The final goodbye included remembrances from three former president s and words from young people he inspired. Heres abcs andrew dymburt. Reporter final goodbyes. The Funeral Service for representative john lewis taking place thursday, closing a historic chapter in american history. Reporter former president barack obama delivering the eulogy, paying tribute to lewis life and legacy. John lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. Reporter two other former president s, george w. Bush and bill clinton, also attending the private funeral at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in atlanta which dr. Martin luther king jr. Once led. We live in a better and nobler country today because of john lewis. He kept moving. He held for and imagined and lived and worked and moved for his beloved community. Reporter lewis died on july 17th after a monthslong battle with pancreatic cancer. He spent his entire life fighting not just for civil rights of africanamericans but f
Libertarians and conservatives how much they have in common and how effective it would be between them. Certainly in most of what i write theres a certain amount that is oriented to diminish human liberty. Cspan do i remember you saying when you ran for mayor of new york that as far as you are concerned they would throw the garbage out the window and let people pick it up rather than have the government do with that . Guest your memory is an exchange i had with James Baldwin in which he was defending the littering of the street on the grounds that it was a form of protest against the city and not paying close enough attention. I said look, it isnt very helpful to use that as a means of protesting. It was really rhetorical. Cspan if somebody buys the book what do they get . Guest while, they get the best i can give them in various modes. Over the past eight years, they covered the collapse of the soviet union, they covered the death of some very important people, plus a number of person
Words from former president obama about possible efforts to suppress the vote. Epstein revelation. Startling documents from the Ghislaine Maxwell case are released. Why her lawyers tried to keep them secret. Honoring a hero. The emotional tributes to congressman john lewis at his funeral, and the heartfelt messages about the road to a better america. It was a beautiful service. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Unemployed americans will lose the additional 600 in weekly Unemployment Benefits as the Senate Adjourns without passing an aid package. Were at a clip. Its too late. Weve had enough ropeadope, enough empty talk. Hurricane isaias is making its way to the east coast. Isaias forcing florida to close its covid19 testing sites. Winds from the storm out there whipping those palm trees into a frenzy. President donald trump sparking controversy by floating the idea of delaying the 2020 president ial election. Do i want to see a date change . No. But i do
Lot of concern as they may help spread the virus. Today a push to keep the crowds at bay. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith has a look. Reporter a sunny weekend in oakland at lake merritt with cheney tim stops by. Hes heard the city has asked people to give the lake a break amid the pandemic. I understand their position, but people are tired of being cramped up in their apartment. Reporter the city has taken steps like restricting parking. Residents are urged to avoid social gatherings in backyards, parks, and elsewhere and to keep a distance. The Roots Community Health Center in oakland shared data this week that in july, 40 of covid cases were tied to people who were at family events and parties. Thats almost double the rate of those who get it at work. I see folks not Wearing Masks at all, sharing food, sharing drinks, sharing smokes. Oakland, we got to do better than this. Reporter parts of east oakland saw a big surge. Meanwhile, city teams were expected to address vendors without perm
It comes to the fans the humans and see the microphones who have decided to put their trust in us. My name is Johnny Carson and i work. This week on old stories. Spain fear of a new cold 1000 locked down. China family life after 5 years in jail. But 1st we begin in colombia tens of thousands of people want to return to their homeland and its where they fled from the economic crisis to colombia but many have discovered that life there is not any easier. Hundreds of thousands of venezuelans are leaving colombia and returning home here they live in makeshift camps on the street in book or among they have 185 kilometers to go adrien francisco yet has built his shelter out of plastic sheets he used to work in a mine north of bogota but lost his job after injuring his leg in an accident then the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible for him to find a new job. I had to stop working so i couldnt pay the rent anymore and had to leave. The house where i was living i had to come here i had nowh