when i came on this committee, carl perkins was chairman of this committee. we had a meeting on mine safety. i was shocked 33 years later on what's happening. i can recall one of the representatives of the mine owners testified how safe and how safety was such a high priority. the person went so far, carl perkins was such a kind and gentle person finally said, when i was a child my daddy put me on the back of a buck board and took me over to the next town for the funeral of my cousin who was killed with others in one of your mines. that's 36 years later. and i feel that we should have made much more progress. in 36 years, we fought wars in that time. we spend money here and there. but 36 years later i still heard the same stories and the sam attitude very often of the owners of trying to get by as cheap as they can so they can make greater profits. what area should we strengthen to make sure that they're brought into rein. stronger enforcement, greater penalties. where would you emphasize the greatest effort of this congress and working with you to make sure

carl thomas out with a new album and he's here to perform. good morning, i'm alison seymour. >> i'm audrey barnes in for tony perkins.hank you for sticking with us. >> tucker barnes is downstairs. weather won't be too bad today and the weekend. >> a lot of sunshine, allison. all systems go for outdoor activities, as we'll have a nice warming trend saturday and sunday. chilly to start your day. numbers in washington now, 43 degrees. most of the area, or much of the area in the upper 30s at the moment. humidity 49%. also breezy. wind out of the north and north and east at 14, gusting close to 20. we'll have a breeze today. chilly today. high temperatures topping out in the upper 50s for daytime highs. even with bright sunshine. there's your satellite radar. traveling later today, no problems on most area roadways. get into the carolinas, some rain showers and soaking rain towards the outer banks. otherwise, sunshine around here and kind of a quiet weather pattern with a warming trend as mentioned by saturday and sunday. here's your forecast, quiet afternoon, 58 in washington. 60 waldorf. 55 the afternoon high in winche