also narrowly lost a 2014 vote at the chattanooga plant.al results will not be official until certification by the national labor relations board. we asked educators for a summer- break student reading listir in by the novel "to kill a mockingbird." read their picks at pbs.org/newshour. her more on the confrontation between iran andnited states we turn to barbara slavin, director of the future of iran inatiative at the ntic council in washington d.c. thanks so much for joini m us. >> sure pleasure. >> sreenivasan: so, first, let me start out with there's kind of two levels here. there's rhetoric and there's action, and thesy both m to be esk laict. >> yindeed. i think the aion is th part that concerns me the most. we've had 40 years of exchanging insults between iran and the united states. but this action is particularly worrisome. the events in the persianulf seem to be heating up. fortunately there's been no loss of life. but, of course, something like this could always spiral out of control. >> sreenivasan: you know, the tankers thawe sa

he had no choice but to move the company to chattanooga. >> as much as i love chattanooga, clevelandbs who are leaving just for basic infrastructure and better internet. >> reporter: supplying internet and broadband nationwide long a goal of the federal government. >> you are going to have great, great broadband. >> today high-speed broadband is not a luxury, it's a necessity. >> reporter: since 2011 the fcc has spent billions building out broadband to rural areas. still, some 24 million americans don't have basic access to internet. >> where does internet service come on the list? >> ironically you would think public safety, education, i hear about broadband as much as i do as any other topic. >> reporter: cleveland's old wool mill is being refurbed into a market. internet essential. >> if we don't cross this digital divide, cleveland, tennessee, will plateau and cease to grow. >> reporter: charter and at&t, cnn's parent company, both say faster, cheaper internet is rolling out in cleveland and their service areas nationwide. when? harder to say. but with satellite and 5g wireless a

he had no choice but to move the company to chattanooga. >> as much as i love chattanooga cleveland ispanies like mine moving to chattanooga for better infrastructure and mainly internet. >> supplying internet and now broad band nationwide, long a goal of the federal government. >> you are going to have great, great broad band. >> today high-speed broad band is not pennsylvania luxury, it's a necessity. >> since 2011, the fcc has spent billions building out broad band to you recall ares areas. still some 247 million americans doesn't have base being "access hollywood" to internet. >> where does internet service come on the list. >> ironically you would think public safety, education, i hear about broad band as much as i do as any other topic. >> cleveland's old wool mill is being refurbed into the grit and grace vintage and artisan market. internet essential. >> if we doesn't cross this digital divide, cleveland, tennessee, will plateau and cease to grow. >> charter and at&t, cnn's parent company both say faster. cheaper internet is rolling out in cleveland and their service areas nati

from duane inar chattanooga, tennessee. caller: could mourn. -- good morning. conferencet the working with students in chattanooga. today we have about 20 dads. in this group we talk about things that are in this book bringing together judges, magistrates, da's, attorneys. deal with visitation and custody. teaching these guys how to get custody. i was wondering if you could touch on that a little bit. 50-50 parenting and the importance of 50-50 parenting visitation. -- versus visitation. some footwork with this book and some of the other things that we are trying in our community. talking to ladies about this book is just as impactful as talking to men. one young lady says this information is like medicine. to me. getting houses. you see guys getting parental rights. you see guys just stepping up to the plate based on this information that they are getting through in a and your book. host: thank you peered we will let our guest respond. guest: the four things that are really essential if there's a divorce or children growing up time and parenting equal amount o

it never occurred me to me i would live and die in chattanooga, tennessee. >> you ere getting out?s going to get on a ship and hang out with errol flynn. going from sthip to ship with a dagger in my mouth and southward in my hand. >> reporter: you came close to it. >> i have a lightsaber. >> reporter: your version of that. in 1972, jackson graduated from morehouse college where he founded a theater troop. he soon moved to new york and fell into a group of young estors with bright futur ahead of them. what were those early years as a struggling actor like wn you were running around town with people like denzel and wesley snipes and young guys trying to make it? >> delightful. that was a huge legion of us out here in the streets and doing plays all over town. the ar scientistcommunity was n >> rr: another member of that community a buddingor directamed spike lee who asked jackson to appear in his breaking films "do the right thing" and jo"jungle feve" it hit home close to jackson who struggled for years with drug addiction. >> i was in rehab. so he was telling me, yeah, i want you to

. >> reporter: they live near tennessee near chattanooga which has some of the fastest internet in thee in cleveland. its owner needed broadband. she had no choice but to move the company to chattanooga. >> as much as i love cleveland, they're losing jobs. mainly for infrastructure and internet. >> supplying internet nationwide long ago the goal of the federal government. >> today high-speed broadband is not a luxury, but a necessity. >> reporter: still some 24 million americans don't have basic access to internet. where does internet service come on the list? >> ironically you would think public safety, education. i hear about broadband as much as i do about any other topic. >> reporter: internet is essential. >> if we don't cross this digital divide cleveland, tennessee, with plateau and cease to grow. >> reporter: charter and at&t's parent company both say faster internet is rolling out in cleveland and service areas nationwide. when? harder to say. but with satellite and 5g wireless around the corner, maybe high-speed access will soon look differently, maybe. >> it's the best signa

we had a bomb threat in chattanooga, tennessee. what?!s over several months in the ‘70s and it caused quite a stir when it aired in america. it was the first time americans had seen two men kissing on broadcast television. it caused an uproar with certain right—wing groups, who petitioned congress and they shut it down, essentially. as a leading series for lgbt people, the actors chosen to play the iconic rules were also important to the author. gay actors playing gay roles, it is a very big topic at the moment. was that one of the priorities for this? yes, it was. there is still an idea in hollywood that the big stars can‘t be gay. i just think that a gay actor can bring something special to the role from their own experience. is it a girl? murray bartlett who plays michael tolliver, ellen page who plays shona hawkins, you can feel the truth of what they are doing. they bring that to the rule. couple of queers walk down the street and nobody knows it, are they still queer? overfour decades since it first started, the series is still help

he is professor of university and he is from chattanooga and there is a significant border dispute between georgia and tennessee. he is from north georgia which is nice. >> you are obviously not running this year. >> i'm not running into the sea.>> he has embarked on a project in addition to the numerous books that he has written and have been bestsellers and is last year published a book called the soul of america the bowels for better angels and that project, i think it belongs well in this group and might be better to introducing them to you i will introduce them to you which is to say this is a group of people who share your desire to find out what it is and to remember what it is that our country is based on and we believe the carter center has a special place there, my grandparents have been a part of that into the heart and soul of this country and human rights forever. what we will do as we get ready, he is ready for the spotlight again. we are going to have a panel discussion and there is a video we will show very briefly that highlights the work that the carter center supports. a

once the campaign crosses the river and enters the second zone between the etowah and chattanooga, piedmont country. piedmont designates a topographic terrain that is halfway between the mountains and coastal plain. it so happens that in this part of the piedmont, there is not much development. only a few small farms. a lot of ground that is covered by thick woods and brush. ahead and few roads. and terrain favors johnston the confederates pit once you find out what road sherman is taking coming you block it with troops, you stymie him. when sherman enters this zone on may 23, rain begins to distend, turning the roads into reverse of mud. sherman is stuck. the second zone is the worst phase of the atlantic campaign. so three favors the confederates. 9 took from may 23 until july . sherman is worried. he is worried johnston may use the delay to send troops to grant her that is why he orders a massive assault at kennesaw mountain on june 27. 15,000 troops don't even dent the confederate line and he loses 3000 men in the process. he learned his lesson. generally, sherman has to pry the confede

[laughter] he is a professor at vanderbilt university from chattanooga. there is a border dispute between georgia and tennessee but we are pleased he is from north georgia. [laughter] [applause] you are obviously not running this year. >> i'm not running in tennessee, that's for sure. he has embarked on a project in addition to the numerous books he has written and have been bestsellers and pulitzer prize winners, his last year, he published the soul of america, the battle for our better angels and that project i think along , may bein this group better than introducing you to them, introduce him to you and i will introduce you -- them to you which is to say this is a group of people who share your desire to find out what it is and to remember what it is our countries based on and that soul israel. we believe the carter center has a special place. based on that soul here. . do, as we get ready -- he is ready for the spotlight again. we will have a panel discussion but as an introduction, there is video we will show very briefly that highlights the work of

reasons a very clear that the war department decides that chickamauga chattanooga will be the first military park, in part because those western veterans are tired of hearing about gettysburg. and they very consciously organize groups to come together. they also pick a union victory and a confederate victory to bring together in former confederate territory. as part of that. so the reconciliation goes both within union veterans and between union and confederate veterans there. >> and i'll amplify that, your question, by saying there was a very distinct western memory. not among all westerners, but among some veterans. i had the great pleasure to direct a dissertation that turned into a book that won a wiley silver prize for the best first book on the civil war by mathew stanley. his book is called, the loyal west. it is a quote from these western veterans, some of whom are referenced in my vignette. who were resentful of emancipation being grafted onto the war narrative. and they refused to accept that as part of the victory narrative. effectively, what they were trying to argue, and they we

i'm chattanooga over the action. and investor day i suggest you stay with kr5i78er >>> some companies are such great operators that they deserve the benefit of the doubt even if in the face of incredibly challenging circumstances. that's the high end home furnishing chain formerly known as restoration hardware. rh sources so much merchandise from china and they seem to be resiej to be caught in the tariff crossfire that's what people thought then this week they took aggressive action. they're not letting it happen. try to get new deals with suppliers and moving sourcing outside of china that, including coming to the u.s. that's why the stock exploded higher yesterday especially with this most incredible buyback i've seen let's check in with the ceo to find out more. welcome back to "mad money." good to see you again. >> hi. >> what a tour de force conference call. you just put to rest a lot of people's worries as you said you would. you have put back 60% of the stock for this period. i think you think the stock's und

he is a professor at vanderbilt university from chattanooga. many of you may not know that there is a significant border dispute between georgia and tennessee, but we are pleased he that, today at least, he is from north georgia. [laughter] [applause] dr. meacham: you are obviously not running this year. jason: i am not running in tennessee, that's for sure. [laughter] jason: his project, battle for the better angels, that project may be better than introducing you to them, i will introduce them to you, which is to say this is a group of people who share your desire to find out what it is and to remember what it is that our country is based on, and that goal is real, and we believe that the carter center has a special place there of course. my grandfather has been a part peering, and has been into the heart and soul of the country and into human rights. he is ready for the spotlight again. that is what he wants. we are going to have a panel discussion, but as an introduction, there is a video we will show very briefly that highlights the work o

>> chattanooga, tennessee. >> stephen: oh, i didn't know that.ou were at the tonies. >> was i? >> stephen: here you are presenting alongside your wife latanya richardson jackson. >> yes. >> stephen: one of the stars of "to kill a mockingbird." a beautiful portrayal. >> she's killing it on broadway is that house of it? you presented to elaine may for best actress. >> awesome. it's a great feeling to present to a theater great like that. it feels all fun. i loved the tonys. i never got to go as a young broad way.use i never did neg on >> stephen: would you want to go back? is there a show that would tempt you back to broadway? >> i think about going back to the boys all the time. when i go and see a show i miss not being there. then when i talk to my wife about eight shows a week, it makes me not miss being there. ( laughter ) >> stephen: how about you and me, the odd couple? ( cheers and applause ) >> i could do that. we might sell the tickets. >> stephen: might sell one or two. now, you were here in 2016. i can't believe it's been that long. so h

thererom chattanooga and is a border dispute between georgia and tennessee, but we are proud to say at least he is from north georgia. [laughter] you are obviously not running this year. >> i am not running in tennessee, that is for sure. he has embarked on a project, in addition to numerous books he has written. last year he published a book called "the soul of america: the battle for our better angels" and that project belongs in our group. i'm going to introduce them to you, which is to say this is a group of people who share your desire to find out what it is and to remember what it is that our country is based on, and that soul is real. we believe the carter center has a special place there. my grandparents have been a part can intopeering as we the heart and soul of this country and the issue of human rights. we are going to have a panel discussion, but as an introduction there is a video we will show briefly that highlights the work of human rights defenders the carter center supports. the carter center has done it's ony best to focus, not ideals only, but ideals as put into pra

severehunderstorms near chattanooga, tennessee. isthe ripple in t atmosphere pointed at us and 12 hours away 6:00 ts it here between and 7:00 therng. we could s haverms before or later than that. future weather has a pretty good handle on this. it could have late night rumbles of thunder as well. all of this is gone tomorrow morning when we get up. a breeze brings in fresher air for your friday. perfect weather for the wekend. saturday morning 63 downtown but the suburbs will be in the 50s on saturday and sunday morning. that will feel good, melissa. >> absolutely. first 4 traffic. ertraffic al outer loop at 66, we have lanes just reopened. we are still slow through this section so the outer loop near 66 two lanes and all express lanes have reopened this orning. elsewhere, taking a look. travel times here >> some shoppers go to farmers markets assuming fresh and local means safe. >> but there are risks you need to know about so we arerk wg for you to make sure the food you feed your family does not make them sick. make them sick. w

. >> reporter: we reached out to mike bedsle and chattanooga for a comment and they did not respond back>>> still ahead on abc7 morning, a major makeover for a tech shelter. how they're helping build a better area for the homeless. >>> and have fast internet a littland now the besthat you mobile network too? yeah and get them together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. wow, that's great. oh, and this looks great. are these words for sale? no. go, go, go, go. now you can get fast, reliable internet and save hundreds on your wireless bill. that's simple, easy, awesome. taxi! should i have stopped her? get started with a limited time offer on xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months, plus ask how to get two-hundred-fifty back when you switch to xfinity mobile. >>> an eegs cleanup team launched a giant barrier for the second time to remove some of the great pacific garbage patch. the project shared video of the giant boom when it left san francisco bay last year. crews just spent four months repairing the 2,000-foot-long boom. it broke part because of constant waves and winds.

he has become the man by what he has done in the west by shiloh, vicksburg, and chattanooga, and it allows sherman to become what he was, because without grant, you do not have sherman. sherman absolutely needs grant. with grant, he becomes a very successful general. so grant makes his name in the west. he could have stayed in the west, but the fact that he comes east, and more than that, the fact that he accompanies the army of the potomac, i think, suggests just how vital it was in terms of perception in the united states that somebody defeat lee. and the irony here is that almost nobody considered lee a general who really lost, and this was after gettysburg. i never quite understood why gettysburg kind of gets airbrushed when people look at lee. you read letters, an endless procession of letters in early 1864 that say something like "lee has never been defeated and never will be," "we have confidence in leave because he has never lost." well, of course he has lost. he lost the battle of gettysburg in ways that did not cling to him the way it would to others, but grant is coming to be. y

factory have rejected an effort to unionize the chattanooga, tennessee plant, a win for the united oughtwould have been historic. foreign automakers own 31 factories in the u.s. none of those plants have ever been unionized. >>> trading under way this morning at the new york stock exchange, down about 16 points. the fed meeting tomorrow and wednesday, officials are unlikely to take any action, but they could offer hints about a possible rate cut next month. >>> it is unclear what's going on here, elon musk is still on twitter this morning after saying he just deleted his account. check it out. the tesla ceo changed his twitter name to daddy dotcom on father's day. musk got in trouble with the securities and exchange commission in august for taking the company private and saying he secured funding to do so. musk and tesla each paid $20 million to settle with the sec. >> he's always up to something, that's for sure. >>> would you shock yourself to prevent overeating? go to abc7news.com/vote and weigh in right now. >>> so we are asking because amazon is selling a device designed to give you

chattanooga, vicksburg, they all donate. gettysburg will donate 18 tons, tons of civil war orderments, monuments, placards, decorative material, canon balls, to the scrap drive by 1942, 18 tons. during the second world war, when you need scrap to build stuff like the liberty ship, again, the federal government looks to gettysburg and the civil war parks and begins to disassemble some of their commemorative landscapes. one of the most interesting documents i read -- you know, being in the archives some days is just incredibly laborious, but you find these gems of a document. one of the best documents i found in the 19 hoe's during the second world war was this fear that the war would become so total that the gettysburg battlefield would have to completely systematically disassemble its democrat raverb landscape, meaning the national park service superintendent wrote an itinerary that prioritized all of the monuments on the gettysburg battlefield, if the war became that bad, we are going to melt them down. now, you can think i

thererom chattanooga and is a border dispute between georgia and tennessee, but we are proud to say at least he is from north georgia. [laughter] you are obviously not running this year. >> i am not running in tennessee, that is for sure. he has embarked on a project, in addition to numerous books he has written. last year he published a book called "the soul of america: the battle for our better angels" and that project belongs in our group. i'm going to introduce them to you, which is to say this is a group of people who share your desire to find out what it is and to remember what it is that our country is based on, and that soul is real. we believe the carter center has a special place there. my grandparents have been a part can intopeering as we the heart and soul of this country and the issue of human rights. we are going to have a panel discussion, but as an introduction there is a video we will show briefly that highlights the work of human rights defenders the carter center supports. the carter center has done it's ony best to focus, not ideals only, but ideals as put into pra

. -- chattanooga plant.ing said, demonization of billionaires, seem to be part of the core platform of the democratic party. will that resonate with voters? >> i don't think so, not at all. we don't demonize people for being successful, living the american dream. if it wasn't for bezos and others like him who create jobs we wouldn't be at full employment. by the way aoc is the same person who bemoaned the fact she can't make it on congressional salary of more than 120,000 a year living in both new york and d.c. and we were supposed to be sympathetic to that. i mean, really, jeff bezos chasing him out of new york, creating 30,000 direct jobs, countless other jobs, dry cleaners, restaurants, would have to expand the present operation or bring new opportunities to others is absolutely crazy. >> if i could add very quickly, it was not necessarily her that chased out amazon but i do say, my mayor and governor of new york, not going to amazon talking with those issues. charles: people were afraid. >> that bothers

. >> kroft: he grew up in chattanooga, tennessee, not far from the walnut street bridge.ed there. >> jackson: we used to ride our bicycles down this hill. third street. >> kroft: it was the totally segregated jim crow south. everywhere he went and everyone he knew was black-- his neighborhood, his schools, his teachers. and the experience still colors his life. >> jackson: so, i grew up in this world, which is the street world-- all these kids whose parents were domestics or worked in a-- what was known as the "chicken house," where they killed chickens and packaged chickens and stuff like that. there were a mixture of kids who were in and out of reform school. we came from a place that was kind of well-versed in learning to live life as it came at you. >> kroft: he was raised by his grandparents-- a janitor and a housemaid-- who had a strong work ethic. his mother, who held down a secure, well-paying government job in washington, d.c., was a constant presence in his life, spending summers, holidays and some weekends with him, helping him navigate the world as a young bla

peter and paul in chattanooga and the family. father david carter is a man of strong faith and principled leadership. in our east tennessee community, he serves as the vice chancellor for the diocese of knoxville and was the chaplain at nokville catholic high school until his tenure as director of the basilica began in 2013. he also enjoys the beauty that god has bestowed on the volunteer state leading treks in the great smoky mountains, even outside the house of god, he continues to show his faith serving as chaplain to the parish's trail life group. in my service to east tennessee in this chamber, i often seek guidance from the lord's word and i'm thankful to have father carter as my priest. i pray our nation knows more father carters, those who seek to serve and find christ and the source of truth. i hope that father carter and his guests enjoy their time in this beautiful city. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair will entertain up to 15 further reque

from duane inar chattanooga, tennessee. caller: could mourn. -- good morning.et the working with students in chattanooga. today we have about 20 dads. in this group we talk about things that are in this book bringing together judges, magistrates, da's, attorneys. deal with visitation and custody. teaching these guys how to get custody. i was wondering if you could touch on that a little bit. 50-50 parenting and the importance of 50-50 parenting visitation. -- versus visitation. some footwork with this book and some of the other things that we are trying in our community. talking to ladies about this book is just as impactful as talking to men. one young lady says this information is like medicine. to me. getting houses. you see guys getting parental rights. you see guys just stepping up to the plate based on this information that they are getting through in a and your book. host: thank you peered we will let our guest respond. guest: the four things that are really essential if there's a divorce or children growing up time and parenting equal amount of time wit

steve: for years they have been trying to unionize the vw plant in chattanooga came down to a vote andne. >> they don't see the value. this is the latest loss. the united auto workers, which is much smaller than it used to be in the 1970s has tried to unionize all these foreign owned car plants in the american south which now create millions of cars every year in the u.s. workers keep saying no. they just don't seat value. they don't want to give up whatever 6%, 7% of their salary to an outside organization that they don't think is giving them a lot of benefits. steve: in particular, there walls a scandal, a corruption scandal where it was revealed where apparently they were blowing a lot of money on lavish stuff. why am i givings my money to those guys who are blowing my dough. >> corruption case recently. had something to do with the latest loss. in april, a guilty plea from a union official for taking golf trips and lavish meals as you said from fiat chrysler who is supposed to be across the table from negotiating with not accepting gifts from. steve: some creative spin though on th

reggie in chattanooga, tennessee good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like to say that i was flipping through the channels and i stopped on your station and listen to the voices of all the people, the anger and frustration. i would like to give them something to think about. i will come from the bible. at one time on the face of the earth everyone had one language and one speech. says from one blood the nations of this earth were created. yet we have this division. when noahd the bible came out of the ark he had three sons and from there we all come from the same bloodline, we are all distant relatives. this is in the bible. word diablosp the the definition is a divider of people. he does this by putting himself or something in between the people. it isn the united states the politics or the color of a person's skin. onneed to not be so focused the outside but do on internal check. it is really sad that we are so divided and we are supposed to be the greatest nation. i am a veteran and i do not agree with everything the president says or does. n

a union memberto in chattanooga, tennessee. caller: good morning.r.etired union we have closed shop. they take of money out of my check, i don't even miss it or think about. about -- thing is host: i'm losing you, sorry. let's go to bradenton, florida. republican line. caller: how are you doing today? host: go ahead with your comment. caller: i am glad the caller from tennessee was before me, because he said what i wanted to touch on. first of all, i work in an unionsy where i watched destroy the industry. no -- what is the word balanced with unions anymore. they used to represent, they used to be a good thing, but i changed professions, and i was an underwriter for a bank. i see loan applications come through for teachers, truck drivers, farmworkers, factory workers, and the amount of dues, out and cut their paychecks down from $1300 every $600.eks, down to it is ridiculous. that is not representing workers, that is filling your pockets. i just read something a couple so unionwhere 150 or presidents made $13.1 million in compensation over the year,

i have been here in chattanooga by myself without any family for over 20 years. i have been homeless three or because ofhere about losing a job. you don't have anybody to fall back on for help, it is all on you. i had the experience. it is no fun. i am living now on less than $800 a month social security and ssi. every month they find a reason to cut my snap benefits. in snapn to $68 a month benefits and with the price of have --ng up and when i what i have left after my rent, it takes two thirds of my income. i am paying $600 a month. i have about $170 a month left. that is all the toiletries and products you cannot buy with snap benefits. i am always at a loss at the end of the month. i live on a hill and i don't have any transportation. the bus line is close by, but it is down that hill. when i come home, if i am carrying groceries or anything else and i have to catch two buses and sometimes three because i live in a food desert. i have to go all the way across town to buy food and coming up blocks.l, it is 2.5 it is rough. host: what do you do at the end of t

who iset's talk to ali, calling from chattanooga, tennessee, and ali has experience with the prison systemahead. . caller: yes, when they that is bothering me as she is sitting here running her mouth, "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." thing, youdoing this have got to be 100%. there are people in leadership who do not care. they do not care. he is not the only one going through something, and we have got to realize we put god first and let god do his thing. we can talk all day long, but nothing is changing. nothing is changing. ift: now, aviva, do you know force-feeding like this is happening anywhere outside of super max prisons, or is it just in a block where you see this going on. guest: it is definitely happening in other prisons. there were also hunger strikes tengion centere a few months ago where detainees were force-fed. there is not a lot of data on how frequently it happens and very staggered reporting, so it is hard to know how frequent it is, at least from the federal bureau of prisons, the federal prison, it seems like in the h unit is where it happens the most. host: now, we're

for being complicit in the continuing massacres that of taken place creek, blacksburg, charlston, chattanooga, lafayette, parkland, san bernardino, las vegas, and others. shame on the congress for standing idly as 90 americans are killed every day in shootings that never make the but changews communities and families forever. my democratic colleagues and i have come up with a proposal after proposal to try to stem the tide of gun violence. i would know, i have led many of them. one measure that the senate could take action on, right now, this very week, is the legislation i have introduced with my connecticut colleagues, senator chris murphy, requiring background checks for private sales of all firearms. it is the measure that pulls number one among experts in curbing gun violence. our colleagues in the house passed a bipartisan background days ago. 115 but, instead of calling for a vote, majority leader mitch mcconnell has created a do-nothing senate instead. why? it is not because background checks are unpopular. americans agree with the experts . 90 7% support requiring 97 percentchecks --