joining me chattanooga mayor, andy burke. andy, thanks for coming on the show. mayor, great to have you here. how long ago did you guys do this and what have the payoffs been? >> well, this has been an important investment in our future. the initial investment was around 340 million. about 2/3 of that was bonded and the other third came through the federal government. we have started to see a real change. we're building a tech ecosystem. if you think about it from a mid-sized southern city standpoint that's unusual. gerri: very unusual and also very creative. seems this would make awe magnet for potential employers. do you believe you've been able to grow your jobs baseballs of this network? >> we see more people coming in specifically for tech. we also know that a lot of industry is looking and they see massive amendments of space so that every company is looking to insure they have the kind of capacity to grow. the tech sector is obviously an important one for the 21st century. now we're a player. gerri: clearly taxpayers had to sign on to this and willing to

we don't want to end up like chattanooga -- don't want chattanooga to end up like detroit. >> local politiciansying we'll pull subsidies for these factories if you unionize. that was a very complex situation. what's fascinating is this german company said, yeah, we'd like to have more labor organization. the workers were interested. it was the local political community, very right leaning i might add that was against it. that was the problem in chattanooga. >> james, i'll ask you, what's the answer for these workers if they need to make a living wage and don't want to depend on food stamps to help them through the day? >> again, the answer is not to do something that will take away their jobs. if walmart -- sorry -- if mcdonald's had this $15 an hour fast food wage, they'd have to raise prices by 25%. that doesn't just hurt their customers. when their customers stop buying as much, they'll have to lay off workers. a 25% price hike is going to meet a lot fewer jobs. that's going to lead these workers into an even worse situation. >> when i look at the profit margins at mcdonald's and the fact th

notice it's spotty, scattered out there, nashville, chattanooga.ill, again, third day in a row around denver we're going to be talking about more hail, more thunderstorms. the threat for severe weather still there, even out towards midland, texas. here's what's going on. two systems making their way across the country. we had the northeast. we're still looking for that. also, down around the southern plains. this is huge. we keep talking about it. everyone's been watching and waiting for rain in the southern plains. finally, they're getting some. it may be too much in a short period of time. flooding concerns could be out there as well. as far as rain totals, heavier amounts in the southern plains. maybe only an inch or two into the northeast, but remember, under those isolated heavier thunderstorms, we showed you what happened out towards philadelphia, you could still have a threat for flooding. so, that's the concern there. why are we talking about severe weather in the northeast? look at the temperature difference. all the hot, humid air, d.c. u

families in detroit, michigan, michael hutchins in chattanooga, tenn.. in stanford, north carolina and marissa biggs in chicago, with the mother of onea and jimeyea. sometimes there is confusion, i am not a financial reporter. more than the foreclosure crisis, they choose to organize this society and the way it can be different. we will travel from burned out buildings in chicago to liberated blocks in between, living rooms and families across the country. let's begin. you want me to chill? hold on. we are chilling. great, okay. can you also hear me? cool. thank you. i want to start with a very simple question. what is home? it is such a simple word but almost impossible to define. the power of this word is nearly unrivaled. think back, think back to when you were in schools like this a you will remember home was the prize of epic heroes. and the homecoming of odysseus, after decades journeying across the entire mediterranean, and finally reach the shore. finally reacheds the house and is not quite home yet for those who remember the ending. doesn't real

born in chattanooga, tennessee. parents marina and brian offer this advice to new parents, the bags under your eyes from all the late nights are well worth all of the cuddles. so true. >> next baby of the week is adelyn jeanne smith, born with a full head of hair, from manahauken, new jersey. the mom tells other new parents, it is okay not to have it all together. >> doing good, mom. our final johnson's baby of the week is mylah haley bazile, born in alan, texas, on april 29th. joins a big family, six other siblings between the ages of 8 and 22. >> lots of baby-sitters. >> congratulations to everybody. if you want to submit your baby, go to klgandhoda.com. >> we got a big, big show. if your kids have been begging you to get a pet, we got what you need to consider from costs to care. >> and puppy love at first sight. it's been one year since they've seen each other. >> a service dog and its trainer. i'm on break sweetheart. you know you don't have to put up with this. ...those annoying period symptoms. general pain r

plus: >> is that the chattanooga choo choo? >> three women head to normandy to mark an anniversary with song. we begin with the sudden decision by the head of the veterans affairs department to resign. the pressure was intense from both parties and just a couple of days after the disturbing new revelations about the va, eric shinseki, retired general, quit. so now, how does the government make sure veterans get the health care they need? our white house correspond, mike viqueria, that is story. mike. >> picking up steam over the last are 48 hours. the problems at the veterans affairs department are decades old, they are systemic but today they cost president obama his one and only veterans affairs secretary, eric shinseki, his ten you a has come to an end. with growing evidence of malfeasance and deception at veterans affairs, president obama had accepted what now became inevitable. >> minutes ago deputy shinseki offered me his resignation. with considerable ro regre regri accepted. >> among the findings, in 64% of those facili

is that the chattanooga choo choo. >> you could say these women were born in the wrong generation. ♪ ♪ over there. ♪ send a word. ♪ send a word over there. >> their music is a journey back in time to when men went to war, women worked in factories and the andrews sisters cheered on men in uniform. ♪ don't sit under the apple tree, baby just you and me. >> the andrews sister's swing sounds dominated the dance halls and they entertained battle weary troops and here at home. ♪ the boogie wooingie bulling boy ♪ >> they will revive the trad is. >> we have not had a musical genre that has tied our country together as this music did during that time. >> i would say we had the uniforms. >> before each of their shows, they painstakingly print making sure they have every detail of the andrews sister down pat. >> it used to take me at least an hour. now, i have it down 30 to 45 minutes. >> do you ever worry that what you do up on stage may be considered just a little geeky? >> well, yeah, i mean i go out in my pin curls. you would not believe the look. >> for reveille 3 their shows incorporate

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in my beloved city, my home city of chattanooga there sits a lock that's been moth balled because the system has been broken. finally, this great house has solved this problem. it is a huge step in the right direction, ladies and gentlemen, to make sure that we ultimately fund all of the locks in this system, the fixing of the inland waterway trust fund which is so flawed and broken by this bill, ultimately will get the needed funds to other locks and infrastructure in this country. i am proud to support this bill, i am so proud to be part of a body that after four years of tireless work has acknowledged the situation. thank you and mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, mr. lipinski, a member of our transportation and infrastructure committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lipinski: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the ranking member for yielding. as a co-spon

maybe leave yourself a little extra time if you're in chattanooga, huntsville, jackson.sibility-wise. in the northwest, we've been dealing with a few pockets of showers. we will eventually dry out tomorrow into wednesday. some of the nicer weather of the week. but much cooler, >>> good monday morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. breezy again today and cooler also. we'll see increasing sunshine this afternoon. some isolated storms possible today through wednesday, but the key is they're isolated. above average warmth is coming as we get towards the weekend. today we'll have upper 50s to low 60s along the coast, mid to upper 60s along the bay and to the south bay, the north bay, a few 70s inland. tonight we're going to have upper 40s to mid-50s. accuweather seven-day forecast, >> she says there's no pressure whatsoever, george, but lisa here would just love a photo for her birthday. lara, thanks. >> all right. i just got confirmation. all right, awesome. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." in "pop news" wh

. >> they go by the name "revelry 3" ♪ the chattanooga choo choo". >> you could say these women were wrong generation. ♪ over there. ♪ over there. over there. ♪ send the word other there >> their music was a journey back in time when men went to war, women worked in factories and the andrews sang back then the andrews sister's swing sounds and rhythms dominated the dance halls. ♪ the boogie wooingie ♪. >> it will revive that tradition. >> we have not had a musical genre that has tied our country together as this music did during that time. >> i would say we had the arms. >> before their shows, the women primp to make sure they have every detail of the andrews sisters down pat. >> it used to take me at least an hour. now, i've got it down to 40, 45 minutes. >> do you ever worry that what you do up on stage may be considered just a little geeky? >> well, yeah. i mean i go out in my pin curls. you would not believe the look. >> for revelry 3, their shows incorporate the look and they are about the letters. >> i hope you think of me as often as i think of you. >> each performance include

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. >> host: we are here at the tiachucha and we have our next guest from chattanooga. you have been patiencpatient. thank youiole. . >> caller: i want to say i hope you do well in your political period. mr. rodriguez, if you will feel like a drug like marijuana would be better legalized and that money made, which is billions of dollars that is being made just on marijuana, if that is something that should be legalized and that money turned around and a portion set out educate about harder drug and the process of how gangs and communities do this to make money to fund other activities. i think legalizing would be best. what do you think on that? >> guest: i support legalization of all of the drug laws, particularly marijuana. i know colorado and washington is taking big steps. california is taking some. i think we are in the in between time. some states saying it is okay to have medical marijuana and grow under conditions but you have people being arrested. a good point mitchell alexander made about this. this isn't against white people but white rich people making mone

major cities, new york city, philly, d.c., nashville, chattanooga, third day in a row, denver could be airports there and midland texas. look at what it looks like already right now. check out all the lightning and keep in mind so many people are trying to get to the airport to get ahead of memorial day. unfortunately looks like a lot of delays in the air today, chris. >> boy, tell you. woke me up this morning, the thunder and lightning. it was really going on. that's for sure. >>> want to tell you about the latest in the search of hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls in nigeria. the search is getting a boost from the american troops. president obama ordered 80 troops to chad, neighboring country. the white house says they'll support intelligence and surveillance missions and will stay until, quote, they're no longer required. this comes after ten days of air searches for the kidnapped schoolgirls and they've all turned up empty. for the latest, vladimir in ney jee nigeria this morning. >> the 80 troops are going to help the troop on the ground. goodluck says he has 20,000 soldiers in nig

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born in chattanooga, tennessee, spent his childhood in birmingham, alabama, and nashville, tennessee, before heading to cornell university. after that he served as a second lieutenant in the army in korea and from korea on to cincinnati, our speaker's hometown, where he joined the advertising and marketing department of procter and gamble. after that he came to san francisco to start his own successful business. in 1961, he met kay harrigan of alabama in san francisco. they married a year later in mobil and -- in mobile and then had five beautiful children, doreen, montgomery, and alexis. during the 1960's and 1970's, frank was deeply involved in politics. he served as -- although a republican, he was tapped to serve as ronald reagan's democrats for reagan gubernatorial campaign. he was again tapped by reagan in charge of 11 states at the convention, helping to secure dell gas. reagan lost to nixon at that time but frank went on to work for governor reagan, my statement for the record will describe how. he went on to co-found a winery in california which was consumer friendly and eleg