,. >> lowndes county, alabama, is really the buckle of the alabama black belt. geographically it is located between montgomery and the selma. montgomerie to the east and selma to the west. it was established in the 1830s, and by 1865, it was the center of cotton production. but it also developed -- >> a lot of slavery? >> absolutely. it was the absolute core. but over time, it remains an agrarian economy tied to the exploitation of african-american in the emancipation era, peonage, all the way through the post-world war ii era. but african-americans remain the majority of population. 80% black, but in 1965 there were precisely zero registered black voters. so it's a white majority -- >> zero? >> zero. not a small percentage but zero. and it's 80% african-american. and the reason for that was because of this long legacy of racial violence. african-americans were excluded largely because from the political process, largely because of their need as exploitable laborers. but it was made possible by the use and long memory of violence in dating back to the emancipati

but then in each state, the black belt forms the state region so in alabama, the alabama black belt with a string of about 50 counties stretching from the border of georgia to central alabama to the border of mississippi. >> what is that bill's political significance? >> it is critical because that is the heart of the african-american population in alabama but also in all these other states with the exception mississippi where you have the mississippi delta but in most of the southern states, that is where you find african-americans in majority populations. in alabama african-americans represent 80% of the population so when we think about the migrations of african-americans, the great migrations in the first after world war i and world war ii, they are coming out of the black belt itself so does not only the center of the african-american population but it serves as the court for the emerging black populations in the urban areas of the north and west. >> tell us about lowndes county, alabama. >> lowndes county is geographically located between montgomery and selma. montgomery to the eas

but is alabama ready for a democratic african-american governor? >> alabama needs artur. they just don't know it. >> reporter: peggy wallace has a unique perspective. her father, former alabama governor george wallace, noted for saying -- >> segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. >> reporter: wallace later renounced his segregationist views, changing times. his daughter supported then senator barack obama during the 2008 election and supports davis now. >> we have many plans that did not and couldn't understand why we voted for obama, and i'm sure will not vote for artur. some people are just -- are just not ready. >> reporter: to which davis says -- >> i think more of them know they're ready than some people think. >> reporter: political analysts like natalie davis day when talking politics and color, remember, alabama is a red state. president obama lost the state by a wide margin, capturing about 10% of the white vote. >> in alabama, if you're a democrat running against a republican, white or black, you have to take 38% of the white vote. >> reporter: she says

court -- >> in alabama, this would be a capital case. if we do not get justice in australia, we will pursue death penalty here in alabama. rick: a very interesting case. thank you very much for the update their. as americans began below nervous about this health care reform plan -- as we begin to get a little nervous, president obama schedules a bit of a news conference. he wants to come and make a statement and will try to assure the country. he will speak any moment now. also coming up, another potential bombs fell and the scandal surrounding mark sanford. -- another potential bombshell. word that he may have traveled lavishly on the tax paradigm. this is before admitting to an affair with his "soulmate" in argentina. the latest developments and a c. the classic flavors of tuscany inspiration for... dinner bell sfx: ping ping ping fancy feast elegant medleys tuscany entrÉes restaurant inspired dishes with long grain rice and garden greens is it love? or is it fancy feast? i just want fewer pills and relief that lasts all day. take 2 ex

the gentleman from alabama. the gentleman from alabama. mr. bachus: thank you. mr. chairman, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. barrett: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition of the corporate and financial institution compensation fairness act of 2009. restoring confidence in our financial markets is crucial, mr. speaker. a component in bringing about economic recovery, and i support efforts to responsibly address the issues that led to the financial crisis that we're facing today. however, 3269 does not do either. instead of addressing the need for smarter regulation, this bill represents further government intrusion into the private sector that culetly hinder economic recovery. if this legislation is passed, it will put in place far-reaching and permanent government regulations on the compensation practices of financial institutions, crippling their ability to recruit top talent and remain competitive abroad and here at home. mr. speaker, this bill goes too far by giving f

. >> we will follow our conscience and alabama law.horrible crimes are committed and when there are betrayals like this one by a husband of his new wife, there should be justice that follows in the wake of this. if the australian courts won't get it, i will do everything i can to get it. >> the attorney general believes that watson planned and prepared to kill his wife. this would mean the death penalty for him if he returns to alabama. jon: thank you. police say steve mcnair's mistress shot him while he was sleeping. she then turned the gun on herself. there was a surprise. the man you see here confesses that he sold the gun used in the shooting. that is a problem because he is a convicted killer. the suspect should not have been anywhere near the gun. >> a convicted felon can not receive it, possess it, hold it, clean it, anything. he gives up that right when he is convicted of robbery and murder. jon: if convicted, he could go back to prison for another 10 years. now to dallas police released footage of officers allegedly taunting a

the distinguished senator from alabama and i agree upon one of the main seven principles for immigration reform which i issued two weeks ago: namely that an employer verification system with tough enforcement and auditing is necessary to significantly diminish the job magnet that attracts illegal aliens to the united states. the bottom line is illegal aliens mainly come for jobs and until we're tough on employers, wave after wave is not going to stop. but as we speak, even under the e-verify system, any individual who steals a social security number -- that's easy these days -- and has access to a credible fake i.d -- also easy -- can get a job in the united states. and nothing stops anyone from loaning a fake i.d. to their friends and family to get a job. in either of these cases, an illegal immigrant stealing a social security number and getting a fake i.d. easily done, or some citizen for whatever reason -- an employer, whatever, giving the social security to the card -- doesn't do the job. because that illegal immigrant can enter into the system. and once they are in the system, they

the fastest growing major city in alabama. thank you for getting up to visit us. fastest growing city in alabama. how much stimulus money have you gotten and where is it going? >> we are very, very fortunate in this community. we are the number one community in the united states. we have gotten a significant amount of stimulus money and we decided that it was a policy of ours we were going to make sure everybody understood the transparency. >> how much, specifically, have you gotten in stimulus money? >> i believe the numbers are anywhere from $6 million to $10 million. we have had significant impact on our community. >> it's a lot of money. you have a lot of things you are allocating it to. to watch where the money is going, you have set up a website. talk about the importance of this transparency you have been able to establish there in your city. >> we have what we call a stimulus information hub. it's a website that tells where the money is going, what we are spending it on and what we applied for. there are a lot of projects we applied for that we have not go

but then in each state to the black belt forms a the same reason as of an alabama the alabama black belttring of about 15 county stretching from the border of georgia the central alabama the supporter of the mississippi. >> what is the political significance? >> is critical because of that is the heart of the african-american population in alabama, but also in all the other states with the exception of mississippi rehab the mississippi delta but in most of the seven states that is very fine african-american majority populations. knox county, alabama, for example after -- to the represent 80 percent of the population so when we think about the migration of african-americans, the great migrations in the first after world war i in world war ii they're coming out of the black belt the south and so it's not only the center of the african-american population in this out that really serves as of the corps for the emerging black population in the urban areas of the north and the west. >> tell us about lowndes county, alabama. >> is really a debacle of the alabama black belt, geographically locat

i mentioned to the senator from alabama, alabama has a strong track record with it statewide. the problem we've had in the past, we keep reauthorizing it for just a few months at that time. people in this economy don't want to put a large investment in because of that. so i would offer this as a second-degree amendment. mr. sessions: mr. president, i have no objection to the judiciary chairman's second-degree amendment. mr. leahy: i have it as 1407. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from vermont, mr. leahy, proposes an amendment numbered 1407 to amendment number 1371. mr. leahy: i ask further reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. mr. leahy: and i ask for its adoption. the presiding officer: if there's no further debate on the amendment, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendment is agreed to. mr. leahy: i move to reconsider. a senator: lay upon the table. the presiding

bayou la batchtree, that's in alabama, people. it's a rural town of about 2,500 people. it's a shrimping town where a lot of folks work for themselves, scrape by and can't usually afford health insurance, and by the way, dr. benjamin, while we were talking in the oval office, described for me the demographics of this town are actually very interesting because you've got whites, blacks and asians in this community. there are a lot of laotans and cambodians who have moved there and are a part of this shrimping town, so it's a diverse but very poor rural community, and like so many other rural communities doctors and hospitals are hard to come by, and that's why even though she could have left the state to make more money as a specialist or as a doctor in a wealthier community, regina benjamin returned to alabama and opened a small clinic in bayou la batchtree. when people couldn't pay, she didn't charge them. when the clinic wasn't making money, she didn't take a salary for herself. when hurricane george destroyed the clinic in 1998, she made house calls to all her patient

most recently, pro-life filmmakers went under cover at an alabama clinic posing as a 14-year-old girl impregnated by her 31-year-old boyfriend. laura: joining us now from california is lila rose, the filmmaker who made that video and from montgomery, alabama, the states attorney general troy king. lila, i want to start with you because you have conducted these sting operations at a number of planned parenthood clinics now across the united states. and you have discovered fascinating things about how they operate. but, when you went into that clinic, and you said you were 14 years old, what was her instant reaction? what was her body language, the facial expression? because she didn't -- she sort of seemed to say, ok. we have to figure out a way in other words, to work around that. >> the reaction of the planned parenthood staff member in alabama to hearing that i was 14 and that my supposed boyfriend was 31, over twice my age was that oh, it will stay within these walls, you know, we won't say a word to anybody. and then her next concern was figuring out a way to get my parents not to

but is alabama ready for a democratic african-american governor? >> alabama needs artur. unique perspective. her father former alabama governor george wallace noted for saying -- >> segregation forever. >> reporter: wallace later renounced his segregationist views, changing time. his daughter supported then-senator barack obama during the 2008 election and supports davis now. >> we have many friends that did not and couldn't understand why we voted for obama and i'm sure will not vote for artur. some people are just not ready. >> reporter: to which davis says -- >> i think more of them know they're ready than some people think. >> reporter: political analysts like natalie davis say when talking politics and color, remember alabama is a red state. president obama lost the state by a wide margin, capturing about 10% of the white vote. >> in alabama, if you're a democrat running against a republican, white or black, you have to take 38% of the white vote. >> reporter: she says it is a tall order, but davis remains confident. >> break-through moments often aren't foreseeable.

that left six people dead, in tennessee and in alabama. this is the suspect, 30-year-old jacob schaeffer, from fayetteville, tennessee and is charged with six counts of murder, and they believe all of the victims were members of the same family and five murders occurred in tennessee and in two separate houses and cops discovered another body, 30 miles away in a business in alabama and schaeffer was arrested while he was sitting on the porch of one of this homes where the killings tools. >> jamie: president obama has said it again and again, he wants to help -- a health care bill and wants it now. and just in the last hour his budget director telling fox news the deadline, just about two weeks, now, is still firmly in place but even members of his own party are growing uneasy, over the rising costs it will take to pay for it. and to pay for it all, it is huge and the -- and the timetable is to get it done before the august recess and they are concerned, adding to the tensions, the chief of the nonpartisan congressional budget office, last w

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is alabama ready for a democratic african-american governor? >> alabama needs him.ey just don't know it. >> reporter: peggy has a unique perspective. her father, george wallace, noted for saying -- >> segregation now. segregation tomorrow. segregation forever. wallace later renounced his segregationist views. his daughter supported then senator barack obama during the 2008 election and supports davis now. >> we had many plans that did not and could not understand why we voted for obama. i'm sure will not vote for him. some people are just not ready. >> to which davis says. >> i think more of them know they're ready than some people think. >> reporter: political analysts say when talking politics and color remember alabama is a red state. president obama lost the state by a wide margin. capturing about 10% of the white vote. >> in alabama if you're a democrat running against a republican, white or black, you have to take 38% of the white vote. >> reporter: she says it's a tall order. >> breakthrough moments often aren't foreseeable. even just a short time before they

the bodies were found in alabama and tennessee this morning. investigators say he gave up information that led to one of the body's in huntsville, alabama. authorities say there were two additional crime scenes in fayetteville, tenn.. five people were found dead in two separate homes there. investigators say some of the victims were related. >> we are probably going to be here all night. it may possibly be tomorrow sometime before can actually give you a identification of the victims. >> police have not release names of the victims or the suspects and will not say exactly how those victims died. >>> you can almost hear the collective cheer from golfers of a certain age tonight. however 59-year-old made history at the british open today and gave the rest of us duffers a bit of hope. >> the world's oldest man has died. what kept him going for 113 years? the secret is right after the break. >> affront has stalled offshore. that may play into the weather. tomorrow's forecast is not too bad. bad. ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here

reenjamin of alabama. th white house keeps the balls in the air.e is the president back fr an incrediblydraini trip around the wld including afca and europe with russia and ghana incded and here he is arriving after a long flight back yesterday with family and his trying to compete with his own news story. why do they do it like this? >> they have soany balls in the air. he g get a rnd of golf when he me back yesterday. is announcings african-american woman, . regina binge minute. they have to keephe montum going on heah care ve over the last several weeks, key committees in the house andhe senate have me important and unprecedd progress on plan that ll lower costs and provide bett care for patients, and curb the worst practices of the insur companies. it's alan that will not add to our deficit over the next decade. let me rept that. it is a plan that will not add to our deficit over the next decade. and eventually, will help lower our deficit by slowing the yrocketing costs of medicare and medicaid. even tugh we are close, i've got no ausionst's g

>> alabama. >> where in alabama? >> birmingham, alabama. it's been hot there, huh? >> where are you from? >> florida. >> and matt made your day, didn't he? >> he sure did. >> why did he make your day? >> because he gave me -- he didn't exactly get it, somebody else gave me this script. >> good for you. let's talk a little weather from alabama to florida. here's a look at what's happening around the country. of course it's the big story from showers and storms in the southeast, also in northern new england, a little bit of rain. but, on the whole, the country's pretty dry. a few scattered showers, and also a slight risk of some severe weather in the northern plains. the heat inn >> i high today of 80 degrees and tomorrow only up to 78 >>> all right, what are the green hats about? >> representing nbc with the peacock. >> oh, very smart. what's your name? >> evan. >> and alexandra. >> oh, i love it. all right, natalie, back to you. >> all right, thank you, alexandra. >>> if you didn't see it for yourself, you probably heard by now, but almost 20,000 family, friends, an

a sixth victim was found across the state line in huntsville, alabama. police identified the suspect as jacob lee schafer, murder charges are pending. >> this is one of the worst crimes in lincoln county. it is a tremendous crime scene. we've never had a situation like this, but in a serious situation, once we determine exactly what it is, we back out and then start processing the scene from the outside in and that's what's taking place. >> well, so far we don't know the identity of the victims and don't know the cause of death or a motive. >>> it is supposed to be a place for kidding to find a safe haven, in a industry grappling with a wave of violence but last night in chicago, a frightening reminder that no place is truly safe. two teens shot and wounded outside a church. aaron mendez of wgn joins me now from chicago with an update on that. >> reporter: good evening, don. interesting because the priest of this church st. sabina has been a longtime gun control advocate so this became a personal one for him last night when these two were shot on the fro

the sixth victim was found across the border in huntsville, alabama.police identified the suspect as jacob lee schafer, and they say murder charges are pending. no victim i.d.s. no cause of death. >>> those are your headlines. i'm don lemon. keeping you informed. cnn. the most trusted name in news. >>> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official, president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. vice president johnson has left the hospital in dallas, but we do not know to where he has proceeded. presumably he will be taking the oath of office shortly and become the 36th president of the united states. >> larry: rather than assume was the kennedy death the toughest day? >> probably so. yeah. i would think so. certainly emotionally. emotionally it was the toughest day. >> larry: you broke? >> very definitely, i broke. and i'm not ashamed of that. some people seem to point a finger that it's unmanly or something of the kind. that doesn't strike me as being a serious matter at all. >> larry: t

we have just learned that president obama has chosen a very well-known alabama family physician dr. regina benjamin to be the next surgeon general. dr. benjamin made headlines in the wake of hurricane katrina with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic in alabama. >>> six lawsuits related to last month's deadly metro rail crash have been filed against dc metro rail system. nine people were killed, 80 others injured. one of six car metro trains rear ended a stopped train near the red line's fort tauton station. one is seeking $25 million. legal analysts say total financial damages could stretch in the hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> the jacks trial started today in montgomery county. she's accused of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies for nearly seven months. the bodies were discovered in january of 2008 when marshalls arrived at jack's southeast washington home to carry out an eviction. authorities say the girls had been dead since the summer of 2007 when jacks was living in montgomery county. jacks will be tried before a judge, no

one person was shot and killed in huntsville, alabama.eanwhile, in tennessee, five people were killed in two different homes there. according to investigators, the suspect they have in custody has confessed to all the murders. officials also believe several of the victims in tense tense may have been related. >>> another scene in huntsville, alabama is related to this. it has now been determined that there are six victims in this case. we have taken one person into custody, believed to be responsible for this horrendous crime scene. >> reporter: investigators maintain 30-year-old jacob shavord of huntsville is only a suspect and no charges have been filed. >>> a national jury hands down a conviction. earlier today, a national jury delivered a guilty verdict in the case of marsha trimble. dna evidence, led to his arrest and conviction. >>> neighbors got quite a surprising sight. the vehicle crashed into the deck of the home when the driver tried to turn around in the driveway. no one was hurt in the incident. a spokesperson for oscar mayer

line in huntsville, alabama. police say they have a suspect in custody. some of the victims are related, we're told. the killings took place friday night or early this morning. that's all we have at this point. americans around the country are mourning the death of walter cronkite. he died friday at his home in new york s . wa wa waheeum to my dahe y in gt invish, rsonsi pa siedusto remember the veteran news man who many called uncle walter. former colleague spoke to 9news now about walter's connection with the viewers. >> he was an authentic journalist who respected his audience and in return, the audience respected him and gave him a great deal of encouragement and whether or not he was the most trusted man in america, it was well deserved. >> that's the way it is, friday, 1973. >> 1992 and '94 pronounced cronkite as the most trusted man in america. cronkite quote, set the standard for which all news anchors have been judged. cronkite is >>> when walter cronkite was not at the anchor chair, he would visit his b

it's right now falling out of alabama in towards georgia. the severe part of that aspect is over the state line into the panhandle of florida. you can see right there, big thunderstorm complex, driving down toward the south. gusty winds, that's the main threat out of this. about 60-mile-per-hour gusts. that's what they're reporting right now. over to the east a little bit farther, see showers exiting over the banks. you can see the banks aglow with radar activity later this afternoon. that will stretch through the piedmont with heavy rainmakers a possibility. as for the northeast, there's a weak cold front, but enough to generate thunderstorms overnight last night that are still going on right now, entering into the adirondacks. it's coming out of watertown. you can see the radar picture as it sweeps on through. decent rain and later today, with all that energy still in place, we'll see severe thunderstorms as a possibility for vermont, new hampshire, probably western parts of maine too. maybe massachusetts by the berkshires. i think the mai

this is where the severe weather out break will go over parts of alabama, alabama, mississippi, georgia. that activity will move into our area as we get into tomorrow afternoon. we have the chance for severe weather. in fact threat potential as we as the issue of the storm prediction center for tomorrow afternoon. that could shift a little bit further over baltimore as we get into the afternoon. here's what it looks like as far as the temperatures. pretty hot out there the temperatures at 85 degrees right now downtown baltimore. 90 in dc. heat index feels like about 95 to 89 and very hot temperatures we'll see the temperatures will drop to about 79 with stray thunderstorm tonight. more hot air on the way. my 7 day coming up. >> thank you vytas. speck taylor's line main street to see an old piece of history get a new address. historic home built in the 18 80's was moved about 400 yards from main street to oklahoma avenue. that's when neighbors turned out to watch it all happen. >> treky part. >> 75 yards. the house survived. so everything is fine. >>reporter: 130-year-old home is expecte

. >> reporter: founder of a royal health clinic in shrimping down in alabama. she's the past president of alabama state medical association and 195 was "world news" person of the week. >> sometimes i could do everything text books taught me and school taught me and patients can't buy their medicine and it's all for nothing. >> reporter: in recent years she fought to rebuild her clinic afterle destroyed by hurricane george, hurricane katrina and recent fire. today she joined a political fray. >> our health care system cannot continue on the bath we're on. >> reporter: the democratic leaders whom the president met with today all left the white house pledginging them elthey' have their house reform bills passed before the we kres but the senate plans are much murkier. it's where the real challenge for the president lies. >> jake tapper at the white house. >>> the economy is next. tress tri reported the federal deficit reach aid milestone. passed 1 trillion. flood of red ink due to efforts to combat recession and wars in iraq and afghanistan. rising deficit is spar

a sixth body was found in huntsville, alabama. one of the victim's was the suspect's wife. a family friend says the couple's relationship was shaky. >> i knew that she was having problems with him as she was already having her own personal problems as we all do to deal with. she kind of had a hard time in life, but she was a very kind hearted person and definitely loved her children and her family and was a typical concerned mom. >> police have not released the identities of any of the victims, but they are saying the killings were connected to a domestic dispute and some of the victims were related. >>> the fbi s has caught up with one of the most wanted. the 39-year-old suspect was arrested in mexico after spending nine years on the run. he is wanted for the 2000 shooting of a deputy during a traffic stop. the deputy was severely wounded in the face. he has since recovered. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train crash in san francisco. dozens of people were injured when one city train slammed right into another at a boarding platform here. three pe

they say a sixth body was discovered in huntsville, alabama, and is connected to that crime.e learning more tonight about saturday's light rail crash in san francisco, california. federal investigators say the driver switched to manual before he should have. dozens of passengers were injured. an investigator say the train crashed into another train parked at the sation 24 seconds after the operator made the switch to manual. investigators haven't interviewed the operate error yet. there could soon be a baths room line in space. one of two toilets on the international space station is out of order. it is flooded. the commode began malfunctioning this morning. >> we don't yet know the extent of the problem. we are still in the data collection mode. it may turn out to be of no consequence at all. it could turn out to be significant. it is too early to tell right now. >> there is another john on the shuttle endeavour, but there are 13 astronauts between the two crafts. it is the largest number of people ever gathered together in space. >> in tonight's consumer alert. all the toug

happened in mobile, alabama. antonio's mother said police used pepper spray under the bathroom door, then forced the door open and tasered him. she says her son was just in there a long time because he was having stomach problems. authorities say they didn't realize he had a hearing impairment until they found the cards in his wallet indicating he was deaf. his family has filed a formal complaint. >> and then he saw the red smoke coming through there. and then he threw water, he smelled it and said, what's that? then he started throwing water on the floor. the smoke came into his nose and he thought the devil was coming into him. >> he was trying to hold the door for them not to come in. he thought it was the devil, because he has a mental problem also. when the police came on, that's what they did, they kicked the door in. and when they did, my son said they tased him in the chest. in his stomach, and on his hands. >> now the police department spokesperson said the entire thing is under investigation, also the o

the gentleman from alabama. the gentleman from alabama. mr. bachus: thank you. mr. chairman, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. barrett: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition of the corporate and financial institution compensation fairness act of 2009. restoring confidence in our financial markets is crucial, mr. speaker. a component in bringing about economic recovery, and i support efforts to responsibly address the issues that led to the financial crisis that we're facing today. however, 3269 does not do either. instead of addressing the need for smarter regulation, this bill represents further government intrusion into the private sector that culetly hinder economic recovery. if this legislation is passed, it will put in place far-reaching and permanent government regulations on the compensation practices of financial institutions, crippling their ability to recruit top talent and remain competitive abroad and here at home. mr. speaker, this bill goes too far by giving f

. >> pueden ser ciudades grandes, como chicago, detroit, o hasta birmingham, alabama. >> los mexicanosn un suburbio de atlanta, operaba una cÉlula de un twcí]w de las drogas, y cuando las autoridades entraron, encontraron a un dominicano en un sÓtano, con evidencia de haber sido torturado. >> puede ser una casa donde vive una familia. >> la telaraÑa de distribuciÓn establecida por los carteles estÁn en obras a que llega hasta el otro extremo del paÍs. milwaukee es un destino importante de cocaÍna y marihuana que llega desde mÉxico. h@ >> primero se colecta, lo transportan a chicago, en grandes cantidades, se colecta el dinero, y luluo a mÉxico. >> los operativos realizados recientemente por las autoridades, han dado como resultado mÁs de 900 personas arrestadas ligadas a los cÁrteles de sinaloa y del golfo. sin embargo, todavÍa hay 20 millones de personas que gastan $64 mil millones para comprar drogas ilegales. >> un soldado lleva desaparecido una semana, dijo que iba a una localidad cerca de la frontera con mÉxico. la Última vez que fue visto como fue el 11 de julio en la casa de su

this is his picture with, he killed 10 people in rural alabama including his mother it and five family members. he was a concealed weapon permit t. the sooner i hear people on television saying only the good people get these permits, that is simply not true. one in my view these unstable man should have never been permitted to own any weapons for any reasons and, of course, in february of this year frank garcia of killed four people in a shooting rampage in an upstate new york. he held wrote concealed carry permits. we would i think these tragedies quote and totally as i understand 26 people have been killed this year by people who carry concealed weapons. we don't want others these concealed weapons permit the use in this state of california. we have 30 million people. is a diverse disparate population, guns do not help. i believe it is unlikely that these men and would have obtained a concealed weapons permits in my state and candidly we want to keep it that way. no mr. president, what i would like to submit for the record a letter from the governor of our state on all schwarzenegger

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. >>> a suspect is in custody after a string of killings in southern tennessee and alabama. the tennessee bureau of investigation says five bodies were found in two separate houses, while another body was found in the business in huntsville, alabama. no word. >> anonymous source saying the obama administration may create a unit of professional interrogators to handle high value terror suspects. >>> a group of aid workers from a charity based in california are accused of stealing from the people they were intended to help. the money and supplies are meant for chris ravaged by civil war. instead of helping those in desperate need, they're charged with spending the charity money on themselves. casey stegall is live in los angeles. what a despicable story. >> despicable. world vision international, it is headquartered here in southern california, but it does humanitarian work, about 100 different countries really across the globe. liberia has long been a priority for the christian organization because for the last two decades or so, the african nation has been rocked by a civil

from the university of alabama at birmingham, and an m.b.a. from tulane. she served as associate dean for rural health at the university of south alabama college of medicine, and in 1995 she became the first physician under 40 and the first african-american woman to be named to the american medical association's board of trustees. in 2002 she became president of alabama's state medical association and she has received numerous awards and recognition, including the macarthur genius award. that is very impressive. but of all of these achievements and experiences, none has been more pertinent to today's challenges were closer to regina's hard then the clinic she has built and rebuilt in bayou la batre. tell me how to say it. bayou la batre. that is an alabama. bayou la batre is a rural town of about 2500 people. it is a shrimping town where a lot of people work for themselves, scrape by, and cannot easily afford health insurance. and dr. benjamin, she described the demographics of this town which are interesting. you have whites, blacks, and asians in this co

stretches in toward alabama. that's probably going to be the longest.lotte, atlanta, detroit, chicago, more delays. >>> a race car driver is going to suffer after this horrible crash. what happened? it happened he will survive but he may never drive again. we have to warn you the video is unsettling. this is felipe massa. a loose part hit him in the head and then he ran into the wall at full speed. doctors say he was near dechlkt for two days with a fractured skull but fortunately he's talking, moving his limbing as hmd injuries are no longer life-threatening. >>> in o'news michael vick is partially reinstated. he can sign with the team, practice and play in two preseason games and they'll decide whether they'll let him wab. we want to mow what you think about this. we really want to hear from you on your thoughts on this. text them to 45688. remember, we're news and views here. start your text with robin or it won't get to us. . he paid for his crime for the public to continue to judge him is so wrong he should be allowed to show he has learned from hi

also six bodies were found in huntsville, alabama.s shaky. >> i knew she was already having problems with him. she kind of had a hard time in life, but she was a very kind-haertd person and definitely loved her children, loved her family and was a typical concerned mom. >> officials are only saying the killings were related to a domestic dispute, and some of the victims were related. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train crash in san francisco. dozens of people were injured when one train slammed into another at a boarding platform. it happened yesterday. four people appeared to be severely injured. a railway spokesman said they're looking into possible mechanical and human errors. one witness said the train operator wasn't even looking where he was going. >> he came barrelling in, not slowing down. the driver's head was down. he looked asleep or passed out. couldn't tell, but he was not looking up or slowing down or braking, no signals or nothing. you could tell he wasn't looking. he just crashed into the rea

a family doctor from a rural area in alabama and the president presented her today. our own ann thompson has her story. >> reporter: behind her short walk to the rose garden today with president obama is a long journey for dr. regina benjamin. >> through flood, fires, severe want, regina benjamin has refused to give up. >> reporter: for two decades she's been the family doctor in alabama, a royal shrimping village. hurricane georges and katrina ravaged the town and her clinic. together, they rebuilt. a fire last year destroyed the clinic again. and again she rebuilt. all the while bringing what the macarthur foundation called compassionate and effective medical care when it awarded benjamin a genius grant in 2008. >> i want to ensure that no one, no one falls through the cracks as we improve our healthcare system. >> reporter: a healthcare system that forgot their 2500 residents, people benjamin says can't afford to get sick. 40% of the residents do not have health insurance. many cannot pay. >> i think regina is not only tough. i think she's influential. and i think

cincinnati, 54, 59 degrees in huntsville, alabama. if that is not cold enough. how about snow for you. yes, pictures out of copper mountain, colorado. they are having an action sports camp there. and they have been kind of holding on to their reserves of snow up there. and piling it altogether in one place. so the kids can enjoy some real snow while they learn some real tricks, wow. look at the air. from snow boarding. great stuff there. take a look at more temperatures what is going on at this hour. you know we are still looking at 70s. maybe a come of low 80s. even dallas up at 90 degrees. really nice. to get rid of the triple digits. the cold front will continue to push southward and make its way along the gulf coast. then just kind of stall out here. so we are looking at the cool snap to last us really probably through your weweekend. an at least into monday. there are showers and thundershowers. as a consequence of this. for the most part. benign weather this weekend. we'll be watching the plain states for slight risk of severe thunderstorm this afternoon.

we're going to stand up right here in alabama amid the billy clubs.d up right here in alabama, letting the world know that we are determined to be free. >> this evening, we tell the story of america's biggest civil rights demonstration-- how it began, how it went, what it accomplished. >> walter was one of the few people in power positions that got behind that and pushed the story. in birmingham, alabama, 1963, a 16th street baptist church was blown up by klan members. four little girls are murdered. the fact that it was four little girls, the fact that it took place in a church on a sunday-- that really shook people up. >> ♪ we shall overcome >> at that moment that that bomb went off, america understood the real nature of the hate that was preventing integration, particularly in the south, but also throughout america. this was the awakening. >> one, two, three, four. we've dropped the bombs, and now a tremendous g-load as we pull out of that dive. wow! in the early stages of our involvement in vietnam, basically, i felt that our course was right. wel

a sixth victim, still not identified, was found about 30 miles away in huntsville, alabama. >>> a church gathering to promote nonviolence, the scene of a shooting in chicago's south side a prayer vigil was held last night for the two teens wounded in friday's drive-by shooti shooting. one hospitalized in stable condition. the other has been released. there is a $5,000 reward for information leading to the shooter's arrest. >>> california transit investigators are trying to figure out what caused two light rail trains to collide in san francisco. 48 people were injured in yesterday's crash. mechanical problems and human errors are being examined as possible causes. witnesses say one train barrelled into another as they emerged from a tunnel. >>> the episcopal church is embracing change but in doing so it is alienating its conservative membership. at its national conversion last week, bishops were given the discretion to bless same-sex unions in states that allow domestic partnerships or civil unions. bishops on both sides of the issues were talked to. >> the argument is yes, by doing this

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. >> confirmation, the dishonesty of jeff sessions, senator from alabama. and a judge's calm, plotting, almost too gentle effort to disprove his lying. >> i do not believe that any ethnic, racial, or gender group has an advantage in sound judgment. >>> dick cheney's got a secret. now "the washington post" confirms it was an assassination squad kept from congress because it failed, utterly. but cia officials tell "time" magazine it might have been another illegal use of the agency to spy on americans. what the hell, this is dick cheney, you're probably both right. >> the american people need to understand the very serious and grave damage this is doing to our intelligence ability. >> but you are liz and dick cheney, you don't have any intelligence ability. >>> sarah palin of "the washington post." an op-ed on cap and trade. is this the higher calling serving alaskans, shilling for big oil? >>> and is america crawling with cat people, stinking with sen taurs. fortunately, senator sam brownback has introduced the human/animal prohibition act of 2009, to ban th

and in turn, the local alabama school board threatened defiance. on cape cod, president kennedy today talked with this reporter of many things, including the political repercussion battle. >> do you think you'll lose some? >> i don't know. too early to tell. but i would think -- i'm not sure that i'm the most popular political figure in the country today in the south, but that's all right. i think we'll have to wait and see. not that long. >> you making any estimate who your opponent would be? >> good many of them. >> got any choices who you would like to run against you? >> that's a great mistake. i know some republicans chose me in 60. i'll let them choose. >> there might be something brewing in cuba besides coffee, that is. for the first time in months, the government is acknowledged guerrilla activity. but said that soldiers killed two rebel leaders in fighting this and that is that they worked for our c.i.a. this ties in with speculation leaking from havana that castro's military alert may have been caused not by division, by intensification o