John fed them and tended to their every need. Ones, for spiritual john baptized them, married them, and he preached to them. When his parents claimed one for supper, john refused to eat one of his flock. Going hungry was his first act of nonviolent protest. He also noted that in later years that his first congregation of chickens listen to him more closely than some of his colleagues in congress. Thought the chickens were just a little bit more productive. At least they produced eggs, he said. Nashville, from the freedom rides to the march on washington, from freedom summer to selma, john lewis always looked outward, not inward. He always thought of others. In preachingieved the gospel in word and in deed. Insisting that hate and fear had to be answered with love and hope. John lewis believed in the lord. He believed in humanity and he believed in america. He has been called an american saint. A believer willing to give up everything. To bear witness to the truth that drove him all cou
The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. They are going to work on a judicial nomination with a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Republicans leader Mitch Mcconnell may introduce the republican covid19 recovery plan. Live now to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal lord god, we again thank you for the life and legacy of representative john robert lewis. Lord, accept our gratitude for his ethical congruence that motivated him to find a moral way to get in the way. Were grateful that his passion for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes and not our worst fears. Inspired by his exemplary pilgrimage, may our lawmakers strive to live with such integrity that they will stand on the right side of history. Lord, help our senators to strive to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly, and to follow you more nearly day by d
New effort to learn once and for all if there was ever life on the red planet. And final farewell. Congressman john lewis will be laid to rest in atlanta today in a ceremony attended by three former president s. Hear lewis final message to america in a new essay released this morning. Its powerful. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. This is the fastest a vaccine has ever been developed. Together we will end the plague from china. We will defeat the virus. The National Death toll from the coronavirus has now passed 150,000. The president has also retweeted a tweet which said that you are misleading the american public. No, categorically, i have not misled the american public. Congressman Louie Gohmert tested positive for covid19 and he had contact with william barr without his mask. I might have put some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in. Big tech giants testified on capitol hill on a heated hearing about whether they have too much power. Big t
The aisle lash out at the ceos of amazon, apple, facebook, and google. Let the angels rejoice. Do you copy your competitors . Artists making an astonishing congresswomen, weve adapted personal transformation. Features. Ahead, what congress could do to keep those companies in check. Honoring an icon. And whats a young guy who is a final farewell for John Lewis John lewis. About to get his brains beat out today. His funeral at a Historic Church in atlanta. Three former president s set to and going to prison taking that . Attend, with president obama i think he figured that if John Lewis Thomas merton could find his way and keep his faith and believe delivering the eulogy. The boy from troy. In the future, he, john lewis, were there live. Breaking overnight. Could, too. Tropical storm isaias forms in the caribbean. And [ applause ] warnings for florida and parts of the south, bracing for so we honor our friend. Potential problems this weekend. Let me just offer this we praise als got the
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