butcting not just alabama america as a whole. >> well, the issue from farmers is that they have a needor seasonal workers often times. buttimes year around seasonal workers to do jobs they can't find local employees to perform. they have found that since the immigration law passed a lot of migrant workers they depended on the past left the state, some of those that had proper documentation left because of fear of being maybe misunderstood, their status being misunderstood or they had family members that did not have the proper documentation. >> one of the things that became an issue in law enforcement, there is a direct tie between illegal immigration and the drug cartel in the united states. alabama is a border state. wehappen to border water, border the gulf of mexico. particularly in southern alabama, we're a pipeline for narcotics coming into the united states, predominantly out of the united states. there are major drug trafficking arteries coming into the united states. the immigration has become a great concern because some illegal immigrants either use the drug trade or the dru

impacted many groups and people, not just economically, but socially as well, reflecting not just alabama, but america as a whole. >> well, the issue for farmers is that they have a need for seasonal workers oftentimes. sometimes year round, but seasonal workers to do jobs that often times they can't find local employees to perform. they have found that since the immigration law has passed that a lot of migrant workers they have depended upon have actually left the state, even some of those that had proper documentation, they left because of fear of being maybe misunderstood, their status being misunderstood, or they didn't understand the law or maybe they had family members that dent have the proper documentation. >> i think one of the things that really became an issue in law enforcement is there is a direct tie between some illegal immigration into the drug cartels and the drug industry in the united states, alabama is a border state. we just happen to border wart. we border the gulf of mexico. but particularly in southern alabama, we are a pipeline for narcotics coming into the . ited states, inte

handed in london to cover the royal wedding only to turn back around and return to america to cover the tornadoes in alabamancredibly brave and courageous and that is a direct quote from brian williams. >> brian williams, i'm sure you're watching. i'm sorry. i just wanted to bless with you a little bit. we love you. >> are you done? >> i'm high on the kool-aid, apparently. >> s.e., do you have one? >> she's not there. >> any way, sorry, s.e. we'll see her in the next segment. up next, is not having a baby the new gay? what? a one woman mission to end breeder bullying. >> is that a thing? rahhhhhh! when i'm hungry, my tummy growls. rrrrrrrrrrrr! when i'm hungry, i feel like i want to faint. this is my hungry monster. one in six americans struggle with hunger every single day. if i could stop hunger, i would definitely do it. [ male announcer ] let's growl back at hunger. stock up on select general mills groceries at walmart's low prices between april 1st and 30th and you'll be contributing to food banks in your own community. join us in creating the biggest growl ever. ♪ (announcer) at scottrade, our cexactl

we don't have these big averages because we know in america there is a big difference between schools in massachusetts and schools in alabamayou fundamentally opmystic about what is going on because people thought the trend was downward for a while. >> what that study really showed, fareed, is that the education reform movement in america is showing real progress. there is a charter school network in newark that cracked the top ten in the world. these are from really disadvantaged neighborhoods. so, really, the conclusion is, we have schools that are not only, you know, the equal of shanghai and singapore, they are actually better in certain categories. we're doing fantastic. the problem is, we don't have nearly enough. and how do you take those successful models, charter and public and scale them? >> you have a new book that is coming out, soon. foreign policy begins at home. revitalizing the american economy and revitalizing the american education. what do you think is the key here? if you are talking about obama spending political capital? >> two things. one is immigration reform which helps in many areas. the other is b

vienen de esas partes, por ejemplo alabama, que tiene 2 senadores y california en donde tenemos 17% de toda la poblaciÓn de amÉricaontra nosotros. >> tÉrmino con esto congresista. >> usted lleva aÑos, dÉcadas peleando por una "reforma migratoria," usted cree que en la cÁmara de representantes se van a conseguir 218 volttos necesarios? >> ojalÁ. estamos tratando muy duro para hacer esto. especialmente los miembros de la parte hispano, pero otra vez les voy a decir que es muy difÍcil hallar estos votos, necesitamos republicanos y tenemos el problema de la mayorÍa de la mayorÍa es una regla que tiene o no vendrÁ un voto en esto, entonces estamos tratando de jalar de traer a nuestros colegas republicanos para hallo esos 100-120 votos de los republicanos. >> gracias loretta sÁnchez por estar con nosotros. >> pausa cuando regresemos. nos habla enrique capriles y para esto se une el >> ahora amÉrica latina, ha sido una semana muy dura, intensa en venezuela, el consejo nacional electoral te cladeclararon a nÁ maduro como ganador, aunque dijo que iba a realizar un recuento parcial de los votos, caprile s dice que hay un en

america. police dogs and fire hoses in birmingham in 1963. alabamaroopers beating back protestors on the bridge in selma in 1965. and their violence would strike a flint on the nation's conscience. >> and we shall overcome. >> president lyndon johnson pushed through landmark civil rights bills to open up public accommodations to ensure access to voting rights. and signed the laws as dr. king stood over his shoulder. by the late 1960s, andrew young says king had become exhausted. >> we were pretty well worn out. i mean, he had been going from '55 to '67 without a let-up. >> there was a rumor dr. king was planning a sabbatical, maybe in india or in africa. was that true? >> he was thinking about it. that was his -- that was his dream. it wasn't india or africa, it was really riverside church. >> the prestigious riverside church in new york was looking for a pastor. >> he said, that was my ideal. that's what i wanted to be when i grew up. >> i speak out against this war. >> but that never happened. instead, this speech at riverside will become king's mo

america, yeah. anita in alabama. hey, anita. >> caller: how are you doing? >> stephanie: good.ut that called earlier blaming the president. this is what is wrong with this country. it's the left and right. united we stand, divided we fall. and when we have somethinglike this jit shows how great america is. and i didn't blame bush when 9/11 happened, even though i couldn't stand him. that was an a-hole thing for him to say. an 8-year-old child died and this is not the time -- >> stephanie: that's right. and those runners that kept going to the hospital to give blood immediately afterwards, they didn't say are these victims democrats or republicans? >> caller: uh-huh. >> stephanie: exactly. that's what we do. jacki i guess we don't know anything -- i'm looking for the chyron now, search is on for a suspect. >> yeah, the only thing to reiterate is that if you were at the marathon and you have pictures you collected, send a copy to federal or local authorities, they are looking for everything, and they obviously have a better sense of what they are looking for than we do so don't n

alabama, you're looking at cell phone video as it drifted into the report. >> knocked out electricity, left more than 3 thousand on board drifting at sea. >>> the america's cups now just three months ago and organizers expect millions of people, not just for races but also for an associated concert series. some nearby residents are not looking forward to the noise. >> whether it's $15 for a grandstand seat or $2,000 for a season pass, organizers say they expect it to sellout. >> this is the first time a fan with watch the races without having access to a boat. >> pier 27 through 29, it will host 30 concerts including sting and the doobie brothers. >> the super bowl has its concert, the olympics has the cultural olimpiad, we'll have our concerts. >> i think everyone who lives here, a few times a year are sort of either enjoying the chaos or batting down the hatches. >> organizers say they're working hard for noise concerns. races held last september and october is ready for big events and crowds. >> last year was very property for us. how we would handle crowds and those sorts of things. we learn a lot. >> a hotline will also be set up to handle noise complai

creme and that every black church in america welcomed him and that he could always get in on its inside of a lack church. indeed, -- in a black church. indeed, it in alabama there were all kinds of black riches that would not come near dr. martin luther king. even during vietnam, everybody shunned him. but at this moment, at this breaking point in the city of birmingham, which was so bad at the time, it was called bombing him. talk to me about what the black clergy in that city -- not all, but certainly most of them -- to their sense of running away from king. >> there are many levels to this, as there always are in clergy politics. that was very much there. andrew young estimated that they had the support of about five percent of the black churches in birmingham. tavis: 5%? that means 95% of the preachers in birmingham were not with him. >> and i am not a mathematician or a social scientist. talk about a world of trouble and hurt. king had fred shuttlesworth, another prophetic and fearless man. we don't want to forget that king was piggybacking on shuttlesworth's movements who had been fighting the clan and o'connor and racism ever since the mid-1950s. s

america. we start in new york city where a woman was shocked to find her underwear stolen from the drier by a stranger. the thief eagerly runs away with her personal items. >>> in mobile, alabamal good-bye as they head off to afghanistan. they will spend training time at ft. hood before participating. a los angeles hospital has a new way for moms and babies to develop a special bond. infants are now able to connect with their mothers remotely thanks to ipad face time. they have the apt to spend time even when they are apart. >>> an annual brunch fit for a sing on the street. they parades past fans to the brunch buffet set up just for them. it's a lot of food. >>> in sports, 13 faculty members are calling for the resignation of the rutger's president for the mishandling of the rutgers coach. he used homophobic language to the players. he apologized for what he did. >> my family who is sitting in their house just huddled around because of the fact that their father was an embarrassment to them. >> most people were outraged over the behavior seen in the video. a former player voices support for him. >> i feel like it's moving in the right direction. as the years progressed, we le

alabama for the new plants? >> good morning. yes, it's a great day for us. it is ground breaking. it means we are the only company in the world with assembly lines, in americacted mobile here in alabama because we know it pretty well. we have more than 120 engineers. it's a harbor. we can transport all the parts. on top of that and probably the first reason is we enjoy very strong support of a business community and political community. >> how much will this plant help airbus when it comes to trying to land major military contracts? u.n. that's not in the plan right now. it's just commercial program. you won it, lost it, ultimately the deal went to boeing. how much would this change the equation? >> i think in this case it would enhance our image. we are procuring $13 billion from u.s. suppliers. we are not seen as u.s. manufacturer. so we will be seen as a very good u.s. citizen which is always helpful with regard to these contracts. >> let me ask about your decision regarding the legitimalithium ion batteries. you said no more. we're going with nickel cad. why the change? >> we are in process of certification. we don't want to take any risk. we will start

america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> as is the case at many maximum security prisons, some inmates locked up for rule infractions at alabama'sn correctional fassellety complain about unfair treatment. warden grantt culliver says they're not only fair, but reflect what the public expects of the prison system. >> once a year, every prisoner in holman comes up for a progress review before warden culliver and supervisor james powers. >> this is your annual progress review. we'll come up with a determination of his needs, whether his needs can be met here or needs to be moved to a facility where programs to meet his specific needs. >> for inmates confined to segregated lockdown, the process review board comes to them. >> we want to do bobby gilbert first and get him out of the way. >> 801 to a4. 1084 to your unit. >> bobby gilbert has asked for a transfer to another maximum security facility closer to his family's home. he waits while a table is set up in the hallway. >> what is you chewing on? >> gum. >> where are you getting the gum from? >> nick orate gum. >> i don't even know that? how long you been on that? a year and a half

and in london to cover the royal wedding only to turn back around and returned to america to cover the tornados and alabamaas courageous and that is a direct quote from brian williams. -- many hollywood celebrities are here tonight. looks the way ever republican thinks they look. looks the way republicans think every democrat looks. talking about celebrities and reality stars, we might as well talk about the 2012 republican candidate. look at the options the republicans are kicking around -- how to become like gingrich, trump. that does not sound like candidates. that sounds like season 13 of "dancing with the stars". the dancers. romney.art with no apologies? when you have to proclaim no apologies, is that not a tacit admission you have made a lot of mistakes? if i come from -- a trip to vegas and the first thing i say to my girlfriend, and the first thing as a is no apology. we are going to have a follow-up conversation. have rand paul and ron paul been talking about a run. they have something in common with my father and i, which is we are also not going to get elected president. i would love nothing mo

continÚa el riesgo de tormentas severas para este, para georgia, alabama, y en la florida tornados, continuamos con mÁs de "despierta amÉrica nauva vida. >>> cÓmo nacio la idea, por quÉ decidieron formar la empresa. >>> la idea empezÓ como un blog. le dimos el nombre (nombre en inglÉs). lo usabamos cono como un diario, ponÍamos una pieza diaria que encontramos y restauramos, y llegÓ un momento que el inventario creciÓ tanto que tuvimos que buscar otra cosa que hacer con todo ese inventario. >>> decidimos formar la empresa, y hacer eventos, bodas, o fiestas o cualquier celebraciÓn usando los muebles que hemos restaurado. >>> hace cuÁnto tiempo tenen la empresa, cÓmo les estÁ yendo. >>> en abril cumplimos dos aÑos, hoy tenemos dos eventos, una boda, un baby shower. trabajamos casi todo los fines de semana, en la semana pasamos los dÍas con fotÓgrafos, o con clientes planeando los eventos. >>> con un poco de imaginaciÓn, y fantasÍa, convierten algo simple en casi casi una obra de arte. >>> manejando por las calles, mirando, mirando. si estamos planeando un evento, y necesitamos una mesita. un objeto tan feo como el redondel de

alabama they don't want integration. well, are you going to do the right thing? >> that's mind numbing naive. they make policy, they fund campaigns and the most funded campaign wins. in america almost exclusively. they're going to throw money at people. we're going to allow them to throw money at people. they're influencing policy. if you cannot vote for somebody you should not be able to donate money to them period. >> john: that's my kind of republican. scott blakeman, judy gold, and author of "the complete idiot's comedy writing," jim mendrinos. remember this, the next time a child is killed by a gun without a background check which u.s. senators will have blood on their hands. i'll be reading their names in my commentary, and that's next. >> john: so congratulations are in order to the nra the republicans and a few democrats. the tiniest weakest more flaccid possible reform comprehensive background checks to screen potentially dangerous people trying to buy guns, something that 90% of americans want, but the nra and minority of senators don't. welcome to the gun nation without representation, and the next time a child is killed by a gun, purchase without a background che

alabama. law. i've. visited easy to. please. submit. i've. kerry rocks can. you see. regarding what the republic of texas was in eight hundred thirty six a number of people who had moved here from north america. at the invitation of the mexican government to settle here they were being chased out by the new president of mexico was also a general of the army is there. and they had to defend themselves against santa ana i was armies that lasted for about a year but finally general sam houston leading these volunteers defeated santa ana at a place called saniel sento and in defeating the president general of mexico they were able to force him to sign a treaty. the treaty formed a new nation so that he would never again come across the rio grande river to bother of the people in texas any more tree also said. nothing of the land of texas . belonged to the people who lived on the wound of texas for ever and that's a treaty that is perpetual it doesn't go away. so what is the republic of texas now it is the land of texas one of texas does not belong to the us doesn't belong to the federal government and the last of the people. who live here. and there is no federal land if they want land and. texa

need even more orders here in north america, but we need to further ramp up our production of narrow bodied jets. as a result, by putting this plant in mobile, alabama, adding about 1,000 jobs, pumping 600 million into this new plant here, they believe that it accomplishes two things. one, it gives them the production capacity that they're going to be needing over the next five to seven years and, two, it is going to help them not only in the commercial market here with north american airlines, but also when it comes to gaining military contracts in the future. remember, they pretty much had the tanker deal here in the u.s. lined up, locked in and at the last moment, it was awarding to boeing with an offer that many in washington looked at and said is that the best offer available or should we have gone with airbus? at the end of the day, because boeing manufacturers in the u.s. and was an american company, that was a key factor for them winning that contract. so airbus believes this accomplishes two goals by putting this plant here in mobile. >> good to see you. plenty more to come from phil throughout the day. thanks for that, fill. catch you late

america. but this is not a new thing. it happens every day. i had it happen to me myself in this town in alabama.as beaten and a cop broke his hand and they charged me for it. and assault on officer but got dropped down to a second-degree charge. but the point is it happens every day. and they make patsies out of the american people because they get revenue. it's government revenue. and some people just don't care. some counties just don't care. if you're not in that county or just pass through the county, it's money for them. i've seen the likes that they have beaten me, can you find me to a radiator and had a concussion and broke my back and never let me see a dr. but thank you, sir, thank you for spreading the word, and thank you. guest: well, the caller is absolutely right. this happens all the time, every day, probably will happen today, and i'm sorry to say tomorrow. you will see when you have a chance on tuesday night watching "the central park five" at 9:00 p.m. on pbs, but i'd check your local listings, because sometimes it varies a little bit. but you will meet kevin richardson who was

will find an immigration reform bill that gives 90% of what america needs to move beyond and that would be a good victory. host: tim, in alabama, republican. you are on the air. caller: congressman, my question is, when is enough enough? $4 trillion from the last administration. $12 trillion from this administration. and spending billions of dollars overseas and you all make $170,000 a year. when is enough enough? when will you all quit spending and say it's time for things to start working its way out? guest: that's an interesting question if we were to stop spending we wouldn't be arguing about the sequester's impact on the air traffic controllers. if we stop spending, we would be cutting the defense budget to zero and i will argue there are places to cut in the defense budget. but with regards to deficits, adding to the deficit and the debt, this current budget being proposed by the president 40 ually -- deficit of $7 billion and still a big number about half of what it was in the depths of the great recession. it gives us an opportunity to control the debt relative to the size of the economy and we have new economic growth

a reform bill that gives 90% of what america needs to move beyond and i would be a pretty good victory for the country, much less any party or person. host: alabamapublican. you are on the air. ?aller: when is enough enough four dollars trillion for the $4t admission -- last -- trillion for the last administration. $12 trillion for this administration. when will we quit spending and say it is time for things to start working its way out? guest: that is an interesting question. if we were to stop spending, we wouldn't be talking today about the sequester impact on traffic control. we would be talking about not having traffic control at all. if we stop spending, we would be cutting the defense budget to zero. i wouldll arguing that argue that cutting to zero is a responsible. with regard to adding to the deficit and the debt, this current budget being proposed by the president actually cuts the , still by $740 billion a big number, about half of what it was in the depths of the great recession. year to year deficit is coming down. it gives opportunity to control the debt relative to the size of the economy and we have new economic growth numbers ou

america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from alabama, miss sewell, for five minutes. ms. sewell: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to -- ms. sewell: i rise today to pay tribute to a beloved high school debate coach who is an extraordinary mentor to me and so many others. coach billy tate, as he was known, as an accomplished speech and debate coach in alabama and tennessee for over 40 years. coach tate sadly passed away suddenly on saturday, april 6, 2013, at the age of 69. leaving behind a legacy defined by his commitment to developing the oratorical skills of future leaders. at the time of his death, coach tate was a five diamond debate coach at montgomery belle academy in national vi, tennessee, where he taught speech -- nashville, tennessee, where he taught speech and winning debate teams for 30 years. he was an outstanding teacher anders pirational leader in the national forensic league, the oldest and largest honor society for high school students in speech and debate. during his career, coach tate had multiple national finali

america. >> okay. agreed. bipartisan group of senators they say they're almost ready to share the immigration overhaul that they've been crafting over the last several months. senator jeff sessions, the senator from alabamathen there is a promise of enforcement in the future. >> then he went back to making cookies in the tree. >> stephanie: i like the pecan sandies. >> chips deluxe, please. >> stephanie: you know what? i like the way the debate has changed that a lot of newspapers have stopped referring to human beings as illegals. that's the thing. sort of humanity that's really biting the republican party in the ass. look at this one. in a related story. it is all about inclusion. latinos move in favor of gay marriage. more hispanics than ever are in favor of gay marriage according to nbc news, "wall street journal" poll. they say they're in favor of allowing gays and lesbians to marry, wildest margin in the poll's history. they have evolved rapidly since 2004 but not among hispanics. they supported same-sex marriage by 53/42%. a 43-point turn around from 2004. but they make an interesting point in this poll. it is where all of the issues come together. yes, hispanics have been more socially conservati

trip to selma, alabama, i had the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with congressman john lewis and other civil rights heroes who stood on the front lines and fought to change america for the better. we must never forget the hardships they confronted and sacrifices they made. while reflecting on such moments in our history and by honoring those who come before us, i look forward to continuing to focus on ways in which we all can stand together once again and continue to solve our nation's problems and move forward in unison. i'd like to thank congressman sewell, congressman bachus and the rest of the alabama delegation for their hard work on this matter and bringing it forward. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama reserves. the gentlelady from alabama, mrs. sewell. -- ms. sewell. ms. sewell: i yield one minute to my mentor and great leader, mr. clyburn from south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 360. this timely legislation will provide for