joining us now is that retired kentucky state trooper, gilbert achardo. he knew bill sparkman for 12 years, and was the first to report him missing. first of all, let me say i'm sorry for your loss, and thanks for being here with us today. you were a friend of mr. sparkman. sorry -- >> not hearing -- >> is he able to hear me? are we having an audio issue? >> no. >> oh, he can't hear me. mr. achardo is with a satellite truck in rural kentucky right now in front of kentucky state police building, and we're going to see if we can get our audio issues with him worked out before or after the commercial? after the commercial. boy, things are going to be great after the commercial. stay with us. we'll be right back. ycle insurance. you're good. thanks. so is our bike insurance. all the coverage you need at a great price. hold on, cowboy. cool. i'm not done -- for less than a dollar a month, you also get 24/7 roadside assistance. ght on. yeah, vroom-vroom! sounds like you ran a 500. more like a 900 v-twin. excuse me. well, you're excused. the right insurance for

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said the bureau is assisting kentucky state troopers with their investigation in this case, saying, quote, our job is to determine if there was foul play involved, and that's part of the investigation, and if there was foul play involved, whether that is related to his employment as a census worker. federal law enforcement's involvement -- may be involved here because it is a federal crime to attack a federal worker on the job or because of their job. joining us now is devlin barrett, justice department correspondent with the associated press. mr. barrett, thanks very much for joining us. >> hi, rachel. how are you? >> good. does what i have just summarized here comport with what you've been able to learn about the case so far? did i get anything wrong? are there any new details? >> no, that's a good description. and i guess what i would add to that is what investigators found at the crime scene is obviously very disturbing, and what they're going through now is trying to figure out exactly what happened to this person. >> from what we've read, it seems that the body was found on septembe

. >> reporter: kentucky state troopers are lead iing the investigation. >> this is one of those investigations that's very difficult. we are unable to rule out or discredit any of the rumors going around about this. >> reporter: sparkman worked as a substitute schoolteacher. a colleague there became worried for his friend's safety when he missed an afterschool appointment. >> when he didn't show up, we knew something was wrong. we said hey, there's something bad wrong. >> reporter: he moved to the area in the '90s to work for the boy scouts of america. he was looking for a full-time teaching position when he died. >> ron, thanks. >>> when we continue from pittsburgh on a thursday night, what was the revolutionary medical science breakthrough that millions of americans woke up to this morning? >> what happened to the smokestacks and warehouses that used to be here? 'cause it's ford truck month. and that means savings on the best selling trucks 32 straight years. fortunately, luck has nothing to do with getting... a heck of a great deal on a brand spanking new ford super duty. plus, ford credit

he was a legislator for 12 years in the kentucky state house.he was a candidate for governor in 2003 and he is the son of former governor louie nunn, a republican. >> and, tell me, she was gunned down out in a parking lot? >> it was around 6:00, 6:30 in the morning. she lived in a gated townhouse community in downtown lexington and she was on her way to work. she was found gunned down in the parking lot, yes. >> joining me, also, is a very dear friend of the victim in this case, amanda ross. dale emmons is joining us. dale, is it true there had been numerous problems with domestic violence with this guy? >> certainly and court records reflect that amanda had sought emergency protective order in court and it was awarded that order. she was under the orders of protection when she was murdered. after the order was initially instituted, there were subsequent violations and court proceedings that required them to order him again to do things like give up his weapons which he failed to do obviously because according to what the police say, he murdered

. >> reporter: the fbi joined kentucky state police which is leading the investigation for now to determinef sparkman was targeted because of anti-government hatred. >> if somebody is killed because of their appointment with the federal government, that is a federal crime and fbi would take the lead. >> reporter: the government suspended canvassing in the area. >>> this is one of those investigation which is very difficult because we are able to rule out or discredit any of the rumors that are going around about this. >> reporter: a resident near the scene told an investigator about ominous sounds coming from the woods days before sparkman's body was found september 12th. >> i heard holler iing. >> reporter: sparkman so enjoyed teaching, he enrolled in college at age 47, hoping to land a full-time position. speaking to fellow graduates at commencement last year. >> for those who will become teachers, become a superteacher. it's too important than the life of a child. >> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, london, kentucky. >>> joe wilson is being rewarded for his behavior and how his outburst is

. >> now the kentucky state department of education told us today it is against state law for a teacher to promote any belief system as part of the curriculum. but officials also tell us they see nothing in this particular incident that would cause the department to begin an investigation into the actions of the coach or the school superintendent. but, shep, if the parents get their way, this seems to be headed to the courts. shepard: jonathan hunt, we'll watch it thank you. new developments tonight. the guy who told police that he was on a divine mission when he hijacked a passenger jet yesterday. he is talking to the news media now. he has plenty to say. in fact, he says he had help taking this plane. we guarantee you will recognize the names as his accomplices. shepard: controversy tonight over the kidnapping of a journalist in afghanistan. double standard because they saved a british man in a mission that left his afghan colleague dead. we first heard about this yesterday when british government said that commandos saved this man, steven ferrell, a reporter for the "new york times"

the bureau is assisting kentucky state troopers with their

>> i think investigators have taken great pains, both at the kentucky state police and the fbi to better understand exactly what happened. obviously the details -- the few details we know at this point are very disturbing. and could feed a larger political argument if this ends up being the result of anti-government sentiment. but they don't know that for absolute certain yet. and part of what the investigators job is to rule out any other explanation for what happened. >> because the case has drawn the attention of law enforcement, that's of course the reason that this is at the top of a national newscast right now. we're all wondering if that should be taken as some indication that this was a crime related to anti-government sentiment. are you able to report anything? are you hearing anything about either circumstantial evidence in that regard, is there any way to know even whether federal and law enforcement getting involved is an indication that they think that might be true. >> i don't think federal law enforcement would still be involved a week and a half after the body was found i

. >>> a retired kentucky state trooper says he warned sparkman that some people in the area can be anti-government bureau stopped door-to-door canvassing in the area during the investigation. >>> federal inspectors found major safety violations at chicago's o'hare airport. according to the "chicago tribun tribune", rocks, garbage and wood were found on the runways. those areas are supposed to be clear because it could interfere with flights. tall grass was found that could attract birds. airport officials were accused of lying on self-inspection reports. an airport rep says that most of of the violations have been fixed. >>> this half hour, we're hearing more of the confession of by a florida man accused of of killing his wife and five children. damas told the naples news daily that his mother-in-law you's spirit made him do it and he considered killing himself as well. >> when i did it, i was told, not right now, my eyes open. >> are you going to go to heaven when you die? >> right now, yeah. but i was going to kill myself. i didn't have the courage to do it because if you kill yourself you're no

one heat illness at expert said what precautions are mandatory under kentucky state law.ten to this. >> being able to drink as much as they desire. having towels available for cooling and to watch and monitor them. martha: that is going to be very difficult for this jury to hear. a sports attorney joins us. a fox sports radio host joins us. welcome to both of you. we're starting to learn more and more about this practice. during the practice, some of the players were stumbling and vomiting what was happening on the field was so excessive that one parent who was at an adjacent field watching a soccer practice actually called the school because they were worried about these young men. what do you think about all this? >> the coach went over the line. which do not know. something good has to come out of this young man's death. there is a point where coaches need to stop this kid and this team are not going to win a state championship because they are running an extra 30 wind sprints and in rural whether and they are not able to have water. some coaches have to learn to take

there are some states, kentucky, that have moved ahead and developed a few of the state cemeteries.me of the state's don't want a state cemetery. new york, florida, they've never put an application and so our challenge is getting body and from the states and then having fun this to match so we can reimburse them. >> i would imagine with fiscal straits we are in that it is more challenging than other times. >> it is that we have states ready to go for 2010. >> is colorado one of them? >> kuhl rebel isn't one that once the state's tearing up. [laughter] >> is the nca paperless system and first notice of def entry into the computer system compatible with the veterans benefit administration? how is the communication handled, paper or electronic and how efficient is the process? >> we took it over in october and right now we have all of the flag applications first notice of death and the insurance center are sent to us in st. louis in the next four to six months they will actually be sent to a system completely paperless and we can then use their system, the shared program and their elec

kentucky state police said at the preliminary cause for death of a u.s.us worker found hanging from a tree was asphyxiation. the word "fet" was scrawled on his chest. -- "fed" was scrawled on his chest. jane: groups are backing a proposal that would require airline proposal to let you off the airplane if you are stranded on the tarmac for more than three hours, but one federal agency is trying to block this from becoming law. brian wilson, who is trying to block this and why? >> i think the airlines are cautious over whether want to go forward with this. are we getting closer to a tarmac rule? we received a copy of an internal e-mail written by the dot and general counsel. they said -- this e-mail came from the dot general counsel. king, they said "might" so does it mean anything? -- jane: they said "might" so does it mean anything? >> the impact of going to the department of transportation and say that we are amenable to a time frame is the huge over. >> here is the bottom line. consumer rights are pressuring congress. congress is threatening action and

state. damage estimates around half a billion dollars. and that number is expected, unfortunately, to go up. and kentucky, another state pounded by rain, putting one trailer park almost underwater >> there's a lot of people trapped down here, we were pulling them 0 out. pulling cars out and helping the older people get out of their houses and it was kind of hard with a lot of debris coming through the water and the water was rushing very quick. >> people here say the rain fell so fast and so hard, they didn't know what hit them. until it looked like this. then, it was a massive scramble it try and find dry ground, and a number of people had to be rescued by boat, but no one was hurt. so the big question is, how long is this wet and wild weather going to stick around and are we going to see anymore of the same or finally get a break? for the answers let's check in with accu-weather for the latest forecast, hi, mary. >> good evening, julie. welsh the answer to that question is finally, dry air has moved in. in fact, the system that brought on the heavy rain on saturday, you can see it, it's actually well o

police say he is suspected of robbing banks in fve states, illinois, kentucky, north and south carolina and tennessee. >>> and it looks like firefighters are starting to get a massive wildfire under control in california. officials say they expect to have the fire burning in angeles national forest contained by the 19th. firefighters are watching for flare-ups. it is now 84% contained. the fire was the work of an arsonist. will? >>> did you see it? an independent film maker captures a corn workers allegedly telling him how to evade tax law. >> i personally know. >> right. but when the police ask you, you don't know where it's coming from. >> this is a portion of the incriminating video. it was shot by james o'keefe. he posed as trying to get a home loan. the workers were fired for telling them allegedly how to break tax laws. but acorn claims the video is fabricated and that has o'keefe demanding an apology. >> as i sat there, i was i can't believe they're falling for this. not necessarily falling for this but what can we get them to say next. what will they say to enable illegal activi

. >> reporter: the fbi joined kentucky state police, which is leading the investigation for now, to determine if sparkman was targeted because of antigovernment hatred. >> if somebody's killed because of their employment with the federal government, that's a federal crime and the fbi would take the lead in this investigation then. >> reporter: the government has since suspended door-to-door census canvassing in the area, which sparkman was conducting, until police uncover more clues. >> this is one of those investigations that's very difficult because we're unable to rule out or discredit any of the rumors that are going around about this. >> reporter: a resident near the scene said he told an investigator about ominous sounds coming from the woods days before sparkman's body was found september 12th. >> i told them he was hollering, a few nights before that until 1:00, 2:00, or 3:00 in the morning. >> reporter: sparkman so enjoyed teaching, friends say, he enrolled in college at age 47, hoping to land a full-time position. speaking to fellow graduates at commencement last year. >> for those

the fbi is assisting the kentucky state patrol right now, that is leading the investigation but we talked what he had to say whether the fbi will take a greater role in this probe going toward. >> that's a federal crime and the fbi would take the lead in this investigation. >> reporter: now, one of the perplexing baffling things in all of this is the date that officials believe that this man died. they say it was more than likely the day before his body was discovered making it, contessa, september 11th. back up to you. >> what comes next in the investigation here, ron? >> well, at this point they are at a loss as to where to go from here. they've talked to some witnesses and they are still waiting on toxicology reports to see if there are any clues there. there have been media reports that the gentleman's truck was at the scene of his body with his census computer in the vehicle. we don't know any more about whether there was any sort of robbery, any of his personal items missing. this investigation is still a long way before they concluded it. >> ron, thanks. >>> the treasury department

state. he lost the war. >> it is the pitthat the populace could not draw upon the memory of jones county in terms of interracial collaboration, but i was wonderi about the internal warfare in kentucky and missourio determine whether they would secede or remain in e union. was that due to antislavery unionism? >> good question. the border states of kentucky and missouri, why did they choose to remain in the union? i should first tell you guerrilla warfare in missouri was extraordinary. there were large numbers of missouriians who formed confederate companies. jesse james, who became a cult hero, still a cult hero for many people, he is a confederate thug defending the confederacy. the main reason missouri stays in the union, reason, there are number of reasons, one is the politicians understand that they are better protected by unions slavery, not quite as centl an institution as it is in mississippi in but it was conflicted. scholar who we see eye to eye with in many respects, william feeling, his recent wonderful book argues had secession been by referendum or popular vote, southern states wouldn't have seceded. it started the domino effect. the only southern state that had a popu

with the highest unemployment rates, including my home state of kentucky. we also need to redouble our efforts to focus on creating jobs, especially those that would allow americans to take an all of the above energy policy. as our democratic majority leader in the state house said, if we would do that, we could have a third industrial revolution across the heartland. what americans want are jobs, not handouts. even as we help those in places where jobs are the hardest to find, promoting job growth should be our number one priority. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott is recognized. mr. mcdermott: i want to begin by thanking the minority on the committee, the subcommittee, for being supportive of bringing this bill out here. we did not go through some of the usual procedures, we brought it out straight to the floor. i think that their cooperation should be recognized, because it is a reflection of the fact that everybody in this house cares about the american people. we all want people to have a job and

internal warfare within like kentucky and missoi to determine whether theyould succeed remaiin the union was that due to anti-slavery unionism? gooduestion so the border states of kentucky and missouri in pticular. why didhey choose to remain in the uon? i should first say that the guerrilla wfare in ssouri was extraordinary. there were large numbers of miourians who formed confederate cpanies. jesse james who became a cult hero is still a cult hero for many people he's a confederate thug in missouri who is defending the confederacy. the main reason tt missouri staysn the union are one reason. there are a number of reasons. one is that the politicians undersnd that they are better protected by staying in the union. slavery not as quite essential anens institution in kentucky as it isn se mississippi. it was confliced. and in fact a scholar who we'veeen eye-to-eye with in many respes william and his most recent wonrful book onhe road to disunilume two. essentially argue that had secession beeny referendum or popular vote throughout the soh, southern states wouldn't have seceded. started as a domo effect. n fact t only southern stathat had a pular voter refere

at the state capitol navy quarterback ricky dobbs for four touchdowns as the mid-ship men beat western kentucky 38-22. navy improves to 2-2. baltimore for local college action. morgan state hosts towson. the second quarter it was clicking with a 26 yard touchdown. the tigers did have their chances but three costly turn over helped the bears beat the tigers for the first time since 2003, 12-9 is the final. at home with johns hopkins striking up a tunas bluejays dance all over moravian. the bluejays improved to 3-1. 2-0 in the centennial conference with a 27-0 win. >>> tomorrow on wjz check out the raven play host to the cleveland browns in the divisional match up on wjz and our exclusive coverage starts at 1:00 p.m. >>> a cloudy and rain night in cleveland for the orioles. it was bottom of the 9th, johnny peralta singled to center. indians walk off with a 9-# win. the sure bet o's have lost nine in a row. >>> a day for celebration at laurel park as the late jim my okay's daughter was here for the ribbon cutting of the jim mckay maryland million. it was a classic and the race lived up to its name

. >> firefighters were busy in kentucky last night after a massive fire at the state fairgrounds. the fire destroyed their rounds, the fare is closed on sunday and fortunately there were not any courses in the barn at the time. so far there is no word on what caused the fire. representatives for chris brown are trying to clear up the record after he claimed and misha in the beating of his girlfriend. clips of his interview aired saying that he does not remember assaulting her. in a statement that he posted, he said that the 32nd fled does not reflect the original answer to his question. he says that he misspoke. >> that night, i wish that i could take it back. i really regret it and i feel totally ashamed of what i did. flax he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months of community oriented labor. the entire interview airs tomorrow. kerry angle is here to answer your plant and a gardening question. you can e-mail us your questions at wbaltv.com. >> the top commander in afghanistan is calling for more troops after the deadliest month. >> nothing but money of sunshine up and do

insurance companies to sell health care across state lines, we would have many, many more health-care companies bidding for business, not only in kentucky but all of the other 49 states, and we do not need a public option to do that. one of the other things that has been brought up quite frequently today is that 73% of the doctors are for this plan, and it was quoted in the journal of the american medical association. i hope everybody realizes that only 20% of the doctors in the united states of america belong to the american medical association. 20%. that means 80% do not belong. so if you get 73% of 20%, that is the amount of doctors you might be talking about. that amounts to about 14% of all doctors in the united states. so i do not think it is a fair quote to say that 73% of all doctors in the united states are for a public option plan. and medicare has been mentioned quite frequently, that that is a given public option. absolutely. we all agree it is. we all agree it has been here since 1965. we all agree that it also over spends to the tune of having $37 trillion in underfunded liability. $37 trillion. does anybody have any idea

it is a big, large painting of henry clay and it is commissioned by the state senate of kentucky to memorializery clay. there were too interested competition and this one was the loser. you can see that this probably was the better, except that the artist ignored his instructions, which was to just have henry clay in the picture. the artist had 12 other senators in the little senate chamber. it was lost and went off into storage and ended up in a boys' school in a gymnasium. you can see the marks of basketballs that were thrown on the surface of the campus and it would crack. the historical society donated it to the senate. it was then arranged to have it preserved -- preserved and restored. several months ago, they placed it on a wall in the capital in one of the staircase is that comes down from the senate chamber. it is a great picture. it is a good web site along with it. >> why do we care about this? who paid to have it restored? >> i suspect that the taxpayers paid. it was given, at no cost, to the government. the reason it is important, there are a lot of images of henry clay around the

the first ban on corporate campaign expenditures goes back to 1891, when kentucky enacted a ban, four states or five states enacted in 1890. in 1987, congress enacted a ban on corporate contributions, in the year when senators were not known by their states. they were known as the senator from standard oil, the senator from u.s. steel, and that was certainly in the forefront of the minds of congress and president roosevelt when the ban was enacted. 1947, the taft-hartley act, the ban on corporate contributions was expanded to expenditures. at the time, senator taft says all we're doing shear is affirming what we have always understand -- understood the ban to mean, that it covers indirect contributions or expenditures as well as contributions. that act also extended the ban on corporate contributions and expenditures to labor unions. so we also had a ban on unions using the treasury funds for contributions and expenditures. in the mcconnell decision commager's what the court said. since our decision in buckley, congress's power to prohibit corporations and unions from using treasury funds to

kentucky. >>> penn state played as plain of those basic uniforms. number five nittany lions against iowa.here. >>> elsewhere, they got the third round in before the rain came at the tour championship. kenny perry, what a story for him. here on the 4th hole, the approach shot here, a round of 6 under 64 on the day, near-perfect. a two-shot lead over tiger woods. they'll be the final twosome today in the final round. great putt by tiger right there. phil mickelson, did you know he is a bruce lee fan? look at this. trying to -- whoops -- trying to move the sign, he tries to kick the sign, we don't know why. phil four shots back. $10 million is in play at the tour championship. >>> "play of the day" -- a $10 million catch. fly ball last night between the mariners and blue jays. miguel batista with the willie mays-like basket catch over the shoulder. great play for the "play of the day." that's sports. >>> families who have lost loved ones in combat sought strength and comfort in numbers. ♪ >> thousands gathered for the animal ul time of of remembrance. this year a hollywood celebrity showed u

there are some states. kentucky. at have moved ahead and have developed a few of the state cemetaries. some of the states don't want a state cemetary. new york, florida. never put an application in. so really our challenge is getting buy-in from the states and them having the funds to match so that we can then reimburse them. >> now, i would imagine right now with the states in the difficult fiscal straits they're in it's more challenging than at other times. >> it is. but we have some states that are ready to go for 2010. >> is colorado one of them? >> no. colorado is not one that wants a state cemetary. >> ok. i just want to ask quickly, is the nca paperless processing system and its first notice of death entry into its computer system compatible with the the veterans administration systems, how is the communication handled, paper or elect ronic? and how efficient is that process? >> we took it over in october, and right now we have all of the flag applications first notice of death from all the regional office and

state. and so it is really an honor to be here to introduce them. i'll do it one at a time so they can come up and join us. help me welcome kentucky secretary of state trey grayson [applause] next we have your on states -- your states secretary of state t,ood rikeita tood -- todd rikeita. we have jennifer nassour. we have ryan frazier. and last but not least that all, mississippi state gop staichair and trailblazer brad white. [applause] i thought what -- it would be appropriate to start off the questions on the tail of bob jones is presentation about technology. understanding that republicans really just did not measure up in the 2008 election. we're not going to do a post- mortem, but we're going to talk about technology and how we can use the going forward since we got so ultimately crashed by the democrats and their ability to leverage technology in the last election. i think you're republicans uniformly learn this and are doing interesting things with that already. one of the people doing is todd. we will kick off to you and ask you how you are using technology. how can we fix the technology gap between the republican democra

and in the state of kentucky, a grand jury brings the charges. >> michelle, this journey has been difficultthis last year. >> yes. >> how was it for you when you sat in that courtroom last week and heard the words acquitted? >> we were disappointed, but one of the things was we knew that this was going to be a difficult case. and the biggest point that we wanted to make to the community and everyone is that we are going to be watching and that hopefully it raises awareness for the heat illness and as a matter of fact we started a foundation early on through the summer and we wanted to raise shall money to help with heat awareness and those kinds of things. >> how much does the case change when max's stepmom comes out and says he was ill the night before, he had a fever as he went out there. and then add to this then that he was taking adderall for adhd, and kid bhos take it tend to be somewhat compulsive in 2er78s of once they're determined to finish a book, finish a project, whatever, that see sort of some of the behavior that goes with that. >> yes. >> do you remember all -- what was the

first please help me welcome kentucky secretary of state trey grayson. [applause] >> next we have your own state's indiana's secretary of state todd rakita and we have massachusetts republican state party chair jennifer nassour. [applause] >> we have colorado, my home state, u.s. senate candidate, ryan frazier. [applause] >> and last but not least at all, mississippi state gop chair trailblazer brad white. [applause] >> so i thought it would be appropriate to start off the question -- on the tail of scott jones' presentation about technology and understanding that, you know, republicans really just didn't measure up in this 2008 election. and we're not going to do a post mshgsz mortem talk and how the democrats were able to use technology in the last election and republicans uniformly learned this and are doing some really interesting things with it already and one of the people who's doing it is your own secretary of state in indiana, do you want to go ahead and we'll kick it off to you and tell us how you're tsing technology and then i want to go to al

similar moves in states like colorado, florida, minnesota, kentucky and virginia. >> i don't know. right now, i would say no. i'll keep him home. >> reporter: reacting to the youp roar, white house spoke robert gibbs said, i think we've reached a little bit of the silly season when the president of the united states can't tell kids in school to study hard and stay in school. some people agree, seeing the address as inspiring, not political. >> i think anytime someone talks about education, and kids staying in school, there's no other motivation for that. >> the administration did acknowledge some confusion, so the lesson plan was tweaked. rather than letters on how they can help the president, students are now being asked to write about their education goals, and how they can achieve them. and to further allay fears, the white house plans to release the president's speech on monday online, so that parents can get a chance to read it. dan lothian, cnn, the white house. >> as dan lothian referenced in that report, presidents have talked with students before. for instance, george w. b

state. miami and virginia tech coming off nice wins over ranked teams, now they go up against each other. that should be a great one in blacksburg. number one florida at kentucky 6:00 eastern. and iowa at number five penn state, the late game on abc. >> another programming republican minder to pass along, we've got wnba playoff action on espn2 this afternoon, 5:00 eastern. it's the sparks and storm. it might be lisa leslie's last game in the wnba if the sparks can't prevail.

help me welcome kentucky secretary of state trey grayson [applause] next we have your on states -- your states secretary of state t,ood rikeita tood -- todd rikeita. we have jennifer nassour. we have ryan frazier. and last but not least that all, mississippi state gop staichair and trailblazer brad white. [applause] i thought what -- it would be appropriate to start off the questions on the tail of bob jones is presentation about technology. understanding that republicans really just did not measure up in the 2008 election. we're not going to do a post- mortem, but we're going to talk about technology and how we can use the going forward since we got so ultimately crashed by the democrats and their ability to leverage technology in the last election. i think you're republicans uniformly learn this and are doing interesting things with that already. one of the people doing is todd. we will kick off to you and ask you how you are using technology. how can we fix the technology gap between the republican democratic party? >> i thank you very much. welcome to indiana. i hope you had a great

states. they believe the earth is 5,000 years old. a parent has every right to take their kid to the creation museum in kentucky. something that we have got to live with, the united states, and i guess administration saw this coming and hindsight, this, that, that's fine. people have a right to keep their children home. but i think we would be better off if we sort of believed in what back for it and we had some kind of appreciation of what the scientific method was in this country. >> i only have 15 seconds on this last one for both of you. james, i will start with you. is this growing political divide getting to be too much? is it something that can be overcome at this point? >> i don't know, it's pretty rough out there. look, i think the president is going to have to, you know, that is his kind of thing when he came in as a unity, community democrat and everybody saids it just the clintons that made all these republicans nutty, but it looks like maybe they were just that way from the start. >> i will let you respond to that. >> i know james, james, if he was runing this operation for his president, they wouldn

similar moves in states like colorado, minnesota, kentucky, and virginia. >> will i send my child?cting to the uproar robert gibbs said i think we've reached a little bit of the silly season when the president of the united states can't tell the kids in school to study hard and stay in school. some people agree, seeing the address as inspiring, not political. >> i think any time someone talks about education and kids being in school, there's no other motivation for that. >> and that was dan lothian reporting. the president of the parent-teacher association called the uproar over president obama's speech sad. >>> i'm reynolds wolf with hln with a look at your holiday forecast. today should be fairly nice for much of the nation. sunshine in the southeast and part of the plain states. when you get into the southern half of the mississippi valley, could see some scattered showers in say parts of missouri, in new orleans, and also into texas. in terms of the storms we may see in parts of missouri, some of these have been fairly strong in the early part of the day. not expecting anything

it's the most dangerous temperature in the state of kentucky because you don't have the protections ofis the cutoff. what's concerning to us and what we knew then, what we still know is what he was told -- know your kids, monitor heat index, use common sense and don't put anyone at risk. that's sound advice from an athletic director to his head coach. >> you're just listening to jon heck, the prosecutor in this case. closing arguments on that side are under way. the defense lasted about an hour and a half, his closing arguments, the defense attorney. david stinson, the coach is charged with reckless homicide in the death of that player, 15-year-old max gilpin. we could hear from the jury as soon as today. they will begin deliberating. we'll show how long it takes. >>> more bone fragments were found on the property of the man accused of kid nnapping jaycee dugard. police are going over phillip garrido's yard and the one next door as well. bone frargments were also found there. they are being tested to see if they are human or not. police are investigating whether phillip garrido was inv

states government. we are joined on the phone by lexington beings kentucky, correspondent jeffrey mcmurray who has been covering this story, ap story on this day is co-bylined by mr. mcmurray and rog alford. >> thanks for joining us. this witness jerry weaver had previously been known he was among the people who came across the body? >> it hadn't been known. it was something my colleague had been working on trying to figure out how to track down in the last 24 hours. the body was found near a family cemetery with the names "hosk if in" on the tomb stones. the amazing thing i see having been to the scene myself and realized how remote the area is, is that mr. sparkman didn't go missing until wednesday or thursday in a remote area of the daniel boone national forest. this family gathering or members of the family stumbled across a disturbing crime scene. >> in terms of circumstances of the body when it was found, and this is why we are leading with the story frankly and why this is so disturbing, you quote mr. weaver has describing. in minute detail the condition which he found the body and the way that

the first ban on corporate campaign expenditures goes back to 1891, when kentucky enacted a ban, four statesnacted in 1890. in 1987, congress enacted a ban on corporate contributions, in the year when senators were not known by their states. they were known as the senator from standard oil, the senator from u.s. steel, and that was certainly in the forefront of the minds of congress and president roosevelt when the ban was enacted. 1947, the taft-hartley act, the ban on corporate contributions was expanded to expenditures. at the time, senator taft says all we're doing shear is affirming what we have always understand -- understood the ban to mean, that it covers indirect contributions or expenditures as well as contributions. that act also extended the ban on corporate contributions and expenditures to labor unions. so we also had a ban on unions using the treasury funds for contributions and expenditures. in the mcconnell decision commager's what the court said. since our decision in buckley, congress's power to prohibit corporations and unions from using treasury funds to finance advertis

for the first eight months of the year authorities in three state region of central april latch a that includes kentuckyalue. any wonder people are looking to marijuana as crop if you can come up with that kind of dough? come on. >>> in the difficult economy small businesses are adapting taking steps to cater to their clients. take this gym. in philadelphia, for example. some customers of sweat fitness lost their jobs. so the gym's owner has taken exception to keep the unemployed customers from canceling their membership. >> you really have to think out box here the way the economy is now. things you would never think you would do before to get through it. there's really no rule book now. >> j.j. hosted msnbc's "your business." all right. what are they doing to keep customers who -- let's be real, they could quit their gym memberships and go running outside and do situps in their house. there are way as around the gym. >> particularly on mondays they get tons of calls from people saying i need to cancel my membership. their thought is we are not going to let anyone leave. we will make a deal with you. w

it was a bizarre discovery in a remoelt section of certain kentucky. 51-year-old bill sparkman, a teacher and part-time work foert united states census, was found two weeks ago hanging from a tree with the word fed scrawled on his chest. now a man who says he was among those who found the body tells the associated breaks that sparkman was naked, bound at the hands and feet with duct tape and gappigged. details not yet confirmed by authorities. a retired state trooper who worked with sparkman at johnson elementary school says he warned that shall in the rural area are hostile. >> i said, bill, you be careful when you go over into eastern kentucky to do your census work. some of the people over there may not understand that it you're just collecting statistics. >> reporter: according to the sheriff, there's only been one murder in clay county in three years. the census bureau has suspended door to door work there as authorities continue their investigation. for the saturday "early show," this is 2k5i6 browdy in new york. >>> meanwhile funeral services for annie le will be held near her hometown. le's body was found inside a wall

we believe -- and really, it's not for me to make the decision, it's for a grand jury in the state of kentuckyy our process works, in order for someone to be charged with a felony, a grand jury must hear evidence first, deliberate, and then decide whether or not there is sufficient evidence to charge somebody with a felony offense, and all those steps were followed and he had two felony charges against him going into this case during the trial. >> so, i guess, why was it necessary, in your opinion -- i understand what you're saying there about the grand jury, but you decided to put that case before them. what do you think -- what were you seeing that made you think he had stepped over a line that a lot of people just admit, this happens in practices all over this country. so, why did you think this coach stepped over the line? >> well, whether it happens in practices all over the country is -- i mean, that's a matter of -- whether it happens everywhere is a matter of opinion. >> well, do you think it does? >> no. i think that this was excessive. now, a jury has disagreed with me. so, as a matt

states. suppressing the moisture back to the south. we can see all the rain falling pretty hard southwest of cincinnati. louisville, kentucky, got thunderstorms a little while ago. this activity is moving on a frontal boundary that is going to head our direction. better chances on tuesday as this moisture heads our direction. also into wednesday. looking at 65 dpgs in baltimore right now. 60 in harrisburg. 66 up north. new york looking at 61. down at charles charles, 69 degrees. that warmer air will ton track along the system and take us into the 80s as we get towards the latter half of the week. looking at a few clouds working their way, but they will thicken up tomorrow. on the future scan, we can see how the clouds will move in from the west. the further east you go the more sunshine. through the afternoon fshgs those clouds will continue to thicken and by tuesday you can see a few chances for showers popping up. looks like we'll get scattered showers and rain. here's what's going on on the eastern shore for your forecast tomorrow. high of 78 with partly-cloudy skies with clouds gathering through the day and becoming mos

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state national domestic preparedness consortium? 57 million for the center for domestic preparedness in alabama. or 10 million for the national institute for hometown security in kentucky consortium. 7 million for the center for catastrophe preparedness and response. 40 million for the advanced trading center in west virginia. 1.7 million for the national center for counter terrorism and cyber crime in vermont. that's in addition to the almost 4 million already put into the cyber security center at the university of texas and the cyber security center in north carolina. now, if that sounds like overkill, it is. and that's the point. congress is using earmarks to build these redundant centers that basically are doing the same thing. and many feel, you know what? we're paying twice. once for the center to maintain it and then for the tuition for the cops and the firemen around the country to attend. that's what one homeland security official told me today. later today, you guys, we are going to talk about another program under homeland security. you know on 24 you see the ctu, the big war room. guess what, every town, city, and burrow in america now wants one. and we are