after serving in the air force, bill returned to tuscaloosa for graduate school. he earned his doctorate in 1965. his teaching took him to millsaps college and then north carolina state where he served as chair of the department of history. seven of his books relate to lincoln. notable among them, with charity for all: lincoln and the restoration of the union. winner of the 1998 lincoln prize. lincoln's last months, which came out in 2004 and received our own institute's book award. lincoln's rise to the presidency, which was awarded the henry adams prize by the society for history and the federal government. lincoln and the border states, 2011, which was co-winner of the lincoln prize, and his latest book, lincoln and congress, which treats the sometimes contentious, sometimes cooperative relationship between lincoln and capitol hill, although perhaps more cooperative than we sometimes think. lincoln, according to bill's work, really only had one important veto to deliver during his time as president. i could tell you that bill writes with intelligence, great ins

mentioned the front-runner to be selected is matt jones white, alabama and his running back there in tuscaloosa is the pride of naji hurts. harris is expected to be one of the first running backs drafted and kron. 4 sports reporter kylen mills is live at. >> his draft party right now. i'm sure the family is feeling all the bugs. >> okay. >> grant and just we're not his draft party. however, we are to draft party. he is sponsoring it. the greater richmond interfaith programs shelter, a place that is very close to home for him. he actually just left here about 20 to 30 minutes ago. but now she told so excited to take this next step in his career and become a professional football player, but he wants to make sure he stays true to his roots and that he continues to give back to the community. and that starts tonight with this draft party. he is throwing for some of the kids and residents here at grip shelter as it's called. that includes everything you'd expect there's pizza chicken snacks goodie bags, cupcakes, obviously everything football theme for all the kids residents to watch. >> the upcomi

the klan didn't have the money and wound up having to sign over its tuscaloosa building to her. >> she said, i just don't care about the money. i really don't. but the building sold really fast. that's why she was able to get the home that now stands where it is today. >> i wasn't expecting any, you know, death bed confession from henry hayes. he had never done that. and he didn't admit to the crime. but he did admit to having made poor choices, having bad associations. he said, if my association with the klan makes me guilty, i apologize for that. he never said i committed this crime. >> we're about to close a chapter in what many call the last lynching in america. henry hayes has four and a half hours now to say his final good-byes to his family and friends. >> you have no idea what i'm fixing to go through. >> this guy only had a number of years to realize to this point what's going to happen to him. he had plenty of opportunities to correct himself. but he's a die hard klansman. >> we went to the execution. the news media came in and said one of you can go on. stanley said, i'm goi

after serving in the air force, bill went to tuscaloosa for graduate school. his teaching too many him to millsaps college and then north carolina state where he served as chair of the department of history. whether teaching, he wrote lincoln and his registration of the union, lincoln's last months, which came out in 2004 and received our own institute's book award. lincoln's rise to the presidency, which was awarded the henry adams prize by the society for history and the federal government, lincoln and the border states 2011, which was co-winner of the lincoln prize, and his latest book, lincoln and congress, which treats the sometimes contentious, sometimes cooperative relationship between lincoln and capitol hill, although perhaps more cooperative than we sometimes think. lincoln, according to bill's work, really only had one important veto to deliver during his time as president. i could tell you that bill writes with intelligence, great insight, solid judgment, good humor and popular appeal. bill has an attractive presence, and if you enter his name, he

the klan didn't have the money and wound up having to sign over its tuscaloosa building to her. >> she said, i just don't care about the money. i really don't. but the building sold really fast. that's why she was able to get the home that now stands where it is today. >> i wasn't expecting any, you know, deathbed confession from henry hays. he had never done that, and he didn't admit to the crime, but he did admit to having made poor choices, having bad associations. he said, if my association with the klan makes me guilty, i apologize for that. he never said, i committed this crime. >> we're about to close a chapter in what many call the last lynching in america. henry hays has 4 1/2 hours now to say his final good-byes to his family and friends. >> people have no idea what i'm fixing to go through. >> this guy only had numbers of years to realize to this point what's going to happen to him. he had plenty of opportunities to correct himself, but he's a diehard klansman. >> so when we went to the execution, the news media came down and said, one of y'all can go in. he said, i'm going.

worth, texas, bryan, rock hill, milwaukee, monroe, birmingham, beaumont, wilmington, tuscaloosa, dallas twice, quincy, orange county, california, cleveland, ohio, essex, maryland, yazoo city, river grove, virginia beach, nor evoke, virginia, fephiladelphia twice, aliceville, boulder, houston, new orleans, gresham, stockton, atlanta, georgia. >> it's a stunning list. i thought you were going to stop saying cities and it keeps going and going. >> it's exhausting to read it. it's exhausting to live through it at this point. >> and some of these don't even register. so for a lot of people as they're watching all of this, now they know. >>> still ahead, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene's short lived plan to launch her own policy. why she suddenly decided to scrap her idea. >>> republicans are supposed to be the parties of big business, right? new reporting on some trouble in paradise behind the scenes. >> and half of the adults in the united states have now received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. what will it take to convince everybody else? the u.s. attorney general joins

another record on the football field, hosting nearly 50,000 spectators at the program spring game in tuscaloosa on saturday. that is the most fans in the u.s. sporting event since the start of the pandemic. >>> meanwhile, major-league baseball the minnesota twins will continue their coronavirus pause. tonight skin oakland against the athletics has been postponed to allow for testing and contact tracing after least two positive cases in the last week. games between the twins and the angels were also postponed to saturday and yesterday. the twins and the a's are scheduled for a doubleheader tomorrow as a makeup. >>> let's go to the action on the diamond in cincinnati where shane bieber struck out 13 batters on the way 26-3 win over the reds yesterday. beaver becomes the first pitcher in the history to strike out at least 10 batters in each of his first four starts. the reigning cy young award winners 40th strike out ties hall of famer nolan ryan for the most through the first four appearances of a season. in denver, colorado the mets starting pitcher marcus stroman flashed his word winning skills

five wounded in tuscaloosa, alabama. three killed and four others hurt at a party in wilmington, north carolina. four shot the next day, easter, in beaumont, texas. and in birmingham, alabama, an argument spiralled out of control, more than 30 shots fired at a local park. one killed, five wounded, including four children. in monroe, louisiana, that same night, six shot and wounded at a local bar. april 5th, five shot and wounded in baltimore, one killed. three wounded on the 6th in detroit. two shot, two killed on the 7th in milwaukee. also, that day, in rock hill, south carolina, former-nfl player, killed five people. you probably remember that one. including a prominent doctor, his wife, and their two young grandchildren. >> i have lived in rock hill, my entire life. and dr. leslie was my doctor, growing up. so, that's how this is kind of little -- a little hard on me. so -- so -- but dr. leslie's been one of those people that everybody knows. >> everybody knows him. and now, he's dead. sheriff's office spokesman speak

tracing to see if anybody else was exposed luke ratliff was hospitalized shortly after he got back to tuscaloosa you can see luke here wearing his signature plaid jacket alabama athletics posted a tribute writing you brought the spirit, energy and passion to the crimson tide every game. we'll miss you, luke he was known to many by his nickname, fluff-o-potamus. health officials in indiana are urging visitors to wear masks, keep distancing and keep washing their hands. >>> the georgia governor, brian kemp, accusing major league baseball of caving to fears and lies from liberal activists after the organization pulled its all-star game out of the state of georgia because of that new law that restricts voting rights now texas is coming to georgia's defense, while facing criticism of its own for its own voting proposals. the texas governor, greg abbott, announcing today he would boycott mlb events in solidarity with georgia and he refused to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the rangers game today. across the country, corporations have been under pressure to take sides in this voting rights bat

exposed a 23-year-old alabama student named luke ratliff was hospitalized shortly after he got back to tuscaloosa you can see luke here wearing his signature plaid jacket alabama athletics posted a tribute writing you brought the spirit, energy and passion to the crimson tide every game. we'll miss you, luke he was known to many by his nickname, fluff-o-potamus. luke had become the face of the student section at alabama games. health officials in indiana are urging visitors to wear masks, keep distancing and keep washing their hands. >>> the georgia governor, brian kemp, accusing major league baseball of caving to fears and lies from liberal activists after the organization pulled its all-star game out of the state of georgia because of that new law that restricts voting rights now texas is coming to georgia's defense, while facing criticism of its own for its own voting proposals. the texas governor, greg abbott, announcing today he would boycott mlb events in solidarity with georgia and he refused to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the rangers game today. across the country, corporation

is it just you, joe, in a tuscaloosa sweatshirt? take us inside the birthday. >> you and willie know the answer to this question. i can answer that question by asking both you of a question. how many times did you ever see me go out into any event in new york city or washington or any party or any cocktail party -- >> in the past decade. >> or any event in the past decade. >> once. >> well, yeah, it's very -- yeah, we're very low key. >> can i have a derby pie. >> oh, look at that. >> yes. >> now that's a cake. >> cute. >> that's an artist's rendering of a cake because i told mika, no cake. no presents. >> derby pie. >> i want a derby pie. >> i'm going to make it for you this morning. >> my parents. we always watch the derby and watch the kentucky derby. and i told my kids what i tell them at christmas, no presents, just write me a note and that's all i want. so -- >> got your answer. it's really boring. >> kind of really boring and low key. >> joe, there was something revealing in donnie's question when he was thinking about what h

it's never too early for a half rack of ribs from dreamland, tuscaloosa, alabama. >> that's good. but let's listen, though, listen to what jonathan just said to see where we are here. the lunacy of it all. so major league baseball has moved to denver and then jonathan starts talking about how -- what colorado's rules are on early voting, what they are on same-day registration, what they are -- i mean, are we really at place now where we're going to be deciding where baseball players play the all-star game, one of america's really most cherished mid-summer institutions, based on voting rules? it really, again, it's ridiculous. it's and for democrats, it's short-sighted. a lot of democrats don't want to hear this, a lot of activists don't want to hear this. but willie, i've talked about before, when i was on the phone nonstop, five times a day to florida republicans who i have known for 20 years who are the best data people in the state, who predicted everything that was going to happen, when i was saying, but, wait, biden's up -- no, he's not. but biden's up in this poll -- no, he'

finally, at least five people are injured in a shooting outside of a bar in tuscaloosa, alabama. officers were called to the area early this morning for shots fired. several suspects have been detained and are being questioned. we'll be right back after this break. moment, with glucerna. it's the number one doctor recommended brand that is scientifically designed to help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? isbecause quality sleep is to hescientifically proven toar. help improve your overall health and wellness. introducing the new sleep number 360 smart bed. the only bed that effortlessly adjusts to both of you. proven quality sleep, is life-changing sleep. alicia: the nation's capitol on high alert after deadly attack on capitol hill. the suspected attacker who identifies as a followers of lewis berakon killing police officer and injuring another. i'm alicia acuÑa in denver. griff: griff jenkins, good to be with you. let's begin, with lucas, who has the latest on the ongoing investigation, lucas. lucas: griff,

the bill by a republican from tuscaloosa is one of several bills in the legislature aimed at blocking enforcement of any new federal gun control measures. similar laws are being proposed in other states. once again, different states moving different ways when it comes to gun laws in the united states. before we go back to the phone lines let's look at what our social media followers are saying about solutions for mass shootings in the united states. here's a tweet that says, we have security at airports and bag checks at concerts. corporations need to improve security. background checks and fingerprints plus card scanning should be put in place. "many of these young shooters have been indoctrinated on violent 80 a games that have killing and getting to live again to kill again as solutions for their problems. start there. here's another text that says "i suggest a mass shooting remediation tax on all guns, ammo, sharp instruments, and vehicles. another text that says to solve the gun problem we need to do several things. parents need to train children not to be violent and schools and

overnight, 7 million folks at risk into the lower mississippi river valley little rock, memphis, jackson, tuscaloosa, the upper mississippi river valley expecting rain if you like warm weather, we've got the recipe for today lubbock, texas, you'll be at 88 degrees. 15 degrees above average chicago flirting with 80 71 in new york city. tomorrow temperatures stay warm. hartford, connecticut, 68. nashville, 77. ten degrees above normal in nashville. look at this, these temperatures spread coast to coast. 90s in phoenix 60s in denver. 70s in paducah philly will see 60s. temperatures nice and mild in charleston, in the upper 70s we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds (vo) the subaru outback. dog tested. dog approved. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we watch the sun rise over the east bay, taking a look at walnut creek, a beautiful start and also a little cool as you head out the door but it's going to be a comfortable day. take a look at these high temperatures reaching near 70 degrees, for parts of the inland east bay as well as the south county, up

hail from austin to oklahoma city, back to alexandria and on saturday it moves into the southeast from tuscaloosa to hall hastallahass, here's what we see this low pressure has a lot of moisture from the gulf, downpours with a risk of flooding on saturday the rain moves from the midwest into the mid-atlantic states. severe storms for the southeast, and then on sunday it pushes up into the northeast and new england bringing soaking rains for new england. here's the rainfall totals about a half an inch to a quarter of an inch in the northeast, but here's where the heavy rain is stretching from houston all the way to atlanta to jackson locally up to five inches of rain flooding is a possibility we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds i love that click. this is the ipad keyboard. it's a lot heavier. with the surface, you have all kinds of ports. ipad has one. you want to be this guy? ipad pro is just a tablet. surface is a full computer and a tablet. and now, the price. mm-hmm. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we are waking up and head willing out t

host: let's hear from robert calling from tuscaloosa, alabama. caller: i/o is called the supreme court the supremacy court. -- i always called the supreme court the supremacy court. if i were european, as the gentleman who called before, i might feel the same way, but the supreme court was beginning -- was racist from the beginning. do you hear me? host: yes, go ahead. caller: you do have two ladies and the gentleman whom they want to retire, but judge thomas -- president george bush's father put clarence thomas there because he thought clarence thomas would not get chosen because he wanted to have an all-white supreme court. clarence thomas took thurgood marshall's place and there were so many more qualified than clarence thomas but george bush thought they will not see him and therefore i will have an all european male court. host: let's go to ashburn, virginia. he says, no, the supreme court should not be expanded. caller: i say no because expanding the court will be a cycle -- remember, the democrats when the nuclear option. secondly, i would

host: here charlotte from tuscaloosa, alabama. caller: hello, mr. stinson. guest: good morning. caller: i have a question, and my question is, have you did any research at all through your agency in the state penal system , you know, with the police aggressiveness against inmates and harm against them physically or whatever? i will take your question off the air. thank you. guest: right, so when i started this research, i had to really think about how i was going to limit it because it is an overwhelming thing if we were to add too much into it. and other words, i don't include in my research in my database officers who are charged by federal law enforcement agencies. likewise, we don't have correctional law enforcers in the state corrections. we do have some cases involving crimes committed by sheriff's deputies in jails, but that is when we had cases where we can identify deputies who were actually sworn officers with general powers of arrest, so if they are correctional officers, they are not included in my research. however, that is an important area of research. there are h

overnight five people shot outside a bar in tuscaloosa, alabama. a witness says there were multiple gunmen and that one of them fired a semi-automatic weapon. police say several suspects have been detained for questioning. the victims are hospitalized. their conditions are unclear at this time. we will keep you updated on this developing story throughout the morning. layoffs could be coming to the u.s. postal service. reportedly warning a postal service union a potential reduction of force as it tries to restructure. the cuts will depend on how many workers accept, quote, early retirement offers which are only available to nonunion administrative staff. the deadline for those offers is at the end of the month. you can now stumble to the kitchen for some dolly parton ice cream after a long day at your 9 to 5. artisan ice cream company jenny's splendid releasing a strawberry pretzel by flavored street inspired by the country legend sweet and tangy ice cream with layers of pretzel view sell. even wheater is the proceeds will benefit parton's book prog