Calling the National Subcommittee hearing back to order the chair will recognize congressman for five minutes. Thank you madam chairwoman and thank you for holding this hearing today. This is been a very difficult week for all of us and for john lewis of georgia a champion for quality that so many others engaged fighting for their freedoms by discussing the removal congressman lewis described these efforts as the beginning of the movement to help us move toward the realization one people and one nation to be sensitive to her owniv history. Just this week we in the house of representatives are honoring this movement in the Nations Capital by voting on historic legislation to removeov the statue of defenders but the horrific system of slavery segregation and racism from the us capitol building. Lamp out of the work hour chair and all colleagues are doing to demonstrate the public land and parks this is an opportunity to shine a light on greatth individuals but rather those who reflect ou
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Hello again, everyone. Thank you for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin with the monumental losses of two civil rights icons. Both gone within just 24 hours. Longtime congressman and Freedom Fighter john lewis passed away overnight just six months into his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. News of his passing came within hours after learning that reverend c. T. Vivian also died. His daughter tells cnn he passed away of old age and natural causes. Both men are credited for their nonviolent commitments to what lewis described as a lifetime struggle in achieving equality. President trump and House Speaker nancy pelosi have ordered flags at both the white house and u. S. Capitol building to be lowered to halfstaff. However, we have yet to officially hear from the president on the passing of this civil rights icon, john lewis. A 17term u. S. Congressman. Our correspondents are standing by with reaction to lewis death. Lets get started with cnns Suzanne Malveaux in rockville,
Ago. This morning we are honoring indeed a hero, the late congressman john lewis. And at a time when america is at a reckoning point with its racist past, his life is a lesson for us all. He died last night after a brief battle with pancreatic cancers and even during that battle he remained a crusader for racial justice. Were hearing from president barack obama. Not many of us get to live such a life and thanks to him we all now have our marching orders. President donald trump has yet to make a statement. The flag has been lowered at the white house and the flag has also been lowered on capitol hill at the request of speaker of the house nancy pelosi. Cnns Martin Savidge has more on lewiss remarkable life. Reporter throughout his life john lewis stood for peoples rights. Born on an Alabama Cotton farm, he not only lived to see an africanamerican elected president , he would be a major part of making it happen. Tonight, tonight we gather here in this magnificent state in denver because
Well discuss his decades long fight for justice and the incredible legacy he leaves behind first, here are the facts. More than 140,000 americans are dead from the coronavirus pandemic states across the country are seeing record increases in cases and now, some are also setting daily death records. Those, again, are the facts. And this is the president of the United States. I said its going to disappear. Ill say it again, its going to disappear and ill be right. I dont think so i dont think so you know why it doesnt discredit because ive been right probably more than anybody else when you talk about mortality rates, i think its the opposite i think we have one of the lowest mortality rates thats not true, sir. We have 900 deaths on a single day we will take a look. Ready can you please get me the mortality rate kaley is here. I heard we have one of the lowest, maybe the lowest mortality rate in the world. Do you have the numbers . I heard we had the best mortality rate number one low m