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. >> jimmy: also, from the hit show "nashville," hayden panettiere is here! [ cheers and applause ] she's beautiful, talented. she can sing too. you guys, today's friday. that is usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. check my inbox, return some e-mails, and of course, send out "thank you notes." and i was running -- [ cheers ] i was running a bit behind today. so i thought, if you guys wouldn't mind, i'd just like to write out my weekly "thank you notes" right now. is that cool? do you mind? [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. hey roots, can i get some "thank you note" writing music? ♪ [ light laughter ] >> steve: guilty about something. wait, he's sly -- oh! >> jimmy: a little stiff, yeah. looks like he did something. he's like, guilty or something. >> steve: guilty. >> jimmy: he's guilty. >> steve: he did something. he did something wrong. >> jimmy: i don't know what he's doing. >> steve: yes -- oh. ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you, nra, for sponsoring a nascar race i texas, and for giving new meaning to the phrase "i call shotg

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we cross to. he is an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school or a gentleman cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment. the hunger strike started because of some

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we crossed him. he's an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school are german cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want to thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment with the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their coronas were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really as the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that bases are being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate ok ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation well i don't i don't doubt. explanation of t

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we crossed him. he's an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school are gentlemen cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment with the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their coronas were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really as the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that bases are being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate. ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation well i don't i don't doubt. explanation of the

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we cross to. he is an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school or a german cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment. the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their coronas were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really as the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that the base isn't being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate. ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation why don't i don't doubt. explanation of the curre

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we crossed him. he's an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school or a german cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment with the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their coronas were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen somewhere on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really as the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that bases are being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate. ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation well i don't i don't doubt. explanation of the c

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we cross to. he is an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school are german cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want to thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment with the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their karrar was were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really as the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that bases are being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate ok ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation well i don't i don't doubt. explanation of

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we crossed him. he's an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school or a german cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want to thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment with the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their coronas were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that bases are being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate. ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation well i don't i don't doubt. explanation of the c

charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we cross to. he is an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school or a gentleman cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment. the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their qur'an was were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different reason i think it's really as the top generals said it's because of despair and they're devastated that the bases are being closed that they're not getting hearings that more than half of the people have been cleared of any wrongdoing and they're still sitting there and they're desolate. ok charles you want to weigh in their desperation why don't i don't doubt. explanation of the

the men who attended the nashville convention argued in favor of secession, but decided to allow congress to decide the issue, and so they got the ning passed. the south didn't secede, and for ten years, the north prepared itself so that when it came again and hep ri clay was dead, and who did they have but james buchanan and philmore, and franklin pierce, all of those biggies. [laughter] as buchanan said, there is nothing i can do. they have a perfect right to secede. he should have done what an dry jackson did, threaten. i'll make a frog pond of your state and dispatch the soldiers, and then all of the sudden, they found abraham lincoln. it's incredible, two years experience in the house of representatives. he served in illinois, of course. who knew that this man would have the talent, would have the leadership, would have to do hard things, he did many unconstitutional things, and then went to the congress and said nothing i have done that you can't give me the authority to do because it had to be done in order to save the union, if to save the union, i have to free the slaves, i'll do

she and her older sister were educated at academies in murphysboro, nashville, and then he sent them to the salem academy in winston-salem. today.ollege 500 miles away. it took him a month to get there. they were there for two years. she was unusually well-educated for her time. i think that atmosphere encouraged her to speak her mind and participate in discussions. she grew up in a political household. >> next question on twitter -- we will answer by video. dave murdoch asked -- let's watch this video. with youill talk about this, because you have done some work on her downs. let's watch. -- gowns. let's watch. >> hauser looked was important looked wasow sarah important to her and how she was perceived by the public. theas also a reflection on presidency itself. she was known for having beautiful dresses and looking incredible in a white house that was equally beautiful. the blue dress was purchased in and worn by her late in the administration. it is basically a robe. undressed dress costume of a first lady if she was taking visitors before she was properly dressed. the white dress

she and her older sister were educated at academies in murphysboro, nashville, and then he sent them to the salem academy in winston-salem. salem college today. 500 miles away. it took him a month to get there. they were there for two years. she was unusually well-educated for her time. i think that atmosphere encouraged her to speak her mind and participate in discussions. she grew up in a political household. >> next question on twitter -- we will answer by video. dave murdoch asked -- let's watch this video. then we will talk with you about this, because you have done some work on her gowns. let's watch. >> how sarah looked was important to her and how she was perceived by the public. it was also a reflection on the presidency itself. she was known for having beautiful dresses and looking incredible in a white house that was equally beautiful. the blue dress was purchased in paris in 1847 and worn by her late in the administration. it is basically a robe. it was the undressed dress costume of a first lady if she was taking visitors before she was properly dressed. alsoe ite dress

he's with us from nashville. and mr. cavanaugh, i'm curious about -- now looking at this in our rearview mirror, what worried you most about the lessons we've just learned about these two guys, what they were able to do, and what has cheered you most about the way it was resolved? >> well, brian, i think the thing that worried me most after it broke, and tuesday, was that this is the beginning of a bombing campaign. and i think it really was. and that's evidenced by the pressure cooker that was tossed at the watertown police and the eight smaller improvised hand grenades that these guys had already made. these things were in the cache before the marathon bombs were planted. you know, these bombers, they come right out of the hallways of hell. they plant them in the crowd, vicious devices, and if they had got away they would do it again. so the calculation for the commanders on tuesday, i've been there before on the sniper case. i had been there on the eric rudolph case. i'd been there on a series of bombings on abortion

the store in nashville does well. it is completely different than anywhere in america because people love to go to the markets. we have a call from the tourism board who said that we have a second location in nashville. so that was an honor. the. gerri: that is amazing. how do you know what is valuable and how do you find this stuff? >> when i started doing this 5 years ago, there was no internet. we didn't have e-mail or anything. so you have to had to make a gut reaction when he saw something. now everything is a your fingertips. you can find out so much information immediately. but as far as this, i say buy what you like. you know, the trends come and go. the mainstream media drives what is hot. like industrial or midcentury model furniture. people start searching for certain items. gerri: what advice would you have for folks who'd like to do this themselves? but would you tell them? >> there are a lot of people that buy namebrand products. they sell that stuff. i have already been to older stuff, i have talked to

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he died today in nashville. more about the work and life of george jones. it comes from another well-known country singer and songwriter: larry gatlin. he and his brothers were among country's biggest acts in the '70s and '80s with dozens of hit singles. i spoke with him earlier today. larry gatlin, welcome. what made george jones distinctive? what made him so important in country music history? >> first of all, he was very unassuming. we all-- you know, all of us said, george, you're the best. and if not the best-- my dear friend coach phillips many years ago, somebody said coach phillips, is earl campbell in a class by himself? and coach phillip said if he's not in ray class by himself it darn sure tonight take long to check roll. that's how people felt about george. he just had that-- that-- that edge to his-- the way he phrased things and kind of ♪ go up note note like that. every song i wrote was with george jones sing in my ear. >> brown: it was that much of a direct influence and impact? >> like i said, if he's not in a class by himself, since jone

he died today in nashville. more about the work and life of george jones. it comes from another well-known country singer and songwriter: larry gatlin. he and his brothers we among untry's biggest acts in the '70s and '80s with dozens of hit singles. i spoke with him earlier today. larry gatlin, welcome. what made george jones distinctive? what made him so important in country music history? >> first of all, he was very unassuming. we all-- you know, all of us said, george, you're the best. and if not the best-- my dear friend coach phillips many years ago, somebody said coach phillips, is earl campbell in a class by himself? and coach phillip said if he's notn r class by mself it darn sure tonight take long to check roll. that's how people felt about george. he just had that-- that-- that edge to his-- the way he phrased things and kind of ♪ go up note note like that. every song i wrote was with george jones sing in my ear. >> brown: it was that much of a direct influence and impact? >> like i said, if he's not in a class by himself, since jones comes be

they finally made it to nashville. it is said that johnson wept at the sight of eliza when she finally reached nashville. >> how dangerous was this for her to be slipping food? >> probably very dangerous. >> there is some question as to who was delivering the food to the warriors in the hills. they were hiding out. how they were able to get to them i am not exactly sure. they were able to send messengers, possibly. so they did prepare the food. that's for sure. >> at the andrew johnson historic site, there is evidence of what life was like for the johnson family in the civil war. that video next. >> the north and the south fought over the occupation of greenville all through the civil war. it changed hands over 26 times that we're aware of. so they weren't back here for over seven years, the end of his presidency is when his daughter was asked to come and restore the house for both eliza and andrew's return. she came back and she found graffiti written all over the walls. one of the best examples and one of the tragic

he died today in nashville. more about the work and life of george jones. it comes from another well-known country singer and songwriter: larry gatlin. he and his brothers were among country's biggest acts in the '70s and '80s with dozens of hit singles. i spoke with him earlier today. larry gatlin, welcome. what made george jones distinctive? what made him so important in country music history? >> first of all, he was very unassuming. we all-- you know, all of us said, george, you're the best. and if not the best-- my dear friend coach phillips many years ago, somebody said coach phillips, is earl campbell in a class by himself? and coach phillip said if he's not in ray class by himself it darnure tonight take long to check roll. that's how people felt about george. he just had that-- that-- that edge to his-- the way he phrased things and kind of ♪ go up note note like that. every song i wrote was with george jones sing in my ear. >> brown: it was that much of a direct influence and impact? >> like i said, if he's not in a class by himself, since jones

george jones died friday at the age of 81 in nashville. his death stunned family and friends and friends like me. george the guest on our show in september 2009. people ask me about the memorable moments hosting the show, having george jones as my guest and play music with him that is one of the most cherished moments of my life. my own dad didn't live to see me sworn in as gov goch. i am not sure my dad would have been impressed that i was a governor or ran for president or hosted a national television but if my dad knew i stood on the stage with george jonings, he would have been impressed. a music producer said 10 of the greatest singers sang the same, the one you would remember is the version by george jonings. i helped to put together a album to get musical instruments for kids. george agreed to do a song for it. his version of amazing grace on that cd is amazing. he an original. many people perform and entertain but only a few take to the stage as if it were a canvass and artist. george jones an artist. our prayers go out to nancy an

>> outside of nashville. and eliza were gone during that time. liza was up in louisville and johnson had gone up to washington for a time. and so robert was the only one the family.esent and it's after that that it eally seems that the drinking problem started for him. >> there's another mary lincoln comparison. lincoln was devastated about the loss of her sons. do we have historic evidence how eliza johnson reacted to the loss at first? she, too, was extremely hurt. there were stories that charles son.er favorite i don't know if that's accurate or not. she weepedny mother, for them continuously. but she was proud of her son. the fact that he became a doctor, that was so important to her that her children were, in fact, educated. daughters ud of her and the sophistication and class and education that they had received. didn't fall apart the way mary did. mary just couldn't seem to handle it. death in her of life as well. >> next is kathy in bensalem, pennsylvania. kathy, you are on. caller: hi. how mrs. wondering johnson felt about her husband's

she and her older sister were educated at academies in murphysboro, nashville, and then he sent them to the salem academy in winston-salem. salem college today. 500 miles away. it took him a month to get there. they were there for two years. she was unusually well-educated for her time. i think that atmosphere encouraged her to speak her mind and participate in discussions. she grew up in a political household. >> next question on twitter -- we will answer by video. dave murdoch asked -- let's watch this video. then we will talk with you about this, because you have done some work on her gowns. let's watch. >> how sarah looked was important to her and how she was perceived by the public. it was also a reflection on the presidency itself. she was known for having beautiful dresses and looking incredible in a white house that was equally beautiful. the blue dress was purchased in paris in 1847 and worn by her late in the administration. it is basically a robe. it was the undressed dress costume of a first lady if she was taking visitors before she was properly dressed. the white dress

she's live at the goo goo cluster factory in nashville, ten. hey, anna. >> hey there. if you are a southerner, you know what these gooey, gooey, marshmallow, caramely, so good, right? made in america. 5 million of these made in nashville, tennessee, in the volunteer state. joined by lance payne, good morning. this is the executive vice president. what we're doing here is we're picking out all the bad ones, right? so this one, they would have been good, but i kind of ruined it. how many employees do you have? >> over 700 employees here. >> 5 million of these made. how much of a -- when you get into the airport, you see the big billboard. it seems like every holiday party, these things are going. >> this is the original southern confection and especially for nashville where we made the candy for 101 years now. >> you had to rebrand yourself a bit over the last decade or so. >> yeah. we had to find a place that made us fit in the pantheon of the candy bar industry. >> you want to make sure that you are keeping dollars local here in america. how are you doing that and not

george jones died friday at the age of 81 in nashville. his death stunned family and fr me. george the guest on our show in september 2009. people ask me about the memorable moments hosting the show, having george jones as my guest and play music with him that is one of the most cherished moments of my life. my own dad didn't live to see me sworn in as gov goch. i am not sure my dad would have been impressed that i was a governor or ran for president or hosted a national television but if my dad knew i stood on the stage with george jonings, he would have been impressed. a music producer said 10 of the greatest singers sang the same, the one you would remember is the version by george jonings. i helped to put together a album to get musical instruments for kids. george agreed to do a song for it. his version of amazing grace on that cd is amazing. he an original. many people perform and entertain but only a few take to the stage as if it were a canvass and artist. george jones an artist. our prayers go out to nancy and his family and his command before the creator, this time

he's with us from nashville. mr. cavanaugh, i'm curious about -- now looking at this in the rear-view mirror, what worried you most about the lessons we have just learned about these two guys and what they were able to do and what has cheered you most about the way it was resolved? >> well, i think the thing that worried me most is after it broke and tuesday was this is the beginning of a bombing campaign. i think it really was. that's evidented by the pressure cooker that was tossed at the watertown police and the eight smaller improvised hand grenades that these guys had already made. these things were in the cache before the marathon bombs were planted. these bombers, they come right out of the hallways of hell. they plant them in the crowd, vicious devices and if they had got away, they would do it again. so the calculation for the commanders on tuesday, i have been there before on the sniper case. i had been there in the eric rudolph case, on a series of bombings on abortion clinics and other killers and i alway

joining us from nashville, music city, tim wise and country music singer and songwriter and producer peter cooper. good to see all of you. so these guys obviously aren't racist, i don't think that they are. their intentions were good. is this just a clumsy attempt to start dialogue? to you first, tim. >> well, it is clumsy. but the history of the way we talk about race in this country is pretty clumsy and oftentimes misguided. is it any worse than the way we teach history in our schools? no. here in the south, we've had seven generations of white folks who have been taught the civil war was a war of northern aggression and had nothing to do with slavery. it doesn't surprise me that seven generations later in spite of the history that says secession was about that, we have people who wave confederate flags and put them on their trucks and say it means something. we have to do better at understanding that history, whether we're a songwriter or teacher in high school. >> peter cooper, you're a songwriter. you're a performer, also senior music writer for "the tennessean." you said, paisl

cavanaugh, thank you very much for being with us tonight from nashville, tennessee. >> thank you, brian. >> we'll take another break. we'll check in with kate snow after this. >> we have been relying heavily on the coverage of one of our sister network, new england cable news during this entire crisis in the boston area and tonight one of their reporters got closer than the others and heard a lot as this unfolded. scott, where were you and you could actually hear the s.w.a.t. teams at least trying to talk to the suspect, correct? >> we were behind the house where they converged initially and we saw the firefight. there were a number of shots fired. they were firing at the suspect. apparently he was firing back according to some police officers that i spoke to. we saw the flash bangs going off trying to stun him. all that time we could hear a single officer yelling to him, yelling the suspect's name, and he would say you're hurt. you need a doctor. you need to give yourself up. come out with your hands up. >> scott, i have to tell you, we heard a negotiator was going in and i was amazed

she graduated from center high school, enrolled into fiske university which is in nashville, tennessee where she majored in zoology and minored in chemistry. she met and married alphonso campbell, her husband, for 58 years. catherine was a beautiful woman. i knew her personally. she loved sports, especially the 49ers and the giants. she loved music and all of its various genres, particularly spirituals, gospel, jazz, classical and soul. she was an excellent cook and seamstress. she was a faithful member of third baptist shuck and active member of sigma delta theta. she is preceded by her parents, catherine senior and louise lynch. survived by her husband of 58 years, al. her daughters, [speaker not understood], cathy, viola and rita as well as sons alphonso, jr., and kenneth. she has a brother named kass tin lynch of st. petersburg, florida. also surviving are they are 13 grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. the rest i submit. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor kim. >> thank you. today i am formally introducing an alternate c-e-q-a reform legisl

this happened in lebanon just east of nashville. the sheriff says that the gun belongs to the deputy and somehow ended up in the hands of this kid. pamela brown is following the story. tell us what happened. >> this was sh sheriff's deputy's nephew. it happened inside a home just east of nashville during what was supposed to be a casual family cookout over the weekend. according to authorities in tennessee deputy was showing a relative his gun collection inside the home's bedroom. later the deputy's 48-year-old wife and the 4-year-old little boy entered that room. at some point the little boy picked up a loaded pistol off the bed and in a single shot his wife was dead. >> they were in a locked gun cabinet at the time. and he was actually -- he pulled another rifle out to show another family member that was present at the house. he had to move the pistol out of the way to do it. and set it on the bed. the small child runs into the bedroom and the first thing he sees is the gun on the bed. >> authorities say the pistol used in the acc

business, booking them in small clubs and figuring out how to get them in front of important people in nashville. mom took on the role of stylist and just about everything else. >> she drove the bus early on. and dad set up all the gear. >> the motor home. it was not a bus. ♪ she's the sky that holds the clouds ♪ ♪ she's the lady of house >> we actually wrote a song for our mother called "mother like mine." >> if the world had mothers like ours ♪ >> reporter: back in greenville, the fans are camped out early on the morning of the concert. >> they are a very big deal and they haven't forgotten us. we're proud of them. >> we're little and this is huge. >> just really good kids. >> reporter: what it's it like to be on that stage. 25,000 people? >> well, we did -- >> >> jimmy: more than your entire town, right? >> my goodness, this is the business crowd i think we've ever played for. there's people all the way in the back down main street. how you all doing back there? my goodness. >> we really didn't even see the crowd until we walked on stage. it was a great moment to see everyone come out

this is out of nashville. authorities say a 17-year-old high school student named jonathan johnson heading out to catch his school bus, apparently a basketball player. police say another 17-year-old is a prime suspect in the case but so far they haven't located them yet. we haven't gotten any news on that front. johnson's family says he is the second youngest of five children. his high school principal called him friendly, kind, said he had a bright future and of course grief counselors are on hand to help the classmates deal with that tragedy. quite a sad story in nashville. >> and an important one to tell. joe johns, thank you for that. >>> next, to the l.a. dodgers. they've got a star pitcher worth $147 million under contract and now he has one serious owie that might affect his actual playing and all that money. what's going to happen to the guy who charged the mound and did that to him? you might be surprised to find out the legal ramifications in a moment. 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fi

joining us from nashville, music city, tim wise and country music singer and songwriter and producer peter cooper. good to see all of you. so these guys obviously aren't racist, i don't think that they are. their intentions were good. is this just a clumsy attempt to start dialogue? to you first, tim. >> well, it is clumsy. but the history of the way we talk about race in this country is pretty clumsy and oftentimes misguided. is it any worse than the way we teach history in our schools? no. here in the south, we've had seven generations of white folks who have been taught the civil war was a war of northern aggression and had nothing to do with slavery. it doesn't surprise me that seven generations later, in spite of the history that says secession was about that, we have people who wave confederate flags and put them on their trucks and think that it doesn't mean anything. we have to do better at understanding that history, whether we're a songwriter or teacher in high school. >> we're going to get more specific about the lyrics in a moment. but peter cooper, you're a songwriter. y

it's not much but it's the best that i can do ♪ >> he died at vanderbilt university medical center in nashville after being hop iced with never and irregular blood pressure. over the course of his career, he recorded more than 150 albums. he was married to tammy wenette from 1969 to 1975. george jones was 81 years old. >>> the biggest event ever held in napa county takes place next month and that has been residents concerned. the four-day bottle rock music festival will feature 60 bands, including the black keys, flaming lips and the black crows. they will perform on three stages at the downtown expo complex. local wine, beer and food will be available. neighbors worry about the 30,000 people expected to attend every day. >> it might blow up in their faces, they could have five days of crisis management. >> yeah we're breaking new ground. there's a little bit of trip kiddation -- tripped hiation, what is it -- trepidation, what is it gonna be? >> a four-day vip pass runs $600. >>> a warming trend is aliving just in time -- arriving just in time. the skies are turning blue. the low clouds contin

he's with us from nashville. and mr. cavanaugh, i'm curious about -- now looking at this in our rearview mirror, what worried you most about the lessons we've just learned about these two guys, what they were able to do, and what has cheered you most about the way it was resolved? >> well, brian, i think the thing that worried me most after it broke, and tuesday, was that this is the beginning of a bombing campaign. and i think it really was. and that's evidenced by the pressure cooker that was tossed at the watertown police and the eight smaller improvised hand grenades that these guys had already made. these things were in the cache before the marathon bombs were planted. you know, these bombers, they come right out of the hallways of hell. they plant them in the crowd, vicious devices, and if they had got away they would do it again. so the calculation for the commanders on tuesday, i've been there before on the sniper case. i had been there on the eric rudolph case. i'd been there on a series of bombings on abortion

he's with us from nashville. mr. cavanaugh, i'm curious about -- now looking at this in the rear-view mirror, what worried you most about the lessons we have just learned about these two guys and what they were able to do and what has cheered you most about the way it was resolved? >> well, i think the thing that worried me most is after it broke and tuesday was this is the beginning of a bombing campaign. i think it really was. and that's evidenced by the pressure cooker that was tossed at the watertown police, and the eight smaller improvised hand grenades that these guys had already made. these things were in the cache before the marathon bombs were planted. these bombers, they come right out of the hallways of hell. they plant them in the crowd, vicious devices and if they had got away, they would do it again. so the calculation for the commanders on tuesday, i have been there before on the sniper case. i had been there in the eric rudolph case, i've been there on a series of bombings on abortion clinics and othe

his publicist said he died dieds morning at a hospital in nashville after being admitted with fever and irregular blood pressure. he had a string of number one songs from the 1950's through the 1990's including i -- "he stopped loving her today." he was 81. >> boxing legend sugar ray leonard is the key note speaker at the child abuse prevention center taking on a different fight out of the ring he is taking on a leadership role in the fight against child molestation. today, he is talking about the sexual abuse he suffered as a young olympic boxer by his coach. >> i was in the ring i felt safer, i felt safe in the ring because i protected myself. those things that took place outside the ring were somewhat out of my control. >> his book is very, very powerful, the "big fight my life in and out of the room." the 56-year-old champ hopes this will encourage young people to report the crime and get the help they need. for more information on the san francisco child abuse prevention center go to abc7news.com. >> happening now in the south bay, hockey fans are lining up to get their hands on sh

the sharks also picked up scott hannan from nashville. we've got giants and a's tonight at 10. >> mark, thank you. >>> the 49ers are calling it the farewell to candlestick season. today the team announced the 2013 season tickets are sold out. they plan to honor candlestick park, including a celebration of the top ten moments at the storied venue. >>> now we want to show you those protesters back in san francisco. the president has arrived at his first fund-raisers of the night in sea cliff. this is video shot just a short time ago. crews are following the events. [ male announcer ] the southwest airlines nationwide sale lets you go from working hard... to hardly working. ♪ big sales that help you get away. that's how we fly. act now to grab flights all over the country as low as $59 one-way. these fares won't last long so hurry and book now, only at southwest.com. we are southwest. welcome aboard.

he is in nashville. great to see you. >> hey, ali, i'm at the north star studios where george jones performed in the past. i think i'm kind of channeling here with the nice people here who really liked him. everybody down here in nashville is talking about him today. the possum as he was known. 143 top 40 singles. the second biggest country country star in american history. i'm a jersey boy but the music of your life was country. george jones. 8-tracks in the car, and whm, the radio stations with george jones. with harley rich and -- charlie rich and charlie pride and hank williams. this man stepped in the feet of hank williams. george jones. it's affected people in nashville across the country and even me. one of the great singers, one of the quintessential american voices. i know you love george jones. >> alisyn: i have loved him since i was 25. a friend of mine named mike gerald turned me on to imhim. i love him because the songs are clever and poignant. he had a colorful life. all of that hard drinki

george jones died at a nashville hospital after being hospitalized with a fever and an irregular blood pressure. his career peaked with heartbreaking classic, he stopped loving her today. frank sinatra, pete townsend, elvis costello, all among the many musicians who idolized him. jones recorded more than 150 albums. he died today at 81 years old. >>> the stock market is sluggish. the dow is up about 30 points. the government reports that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5% in the 1st quarter. and that's less than many economists had expected. >>> in today's healthwatch, there's a tiny device offering new hope of lowering blood pressure called a rocks coupler. it's designed for a patient who can't get his hypertension under control. even with medication. the device is placed in the thigh and diverts blood strange the arteries. studies show it immediately lowers blood pressure. >> we think it's exciting because we have a lot of patients with difficult blood pressure and at the moment we're struggling to treat them better. >> a study on the new device in europe will last through ne

. -- myk that my daughter wife was working down in nashville when i wrapped the show and my daughter called my wife and said, you won't believe that that is in such a good mood. he's like a different person walking around house. i realize that that is just the place that i kind of -- daddy's got a go there. that is what we do. tavis: does that trouble you or bother you? the acting is the acting. but this is real life. does it trouble you when you hear your daughter on the phone telling your wife daddy is actually in a good mood and you know that he has to do with the stuff that you brought home with you in the office? >> i guess, yeah, it does trouble me. but i also know that i'm pretty good at making sure that i don't take it too far and that i'm able to connect with my wife and connect with my children and step outside of it. also, you have to understand. withds and my wife grew up actors. they know that is the deal. that has been their life in the beginning. they also know that, when it's over, it's over. i did this movie "murder in the first," and i was really skinny and i was be

an outpouring from stations like wfm in nashville. >> play george jones songs because you want them. ♪ >> reporter: the man called the king of broken hearts broke even more today. janet shamlian, nbc news, dallas. >>> sometimes the future king of england and his wife who is pregnant with the heir to the british throne just need to have fun. and today they did. with future uncle harry at the warner brothers studio in the uk, specifically playing with harry potter stuff, learning how to swish and flick with their magic wands, generally having fun even though brothers being brothers, because of moves like that harry was caught making gentle fun of his older brother today. >>> up next, survivors in boston learning how to adjust to their new lives from those who have also had to learn the hard way. >> announcer: making a difference brought to you by bayer aspirin. >> finally tonight our friday night making a difference report. for the worst possible reasons like two wars fought over the past decade we have a lot of americans in this country who can teach a lot to the surviving victims o

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she graduated from center high school, enrolled into fiske university which is in nashville, tennessee where she majored in zoology and minored in chemistry. she met and married alphonso campbell, her husband, for 58 years. catherine was a beautiful woman. i knew her personally. she loved sports, especially the 49ers and the giants. she loved music and all of its various genres, particularly spirituals, gospel, jazz, classical and soul. she was an excellent cook and seamstress. she was a