Heavily armed local police. Lewis suffered a fractured skull. It would forever be remembered as bloody sunday. The images of brutality shocked the nation. Galvanizing support for the Voting Rights act, signed into law by president Lyndon Johnson. Lewis never lost his young, activist spirit. Taking it from protest to politics. Standing up for what he believed was right, lewis was arrested more than 40 times by police, according to his congressional office. Im on my way, and we are going to win this race. He was selected to city council in atlanta. Then, to congress in washington, representing georgias 5th district. Fighting against poverty and for healthcare, while working to help younger generations, by improving education. He reached out to young people in other ways. Cowriting a series of novels about the Civil Rights Movement. Winning him a National Book award. In the life of so many moments and great achievements, it was the achievement of another, in 2008 that, perhaps, meant the
Was angered by the unfairness of the jim crow south. He credited Martin Luther king jr. For inspiring the Civil Rights Movement. As say student, he organized sitins at lunch counters. Reporter in the early 60s, he was a freedom rider challengichallenge ing integration. He frequently suffered beatings by angry mobs. Lewis 23 years old at the time was the youngest speaker on the 1963 march on washington. We do not want our freedom gradually. We want to be free now. Reporter then two years later led a march for rights themselves. Reporter on the Edmund Pettus bridge he and other marchers were set upon and beat. Lewis suffering a fractured skull it would be remembered as always as as bloody sunday. Galvanized into law by president lyndon johnson. Lewis never lost his young act it visit spirit. Taking it from protest to politics, standing up for what he believed was right, lewis was arrested more than 40 times by police, according to his congressional office. Im on my way and were going to
Greenhouse in Brooklyn Navy yard. This is the center of attention where Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will stand and deliver. To my might is the moderators table. That is where wolf blitzer, my colleague, will be speaking and asking questions as he has so many times in Previous National political events. And over there is, if you will, the comoderators table. Thats eroll lewis and dana bash. A lot to talk about here. This is the ninth debate this cycle among the democrats, and a lot has happened over the last 24 hours as well as the last two weeks. These candidates going back and forth on everything from fracking to wall street, who is more qualified to be president of the United States . So they will have a lot to talk about. Theyve also been talking about immigration over the last 24 hours, and even reaching out to the minority vote in new york city. As you know just yesterday Hillary Clinton appearing before al sharptons national network, and as a matter of fact, Bernie Sanders
The mayor. That he was just simply trying to stand up for securing the kocountry and the world. There was another back and forth over this subject of the travel ban for months the administration has been telling us that the president was not trying to impose the travel ban in that order that seeks to block travel from six muslim countries. Rerp they were calling travel restrictions. E he did so from a briefing on jan 31st. Then the president starts tweeting in the aftermath of london we need a travel ban. I dont care what anybody call it is. I call it a travel ban. Today basically started to adopt that language in the briefing return and turned on a dime. Heres more of what happened. I dont think the president care what is you call it. He cares that we call it National Security and that we take steps to protect the poem of this country. Its real simple. Everybody wants to get into the labels and the semantics of it, but the bottom line is hes trying to protect the citizens of this coun
Let us pray for this extra measure of strength and that extra measure of devotion. And let us seek to build a more just and Peaceful World where every child can grow up without violence, worship without fear, and reach their god given potential. As long as we are true to americas founding and the example that all of these great founders have set, we can all be heroes to everybody and they can be heroes to us. As long as we open our eyes to gods grace and open our hearts to gods love, then america will forever be the land of the free, the home of the brave, and the light unto all nations. [ applause ] thank you for this incredible event. And to our wonderful host and thank you to all of our heroes for serving and proteching and inspiring america each and every day. God bless you, and god bless america. Thank you very much. [ applause ] john berman. Youre listening to President Trump speaking at the 66th annual National Prayer breakfast. Giving a very solemn and very faithfilled speech t