Confronting violent injustices with nonviolence and went on to serve 30 years in congress. Abc News Reporter rachel scott has a look at his legacy. Reporter born the son of alabama share croppers in 1940, john lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the big six civil rights activists, who in 1963 planned the historic march on washington. Let us not forget that we are involved in a serious social revolution. Reporter lewis suffering a fractured skull on bloody sunday in 1965, as 600 Peaceful Protesters crossed the Edmund Pettis bridge in selma, alabama. They were met with violence from state troopers. Elected to congress in 1986, representing georgias frethio. Today his colleagues remembering him. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lewis a titan of the civil rights movement, whose bravery transformed our nation. Mitch mcconnell writing you did not need to agree with john on many policy details to be awed by his life. Awarded the president ial medal of freedom, the countrys highest c
Tonight remembrances continue to pour in for the man known as the conscious of congress. John lewis lost his battle with pancreatic cancer last night at the age of 80. Today a memorial is growing below a mural of representative lewis. From selma, alabama to capitol hill, lewis was dedicated to the fight for civil rights. Chris pallone has more for us on how people are remembering the man who spent his life fighting for equality. Reporter in the midst of his georgia district, people have ay to pay respects to the man people called the conscious of the congress. Lewis served the people for 33 years bull years but was a civil rights leader in his early 20s along id Martin Luther king jr. Martin luther king iii said in fighting for Voting Rights lewis leaves behind an enduring legacy. We are seeing more young people engaged in voting. Fellow civil rights leader and former Atlanta Mayor andrew young said lewiss death is not a tragedy because his impact moves on. Just as Martin Luther king i
The occasion was an organizing effort to get people from San Francisco and the bay area to travel to the south to assist in the Voter Registration operations that were being conducted primarily in mississippi. Reporter he says over the years he would introduce him at events, or they would dine together. He recalls a strong, principled man. John was the most evidence of love, without being confrontational. Reporter the longtime georgia congressman, who was there for critical moments in the fight for civil rights, and inspired so many. Whenever he saw me, the first thing he would say to me, jeff, my brother, my friend. Reporter in millbrae, Jeff Steinberg reflects on a long friendship. Hes the founder and executive director of the sojourn project. The group takes students into the deep south, retracing the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s, meeting with key people. Lewis met with 90 of their groups, always generous with his time. He would share with the students the principles of
Its cloudy in oakland at 62. Its 60 in hayward. Taking you back closer to the coast, mid50s in pacifica as well as santa rosa so we still have that air quality advisory for the so some of the hazy pconditions from the coast to te central bay and santa clara valley, this is from the smoke from the mineral fire as the smoke drifts up to the north and west. As we look at live picture outside from our roof camera we begin to see sun after 9 00 for some of you, the rest of you maybe 10 00 and noontime 808 inland. Mid70s around the bay and it will stay warm throughout the afternoon inland but the sea breeze picks up and well talk about a setup for cooler days for the week ahead. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Lets get to the latest coronavirus headline this is morning. More than 9,000 new cases were reported in california yesterday and Officials Say the Positivity Rate is trending upwards over a 14day average. A key indicator of community spread. In the bay area there are at least 39,000 cases and 6
Buildings there with upper 50s napa and that delta breeze up to about 30 miles an hour. We certainly have some smoke from the mineral fire from the Central Coast to the Santa Clara Valley so well notice some hazy skies today and its cloudy down along the beach. Temperatures there will be around 70. Were about 80 by noontime. Sunny skies for most, except along the coast, a few degrees cooler inland, and near 80 around the bay today. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. Lets get to the latest coronavirus headlines this morning. More than 9,000 new cases were reported in california yesterday and Officials Say the Positivity Rate is trending upwards over a 14day average. A key indicator of community spread. In the bay area there are at least 39,000 cases and 691 deaths, that count does not include san quentin prison which has 967 active cases. The only bay area county not on the states watch list is san mateo. San francisco malls and nonessential offices must be shut down by tomorrow. To the