Hello given and welcome this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield. At any moment now, we hope to hear the remarks coming from the president of the United States as he is now in the midst of a private tour at the nations newest Civil Rights Museum in jackson, mississippi. More than 100 protesters we understand are outside while inside the president gets his personal tour there. Tensions have been high for the president s visit as many top civil rights leaders and prominent africanamericans have chosen to stay away. Among them congressman and civil rights icon john lewis, who has called trumps visit a mockery of the Civil Rights Movement. The president already busy tweeting this morning, not about this moment, but instead about a crucial Alabama Senate election not far away. Now just three days away from that special election. Trump urging people in alabama to vote for accused child molester roy moore. Heres what he said last night at a rally. We cant afford to have a liberal democrat, so ge
This morning talking about the crucial alabama Election Senate as well now three days away. Trump again urging people in alabama to vote for Embattled Senate candidate and accused child molester roy moore. Heres what trump said at a rally last night 25 miles from the Alabama State line. We cant afford to have a liberal democrat, so get out and vote for roy moore. Do it. Do it. Lets begin with cnns athena jones whoss covering the opening of the Civil Rights Museum there in jackson, mississippi. Athena, what do we expect in terms of the arrival, who is there, and how will the events unfold today there . Reporter hi, fred. We should mention President Trump himself is skipping the larger longer program taking place in this plaza behind me. He is instead going to be touring the museum when he arrives and then delivering remarks to a Smaller Group assembled inside. That will be a group of civil rights veterans, Museum Patrons an elected officials. Whoenlt be taking place in the larger progra
Dedication of a Civil Rights Museum. There several leaders behind the Civil Rights Movement are now boycotting the event because of the president s appearance. Do we have a preview wlaf to expect from the president in these statements . I know theyre to a private group correct . Thats right. First to the protesters that you mentioned, alex, and the fact that a number of civil rights and Community Leaders are boycotting. Ill talk in a muted voice because as can you hear behind me, this program is about to get underway. This is a somewhat tense backdrop to the president s visit. He was greeted by about 200 protesters. I can tell you he didnt sort of stop to engage with them at all. Hes right now touring this Civil Rights Museum, this huge event here in jackson, mississippi. In terms of what people are protesting, in terms of why people have boycotted this event, you have civil rights icon congressman john lewis of georgia saying that effectively the president has done more to increase th
Good morning, everyone. Im Victor Blackwell. Good morning to you. In just a few hours President Trump will head to the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Theres resistance from several calling the president s visit a mockery of the Civil Rights Movement. Trumps visit to mississippi comes just hours after campaigning for roy moore, an accused child molester. Roy moore raised more eyebrows this weekend. They attempt to discredit the multiple women who accuse moore of pr suing them as teenagers. We want to get right to cnn White House Reporter Caitlyn Collins who was at that rally. The president not holding back. Reporter certainly not. He gave his full endorsement to roy moore last night and that didnt come as a surprise to anyone because weve only seen the president grow louder and more forceful in his endorsement of roy moore in the last few days, just days ahead of that high stakes election on tuesday. So last night though the president was in florida there were several a
Do it. Do it. This is a race that says a lot about the stark divide in america right now. On one side, a candidate who is accused of child molestation. Who faces multiple accusations of sexually abusing teenagers. A man who answered a question about when america was last great, a question asked by an africanamerican voter by saying this i think whats great at the time of the family was united, even though we had slavery, they cared for one another. People were strong in the families. Our families were strong. Our country had a direction. Yes, incredibly, Roy Moore Says america was great during slavery. And supporting him . The president of the United States, the man whose history of racist remarks is so incendiary, two top africanamerican congressmen, john lewis himself, a civil rights activist, and Benny Thompson, are boycotting the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum tomorrow because the president will be there. The congressman saying the trumps attendance is an insult. Re