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you had henry clay and calhoun and jackson. jackson won the popular voted but he did not win the electoral college. when the politicking was going on in the house of representatives, there was an opportunity to make deals. one of the deals that was made was that henry clay would become the vice president and items with win the election. once we come out of that election, the buildup to the other election is that that was a corrupt bargain. >> you described 1824 setting the stage for 1828. the 1828 campaign was older enmity fought together again. how did it play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure he was ready to be president. when he won the vote and it was stolen from him, he knew he was meant to be president. he thought the election had stolen the people's presidency. when he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what was interesting about the campaign was that it was a precursor to modern campaigning. he and his surrogates for out on the stump. as many as 800,000 more americans voted in that election as they had
you had henry clay and calhoun and jackson. jackson won the popular voted but he did not win the electoral college. when the politicking was going on in the house of representatives, there was an opportunity to make deals. one of the deals that was made was that henry clay would become the vice president and items with win the election. once we come out of that election, the buildup to the other election is that that was a corrupt bargain. >> you described 1824 setting the stage for 1828....
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pat: that's when he grows to hate calhoun. michael: that's when he sees calhoun behind all of this.usan: bringing this back to niece donelson because you said she was malleable but also told us he could not abide by close people, especially family members, who disagreed with him. what happened between the two? pat: she was so influenced by the ladies that she joined in the -- really, the ostracism of margaret eaton and he demanded -- and she did receive her at the white house, but he demanded that she treat her as a friend and she would not and so he sent her home. susan: next is a question from john in annandale, virginia. hi, john. caller: hi, great series, as always. i'm wondering how andrew jackson's personality or approach was affected by him becoming a widower, if at all. i know wilson, for example quickly remarried, which wasn't the case here. but was there any noticeable change in him? michael: he was devastated. pat: yes. he was not just devastated though. he was embittered. his whole first term really didn't accomplish anything because he was either in mourning or he was a
pat: that's when he grows to hate calhoun. michael: that's when he sees calhoun behind all of this.usan: bringing this back to niece donelson because you said she was malleable but also told us he could not abide by close people, especially family members, who disagreed with him. what happened between the two? pat: she was so influenced by the ladies that she joined in the -- really, the ostracism of margaret eaton and he demanded -- and she did receive her at the white house, but he demanded...
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brady: that's when he grows to hate calhoun.and that's when he sees calhoun behind all of these. swain: now brining this back to niece donelson because you said earlier that she was malleable at one point. but then you also told us he could not abide by close people, especially family members who disagreed with him. what happened between the two of them? brady: well, she was so influenced by the ladies that she joined in the - really the ostracism of margaret eaton. and he demanded not just - and she did receive her at the white house, but he demanded that she treat her as a friend and she would not. and so he sent her home. swain: next is the question from john in annandale, virginia. >> hi great, great series as always. i'm wondering how andrew jackson's personality or approach was affected by him becoming a widower, if it all. i know most and for example quickly remarry, which wasn't the case here but was there any noticeable change in him? henderson: he was devastated. brady: yes. he was not just devastated though, he was em
brady: that's when he grows to hate calhoun.and that's when he sees calhoun behind all of these. swain: now brining this back to niece donelson because you said earlier that she was malleable at one point. but then you also told us he could not abide by close people, especially family members who disagreed with him. what happened between the two of them? brady: well, she was so influenced by the ladies that she joined in the - really the ostracism of margaret eaton. and he demanded not just -...
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certainly calhoun would've been a person she was close to. taylor: webster had stuck within tyler's cabinet longer than any of the other original members of the harrison cabinet. i think you're are absolutely right. i think it comes down to where were they in terms of john tyler's policy. susan: margaret is watching us in new jersey. caller: i'm enjoying this very much. i was wondering what president tyler died from. i read that he was elected a virginia representative to the confederate congress and when he was attending a session he died a few minutes after midnight in 1862 and he was 71 years old. also, how old was he when he fathered his last child? taylor: he was 71. he was never sworn in as a member of the confederate congress. it was just about to be. he was in richmond for that session since it was early in 62. he had caught a cold from what we know and died at that age. the last child that they had i think that he was 68. susan: next is a question from darla in texas. caller: my question is, what is -- was the controversy over the an
certainly calhoun would've been a person she was close to. taylor: webster had stuck within tyler's cabinet longer than any of the other original members of the harrison cabinet. i think you're are absolutely right. i think it comes down to where were they in terms of john tyler's policy. susan: margaret is watching us in new jersey. caller: i'm enjoying this very much. i was wondering what president tyler died from. i read that he was elected a virginia representative to the confederate...
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edna: she certainly would have been very comfortable of calhoun. not so much clay even though tyler had supported clay at one point. but as tyler became more separated from the whig party then she would have gone in that direction as well. webster, i am not so sure but certainly calhoun would have been the person that she would have been closest to in terms of politically. taylor: at least webster had stuck within the tyler's cabinet longer than any of the other original members of the harrison cabinet. but i think you're absolutely right, i think it does come down to where really were they when in terms of john tyler's politics as for exactly how she felt. susan: margaret's watching us in fort river, new jersey. hey, margaret. you're on the air. caller: yes, hello, i am enjoying this very much. i was wondering what president tyler died from. i read that he was elected a virginia representative to the confederate congress and that when he was attending the secession, he died just a few minutes after midnight in 1862 and he was 71 years old. and als
edna: she certainly would have been very comfortable of calhoun. not so much clay even though tyler had supported clay at one point. but as tyler became more separated from the whig party then she would have gone in that direction as well. webster, i am not so sure but certainly calhoun would have been the person that she would have been closest to in terms of politically. taylor: at least webster had stuck within the tyler's cabinet longer than any of the other original members of the harrison...
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check out calhoun here.omething far more valuable wife remaichbilitys you hear his emotional plea tonight. >> awful. plus he trains men and women who want to join the military but did the man lie about his own time in the service. it's a story with so many twists and turns tonight dan gets to the bottom of it all. >> the stories and more coming up at 11:00 over on channel you. >> literally huge sports weekend. >> really, really big. fight horse race. boxing. baseball. we have everything. start with giants. dropping 2 of 3 in l.a. giants return home to face the other l.a. the imposters. from anaheim. angels in town to start a weekend the series. nice night to good sailing. hang on matey we may be going in. fifth start of the year giving up 1 run. 7 innings struck out sixth. an true think he has a bloop sej right there. not so fast. calhoun full extension and leaves this bus of superman and leaves this bus of superman. absolutely awesome. to the seventh we go. within nothing giants on the sac. fly. shut out co
check out calhoun here.omething far more valuable wife remaichbilitys you hear his emotional plea tonight. >> awful. plus he trains men and women who want to join the military but did the man lie about his own time in the service. it's a story with so many twists and turns tonight dan gets to the bottom of it all. >> the stories and more coming up at 11:00 over on channel you. >> literally huge sports weekend. >> really, really big. fight horse race. boxing. baseball. we...
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the giants tomorrow night. 19,534 at the colesium for an afternoon delight top 7th/ 5-0 angels cole calhoun to right mike trouit scores 6-0 angels cruising bottom 9th the a's rally score 6-4 sam fuld singles to center brett lawrie score 6-5 angels 2 batters later bases loaded two out ike davis smokes out to centerfield but trout all the way back and makes the catch leaping against the wall to end the game! final: 6-5 angels >>> he's grounded. indefinitely! the tough love mom who yanked her son out of the riots. >> i'll say eternity. >>> and from out my window. >> it's loud. >> one woman's startling video of what was happening right outside her bedroom window. >> they are in full riot gear. >>> plus, this isn't baltimore. it's the streets of new york city. >>> then, best band in the land. the disturbing charges. >> i'm the drum major instructor. >>> and rosie o'donnell. >> shocking claims leveled against her by her ex. >> a bottle of wine a day
the giants tomorrow night. 19,534 at the colesium for an afternoon delight top 7th/ 5-0 angels cole calhoun to right mike trouit scores 6-0 angels cruising bottom 9th the a's rally score 6-4 sam fuld singles to center brett lawrie score 6-5 angels 2 batters later bases loaded two out ike davis smokes out to centerfield but trout all the way back and makes the catch leaping against the wall to end the game! final: 6-5 angels >>> he's grounded. indefinitely! the tough love mom who yanked...
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calhoun has other ideas. full extension to make the grab. seeking revenge.he middle and angel pagan scores. bottom of 9 and tied 2-2. he was so clutch. good night, game over drive home safely on an orange friday. giants win in walkoff fashion 3-2. a's trying to sphap their two-game losing streak. enjoying the night. scott allowed three runs in six innings. aloha. that looked like it was going to mars. a's rallied from six down yesterday and came up short. they were down five in the eighth. they have r.b.i's and brett lawrie shops one down the lien. opposite field. the a's erupt for seven runs in the eighth and go on to victory 7-5. nba news warriors general manager was named the nba executive of the year. 13 first place votes came from the fellow league executives and andrew bow get was quite happy. meyers part of the decision to not trade. he was kind of emotional discussing the job. >> being a general manager or an executive in any sport it is hard. you're away from your family a lot. but it is a fantastic job. but you make sacrifices to do it in this job
calhoun has other ideas. full extension to make the grab. seeking revenge.he middle and angel pagan scores. bottom of 9 and tied 2-2. he was so clutch. good night, game over drive home safely on an orange friday. giants win in walkoff fashion 3-2. a's trying to sphap their two-game losing streak. enjoying the night. scott allowed three runs in six innings. aloha. that looked like it was going to mars. a's rallied from six down yesterday and came up short. they were down five in the eighth. they...
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calhoun has other ideas. full extension to make the grab. seeking revenge. scores. bottom of 9 and tied 2-2. he was so clutch. good night, game over drive home safely on an orange friday. giants win in walkoff fashion 3-2. a's trying to sphap their two-game losing streak. enjoying the night. scott allowed three runs in six innings. aloha. that looked like it was going to mars. a's rallied from six down yesterday and came up short. they were down five in the eighth. they have r.b.i's and brett lawrie shops one down the lien. opposite field. the a's erupt for seven runs in the eighth and go on to victory 7-5. nba news warriors general manager was named the nba executive of the year. 13 first place votes came from the fellow league executives and andrew bow get was quite happy. meyers part of the decision to not trade. he was kind of emotional discussing the job. >> being a general manager or an executive in any sport it is hard. you're away from your family a lot. but it is a fantastic job. but you make sacrifices to do it in this job specifically working with
calhoun has other ideas. full extension to make the grab. seeking revenge. scores. bottom of 9 and tied 2-2. he was so clutch. good night, game over drive home safely on an orange friday. giants win in walkoff fashion 3-2. a's trying to sphap their two-game losing streak. enjoying the night. scott allowed three runs in six innings. aloha. that looked like it was going to mars. a's rallied from six down yesterday and came up short. they were down five in the eighth. they have r.b.i's and brett...
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[applause] and of course, we've got coach troy calhoun, a graduate of the air force academy himself.think that coach calhoun and the falcons would be here today. they'd just come off a less-than-ideal season. but this year, they came back determined to set a new tone. the falcons won four of their first five games. in a big win over navy quarterback kale pearson threw three touchdown passes, and wide receiver jalen robinette threw another on a trick play. three games later, they went to west point with this trophy on the line. and there, the falcons defense held army to just six points to complete the sweep against the academies and take this trophy back to colorado springs. [applause] and that was just one of a number of highlights this season. they posted big wins over boise state and nevada, colorado state. when the dust settled, they finished with a 10-3 record, a bowl victory, an eight-win improvement from last season -- which tied for the best turnaround in all of college football. that's quite a season right there. [applause] so this was a total team effort, led by kale -- the
[applause] and of course, we've got coach troy calhoun, a graduate of the air force academy himself.think that coach calhoun and the falcons would be here today. they'd just come off a less-than-ideal season. but this year, they came back determined to set a new tone. the falcons won four of their first five games. in a big win over navy quarterback kale pearson threw three touchdown passes, and wide receiver jalen robinette threw another on a trick play. three games later, they went to west...
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calhoun who is a kinsman of my mother's, from south carolina and she was able to sway john c.alhoun to vote for the annexation of texas and she worked on henry clay but i don't know whether she really was successful and i -- but she took henry clay out to dinner and this is a woman without a chaperone, a president's wife alone having dinner with henry clay and she didn't mind at all. and she wrote her mother a letter which i think is priceless. she says "mother, mr. clay was a little insulting. when i told him that my husband wanted him to vote for the annexation of texas, he said to me 'i am right, texas should not be annexed to the union and mrs. tyler, i want you to know that i'd rather be right than be president.' and i replied, 'my dear sir, my husband is both.' i truly think that the reply is almost better than the statement from clay which we hear so frequently." susan: how significant was julia tyler's role in the ultimate decision to annex texas? edna: well, you know, she's keeping tabs of where people stand because she is going to congress, she's listening to debates
calhoun who is a kinsman of my mother's, from south carolina and she was able to sway john c.alhoun to vote for the annexation of texas and she worked on henry clay but i don't know whether she really was successful and i -- but she took henry clay out to dinner and this is a woman without a chaperone, a president's wife alone having dinner with henry clay and she didn't mind at all. and she wrote her mother a letter which i think is priceless. she says "mother, mr. clay was a little...
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people like calhoun and other states rights advocates channeling the anti-federalist said any state could decide to leave on its own. it took the civil war, the bloodiest in american history, to establish that wilson and lincoln were correct and that the advocates of state sovereignty were not, and that indeed, we the people of the united states were sovereign. madison himself was probably conflicted on this score. federalist 39 talks about dual sovereignty where the states in their sovereign capacity occasionally rule and sometimes we the people rule. others like wilson said that the idea of two sovereignties was a -- was a state within the state. you could not have two sovereign powers. the civil war did indicate wilson's vision. today, our national unity represented by national popular sovereignty is thanks to james wilson. but of course, james wilson is not -- i said he was the most underappreciated framer. he is not the most famous. the most famous, and i suppose the most beloved based on the amount of shininess on his hands in just a few weeks, is benjamin franklin of pennsylvania.
people like calhoun and other states rights advocates channeling the anti-federalist said any state could decide to leave on its own. it took the civil war, the bloodiest in american history, to establish that wilson and lincoln were correct and that the advocates of state sovereignty were not, and that indeed, we the people of the united states were sovereign. madison himself was probably conflicted on this score. federalist 39 talks about dual sovereignty where the states in their sovereign...
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calhoun has other ideas. full extension to make the grab. seeking revenge. up the middle and angel pagan scores. bottom of 9 and tied 2-2. he was so clutch. good night, game over, drive home safely on an orange friday. giants win in walkoff fashion 3-2. a's trying to sphap their two-game losing streak. enjoying the night. scott allowed three runs in six innings. aloha. that looked like it was going to mars. a's rallied from six down yesterday and came up short. they were down five in the eighth. they have r.b.i's and brett lawrie shops one down the lien. opposite field. the a's erupt for seven runs in the eighth and go on to victory 7-5. nba news warriors general manager was named the nba executive of the year. 13 first place votes came from the fellow league executives and andrew bow get was quite happy. meyers part of the decision to not trade. he was kind of emotional discussing the job. >> being a general manager or an executive in any sport it is hard. you're away from your family a lot. but it is a fantastic job. but you make sacrifices to do it in thi
calhoun has other ideas. full extension to make the grab. seeking revenge. up the middle and angel pagan scores. bottom of 9 and tied 2-2. he was so clutch. good night, game over, drive home safely on an orange friday. giants win in walkoff fashion 3-2. a's trying to sphap their two-game losing streak. enjoying the night. scott allowed three runs in six innings. aloha. that looked like it was going to mars. a's rallied from six down yesterday and came up short. they were down five in the...
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. >> and this was the scene in lake city iowa sunday evening a tornado tore through south central calhoun high school while hundreds were attending an awards ceremony inside. they had received advanced warning about the twister and were able to get shelter in the basement and locker room. it caused heavy damage to the building but no one was seriously injured. texas also experienced torn toes. a small twister went through a town near denton. there was also floodinging in texas where the national guard sent in helicopters to air lift people that had become inundated. while the atlantic coast experienced an early tropical storm another seasonal an nom lee, snow in may. this winter storm caused slick roads and several accidents and in low lying areas there were flash floods western parts of south dakota also got snow while the eastern side experienced tornadoes. you can see it was a weekend of extreme weather for much of the country. back to you. >> lots to cover there. jonathan siri live for us from myrtle beach. >> the head of the homeland security declaring a newer or of global terror. th
. >> and this was the scene in lake city iowa sunday evening a tornado tore through south central calhoun high school while hundreds were attending an awards ceremony inside. they had received advanced warning about the twister and were able to get shelter in the basement and locker room. it caused heavy damage to the building but no one was seriously injured. texas also experienced torn toes. a small twister went through a town near denton. there was also floodinging in texas where the...
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now, with the help of volunteers like dan calhoun 58 families will finally have a new place to call homef the windows are in. we will be the fastest house out here. >> reporter: more than 500 volunteers from across the country spill spend ten days building ten new homes in this neighborhood but they have to work fast but new homeowners move in the at end of the movement brian johnson is one of those new owners. he is working with the crew to itn this brand new home for him and his son. >> just watching him grow up, wonderful. >> sierra moved into her new house, two years ago and is looking forward to having new neighbors. >> they have come along so much, very grateful for habitat. >> reporter: thanks to the efforts of all these volunteers, the community is being restored, one home at a time. in new orleans omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 a soggy cool day, meteorologist kathy orr is tracking how long that rain will last, kathy. >> we are watching rain the storm scan three. we will show you when it is moves out and what t
now, with the help of volunteers like dan calhoun 58 families will finally have a new place to call homef the windows are in. we will be the fastest house out here. >> reporter: more than 500 volunteers from across the country spill spend ten days building ten new homes in this neighborhood but they have to work fast but new homeowners move in the at end of the movement brian johnson is one of those new owners. he is working with the crew to itn this brand new home for him and his son....
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we don't get a lot of those in calhoun county, it was a child, and it happened right after christmas. it did attract a lot of media attention. >> after the closing arguments, the judge gives his verdict. >> guilty as charged of first-degree premeditated murder. >> michael fisher is convicted of the double murders in december 2006. >> it was after that that the commotion happened in the courtroom. >> no! no! >> michael fisher was clearly agitated. he moved very quickly. i saw him get out of his chair. he turned quickly. >> he swung his body away -- towards me, swinging, making contact with my face, hitting me in the face. >> deputy eby sort of fell back and michael fisher went for his gun at that point. it was frightening. >> deputy eby, reacting quickly, has his arms around fisher's waist, squeezing him tightly. >> it happened in split seconds. as i was driving into him, lifting him up, that's the point where he places his hands on my weapon. shortly thereafter, placed him over the partition. detective bradwise yelled, "i have your weapon secure." another officer, deputy wallen, told
we don't get a lot of those in calhoun county, it was a child, and it happened right after christmas. it did attract a lot of media attention. >> after the closing arguments, the judge gives his verdict. >> guilty as charged of first-degree premeditated murder. >> michael fisher is convicted of the double murders in december 2006. >> it was after that that the commotion happened in the courtroom. >> no! no! >> michael fisher was clearly agitated. he moved...
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many americans, including john c calhoun, the lead to that the mexican war was a huge mistake.ell who predicted correctly that once you had the war, it would open up again the question of slavery in the territories. that would cause a catastrophe which it does. ms. swain: taylor was the last southerner elected for 64 years. he was the last president to hold slaves while in office. his partner in all of this was margaret peggy taylor. what do we know about her? ms. hunt: she was not particularly keen on being first lady. she had gone around on all of his postings with him. they had innumerable children. their daughter married the young jefferson davis. he fought with taylor in mexico. unfortunately, their daughter died after only three months of marriage. later, in the white house, the taylor's became quite close with jefferson davis and his second wife. she was very close to the first lady. the first lady let her daughter do a lot of the entertaining. it was such a brief amount of time, really. that they were in office. professor finkelman: he was inaugurated in march and elect
many americans, including john c calhoun, the lead to that the mexican war was a huge mistake.ell who predicted correctly that once you had the war, it would open up again the question of slavery in the territories. that would cause a catastrophe which it does. ms. swain: taylor was the last southerner elected for 64 years. he was the last president to hold slaves while in office. his partner in all of this was margaret peggy taylor. what do we know about her? ms. hunt: she was not particularly...
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. >> jack calhoun. have you be mayor for four years.[laughter] my question to you what keeps your legs under you? >> to questions on the floor i would assume that interaction that happens. >> i will answer the 2nd question. seeing the progress of your work, someone transform from a gang member to a high school graduate that is what keeps my legs underneath. engaging the youth. i opened my door to far sometimes or get themselves in a situation they cannot get out of. i put myself in this predicament where i am the person they call. that keeps my legs under me. >> thank you. anyone else? [applause] >> for me what keeps me going is the support system. the relationships you build relationships you make and also the product of the work you are doing. quickly, the gentleman that works for the development corporation experiencing a lot of family issues. he came to my office every day to talk. good health. he said, i just want to thank you because i i feel like you're the only person that cares about me. that is just so powerful when you are ab
. >> jack calhoun. have you be mayor for four years.[laughter] my question to you what keeps your legs under you? >> to questions on the floor i would assume that interaction that happens. >> i will answer the 2nd question. seeing the progress of your work, someone transform from a gang member to a high school graduate that is what keeps my legs underneath. engaging the youth. i opened my door to far sometimes or get themselves in a situation they cannot get out of. i put...
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the godfather of violence prevention, jack calhoun. [applause] >> mario who flew down from san jose to provide help. georgiaine ya who work for salinas so thank you. georgeine ya ander necessary city stow from the california cities violence prevention network. they all supported us in our work. [applause] >> during our planning process one of the first things that we did was map over 52js maps of the issue of violence in our cities and poverty code violation, code enforce. and other other risk factors. i'm only going to share a few maps to paint a picture of what is happening in parts of long beach. as you can see in this heat map you can see our most violent employs bleats and we went back four years and tracked these police beats as violence moves from police beat to me police beat but historically stays in a central area of our city, as well as north long beach that borders compton. we looked at rates of poverty and direct you seek the same locations have the highest amounts of poverty as well as youth and adults prone base, and ab1
the godfather of violence prevention, jack calhoun. [applause] >> mario who flew down from san jose to provide help. georgiaine ya who work for salinas so thank you. georgeine ya ander necessary city stow from the california cities violence prevention network. they all supported us in our work. [applause] >> during our planning process one of the first things that we did was map over 52js maps of the issue of violence in our cities and poverty code violation, code enforce. and other...
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the roof of southern calhoun high went flying when the tornado hit late yesterday.e than 100 people were inside attending an awards ceremony at the time. they were huddled in the basement. the building suffered that direct hit. the damage extends for several blocks. all-around the school. look at that violent weather. >> several residents and drivers had to be rescued because of flash flooding. you can see the truck overwhelmed when this river overflowed the banks. the driver and passengered to the roof threatened to sweep the truck. they attempted a ground escape but the water was rising too fast. the national guard arrive and a crewman was lowered to the truck's hood and he was able to attache harness and one at a time they were lifted to safety. look at that picture. more violent weather is expected in the south and midwest. if you are in the area do stay safe. ty? >> that is some kind of courage. flight delays and mishandled bags and a new report on the state of air travel in america. is taking flight in chicago. >> not a good report card. complaints jumped 55%
the roof of southern calhoun high went flying when the tornado hit late yesterday.e than 100 people were inside attending an awards ceremony at the time. they were huddled in the basement. the building suffered that direct hit. the damage extends for several blocks. all-around the school. look at that violent weather. >> several residents and drivers had to be rescued because of flash flooding. you can see the truck overwhelmed when this river overflowed the banks. the driver and...
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it is not the old days of webster and calhoun.he more important days is -- work is really yet the committee and before the committee when you try to reach out to the minority side. i will not continue where if i do not care republican support. when we were in the majority there was a lot of effort to try to create content is going into committee. the floor debate is not the factor that it might have been in days gone by. host: ok, you are chief deputy whip. playing politics with defense -- the lead editorial in "the washington post," it says the democratic caucus is urging nancy pelosi to vote no on the upcoming authorization bill. your role, whether or not you agree with nancy pelosi, do you have to whip your colleagues and get them to vote no? guest: i will whip, and it is just trying to persuade, laying out what the issues are. on the defense appropriations bill, to say "playing politics" is just to disregard what the fundamentally important issues are that are at stake. the defense bill is subject to the sequester, but now the
it is not the old days of webster and calhoun.he more important days is -- work is really yet the committee and before the committee when you try to reach out to the minority side. i will not continue where if i do not care republican support. when we were in the majority there was a lot of effort to try to create content is going into committee. the floor debate is not the factor that it might have been in days gone by. host: ok, you are chief deputy whip. playing politics with defense -- the...
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so the actual debate is not one where i think it is persuasive and not the old days of webster and calhoun. the important work is in the committee and even before committee when you try to reach out to the other side. as a minority member i'm not going to get anywhere unless i get republican support. when we were in the majority there was effort to get consensus going into a committee. but the floor debate is not the factor that it might have been in days gone by. host: playing politics with defense, it says that the democratic leader nancy pelosi is urging her caucus to vote no on the upcoming defense authorization bill. your role as chief deputy whip, whether or not you agree with democratic leader pelosi, do you have to whip your colleagues and get them to vote no? guest: whipping by the way is trying to persuade. and a lot of that discussion takes place in the caucus and there is one on one discussion with members. and on this defense question, the defense appropriation bill, to say playing politics is just to disregard what the fundamentally important issues are that at stake. the def
so the actual debate is not one where i think it is persuasive and not the old days of webster and calhoun. the important work is in the committee and even before committee when you try to reach out to the other side. as a minority member i'm not going to get anywhere unless i get republican support. when we were in the majority there was effort to get consensus going into a committee. but the floor debate is not the factor that it might have been in days gone by. host: playing politics with...
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. >> jack calhoun and on the mayor question, next time you get that question say we're going the changend have you be mayor not for one day but for four years. thank you, you have been terrific. what keeps your legs under you? what keeps you going? >> so two questions we have on the floor, what keeps you going and what is -- i would assume what is that moment that meeting that interaction that happened to get you better engaged in this work. you can answer either question? >> what keeps my legs under me seeing the product of your work, seeing someone transformed from a gang member to a high school graduate to a college graduate. that's what keeps my legs under me. being able to engage the youth is what keeps me and motivates me. you know sometimes -- i open up my door too far sometimes and i get calls 3:00 4:00 in the morning because they need someone to talk to or they are in a situation they are unable to get out of. i have to be able to drive myself to know that i put myself in this predicament where i am the person they call. so that keeps my legs under me. >> thank you. anyone else
. >> jack calhoun and on the mayor question, next time you get that question say we're going the changend have you be mayor not for one day but for four years. thank you, you have been terrific. what keeps your legs under you? what keeps you going? >> so two questions we have on the floor, what keeps you going and what is -- i would assume what is that moment that meeting that interaction that happened to get you better engaged in this work. you can answer either question? >>...