an hour to be reewith my colleagues to serve as the house majority whip as well as people in southeast louisiana giving me an opportunity to serve another two years, and we're excited about the opportunities we have to work together to get our country back on track. if you look back at the election, the president said this would be a referendum on his agent, -- on his agenda and the public took him to his word. if you look throughout our races in the house, both the returning members of congress and our new members, we talked about the bills, over 350 bills that we passed out of the house, to get our country back on track that were stuck in the senate. i think the public also went to the polls and i said they want to get a congress and a washington that works for them. and when you look at this new freshman class, in this large house majority, largest since. the 1920s -- i would argue one of the most diverse congresses we have ever had -- we have great people with great energetic idea whose came here to get to work solving problems for the american people. i'm excited about that opportunity to h

simply is not working, and i see it every day in the state of louisiana and specifically in southeast louisiana. so we have tried to engage some additional tools, specifically on the re-entry level. we have tried to engage with our business community. i think we all can agree that a major part of this issue of reducing recidivism, trying to close that resolving door -- revolving door recidivism, rests on providing long-term stable employment to these individuals as they return to our communities. new orleans leads the state of louisiana in incarceration, and we'd lead the state in terms of people returning to our communities. and so what we have tried to do is engage the business community, talk to them about the perceived and actual risk of employment in this community, and some of the incentives out there to encourage employment in this particular area, things like the work force tax credit that is out there. things like the federal bonding system that is in place through the department of labor. but our office is not stopping therement we have an initiative called 32 plus 2, 302 plus 2, whic

simply is not working and i see it every day in the state of louisiana and specifically in southeast louisiana. so we have tried to engage some additional tools, specifically the re-entry level. we tried to engage with our business community. i think we all can agree that a major part of this issue of reducing recidivism, trying to close that resolving door recidivism, rests on providing long-term stable employment to these individuals as they return to our communities. new orleans leads the state of louisiana in incars rigs and also means we leave the state in terms of people returning to our communities. and so what we have tried to do is engage the business community, talk to them about the perceived and actual risk of employment in this community, and some of the incentives out there to encourage employment in this particular area, things like the work force tax credit that is out there. things like the federal bonding system in place through the department of labor. but our office is not stopping therement we have an initiative called 32 plus 2, 302 plus 2, which is really a reentry colla

to be re-elected by my colleagues to serve as house majority whip as well as the people of southeast louisiana me the opportunity to serve another two years and we're excited to work together to get our country back on track. if you look back at the election, the president said that this would be a referendum on his agenda, and i think the public took him to his word there, but if you also look throughout our races in the house, both the returning members of congress and our new members, we talked about the bills. over 350 bills that we passed out of the house to get our country back on track that were stuck in the senate, and i think the public also went to the polls and said that they want to get a congress and a washington that works for them and when you look at this new freshman class in this large house majority, largest since the 1920s and i would argue one of the most diverse congress reses we've had and we have great people coming out with great mergetic ideas that get to work to solving problems for the american people. i'm excited about that opportunity to help be a part of this lea

student pledge against gun violence where we are going out into all 450 schools throughout southeast louisiana on one day, october 15th of this year, and the pledge is quite simple. we're simply asking our young people to pledge not to bring a gun to school. they promise not to use a weapon to resolve a fight or dispute. and lastly they promise to use their influence with their family and friends to ensure that those individuals don't use a weapon to resolve a fight or dispute. it's a very simple pledge. it's been around since 1996. over 10 million young people have used this and taken this pledge. this is the first time we'll be doing it in new orleans. on that day we'll be sending a very powerful message that our young people individually and collectively are taking a stand against vileance in their community and in our schools. >> a discussion on efforts to reduce the prison population while continuing to reduce violent crime. tonight at :30 eastern on -span 2. >> this thanksgiving week c-span is featuring interviews from retiring members of congress. watch this interview tonight through th

we are going out into pointed and 50 schools throughout southeast louisiana on wednesday october 15 of this year and the pledge is simple. we are asking our young people to pledge not to bring a gun to school. they promise not to use a weapon as a result of violence dispute and lastly they promise to use their influence with their family and friends to ensure that those individuals don't use a weapon as a result of a fight or dispute. a simple place that's been around since 1996. over 10 million young people around the country have taken his place. this is the first time we will be in new orleans in that day we will send a powerful message that our young people individually and collectively are taking a stand against violence in our community and in our schools. at his senate confirmation hearing today nicholas rasmussen the nominee to be director of the national counterterrorism center discussed a variety of security threats including isis, iran and cyberattacks. mr. rasmussen is currently deputy director of the agency. senator dianne feinstein chairs this hour-long hearing of the sel

i see it every day in the state of louisiana and, specifically, and southeast louisiana.o we have tried to engage some different tools. specifically on the reentry level, we have tried to engage with our business community. i think we all can agree that a this issue of reducing reciprotism -- nation in leaves the terms of reincarceration, well, returned to also our cities. so we have talked to some of the incentives out there -- things like the workforce tax that is out there, things like the federal bonding system that is in place to the department of labor -- but our office is not stopping there. we have had an initiative that really a reentry collaboration between some of organizations in the community, as well as our businesses, where we are trying encourage 30 local businesses to hire to returning citizens for a three-year period. we're looking for businesses who are looking for diversity, businesses oking for were committed to providing long-term employment opportunities for these individuals. not simply for a two month, three months, six month period. are doing is

student pledge against gun violence where we are going out into all 450 schools throughout southeast louisiana on one day, october 15th of this year, and the pledge is quite simple. we're simply asking young people to pledge thought to bring a gun to school. they promise not to use a weapon to resolve a fight or dispute. lastly, they promise to use their influence with families and friends to ensure those individuals don't use a weapon for a fight or dispute. simple pledge. it's been around and 10 million across the country have used this and taken this pledge. this the first time we'll be doing it in new orleans. i think ultimately on that day we'll be sending a very powerful message that our young people individually and collectively are taking a stand against violence in our community and in our schools. >> see the full remarks from u.s. attorney tonight at 8:30 eastern on c-span 2. with live coverage of the house on swx span and senate c-span 2, on c-span3 we compliment by showing you relevant congressional hearings. on weekends c-span3 is the home to american history tv. unique series, ci

can see the flare up down the to the south where the heaviest rains are starting to develop, louisiana southeastarkansas, this is our storm for monday, it will continue to gather strength and pull toward the northeast bringing us quite a bit of wet weather. once irrelevant crosses -- once it crosses, the temperatures crash and fall off a cliff. omaha, 11 degrees, bismarck 8. new orleans, 60. this drops in first and then we drop off tuesday. the high plains, anywhere from 8 to 18 degrees below zero. that stays to the west, but it shows you how cold the air mass is. cloudy skies today, monday heavy rain the times, we expect ponding on the roads. monday evening this front crosses through and that's when the temperatures start to fall. future tracker 6 will time it out and put it altogether, we have nothing today, cloudy skies, a nice afternoon, temperatures milder than yesterday. here's monday morning, 80:00, you can see the steady rains overspreading the delaware valley, even the poconos at that point there's a winter weather advisory that will go into effect for the poconos overnight tonight. you

as well as people southeast of louisiana give me an opportunity to serve for another two years. and we're excited about the opportunities we had to work together to get our country back on track. if you look back to the election, the president said this would be a referendum on his agenda. and i think the public took him to his word there. if you also look throughout our races in the house, both the returning members of congress and our new members. we talked about the bills, over 350 bills that we passed out of the house to get our country back on track that were stuck in the senate. and i think the public also went to the polls and said that they want to get a congress and a washington that works for them. and when you look at this new freshman class and this large house majority, largest since the 1920s. and i would argue one of the most diverse congresses we've ever had, we've got some great people with great energetic ideas who came here to roll up their sleeve, and get to work solving problems for the american people. i'm excited about that opportunity to be part of this l

>>> and breaking news overnight from the southeast, where there have been multiple reports of tornadoes. >> a possible twister touched down in southwest louisiana, damaging roofs and bringing down trees. tornado watches and warnings have been posted for parts of mississippi and alabama. >> this is all part of a huge system moving east. a wave of snow and bitter cold air that covered parts of the texas panhandle. the arctic system dumped up to four inches in amarillo. temperatures hovered in the 20s. >> it was a similar scene in oklahoma city where many cars crashed or struggled to maintain control. for more, we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, t.j. and tai. storm system coming together will pivot to canada. this brings a fresh shot of arctic air to the north and west. another cold couple of days. for the eastern half of the country, we're seeing some snow in spots. not along i-95, back into ontario and quebec. back across the ohio valley. 3 to 6 inches piling up. with the cold moving over the relatively warmer lakes, we're talking about big-time lake-effect snow. feet of lake-effect snow not out

louisiana. tomorrow an increase throughout areas of the southeast.rds the northern plains talking about a mild day. enjoy it freezing rain across parts of the great lakes overall a little bit more mild. back to you inside. >> good morning, rick. overnight, two men who apparently are part of the new black panther organization have been accused of trying to get bombs for the ferguson protest. this as we await the grand jury decision there. no matter what they decide, al sharpton is promising to lead protests. >> action network noble bliz 25 cities that we released that will be going immediately to federal buildings to have vigils and nonviolent demonstrations. >> is al sharpton actually making matters worse? joining us now is former tea party.net is niger innis, thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> what do you think the reason is that al sharpton plans to protest no matter what the decision? >> oh, because the civil rights movement. the great civil rights movement of which myself and my father, the great were a part has dissolved into the c

for the southeast, though, it's mainly going to be rain. south louisianalot of rain this weekend. north of atlanta, through tennessee, also portions of kentucky, the ohio valley seeing a little bit of rain. as far as snowfall amounts. we're going to see anywhere from 2 to 4 inches, 4 to 6 outside of siouxfalls. 1 to 2 in minneapolis. grand rapids you've got lake-effect snow and that's going to continue throughout the weekend. high temperature, single digits in rapid city. 9 degrees today. year going to see the temperatures stay below freezing in minneapolis. you started this trend of below freezing temperatures on monday. it could be another week before your temperatures get above freezing. so just stay warm, minneapolis. hunker down. it will get better by the time we get into the week of thanksgiving. low temperatures also in the single digits and below zero for a lost cities. guys, midwest, northern plains, they're getting a dose of winter early. the week of thanksgiving should look a little better across the entire country. >> so this is the polar vorte

with severe weather that is moving across the southeast, and in that severe weather, we are looking at tornadoes that are coming up here across parts of louisiana, mississippi as well as now into georgia. >> serious situation there, kevin, thank you. >> the conflict in ukraine taking center stage at the g20 summit. >> vladimir putin leaves early after taking serious heat about the role of russia's fighting. we'll talk about the leader who called out putin. >> the pope making plans to travel to the united states in 2015. >> asking tougher questions of nfl doctors, what was being looked for in surprise inspections. >> a rude fan grabs a football at the bengals game. what cincinnati is now doing to make it right. that's one of the stories caught in our global net. >> you're looking live at kobane, syria where u.s. led coalition airstrikes were carried out sunday. the battle there continues between isil and opposition fighters. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead, we're speaking with former attorney general roberto gonzalez. what does he think of the president's plan to push through immigration reform with executive orders. federal i