Hello, every one. Youre watching very powerful pictures of congressman john lewis. Welcome to special coverage of congressman john lewis memorial services. Thank you so much for joini ini me. Youre looking at these pictures right here. Traveling about a half mile to crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge one last time. Place where lewis who was just 25 years old at the time in 1965 cemented his towering legacy after he helped lead a march to montgomery for Voting Rights, more than five decades ago. Its also wear lewis was brutally beaten by officers. Today, is day two now of a series of ceremonies over the next five days now in cities that helped shape lewis life. Later on today lewis will lie in state at alabamas State Capitol in montgomery. Thats where we go to right now. Victor blackwell is there in montgomery. Vict victor, this tribute in totality, six days, beginning yesterday in troy, alabama. Thats the birthplace of the congressman and now selma where some of his history was made and
This is two hours and 15 minutes. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I dont have a gavel to bring us to order. You all know that means keep the conversations to quiet. All right . We are here for serious business. The dean of the nations lawmakers have seen fit to convene us here today because of the extraordinary exuberance they have this matter of detroit , for its fiscal integrity, conclaves fiscal future, its economic background and the way in which the bankruptcy filing reflects upon and reinforces some very powerful and in some cases dangerous currents that need to be articulated and addressed. We are here today because one of the magnificent jewels in the crown of american democracy is under assault. We are under siege in the city. I say we because im a native of detroit, michigan. [applause] allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Michael Eric Dyson. [applause] Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church at 6125 each would. Dr. Frederick George Sampson the pastor of congressman conyer
Prince, the Vice President will also be abroad and the special counsel could wrap up all next week. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is friday, february 22nd. Along with joe, willie and me, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle, politics editor for the daily beast sam stein, legendary ad man, donny deutsch. Oh, no. Thats right. Political analyst susan del percio, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and msnbc political analyst Eugene Robinson and msnbc legal analyst Danny Cevallos back with us this morning. Good to have you here this morning. A judge yesterday ordered that 49yearold Christopher Paul hassan be held without bail for at least two more weeks to allow prosecutors to build their case against him. Hassan was arrested last week on drug and gun charges. On tuesday prosecutors filed papers alleging he had been gathering a stockpile of weapons and ammo with plans to launch a widespread attack on prominent democratic lawmakers and several highprofile journalists. Prosecut
Choose Compassion. Take a moment and envision a world where everyone chose compassion, where everyone noticed other people’s pain and suffering and acted in a way to relieve it. I get goosebumps just thinking about this! Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential voice for compassion. He set a great example for us to follow […]
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