but it's, you know, it's appalachia. >> yeah. it is beautiful.urrounded by that mountain bowl, and it is a cool place to visit. yeah, there are, there are people who have come to see us because of the book. the farthest away has been oregon, which we found kind of interesting. what we usually find is i don't know how many of you ever looked big stone gap up on a map, you have to to work pretty hard to get there. you're going to be an hour off any major highway. so what happens is people who are planning a trip for some reason deviate, and they add an extra day, or they road trip to the side. so it's not that the lady from oregon said, oh, i must see this bookstore. it was that she knew she was going to be in cincinnati, and she saw that cincinnati was about five hours' drive from us, so she added a day and came down to see us. i like to say i had somebody from oregon come and visit, but what actually happened was she added a day to her trip. of course, big stone gap has been home to some big writers, there's john fox jr.'s trail of the lonesome p

my appalachia is a house in a little town.hese guys earlier, they are not even really towns in these places. is a collection of homes you pass through on a road. it is a house with a kid and a father -- that is my appalachia. not some idea or top removal argument or power to the people but power to the people. and the congressional funding comes up, there is someone going on to anarchy. they are no longer laughing. anyone else? thank you guys for coming. we are cut short peer. i apologize -- we have ramon's like to set. sometimes it is better to have 40 minutes of this then another hour of people telling where they were for the jfk >> it's my pleasure to welcome mac griswold to nashville. mac was a trained cultural landscape is and is authored washington gardens in mt. vernon and the golden age of american gardens. she has written for the new york times and "the wall street journal." in 1984 she first visited sylvester manor on long island and began to learn about this history including the history of northern slavery. she res

have tropical storm warnings for all of louisiana and tropical storm watch all the way over to appalachia the main threat not so much wind, it will be heavy rains as it moves ashore just south of pensacola. all right, let's talk about the fall colors. now, autumn glory festival in garrett county, not until next weekend, but look at these pictures. look at the colors out in snow shoe. in fact, around snow shoe and even into closer to home, around the valley, it's almost peeked. this was sent to us, and forwarded to us out in snow shoe, west virginia. that is simply spectacular. okay, right now a live look outside. not quite as spectacular. after a high of 90, we are sitting on 87. relative humidity pretty comfortable, 41%. temperatures 87 in college park. but 80 in bethesda and 80 also in fairfax. so, almost like a warm summer night tonight. we're looking at warm conditions for football. 75 to 84 and then high on saturday and sunday and watch karen's remnants in case they arrive on monday. look at the temperatures. 81 by 11:00 tomorrow. 86 by 1:00. near 90 saturday and sunday. showers and

warnings essentially for the entire coastline of louisiana and a tropical storm watch in effect for appalachia and points west. there are no hurricane watches or warnings in effect from karen. okay. i know we're sweltering. we are talking about tropical storms and it's 90 degrees, but this came in and just caught my eye today. a beautiful picture. this is from snowshoe, west virginia. we are talking peak color up there right now. what a gorgeous, gorgeous picture. christie sent this to us. when you see colors like that you know snow is not too far away from today in snowshoe. live look outside. it's still 84. wow. relative humidity 46%. that's pretty comfortable. after a high of 90, it's 83 in college park. 80 in arlington. 76 fairfax. 79 in springfield. all these temperatures are above our average high, which is 73. more like summer month. nice for high school football if you are a spectator. a little toasty if you are getting into the pads and helmet. hot tomorrow and sunday but still nice. then karen's remnants arrive on monday along with a cold front so look at this. 70 by 7:00. low 70s by

the coal company asked to review his record, a long specialist from pittsburgh, who stand out in appalachiao the black lung program and biased in his findings. the doctor's finding on gary fox, black lung not present. doctor, good morning. i am brian ross from abc news. been trying to get ahold of you to ask about your work with coal miners for the coal companies. >> i have no comment. >> reporter: when we caught up with the doctor, he told us he is not by yaiases and find blac lung 12% of the time meaning most of the time he does not. he refused to look at the autopsy report of gary fox that found black lung. this involves gary fox. yun take can you take a look at it? the most important ally to whom they have paid millions of dollars over the years is prestigious john hopkins hospital in baltimore. and in particular, the long-time head of the black lung unit at hopkins, dr. paul wheeler who says it only takes him a quick look at x rays to spot most severe cases of black lung that automatically qualify for benefits. you can tellen ein a second or . >> how you tell your father different from

we have tropical storm watches from all of louisiana across the gulf coast to appalachia cola. and the computer models leading it toward pensacola in the wee hours of the morning. and we have to watch monday for anything affecting us. 72, which is warm and humid for this time of year. another warm stat at the bus stop. 60s. very warm again on friday with more sunshine. warm for the high school football game but nice. not so much to play. probably warm to play but if you are trying to watch the game, it won't be freezing again. and out door plans a go this weekend. redskins have a bye, you have to chance to get some stuff done outside. overnight 58-66. partly to mostly cloudy and mild again. by morning partly sunny and pleasant. 60s and 70s. maybe a sprinkle and then by the afternoon a shower possible north and west. high temperatures around 85 and winds will be light. so in the morning, we're talking upper 60s downtown. these are downtown temperatures. at 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., 71 by 9:00. almost 80 by 11:00. and in the mid-80s by 1:00. that is pretty toasty for this time of

consol will sell its 5 mines in appalachia to murray energy corp for $3.5 billion dollars. jc penney's continues to tell a rosey story about its future prospects. the beleagured retailer told investors for the third time in five weeks that sales are improving. the company is also forecasting upcoming positive comparable- store sales results. penney's has been struggling in the wake of failed experiments by former c-e-o ron johnson. shares were up yesterday after these most recent comments by new chief myron ullman. target turns in earnings tomorrow. and, investors are said to be curious about the companys holiday sales plan. christmas is a critical time for almost all retailers. and both walmart and target have reduced profit expectations. target will attempt to step up its game this year by displaying prices on products during tv commericials, plus offer same day pick up for online orders. target shares are down roughly 5% since august. consumer reports pulls its recommendation of three toyota models after the vehicles turn in poor crash test results. the automaker's names

. >> the poorest county in america, which isn't in appalachia or the deep south, it actually happens to be on the great plains up in nebraska -- a region of struggling ranchers and dying farm towns -- and in the election of 2000 this county went for the republican candidate for president, george w. bush, by a part of greater than 80%. now, this puzzled me when i first read about it. as it puzzles many of the people that i know. for us, it's always the democrats that are the party of the workers and the poor and the weak and the victimized. figuring this out, my friends and i think, is basic. this is like part of the, part of the abcs of adulthood, if you will. [laughter] and when i told, when i told a friend of mine about that county that was so enamored of president bush, she was perplexed, and she asked me this: how can anyone who's ever worked for someone else vote republican? [laughter] how could so many people get it so wrong? i think her question is apt. in fact, i think it is, in some ways, the preeminent question of our times. people getting their fundamental interests wrong

but by tomorrow, expect certainly here later in the day rain, some wind, and even panama city and appalachiaa and st. marks. all of the way back to tallahass tallahassee, rain and wind. certainly the story will be the rain and potential coastal fl d flooding because all of this is very, very low lying area. now you can see we're driving back into destin. see all the traffic on the road here. again, everybody is out having a good time this weekend. and, but, they've all got one eye on the gulf just in case. making sure that this storm doesn't do anything funny, fredericka. and doesn't become anything more than what the frooorecasters sat will be, a weak tropical storm as it makes its way ashore. >> a big soaker. let's hope it's nothing more than that. john zarrella, appreciate that. >>> a pretty nasty legal case up ahead. a newlywed facing new charges in the death of her husband. he died after he fell off a cliff. and she is accuse odd pushing him. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even

wheeler and a small circle of other expensive doctors, coal miners across appalachia, men like mack lester are fighting a losing battle to get black lung benefits. at best fewer than one in ten is successful. >> i have no idea what happens once the x-rays leave my department. >> does it matter to you? >> it would matter to me if i were wrong and no one has proven to me that i'm wrong. >> reporter: we found he's been wrong a lot in over 100 cases including that of gary fox. it was only after fox died that an autopsy proved fox had black lung. after wheeler's opinion had been used to deny him benefits for ten years. >> it's a total national disgrace. the deck is stacked in theory and in practice against coal miners, men and women, and it is tragic. >> reporter: and in the case of steve day, we sent his medical file to the doctor who once oversaw the government's x-ray screening program for black lung, dr. jack parker. >> this is a classic case of black lung. >> any doubt about it in your mind? >> no doubt whatsoever. this represents advanced black lung disease. >> reporter: but it comes too

my appalachia is a house in a little town.rlier, they are not even really towns in these places. is a collection of homes you pass through on a road. it is a house with a kid and a father -- that is my appalachia. not some idea or top removal argument or power to the people but power to the people. and the congressional funding comes up, there is someone going on to anarchy. they are no longer laughing. anyone else? thank you guys for coming. we are cut short peer. i apologize -- we have ramon's like to set. sometimes it is better to have 40 minutes of this then another hour of people telling where they were for the jfk assassination. thank you for coming. i appreciate it. [applause] >> you want to talk further with scott, i want to remind you that the drill is i am to deliver him to the signing colonnade and if you're interested in getting a copy of the book and don't have it yet get one from the blue and white tent and come to get it signed and he will be up there for i think the hour from 4:00 to 5:00. >> get my pay. >> tha

. -- rabbit down here in appalachia. the drug companies make as many pills as they can sell to get out to people. , thiss a consequence little family, of that type of thing, but there was a two euros child in that house with no -- two-year-old child in that house with no toys, no television, nothing to give him any stimulus. for all the people that are going on to church, and for all of the people at the values conference, and for all of us, i would like to say this -- they brought children for him to touch, and he in view them, but jesus said let the children come to me. the kingdom of god belongs to them. weber does not accept the kingdom of god like a child will never enter it, and he put his arms around them, held his hands upon them, and blessed them. as he was started on a journey, a stranger asked good master, what must i do to achieve eternal life. jesus said what you call me good? no one is good but god alone. you know the commandments. host: thank you for your words and your comments. we will let you go there.

wheeler and a small circle of other expensive doctors, coal miners across appalachia, men like mack lester are fighting a losing battle to get black lung benefits. at best fewer than one in ten is successful. >> i have no idea what happens once the x-rays leave my department. >> does it matter to you? >> it would matter to me if i were wrong and no one has proven to me that i'm wrong. >> reporter: we found he's been wrong a lot in over 100 cases including that of gary fox. it was only after fox died that an autopsy proved fox had black lung. after wheeler's opinion had been used to deny him benefits for ten years. >> it's a total national disgrace. the deck is stacked in theory and in practice against coal miners, men and women, and it is tragic. >> reporter: and in the case of steve day, we sent his medical file to the doctor who once oversaw the government's extra screening program for black lung, dr. jack parker. >> this is a classic case of black lung. >> any doubt about it in your mind? >> no doubt whatsoever. this represents advanced black lung disease. >> reporter: but it comes too

it goes from the elderly to the poor to the minority to people in appalachia.head of the house appropriations committee who has a good portion of his constituency in appalachia. so, you know, it is going to be interesting to see how all of this plays out in the elections. i think people are frustrated. >> do you think republicans are feeling that fear? one of the other questions is in the time between now and the election of 2014, if republicans think they're in danger of losing the house, think they're in danger of democrats winning a bunch of swing districts, maybe that would change the behavior a little bit? >> i don't think by any stretch of the imagination we'll see republican behavior change at all, whether on economic issues, which they are absolutely deplorable on now, but also on social issues which they have a history of being absolutely awful on. i think they're more fearful, particularly in southern states of tea party challengers and of being quote/unquote primaried. i think going forward in 2014 it is a tall order. the american public has a short

things they can get out of -- >> what's wrong with verifying someone's income they're appalachia applying for the exchanges? >> i didn't say there was anything wrong with it, but it's not politically feasible because if it was, it would have happened by now. >> you achieve a compromise by changing the definition. >> let me get a word in. there are problems with obama care and the answer is fix them. fix the problems. don't shut down the government. >> it's good to have you in person. the brain truss will take a quick break and join us later. we'll talk about other things. no, we'll probably talk about the exact same thing. again, the senate in session right now calling for compromise from both chambers of congress. republican marsha blackburn will join me live from tennessee. good to see you, congress woman. also ahead, a flesh eating bacteria is making swimmers sick in several states. we'll tell you where. and caught red handed literally. what an eagle eye voter spotted sarah palin doing this weekend in jersey. first, though, food safety advocates are warning a serious salmonella outbrea

close those gaps that make areas like those census tracks that i talked about, or even places in appalachia, which are not healthy and people have shorter life expectancies than in other parts of the world, were people on american indian reservations who have shorter life expectancies than others. the short answer -- going into the future, i think we still have gaps. i think what we can do about it though is focusing on some of the broader social, economic, demographic place-based types of issues and addressing those. >> thank you. we have several different frameworks we can talk about here. i would like to start by -- with a very concrete question, which is, when we look at these numbers of increased longevity and increased health spent, i believe the retirement age in this country has moved from 65 -- is on its way to 67 that anywhere near where it should be, and if it is not, iat we need to do to change the retirement age for social security or some other policies around that program or programs such as medicare? , the fullial security retirement age is 65, and it is now 66. born ining u

river system and into the appalachia bay. the appalachia bay is a national treasure, producing 90% of florida's oyster harvest and 10% of the nation's oyster harvest. the oyster men and small businesses and hardworking families who depend on this bay have seen their livelihoods put at risk. i'm pleased that chairman shuster and the ranking member have worked in good faith to begin this dialogue with me. for these reasons i urge my colleagues to support this rule , as well as the underlying bill, which provides critical support to florida's 15 deepwaterports and -- ports and allows us to be fully prepared for the economic opportunities as a result of the panama canal zone expansion. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. webster: mr. speaker, could you tell me how much time i am reserving? i am reserving my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida, mr. webster, has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. and reserves. the gentleman from florida, mr. hastin

imagine if we make these types of decisions for example, in appalachia where mountaintop removal is destroying and predicting so many worldwide commuters. do you think they would vote for mountaintop removal? this is not necessarily a socialist policy. it's simply a policy to begin to recalibrate the balance between capital and community in this culture. and it's one that i hope everybody will consider. so i want to speak briefly about the role of journalists. essentially i traveled the country and her the most exciting search of my life, i witnessed arrest campaigns, eviction blockades until liberation. liberation. then it would. then it would him and shouted myself in our apartment i wrote for about a year. so what is the role of the charter list, the storyteller and a social movement? i'll never forget something that my mom told me, who's here today, and i thank you for coming. she said to me, people who feel powerless gravitates to powerful stories. because their own stores are so this empowering. and right now she said, many of us feel powerless. our challenge is to make a story that is m

i wish we had the kind of passion that drew robert kennedy to appalachia to show america that the hunger that existed in this nation was not a respect of race or region or maybe even the sensitivity of martin luther king in the same year. tragically they both lost their lives in 1968. who was galvanizing poor people to come to washington because they wanted jobs, they wanted to eat. here we are on the floor of the house, mr. mcgovern, and i read from you a statement made by the gentleman from iowa last night on the floor. we need to start the long march to start to reform the expansion of the dependency class. who is in the dependency class? he charges that president obama has put 48 million people on food stamps. how has president obama put 48 million people on food stamps? people are hungry. 16% of the poor people in america are children. and what our friends want to do in the reform is if you get a school lunch and a school breakfast, that's not evident that your family needs food stamps. so maybe this family is dysfunctional, maybe these mothers and fathers are desperate. so now you'

to close those gaps that make areas like those census tracks that i mentioned or even places in appalachia, which are not healthy and people have shorter life expectancies in other parts of the world or people who are american indians on reservations with shorter life expectancies than others. answer, going into the future i think we will still have gaps. i think ob can do about it is focusing on some of the broader demographicomic, t issues and focusing on those. >> we have several different frameworks we can talk about here. i would like to start with a very concrete question which is, when we look at these numbers of increased longevity and increased health span, i believe the retirement age in this country has moved from 65 to 66 and is on its way to 67. is that anywhere near where it should be? if it is not, what do we need to change either retirement age for social security or some other policies around that program or programs such as medicare? 65.ocial security age was it is now at 66 and it is going to 67 for those born in 1960 and after. it was begun any policy changes happened i

he talked about appalachia and the mississippi delta. he talked about certain native american reservations and he said here's where poverty is concentrated. if you go around america today yes there are still hotspots. if you go deep into the mississippi delta there or are extraordinary levels of poverty. you go to some of the reservations of the colonials in the southwest and again you sea levels of poverty that are almost unfathomable but the poverty is also in new york. there's a lot of talk this week about the scale of poverty. almost half of new york residents are struggling to pay their bills. you go to suburban los angeles. you can find people who had jobs they lost their jobs and now they have jobs again but those jobs pay 1/2 to one third that they used to get paid and they don't come with benefits. i think when you talk about poverty in this country what we are talking about as modern-day america. we think of ourselves as socially mobile and it's fundamental to our self-image as a country. we are upwardly moral book -- mobile op