eddie went back to birmingham and then he came back to detroit and we developed a friendship when we were under the management of mr. milken jenkins. he called and said hey, man, i'm back in town. i said great, because i need a tenor. i looked at gourde and he wants to sign us. great, can i bring paul williams? i said as bad as paul williams s. please bring him. at that time the group consisted of melvin franklin, a guy by the name of rich brian and myself. when paul and eddie joined, that's when we became the temptation and four years later, david ruffin. so it was something that happened to us and evolved to be what we were today. tavis: the temptations, that's not the first one? >> the first name after the elgins were the elgins and we found out there was another group called the elgins. tavis: i like temptations better. respect to the elgins but the temptations sound better. i'm glad you got that right. 50 years later, the elgins. >> don't have that ring. tavis: it don't sound the same. how then does one step into being the lead singer in -- in this kind of history-making enterpr

i am from birmingham, alabama, birmingham nami. my father was 22-year navy. we moved 17 times. air naval station. we moved, and i loved the navy life. i just loved it very much. i felt it was a wonderful place to be as a child. my little brother, youngest of four, he tried to go into the navy but cannot because use later diagnosed with schizophrenia, and he was put on the delayed entry program, whatever that is. i come to you today because after help found in hat -- found in birmingham nami 20 years ago and tried do not combine help, he did not go to the va. but we have come so far, crisis intervention and so forth without reach through nami, which i had a task the only one that has psychiatric there, which is an hour and a half away. they are releasing them. that was without any follow-up. in the outpatient will hopefully take care of that. we desperately need inpatient in the birmingham va. when we get back, we're going to set up meetings with the staff of these elected officials and the birmingham. if you all can meet with us afterwards, it would be great, to give us any sug

flooding on i-20 from atlanta to birmingham. i-10 from tallahassee to new orleans.m colorado and arizona. >> if you're flying expect airport delays in memphis, dallas, houston, new orleans and atlanta. >>> two families are reeling from a stunning case of mistaken identity. a funeral service for abby guerra will not take place. that is, a week after she was declared dead in a car accident, it turns out she's alive. >> but in a tragic twist, the family of marlena cantu are suffering in grief. as it turns out, marlena is the one who actually died in the crash-bill weir has the story. >> reporter: the college sophomore and four friends were in a car accident. the family of abby was told she died at the scene. the funeral was scheduled. but stunning news, abby is alive and in the hospital. her family and friends held a car wash to pay for funeral expenses. but now that money will be used for her medical care. >> we're all angry at the situation. i mean, this is a week that we could have been at her side and telling her to fight. maybe it would have given her more strengt

the pullman porters would hide them in the cars, and when they would get to birmingham or chattanoogaern stop was, they would drop the papers off, and some negro minister would pick them up and take 'em home or put 'em in his church or something until sunday. then he would get the newsboys and girls from his congregation to sell the paper, and we did that for years. >> narrator: it was important for the courier and other black papers to sell as many copies as possible. >> black publications had to rely on circulation or sales of their issues in order to make their money, because the big advertising money came from major manufacturers, major department stores, the big supermarkets. none of them would advertise with a black publication. >> as a result, you had to take the cheap or the frivolous advertising, which the company like ziff in new york sold to the black press as hair ads and sex ads and palmistry, fortune teller's ads and all that in order to make ends meet. >> another thing is that when it came to advertising products or stores, white stores didn't necessarily want black wom

i am from birmingham, alabama, birmingham nami. my father was 22-year navy. we moved 17 times. air naval station. we moved, and i loved the navy life. i just loved it very much. i felt it was a wonderful place to be as a child. my little brother, youngest of four, he tried to go into the navy but cannot because use later diagnosed with schizophrenia, and he was put on the delayed entry program, whatever that is. i come to you today because after help found in hat -- found in birmingham nami 20 years ago and tried do not combine help, he did not go to the va. but we have come so far, crisis intervention and so forth without reach through nami, which i had a task very proud o. i just want to thank god that he put me there that day. i know i cannot help the va hospital. they know it all. and i met this young gentleman here, and he has a great story to tell. i cannot wait. two things. if we can get your mental health police and the va hospital to have intervention teams. if we can work with the probate courts in the community and work to train law enforcement officers and maybe com

wigan, the artist, decided to go small when he was a little boy growing up in birmingham england.ing disabilities, he says a cold-hearted school teacher belittled him. >> you're a failure. all the children in school need to know about you because this is what happens if you don't listen to me, children. you know that type of thing. that made me feel that small. >> reporter: his mother noticed. her advice still guides him today. >> then she said to me, you are now going to continue to make small things. i said why? she said, "you keep making small things. your name will get bigger." she said,, the smaller your work, the bigger your name." >> reporter: go smaller, grow bigger in a career spent under the microscope. imagine the painstaking process, the almost inhuman eye-hand coordination. the patience. he intro viess his own tools. the hair of a dead fly for a paint brush. tools so small they sometimes get lost as we found out. >> there was one here somewhere. i had two tools. i only see three. i don't see anything. >> reporter: if you're watching this thinking the process looks lik

thunderstorms possible in much of the northeast and in ge wet from nashville o birmingham. >> 90amios 75 in seattle. 85 in sacramento. a scorching 105 out in phoenix. >>> it's a pony express of sorts and this only happens once a year. >> about 150 ponies took the plunge yesterday, swimming across a 200-yard channel between maryland and virginia. it was the 85th annual pony swim at chincoteague. the event made famous by the 1947 novel "misty of chincoteague." >> 40,000 spectators showed up to watch this year. these ponies will be auctioned off. hopefully after a bath. the money goes to a volunteer fire department that cares for the herd. we'll be right back. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound information kit, that includes a video and full color brochure. dennis celorie: "it's by far the best chair i've ever owned." terri: "last year, 9 out of 10 people got their hoveround f

1st battalion, the mercian regiment who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at hospital in birmingham yesterday. we should constantly remember the services and sacrifices made on our behalf by our armed forces and their families. and keep them in our thoughts and prayers and thank them for what they do on our behalf. with permission, mr speaker, i would like to make a statement on our intelligence services and allegations made about the treatment of detainees. for the past few years, the reputation of our security services has been overshadowed by allegations about their involvement in the treatment of detainees held by other countries. some of these detainees allege they were mistreated by those countries. other allegations have also been made about the uk's involvement in the rendition of detainees in the aftermath of 9/11. these allegations are not proven. but today, we do face a totally unsatisfactory situation. -- unacceptable situation. our services are paralysed by paperwork as they try to defend themselves in lengthy court cases with uncertain rules. our reputation as a countr

host: birmingham, alabama. dana. caller: i think the problems we have today go back to what we learned in grade school. when you have a debate, do need to listen to both sides. we, as the viewing public, have to know that if ever news organizations do not provide us with the accurate depiction of then we should ben we shoul doing something like i do. i go around to every media outlet to see but is happening. we should be questioned in the sources and do some research as we vote on these issues. host: thank you. winston, north carolina. sylvia, good morning. caller: i wanted to go back to the woman that is angry. i am also angry. i am angry that nobody wants to see the actual picture. there are statistics between whites, blacks, asians, latinos, understand that, but the big picture this, let's see why young african-american males are employed -- are unemployed. maybe it is a bigger picture than race. maybe it is more than they are not getting hired. maybe the whole society -- they are looking up to people like lil way

soldier from the first battalion who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan in burlington -- in birminghamrday. and we should constantly remember the sacrifices made on our behalf by our armed forces and their families and keep them in our thoughts and prayers and thank them for what they do on our behalf. with permission, mr. speaker, i would like to make a statement on our intelligence services and allegations made about the treatment of detainees. the past few years, the reputation of our security services has been overshadowed by allegations about their involvement in the treatment of detainees held by other countries. some of these detainee's alleged they were mistreated by this -- by these countries. other allegations have also been made about the uk's involvement in the rendition of detainees in the aftermath of 9/11. these allegations are not proven, but today, we do face a totally unacceptable situation. our services are paralyzed by bureaucratpaperwork as they tryd themselves in lengthy court cases. for much of what the services exist to protect and risks being tarnished. public

1st battalion, the mercian regiment who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at hospital in birmingham yesterday. we should constantly remember the services and sacrifices made on our behalf by our armed forces and their families. and keep them in our thoughts and prayers and thank them for what they do on our behalf. with permission, mr speaker, i would like to make a statement on our intelligence services and allegations made about the treatment of detainees. for the past few years, the reputation of our security services has been overshadowed by allegations about their involvement in the treatment of detainees held by other countries. some of these detainees allege they were mistreated by those countries. other allegations have also been made about the uk's involvement in the rendition of detainees in the aftermath of 9/11. these allegations are not proven. but today, we do face a totally unsatisfactory situation. -- unacceptable situation. our services are paralysed by paperwork as they try to defend themselves in lengthy court cases with uncertain rules. our reputation as a countr

. >> also a question from susan in birmingham, alabama. susan, determine. >> good morning. hi, dr.cy. >> hi, susan. >> when brushing your teeth, is it more important to concentrate on the teeth itself, or the gums? >> both. and i think it's important to sort of break your mouth down into little neighborhoods. start on one side and then the other and down and sort of count. some of the electric toothbrushes are good because they're timed. a lot of times when you use regular handheld toothbrushes we underbrush. your teeth and your gums both need good brushing. make sure you have a soft toothbrush. one of the biggest problems is that people buy hard bristled toothbrushes and they hurt your gums. get soft or extra soft. they massage your gums. >> also your tongue. >> yes, tongue. >> we've got an e-mail from misty from kentucky, she writes i'm -- she writes i grind my teeth at night. my jaw muscles are so tight and my jaw never seems to be in a relaxed position. what can be done to keep my jaw from hurting? >> go back before you go to bed. you have to really try to not take some of your

when he sat in a birmingham jail, his colleagues in the movement told him to slow down and to use the court system. his answer is very simple. we can't wait. today peop can't wait. they're fed up with schools that don't work. they see pockets of success and remarkable excellence and they ask, why doesn't that exist everywhere? and there's simply no reason why it can't. recently, president obama said we can't rebuild ourconomy on the same pile of sand. similarly, we can't rebuild our public education system on the same old system of rules and regulations. we have to change the rules, we have to eliminate the excuses, and we have to hold ourselves accountable. great teachers and great principals all across america are producing miracles in the classroom every single day. they're doing society's most important work. they are the heroes of the quiet revolution and our job is to fight for them to empower them, and support them. that's why we're here. thank you so much. [ applause ] thank you, and before i take questions, i'd like to aunited states no the finalists of our second round of th

known as the queen bee of michigan, she was born in birmingham, alabama, in 1941. her and her husband moved to brighton, michigan in 1968. mrs. rogers became the executive director as the brighton chamber of commerce. when she took over in 1972, it consisted of roughly 50 members. remarkably today the chamber boasts well over 1,000 members. the economic expansion that has followed in and around the brighton area is truly remarkable and can be attributed to the leadership and perseverance of mrs. rogers. for her tireless efforts, mrs. rogers was named the most powerful person in livingston county in 1996 and fittingly the chamber of commerce building has been named the joyce a. rogers business center. aside from being executive director of the chamber of congress, mrs. rogers served in various local organizations, including the livingston county board of commissioners, the city of brighton downtown development authority and the livingston county economic development council. in 2001, mrs. rogers' health began to decline. in that year she underwent open heart surgery

when you say hello, i am from birmingham, alabama, you can see her thinking about congressional districts, who is running -- her mind just thinks that way. we have not stumped for yet, it is a lot of fun. you also heard us laughing a lot. she brings together an encyclopedic knowledge of politics and voter trends. doing it in an interesting and humorous way. what we do tonight, we talk about teaching and c-span, which is important, but at these dinners we ask someone with inside so that you can go home and say -- guess what i heard what happened based on my experience at the dinner. amy walter is here to give us an inside skinny on campaign 2010. join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> thank you. i was on here with brian before, i knew where it was going. the good news is, if you are on as a guest in the studio and you have decent eyesight, you can see on the monitor where the calls are coming from. if it is coming anywhere west of the mississippi, this is probably bad news. because if it is 7:30 here, nothing good is happening at 4:30 in the morning, right? [laughter] carlsbad, california

he took them to places like atlanta, tuss keke, birmingham, and took them to jackson, little rock. while on these journey, young people met the leaders of the movement. they get out of the classroom and visit historic places that mark the time. through this program i believe young people grew more informed about the movement, they learn how it changed our country and our society. and they are changed. they become better human beings and better citins, not just for the citizens but of the world. since itegan, sojourn to the past has taken over 5,000 high school students on these journeys teaching them about the importance of social justice and the philosophy and the discipline of nonviolence. and like the civil rights movement itself, it challenged young people to think about their own values, about what kind of country they want america to be. madam speaker, i invite all of my colleagues to join with all of us in honoring this important organization. thank you very much, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his t