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folks. the indigenous people of this land who want their land back. >> whose land? >> our land. >> whose land? >> our land! >> reporter: if many americans, mount mushmore is one of americas most awe inspiring symbols. like a giant apple pie wrapped in a kid rock tee shirt. but for others, its a reminder this country was intended to be whites only. as we talk about the removal of controversial monuments and statues, mount rushmore is a part of that. located in the black hills of western...

Old. it was national holiday material. >> did you enjoy it at the time? >> yes. >> kevin costner got a lot of credit about casting real people from here. real natives. using the native languages. >> lakota languages. >> in the time, he was progressive. i imagine if you wash it now, it would probably not look the same. >> you know what i try to have my kids watch it. they just wont do it. the hero is a white guy. and the she-ro is a white woman. >> reporter: this is a complicated one. when dances...

Miss polite, 87 years old, has been here every day of jury selection and every day of trial. so lets thank -- where she at? so lets thank that she-ro, ms. polite. its people like her, why we got justice. motivated. >> the family of ahmaud arbery and those who support them, clearly very happy that theyve received some justice in this case. but also very clear that this does not bring their son back, that they lost their son and they lost him without reason. lets bring in everyone thats back with ...

Office. tell us about the conversation and the conference and what you hope to achieve? >> it was a great conversation and it was moderated by amialson, a great hero of ours, she-ro of ours from she the people. what we talked about was not only what some of the barriers are to running for office as it relates to women of color, especially african-american women. but we talked about the reasons and why its essential that we not only have a seat at the table, that you remember shirley chisholm sai...

9% have electricity. 54% have running water. were also told more than 8,000 people are staying in shelters. meantime composer and 22 of his friends releasing a song to raise money for hurricane relief. senator bob menendez refusing to say whether hell rye zien if convicted. during a break from his trial in newark. he says he expects to be acquitted. if he is found guilty, democrats could be in a bind. if he steps down, republican governor chris christie gets to choose his replacement. >> lets ...

Know how they manipulate [ bleep ]. nikki, congratulations. >> even though miley tried to chalk it up to press manipulation, the fans held her to it as well. fans responded with comment after comment all saying one thing. miley, whats good? joining me now to help answer that question are brittney cooper, assistant professor of womens and gender studies at rutgers. jamie killstein. and a coproducer of the documentary "bad rap." so you stand there in the blonde locks, in the full appropriation of ...

Afro puffs that attempts to save the public library from book-eating monsters. "moxie girl" was born. in the "adventures of moxie girl girl," the she-ro doesnt like her hair but with some shampoo, her perceived flaws are turned into superpowers. the comic book over $16,000 at one spark, the largest crowdfunding festival. the duo will use money to publish the comic book meaning the great o free puff will come great responsibility. will moxie prevail? read for yourself. they plan to publish in jun...

From massachusetts, bill, dont listen to krauthammer and hume. they are fossils tied to past failures. i disagree. i think they are two of the smartest guys around. texas, ted cruz is my he ro. his effort to block obamacare isnt wasted time. those fighting at the alamo knew they would lose, too. they thought they might be rescued by sam houston, just for the record. fair banks, alaska. i believe you admire the effort s of the founding fathers. why do you see ted cruz differently? who says i do? ...

Back for your tip of the day in a moment. first a few footnotes. on its first day of re-elise tuesday "killing jesus" sold more than 100,000 copies nationwide. amazing. thank you all. this sunday it will be featured on "60 minutes" with me getting. now the mail. from massachusetts, bill, dont listen to krauthammer and hume. they are fossils tied to past failures. i disagree. i think they are two of the smartest guys around. texas, ted cruz is my he ro. his effort to block obamacare isnt wasted t...

Standing up to a subway flasher. she was called a hero for making sure the offender was brought to justice. vote one for women do it better, two for royal wedding security or three for the she-ro who brought a subway flasher to justice. each week, we look at ordinary people, accomplishing extraordinary things. for a long time, being a successful long distance runner was the primary goal for toby tanzer but one particular run in africa changed his focus. >> reporter: toby tanzer was an elite ru...