senator franken said six years, and we have made no progress. >> senator franken, i'm going to give you one minute to rebut that. >> i have been talking to et representatives everson's i got your. i speak with a very friendly. they know that this process has improved the project to make it the likely to contaminate groundwater, which would be a disaster. we are talking about mitigating that for centuries. that would be an unbelievable cost. there are seven agencies because this is both federal and the state that has to weigh in on this. the forest service has to weigh in because it has led exchanges. this is too important not to get this right. we need to get this right, and to the range delegation, and the state legislators in the delegation, they get elected by the people on the range. they want sustainable mining. they want to make sure that this is done right and if -- right, and if it is done right, it will be sustainable. differencethe between al franken and myself. he has got to washington and he has been washingtonized. he is telling you that nine years is a reasonable process.

senator franken we will begin with you. franken: thank you. good morning. like to thank the didn't duluth news tribune of the chamber for hosting this debate. northeast minnesota took it on the chin in the great recession but your fighters and duluth is coming back strong. i've done everything i can to be a partner with you in that process because we've got to make sure that recovery reaches everyone. because mining is so important to this region, i worked across party lines to pass a bill to make sure that american steel is used in federal water projects. and which secured the funny for the dredging needed in lake superior. and because duluth harbor is is so important to our state economy, i successfully fought to get millions for harbor improvements. i thought to make sure that they would one in 148th fighter wing became an active associate unit. so if you continue to be at the center of than once burgeoning aviation sector. some of the 148th work with aar, and i've seen aar partner with lake superior college to train up a new mechanics to service the jet

al franken second 2008.was not until -- there are estimates that thousands of minnesotans are fighting with isis. minnesotans were killed and i called for a revocation of that gos from people with terrorist organizations and i held a press conference. after talking with community leaders in east africa. al franken comes out and says -- he writes a letter to the department of justice. let me go back. when you talk about isis the cuts that are barbarians. i cannot stress enough how disappointed i have been with president obama's foreign-policy or lack of it in your support of it. doesleading from behind not work. it was a president that said, i will sit down with the leaders of north korea and iran and work everything out. that is not been the case. the world is a more dangerous face today because will not show leadership. it is a president they came from vacation after there were 2 beheadings of journalist and said we do not have a strategy and that is not acceptable. >> the president said in 2012 syria used

ever since senator franken took obama who president l franken has voted with we have had the slowestunited states. stagnant economy. in minnesota wages have only over six a week years. that's not acceptable. it is not acceptable. here's another fact. federal debt has gone up 70% to r al franken's watch $17.5 trillion. plan.e a it's the three e's. and mining. it's education and it's effective government. get the mines open. that's a huge game changer. get pipelines built. senator franken said we're only keystone out the pipeline. we're talking about the sandpiper, last can and many ore if we start getting this review process accelerated. we need people who go to d.c. done and i'mthings glad you brought up education agree more we with jo-- skills s with jobs. great esota, we have public schools. but unfortunately we don't have reat public schools for everyone. in fact they're the worst for minority. and lowest for his panics second lowest for african americanses and below 50%. that is immoral. where is the moral outrage on that? in in an involved inner city school in one of the toughes

al franken second 2008.t was not until -- there are estimates that thousands of minnesotans are fighting with isis. minnesotans were killed and i called for a revocation of that gos from people with terrorist organizations and i held a press conference. after talking with community leaders in east africa. al franken comes out and says -- he writes a letter to the department of justice. let me go back. when you talk about isis the cuts that are barbarians. i cannot stress enough how disappointed i have been with president obama's foreign-policy or lack of it in your support of it. doesleading from behind not work. it was a president that said, i will sit down with the leaders of north korea and iran and work everything out. that is not been the case. the world is a more dangerous face today because will not show leadership. it is a president they came from vacation after there were 2 beheadings of journalist and said we do not have a strategy and that is not acceptable. >> the president said in 2012 syria use

democratic senator franken is more confident. but he's opponent.nken's lead is supported by the female voters who were notes inially there for him last time around. and franken was speak nothing a planned parent hood roundtable. >> i talk to women all of the time about this issue and they really care about it. no, this is important to my daughter. this is important to wo woman a over the country. his challenger republican mike mcfadden is a wealthy businessmen and campaign on energy, education and effective government and never misses an opportunity to link senator franken with an unpopular president. >> president obama and al franken is agreeing and's rubber stamp and voted with the president 97 percent of the time. but he is the most partisan senator in the democratic party. >> now minnesota is traditionally middle of the road and you have 15 percent undecided, enough to keep mcf mcfadden in the game and franken uncomfortable. from pee wee football and nfl. players are suffering serious head injuries and in the last few months three high school p

we're focusing on franken.post" reports that franken voted along with president obama 99% of the time. is that true? >> yep. they say 99, cbsñ7t says 97%. at any rate it's pretty much all the time. and the other irony -- this is a pretty popular campaign phrase you're going to see on pretty much everybody running against these democrat ss they voted 99% of the time with the president, some were confirmation votes chlts they've only voted on 102 items. they've only voted on 18 pieces of legislation that the president urged an up or down vote on. >> i heard franken flip-flopped on the gun control issue, is that true? >> i think he has sort of broadened his interpretation of his second amendment -- backing the second amendment rights. he's in favor of stricter controls in terms of buying guns and assault weapons. he feels it should be more difficult to purchase assault weapons, which is a migration from his original gung ho -- >> now he doesn't want a ban. he just wants more controls. >> exactly. >> now, all of th

al franken in minnesota. any chance he loses?no chance. >> georgia prayed this is one you may be right. a real chance. this guy has been talking about -- [indiscernible] what does he need to do to close? >> we have to maximize our vote. we are going to outperform on most democrats. >> is the mayor helping? >> absolutely. anything to try the african-american vote is helpful. there was a public poll that had her at 47. we have read 46. -- we have for 46. >> pat roberts, are you spending money? >> not a done. >> you are just flying blind. >> if there is no democrat on the ballot we just see it is a close race. >> kentucky, you are back in. >> why out and back in. >> on the day we reported we were out, we sent $400,000. we were outspent by less. >> why are you back in? >> it is almost a tied race. he's the most unpopular republican. it's a tossup. we are going to maximize the boat in louisville and make sure undecideds have no reason to like must sidle -- mcconnell. >> guy cecil, a grizzly veteran. we appreciate it. ♪ >> we are live

senate debate between al franken and republican challenger mike mcfadden. we will begin with opening remarks to set the tone. each candidate will get two minutes. we start with senator franken. >> i would like to thank the tribune and the chamber for hosting this debate. northeast minnesota took it on the chin in the great recession, but you are fighters, and duluth is coming back strong. i have done everything i can to be a partner with you in that process. because we have got to make sure recovery reaches everyone. because mining is so important to this region, i have worked across party lines to pass a bill to make sure american steel is used in federal water project. and which secured the funding used in the dredging of lake superior. i successfully fought to get millions for harbor improve. i fought to make sure that the award-winning 148th fighter wing became an active, associate unit. so it could continue to be at the center of duluth's burgeoning aviation sector. some of the 148th work with the aar. i have seen aar partner with

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al franken votes for obama 97% of the time. dishonest hack, anybody looking at his record knows that. and he's going to be re-elected, it looks like. >> i can explain that, again, immigration, he gets 90% of the somali vote. >> how many somalis can there be? >> about 100 ,000? >> there's 100,000 somali registered voters in minnesota? >> okay, so maybe 50,000. i didn't mention the mong and the hispanic voters out there. these are now voters coming in, and point two, you do get to election fraud there, like 500 of al franken's voters turned out to be felofelons. hollywood closed ranks around fra fra franken. he was on comedy central talking about rob reiner having sex with his son. and we saw a tape of christine o'donnell on politically incredible. you'll see the real al franken after this election. >> what 53% of minnesotian s disapprove of president obama yet they're going to re-elect al franken. [ female announcer ] you get sick, you can't breathe through your nose... suddenly you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! how do

al franken has been a rubber stamp.e's voted with the president, and he's been the most partisan senator in the democratic party. >> reporter: close association with an unpopular president does weigh franken down but he's been able to counter that by getting out of d and wearing out the shoe leather here in minnesota. brett, back to you. >> mike, thank you. >>> still ahead, how the government is taking money from your pockets to track down criminals who just walked out of jail, we'll explain that one, but first, why the markets keep going up and down and up and down and back up again. so i'm the one living and i've listened to the tips, the trends and have-you-tried-this. now, i'm ready for someone to listen to me. welcome to fit2me.com, your free custom-fit, diabetes support program that actually listens to you. start building your fit2me program today using key areas of diabetes management. let's start with food. mexican? asian? italian! want recipes that reduce calories? or carbs? which activity feels more like you?

. >> but al franken is inexplicable.s man has voted 100% for every obama policy even though the obama presidency looks like a failed presidency. how can minnesotans re-elect this kind of an individual? i'm not getting it. >> well, it's not a given that he will get re-elected. >> he's up 49-36 against some guy i have never heard of. >> mcfadden is a credible candidate that can pull it out. >> but why is he behind 13 points? >> well, again, with al franken as you said, he has the most liberal voting record in the u.s. senate. he's not representing the average minnesotan and it's a matter of getting the message out. >> but 49% are willing to vote for him again according to the latest poll. >> 49% are seeing positive ads about all the great things al franken has done. >> i'm sorry, congresswoman, i'm sorry. >> we need more money for the ads to get the side out on the other side. that's the problem. mike mcfadden has not had the money to get his story out. >> why don't the minnesotaans give it to him because this is a disgrac

franken, 97% obama. >> i'm mike mcfadden. i approve this message. >> waiting for rain can make farming unpredictable. but waiting for congress to pass bill, come on. >> gridlock was hurting our farmers. proud that i worked with democrats and republicans to five-year parma bill that's good for minnesota. one in every five jobs in our tied to agriculture. >> i'm proud to be working from minnesota. >> i'm molly mcfadden. my dad, mike mcfadden, is running for senate. tries.ly but he's not very good at this political stuff. >> not good. oh! >> problem is, dad is super honest. hard.ks he'd rather help people than attack them. has been all over minnesota, telling people his plans. tell you this. he's a good guy with a great heart. he'll give everything for minnesota. >> i'm al franken and i approve this message. >> where do you go to avoid taxes? how about bermuda? that's where mike mcfadden's taxany benefits from a loophole to avoid paying american taxes. ireland. mcfadden's company made $11 avoidn on a deal to help taxes by moving

the answer is absolutely not. >> that is telling when bob franken has nothing to say.re you have lots to say. i don't know if you are keeping track of chris christie being chris christie. you have the latest incident here in that, you know, superstorm sandy two years later and of course the sit down and shut up comment. let's consider this. bridgegate aside, ebola quarantine aside, are people over the chris christie being chris christie, people that may see him like he's going to, you know, surface in 2016 or does it add to the christie charm we love or hate. >> charm is your word but you live in new york, maybe you have more of a tolerance for that thing. he will never win the mr. congeniality award. too often, you see him display that new jersey charm, as you put it. it is something that is probably a flaw in his appeal nationwide. the republicans are casting about for anybody, and he's in the mix. i think, after awhile, a lot of people are going to think he's a bully. >> do you think the bulliness of it will overshadow his effectiveness as a leader. >> many question

. >>> i'm joined by syndicated columnist bob franken. good morning. we know he loves those cuban high heels, just like his father did. >> there's going to be some propaganda that comes out against jimmy kimble and probably not something you can repeat in polite company. >> definitely won't get an invitation any time soon. julia pearson is out, joseph clancy is in. are we going start to see this firestorm fizzle out now that we have new leadership? >> well, i think there's going to be quite a bit of attention paid to the secret service. let's face it. the secret service has suffered in that it had this elite miss steek, which is to say part of its effectiveness would be because the agents were basically described as super human. that was the view that most people had of them. they've been brought down to earth and i think this is going to make their job harder. >> a lot of lawmakers are saying that the replacing of pearson is definitely a step in the right direction. i do want to ask you, bob, what about the others, the ones on the ground. the ones who

. >>> meanwhile, madmen star john ham was showing love for al franken. a grassroots get out the vote rally. franken has a wide lead over his republican opponent. >>> after years of scandals, a new mayor in toronto to replace rob ford. he didn't let the drinking or drug use stop him. but left the race last month to battle cancer. his brother ran, but was beaten. rob ford is vowing to run again in four years. >>> and a soldier gund down by a muslim convert was laid to rest today. nathan cirillo was shot while guarding the tomb of the unknow hawaii. it was spreading, even carrying a cemetery. and dozens of residents have been told to evacuate if need be. as it moves closer to their homes, it's traveling 10 to 15 yards an hour. >> you have to be on alert. you have to be ready when they say okay, you have two hours. you have to be out of here. >> officials will make arrangements for those living in the path of the lava flow to watch the destruction of their homes if conditions allow it. i'm not sure i want to watch my home get destroyed. >>> time now for the

at 10:00, the minnesota senate debate with senator al franken and mike mcfadden. at 11 p.m. eastern, the hawaii governors debate. tuesday evening at 7 p.m. and senator cory booker and jeff bell. wednesday night at 8:00, live coverage of the louisiana senate debate between three candidates. maine senate debate. at 10:00, it is the texas senate debate. thann campaign 2014, more

al franken won after a court battle. washington, both party committees are talking to lawyers on the ground, already planning to send people into those close states like potentially alaska or colorado or iowa, if they go down to the wire to have people ready to fight because this is an election day that could last for potentially months. >> so the greatest winners of all, the lawyers. manu, thanks. >> i'll be spending the next week how gender plays a role in the 2014 election. i saw this interesting poll that shows most women last month prefer a republican-controlled house to a democratic-controlled house. i'll watch that trend in close states like in colorado, where certainly reproductive choice issues and women have been a battleground in iowa, also looking to see whether or not republicans are able to close the diversity gap in the house and i think that's an important story as we look forward to 2016 as well. >> robert? >> most of the 2016 republican presidential contenders are not on the ballot this year, jeb bush,

and now what we're seeing is a study that seems to back that up. >> all right, bob franken.o much for joining us today. as always, we do appreciate it. >> thank you. now go have some ice cream. >> exactly. it's never too early for ice cream. thank you, bob. "first buzz" is just ahead, including babies playing peek-a-boo. plus, one of the most expensive burgers to go along with your ice cream. find out how much it's worth. almost every day, you notice a few things. like the fact that you're pretty attached to these. ok, really attached. and that's alright. because we'll text you when your package is on the way. we're even expanding sunday package delivery. yes, sunday. at the u.s. postal service, our priority is...was... and always will be...you. our priority is...was... to map their manufacturings at process with sticky notes and string, yeah, they were a little bit skeptical. what they do actually is rocket science. high tech components for aircraft and fighter jets. we're just their bankers, right? but financing from ge capital also comes with expertise from across ge. in

. >> this election year the minnesota senate race includes al franken and republican challenger mike mcfadden. here's a look at recent campaign ads. >> al franken is hiding his voting record behind president obama misleading fighting attacks. >> make no mistake, these policies are on the ballot. >> al franken, 97% obama. >> i'm mike mcfadden, i approve this message. >> waiting for rain is unpredictable. >> i work with democrats and republicans to write and pass a five-year farm bill. >> didn't no what he to expect. >> i'm al franken, i approve this message. >> i'm molly mcfadden, my dad is running for senate. he really tries. problem is, dad's super honest, he works hard and he'd rather help people than attack them. dad's been all over minnesota talking to people about his plan. he's a good dad with a great heart and he'll give everything for minnesota. >> i'm al franken, ani approve this message. >> where mike mcfadden's company benefi benefits to avoid paying american taxes. mcfadden's company made $11 million on a deal to help a company avoid taxes by moving there. china, mcfadden

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al franken is the ted cruz of the democratic party. >>> welcome back to "hardball." ebola and politics. how could the president's handling of the ebola situation affect democrats' chances this november? plus the dramatic evolution of the clinton brand from 1992 to 2016? we'll get to all of that with the round table. u.s. congressman jack kington of georgia. political reporter casey hunt and perry bacon. this is what president obama said about ebola two weeks ago. >> i want the american people to know that our experts here at the cdc and across our government agree that the chances of an ebola outbreak here in the united states are extremely low. in the unlikely event that someone with ebola does reach our shores, we've seen new measures so that we're prepared here at home. >> we are now in the unlikely event. we are living in the unlikely event. what does that do to the president and government's credibility in saying there's nothing to fear? >> i think it hurts them. i think the american people are tender in terms of what this government does and says is sometimes v

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enough to have president obama his win in north carolina and al franken his senate seat in minnesota.far fewer citizens voted in 2010, the last off-year election. elections officials like nevada secretary of state ross miller who collected an election integrity task force say they are on guard. >> there's nothing more sacred than maintaining integrity in the electoral process so people have confidence in the democratic process. you have to have a very dill ja jent system set up so you can detect fraud where it happens and go after those individuals. >> reporter: recent cases in nevada involved illegal immigrants voting, double voting and candidates who are not even eligible to run. >> eric, thank you. we will stay on this story and continue to update you if we hear anything. >>> if you're watching me now, you are not watching one of the broadcast network's evening news programs. and while we applaud that intelligent and discerning choice, we want to bring you up to date on how the competition has been covering a big story, the midterm elections. fox news media analyst and host of fox'

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steve clemens editor-at-large and bob franken is a syndicated columnist.t with you because the relationship between obama and netanyahu not good. everyone pretty much knows that. has that actually impeded their ability to work together as two politicians, two political leaders? >> i'm going to go out on a limb here and say these guys will never be bffs, but it certainly doesn't help much of the diplomacy that's done at that level is supposed to involve some sort of personal rapport. and you certainly don't see that there. and as a matter of fact, in the opening statements, you saw both sides really taking subtle shots at each other. president obama with netanyahu sitting right there mentioning the death of palestinian children and the war with hamas. and netanyahu lecturing a little bit about what kind of deal would be acceptable with iran. in addition to which in jerusalem, just as the meeting was starting, the local government there announced the creation of a new settlement. at least with the administration regards as a settlement, which is something th

thank you, senator franken. i'm glad you raised this question. the national institute of corrections which is also part of the bureau of prisons actually provides the training for crisis intervention. and it is based on the requests of state systems. we've ensured that our staff, specifically the bureau psychologists have participated in the training. as a result of what they've seen, we have implemented our own protocols relative to the training to use various elements. and we have field tested this training in one of our institutions. and as a result of it, we are obtaining a feedback. it's something that we are considering to look at actually adopting within the bureau based on the federal system in our unique needs. so, to your point, it does serve value. we're looking to explore doing more with it within the federal system. >> okay. i kind of want to -- you know, we're -- you've provided a lot of statistics about solitary or about restrictive housing. i just want to get more into the human aspect of this and i kind of want to on the crisis i

anywhere you >> the minnesota senate debate between al franken and mike mcfadden is tonight on c-span at 10:00. -- the0, hawaii governor lost the democratic primary. the men who beat him david ige will debate duke aiona. >> abc seven eyewitness news presents vote 2014 -- debate in the race for u.s. senate. >> good evening. welcome to the race for u.s. senator of illinois. the debate is presented by univison chicago. our candidates are dick durbin and mr. jim oberweis. asking questions of our candidates tonight is charles thomas. odriguez,r enrique r and lauarra washington. your responses will be limited to 60 seconds for each question and 30 seconds for each follow-up. you 11 opportunity to ask a question of each other. we will have one minute opening statements and by random draw, we begin with senator gurdon. durbin. >> thanks. it is great to be with you again. i want to say first a good political campaign focuses on the future. that is what we need to discuss. primarily come of the future of working families across the state of illinois. we need to strengthen the families and give

franken called debate a boring persona is the headline. to caution if it them eyes is a scripted politics in which the winners take all. -- his conversion to caution if you demises policies. he decided a strategic boredom was the way to turn him into a serious politician, focused on small bore policy. he won by three to 12 votes, but only after an extended recount delayed his swearing-in by six months. since then, franken has worked to perfect the pose of dull the diligent later. -- legislator. one of the stories on the senate battlegrounds, here's the front page of the houston chronicle. cornyn stands to gain clout in senate. talking about john cornyn, the republican and member of the republican senate leadership, should he and the gop prevail. he would rise to the number two position in the senate republican leadership. that is in the houston chronicle. we want to get your calls. election 2014, talking about undecided voters and asking who is your candidate. from lincoln,ic nebraska. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. wh

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i'm joined by bob franken.orning to you, bob. >> good morning, betty. >> president obama canceled the trips to remain in washington and the white house to hold meetings in the white house. does it seem like everyone from the texas hospital, the cdc and the president are behind the ball in this playing catch up? >> first of all, i think the criticism of the president in all this has been a little bit overstated and of course has a lot to do with the political environment in the upcoming election. symbolically, the fact that he is saying this is going to be a priority and that the citizens of the united states can stop with their desire to panic, if that's the proper word, probably has some value. the problem has been that you have a medical establishment that has overstated assurances as we have gone on with this. now, the slightest indications they may not know everything they claim to know is causing nervousness in the country. we have the latest thing where a nurse has been infected, made a trip on the airpla

starbucks says franken frappuccinos also three bucks apiece. >> donuts. >> not just for kids, man, and>>> why was amanda bynes suddenly freed from cyclic lockdown to roam sunset oulevard? >> we're at the diner where amanda wound up as concern mounts for her safety. >> she made the choice to not stay hospitalized. >> did she act unstable? >> today, i spoke to the waitress who served her. >> she was talking to herself. >> then we talked to the woman who got honey boo boo's sister away from her molester. >> she's mama june's mother, and she is outraged that her daughter may still be dating the child molester. >> do you think alana is in danger? >> yes. that's about the same age he likes. >> also tonight -- >> you want sorries, i've got sorries. >> eric and i were not the closest friends. >> did you guys ever sit down and squash it? >> why, nancy, why is chelsea handler aiming her missiles at vladimir putin? >> wow. >> now," e.t." we love entertaining people. >> amanda bynes is out of her psych lockdown, and she's been tweeting alarming things all day. she was even spotted talking to herse

look at facts, not what al franken said. i will go to washington to fix things. i will roll up my sleeves. ..salesman. we lived in a two bedroom. i fealt like the luckiest kid in the kid in the world was i was. i thought the world was my oyster and it was. i could do anything i wanted. i don't think a lot of kids feel that way anyway. and i want to make sure every kid in minnesota feels that way. that they have a shot and they can bet on themselves and that they have the opportunity to get a good job. and to put a roof over their family's head and food on the table and have access to quality health care and be able to go on a vacation and have a secure retirement and that their pension and social security will be there. that is what i want. i want minnesotans to bet on themselves. and i know the people of minnesota. and if we bet on ourselves; we have great innovators, research universities and we can do this. >> thank you to the moderators first. i want to thank al franken for being here and i want to thank the audience. this is an important part of the american

." >>> i'm joined now by syndicated columnist bob franken.ood morning to you, bob. >> good morning. those hogs, by the way, are extremely offended that they're being likened to politicians. >> they seem to be doing just fine in their little pen there. as we mentioned earlier, democrats are again pouring money into alison lundergan grimes's campaign. the fact that they stopped, what does that say about the party's confidence in her? >> well, the question is really about the confidence in the party's ability to decide how to dole out money. the polls were showing that she was doing badly. then there was a new poll that may or may not show that she's made some headway, so they're putting the money back in, $650,000, which, of course, is not a lot of money, but we were all making a big deal out of that. and now the democrats' fondest hope would be that somehow, she would upset mitch mcconnell. >> do you think that's resonating at all with voters? do they know this end of the game? is it sending any message to them or they're oblivious to it some.

i really cannot even make this stuff up here, and star barks is giving out franken frappuccino's, those will be $3 each after 2:00 p.m. >> ukee, erika? >> trick or meat? >> trick or meat, booritos. >> i mean, is anyone going to say this? >> if i were going to ash i's, i would. >> got that right. >> who doesn't want bacon? thanks, jill, happy halloween. >> coming up after a short break, traffic and weather together. we do it on the 3's, we'll be right >>> 4:53. good morning. >> good morning, everyone, happy halloween. first up, we will take a look at the schuylkill expressway. now, they do have a crew on the eastbound side of 76, right around city avenue, and as you'll notice, it is kind of making its way further eastbound, they do have this crew working on power washing the train bridge. so, it does seem to be that they're still lingering out there, may notice lane blockage or two. with that said, though, really not dealing with any delays. if you are traveling on 95, all of the majors, this is 95 right around the broad street exit, looking beautiful, not only around that section of sou