rights movement. in 1941 back in the first march on washington, and when he saw john lewis' speech he objected to one phrase in particular which was that john lewis said this is a revolution. he said we need to march through the south like sherman did in reference to the union general during the civil war who burned pieces of the south to the ground pretty said we need to march to the south like sherman did and burning jim crow to the ground and then he paused and added, nonviolently. this was a dramatic effect. this was the student nonviolent in coordinating committee. they were talking about arms and burning things to the ground but these references to violence were too much for a philip randolph and other nonviolent leaders. they said you can be militant. a. philip randolph pointed out that he was going to call for a revolution ended his speech he did say this is a massive moral revolution for freedom but the references to violence were too much. another objection that was raised by a lot of the leaders plus the fact that john lewis said they would not support john f. kennedy, pres

. i think probably the most militant person who was there was john lewis who is now in congress. he was the leader of the student nonviolent coordinating committee. he was a young man. he was a college student. the other members of his organization they were known as snake the student nonviolent coordinating committee for college students. they were his speech was written in the spirit of snake. they wrote the speech together and they also circulated it the night before a lot of them objected to the militant tone of the speech. placidity tone it down? >> guest: he did and this became an important and they civil rights movement. the criticism of the speech got remembered as an example of a radicalism and the militancy of the civil rights movement getting toned down in restrained actually in the book i explain an important nuance to that story which is the principle people toning down that speech were not the kennedy administration. they were not white liberals who are moderately supporting the march. the principle objection to the speech came from a philip randolph and a. philip rand

john lewis was knowing congress. he was the leader of the student nonviolent coordinating community. he was a young man. he was a college student. the other members of his organization that was known as the student nonviolent coordinating committee for high school and college students, extremely radical and militant. and there was a great story about his speech. his speech was written in committee, you know, in the spirit, a hyper democratic organization. they wrote the speech together, and they also circulated at the night before thinking we want everyone to hear. the problem was some people not so radical got a hold of it and objected to the militancy in town. >> host: did he tone it down? >> guest: he did. and this became an important moment in the history of the civil rights movement. this criticism of the speech got remember it as an example of the radicalism and the militancy of the civil rights movement getting toned down and restrained and actually i think in the book i explained an important nuance to the story which is that the principal people toning down that speech were

. new today, just a short time alg,al ago, a statement from congressman john lewis on civil right and bernie sanders. >> it's a big day on the campaign trail with the gop focused on the palmetto state. democrats halfway across the country. let's look at where the candidates are right now. at this hour, john kasich is holding a meet and greet in malden, south carolina. kasich is only one of two candidates out on the trail there today. last night donald trump threw jabs at just about every one of his republican rifle ans. here -- rivals. >> id never thought we'd see the day when a communist is the leading democrat. we're going to have a communist against an entrepreneur. i like the entrepreneur. right? don't you think? >> meanwhile, democrats are also getting red oo for a big night. bernie sanders and hillary clinton will be speaking at the democratic party's annual dinner in denver, this after holding campaign events. clinton is in nevada. that is the next state on the democratic election calendar with its caucus one week from today. and new today congressman john lewis is clarifying t

.. that the to have to go together. so he echoed that. use also like john lewis extremely critical of president kennedy's civil rights bill. he said he likened it to water down medicine, it would not do any good unless we make it much stronger. he also said we need to push to strengthen this bill. the fourth speaker was john lewis who had been pressured during the previous night to change his speech. and became indicated, i think the important thing to remember about his speech is that it's often remember, it's interesting, i teach about the civil rights movement. in my courses i try to use these speeches, these documents. it's easy to find john lewis his original speech, the one that was edited gets printed all over. it's a lots of textbooks, it's on the web. what's actually hard to find is the speech he actually gave, the one after it was edited. i think it's a remarkable speech. it is by far the most radical and militant, a very fiery speech. again, he left out the calls for violence, we are going to burn jim crow to the ground. he didn't say that but he said we need to be in th

bernie sanders into a leader of the civil rights movement on some sort of par with john lewis. >> no one has said that. >> there is a sense of people saying he is a civil rights leader like john lewis. let's listen to john lewis respond to that in his own words. it's caused controverscontrover. let's take a listen. >> i never saw him. i never met him. i would chair the student violent noncoordinating committee for three years from 1963 to 1966. i was involved in the state-ins, the freedom ride, the march on washington, the march from selma to montgomery. but i met hillary clinton. i met president clinton. >> see, that's caused backlash. you just read a book, i read a book, we know john lewis has known clinton since the '70s. people have gone after him on that. what do you make of this controversy? >> first of all, as somebody who came up in the rainbow coalition days of the '80s, i love that they're saying i love this black man more. there is an important issue, it's an area of danger for sanders to be able to alienate the leaders and civil rights by saying i'm as good or better than

really tough day. i think tough words from john lewis for bernie sanders. i spoke to an aide to bernie sanders who said john lewis is a great american hero that bernie sanders respects. that just goes to show you you don't push back against an icon like john lewis, but we've heard supporters of bernie sanders trying to back him up here saying, look, he was an activist, he was arrested. he's out with an ad starring erica garner, who are the daughter of eric garner who died in manhattan after a police officer had him in a chokehold. she says she wants to support bernie sanders because he's a protester and is going to stand up for criminal justice reform. erica's mother has endorsed hillary clinton. clinton is going to try to focus on some issues that she thinks are going to resonate with black voters, hispanic voters. immigration, crime for instance, and also key, they're trying to paint bernie sanders as an opponent of president obama and hillary clinton as his heir apparent. >> thank you. michael nutter, the former mayor of philadelphia and our other panelists. let me start with you. c

-- members of the congressional black caucus. georgia congressman john lewis slamming sanders, saying he wasn't on the front lines of the civil rights struggle. >> but i never saw him. i never met him. i was involved in the sit-ins, the freedom ride, the march on

for the establishment of the congressional patriot award. and naming sam johnson and john lewis as its first recipients. people who of no two are more deserving than sam johnson and john lewis. both who serve in this chamber with distinction. both who i have the honor of serving with on the ways and means committee. who do an extraordinary job on behalf of the citizenry of this great nation. for all of our membership here, we can all be proud to say that we served with both sam johnson and john lewis. i want to thank and commend tom cole, my chairman, co-chairman, in this effort on behalf of our two esteemed colleagues. by now every member should have received and the public will become increasingly aware of an invitation to this event on march 15. the event will be held at the library of congress. at a fitting place for us to honor our colleagues. and the library will have on display photos and documents from the vietnam war and photos and documents from the civil rights movement. it was 50 years ago that sam johnson was shot down over vietnam. it was 51 years ago that john lewis

american that became a well-known american it is about the civil rights activist john lewis. lewis is so interesting because in many respects he is one of the central themes of our book which is the ways in which grassroots activists can have an impact on national level politics. there is a stale debate that we hear every couple of years, who is responsible for the gains of the civil rights movement? was a john f kennedy and lyndon johnson and their brilliant leadership in moral courage? the grassroots social movement? in the story makes it clear that it was both. lewis new he had to rely on the grassroots and to try to get the year of leadership in washington. here is a section from our book that deals with general use. john lewis spent his 21st birthday in a nashville jail. he did not exactly plan it that way. that day lewis was scheduled to give his senior sermon. i came to send not peace but a sword. it was an apt passage for an earnest young man who plays nonviolence but his actions as a protester provoked. the previous evening lewis and 25 other civil rights activists have be

blacks. police blocked ...and attacked many of them. rep. john lewis/ georgia: "we were beaten, trampled by horses, left bloodied. i was left unconscious. i thought i was going to die." congressman john lewis of georgia helped lead the marches. he accepted the medal on behalf of foot soldiers across the country... rep. john lewis georgia "it makes all the suffering and pain--worth it." news/washington: "the march expedited the passage of the voting rights act of 1965... something all the speakers here talked about" "it's just a blessing." reverend frederick reese--a civil rights giant--organized the march, and invited dr. martin luther king junior to join. reese says decades later...the real reward is equality. reverend frederick reese/congressional gold medal recipient: "to allow all people regardless of race creed or color to have the blessings of being represented." the congressional gold medal is the highest civilian honor. many of the recipients--attend ed the ceremony... as congress and the country paused...to say thank you. weijia jiang channel 2 news. in money watch... economy se

: but congressman john lewis, a civil rights leader and a clinton supporter downplayed sanders' history with the movement in comparison to the clintons. >> i never saw him. i never met him. was involved in the sit-ins, the freedom ride, the march on washington, the march from selma to montgomery and directed the voter education project for six years. but i met hillary clinton. a met president clinton. >> reporter: i spoke with the clinton campaign source today who says she's going to try to draw compelling contrasts on issues that she sees being of import to african-american and hispanic voters, namely that would be crime, immigration and guns. guns perhaps the area where there's the most clear contrast between sanders and clinton, wolf. >> very powerful statement from congressman john lewis there. thanks very much. let's go to jeff zeleny. jeff, you've been on the campaign trail with the sanders campaign. how are they handling expectations, first of all, for tonight's debate? >> reporter: first of all, they're trying to get them in check. it's been a very big week for the sand

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civil rights icon john lewis: john lewis: i never saw him. i never met him. and sanders releasing an emotional endorsement video from the young daughter of eric garner - who died after ny police put him in a chokehold "that's why i'm for bernie." >> the wayne, nebraska school district is making a pitch to the public to support a proposed 18- million dollar expansion project. outlined the plans, which include a new gymnasium and performing arts center for the junior and senior high schools. plus a new preschool students. "our elementary enrollment is really near capacity at that building so a preschool/kinderga rten facility will certainly help alleviate some of the students that go to school there," said mark lenihan, wayne superintendent. lenihan estimates it would cost homeowners an extra 120-dollars per year per 100-thousand dollar property valuation. school officials would like to put the issue to a vote in may. for that to happen, it needs to be approved by the school board within two weeks. when nebraska voters go to the november they may decide if casinos can move into the sta

." alison: congressman john lewis was arrested as one of the big leaders of the civil rights movement. this week he went behind bars to speak to the juvenile inmates there. >> civil rights icon walked in thed jail. how are you doing? good to see you. john lewis. >> congressman and his aide were guest authors for the free mind book club whose juvenile prisoners are charged as adults. they have been reading a series of comic books called march where he tells of his life in the civil rights movement. >> someone will walk up and spit on us. put a lighted cigarette in our hand. on the bridge i thought i would die. i thought it was the last nonviolent protest. >> in addition to the war stories lewis told the trying the preaching skills on the chickens on the alabama farm. >> some of the chickens would bow their head. some of the chickens would shake their head. they never said, "amen." >> le is the only -- lewis is the only speaker still alive from the famous march on washington. >> in jail on the trumped up charges. >> his mentor was dr. martin luther king. >> if it hadn't been to

: congressman john lewis, a leader of the bloody sunday sizzle rights march was asked about the civil rights record of sanders, who as a student played a far less visible role in the march on washington. >> i was way, way back there, one of the several hundred thousand people who was here. >> i never saw him, i never met him. was involved in the sit-ins, the freedom ride, the march on washington, the march from selma to montgomery and directed the voter education project for six years. but i met hillary clinton. i met president clinton. >> reporter: not all members were on board. keith ellison, a minnesota congressman and sanders supporter said on twitter the endorsement was without input from cbc membership, including me. in a battle of endorsements, the sanders campaign weighed in with one of their own today, harry belafonte. >> just use your platform and your power to do good for social welfare. >> reporter: the sanders-clinton contest is playing out to a far more diverse electorate. the nevada caucuses is a state where 20% of voters are hispanic. the south carolina democratic prim

congressman john lewis. his message to prisoners and the apology he got ahead. >> the general practitioner basically said leave her alone. she is fine. we stupidly followed that bad advice. five weeks later she died. michelle: also ahead one of the few curable mental disorders is also the most deadly. coming up, 7 on your family's side help you find resources to overcome eating disorders. jonathan: rainy evening ot please be careful. live pictures of the bay bridge. driving rain and fog to make the view obscured. severe weather is out. so is our storm watch team. so keep it here on abc7. tornado watch is in effect. if anything should change on that front we will let you know right away. jonathan: "7 on your side." after every mass shooting there are calls for mental health awareness. michelle: kimberly suiters reports the deadliest of all mental illnesses is also one that can be cured but only with long-term expensive treatment. kimberly: generous, smart, beautiful. 19-year-old leslie, sophomore at j.m.u. seem told have it all until september 29, 2000. >> she said to me at one point i'm go

chapter in a funny way. i hate henry lewis gates, by the way i'm going to partner you with john lewis, which is like partnering with superman. [laughter] >> comical, humbling connection with this amazing hero and then this oddessy that i can trace my lineage back to a white confederate soldier, i'm a direct descendant of member who fought in the alabama creek wars, moving native americans off their lands but i'm descendant of native americans and sleighs, unbelievable that he revealed to me made me understand our connections including introducing me to my mom's first cousins who never knew that they were related directly to a black family because that was the time in the south where you had a lot of -- >> white cousins. >> you had reuniting. so that expanded my view of family right there to know that i could be walking past folks and there's not a black person in the country unless they came right from an immigrant from africa that doesn't have white blood and the flip side of that, there are many whites that have black branches that they just don't know about. that expanded my

? >> well, you know, all i will just tell you, that john lewis has spoken on it, and you know, we appreciate it, but bernie sanders, weighs thehe was there fine. he wasn't as prominent or a leader, at least that's what i have been told from john lewis, because i was clearly not there. but if he was out there during the civil rights movement, that's good. what are we doing now. what has your record been, even if you voted right, where have you been a leader in civil rights, while you've been in the united states congress. >> you don't know or he has not been a leader? >> i'm saying that in reference to dealing with civil rights, he has been -- he has voted, may have voted the right wy, but being a leader out front, i don't know of a time where he has come to say let's part with the congressional black caucus, issues going into the streets and doing that nature. so that has not happened until recently. so but, you know, historically, we've always had a partner in hillary clinton. she has been out there and out front, trying to help get democrats elected and even african-american dem

congressman john lewis who delivered a major blow to questioning how active he was in the civil rights movement. >> i never saw him. i never met him.s involved in the sit-ins, the freedom ride, but i met clinton. >> reporter: the sanders campaign, bernie is a great admirer of lewis. releasing this t video featuring the young daughter of eric garner who died after choke hold in 2014. up against the criminal justice system. that's why i'm for bernie. >> reporter: all underscoring the f the african vote, like south carolina, where clinton leads sanders among african-americans 74% to 17%. one challenge for ers, his complicated relationship with president obama, on display during an interview with nbc's hunt where they discussed the gap. >> you don't think president obama has that gap? >> no, i don't. i think he's made the effort. when i talk about a political revolution bringing millions and millions of people into the political process. clinton campaign firing back. >> considering how little senator sanders has to show for his 25 the idea that he would be giving leadership lectures

because what he did to me was in his roots and partnering with john lewis is like partnering with superman. so is this really comical, humbling connection with this amazing hero. then this odyssey of finding out that i could trace my lineage back to the earliest americans come into this country, that i'm directly descended from a white confederate soldier, direct descendent of men who fought in wars moving indiana native americans off his lands but at the same time i'm a descendent of slaveowners and slaves. this unbelievable tapestry that he revealed to me made me understand our connection including introducing me to my mom's first cousin who never knew they were related to a black family because that was a time in the south when you had a lot of lost. >> host: you had white cousins. >> guest: so that expanded my view of family right there to know that i could be walking past folks and as louis gates said there's not a black person in this country unless they came in the flipside is there's many whites have black branches and their family that they don't know about. so that expen

congressional gold medal to the hundreds of men and women who marched. congressman john lewis of georgia helped lead the marches. he accepted the medal on behalf of all of the recipients in attendance. rep. john lewis/ (d) georgia: "it makes all the suffering and pain worth it." the march expedited the voting rights act of 1965. the congressional gold medal is the highest honor a civilian can receive. it will be stored in a museum in selma. the american journal of family average 25 minutes homework - but how much is too much? the national education association has not endorsed homework for kindergartners. meanwhile, first graders have up to 3-times the nea homework load, while second graders have 1-and-a-half times more. when children have many parents and experts argue that to be kids. dr. jamie howard, a clinical psychologist with the child mind institute, says younger children should get no more than 20 minutes of homework a day. dr. jamie howard/child mind institute: "their attention span is short and they need to excel at other things. they need to be making and keeping friends and

-americans in south carolina is 74% to sanders' 17%. and john lewis, the civil rights icon, did not help sanders close the gap. >> well, to be very frank, i don't want to cut you off, but i never saw him. i never met him. i chaired the student non-violent coordinating committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966. i was involved in the sit-in, the freedom ride, the march on washington, the march from selma to montgomery and directed the voter education project for six years. but i met hillary clinton, i met president clinton. >> all right. let's talk about this. i'm joined by jason johnson, professor of political science and politics editor at the root.com and a democratic national committee super delegate and bernie sanders supporter. welcome to both of you. >> good morning. >> thank you. >> good morning. so jason, before we get into the lewis versus sanders battle, let's talk president obama. mrs. clinton is embracing him. sanders is trying to. why is this important and is it effective? >> look, carol, if hillary hugs obama any tighter i think, like, michelle's going to get involved. it

because the day before, it was a sunday and i watched the bridge, john lewis and others. i said we need to go to alabama and they were struggling lawyers just starting out and they realized they couldn't so what do we need to do right now with what we have to this great movement for civil rights that they found the housing council and a little bit later given the final of my parents and so i am not related to john lewis that i know of, christians and jews and others, that their actions send ripples out that almost immediately changed the course of my family so these are the ties of the country. he broke the cycle of poverty by showing them that i show in the book because of a conspiracy of love. they can't solve all the problems of jim crow but they would never allow the inability to do everything to undermine the determination to do something in this moment of kindness, decency and love and be understood we understood the biggest thing you can do any day is offer an act of kindness. that's community of kindness and love broke the cycle of poverty and launched my father into the mi

: john lewis has spoken on it. bernie says he was there. that was fine. he was not as prominence. i had no idea as he was out there during the civil rights movement, and that's good. what has his record been? even if you voted right, where have you been -- mark: are you saying you do not know if he has been a leader or he is not a leader? representative meeks: i'm saying he has voted, may be voted be right way, but i do not know what the time when he has caucused with the congressional black caucus on issues going into the streets, and things of that nature, and that has not happened until recently. historically, we have always had a partner in hillary clinton. she has been out there and out front, trying to help get democrats elected, african-american democrats, because it makes a difference in governing and politics and achieving what we tried to achieve for the constituency we try to represent. john: just name one or two dove areas of policy that matter to african-americans -- one or two areas of policy that matter to african-americans where senator sanders and secretary clinton

know, georgia congressman and sort of civil rights icon john lewis was speaking today during the cbc endorsement of clinton and that is what he said. >> but i never met him. i would chair the committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966. i was involved in the sit-ins, the freedom ride, the march on washington, the march from selma to montgomery and directed the voter education project for six years. but i met hillary clinton. >> he says he met hillary clinton. he never saw bernie sanders. as we all know, he marched with dr. king, vanessa, do you think that will be damaging to senator sanders at all? >> potentially for those who were considering him or thinking about him. quite honestly, as was mentioned earlier, what's really important in this race is not to kind of look to even the leaders to say how we're going to vote, but it's for these leaders to actually -- the candidates to actually address the issues that are of most importance to the voters, right, especially to black women -- >> what are you hearing from your "essence" readers? >> they want to hear about affordable health c

john lewis is watching the roadways -- jen lewis is watching the roadways on what is assigned the commute home. the snow started coming down early this afternoon. here is what it looks like in virginia beach. don slater is in the weather center right now to talk about that. don: what we have got going on is everything is ending a little earlier than we expected. we expected to see the bulk of the snow end buyer on 7:00. here is where we are at 5:30 and basically, we are done. stick a fork in it could move it on out to see. also south of our viewing area early in the day, we will show you that in just a second. snowfall remains for parts of virginia beach in the southeastern chesapeake. a little bit across accomack county in the eastern shore. you can see anywhere basically south of the interstate to sand bridge. this area getting a little bit of a steadier snowfall. in the northern parts of the outer banks we are seeing some. it is a little steadier. it has pretty much ended towards kill devil hills after seeing an inch and a half in there. 4-5 inches south of the viewing area. wh

this ad. >> he was there with dr. king on washington. >> it's a rebuke that john lewis who said of sanders' civil rights efforts. >> i never saw him. i never met him. walking that back saying he never participated in the civil rights movement. nor was he attempting activism. for sanders, a key clarification as he looks to connect with african-american in south carolina a clinton strong hold for democrats and republicans, a showdown state. most of the republican statements of somebody for scalia's family and praise for his constitution. some, including marco rubia and ted cruz are making clear they would prefer to wait until after the election for a supreme court replacement to be selected. something we are sure to hear more about tonight as scalia's death reshapes not just this debate but this presidential race. >> hallie jackson, tonight. thank you. >>> tens of millions across the country are being told to stay indoors tonight as brutally cold temperatures grip much of the country. the mercury dipping far below zero in several cities. blamed tonight for a deadly pileup involving d

. georgia congressman john lewis >> but i never saw him. i never met him. i chaired the student non-violent coordinating committee, but i met hillary clinton. i met president clinton. >> reporter: sanders does speak frequently about incarceration rates and poverty. >> 51% of young african american kids in this country are unemployed or underemployed. that is a national tragedy. that has got to change. >> reporter: the influential writer tanehisi coates called sanders the best option, and performer harry belafonte endorsed him today. >> i think he represents opportunity. i think he represents a moral imperative. >> reporter: when clinton and sanders face off here in milwaukee tonight, she'll argue that she will actually do more to carry on the legacy of the nation's first black president, while he'll argue, scott, that he'll actually do more to help for things like free public college tuition. much. the republican primary in south carolina is just nine days away, and the attacks are getting louder and cruder. here's major garrett. run the table. >> reporter: donald trump in south car

gassed, triarch pelled by forces and left bleeding in the streets. >> congressman john lewis thanked congressional leaders for making the ceremony possible, but many activists are angry congress has not acted to restore the voting rights act of 1965 after the supreme court struck down a part of the law. 16 states have put new voting restrictions in place since 2012. >>> tonight, the certificate sewnian is shooting ray charles in a performance at the white house. ♪ president obama host add concert. it was taped and will air on pbs friday. michelle obama hosted a workshop for students and performers spoke to middle and high school students sharing their experiences in the music and entertainment industries. recent headlines from detroit have mostly focused on the city's financial woes, but tonight a story of a renaissance of sorts. new restaurants and up and coming chefs are blazing a trail, turning blighted buildings into gastromommical oasis. bisi onile-ere has more on the culinary transformation in detroit. >> can i grab a carrot soup? >> evan hansen and a partner purchased an old

john lewis accepted congress' highest civilian honor, the congressional medal. the men and woman peacefully marched from selma to montgomery, alabama, are testing their inability to vote. lisa: presidential hopefuls will face off in houston, texas tonight. donald trump hopes to build on his momentum at super tuesday. senators marco rubio and ted john and ben carson will also be at the debate. the debate is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. mark: the u.s. department of labor will release the to be lea -- the weekly jobs claims. 273,000 -- that is the lowest amount of people seeking benefits since november. we have seen a growth in consumer spending and manufacturing, indicating a growing economy. the time is now 4:26. let' s check the stories trending this morning. lisa: move over "like" button. we have new competition on facebook. if you hover your mouse over the like button you can choose from love, haha, sad, wow, or angry. facebook received good reviews the new emotions have already been available worldwide, whether you are at a desktop or using your mobile device. mark: check out this

rights icon john lewis who told the church that clinton was, quote, ready to be president day one. and during her remarks to the congregation, clinton repeated a jab she used during last week's debate about not being a, quote, single issue candidate. >> attacks on wall street speculation. >> the disastrous and illegal behavior on wall street. >> the wealthiest people, the top 1.5% -- >> the ceos of wall street companies. >> the rich are getting much richer. le. >> i am not a single-issue candidate, and i do not believe we live in a single-issue country. not everything is about an economic theory. right? if we broke up the big banks tomorrow, and i will if they deserve it, if they pose a systemic risk, i will, would that end racism? would that end sexism? would that end discrimination against the lbgt community? would that make people feel more welcoming to immigrants overnight? i'm the only candidate who will take on every barrier to progress. i'm the only candidate who has a record of taking on those barriers. i'm the only candidate who will stand with you in every single fight, no ma

clinton today. it was congressman john lewis who delivered a major blow to sanders, questioning how active he was in the civil rights movement. >> i never saw him. i never met him. i was involved in the sit-ins, the freedom ride, but i met president clinton. >> reporter: the sanders campaign, bernie is a great admirer of lewis. releasing this endorsement video featuring the young daughter of eric garner who died after police put him in a choke hold in 2014. >> to go up against that's why i'm for bernie. >> reporter: all underscoring the importance of the african vote, like south carolina, where clinton leads sanders among african-americans 74% to 17%. one challenge for sanders, his complicated relationship with president obama, on display during an interview with nbc's kasi hunt where they discussed the gap. >> you don't think president obama has successfully closed that gap? >> no, i don't. i think he's made the effort. when i talk about a political revolution is bringing millions and millions of people into the political process. >> reporter: the clinton campaign firing back. >> c

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caucus and tonight one of the most prominent members john lewis of georgia is trending on twitter for his comments about clinton's opponent sanders. he questioned the extent of his participation in civil rights movement saying he never saw or met sanders at any event. sanders has frequently talked up his history as a civil rights activist while at the university of chicago in the 1960s. >>> two dozen senators calling on the army to reverse a policy policy -- known as women air force service pilots or they flew military aircraft in noncombat roles. for years they were permitted to have ashes placed at arlington but last year the army reversed course. it said the group never should have been let in in that space at arlington is limited. >>> maryland announced its first confirmed case of zika virus. there is still no word on who is infected or where they live. health officials would only say the preponderate traveled to a country where zika transmission was growing. 80% of those with the virus don't show symptoms but in pregnant women it can cause a rare birth defect. >>> more than 60 ye

make a choice. whether i see john lewis who is saying, i didn't see bernie sanders at the marchs and i didn't know him, sort of to cheapen his civil rights bona fides, from the 1960s, if we could put around the neck of somebody what they did when they were 17, i think uh oh, this is an argument that is not being carried on on the merits. quick final comment earl. >> it is something we have to pay attention to, but back to what bill said earlier, i think it's very, very dangerous even perilous to essentially make this dichotomy between two very energetic, qualified candidates that really have the brevity of a lot of groups at heart. and to poll or pitch one against the other when you are in the same camp, i have to say this, the great danger, you give more ammunition more fire to the other side. >> and for you? >> i would agree for most part. i would say we can have strong disagreements. i strongly disagree with clinton on a whole set of issues. but i'm not going to be personalizing it. there's no room for personalizing it. we can have our differences. we can say this is the candidate t