we're not -- all of us in eastern kentucky are just a bunch of ignorant hillbillies. : why not? >> caller: eastern kentucky and western kentucky aren't going to vote for her because of her stance on coal. but my biggest problem with ashley is she doesn't live in the state. >> that's my biggest problem with herr, too. >> if she wants to run for senate and i'm all for her -- >> you have to understand local issues. the only way to do that is to live there. >> on a senatorial level -- >> stephanie: there have been a couple of excellent carpet baggers senators. >> in terms of eastern kentucky and the coal mining aspect of things, mountain top removal coal mining which has been protected by the uppers in the -- especially the republican party but in the general kentucky government for five decades now is all about the decimation of what makes kentucky special as far as i'm concerned. literally flattening of the hills of kentucky. and the sloth from that, the coal dust, the rem ant dirt and all of that -- the remnant dirt destroys farm land, wipes out the health of communitie

tom is now safety security and management at eastern kentucky university and tom, we're grateful to haveoday and have your expertise, along with you. i mean, is it like finding a needle in a hay stack to try to find evidence of who did it as you try to recreate the bomb? >> well, megyn, thank you very much for having me here today. it is absolutely a pleasure. finding the needle in the haystack, maybe yes, maybe no, but the good thing is that we're actually in an urban environment and there's a lot of buildings around and other materials that will stop some of this evidence as it crawls across the pavement and it will be found. the agents will go in and start conducting a crime scene investigation to find even the most minute pieces of evidence and what we call bag and tag and send to the laboratory. in the laboratory, the forensic scientists, examiners, will look at these pieces of debris and then start making conclusions as to what the device consisted of. >> how do you-- i understand how you could piece together what was the bomb made of. how did it work, how was it detonated and so o

it didn't hurt that they were playing duke who we all hate from western to eastern kentucky. >> i have i don't like duke either. but my partner loves duke. thanks very much. appreciate it. all right. still to come, the da rejects a plea deal from the colorado movie theater shooter. will efface death? plus, the op-ed that everyone is talking about. a woman says girls should go to college to find a husband. sexist or smart? guess what? she's "outfront" tonight. another oil spill, thousands of barrels of crude pouring out of a pipeline in this country. we have the pictures. the american dream is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams have taken a beating lately. but no way we're going to let them die. ♪ ameriprise advisors can help keep your dreams alive like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. and that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ thathe people of bp made a more commitment to the gulf., and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, t

neighborhood were immigrants or people from appellation of, this is the time when people from eastern kentucky had moved to chicago and there was the concentration of hillbillies in our neighborhood. we were regularly, regularly called names rahm or ari because we were very dark and we were called nigger or nigger lover. so to have this hate spewed that you and knowing you are on the right side of things and you would risk it. >> so we get the sense it is not the normal chicago childhood of the '60s that you are politically engaged with a household. your mother is very unusual for that commitment and activism but she is also very usual in another way that she makes her career raising children. and as you say throughout the book, it is a terminal career that your career walks out the door when your children leave home. then there you are with very few marketable skills. i will read some more because it is great for women. this is the fate of millions of women in the '60s with limited options for work they threw themselves into the role of wife, mother, a homemaker, a volunteer. they were worthw

i've spent a number of days now, but i also spent an extended four-day visit to eastern kentucky and also to west virginia. the poorest parts of appalachia. and people who had been severely, significantly impacted by with prescription drugs -- by prescription drugs, people who had lost sons and daughters and brothers and sisters as a result of the overdoses. the most fearful individuals were pharmacists afraid of being held up for those kinds of drugs. that's a human tragedy, and that's a loss of life in a very poor area that didn't get much attention but, for. [applause] nately, a number -- fortunately, fox television and others followed us for several days so that we could bring that to attention, so that people recognize our drug problem isn't just an inner city problem or a big city problem, and i think that's important. the other part you should recognize, too, though is this is about jobs and the economy. we met with a number of employers across -- in that area that had jobs, good jobs. living wage jobs with benefits that they could not fill because they could not get people wh

eastern. >>> in kentucky, people are lol looking for the person who gunned down a civilian outside of the ft. knox. the shooting stems from a personal dispute. >>> a traffic accident leads to a parking lot shuffle between police and a woman eight months pregnant. police in springfield, illinois, say they had to use a taser on the pregnant woman when she resisted arrest. wow. police officials and the taser company say the electrical shock was safer to the woman and her unborn baby than a violent struggle would have been. >>> it started with a prayer before a board meeting of north carolina state officials, and now those officials are facing off against the american civil liberties union. the aclu. lawmakers in every north carolina are pushing a resolution that says in part, north carolina has a right to establish an official religion. sponsors say it allows county commissioners to pray. >> i want my right and any other right of elected officials in this state to be protected and to have freedom of speech and freedom of religion to practice as they so shoos. >> joining me now is the coed for o

i spent, i've spent a number of days now, but i also spent an extended four-day visit to eastern kentucky and also to west virginia. the poorest parts of appalachia. and people who had been severely, significantly impacted by prescription drugs. people who had lost sons and daughters and brothers and sisters as a result of the overdoses. the most fearful individuals were pharmacists, afraid of being held up for those kinds of s. that's a human tragedy, and that's a loss of life and a porea th g but, fortunately, a number of fox television and others followed us for those several days so that we could bring that to the attention so that people recognize our drug problem isn't just an inner city problem. or a big city problem. and i think that's important. the other part you should recognize, too, is that this is about jobs and the economy. we met with a number of employers across, in that area that had jobs, good jobs, living wage jobs with benefits that they could not fill because they could not get people who were testing clean from the drug test. and as you know, many jobs do require dr

eastern on c-span. is the >> now kentucky senator rand paul speaking to students at howard university, a black gluferte d.c. e talked about the party outreach to young people and minorities. his is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. i would like to thank the president and the faculty and the students letting me come today. people ask me are you nervous about speaking at the university, some of the students may be democrats? y response is the trip will be a success if i can get the hilltop to have a headline that ays a republican came to howard but he came in peace. my wife asked me last week, she said do you have doubts, do you have doubts about trying to advance a message for an entire country? the truth is sometimes. when i do have doubts i think f a line from t.s. elliott. a line that says how should i presume to spit out the butt ends of my ways. when i think of how political enemies twist my ways i think of those words, when i'm pinned on the wall how shall i presume? here i am at howard, a guy who once presumed to discuss the civil rights act. some people say i'm brave or crazy

led kentucky to the title in 1996. tipoff tonight at 9:25 eastern and atl. you laugh at me; right?: yeah, that's where reare going to be. too late though for me, but i get up in the middle of the night, so -- >> stick it out a little bit. connell: should be a good game. >> of course. connell: news alert, number of people with the h7n9 flu strain in china up to 24 now. seven confirmed deaths at this point. so far, no cases reported outside of china so the authorities are saying there's no evidence of transmission either between humans. world health organization announcing this strain of the bird flu's no cause for panic despite the deaths seen, seven of them. head of china's national health and family commission saying they are confident the authorities can contain the virus there. talk about sticky fingers. what about this story? thieves in germany made off with over five tons of nutella. five tons of the chocolate spread stolen from a parked trailer. took off with five tons of the stuff. it's supposed to be worth $2 # 1,000, doesn't seem like a lot, but how expensive would it be?

kentucky. watch next monday live at 9:00 p.m. eastern.nd our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, "welcome to the white house" produced by our partner, the white house historical association which chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. with the association, we are offering a special edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of america" presenting a bog if i and pour -- biography and pour trait -- pportrait of each first lady. >> c-span, created by america's cable company's in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> secretary john kerry wrapped up his talks about north korea. next they talk about military and diplomatic options. this event is hosted by the american enterprise institute. >> i thought i might spend a couple minutes discussing some of the discussing domestic politics perhaps recalling some of the theatrics we have seen. we don't always think of it this way, but the north koreaian system, like all oth

eastern. >> now for some old-fashioned snooping. james rosen brings us up to speed that involves a tape-recording a left wing magazine, young democrats in kentucky and the f.b.i. and the top republican in the united states senate. >> reporter: who recorded mitch mccontinue talking with senate staff during a strategy session in their office on february 2nd and who leaked the tape to the liberal magazine mother jones which published portions of it on tuesday, they have questioned two men. one is shawn riley an activist here is attending the convention as a delegate. another is official from jefferson county. conway told fox news that riley the founder of a local super pac and reputed associate curtis morrison had bragged about making the recording within a day after the conversation had occurred. >> they directly admitted to you they tape-recorded senator mcconnell and campaign aides in those campaign headquarters? >> they told me they were there. they told me they were in the hallway. they had a recording. you can draw your own conclusions. >> at the time, conway said he hadn't spoken to f.b.i. but by the evening they changed. >> they overheard t

kentucky and tennessee. three tornado watch boxes in effect. these conditions are favorable for tornadoes. and one -- the newest one is across eastern tennessee and this goes until 2:00 in the morning. a lot of these now it's dark and it's going to be happening during the overnight hours. we still think there will be more tornadoes forming overnight. and it's this line of storms right here that's a big concern. but right in front of that line, there will probably still be a few more tornadoes. but there will be much more likely some strong winds and some hail. but, in front of the line, one very strong signature right here. this is headed towards the cartersville, georgia area. potentially a tornado on the ground with that one. for the remainder of the evening, anywhere you see this yellow is where the threat is throughout the evening it moves off towards the east. again, shep, we are talking about overnight in the dark tornadoes. potentially tonight our first big severe outbreak we have had this season. >> mighty scary at night. you said 120 more hours. >> tonight it moves throughout the southeast and tomorrow mid-atlantic. quickly

it's a very large section of the eastern half of the country all the way from southern ohio, kentuckyatlanta, even the masters could see some strong storms late today in through areas of atlanta and all the way down through north florida. later this evening toward the overnight hours into the carolinas. widespread wind damage looks to be the biggest threat so keep in mind if you're traveling or flying or doing anything travel wise in the southeast, you have a chance for experiencing at least for half hour to an hour some strong thunderstorms. it will still be warm the east coast but not as yesterday as we were near 90 degrees in areas like washington, d.c. even new york city saw the first thunderstorms of the season last night. today, it looks relatively calmer than yesterday but also cooler. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. with the spark cash card from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i get the smith contract, please? thank you. relatively relative relative relative relatives relatives relative relatively on every purchase e

eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. 's the kentucky center rand paul spoke to students this week at howard university. he talked about the republican party's connection to african-american voters. his comments are about 50 minutes. some people have asked if i'm nervous about speaking at howard. they say, you know, some of th >> students, they may be democrats. my response has been, you know what, the bbb a success and i can get a hilltop to have a headline that says, a republican came to howard but he came in peace. my wife kelley asked me last week do you ever have doubts about trying to advance a message for an entire country? the truth is, sometimes, when i do have doubts, i think of a line from t.s. eliot, how should i presume to spit out all the butt ends of my days and ways, and how should i presume. and when i think of how political enemies often twist and distort my positions, i think again of eliot's words, when i am pinned and wriggling on the wall, how should i presume? and here i am today at howard, a historically black col

kentucky and on as far east as nashville. the rest of the country beautiful day along the eastern seaboard, a few leftover showers in northernt of sfo. staffing issues. check throughout the day with your carrier. the same issue is developing on the east coast as well, laguardia, d.c., newark all reporting delays. 79 for getaway friday. livermore, no reason to leave town today. might get too hot as we head to the weekend. 84 inland saturday. by sunday we'll be in the 90s holding onto that warmth just about every day next week. >>> we have a bonus take here. did you know speaking of ten-year anniversaries the national pretzel day is today, started in 2003 on this day in pennsylvania, and we've got some really good treats here from the philly pretzel factory. >> look at this piece of art right here. >> statue of liberty, the "today" show logo, peacock. tamron? >> i love soft pretzels. >> with mustard? >> yes. i like them soft. >> the aunt annie's pretzel. >> some people like the middle and they eat the outside. i like to lick the salt and then eat. >> do you do that? >> let's not do that. tamron is going to lick the salt. >> my

eastern. also on c-span radio. >> and john kerry testified thursday about the 2014 state department budget. the senator from kentuckyentirety any time on our web site. >> thank you, secretary, for coming today. you mentioned that we do not meeticians go on and say thated t e and spend some of that money at home. this might comas ns for one theost prominent politicians that said we need to do less nation building a broader and more nation-building at home. toon't think this is unique republicans or democrats. it crosses all party lines. it is not me going home and creating an atmosphere, it is that they are doubtful. we have to bridges over 50 years old. the president came to talk about rebuilding them. i am in favor of rebuilding our infrastructure. but we seem to not have enough money to keep the doors opened around here, to keep the doors of the white house open. the administration spent $250 million on egypt. many of us find that offensive. andan't run the government many of us are offended by this. worth more family is than $10 billion and people say that came from our foreign aid. ruling for many years in centr

eastern on c-span. -span 2. secretary of state john kerry was at a congressional hearing today. he is part of that hearing in question by senator brand paul of kentuckybout foreign aid. ,> thank you, secretary kerry for coming today. you mention in your remarks that we do not need politicians to go home and say that we need to end foreign aid and spend some of that money at home. tos might come as news politician who said we need to do less nationbuilding abroad and more nationbuilding at home. that would be the president of the united states. too not and this is unique either parties. it crosses all party lines was that it does not mean going, and atminphere ilpeople are doubtful of aid. it is that 80%re doubtful. we have bridges in my state that are over 50 years old. idgeanre dinginfrastructure. at the same time, we see not to have enough money to keep the doors open around here. theenough money to keep tours white house going. money is being sent to the agent. many find that offensive. $250 million in addition to the $2 billion we have sent over there. many of us are offended by this. the question i have for you is, the mubarak family is said to

kentucky and visit illinois and show you the summer cottage in washington d.c. the program will examine the relationship between mrs. lincoln and her husband. watch next monday, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern. our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partner, the white house historical association, which chronicles life at the mansion during the time of each of the first ladies. we are offering a special firston of the book, " ladies of the united states of america." it is now available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping. >> c-span, graded by american's cable companies in 1979, but you as a public service by your television provider. >> president obama was briefed by phone monday about the boston marathon bombings. seated with the president in his white house photo is homeland's security adviser lisa and the white house chief of staff. after this photo was taken, the president also spoke briefly at the white house about these attacks. >> good afternoon, everybody. was briefed byi my homeland security team about the events in boston. we are continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as the sit