they can be to your ears. >> meet wendy hilliard, a woman who made sports history. >> i was the first black to compete for the united states rhythmic gymnastics. >> rhythmic gymnastics is a relatively recent olympic event. it uses props like ribbons and hoops and routines. and although other countries had athletes of color, the u.s. didn't. >> in -- yeah, this way. one, two. >> back in the 1970's, wendy had to overcome racism to earn a spot on the national team. >> good! stretch, stretch, stretch! it was a challenge because i had to sometimes go against situations where if it was a group routine, you know, they didn't want to choose me 'cause i stood out and la-la-la, so it was unfortunate that i had to go through that. >> pace yourselves! pace yourselves! >> wendy succeeded. she even went on to coach the national team, but she never forgot how difficult it was for minority kids to get into gymnastics of any kind. the lack of role models, as well as the cost of equipment and training, often put the sport out of reach. so she started a foundation to turn that around. >> the goal

four hours. >> wendy david used a filibuster rule to defeat a republican state bill that would have banned late-term abortions. after she stopped speaking, other democrats and spectators further delayed the vote. the bill failed when the clock ran out in a special session of the texas assembly. earlier, state troopers removed some protesters from the congress building. at least one person has died and scores injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of president mohamed morsi. >> there are fears it could be a violent standoff and it has led egyptians to stock up on food and gas supplies. wednesday, traffic came to a virtual standstill in the capital of cairo. long lines there outside of petrol stations. the divisive president marks one year in office on sunday. for the very latest, let's crossover tour correspondent standing by live in cairo for us. we have seen more violence and now panic showing how people are very worried. morsi is due to address the nation. what can he do to calm things down? >> not much. everything is gearing up for when morsi is going to be an office