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Were done with may. Onto june. Actually it might feel like june today. Well, lets ask sue that question. Are you ready for a number that i think you would like nine . Double digits, yes, ten out of ten today, because we are off to mild start. No jacket needed with bus stop buddy in his National Olive day today. So hes got an olive branch, with olives on t anyway, no rain to show you on radar. Just a beautiful sunrise, with some clouds around, and temperature of 56 degrees in philadelphia, northw...

Carolina at the Greyhound Bus station. In 1961, i was at the freedom ride. We left washington ecma four, 1961, 13 of us. To test a division of the United States Supreme Court. Been in segregation on public transportation. My seatmate on the Greyhound Bus from washington d. C. , you must understand and 1961, black people in white people couldnt be seated together. Assist the charges against him. Well, for the two of us we arrived at a little Greyhound Bus station in south carolina. A group of whi...

Whats the name of that building . [ applause ] but ill say it differently. The fact is were here. And theyre not. [ cheers and applause ] using the white house as his campaign playground. Even extending the branding all the way to the National Mall with a fireworks display spelling out the trump name for a packed crowd of cabinet officials and friends. The crowd was the subject of a fierce debate today. Few face coverings, no social distancing, raising alarms this could turn into a super spreade...

Taylor. The news was first reported by the Washington Post which reports that sondlands language in the text was relayed to him directly by trump in a phone call, according to a person familiar with his testimony. For the Washington Post, he also plans to testify that he has no knowledge of whether the president was telling him the truth. That at that moment, its only true that the president said it, not that it was the truth. Well, joining me now to discuss, david corn, msnbc political analyst ...

More nuanced stories about our leaders can release the shame around queerness and gender fluidity.

More nuanced stories about our leaders can release the shame around queerness and gender fluidity.

More nuanced stories about our leaders can release the shame around queerness and gender fluidity.

Has watched william barr fighting to undo that -- its not about -- >> its not about religious freedom. >> he seems to be saying, i promise im going to do that. >> its not about religious freedom. in that speech he also was criticizing the new jersey law that requires new jersey public textbooks to be open about the fact that certain people in history were gay. for example, bayard ruston. that was part of his identity, and it was hidden. and new jersey has said, no, were going to be accurate abou...

Beat down. crushed. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief. so you feel free. powerful sinus relief. sudafed. open up. this past week president obama honored 16 people with the presidential medal of freedom, one of those honorees was the late bayard ruston. his name might not mean a lot to many americans, but theres no doubt theyve heard of his

Achievements, say, like organizing the 1963 march on washington. his relentless fight for civil rights for both blacks and whites and gay americans should inspire all of us. don lemon looks back at his many achievements. >> bayard was at heart a militant and revolutionary in the fight for civil rights. >> reporter: bayard ruston served as a trusted a visor to martin luther king jr. but hes best known for organizing the 1963 march on washington. >> one man in america who could do it did it and th...