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John Lewis honored in Alabama

Memorial services were held across Alabama this weekend to honor the late civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis. A horse-drawn carriage took Lewis' casket for a final crossing of Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday. In 1965 Lewis and others led a peaceful protest across the bridge to support African American voting rights. They were brutally beaten by state troopers in what became known as "Bloody Sunday." Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge and CBS News political contributor Antjuan Seawright join CBSN's Laura Podesta to discuss Lewis' life and legacy.

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Sessions loses comeback Senate bid

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost his chance to win back his old Senate seat in Alabama's GOP runoff election. Political newcomer and former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville beat Sessions, who has been at odds with President Trump since he recused himself from Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election. Tuberville was backed by the president and is now set to face Democratic Senator Doug Jones in November. Ed O'Keefe reports.

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