He dedicated his entire life to nonviolent activism and was an outspoken advocate in the struggle for equal justice in america. He will be deeply missed. John lewis was born a sharecroppers son on a cotton farm. Lewis attended segregated schools. He spent his life as an activist fighting for civil rights. Often speaking out about the importance of getting into, quote, good trouble. That included the lunch counter sitins during segregation. Altogether it was a moving feeling within me that i was sitting there demanding a god given right and my soul became satisfied that i was right in what i was doing. At the same time there was something deep down within me moving me that i could no longer be satisfied with an evil system that i had to be maladjusted to it, and in spite of all of this, i had to keep loving the people who denied me service, who stared at me. Lewis was arrested during the freedom rides of 1961 in mississippi for using a socalled white restroom. He was the last surviving
Looking ahead to the coming days, the queen will lie in state for 4 days in Westminster Hall before her funeral, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on monday. And we can see that to the right of the screen, Westminster Abbey, to the left. We see the houses of parliament and the elizabeth tower. Big ben. I think that was just such a church we just saw who was her 1st Prime Minister back in 1950. She famously called winston. Yes. I wouldnt of the 1st a 15 Prime Minister. Shes kind of a final one being appointed just 2 days before her death. The new british Prime Minister lives truss. And that also as the sense of a slight uncertainty beneath all of this ceremony is that we, weve got a completely untasted Prime Minister, an untested government and now an untested king as an extraordinary time in, in the, in the u. K. Right now, i mean, last week for us drunk and step down less trust became the new Prime Minister. 2 days later, the queen died. And it is, its really challenging time
That is called the commission to combat Police Corruption so to answer your question as long as it has the teeth and the funding , it could be effective but politics in the city the mayor needs the Police Department to show the numbers and theres there is an inherent conflict here between those two agencies. Yes, sir maam . [inaudible] when youre talking about the roll call are you talking specifically about not reporting Violent Crimes or what kinds of crimes are diminished . Its the major seven rape robbery assault burglary grand larceny auto and grand larceny. Yeah. [inaudible] yeah. The question is the Police Commander is encouraging downgrading major crimes and also in courage and arrests for smaller crimes. That is definitely what they are doing. Theres something called a c summons. A c summons is basically an arrest for open container some kind of minor crime. But if you get a summons you have to go to court and take a day off of work and go to court at 246 broadway. They are en
Calls and a look at the 2009 inaugural address and then the public ceremony with the swearing in at noon eastern and other festivities, including the luncheon and the afternoon parade. Coverage begins at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan radio and c span. Org. Join the conversation on facebook. Com cspan. New features including video feeds from our cspan crew, on demand of the major events, individual visual blog page of behindthescenes photos. Next, highlights from the 2009 inauguration of president obama. And another chance to see Chelsea Clinton taking part in the national day of service event. In 2009, activities began with president elect and mrs. Obama attending Church Services across from the white house. They went to the white house and the motorcade for the coast and the inaugural address. Here is a look at the activities from 2009. How are you . [sirens] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] good morning. [cheers] [cheers and applause] you ok . Yeah, im fine. Cheers and appla
[applause] im joe biden. I am the father of two great sons. One is about to be sworn in as an officer of the United States navy. I will introduce you to the whole family. My daughter, who is a social worker. And my daughter in law on the left. My number three granddaughter, 9 number two granddaughter, nine no. 4 granddaughter my number two granddaughters, my no. 4 granddaughter, my oldest granddaughter who is a freshman in college now, naomi. And my third son. I told my daughter when she married, if you change your mind, im keeping him. [laughter] im very proud of them although i would be happy to claim as my this is a family affair. Kids, grandkids, moms, dads. You all get it. You get what it is so important today. We still have 68,000 troops in harms way in some of the most godforsaken territory in the world. One of the things that you all know they are not looking for anything. But knowing that you remember. That we back home remember, we know what is going on. This is an important