the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: republicans and democrats did rote to -- vote to repeal the ipab, the device tax, we didn't have any solutions, 80 amendments, none ruled germane to the bill. the republican substitute was approved, funding high risk pools for pre-existing conditions, h.h. -- h.s.a.'s and putting the consume for the charge of health care decisions. i now yield to my friend from south carolina, joe wilson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for how much time? mr. roe: one minute. mr. wilson: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, dr. row, for yielding. today house republicans will vote for the 37th time to repeal or defunding obamacare. prior to its deal making passage in 2010, the national independent -- nationaling orny sargse of independent businesses warned that government takeover of health care would destroy 1.6 million jobs due to mandates and tax increases crippling small businesses. to make matters worse, at a time when our nation is experiencing record unemployment, presi

i was born and raised in greenville tennessee. i'm very familiar with andrew johnson and the family. i have learned more tonight than i ever have in years and years and years. so i just want to thank you for this. it's fascinating and i'll be watching for the other president's wives as well. >> we will be here until president's day next year with a break in the summer with every first lady. a couple of cases we've combined them but 35 programs to tell you about the lives of the first lady. >> you are a greenville, tennessee native? >> yes. >> how did you get interested in the history of the first ladies? >> my mother told me what i needed to do. in i was in high school the anchor club they came and said who would like to work the johnson homestead this weekend. pick me please, pick me. and that really impacted me. i've always loved civil war history and majored in english and history in college. >> have you interpreted one of the daughters? >> i have done martha on occasion. i have represented mayor mar mary. and one of my first t

home to nearly all of tennessee's death row inmates. it contains the state's only operating death chamber. yet, even outside death row, the majority of riverbend's convicts are considered so dangerous they remain on lockdown 23 hours a day. you're about to see firsthand the extreme measures prison staff take to control such an explosive population and discover what can happen when so many offenders have so little to lose. nashville, tennessee, is the world-famous home of country music, but just four miles from downtown is home to this state's most violent offenders. it's a high-tech correctional facility called riverbend maximum security institution. riverbend opened in 1989 and sits on 132 acres. it replaced its 100-year-old predecessor, the tennessee state penitentiary, known as the walls. today, riverbend houses close to 700 male inmates, 480 of them are high risk offenders, classified this way because they're a threat to the security of the institution and other inmates. >> we house the worst of the worst including the male inmates,

the society is as good as this any portion of tennessee. there seems to be as much refinement as you would meet at any place. there is no such thing as fine houses or furniture. they have very comfortable houses, but they cannot get furniture. it's too far away from navigation to get such things. by the time we make money, today will navigate this, then we can get all the little notions that we fancy we need. if i had been in tennessee, i would have thought the house we occupy would not do at all. we live in a very small house with two rooms and a passage. we have not even a plank laid overhead. but with all these inconveniences, we are getting along finely. for the people do not require the impossibility of newcomers. now, this log cabin is still standing in st. augustine, texas, and it is clearly a two-room with a dog trot in the middle log cabin. well, at least in east texas they had trees, so they could do log cabins. but in west texas there was mud huts. so you can begin to get the gist of what it was like in those early days. and i wa

like the gentleman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from new jersey raise recognize. >> i believe the other side has more time so i would reserve. >> the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i am driven to rise because i agree wholeheartedly that the obamacare is a train wreck to our economy. . support a full repeal of the it is clear that obligations or commitments do not raise taxes does leaddle class one of the largest tax increases on the middle class known to man. there is a hidden tax in this myl of medical devices mother has a pacemaker and a keeps her alive. she gets one, she will have to pay tax on that. so does every other citizen -- senior citizens with one. i think that's flat out wrong. mr. speaker, this is a terrible bill. it needs to be repealed. thank you, mr. speaker. the gentleman from arizona keeps talking about the terrible things and health care reform. his state, if the aca was repealed, that the meeting in arizona. drug costs for thousands would've been 102 million dollars higher.

he was the daughter of the governor of tennessee. this was also something that ran through a lot of the women who came to texas in 1820 and 30s and 40s. they came from families. they had a lot of luxuries. and they were well educated. they came through texas where there was nothing. there were no amenities. henrietta king, who built the biggest ranch in the world, live in a mud hut and married richard king. because there were no trees out in the southwest part of texas. there was nothing to build a log cabin with. and the others like my great-grandmother lived in a log cabin. and what she was the texans know because some have disastrous marriages. so his daughter married a new daughter just graduated from medical school and moved to saint augustine, texas. she writes to her sister on may 1 of 1849. she said, out in this new country i have seen no one but strangers, but they are the kindest people i have ever met. they are as good as in any portion of tennessee and seem to be as much for refinement and he would meet at any place. ther

but herrmann's former tennessee players are raising a red flag. in 1996, the team wrote this letter, spilling stories of mental cruelty, accusing their coach of calling them [ expletive ] alcoholics and learning disabled. the letter was published sunday in newark's "star-ledger" newspaper. this was julie herrmann at her introductory press conference at rutgers before such sordid details came to light. >> it is a new days, it's already fixed and there's nobody who doesn't agree about how we treat young people with respect and dignity and build trust. >> reporter: kim is one of the lady vols who alleged abuse under herrmann. >> isn't that ironic, of all the people that they can hire, you know, someone who has actually done that kind of thing to me, you know, and to others. >> reporter: herrmann had great success for years as the assistant athletic director for the university of louisville, but the accusations against her from former tennessee players sound strikingly similar to the physical and verbal abuse that recently led rutgers to fire basketba

they were in blunt county helping county officials remove 19 tennessee walking horses from this barn. why? there were accusations of animal cruelty. the trainer at this facility was charged with felony animal cruelty because horses were being sword. >> soaring is where a trainer will apply a caustic chemical to the horse's legs and wrap them or cook them or bake them into t the horse's legs to make their muscles sensitive to it helps with the exaggerated gate. >> last year somebody was arrested for it. the humane society says the tennessee walking group said, that was just one person but recently, another man was arrested and charged with felony cruelty because of soaring animals. they are taking these animals away and they have to be careful because these horses are on stacks. >> next two months, they will step them down over the big stacks that are currently on their feet. they have to come off of them gradually so they don't cause any damage to the muscles in their front legs. >> that's heartbreaking. i had no idea that people even considered this kind of treatment, just for show h

the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: mr. president, i'd like to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we have an opportunity to vote today on an important piece of states' rights legislation. at least, that's the way i look at it as a former governor of tennessee. here's what the legislation does. it's called the marketplace fairness act. there are many reasons to support it, but the reason i like it is because it gives governors and legislators the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they can require out-of-state sellers to do the same thing that in-state sellers are required to do, and that is to collect the sales tax already owed. let me say that again. this legislation is states' rights legislation. it allows governors and legislators in maine or tennessee, wherever, illinois, to decide for themselves whether they want to require out-of-state sellers to do the same thing in-state sellers already do, which is to collect the sales

but during her time at the university of tennessee, she was involved in another situation. an assistant coach says she fired heinlein for getting pregnant. it was used as evidence in the trial. >> i hope it's good tonight. we don't want you coming back in february with a few surprises. it would be hard to have a baby in there. >> reporter: a jury awarded heinlein $150,000. hermann was asked about the video during her news conference. >> there's a video? i'm sorry, there's a video? there's no video, trust me. >> rutgers officials say they knew about the lawsuit when they hired hermann. her former boss at the university of louisville says her treatment of players comes as a shock. attempts to contact her were unsuccessful. >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. and giving back. the gesture of unity and support from the winner of this year's boston marathon. ♪ the joint is jumpin' [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex helps revitalize your joints to keep 'em jumpin'.° like calcium supplements can help your bones, osteo bi-flex can help your joints. osteo bi-flex... now

beautiful in tennessee. look at the scene in new york city where it is pouring outside and has been for quite a while. our thanks to these brave and hearty individuals who have been sticking it out over the last couple of hours. we'll try to get out if it calms down in the next half hour. i'm matt lauer in new york. savannah is in cleveland this morning covering the remarkable kidnapping case that unfolded in the last 24 hours. savannah? >> good morning, matt. lots to get to here. coming up, what are the three women who are freed now telling police about their ordeal and reports that some neighbors say they raised concerns about suspicious activity at the home years ago. we're going to talk to the cleveland police chief about all of those developments coming up in a few moments. >>> also we have a special guest sitting in with "the professionals" this morning, talk show host wendy williams along with donnie and star. we'll be chatting with them in a couple of minutes. tomorrow on "today" a new on the verge f

i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from tennessee, mrs. blackburn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i do rise today to support this legislation and to support the sportsmen from tennessee and kentucky. this is an issue where there is bipartisan agreement. one of my constituents said it so well, they are so frustrated with this suasion, and we heard from so many of them on it, they said, you know, you turn on the tv any night and you see government overreach, whether it's the i.r.s., admitting that they have targeted conservative groups or d.o.j. wiretapping reporters, and then you get home to tennessee and at the local level what you see is the corps of engineers coming in and saying, well, by the way, we are going to change something. and you're not going to be able to fish. fishing in tennessee is a traditionle -- tradition. it is a favorite pastime. sportsmen have been fishing along this beautiful cumberland river for years. as mr. cooper said, it is a be

but herrmann's former tennessee players are raising a red flag. in 1996, the team wrote this letter, spilling stories of mental cruelty, accusing their coach of calling them [ expletive ] alcoholics and learning disabled. the letter was published sunday in newark's "star-ledger" newspaper. this was julie herrmann at her introductory press conference at rutgers before such sordid details came to light. >> it is a new days, it's already fixed and there's nobody who doesn't agree about how we treat young people with respect and dignity and build trust. >> reporter: kim is one of the lady vols who alleged abuse under herrmann. >> isn't that ironic, of all the people that they can hire, you know, someone who has actually done that kind of thing to me, you know, and to others. >> reporter: herrmann had great success for years as the assistant athletic director for the university of louisville, but the accusations against her from former tennessee players sound strikingly similar to the physical and verbal abuse that recently led rutgers to fire basketba

fleming: i thank the gentleman from tennessee. of course all of us -- all of us here today talking are physicians of different specialties, most of us were actually here in the obamacare debate. we actually began that in 2009. it actually went into law, signed into law march 23, 2010, and the interesting thing is, this law, the affordable care act, which i refer to as the unaffordable care act, but lovingly and affectionately known as obamacare is the fact that what it does is, it adds 15 million more americans onto medicaid which already way underreimburses physicians which means most doctors don't accept that as pame. it adds another 15 million americans to a system that's already stressed and ultimately what's going to happen is you're going to have more americans carrying more cards that entitle them to health care, but it really will entitle them only to a waiting list, just as we see today with canada and greaty i -- and great britain. let's talk a moment about the promises. washington, mr. speaker, has a reputation for maki

once again, havoc reigned throughout the mississippi and tennessee valleys. during a great depression, congress created the tva-- a federal project to control the ravages of the great tennessee river. why would anyone object? medical advances have added years to americans' lives. but not everyone can afford medical care's high cost.

a 7-year-old, paying his respects to our veterans in knoxville, tennessee. good night. >> ama: next at 6:00. a deadly accident involving a party bus. tonight, the crackdown on drinking and driving in the bay area. >> a series of power pole fires. what could be behind the problem. >>> the live doppler 7hd is clear now but rain could soon be on the way. what you can expect. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: a woman is dead and a man in critical condition tonight after a crash on 101. tonight police say alcohol may have been involved. good evening, i'm ama daetz. the accident underscores the need for safety this holiday weekend. sergio quintana is live with a look at how bay area police are cracking down on duis. >> police agencies throughout the bay area are going to be continuing with their saturation patrols and their field sobriety checkpoints tonight and through the weekend, and chp officers are still investigate this morning's fatal crash. it involved a red honda coup, party because, and a couple 0 vehicles. officers say the driver of the red honda so

se extiende al norte de georgia, tennessee e inmediaciones de chicago. sobre todo el sÁbado. el sÁbado es un dÍa pasado por agua en el norte. y los modelos estÁn indicando 7 pulgadas incluyendo sectores de tennessee kentucky y el centro. y el este de la florida, concentrada la lluvia este fin de semana. el nordeste incluyendo new york. nueva inglaterra, excelente fin de semana sin lluvia. y todavÍa nieve al oeste que tenemos sectores, iowa con nieve, algunos sectores de minnesota. y creanlo este mayo ha sido con nieve, hasta 28 pulgadas en sitio de colorado y la situaciÓn de momento va a continuar las prÓxima 24 horas con lluvia en este sector que hemos mostrado. centro del paÍs con potencial de inundaciones en la cueca del mississippi una primavera frÍa. continÚa en 33. 29 y muchos sectores incluso por debajo del punto de congelaciÓn, todavÍa durante este fin de semana en el noroeste del paÍs y la lluvia que serÁ la to ni siquiera de illinois en forma particular. el oeste es otra historia, se queda con calor. en especial para el sur de california, 93. tenemos bu

>> john: georgia versus tennessee. oklahoma versus tennessee. no, we're not talking about college football rivalries. battles over water. all over the country the populations continue to expand. chair challenging a border with tennessee which dates back to the 1800s. the dispute over water from the colorado river has been heightened following a debate from american rivers. naming the colorado river america's most endangered waterway. a scary notion. not only for the 40 million people who rely upon it but for all of us that consume the 15 first of american drops irrigated by that one river, as well. i was recently able to talk about america's water crisis with dr. peter glick. many thanks for your time this evening. >> happy to be here. >> john: thank you. let me start off with the scary question. how major of a water crisis are we facing now in the united states? >> i think we're facing an increasing water crisis. i think we're seeing competition for water resources in places we didn't used to see competition for water. i think we're seeing more

damascus is in the blue ridge near the tennessee line. 50 to 60 people were injured, some critically. damascus police say the driver's car, a 1997 cadillac, was in the parade when his car accelerated to 25 miles per hour. witnesses say the car went more than 100 feet before stopping. >> now to the latest on the commuter train collision in connecticut. investigators will be on the scene for several more days to try to figure out why one of the trains derailed, causing the crash. more than 70 people were hurt, three in critical condition. here's more >> investigators from the national transportation safety board plan to stay in connecticut more than a week. urging caution, ntsb officials won't play a guessing game on what caused the crash. >> we will not be determining the probable cause of the accident while on scene. >> an eastbound train out of new york's grand central derailing at the height of friday night's rush hour, slamming into a westbound train. >> there was tons of metal tossed around like toys. the insides of the cars are shattered. the scene is enormously violent. we may l

but they claim that they didn't know anything about what happened in tennessee. because that all happened in louisville. according to the school, since the announcement, this is their statement, since the announcement of her selection, some media reports have focused on complaints of aspects of her career. looking at julie's entire record of accomplishment, we remain confident that we have an individual who will work in the best interests of all our students. she has issued a statement she is not going to quit and the school has issued a statement they're standing by her. is it up to the governor to get into this? >> he got into the tim panetti thing. he got him out of there, the a.d. he was all upset about the mike rice thing. i love christie, let's hear from him. where is his statement? this has gone on for two or three days. wolf track it is down. nobody respects barchie. this is my neck of the woods, rutgers is 30 miles from new york city. and nobody respects this president, everybody wants him out. the student body wants him out. this guy did not bother to d

they called a gator trapper who relocated it to the everglades. >>> a tennessee woman proving you are never too old to follow your dreams. 71-year-old nancy bassett graduating from the university of memphis sunday. she started her journey back in 1996 taking one class every semester. what was her biggest challenge along the way? >> i was just terrified of math. you know, we didn't have calculators when i was in algebra in high school. when i first started i was getting up at 3:00 in the morning thinking how can i learn this. how can i learn this. i would just go over and over it. >> she is beautiful and she is smart. she didn't just get her degree she also graduated with honors. congratulations. that's your 5@5:30. >> i think we should send her to the white house because they are having a lot of problems right now. the white house and internal revenue service they are in for tough questions this week after the irs admitted that it inappropriately targeted cons serve ti-- conservative groups. >> good morning. the irs is launching an investigation of its own. the irs already admitted to

some of the cities cincinnati, cleveland tennessee and buffalo in burlington in vermont. you need to stay alert through out the day today. part of the reason we have the severe weather threat is not just the storm system ahead of this system we are seeing warm temperatures well into the 80s for many of you 86 in new york city in the 80s in cleveland also in memphis. that will help fuel some of these storms. otherwise we want to take a look at the weather in moore, oklahoma. we are expecting quiet conditions today. take a look at thursday and friday we could have another chance of additional showers and storms. additional rainfall not good for any cleanup efforts. >> they need that quiet weather today. thank you so much. so grateful for that. maria molina thank you. >> there are a few ways to help with the recover reef forts. to donate to the american red cross call 1-800-red cross or go to the web site at redcross.org. you can also make a $10 donation. all you have to do is grab your phone and text the red cross. the number to text is 90999. for the salvation army 1-800--

joining me is republican senator bob corker of tennessee, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. >> helping these opposition groups themselves do the things that need to be done so that they are prepared post-- that is what we need to be focused on in my opinion is what the country is going to be post assad. all of our activities need to be moving in that direction. and what we don't need to do is let little events along the way presip difficultly just sort of change our direction. this is a strategy we need to go in. we need to keep our eyes on that. we need to be to kountion post assad. >> rose: we conclude this evening with richard wagner's ring cycle at the metropolitan opera. joining me -- >> i think as every composer writing an important opera because he start thinking now i'm writing something crucial, something very important. to put a mirror for us to see ourselves. and all great operas and generally all great artworks are a mirror for us. what do we see in them which we can understand ourselves. and the ring is important because it's about politics. it's abou

espn has talked to people involved with the university of tennessee volleyball team. there are some people who say they simply did not know any of these things were going on. they say they never saw what these teammates accused julie hermann of doing, so there are differing stories out there. and again, new jersey governor chris christie says he is going to take a look at this this week. clear that the governor of new jersey doesn't want these scandals to continue. >> skrjohn berman reporting. >>> still ahead, president obama returns to a familiar role, comforting americans in the wake of a natural disaster. inside his tour of moore, oklahoma after this. with the spark cash card from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i get the smith contract, please? thank you. that's three new paper shredders. [ boris ] put 'em on my spark card. [ garth ] boris' small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase every day. great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. read back the chicken's testimony, please. "buk, buk, bukka!" [ male announcer

. >> a group of female volleyball players from the university of tennessee allege that herman verbally abused them while she coached the team calling them alcohols and learning disabled. >> that's not possible, right? i'm sure rutgers must have done their homework. >> the president has a lot to answer for. the university of tennessee also lost $150,000 discrimination lawsuit to one of herman's assistant coaches who alleged herman discouraged her from getting pregnant and eventually fired her. she says she fired her for performance issues. however, a wedding video appears to show herman teasing her about having a child. >> i'm very excited about today. i'm hoping it's good tonight because i know you've been waiting awhile. but i hope it's not too good because i don't want you to come back in february with any surprises. it's hard to have a baby in there. have a great honeymoon. love you, hope it went well. see you soon. >> the rut guest president stands by julie herman. they are going to talk about this later on "morning joe." >> what's the governor going to say? let's go to the nba. me

. >> the organizer of a tennessee conservative group is denied tax exempt status this month. >> the fact that it is going on after the fact and general knowledge in the news is stunning. >> this is crazy these folks are endivined in this. let's them move forward and instead of sitting on the pot still. >> there is growing consensus that the targeting by the irs came on high. >> we were concerned with an orchesterated campaign starting in the white house to attack and disparage the coch family and the family. >> jay secelow. >> it is the narrative that the white house puts forward here does not hold truth. >> they pin the blame for irs abuses on lax management. >> the commissioner has to take responsibility and be right up there in terms of what is going on and happening and find out if he doesn't know what is going on. it is troubling and not me and other people behind the tree. >> and a tradition of irs independence. and his successor made 118 white house exhibits. his reasons. >> it is an egg roll with my kids and questions about the administered ability of tax policy. they were thinki

showers and thunderstorms from louisiana into tennessee and kentucky, also wet at times from the northeast to florida, showers and thunderstorms in the pacific northwest and over the rockies. snow high in the cascades. >> 50s from seattle to portland. 80s from albuquerque to atlanta and in the northeast, 70s from chicago to detroit. we will have much more on the oklahoma tornadoes coming up but first some of the other day's news. >> convicted killer jodi arias pleaded with a jury to spare her life. hear what she told them and how she made her case. >>> and the mystery of a missing girl, the man suspected of kidnapping her is dead and she is nowhere to be found. you're watching "america this morning." >>> major political comeback launched overnight. anthony wiener announced he is running for mayor of new york city. hi christ derailed over raunchy photos he sent on twitter despite the scandal, wiener has advantages in the race, a huge campaign war chest and plenty of name recognition. >>> detectives in central iowa say they're still optimistic about finding a 15-year-old girl abducted after

other strong storms with gusty winds and hail, pretty much a lot of areas, the ohio valley through tennessee and on the east coast. just a more humid air mass. reminds you of summer. but i don't expect a lot of tornadoes. nothing like what we dealt with earlier this week. >> we're thankful for that. thanks, bill. >>> coming up, more on the relief effort in oklahoma. >>> in other news, convicted murderer jodi arias has a change of heart as the jury begins deciding her fate. "first look" returns in three minutes. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ protect your mouth, with fixodent. the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixoden

shreveport is certainly going to face some of these thunderstorms tonight, austin, texas, memphis tennessee, as well. tornado watches. >> jim cantore, thank you for being part of the coverage. >> always, always. >> we'll take a break in our coverage. when we come back, we're going to talk more about this building code and shelter issue here in this devastated town of moore, oklahoma. >>> welcome back. here in the state of oklahoma, the expression "this hard land" comes to mind, and it's true in more ways than one. when you think about it, the national conference of tornado preparation is held in oklahoma city, and they do that every year for a reason. this weather is a surprise to no one, and for the most part they're ready for it when it comes. but nationwide, especially people on both coasts are asking why aren't there more shelters, cellars, basements? why aren't there more safe houses within houses across this region given the weather here? our report on that tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: yet another devastating tornado, and so many people are asking, why aren't there mo

she's also under scrutiny for her time at tennessee. >>> six new laws on the books in colorado seeking to regulate marijuana and keep it away from children. among them, tough punishments for driving while high and restrictions limiting the sale of the drug to those who are at least 21 years old. >>> a florida judge has ruled against george zimmerman's defense team. deborah nelson barred zimmerman's lawyers from bringing up trayvon martin's school suspension, prior marijuana use and text messages. >>> recognition 50 years later. in mississippi, an historic marker was unveiled honoring those who took part in a sit-in at the luncheon counter back on may 28th, 1963 where a group of racially mixed activists were attacked by a white mob for sitting at a whites only lunch counter. >>> and taking people to new heights. jet packs using a high-powered stream of up to 1,000 gallons of ocean water are letting people go some 30 feet in the air off myrtle beach. but the thrill isn't cheap, a 30-minute ride will cost you $170. and now for your first look at business, we turn to cnbc's bertha coombs.

and tons of rock threaten the lives of workers in tennessee. >> i couldn't believe what we were seeing. in this hour, caution -- hazards ahead. >>> "caught on camera." watch out! 30,000 tons of rock come crashing down on to a two-lane highway. threatening road crews working in the area. >> i looked up and the trees were dock down at the same time. so we knew this was not your average old slide. we didn't expect anything like that. >> that's something you'll never forget. >> november 10, 2009, polk county, tennessee. a dreary, chilly morning and wdef news cameraman alan fair banks is covering the story of a boulder that has fallen on to u.s. 64. >> originally we were just going to try to get some pictures of a boulder out in the middle of the road. we didn't know how big and we didn't know if there were any cars trapped underneath. >> when fairbanks and reporter bill mitchell arrive, the road was lowsed to traffic and the tennessee department of transportation, better known as tdot, is using a giant hydraulic hammer to break up the rock. >> it was huge, massive, they covered up an entir

not letting us shower or eat on our road trip from florida to tennessee. >> reporter: late today she issued a statement, that she never knew about the letter. adding, she was an intense coach, and also, i am truly sorry that some were disappointed during my tenure. there was also video of this as an assistant coach's wedding, seemingly joking. >> you know, because the office and all, and it would be a baby in there. >> reporter: that assistant coach says she was fired after becoming pregnant. in an interview with our sister network, espn, herman said the allegations are absolutely not true. tonight rutgers is standing by her as athletic director. >> i know you'll stay on this, gio, thank you. >>> we move on to moments across the country, marking this memorial day as we remember the true meaning of this day. with his hand to his heart, president obama paying tribute to the men and women who have served and have been lost. across this country today, we remember, a widow next to her husband's grave in georgia, paying tribute. this man remembering a loved one at arlington national cemete

linked to one pharmacy in massachusetts. >> reporter: there's no hard evidence that the drugs from tennessee are contaminated but until an investigation is complete, officials are treating them as hazardous. david? susan, thank you. >> to a headline from the west this evening. the first openly gay professional soccer player just recently breaking that barrier now breaking another one, signing with an american team. amy robach sits down with him tonight. >> reporter: the only openly gay professional soccer player in the world announced today he is coming out of his short-lived early retirement. >> i stepped away from soccer. i guess that's what it is. i actually thought that i wouldn't miss it that much and i missed it more and more. >> reporter: robbie rogers will reportedly be on the field tomorrow on david beckham's old team, the l.a. galaxy, joining nba player jason collins in the history books, blazing the trail as the first professional athlete playing the game. rogers had announced his retirement last month as he rocked the soccer world declaring he was gay. >> did you hear gay slurs i

terry: i appreciate the gentleman from tennessee bringing it. i appreciate all of the time and effort that the transportation and infrastructure committee has put into it. i would agree that it's reasonable. the governors should have this. in fact, transcanada has agreed to a variety of additional measures that would be part of this and the governors should have this. i agree with the gentleman's conclusion. mr. denham: yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from tennessee. those in favor say aye. any opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 10 printed in house report 113-88. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. holt: i have an amendment at the desk, mr. chairman. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in house report 113-88 offered by mr. holt of ne

one in western tennessee near memphis. let's go back to the moore area. as you know yesterday's tornado was in category of the most powerful tornadoes. it was an ef 5, winds up to 200 miles per hour. let's show the tornado watch in effect for a fairly wide path tonight 10:00 tonight up into northern mississippi and western tennessee. and much of the southeast will see thunderstorms tomorrow which is not expecting storms to be intense enough to produce tornadoes. >> a lot of activity. thank you very much. we've posted this badge to our page. put it into your time line to let your friends know about the red cross campaign. so you can make a $10 donation by texting red cross and we'll update efforts coming up at 6:30. >> national football league delivered a multi million dollar package of good news today. >> super bowl 50 has been awarded to san francisco. >> that is the bay area most committee applauding owners decisions to play the 2016 super bowl at the 49ers levis stadium, still under construction in santa clara. we're live tonight with reaction from cit

the carolinas, up towards eastern tennessee and kentucky, a slew of warnings here. even up towards the northeast we had an earlier tornado warning moving into connecticut that has since expired. a lot of severe weather across the map today. you can see the threat continues into the overnight for parts of the great lakes, the northeast, and down through parts of texas, louisiana, and ar arkansas where have the bull's eye this evening for the potential of winds and hail and tornadoes. if there's any good news here, oklahoma, you're almost in the clear. this front is moving through and skies will clear for folks who are doing search and rescue in moore, oklahoma. bret? >> janice, thank you. >> bret: we'll head back for breaking details we need to get on the air. if you want to help the tornado victims, yo there's a link on or home page, foxnews.com, that directs you to the american red cross. you'll find links to donate there as well. >>> president obama briefed today in the oval office on the ongoing response by homeland security secretary janet napolitano, fema deput

this amid allegations she humiliated and verbally abused players at the university of tennessee. rutgers said looking at her entire record of accomplishment we remain confident that we selected an individual that will work in the best interest of all of our student athletes, our teams and the university. hermann herself issued a statement saying i'm truly sorry that some were disappointed during my tenure as coach. for sure i was an intense coach but there is a vast difference between high intensity and abusive behavior. >> this latest controversy comes months after mike rice was fired after video showed him physically and verbally abusing players. the allegations against hermann were uncovered by craig wolf who appeared today on morning joe. >> rutgers did not make the phone calls that i did and when i say that, i'm not trying to suggest that what i did was an act of genius by any any stretch. i picked up the phone and doing basic reporting 101 i called former players and that's how i discovered it. >> all right. so joining me right now is edge of sport.com. it's great to have y

and i wrote "pulling time in nashville at the walls" which is tennessee state prison, which is shut down now. ♪ here the families come and see me ♪ ♪ they can spare some of the time ♪ >> i let my feelings out in my songs and i wrote old-time country. i don't write anything but old-time country. when i'm under pressure and depressed i write all the time. all i do is write my songs and play my guitar and study the bible and try to stay out of trouble. ♪ oh you can't leave ♪ >> though confined to prison, mccullough confided he still had dreams. ♪ with a fool ♪ >> i just want to go into a studio and cut a couple of albums and try to make it. what i plan to do is get out and go to church and find happiness. and happiness is that valuable because there's not really a whole lot of happy people that i know. we may smile and laugh and joke, but we're not happy. it's hard to be happy in a place like this. ♪ i know she thought i never thought i'd ever be this scared ♪ ♪ when i close my eyes and watch you lying there ♪ ♪ when i close my eyes and watch you lying there ♪ >>

knew edge continues, nearly 60 people are hurt after an elderly driver crashed into a crowd near the tennessee state line. the driver came barreling into the crowd, pinning some people p underneath the vehicle. tonight several people are in critical condition.ic the driveral may have suffered a medical emergency. >>> also in virginia the state republican party nominated ken coonenelli. he received a warm welcome in richmond and will face the t democrat for two races this year. he thanked supporters and promised a business friendly administration that respects the constitution.co >> do we want a governor who undermines our right to work laws or a governor who stands up for freedom against union bosses? >> he was unopposed for the nop nation. at 44 years old he becomes the t republican nominee in virginia since governor -- noacial governor george allen 20 yearse2 tbai go. >>> thee on dc, where anotherthr council member has officially announce he will run. ward district tommy wells gathered in northeast to lawrnlg his campaign for mayor. m >> reporter: arrive on a metro bus, council member tommy

rodney buford is an inmate barber at the riverbend maximum security institution in tennessee. once a week, he cuts hair on death row. >> i was about to cut this guy that was a open white supremacist. aryan nation-type person. and he had a nazi sign on his forehead. and i'd heard he had killed like three people in prison already in addition to what happened out there on the street. so here it is now, i'm fixing to cut somebody's hair that maybe hates me just because of the way i look as far as my skin is concerned. >> buford put professionalism ahead of his feelings and completed the cut. but at some other prisons race is an issue that can't be brushed away. at california's kern valley state prison the grooming tools are racially coded. there are different sets for white inmates, blacks hispanics, and others. those are asians and pacific islanders. >> got two. >> before you take it out, you have to check with the officers to make sure all the pieces in there. and after your job dwhorngs you turn it in you have to check again, let the officer check it again. they don't have to w

on sunday a newspaper reported the team in tennessee wrote a letter saying she humiliated and emotionally abused players. >> getting specific, the letter apparently claimed hermann called them whores, alcoholics, learning disabled. >> it's an interesting thing. who knows if it's true. assuming it is true. how long should something like that follow you in your career? if you did something at your first job, ridiculous, and learned your lesson, should you pay for it here, ten years later? i don't know. >> we talked about this a little bit yesterday. i think while in many other circumstances it's okay to say there is a time limit to when things can follow you and how long, but when you are being hired to clean up a mess very similar to the one you are accused of, i think there is no statute of limitations here. i think if you have anything -- >> burden is extra high. >> if you have anything on your record. uh-uh. not going to work out for us. that's just me. >> i see your point. >>> moving on to this -- senator john mccain, is showing support for syria's rebels. just as they may start gettin

offense at the white twelve national security complex in oak ridge tennessee back in july and then walked around for hours spray painting slogans and taking hammers to the facility walls as a result federal officials say they were forced to shut down that facility for fifteen days a delay prosecutors claim damages america's credibility in terms of nuclear deterrence now just a short time after this break occurred a break in occurred an energy department inspector general report actually found quote troubling displays of ineptitude at that complex officials at the facility were reassigned security shortfalls were remedied and the plants returned to the state of normalcy that you see today the trial for these three peace activists is still in its beginning days but the question remains if three similarly harmless people were able to shut down the facility for over two weeks what is stopping people with more nefarious interests from putting american lives at risk. still ahead here on r t congress is in session so what are lawmakers doing this week on capitol hill well they passed internet sa

now the tennessee governor is considering signing another piece of legislation pennsylvania more legislation is about to be introduced in north carolina and these bills are still a threat i think what you talk shows is the importance of fighting them tooth and nail and exposing what's actually happening and without once that happens the public overwhelmingly opposes them well let's talk about all of those other states that you just brought out this is something that isn't contracting if this expanding right what it's expanding in unique ways i mean the industry has been met with the severe backlash against this legislation that criminalizes photography and video and what we're seeing now are new bills being introduced that don't even mention photography and also don't even mention factory farms and agriculture in north carolina the bill is called the commerce protection act occludes every industry not just farming i mean this is people who are working on all assembly lines or tobacco plants that includes all workers what do you think that this says about the current state of industry in this

what is going on in tennessee? >> it's a great market. those kind of numbers and that connectivity, the last 22 months in a row we have seen continued steady growth and we are 27% higher this month than this time last year. nicole: gerri: this is like a red-hot candle. the most expensive house was sold in miami in the entire some $47 million for one house. how is miami doing? florida was a mass. is it coming back? there's the house he sold. >> there it is. the miami market is on fire. we are talking about miami real estate. we have all of thehole world's wealth out here trying to buy these hanzel properties. have broken this year alone the highest price for a condominium in florida history for $34 million. the highest recorded sale price per foot on condominiums as well as single-family homes. gerri: ice on your notes, all of these different projects in miami. we should say 20 or 30 condo projects under construction rit now. it is amazing. >> over 120 projects going on in the area as we speak. gerri: okay, over to you, how to do buy a? te