Learn about their history and life. We will look at highlights of some of these stops. We begin in selma, alabama. Alabama,n selma, africanamericans were denied the right to vote. There were folks throughout the south that did not want these people to have the right to vote. They can be considered second class citizens. Poll taxes would be the price you had to pay per year in order to get on the voting rolls. Say i live here in Dallas County and allke 60 dollars taxes are one dollar a year. Raise that isa 40. Thenf my 60 will go i will have 20 which i have to feed and flow my kids. There are not very many black people who will have extra money left over to pay a poll tax. On something when i have an extra dollar left over and i go down to this courthouse and i show up saying i would like to register to vote. I would go to the county registrar, have my poll tax ready. Takes my pollnel tax but he also administers a literary tax. That tests could take many forms. Ask me the name of the pr
Joining us tonight. A news night with abby. Phillip starts now the gop is once again the dog that caught the car are the consequences . This could be farreaching for millions of women thats tonight on this side good evening. Im abby phillip in new york tonight. You might just get what you ask for. Republicans are relearning that lesson today. Arizona supreme court, a court made up of all republican appointees have ruled in a four to two decision that physicians are now on notice that all abortions, except those necessary to save a womans life are illegal. That decision and the timing is truly stranger than fiction. It happened just a day after donald trump said, leave it to the states to make up their minds on abortion now, the country has firsthand evidence of what exactly 50 State Patchwork Approach to abortion would actually look like. The gsp spent 50 years trying to eradicate roe versus wade. But now that they have the aftermath isnt pleasant and only now that the electoral conseq
We have a combination of cloud cover on top of us and a light westerlily breeze help little warmer than they would otherwise be. But it is tough to call it warm. You see the temperatures updated in the upper 30s and now a check on traffic with joel. We have a little trouble spot this morning. This is i76t is not on i76 itself. Well take a look at some of the drive times out there. The temperatures are dropping. Thank you. And we could get an update on accused of plotting a murderious attack at Mountain Vista high school. We have been following this developing case for you. And were live at the courthouse working on the latest. Jamie . Reporter brook higgins will appear in court this morning. So far a date for her reverse transfer hearing has yet to be set. And there have been delays in some questions that went all the way to the Supreme Court. But the questions have finally been answered. So the hearings can continue. And the Supreme Court made a decision on the Mental Health evaluatio
New orleans nearly 300 years old. There is history here. We have been talking to people about what they expect from everyone coming into town. Of course, the city is going to bring in money with all of these outoftowners but if you think the super bowl is a big party with 150 to 200,000 people coming into the city, mardi gras, they expect way more than that for mardi gras. And, of course, as i told you, its in the middle of mardi gras season and they know how to party out here. Its like two perfect worlds colliding. Ravens, 49ers fans and mardi grasgoers. Thank you, Michelle Griego live in new orleans. Before the 9ers landed in the big easy they got a ceremonial sendoff in the south bay. The team boarded a Delta Charter in san jose yesterday for what could be the ride of their lives. If they win that game. As the plane taxied the runway a couple of fire trucks bid farewell with a two hose salute. Dozens of fans showed up to show their support outside the 49er Training Facility in santa