well, smartech is a high-tech company in chattanooga.hat you see with rove's methodology, he manages to have things happen in his benefit, and there are no fingerprints. i traced the ownership of smartech and its precursors, and the original company was funded by two -- rather, its precursor was funded by two republicans grille. one raised about a quarter of a billion dollars for the bush- cheney campaign. in the 1980's, they had bailed out george w. bush and his will ventures, dewitt and reynolds had. this company started off as a legitimate high-tech company in chattanooga during the dot-com boomed. it later reform under a different name and different ownership, but by then it had become a political operation. this was a highly, highly partisan republican high-tech company. its biggest clients included the bush-cheney campaign, jeb bush, republican national committee, streamed live the convention -- the republican convention. somehow or other in 2004, in the state of ohio, which was the single most crucial state in the electoral colleg

. >> that is from an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. december 21st, 1960.wed on the impact of the citizens and non-pilots. >> when the future will... i think this movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of good will and disagreeing with the sit in movement. and to pretend all barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> the record it was supposed to be used on the focus of racial tensions but it was never completed. the son found the item. >> is authenticated and a 1960 authenticated. john lewis is a civil rights legend and he says that this is of significant and so important that the congress, and the president should hear this message of non-violence over and over. >> he is president and ceo of the national laurel project on asian and believes it there are more cat and recordings out there. >> hopefully more and more people will come over and say that i promise forward finding these rare findings of what dr. martin the irking said about 1962, 1963. >> the words are just as reluctant to date as they we

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. >>> a tennessee man has discovered a slice of history at his chattanooga home, unreleased audio tapeof dr. mlk, jr. three years before "i have a dream speech." >> no one with goodwill can disagree with the end of the movement to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race or color. >> the interview was taped eight years before his assassination. the recording on a reel-to-reel tape was discovered a few moments ago by a man whose father interviewed king for a memoir that was never completed. >>> today at 4:00, how does saving $30,000 sound? michael finney to join us to save what spend on cars. then, a deadly stabbing at a store. see what residents are demanding. those stories later today. >>> for all of us here at abc7 news, thank you for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

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. >>> a tennessee man has discovered a slice of history at his chattanooga home, unreleased audio taper. mlk, jr. three years before "i have a dream speech." >> no one with goodwill can disagree with the end of the movement to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race or color. >> the interview was taped eight years before his assassination. the recording on a reel-to-reel tape was discovered a few moments ago by a man whose father interviewed king for a memoir that was never completed. >>> today at 4:00, how does saving $30,000 sound? michael finney to join us to save what spend on cars. then, a deadly stabbing at a store. see what residents are demanding. those stories later today. >>> for all of us here at abc7 news, thank you for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> have a great.

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a piece of american history we did not know we had has been discovered in a box in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. it's reel to reel audiotape of an interview with the reverend dr. martin luther king, jr. the best thing we can do here is let you listen to a portion of what dr. king said about the progress toward civil rights. as a young man of just 31 years of age, this was recorded just four days before christmas, 1960. >> i'm convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all the barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> the quality and clarity are perfect. in case you're wondering, the interview was recorded by a local insurance salesman who wanted to write a books on racism. it also contains rare comments by dr. king on the situation in africa right then. we put the complete audio

14 years, father of her two children and trusted physician who sees patients at this office in chattanoogacy order of protection she fired -- filed august 3rd and made public, lisa hill explained she had been suffering from a mysterious illness for several months. and in march of this year she says, i found my husband putting an unidentified substance in my morning coffee. >> she wasn't sure. she suspected in march at which time she followed instincts and contacted the police. >> reporter: for five months lisa hill lived in fear in the couple's home as investigators secretly took samples of the coffee her husband delivered to her bedside every morning. when the test results came back they were shocking, extreme levels of barium in her coffee, a toxic heavy metal that is poisonous and causes flu-like symptoms. >> when we got the lab results back, nobody was more surprised than lisa her fear had been confirmed. and it was actually possible that her husband was trying to do her great harm. >> reporter: the police told her her previous health issues are consistent with heavy metal poisoning. t

stefan tull found the audio reel in his father's attic in chattanooga, tennessee. tull's father interviewed king in december of 1960 and four years before the civil rights act became law. he asked king about the progress of the movement. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. but the thing that impresses me about the movement is the fact that they have followed means that grow out of the highest tradition of nonviolence and peaceful methods. >> pelley: dr. king was assassinated eight years later. tull plans to sell the newly discovered interview later this month. we'll be back in a moment. d ens. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! like a squirrel stash

discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. the reel to reel audio recording dates to december 21st, 1960, and features a 31-year-old dr. king discussing the struggle for civil rights. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> that's a 31-year-old martin luther king, jr. in 1960. the interview is conducted by an insurance salesman writing an unpublished book on racism. the tapes will be up for a private sale later this month. >>> still ahead on "way too early," after his team is swept by the chicago white sox, the yankees manager joe girardi pauses from his press conference to confront a heckler. went after the guy. this story ends and get the night's highlights in spor

the audio recording was reportedly found in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. hidden until now. the date? december 21st, 1960. the civil rights leader talked about topics ranging from nonviolence to also the impact of sit-ins. >> from the history books written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the end of the sit-in movement. the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race, of color. >> the clarify of that interview is that not incredible. >> that recorded interview was supposed to be used for a book on racial tension but the author never finished the project. his son found those tapes while rummaging through some old boxes. >>> 12 minutes after 6:00 right now. we know her because of her tenacity and her small stature and big voice and it turns out the country will know that voice too because maryland senator barbara mikulski will speak at the democratic nation

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the tape was discovered in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee, and captured king's thoughts of the sit-in. >> i'm convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> he was right too, wasn't he? >>> the homeowner says he'll sell his father's taped interview and hopes the tape will wind up in a museum. >>> there's a logjam in parts of the mississippi river. low water levels brought on by the drought and some stretches are opening only intermittently. near greenville, mississippi, more than 100 ships are now stranded. more fallouts from the drought too. u.s. soybean prices closing at an all-time high on wednesday. crops are said to be far below the norm and stunningly low, which means we'll probably feel the pinch at the grocery store and gas pumps nationwide. >>> and a chaotic scene in ecuador where a volcano has erupted 80 miles from the capital sending ash and lava a mile up into the sky. residents have been evacuated. the volcano has been active since 1979. >>> this week, one uni

they needed to lock into the fail oversight with smartech in chattanooga.his is when the results went a little crazy. suddenly, an enormous number of irregular returns came in and the boat shifted. the exit polls had shown john kerry winning ohio, therefore, the election, and the bakiyev won the presidential election. i remember the day vividly because i was in reports from the exit polls and went around telling people it looked like john kerry had won. but there was a 6.7% difference between the exit polls and the actual results. as a result, the election ended up going to bush, and that was the entire story. >> craig unger, author of, "boss rove: inside karl rove's secret kingdom of power." he was speaking about the 2004 election in ohio. we turn now to speak with two guests about voting rights at of this 2012 race. here in tampa we're joined by rev. charles mckenzie, state coordinator for the rainbow push coalition. he is organizing a protest at 5:00 p.m. today at centennial park in tampa against voter suppression. and joining us in houston is the report

in chattanooga, tennessee they found a long lost interview with dr. martin luther king jr.he describes what made the civil rights movement so unique. >> the think that impresses me about the movement is the fact that they have followed means that grow out of the highest tradition of nonviolence and peaceful methods. i think this is the thing that makes this movement unique and makes it one of the most significant developments in the whole racial struggle. >> dr. king also predicted what the history books would say about the movement. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in the future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. >> he knew that history would record what the movement did. this was before the voting rights act five years after this tape. before he won the nobel prize four years after, before any of the "time" magazine man the year. he knew history would record what was done at a

it is between nashville and chattanooga, tennessee and was called highlanders folk school. it was started by a brave, a brave and courageous white gentleman, miles thornton. it was a wonderful place and he was a wonderful, wonderful man. it was to train and organize union people. many white workers, and then he started working in the area of race relations. bringing black people and white people together. it was one of the few meeting places in the heart of the deep south where blacks and whites could meet, and he started training people there how to organize, how to become community organizers, how to protest and that's when we started singing "we shall overcome." that's where rosa parks heard it. she had her first meal with someone of a different race. it was also for me, the first place that i had a meal with someone white. but we worked together. we studied together and we studied the philosophy and the discipline of nonviolence. we studied for what gandhi attempted to do in south africa, what he accomplished in india. we studied about marine luther king jr. and restudi

. >>> a remarkable historical artifact was discovered recently in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. it is an interview with dr. martin luther king jr. at one point, dr. king talks about what he expects the legacy of the civil rights movement to be. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> the interview dates back to december 21st, 1960. that was four years before the civil rights act became year, three years before dr. king's famous "i have a dream" speech, eight years before he was assassinated. the tape was discovered by a man named steven tull. steven tull's father did the interview with dr. king for a book that the father was planning to write. that book was never written and eventually the tape was just forgotten. as one might imagine, historians are extremely interested in that find. tull says he plans to sell the recording to a private collector later this month. he already has an agent in new york to help him to do that. >> wow. >> that's our broadc

a chattanooga man rummaging through boxes in his father's aticket stumbled on an audio reel showing an interview with dr. king in 1960. when he listened to them, he heard his father interviewing the leader for a book that was never published. very interesting. >>> tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the east coast earthquake. while the 5.8 tremor caused several large cracks in the top of the washington monument, government surveyors say it did not cause the monument to sink further into the ground. it was built on ground that was once under the water. as it sunk about 2.2" since 1901. now, the monument is expected to be closed until 2014 for repairs. >>> a little more good news here. a d.c. woman is a million dollars richer today. miss catherine jackson is the district's newest multiballer -- [ laughter ] >> excuse me. >> million-dollar powerball winner. after buying a handful of lottery tickets, the winning ticket was sold at the -- i think is it patron's convenience store? >> close enough. >> also wanted to say patrol -- [ indiscernible ] >> jackson says august 8 was the day t

. >>> a lost piece of history uncovered in a dusty tattic in chattanooga, tennessee. reel tape containing an interview with dr. martin luther king jr. was recorded in december of 1960, three years before dr. king's i have a dream speech. listen as he talks about the progress of the civil rights movement. >> what effect are the sit-ins having on the progress of the southern negro and his struggle for equality? >> i think a tremendous effect. i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> wow. that is crystal clear audio. the man who discovered the king interview says his father had interviewed dr. king for a book on racism. but the book was never finished. >>> a controlled blast at the site of a new york subway demolition project goes wrong, jolting nerves, shattering windows and sending smoke and debris up into the street. no injuries reported. city officials are inspecting surrounding buildings for structural issues. a source told a local station a p

this turned up in someone's attic in chattanooga, tennessee.rs before his "i have a dream" speech. and in it he talks about the progress of the civil rights movement. >> well, doctor, what effects are the sit-ins having on the progress and struggle for equality. >> i think a tremendous effect. i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> the man who uncovered the interview said his father had interviewed dr. king for a book on racism. it was a book he never finished. >>> and regis philbin's replacement has been decided. reporting that michael strahan will take over as co-host of "live" with kelly ripa, the former nfl star is expected to keep his other job on fox nfl sunday. he'll be the morning anchor who leads the league in sacks, shall we say. >> like what warren sapp said, tackling the stars. it'd be a good strategy. i think it's a great choice. out of the box, interesting, good guy, fun guy. >> you like it. >> i do. i lik

i did forward a picture of the volkswagen plant in chattanooga. if you took a look at the floor, it would be hard to tell exactly what you are looking at. it is a very precision area, clean, a wonderful environment to work in. the training that goes into working in those technical programs is really computer- based. one of the biggest challenges we have with technical education is for high school students of all ranges of talent to think about going into those areas. i am so glad the new york times covered it. i think it is one of the good news stories. there certainly is the same level of expertise in the american auto industry. there is a complementary story of investment in the united states by japanese and german manufacturers. good news. host: i want to take your 0.1 step further and illustrate this through charts for manufacturing and supply chain. you can see a steady increase with volkswagen, nissan, mitsubishi, and other companies that have relied on american companies to provide parts and materials. you can see the influx of plants and j

. >> we are from light speed in chattanoo chattanooga, tennessee and we helped build the arms of marshey traded their two wheelers to build something with six. >> this really is a human endeavor, not just the u.s., but god bless america. we did put something on mars. >> reporter: "curiosity" will roam for the next two years. seven minutes of terror now seven minutes of triumph. clayton sandel. [ cheers and applause ] >> the most sophisticated movable lab ever sent to another planet. i love those guys for celebrating. a lot of months and money pumps into that. >> $2 billion. >> high price tag. >> it could have gone wrong. >> look what they finally got there. >> look at that incredible specimen. >> you know what is sad, they don't show your shoes. i know you have bad moon pumps on. >> you have seen my shoes, blue suede shoes. >> more from a >>> this morning on "world news now" -- trail of hate. the mass murderer in the sikh temple rampage was linked to a shadowy underground world of white supremacy. >> the gunman's music is now shedding new light on his possible motives. it's tuesday, a

of 14 years, father of her two churn and trusted physician who sees patients at this office in chattanooga order of protection she fired august 3 and made public, lisa hill explained she had been suffering from a mysterious illness for several months. and in march of this year she says, i found my husband putting an unidentified substance in my morning coffee. >> she wasn't sure. she suspected in march at which time she followed instincts and contacted the police. >> reporter: for five months lisa hill lived in fear in the couple's home as investigators secretly took samples of the coffee her husband delivered to her bedside every morning. when the test results came back they were shocking, extreme levels of barium in her coffee, a toxic heavy metal poisonous and causes flu like symptoms. >> when we got the lab results back, nobody was more surprised than lisa her fear had been confirmed. and it was actually possible that her husband was trying to do her great harm. >> reporter: the police told her her previous health issues are consistent with heavy metal poisoning. they tell us no charge

. >> dorothy cooper is a 96-year-old woman of chattanooga, tennessee, and has been voting for the pastyears. this year she has been told she can't. >> cenk: we'll tell you how it is in the real newsroom as we do every monday. it's new york, and it's go time! [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: the republican national convention started today--kind of. they tried to start but then isaac is in the area. instead, they did business for about 33 seconds. let's show you most of it. >> so it is my privilege to proclaim the 2012 republican national convention in session and called to order. [applause] >> the 2012 republican national convention stands in recess subject to the call of the chair chair. [applause] >> cenk: perhaps the most anticly mattic opening ever. they were thinking of bringing the convention down to one day. turns out they want won't go in that direction. why? they were very concerned about isaac and where it would make land full. >> in florida being. ed by wind and waves. isaac is becoming more focused that center becoming more clear. it's expected to pick up steam, and when it hits the

while cleaning out your attic but nothing quite llke what stephon tull found.inside an old box n chattanoogaaudio recording of an interview his father did with in 1960.in one part of the interview... tull's father asks king what ffect he thinks sit ins will have on his struggle for equality. equality.dr..martin luther tremeedous effect. i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the most grratest epics of our heritage. heritage. the recordinggwas made three years beeore king's famous " i have a dream" speech.tull's father was writing a book about "jim crow" segregation laws... but never finished it. 3 they are blending eastern and western acrobatics to find a harmonious balance. dralion cirque u soleil is in town emily gracey is joining us - live this morning with today's hometown hotspot. - how do you keep a crew of this size in shape? - how long does it take to get a performer ready for the stage? - what are somethings you do to get the performers in shape? shape? dralion cirque du soleil will be at the 1st

and chattanooga, tennessee. thanks to dave. we want to look at some things on the board.in your southwestern states, especially the desert areas. that's going to mean flooding for you there. >> as the heaviest rain -- >> as the heaviest rain pushes through. phoenix, you'll be battling flooding and extreme temps. 90 in dallas. they start saying wrap. i'm not done, though. >> see how it works? see how it goes? >> that's how it's going to look acro >> all of that weather was brought to you by buick lacrosse. how did i do, boss? >> everyone in the control room, he was brilliant. >> not as brilliant as you. >>> not as brilliant as this next story and robin. >> that's a great setup. i have to catch my breath. coming from the north plaza back inside here. not as young as i used to be. older i get, the better i was. you're going to meet this wonderful woman right here because we have a lot in common. many of you know i have a rare blood disease. it has a long name to it. its nickname is mds. i'm going to undergo a bone marrow transplant in a few weeks now. i'm one of thousands of

which we notice right away, on our first stop, north of chattanooga, tennessee.. we saw a couple of massachusetts. >> a tip, always go to the further point and work your way back. and you can see in this case, it's working. now, we're going back. and all of the traffic is coming down this way. so, listen to mother. >> reporter: always. or else. so, we continued south, through northwest georgia. >> another tip, always negotiate. part of the hunt. >> reporter: watch and learn as my mom zeros in on this $30 lamp. >> would you take $15? >> reporter: it's up to you. i'm not selling it. >> $25. >> $20. >> sold. >> reporter: the master of work, people. of course, not everything goes quite as smoothly. i don't know where my mother is. where's my mom? have you seen my mom? and there's another unexpected challenge. mom, stay away from the christmas stuff. >> i love christmas. >> reporter: but it's august. you have about 700 of those. >> i know. 701 is not bad. >> reporter: mom, no. no. >> yes. >> reporter: no. >> i need him. >> reporter: no. i love you. >> okay. probably g

a trusted physician, who sees patients at this office in chattanooga.explained she had been suffering from a mysterious illness for several months. and in march of this year, she says i found my husband putting an unidentified substance in my morning coffee. >> she wasn't sure. she suspected in march, at which time she followed her instincts and contacted the police. >> reporter: for five months, liesa hill says she lived in fear in the couple's home, as investigators took samples of the coffee her husband delivered to her bedside every morning. when the test results came back, they were shocking. extreme levels of barium in her coffee. a toxic, heavy medal that's poisonous, and causes flu-like symptoms. >> no one was more surprised than liesa, that her fear had been confirmed. and it actually was possible that her husband was trying to do her great harm. >> reporter: the police told her her previous health issues are consistent with heavy metal poisoning. they tell us no charges have been filed at this point. but her husband is not allowed near their h

. >>> chattanooga, a group called freedom from religion is going after a local high school football program. they're accusing richland high school's head coach of violating the players' first amendment rights by taking his team to church for meals and service and by putting bible verses on team equipment and leading team prayers. there's been no comment from the district or head coach. the separation of church and state is the issue here. >>> you like licorice? >> sure. >> sure. maybe not this licorice. the contra costa times reporting beware of the black licorice. people are being warned against eating black licorice candy produced by the easty bay. a lot of redvine black licorice twists had a lead level exceeding the state standard. it's marked from a best before february 13, 2013. remember that. >> remember that number. >> memorize that. >> pregnant women and parents of children are being told to talk to their doctors. the company behind the candy company voluntarily asked for the recall. >> that's kind of a bummer. >> black licorice, you can find others out there. >>> for an expanded lo