reporter: he shut off c-span to block access to the public. fortunately, we had members who picks that up with facebook live, periscope and other social media tools. what made it so powerful was there was an attempt to actually broadcast it to the nation even when c-span wasn t running it. reporter: lewis and his leagues kept the protest going for 25 hours. and i m here today to say john lewis, we join you in getting into good trouble on behalf of the american people. all right. you can tune in tonight to msnbc at 9:00 p.m. eastern for headliners: john lewis and then at 10:00 p.m., million kr, the movement and the media.
that s right. context for the viewers and all the local stations have been knocked off the airwaves by the earthquake. that happened about 50 or 55 minutes ago. as a result only these were seen from the local stations are the facebook live streams. power is out in parts of anchorage, but thankfully via cell phone towers and some of these pictures are starting to come out via facebook and other social media tools. all the local tv stations are down. that s always a problem in the emergencies because viewers tune in to see what happened. in alaska, the sun was not up yet. the sun is just now coming up. now we know power is out across parts of the city. that increases the problems in responding to this. let s listen in, brian.
historically been their job. it was really the job of the white house press office to make decisions on what the press got access to. i didn t have any control over that. but also, the obama administration happened to fall when social media exploded. and i think whoever had been in the white house, whoever had been his photographer, would have utilized some of the social media tools in the ways that we did. how did you go through all those photos every day? it was not easy. not easy. pete sousa s new book, here it is. thanks so much for coming on. we appreciate your time, sir. it s good to see you. thanks. thank you. and we will be right back. stay with us. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical teams in near real time. stay with me, mr. parker. .saving time when it matters most.
we have seen people getting alerts and to tune in looking for tv stations simulcast on radio. it is those kinds of emergencies that show importance of local media in combination with newer social media tools. how we all stay connected p.m. many flood victims are say they were shocked at how quickly the storm took over their neighborhoods. i was awake all night on the phone and every time i dialled 911 it automatically hung up. i m sure they were overinundated busy. but i called everyone i cot best i could. finally i said to facebook to my friends and said i need help call anybody can you. i was surprised at how fast it rose and everything. i didn t think it would rise that fast. but it is. welcome to houston. people have experience with boats. how many people are still
stations. it is those kinds of connection answers emergencies that show connection of media in combination with social media tools. brian sheltser, thanks. we know the hashtag houston strong just before 3:00 a.m. trending this morning for people offering their condolences and their support to the city of houston. all right. this likely is going to be an historic rainfall if not an all-time record. unprecedented, catastrophic, and it s not over. houston and other parts of texas devastated after record amounts of rain. and again, this storm isn t finished. the national hurricane center says another 15 to 25 inches are coming. good morning, and welcome to