from alabama. >> thank you. thank you for serving with me as cochairman of this particular study that we have done within the states. isscription drug abuse devastating to our communities across the country. to grasp this growing public health crisis is a key priority to governors. to reduce misuse and abuse, nga drug academy in 2012, which i had the privilege of leading with john hickenlooper. states, including alabama, colorado, arkansas, new mexico, oregona, and organ -- developed comprehensive or donated strategic action plans for reducing prescription drug abuse. the policy academy focused on six strategies in particular. number one, making better use of prescription drug monitoring programs known as pdmp's. number two, enhancing enforcement coordinating operations, providing specialized training and strengthening existing laws. number three, ensuring the proper disposal of prescription drugs. number four, and leveraging the state as regulators and purchasers of health care services. elting partnerships amo

there is a reason why remington chose alabama and a reason why we are called alabama, the beautiful. try alabama. i promise you will like it and wonder why you didn't come sooner. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. denham, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to acknowledge and honor the life of a true american hero, robert newton lowry, on his 95th birthday. bob was born on this day, february 25, 1919, 95 years ago here in washington, d.c., but he considers modesto, california, as home. for high school, mr. lowry attended a military school in upstate new york. he graduated at the top of his class and was named an rotc honor grad. he received a commission to the united states army but unfortunately he was too young to accept it at the time. he then was admitted to princeton university. during his time there he received the prestigious new york herald book award. he graduated in 1942 with highest honors and rotc. these earned him another commission. this time to the united states ma

roy moore wasn't done with alabama and alabama wasn't done with him. he was reelected to the alabama supreme court again in 2012. it appears that alabama won't be done with the roy moores and dwayne bridges of the world for a few more years. the bills aimed at injects religion into secular places -- the outpouring of religious bills is a response to an attack on traditional christian values by the federal government. we have a government who are telling people who are opposed to contraception and gay marriage because of religious views they can't be opposed to them. the government isn't telling people they can't be opposed to contraception and gay marriage. what the government is telling people is when it comes to our most public spaces, our courthouses, our public schools, true religious freedom begins and ends with tolerance. that's all for now. i'll see you back here on thursday at 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the ed show" is coming up next. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. >> i'm not a billiona

on larry king he build a music making empire out of a tiny town named muscle shoals alabama it's legendary record to reduce or recall we did the first hit record on aretha franklin we did the first hit record on energy names first hit record on otis redding there is a muslim show sound is heavy on the vase heavy on the cake dump and it's got a lot of lot of balls plus the music today as far as i'm concerned in ten years from now we'll have known won't be easy on the something changes all next on larry king now. welcome to larry king our special guest recall one of the most prolific record producers music publishers songwriters and musicians of the past century this man built of music making empire out of his legendary fame studios in the tiny town muscle shoals alabama his resume includes work with some of the industry's biggest artists and acts like a wreath of franklin wilson pickett the osmonds tom jones the allman brothers and paul i guess that's just to name a few ricks one of a kind stores the subject bill a major documentary appropriately titled muscle shoals he's also author of a b

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will be on the success of alabama's pre-k for four-year-olds. the À la bop -- alabama department of school affairs administers first-class pre-k for the most highly acclaimed program in nationally recognized quality. it is a diverse delivery much sought after early childhood education program for excellence, including the short-term and long-term benefits. under governor bentley's leadership, high quality and greater access have been a significant effort. through hard economic times, governor bentley has remained committed to pre-k expansion. the incremental implementation of this program with technical assistance for quality, accountability, and support. different programs were added to or competitive grant program -- process. grant classese-k throughout the state. last year a 9.4 million -- $9.4 million increase was given to expand alabama's first class. enhancing the quality of existing program serving four-year-olds. increasing access from six percent to nine percent. community-based, military-based programs. faith-based programs as well. e

abielia robinson, an alabama gem and an american treasure. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. ompson: thank you, speaker. mr. speaker, penn state university's lunar lion team will make history as the first-ever university-led space mission to the moon. this group of talented young minds is competing in the google lunar x prize competition to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon in december of 2015. the mission, which the team began preparing in january of 2013, includes a launch onboard a commercial space vehicle, it will cruise space for five days, landing for a relaunch for a second landing on the moon. the mission will then be sending information back to penn state's mission control center to put this in perspective, only the u.s., russia, india and japan have landed a craft on the moon and penn state looks to join this elite club next year. the lunar lion team includes science and engineering researchers as well as 80 undergraduate

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the comments made by the senator in alabama were offensive, bigoted and wrong. the comments made by representative barber were his feelings, and the comments made -- but the naacp never -- >> legendary conservative, thomas soul weighs in on the confrontation with the alabama lawmaker. and he explains why he turned on senator cruz. i go head to head with james carville tonight, we'll ask him much more as "hannity" continues. here's a word you should keep in mind "unbiased". some brokerage firms are but way too many aren't. why? because selling thfunds makes them more money. which makes you wonder. isn't at a conflict? search "proprietary mutual funds". yikes!! then go to e*trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds and not one of them has our name on it. we're in the business of finding the right investments for u. e*trade. less for us, more for you. the fund's prospectus contains its investment objectives, risks, chargesexpenses and other importt information and should be re and considered carefully befo investing. for a current prospectus visit www.etrade.com/mut

king came to montgomery, alabama, to selma, alabama, and dr. king proceeded with the march. this was after the time that we call bloody sunday. dr. king came and they marched from selma to montgomery. but now, this is where the story gets interesting. because there is a person that i have labeled the greatest unsung hero of the civil rights movement. barring none, the greatest unsung hero of the civil rights movement. a person who is known to very few people, a person who made it possible for dr. king and the marchers to move from selma to montgomery without having to onfront the con stab lair that engaged in a brutal act previously and may have done a similar thing. this man, the greatest unsung hero of the civil rights movement was a republican. this man was not of african ancestry. he was an anglo. this man was appointed to a federal judgeship by president eisenhower. this man signed the order for them to march from selma to montgomery. you might say, well, signing an order is no big deal. it was then. remember the times. it was a big deal to sign a -- that order. in fact

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, i think the representative from alabama is out of line, i'll give you that. >> every time i ask you a question, you don't answer it. should the naacp, the national association for the advancement of colored people, here you have black, prominent conservatives that never seem to get the defense of the naacp, is that wrong? >> listen, sean, i said it twice, three times, i think the naacp stands up for black votes across the country. >> is it wrong? should they stand up in these two specific cases? >> well, i think the cases are completely different. >> all right, well -- >> can we just stop parsing the bs which is going on here. let me finish, richard, i've had it with this, you know, whether we worry about the explanation or the apology, they're bigoted attack attacks by bigots who are under the naacp banner, both representative holmes and representative barber. >> how is reverend -- >> holmes has been a part of the naacp, he has been in offers since 1974. these guys go out with their bigoted attacks. a and the root of the problem is they feel they can make the attacks, so screw the

is it an issue for you in alabama or not? >> well, this time around, unlike, january of the 28th, it has not been quite as bad. we have had a thin sheet of ice in the north central part of the state but it is not quite as bad as it was on the 28th. bill: what did you think when the national weather service talked about catastrophic and crippling and paralyzing, an event of historical proportions, went on to say, choose your adjective what did you think of that, governor? >> well i think we need to be prepared and in alabama we have been prepared. we were actually prepared on the 28th of january. you know, meteorology is science is just not an exact science and sometimes they miss the line of where the ice will be and, they did that on the 28th but you know, we were prepared then and we're prepared now. we'll be ready whatever hits. bill: what have you changed now from two weeks ago? >> well, we restationed some wrecker services, especially our national guard who have the wreckers to remove automobiles and trucks from the road

the clues to this mystery were etched in twisted steel and buried in the mud of an alabama bayou waiting for investigators to find them. amtrak sunset limited is the country's only remaining transcontinental train. >> sunset limited has an interesting history, it kind of dates back to the romantic time of train travel when it was very elegant and posh to travel by train. >> on september 20, 1993, trudy justin and her husband larry boarded the sunset limited in deming, new mexico, headed for florida. >> i could sit there and look and talk to other people, but the best part is going to the dining car. we went to the dining car three times a day. and you just trot back there and they were really nice to you. >> after dinner, trudy and larry returned to their seats to rest. the train stopped briefly in new orleans to fix a broken air conditioner. by 2:30 a.m., it was running about 33 minutes behind schedule. it stopped in mobile, alabama, where the engineer waited until a freight train cleared the bridge up ahead. then, the sunset limited started on the last leg of its trip, 750 miles to mia

alabama thanks to the reconstruction act, and of course in december 1860 south carolina secede the union. there are two states at the time thabut have a black majority. south carolina and mississippi. so 1860 there for ten years to the day south carolina sends african americans to the national congress. this is a former slaves who served nine years, we office in 1879, born a slave he was a mixed race, his father was white and his father bought him before the war and freed him. so when the war and as he helps write the state constitution for south carolina, serves in this eight once the local office and then finally runs for the it fie national office and in ten years after the war began he is representing the estate of john calhoun in the nations capital. that same year, the first senator took the seat from mississippi. he had never been a slave and he was born in north carolina, left the south, he was educated as a minister and becomes a chaplain during the war so he's also a veteran. he takes the seat formerly occupied by the state of mississippi, jefferson davis. davis quit his seat w

>> lettuce. >> there's no lettuce in alabama. what kind of lettuce? >> japanese lettuce like that. >> japanese lettuce? never heard of it. can't grow no damn lettuce in alabama. i tried it. >> you can't grow lettuce? collard green. i don't see it, that's what i tell you. i ain't jesus christ. look what i told you. >> what did i tell you? >> grass season -- >> warden culliver is currently planning upgrades to the softball field in hopes of raising morale and lowering tension. >> it has to be backed. this time of the year the softball field, that's your premiere event. in the afternoons the guys get out here and play softball, really don't have any problems out of them, keeps tension down. >> they get tired, they go in, take a shower and go to bed. >> go to bed. no fights. it's the overall process of trying to improve the facility. >> though there's plenty of room for improvement, the inmates at holman get maximum use out of their softball field in its current condition. >> that's one. my percentage just went up. if you were able to transpose, imagine t

the master cells him to alabama. piece is sold five times before 25 for the crime of wanting to read. i use this a story to beat my students up with. my students are not always excited about doing all the reading and class and here's a kid who was beaten and repeatedly sold because he wants the written word. understand that knowledge has been kept from them and in south carolina it is illegal before the war to teach slaves to read. in those days it was frowned on in south carolina. in mississippi it was illegal to understand that knowledge is the path to civil rights, the path to prosperity, and all these conventions in the south, they always demand voting rights. they are pushing really hard for land distribution but the one thing always at the top of the agenda is the preconference, they want to decent schools for the children. part because they live in poverty and part they would -- in south carolina there were no public schools for white or black children before the war. only to confederate states, texas and loui

is going ton dictate to alabama, i do not think it makes for good relations. part of it is agreeing to disagree. if you live in alabama and you have one conception of some of the social issues in san francisco and you have a different, the best way we can get along is to agree to disagree. we have some laws that are slightly different at the local level. it is not a one-size-fits-all. it is complicated. we have some things like the federal tax code and federal benefits. my hope is that we can sort of figure out some of these more contentious issues by agreeing to disagree and having a little difference between localities. >> fascinating. thank you so much. >>. thank you for having me. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] address, weekly president obama outlined his plans to create jobs and boost economic growth. wasrepublican address delivered by house members fred upton, gregg harper, martha roby, and susan brooks. legislativey four priorities were they say bipartisanship c

this happened a mile from the seventh district police station on alabama avenue. the shops running out just blocks from the high school. there are reports that he was a beaulieu student. his identity has not been released. this happened around 8:30 last night. police taped off a large area. this was one of two fatal shootings in the district. a woman was killed around northeast. homicides are up 75% this year. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc seven news. >> dozens of people this morning are left without a home. inbrianne carter is live springfield with more on this fire that sent dozens into the cold. >> dozens now out of their home after this fire that happened late last night. fire officials believe it happened in a first floor area and then spread into a hallway and into the stairwell. a dozen people were treated on the scene. two others were taken to the hospital. the red cross is helping to find people another place to stay. officials say the investigation is ongoing. >> thank you. smartphones could be losing a lot of momentum. we will tell you why. >> but

by statute in the state of alabama, the warden at this facility is responsible for carrying out that duty. >>> about half the inmate population at holman will never leave. and more than 170 men will meet their fate here in holman's death chamber where all executions for the state of alabama are carried out. in 2002 the facility switched from the electric chair to lethal injection. >> this is the control room, the process of carrying out the executions basically happens here. there's the drug concoction. during this process while administering the drug i'm able to have a visual of the condemned on the stretcher. i push all seven syringes, three actual drugs, but seven total syringes. my role is the execution. i can't be any more specific about that. i mean, that's what the role is. by statute in the state of alabama, the warden at this facility is responsible for carrying out that duty. >>> holman's barbershop is the perfect place for an inmate to get a cut, offer advice or just discuss. but when there's an execution, they take on a more somber tone. >> i saw an execution yesterday. i

following the phillips saga the maersk alabama remained in service. it is 500 feet long and 08 feet long. we're told the families of contractors who died have been notified. jenna? jenna: a lot more to the story. peter, thank you. jon: the obama administration is set to roll out a new controversial fcc program asking information from radio and tv stations and newspapers how they cover news and who decides what gets covered. shannon bream live in washington. shannon, how is this program supposed to work? >> reporter: jon, the fcc will send representatives into tv and radio stations into various markets and ask them a whole lot of questions about things, what stories they do, how they decide the topics, who they decide to interview and what gets cut and how many time they spend on the environment and politics. the stated purpose of the study is this, quote, ascertain the process which stories are selected, station priorities, content, production quality and population served, perceived station bias, perceived percent of news dedicated to each of the eig

two former navy s.e.a.l.s found dead on maersk alabama. the victims were working as security contractors. our own peter doocy live in washington with this story. so peter, what do we know about how these two men died. >> gretchen, we know these two men found in the same state room while ""maersk alabama"" docked. their names jeffrey reynolds and mark kennedy. both 44 years old. both off watch when they were found. neither suffered any gunshot wounds. the president of the contracting company they were working for, virginia-based trident group said these deaths did not occur during a security operation and that foul play is not expected based on initial assessments of the scene. post mort ems will be performed in the next week to figure out the exact cause of sudden deaths. u.s. state department says this, "we can confirm that two deceased american citizens were found on the "maersk alabama" while moored in seychelles. investigating by u.s. coast guard. "maersk alabama" is anchored and holding while authorities are investigating. >> that shi

his master cells into alabama. he sold five times before his 25 result for the crime of wanting to read. i use the story to beat my students up with. my students are not always the most excited about doing all the reading. you know, here's a kid who is beaten and repeatedly sold because he wants the written word. these people understand that knowledge has been kept from them. in south carolina simply it's illegal to teach slaves to read. it is likely illegal. i understand that knowledge is the path to political rights. it is the path to prosperity. and all these conventions in the south, they almost always demand voting rights. they are pushing really hard for land redistribution. but the one thing at every conference is they want decent schools for their children. in part due to southern poverty in part because planters with higher deal tutors to tutor their children. in south carolina, there were no public schools for white or black children. am i to confederate states, texas and louisiana before the war had free

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this officer is trying to trap me in the state of alabama. hey, man, crooked. the world out there is crooked. i ain't no devil. >> jaime bell, constant pain in the side. troublemaker. always has some sort of complaint and he's just not going to be satisfied. he's just going to complain. how long have you been in disciplinary seg? >> how long have i been in disciplinary seg? you all had me in disciplinary seg three years. >> three years? >> three years. >> and all of this entrapment. you don't deserve any of it. >> three years! >> and i don't serve any of it. >> they brought it on me. fight. they brought it on me. jumping on me. i'm going to be in the free world very soon and y'all going to see. they trying to take my life in this prison but they can't do it. i'm coming home. >> jaime, and he's been in disciplinary seg, i know he's been there for the last year, and i don't see him getting out anytime soon. these officers work here on a daily basis they deal with these inmates, and you build up a relationship with these inmates and some are good, some are not so

the chair: the gentleman from alabama is recognized for four minutes. mr. bachus: when the law is against you, argue the facts. when the facts are against you, argue the law. when the law and the facts are against you, yell like hell and call your opponent names. and that's what we are seeing here. this is a good law that we're proposing. the facts are on our side, so -- and i got to hand it to the gentleman from georgia. crib collapsing, baby formula you've g republicans, done a good job. et's go back to the facts. get rid of the rhetoric and talk about the facts. the number one fact is that america's out of work. .he chairman mentioned that andy barr, the gentleman from kentucky, talked about people out of work. this country needs jobs. you've called us, that we're against the american worker. we want the -- we want the american worker. we want people to have jobs, and to be an american worker, you have to have a job. we can talk about the wages, but when you're unemployed there is no wage. talk about american dream, owning a home. not anymore. just havin

i never get caught, ten years. >> when we visited the holman correctional facility in alabama, producers met keith mason, who also assumes a female persona. >> what's your first name again? >> keith. but they call me precious. what makes me a girl, first of all is this, again, this is my choice. so it's nothing that i was forced into like, i walked in the door and they slapped me down and say, you're going to be my bitch. it wasn't like that. you know, when i came in, came in -- the first day i came in here and i arched my eyebrows and i did what i did and i let them know at home, i'm gay. >> having already served an earlier sentence for aggravated assault, precious was doing life on a robbery conviction. and when we met him, he was living in a state of domestic partnership with fellow inmate marquis nobles. >> i'm the wife, he's the man. i got on my band and his. that's mine, that's his. got that right here. >> this is my partner. this is my friend. this is, you know, the person that gives me strength. you know, like i say, i don't have family or anything. this is the person that helps

but down in greensboro, alabama, you can build a bike with an innovative new design. why don't we check it out? deep in the heart of rowe, alabama, the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. the catfish capital is struggling to keep its head above water. >> what happened when you came here? >> about 75% of the shops shut down. >> there was one thing they had plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. you have to have something you're making out of it. >> pandor became somewhat of a one woman stimulus plan for governor'sboro, running the hero foundation, she tapped into the town's most unwanted resource to do it. bamboo bicycles aren't exactly a new idea. they have been around since the first one was introduced back in 1894. and now they are gaining popularity in small bike shops like this one. but none of them are like the bikes you finder here at hero bike shop. that's thanks to an industrial designer who took the time to get his hands dirty and develop a new innovative design. woods. >> it is. >> univers

but down in greensboro, alabama, you can build a bike with an innovative new design. why don't we check it out? deep in the heart of rowe, alabama, the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. the catfish capital is struggling to keep its head above water. >> what happened when you came here? >> about 75% of the shops shut down. >> there was one thing they had plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. you have to have something you're making out of it. >> pandor became somewhat of a one woman stimulus plan for governor'sboro, running the hero foundation, she tapped into the town's most unwanted resource to do it. bamboo bicycles aren't exactly a new idea. they have been around since the first one was introduced back in 1894. and now they are gaining popularity in small bike shops like this one. but none of them are like the bikes you finder here at hero bike shop. that's thanks to an industrial designer who took the time to get his hands dirty and develop a new innovative design. >> it's like walking throug

if a massachusetts couple has an issue in alabama involving federal law, it's the federal law, not alabama law, that croy controls it. >> i asked the question before we went to break, where have all the jobs gone? to get the conversation started, john on my twitter page says, many of the jobs have gone underground, working off the clock and off the book. senator portman was asked about this issue today, and the economy, and the tie-in now with the affordable care act and this message from this bipartisan report that perhaps it's better if you work fewer hours, take advantage of the subsidies and health care. you don't have to work as hard, get fewer people working full-time jobs. here's senator portman, and then we'll talk. >> i'm worried about the american worker. it's unbelievable, david. we have in our country right now a 35-year low in terms of laper participation. we don't have as many people in the work force as we did in the recession, middle of the recession. yes you have democrats almost giddy about the fact that, oh, boy, we're going to have fewer people in the work force. >> two

. >> mississippi, louisiana, alabama and georgia. >> the deep south braces for a winter storm sequel. >> major ice storm is rushing toward the southeast, threatening to paralyze atlanta all over again. >>> in georgia, store shelves have been wiped clean. look at this. >> this one is going to be worse. they need to learn their lesson from the last one. >>> shirley temple one of the biggest movie stars of the 1930s has died at her home in northern california. in addition to her acting career she served as an american diplomat. >>> how u.s. special forces took one minute to capture one of the most wanted terrorists in libya last october. >>> french president, francois hollande, is being welcomed in a ceremony at the white house by the president and first lady. >>> and she gets the bronze. >> devin logan grabs silver in today's slopestyle skiing. >> the biggest story is the heat. >> the quality of the snow athletes have complained about. >> you can see it all the way from sarah palin's house. >>> new jersey governor chris christie, scandal widening today, at least 12 more people will be s

in alabama federal agents busted a u.s. postal carrier, later convicted for his role in another scheme, evidence including cash and checks was right there in his delivery van. >> this is the world we liver in. >> an identity theft minefield. the irs paid $3.6 billion in potential bog us tax refunds in 2012. more than 1.5 million taxpayers were victims. that's actually an improvement, as the irs governments new measures to detect fraud. the justice department's tax division has made identity theft one of the top priorities, focuses on paid preparers who handle nearly half of all individual returns. that means they have access to half of all taxpayers' identities. in the past year authorities have shut down more than 60 you remembers that were trafficking in stolen information, but as the government gets smarter, so do the crooks. >> we are so far behind the thieves, we never know how they're going to monetize the personal information. >> reporter: or how they'll cover the tracks, like the thieves in alabama that teamed up wi

., two people shot off 13th street and alabama avenue. this is right near the congress heights metro station, and we've put in a few calls to police and still waiting to get details about what led up to the shooting. so far, no arrests but alabama avenue is shut down as crews continue to investigate that scene. >>> in prince george's county, pictures of the victims in a triple murder are circulating around capitol heights. police passed out that flier that you saw there near the scene today, and we learned that two of the victims, mason and stacy white worked together at a retail store in laurel. they were found shot to death last night in an apartment belonging to mason's friend who was also killed. there is a $25,000 reward for information in this case. >>> all right. now we go to the weather. storm team 4 radar showing rain roshing over parts of the region, but this only tells half of the story. amelia segal is tracking the rain and the end to the amazing temperatures we've had, right, amelia? >> yes. unfortunately, erica, as we head b

the chair now recognizes gentlewoman sfr alabama, ms. sewell for five minutes. ms. sewell: i rise in recognition of black history month and contributions made by notable african-americans. i proclaim the month of february as a time of reflection for alabama's 7th congressional district. in honor of black history month, it would befitting to pay tribute to the native sons and daughters of alabama that made significant contributions not only to the state of alabama but to this great nation. as representative of the civil rights district and beneficiary of the sacrifices of so many, i have committed to sharing the stories of these extraordinary men and women throughout the month of february so their contributions will forever be recorded and referenced in our nation's history. today, i begin with a tribute to virgil ware and johnny robinson. these american heroes and birmingham naturetives lost their lives within hours of the of the bombing. while many of us have heard the stories of the four little girls that perished in that bomb, many are unaware on that same day vi

by 9:00 for alabama, we're going to see the ice develop. as we get close for midnight that icing is going to be stretching farther across south carolina. that's where we're going to have the widest area of ice accumulation. we're also going to have it coating areas around atlanta. we're talking about amounts from one-tenth o inch, and then potential for inch of snow and then another four to eight inches of snow on top of ice. here's where we have our ice storm warning including atlanta down through central georgia. initially we're hitting south carolina as we get into the morning hours. as we get into the next 12 hours it will be rain south of that, and the storm will have just gun to deposit that ice and snow and then over atlanta and south carolina. it will be a treacherous night over the southeast. >> we'll see new the newscast. people are getting ready for this storm. long lines in grocery stores and store shelves are amount. no bread, no milk. >> reporter: when people go to the stores a lot of times they're finding this, no bread, for

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the men were working as security officers on the "maersk alabama," but police are not saying how they died. former troops are often used to protect ships from pirate attacks. the film "captain phillips" starring tom hanks was inspired by the hijacking of the "maersk alabama." >>> well, in colorado another delay in the aurora movie theater murder trial. a judge has ordered another mental exam for suspect james holmes. holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on charges that he murdered 12 people and tried to kill many more. >>> new fallout this morning in the miami dolphins bullying scandal. the team has fired offensive line coach jim turner and head athletic trainer kevin o'neill. an investigation found both men played roles in the harassment instigated by guard richie incognito and two teammates. their main target, tackle jonathan martin, who left the team midseason. >>> all right, now we go to the olympics. there are just a couple of days left in the sochi games. some high-profile women's sports wrapping up today. >> and the sun is back out there again today. team usa loo

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this is the maersk alabama taken over in 2009 by somali pirates. it was made into a movie. the two men were found in the cabin. the alabama was anchored in seychelles. >>> a second member of the wisconsin national guard is suspended after shocking behavior! images popped up on social media showing troops joking while standing around a flag- draped casket. the caption said, we put the fun in funeral. the casket was empty. but another member posted a picture complaining about the cold saying, someone is getting a jacked up flag. >>> now check this dashcam video of a high-speed chase in wisconsin. police say the driver ran a red light about 3 a.m. saturday so they followed him for a bit, lights were flashing, you hear the sirens blaring. the cruiser hits 100 miles an hour before the driver of the car finally stops. only when he is being led away in cuffs does he admit he is a police officer too. >> i wasn't trying to do anything crazy. i apologize. >> just glad neither one of us got in an accident. >> well, of course. i'm sorry. >> according to the complaint, the cop said he d

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maersk, alabama, back at sea after two americans were found dead on board. investigators in the company saying the deaths were not related to their ship duties. they don't have any more information at this time. you remember when we remembered this for you yesterday, these two men were former navy s.e.a.l.s. the maersk, alabama, became famous. >>> could justice be here for the brutal beating outside dodger stadium that left a giants fan with such severe brain damage he requires care 24/7? the two men who attacked him, pleading guilty and learning thr fate today. >>> plus, he was born the same year as richard nixon and rosa parks. 101-year-old joe neuman, running for congress in florida because he's concerned about the country's future. >>> that brings us to our question of the day. at what age would you like to retire? tweet me @gretchencarlson. use #realstir. we'll read your comments at the end of the show and joe is going to join us. honestly? i wanted a smartphone that shoots great video. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three time