. to a message that outilizes the debt ceiling which more people don t fully understand. they ve gone from defund to delay. it still has that feeling of desperation that, you know, once we hit october 1st and the program really comes online, the more people in the system, the more it s working, the more president obama gets credit and it feels like that is the one thing the republicans feel like they cannot have happen. we unfortunately are to leave it there. i want to thank a.b. stoddard and james pettersson. thanks, karen. next, 50 years after racing to the scene of the birmingham church bombing, congressman john lewis joins us live to reflect on the impact of the loss of four innocent children. and what impact that had on the movement. hat the reason we re always stopping is because i have to go to the bathroom. and when we re sitting in traffic, i worry i ll have an accident. be right back. so today, i m finally goin
0 people are working to try to restore their lives. this is an area that has seen this type of devastation before. they ve walked down this road. they ve come back from this road. and everybody seems to say that they will do the same thing once again. thomas, i m not surprised that you were taken aback by the courage of that father. it was truly remarkable, given the circumstances. what are people on the ground saying about the relief effort, supplies coming in, and assistance that they re receiving? is there a sense that their needs are being supplied at this time? so far, so fwogood on that front, martin. the emergency assistance that has come into this area, whether organized through regional, state and federal affiliates or through just community resources, has been demonstrative. i mean, we have seen the american red cross everywhere. americare is here. fema representatives walking in the streets. the area we are now there s a volunteer support center set up where palettes of