. >> reporter: but all across eastern tennessee and western arkansas, the big river has forced the little rivers to flood. and thousands who are miles away from the mississippi have been forced to leave their homes. today, the nailer family was in a race with the flood waters. >> once everything is over and done with, i would prefer to have somewhere to stay. >> reporter: water was rising on the road to their home, and this is the water wilderness approaching from a block away. >> the road over there is actually closed and you have houses and you have stores and you have local neighborhoods under water. >> reporter: and still, there are families who refuse to leave. you got a boat? >> i ain't got a boat, but i got some swimming skills. >> reporter: i hope you don't have to swim. today, families who ran from their homes and put their things in storage were rushing to move those things again because the storage facilities were flooding. >> we knew time was of the essence. so here we are. >> reporter: joel says it feels like the water is following him. >> it likes me. the water likes me. it

very telling at one point, in his early career there was a proposal to bring the railroad to eastern tennessee. even though his constituents wanted it he opposed the railroad because if you brought to the railroad people get to where they are going so quickly that you do not need the tavern. son not to put them out of business you cannot have the railroad. that makes sense and a way except towns sprang up along their routes when he leaves tennessee he walks. he walks 70 miles and talk about dodging mountain lions. you have a sense of all lack of vision. [laughter] and if you don't know where you are deficient it is hard to think of a tragic figure because he was successful and actually did stave off the transformation of the south for many, many decades. i don't think he would count himself that way. >> he would also walk 14 miles to go to a lecture. [laughter] >> and thus no. >> talk about his family when he was young. tell us more about his family life as he becomes an adult. >> his wife helped him and taught him to read and of white. we don't know much about her. she was an invalid for many

eastern tennessee and alabama. the front right behind it.s what we'll be moving through our area early part of the day tomorrow. i think our heaviest rain, really, widespread rains will come during part of the morning rush. 79 degrees here. 85 in raleigh. in the 50s just behind it. when that front comes through, we are really going to be cooling down. 20 degrees cooler in central eastern west virginia. under a freeze watch for the overnight, early morning period. let's take you through the next 48 hours. here we are at 7:00 a.m. rain, rain and more rain. i-95 corridor right through us. cooler air moving in. on top of the fact it's going to be wet around here for the morning rush, it's going to be breezy, maybe a little gusty, too. pretty sloppy. you'll want to get an early start. we'll keep the cloud cover around with those cooler temperatures. mostly cloudy sky. for thursday, aittle sunshine. mostly sunny to a partly sunny day. let's take a look at your forecast. then take you through the evening here where we have the possibility of some s

at one point in his early career, there was a proposal to bring the real -- the railroad to eastern tennessee. and even though his constituents wanted it, he opposed the railroad because, if you brought the railroad, people would get to where they are going so quickly that you wouldn't need games and taverns. so as not to put ends and taverns out of business. you can have a railroad. that make sense in a way, except towns spring up along the railroad routes of people -- the people had to walk places. when he would leave tennessee he would walk. he would just walk 70 miles to places and stuff like that. they are talking about dodging mountain lions and so forth. so you have some sense of this lack of vision in a way. [laughter] and in a vision, and so, but if you don't know where you are deficient, it's hard for me to think of you as a tragic figure. and as i said, because he was successful, he actually did stave off the transformation of the south for many, many decades. i don't think he would count himself as a tragic figure. >> he's also somebody who would walk 40 miles to go to an election

this is working its way into eastern tennessee and georgia, too. don't think we'll see tornadoes from this system but we are going to see severe thunderstorms that contain lightning and also strong winds. that's going to make it dangerous. any wind coming through an area barely hanging on from the tornado damage could cause more damage. we'll talk about that later. >> bonnie schneider thanks so much. >>> our viewers you probably saw last week these two men were sparring from afar, but last night, they were in the same room. >> donald trump. is here tonight. >> yep, the president and the donald go at it. but only one of them actually had the microphone. in 90 seconds, you will hear the president just lay in to donald trump. funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more at usaa.com/retirement

president, i have just returned from visiting eastern tennessee where there were devastating tornadoes last week. the president at the request of our entire congressional delegation has declared four of our counties -- washington, green, hamilton, bradley -- as disaster areas. and we thank him for his prompt attention to that. i visited today a county just north of chattanooga, just north of where the new volkswagen plant will be. in tennessee last week, 36 men and women lost their lives as a result of these storms. the area where i visited is one of the two areas most affected, the other being washington and greene counties where our governor was today. someone asked me following my visit if anything about it shocked me, and i said it always shocks me when i see the consequences of a devastating flood or especially a massive tornado. this one had winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. and whenever you stand there and you see -- you try to put yourself in the shoes of someone who might have been there when the tornado came through, you try to imagine what it would be like, if you saw this

tornado warnings, we have one right now in eastern arkansas and southwest tennessee. and this also is a tornado watch. you can see from memphis all the way from texas to western tennessee until 9:00 tonight. but right here, this is where we do have the tornado warning. just northwest of memphis. these storms moving east at 50 miles per hour. so, again, this storm, a tornado warning, for about one hour from now, until about 3:30 central time. certainly be mindful of that. really the first tornado warning we've seen, though, this afternoon. the biggest concern, there is an isolated threat for tornadoes, but on the upside, what we're seeing, the scenario set up and all the ingredients set up to be a lot less severe than what we've seen. here's the big picture, what we've got on our weather maps right now. but it is a lot less severe than, of course, that three-day tornado outbreak. here's how. a weaker cold front certainly good news. that lifting mechanism is there. the cold front in and of itself is a lot weaker. this low much farther north. this area of low pressure we

devastation in hundreds of counties right now around the curntion especially in alabama and the eastern part of tennessee. but i want to make sure that residents and neighbors in tennessee know that that fema number -- 1-800-621-fema -- is available now to be called. the first thing they'll do is for for your zip code. after that they will have a chance to provide help. the most important thing that tennesseans can do in preparation for that is to document the losses. this flood will impact our state nor weeks. the river only crested last night. second-highest flood stage ever recorded. it will take days for the waters to recede. only then will we know the true extent of the damage. the volunteers and the emergency crews and the church shelters will be open for a long time after today. i am proud of the tennesseans who are responding from the corps of engineers personnel to the hope presbyterian church shelters, to the professionals with mr. nasens. senator corker and i are working together to make sure that we do all we can to expedite the federal help and response to this historic disaster that's occur

eastern washington. played high school ball in ant york runs a 4.3, 40. and then a receiver from tennessee.d didn't out of -- gordon. and for the local kids jones hopes to add another dimension to an already explosive backfield. >> i got a lot to offer. i got a lot of agility. i'm go with my speed, and know how they're going to use me. i just know i'm coming to give it my all. >> mike: the raiders brought in their top picks including steph fan wisniewski. his dad was a guard for the raiders. stephan was the first pick. he will play center and is a dream come true. >> if you ask me my favorite color when is was younger, it was silver and stuff. i have pictures of me in oakland stuff. >> mike: the 49ers fulfilledded their needs with alden smith. quarterback kaepernick, and today the team added depth. kendall hunter in the fourth round. he can be a valuable third down back similar brian westbrook also, a wide receiver ronald johnson, colin jones from tcu, bruce miller from florida and cornerback kris hole come from florida a&m. several local players got their name called. congratulations to al

tennessee. we're most concerned about these rotating thunderstorms. we've got a line of them in eastern iowa spreading up towards the twin cities. there's another line here that could be producing rotation as well. we do have confirmation of a tornado that's been producing some damage in the twin cities metro area. here you can see the area that we're talking about. there were two storms. this one right now near i-35 producing a tornado. likely we've seen a rotating wall cloud in the shore view area. the other tornado caused some damage in north minneapolis. it caused some damage at the brookdale shopping center. some roofs off homes. we're working with our affiliates there to get you video and more information. as of right now we haven't heard of any reports of injuries. let's hope it stays that way. but a confirmed tornado right here. we're talking about ramsey, onoka, washington counties. you need to be seeking shelt tler. we also have a confirmed tornado into eastern iowa. this is for lynn county as well as lentbenton and iowa counties. a confirmed tornado around ladora. you can als

eastern shore. temperatures there are in the low to mid-60s. over the last 12 hours, look at that line of rain that stretches from mississippi and alabama all the way into tennesseeio. this is the front that's going to be coming our way later today. and it may be triggering strong storms late this afternoon into early this evening. so it is very important that you pay attention to the forecast because we could have severe storms developing later. right now, though, it is a tranquil, serene morning. there is the jefferson memorial lit up by the sun that's been up now for about a little over half an hour. and we'll have our temperatures by 9:00 near 70 by noon time near 80. and then by midafternoon and actually may feel more like late june, early july. mid-80s. late afternoon we'll likely have some of the storms developing. and we'll have the possibility unfortunately that some of those storms could be producing damaging winds, hail, perhaps maybe even an isolated tornado. that would be between 5:00 this afternoon until about 8:00 or 9:00 this evening. after that, much cooler. northwest wind coming in. chilly rain after that. by dawn tomorrow, low 50s. a wet mornin

eastern. they are district court nominations covering florida and tennessee.to the senate floor for live senate coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, father of all mercies, let your presence be felt today by all on capitol hill and beyond. may the awareness of your nearness make a positive impact upon our thoughts, speech, and actions. as we learn to cultivate companionship with you, may it improve our decisions, our relationships, and our aspirations. teach us your ways and lead us in your truth. lord, as millions react to the death of osama bin laden, may we remember your mercies to our nation and our accountability to you. bless the many who have sacrificed so much to keep us free. we pray in your merciful name. amen. into the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, o

tennessee and northern parts of alabama. no severe weather threat for us. very limited sunshine with high pressure in charge. it's eventually going to work its way off the easterneaboard, so that by 8:00 tonight here on our futurecast model, cloudy skies and a risk of a couple of light rain showers out there. i think primarily west of d.c., but just couldn't give you the all clear on the rain chances around here for today. clouds stick around overnight tonight into early monday morning. a mostly cloudy sky. then tomorrow. i think we'll get a few breaks or two of sunshine in the day. a chance for a shower or two tomorrow. again, just like today, most of the day will be dry. keep that in mind. here's your forecast for today. mostly cloudy, a few passing showers possible. you'll have many dry hours. highs upper 60s and low 70s. same for tomorrow. more clouds and sunshine. risk of a shower or two tomorrow. the steadier, rain shower chances move in for tuesday and for wednesday. might even have a rumble or two of thunder on tuesday afternoon. wednesday, most of the rain should be in the front half of the day. it's still going to be cool, cloudy, and showery. the sun

in the eastern part where we had 40 tornadoes last week and this is like the second front of the two-front war in western tennessee for and do expect for at least two or three of those counties to be declared. >> sir, at this point, do you know of any loss of life associated with these, with this flooding or also any injuries associated with it? >> well, we have, and you know, the river kind of just, it is -- it's incredibly gradual process, so hopefully if everyone is smart, we won't have loss of life and people do the normal common sense things, so so far, no, we have been blessed that we haven't had -- we have had 37 fatalities with the tornados last week. but the flooding so far we have not, and hopefully won't see any loss of life. >> governor, the most important thing here is protecting human life, but at the same time, states across the country have been strained financially and here you are trying to deal, like you said a two-pronged war, and dealing with one part of the state hit by tornados and this part of the state with flooding. how do you plan on managing financially in the near future and maybe even

eastern on c-span. >> next, a discussion on the subject of american identity. speakers include charles crowd hammer and lamar alexander of tennesseeanalysts analyze the wrist -- a speech by roosevelt about americanism and how it relates to american culture today. this is two hours. i'm here to welcome you to the 2011 bradley sympos jump devoted to the question of true americanism, what it is and why it matters. national affairs is precedes to co-host the symposium together with the hudson institute's bradley center for philanthropy and civic renewal. a few quick words of thanks. to cheryl miller and above all, to the lynde and harry bradley foundation which supports so many important projects aimed at advancing american ideals and understanding american life. we're honored this morning to have with us so many of the foundation's board members and families as well as foundation staff members. we're grateful to dan schmidt for his guidance in setting up this event. one product of american identity was e pluribus unem. beyond that general interes the occasion for taking up the question, the way we will today, is the publication of an