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At least 90% of the votes. take, for example, tuesdays primary, the population of alabama is 68% white, 26% black. however, the voting turnout in the gop primary in alabama was 94% white and just 2% black. it was even starker in mississippi, where 59.5% of the population is white and 37% is black. the voting turnout there was 97% white and 2% black. to compare, we can take a look back at the democratic primaries both mississippi and alabama in 08. the voting turnout for the testimonies in alabam...

Jovially ugly. you look back and said that guy, hes all right. i dont agree with a thing he says but i like the fact he has the guts he has got. on your side of the table, you have a lot of think tank people. you have a lot of people. frankly, a lot of boring people. he was not boring. ill say that. >> kimberly: some of the candidates could do well to take a page from his book. >> bob: look at every one of the testimonies. >> kimberly: dynamic individual. you cant have a bad time when you are wi...

They come from. >> greg: bob, you on the other side of the political spectrum, but one thing about you, and andrew that you have in common, it goes out the window. >> -- -- >> bob: yeah. i was going to say i listened to all of your testimonies about him. the greatest testimony i can be, be on the other side. i got the hell beat out of me from the other side. the loving and kind not about people thing may well be your view of it. those of us that took the receiving end of it, i tell you one thing...

Led to the 1965 voting rights act. joining me now, georgia congressman john lewis. almost 47 years ago, congressman lewis helped lead 600 people in a voting rights march in selma, alabama, that ended when police in riot gear launched a vicious attack on the group. that confrontation now known as bloody sunday helped galvanize support for the civil rights movement. today, the house unanimously passed the resolution making the office of the historian compiled testimonies from lewis and others in c...

Walk, at least an attempt to walk from selma to montgomery to draumatize to the world that people wanted to register to vote. >> reporter: in a rare move house majority canter is working to compile testimonies on video from members who participated in the civil rights movement passes on the house floor. >> its a part of our history of this country where the country didnt always get it right. and we want to make sure that we are putting into the history of the house the experience of members and ...

That is. who is volunteering? i just believe the bible. you have to understand this manual gave us examples and testimonies of how we should live. when god brought israel out of egypt, everybody came out with something. i dont hear nobody talking to me. but you believe somebody has to be broke, is to say god doesnt have enough sufficiency to supply to everybody. you know coming to the church, what are you going to say, ill be there sunday. all the people that were trying to hear me preach. come ...

Broke, would you tell me who that is? whos volunteering? i cant get no hands here. please, i just believe the bible. i just believe the bible. you have to understand that this manual gave us examples and testimonies of how we should live and when god brought israel out of egypt, everybody came out with something. i dont hear nobody talking to me. so you to believe somebody has to be broke is to say that god doesnt have enough sufficiency to supply for everybody. i talk about that on another day....

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> those are the members of the new hope mass choir along with the new jersey mass choir performing -- whos song was that? >> "grateful". >> thats a beautiful song. weve been told that oprah winfrey and gayle king have arrived inside the church as our coverage of the special day, remarkable day. its interesting because outside today is such a beautiful, beautiful day. >> it is. >> it looks so joyful inside the church but ...

it was interesting to hear some of the pastors who came up, t.d. jaacks who knew whitney later. "sparkle" is the film that will be coming out this summer. he said you paid a tremendous price in life. you had to share her with the world. i think thats often very hard for families of someone so famous to realize that while this is their day, its also the worlds day. people who are fans of whitney houstons, too, are grieving. >> i thought they got it absolutely right today. the family got...

mouth and medicitation of my het be acceptable in thy sight. oh, lord, my strength in my redeemer and every glad heart say amen. >> amen. >> the first thing i want to do, i want to give honor to the pastor of this church, pastor carter. and for his spirit of humility. [ applause ] >> i want to thank mama hughous, cissy, for your -- just willingness to forget about everything else and have this service here. that took a lot of courage [ applause ] and because of that, you brought the wo...