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>> maurice white. class of 1961. he was one. >> benjamin hooks, class of 1941. pastor, civil rights attorney and executive director of naacp. he was one. >> all right. join me now as one of the students in that club. booker t. washington high school principal, thanks to both of you. you look great, youre smiling. you should be happy. and so congratulations, my first question will go to you, principal. you must be excited about winning the praise to the top. how did you feel when you found out th...

Text your answer 1 or 2 to 46833. the message and data rates may apply for you. meantime, here are some of the top stories were watching for you right now. the coast guard is searching for as many as 12 people still missing after an explosion and fire on an oil rig in the gulf of mexico. officials were able to rescue 126 people from that rig. airlines are flying once again today after volcanic ash led to massive disruptions in europe. officials say it will be weeks before all stranded travel...

>> here we have the rooftop garden. youre going to grow food for the house right up here. >> >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: the payoffs? by most accounts this was a small, dying town before the storm, but with each new stage of the green comeback it is being reborn, and every day, fewer folks are looking back. >> with a name like greensburg,. >> reporter: there are still plenty of empty lots around town, but what theyre hoping here is that eventually they will rebuild the entire town, and what...

Changes color. on the back that $100 is gold, the $100 sign. benjamin -- look at the picture. benjamin franklins left shoulder, it has raised printing on it that gives the bill some texture. very interesting. all right. when we come back, we saw some tornados, some big tornadoes, roaring through texas. look at that. can you imagine that? imagine being face to face with this? want to see if its going to happen again today. were going to check in with chad. then were going to go "off the radar...

9/11. alex? >> it has to come from somewhere, be it taxpayers or passengers. okay, tom aspell, thank you very much for that. happening right now, the funeral for a civil rights icon. were going to give you some live pictures right now from memphis, tennessee, where youre looking at the funeral for civil rights leader benjamin hooks. the 85-year-old former lawyer, judge and ncaa director died last week at his home. well let you know if someone significant takes to the pulpit and speaks there. ...

( tires squealing ) to have bad tires. come to meinekand save $20 on two or more tires. at meineke, youre always the driver. good day for me because one of my good friends and somebody i really respect is here in the studio with me, donna brazile. sad day because shes here talking about the passing of dr. dorothy height and her many achievements in her lifetime. who is going to carry the torch and fight for racial and gender equality the way she did for her entire lifetime? we are seeing a pas...

Up his life to civil rights. the first african-american judge in the deep south. the first fcc commissioner, and also he was someone who helped to keep the movement alive. you know, ali, the civil rights movement is an ongoing struggle for equality for all americans. and when you look around today, you see not only the national council of negro women continuing dr. heights legacy, but the naacp just, you know, elect a new leader in -- >> a woman. >> ben jealous, hes also part of the generation o...

Traditional way of eating the keystone species is sinking fast. you flat-out think that if we continue going the way we are, we will use up those resources. >> absolutely. we are -- we are on that path. >> reporter: so, back at the restaurant, diners can pick up an easy pocket guide to sustainable fishes, and the menu is filled with such choices, and simply by providing tasty alternatives, no one complains. >> the problem with our oceans is not a matter of the environment. its a matter of our be...

Astronauts. ed henry, the senior white house correspondent, on "the ed henry segment." the president is going to be speaking at the kennedy space center in florida momentarily. weve got our cameras on it. this is where he is going to lay out his vision for the future of americas space program. lots, as ed henry said, lots at stake, jobs, money, our reputation as a leader in space. hangs in the balance. well keep you posted.

Jet engines to shut down. benjamin hooks died. in 2007, president bush awarded him the presidential medal of freedom. benjamin l. hooks was 85 years old. a bullied student kills herself. now parents direct their anger at the school board. >> you got to get rid of them. all they are are a noose on their neck in this town. >> hold on. hold on. youre done. >> wow, hot stuff. more to come. speakers find themselves escorted from the meeting from police.