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step down if i go back to you in knoxville. i think brings up a very good point is that there are other actors in the about obama administration and it's very duplicitous a lot of people see a lot of double standards where the united states will stand a virtuous stand protect civilians what civilians are still very unclear actually and but it won't do it for other people in the region and i think that you know a lot of people outside of the united states would say the gazans really could have used a no fly zone when the israelis were committing atrocities against the gazan population there double standards it still smells of double standards doesn't it. make a good point and so does and i would only say that just because obama hasn't acted previously to prevent the slaughter of innocent folks doesn't necessarily mean he's not acting in good faith in this instance i wonder what my friend would say if. we had seen a bloodbath in benghazi then then what would the criticism of obama be at that point i think he had to act i mean let

we're trying to get a hold of knoxville approach or knoxville departure and we cannot raise them. >> poppa charlie, stand by. >> we got our clearance, but we don't have any radio contact with them. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the sleeping controller, whose job was to line up flights landing and leaving the airport, had fashioned a bed on the floor of the radar room, with couch cushions and a blanket. he never heard the radio calls. >> lifeguard, 804 tango fox. >> reporter: the second controller, responsible for a different piece of the sky, was stationed several floors above, unable to leave his post. abc news has learned a third employee went to go check on their colleague and tried to rouse the slumbering man at least twice. at one point, the controller, sounding groggy, tried to contact a flight. [ unintelligible ] this is the second case of a napping controller. the other one at reagan national last month. but that was accidental. the government says in knoxville -- >> nobody home. >> reporter: -- the controller chose to take a nap on the job. lisa stark, abc news, washing

we go to knoxville, tennessee with suzanna is an eighth grader. >> hi. >> your video addressed grenade energy. why did you pick that topic? >> we have narrowed it down to several topics within the guidelines and it is one we felt strongest about because the laboratory is close to us. >> do you use turn energy in the home? >> we have no real sources. i do have some uncles that have. we are on the lookout for ways to be more prudent. >> where in your community do you see alternative energy being used? >> you see hybrid cars and now in scores energy star appliances

today we go to moscow, seek to speak with and a greater -- knoxville, tenn. to speak with an eighth grader who won second place. >> all of our group of members were interested in energy. we did more research to see have to get more efficient energy. when it was started in the second world war, it was completely funded by the federal government. >> what is it best known for? >> elkridge is known as the secret city. it was started in the second world war part of the manhattan project to make iranian for the bonds. it is known for that. today it is known for continuing the research and innovation

plus in knoxville and washington, d.c.n knoxville, the controller made a bed in the tower on duty. in washington, two passenger jets landed unassisted at the controller slept at reagan national. >> i'm outraged. >> reporter: cbs news, transportation analyst is saying that seven sleeping controllers is a sign that the public is at risk. >> i believe with, with no pun intended, this clearly is a wake-up call. the faa is going to do something about it. frankly, immediately. >> the administration did react immediately, ordering 27 new controllers to work the mid night shift. >> putting two controllers in 27 towers that don't have two controllers in them. >> reporter: but the faa will also investigation their own training and scheduling practices, which is a clear suggestion there may be management problems here, that go beyond the controllers. >>> in southern california, authorities are looking for a man who not only crashed a car driving drunk, he was caught on tape admitting he was intoxicated. a man who lives in the west ho

in knoxville, the controller had made a bed in the tower while on duty. >> no one's answering on 23-9. >> reporter: in washington, two passenger jets landed unassisted as the controller slept at reagan national, just across the potomac from the white house. >> and the tower is apparently unmanned. >> i'm outraged, i'm disappointed, i'm disturbed... >> reporter: cbs news transportation safety analyst mark rosenker says that seven sleeping controllers is a sign the public is at risk. >> i believe with-- with no pun intend, this clearly is a wake- up call and the f.a.a. is going to do something about it, and, frankly, they're going to do something about it immediately. >> reporter: the administration did react immediately, ordering 27 new controllers to work the midnight shift. >> immediately putting two controllers in 27 towers thatÑi don't have two controllers in them from 12 midnight until early-morning hours. >> reporter: the f.a.a. also says it will investigate its own training and scheduling practices, which is a clear suggestion there may be management issues here that go beyond t

the controller worked at the knoxville, tennessee, airport. the faa says he deliberately went to sleep during his midnight shift on february 19th. a co-worker was left to handle both incoming planes and other aircraft in the area. >> regarding this situation, at no time were the passengers, based on the information that we were given, the safety of the passengers compromised. >> last month, the lone air traffic controller at reagan national airport fell asleep while two airliners landed. at a congressional hearing yesterday, the head of the faa said the agency was re-evaluating overnight staffing at airports around the country. >>> defense secretary robert gates is in iraq this morning. his first visit there this year. gates flew to baghdad yesterday from saudi arabia. he is scheduled to meet with prime minister nuri al maliki today to discuss the final withdrawal of u.s. troops. most are expected to leave iraq in late summer or early fall. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi made a direct and very personal appeal to president obama to end the a

in knoxville, the controller had made a bed in the tower while on duty. >> no one is answering on 23.9. >> reporter: in washington, two passenger jets landed unassisted as the controller slept at reagan national just across the potomac from the white house. >> the tower is apparently unmanned. >> i'm outraged. i'm disappointed. i'm disturbed. >> reporter: cbs news transportation safety analyst mark rosenkerr says that seven sleeping controllers is a sign the public is at risk. >> i believe with no pun intended this clearly is a wake-up call, and the faa is going to do something about it. and frankly, they're going to do something about it immediately. >> reporter: the administration did react immediately. ordering 27 new controllers to work the midnight shift. but the faa will also investigate its own training and scheduling practices, which is a clear suggestion there may be management problems here that go beyond the seven sleeping controllers. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >>> now, to the budget battle. the house votes today on that 11th hour deal to fund the government for t

made a bed on the floor with pillows and a blanket and went to sleep during his midnight shift in knoxville, tennessee. he finally contacted the only other controller on duty who was on a separate floor. >> we are trying to get a departure and we can't raise but we got our clearance but we don't have any radio contact with him. >> this was unfortunately willful and we are in the process of disciplinary proceedings that will terminate this employee. >> last month and employee dose had off unintentionally while on duty. two planes landed with no help from the tower. >>> lisa argen is in for mike nicco. >> cold air is here, not real impressive on the moisture. winds 20-25 wind out there. outside, we're done with the rain. we do have it around the bay area. i'll let you know what to expect for the giants' opener and then we'll see real springtime weather. >> a new service, what you will see when you log on to facebook but that is not one of dedededee are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you d

made a bed on the floor with pillows and a blanket and went to sleep during his midnight shift in knoxville, tennessee. he finally contacted the only other controller on duty who was on a separate floor. >> we are trying to get a departure and we can't raise but we got our clearance but we don't have any radio contact with him. >> this was unfortunately willful and we are in the process of disciplinary proceedings that will terminate this employee. >> last month and employee dose had off unintentionally while on duty. two planes landed with no help from the tower. >>> lisa argen is in for mike nicco. >> cold air is here, not real impressive on the moisture. winds 20-25 wind out there. outside, we're done with the rain. we do have it around the bay area. i'll let you know what to expect for the giants' opener and then we'll see real springtime weather. >> a new service, what you will see when you log on to facebook see when you log on to facebook but that is not one [ female announcer ] here are some great reasons to switch to at&t. [ spokesman ] we make it easy for you to compare at&t... to

. >> since then, more cases, in knoxville, in lubbock, outside of seattle, and yesterday's case of a medevac plane unable to wake a sleeping controller in reno. >> we have a sick patient. we may just have to land. if we have clearance or not. >> reporter: after circling for 16 minutes, he did land on his own. safety an ls and veteran controllers insist their constantly changing schedules cause fatigue on the job. some report working eight hours, then off eight, then back for eight. hardly enough time to decompress and sleep. >> now the f ark a and the union say it may be time to change. >> we're going to work together collaborately to look at schedules to mitigate fatigue. >> this comes as investigators look at the 737 that made an emergency landing this month with a hole in its roof and a giant a-380 that sideswept a regional jet at jfk. but today, they assure us the skies are safe. >> i believe we have the safest aviation system in the world, but we can always make improvements. >> reporter: 9 million takeoffs and landings each year, and the last deadly accident involving a commerc

in knoxville, the controller had made a bed in the tower while on duty. in washington, two passenger jets landed unassisted as the controller slept at reagan national, just across the potomac from the white house. >> i'm outraged. i'm disappointed, i'm disturbed. >> reporter: cbs news transportation safety analyst, mark rosenkerr says seven sleeping controllers is a sign the public is at risk. >> i believe, with no pun intended, this clearly is a wake up call and the faa is going to do something about it. >> immediately putting two controllers in 27 towers that don't have two controllers in them from 12 midnight until early morning hours. >> reporter: the faa will also investigate its own training. a suggestion there may be management problems here that go beyond the seven sleeping controllers. >>> flights will go out from ffo's new terminal 2 starting tomorrow morning. that's where american airlines and virgin airlines will be housed. it also has a play area for kids, and water filling areas for passengers. we call those drinking fountains where i come f

february 19th, the faa says a knoxville controller willfully slept as seven planes landed over a five-hour peerious without his help, and today, we have learned of two other cases, march 29thth, controllers suspended for not answering calls, and on april 11th, a boeing controller from washington state suspended for sleeping on the job. >> this is ridiculous and i'm not going to let it happen, not on my watch. >> today, secretary lahood ordered that immediately that 27 airports with lone controllers over night will now have at least two controllers on duty at time. >> these are big cities. they'll no longer have just one controller on duty. meanwhile, we're told that medevac patient in reno is okay tonight. >> unbelievable string of events. thanks. >>> now to politics also in washington where today president obama took on the exploding national debt and the explosive politics surrounding it. it's mind boggling when you stand back and look at how much debt we piled up. in 1980, the total was $907 billion. by the end of last year, it soared to $13.5 trillion. as of yesterday, it was up to $14

and in tennessee in february -- >> we're trying to get ahold of knoxville departure and we cannot raise them. >> poppa charlie, stand by. >> we got our clearance but we don't have any radio contact with them. >> reporter: a controller actually fashioned a makeshift bed on the floor during his overnight shift. at least seven controllers have been caught sleeping on the job since the beginning of the year. [ unintelligible ] those who work the radar screens say it can be incredibly exhausting, especially on the midnight shift. >> we're fatigued because the job's difficult. it's stressful. it makes you tired right there. you're in a dark environment with light noise, with nobody to talk to and it's just -- it's tough. it's really tough. it takes discipline. >> reporter: derek works at the busy atlanta center. he says, you do whatever you have to to stay awake. >> going to get five cups of coffee, drinking a red bull, a couple of monsters. standing up, pacing in the area back and forth when it's the earlier morning hours when there's no traffic. and, you know, just a simple little mind game

this time it happened in knoxville, tennessee, in february. the faa says the controller working in the radar room slept for five hours during his midnight shift. there weren't any problems or close calls as a result of his nap. there was also the incident last month in washington, d.c., when two planes landed at reagan international because the air traffic controller was asleep while on duty. the faa is conducting a nationwide review now of staffing during midnight shifts as a result of the two recent incidents. >>> japan may have stopped highly radioactive water from leaking into the sea but concerns have now moved to the effects of radiation accumulating around the crippled reactors. engineers have managed to shut off the radioactive water that was pouring into the ocean. they used liquid glass injected over gravel ceiling it but the more water they pour, the more radioactive water is going to have to be disposed of somewhere. and some good news. we're told tonight that the funds raised so far through the northern japan earthquake relief fun

. >> reporter: drivers lined up 3 1/2 hours early in knoxville, tennessee, in order to get free easter gas from a local church. others feel less charitable toward the oil companies. >> i'm angry. there's though reason for it, in my opinion. >> reporter: this week, analysts expect exxon to announce record profits. there is no oil shortage. there is just speculator worries. >> $6 gas is one well-placed hurricane and one tiny bit of supply disruption away. >> reporter: airline tickets are up. michael is paying 25% more to fuel his truck. >> you can't keep passing on the extra costs to them, because they have a lot of costs themselves. >> reporter: tourism is already taking a hit. at the grand canyon, helicopter tours are down 10%. at mount rush more, 6,000 fewer tourists as well. >> thanks, emily. >>> wikileaks is revealing new information about some of the men held at guantanamo. the website released hundreds of class fied documents about deta detainees. newspapers in the u.s. and europe are publishing that information. it includes the evidence against the prisoners, what they were carry

then a string of more reports of sleeping controllers, in knoxville, lubbock, outside seattle, then a case of a medevac plane unable to wake a sleeping controller in reno. miami, the faa suspended the air traffic controller in saturday's case. transportation secretary ray lahood saying, there is no excuse for air traffic controllers to be sleeping on the job. we will do everything we can to put an end to this. evidence goldfarb says the federal government sees this as a systemwide problem. >> there's no short-term fix for a chronic long-term problem. >> the faa's preliminary report in miami shows, unlike other incidents, where the controller was in the tower alone, there were 12 controllers on duty at the time and the controller who fell asleep did not miss any calls from pilots. lester? >> michelle franzen, thank you stories of sleeping controllers are just some of the unsettling headlines we've been reading lately about air safety. but aviation experts say the latest headlines mask the real story, that safety in the skies on many counts s is is actuall improving. nbc's tom costello

to reno, other recent documented cases of air traffic controllers sleeping on the job occurred in knoxville, tennessee, seattle, lubbock, texas and washington, d.c. the scandal prompted the head of the faa's traffic control unit to resign today and now at least 26 towers nationwide that used to have just one controller on the midnight shift will have at least two. >> it sounds like a good idea to always have a backup there in case somebody does get tired and needs to step out and wake up for a little bit. >> reporter: meanwhile, the faa is trying to determine if it was a breakdown in communication between the tower and the cockpit of an air france jumbo jet that caused it to collide with a delta flight on the runway at jfk airport in new york on monday. >> i know there's a lot of technology there to do the work but at the same time, technology can fail and you need people there. >> reporter: here's a bit of good news. an faa spokesman tells me he has no reports of air traffic controllers sleeping on the job at any of the three major bay area airports. >> that is a small measure of comfort.

>> while she talks about home selling in knoxville, and she told me that 6% of homes in knoxville that are for sale are home foreclosures, but 24% that are actually selling are home foreclosures. i learned that people in the market are really interested in home foreclosures and buying them. >> what has been the impact? >> it is pretty bad because people are losing their houses, and people are homeless. i think it is a really big problem that our nation is facing right now. >> what are some of the things that people about do to prevent home foreclosures? >> the biggest thing is to analyze your financial situation. that is the biggest thing. i think that people nowadays are spending money carelessly sometimes. that results in big problems. it is like a domino effect. >> what was one of the things that you learned from doing this documentary? >> i have learned so many things, from learning how to deal with people, and learning how to research, and patience. i learned basically to stay positive. >> well, thank you for joining us today, andrea, and congratulations again. >> thank you. >> le

the other was in knoxville, tennessee. that controller was discovered asleep in mid february. the faa also says from now on, air traffic control supervisors will monitor planes carrying the first lady or the vice president, as they already do for the president. michelle obama's 737 had to abort a landing attempt monday night when a controller let it get too close to a military cargo jet. >>> a jetliner bound for london returned to the orlando international airport last night, after hitting a bird during takeoff. the thompson airways boeing 767 landed safely with 269 people on board. now, no one was hurt. but passengers were startled when the large bird smashed into the plane's left engines. . >> the plane was just on the runway, and as it started to go up, there was a loud bang, and there was a horrible smell, fuel smell. we knew something was wrong. >> the bird's remains were recovered for identification. the passengers and crew spent the night at a hotel, and will take a different plane to london today. >>> and there was another bird incident yesterday, this one involving a

controller slept for five hours during the midnight shift last month at mcghee tyson airport in knoxvillecontroller was able to monitor the seven aircraft that flew into that air space during that shift. >>> up next here, a snack in the stack. imagine the first time somebody proposed chips in a can. and these days they're worth a fortune. >>> finally here tonight, the folks who make tide and crest and pampers are selling off another big american brand name. one that almost went nowhere at first, but now when the numbers are crunched, is worth billion of dollars. nbc's kevin tibbles explains tonight why procter & gamble is now passing on that american staple in a can -- pringles. >> once you pop, you can't stop. >> reporter: from its humble beginnings, the quirky saddle-shaped chip became an icon of american engineered food. yes, that is brad pitt getting the pringles fever back before hollywood got the brad pitt fever. ♪ the exciting new edsel >> reporter: but in the beginning pringles were the edsel of potato chips. no one bought them. 30 years later ally mcbeal was fighting over them in

atlanta fed president dennis lockhart is in knoxville to speak on the economic recovery and monetary policy. and tomorrow's "market monitor" guest thinks the bull market should last a long time. she's elaine garzarelli, president of garzarelli capital. it's official-- satellite company dish network is now the new owner of blockbuster, the former video rental giant. a federal bankruptcy judge today okayed the $320 million deal. for that price, dish gets blockbuster's stores, customer lists, and most importantly, its digital business of streaming movies over the internet. blockbuster filed for chapter 11 back in september with more than a billion dollars due to creditors. >> tom: it's back into the skies on saturday for four southwest airlines planes. the four have had repairs made to cracks in their aluminum skins. dozens of southwest's boeing 737s were inspected after a hole opened in the roof of one while in flight last week. that plane made an emergency landing in arizona and is still being repaired. >> susie: this summer is expected to be another tough one for teenagers looking fo

we're trying to get ahold of knoxville approach or knoxville departure on this. we cannot raise them. >> poppa charlie stand by. >> we got our clearance. but we don't have any radio contact with them. >> reporter: that voice was the secondary traffic controller in the tower, working on a different floor, who fielded calls from pilots who heard only radio silence. on capitol hill yesterday, the faa administrator was hopping mad. >> it was unfortunately willful. and we're in the process of a disciplinary proceedings which will terminate this employee. >> reporter: the snoozing controller did respond to one radio call, sounding groggy. but his fellow employee, who couldn't leave his post, handled seven flights alone, including a delta connection arriving from laguardia and at least four lifeguard flights. flights with urgent, medical missions. >> tower, lifeguard, 1 cw. same as the other guy. nobody home. >> reporter: nobody home. that's what they heard. now, both the controllers in both instances here at national and in tennessee have been suspended while investiga

and i-40, from nashville to knoxville. icy on i-15, in the northern rockies.and wet on i-5, from portland to redding, california. >> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in boston, new york, philadelphia, d.c., charlotte, atlanta, memphis and dallas. >> a lot of cities. >> yeah. >>> today does mark one year since a deadly explosion triggered that massive oil spill in the gulf. >> despite months of cleaning up now, there are new concerns now of the safety of the water but also the seafood that's making its way back to your dinner table. >> makes you wonder. matt gutman covered this story from the very beginning. he has more, now, from the louisiana coast. >> reporter: one thing we know for sure, is it spewed 200 million gallons of oil in the gulf of mexico, there is tremendous uncertainty still. the health of the workers that worked out on the water. the epa says it tested offshore. but our investigation found it only began testing a month after the spill. seafood safety. noaa opened all the gulf for fishing. but there are fishermen that say some

the other at knoxville, tennessee. other cases of sleeping controllers have been reported in washington, seattle and reno. >>> the hubble telescope 21 years ago old and still going strong. nasa celebrating the anniversary with a new image captured by hubble that resemble a rose blossom. it shows a group of interacting galaxies called arp-273. an estimated 300 million light- years away. beautiful. >> lawrence? are you there? >> i'm just mesmerized by that beautiful picture. hard to believe that that's 21 years old and the shuttle program is 30 years old. >> what a workforce. >> something else, still delivering the great pictures. speaking of great pictures you may not think this is that great we have some high-def doppler radar showing rainfall around the bay area mostly light but it's drippy and wet a little pocket of moisture may be just kind of truck moving by on the highway being picked up by doppler but you get the idea we are seeing light showers out there now. the good news is it's going to start to diminish thro

he takes over for bruce pearl who was fired for recruiting violations after six seasons in knoxville. 39-year-old martin said he did his homework about possible and/or future vols penalties before he left missouri state. for more, let's welcome in andy katz. why is tennessee a good fit for cuonzo martin? >> well, cindy, i have to refute a little of that from cuonzo. because there's really no way of him knowing. they just have no way of knowing what the committee on infractions is going to do to tennessee in june. they're anticipating that it's going to be directed much more at bruce pearl because they fired him in advance, so they're hoping that more of the penalty is sticking to him and his staff. a lot of these times, that's what the schools do. they try to get rid of the players involved and hope that the ncaa will come down a little less lenient. in talking to a number of people that have been on the committee of infractions, they can see the transparency in that. so i think it's a little premature for him to say that and for the a.d. to say that because they don't know. there cou

the faa says the controllers work at radar facilities at miami and knoxville, tennessee. these firings are the latest in a series of such, as the faa works to ensure passengers that flying is safe. >>> a bird strike caused a few nervous moments aboard a 767 heading towards london. the plane was forced to return to the orlando airport just moments after takeoff. that's when a bird was sucked into an engine. no one was hurt. and the passengers, now, are taking a different plane to england later on today. but big scare there. as you can imagine. >> rough few weeks for the airline industry, that's for sure. >>> all right. let's take a look at your weather around the country on this thursday morning. more strong storms today. this time, hitting oklahoma city, kansas city, and western missouri, with hail, high winds and some heavy downpours. rain and thunderstorms from dallas to memphis and atlanta. up to a half-foot of mountain snow in the rockies and cascades. meanwhile, some showers in the pacific northwest. >> that's right. 52 degrees in seattle. 68 in sacramento. 91 in pho

controllers have been found dozing on the job in seattle, reno, lubbock, knoxville, miami and washington. in response, the f.a.a. has beefed up staffing on overnight schedules, added an hour of rest between shifts and has repeatedly put controllers on notice. you have called this kind of behavior outrageous. the f.a.a. administrator has said it won't stand, yet it continues to happen. are these people not getting the message? >> when that happens, controllers will be suspended, investigations will be conducted and in some instances controllers will lose their jobs. >> reporter: air traffic veterans who have long complained about under-staffing insist 99% of controllers are professional and attentive, though overnight shifts and fatigue are a challenge. >> they stay awake by trying to maybe read a book that's interesting, or going to get five cups of coffee, drinking a red bull, you know, a couple monsters. just the simple little mind game you can play, cross word or something like that helps you keep awake. >> reporter: no controller has yet been fired in this as the investigations conti

in february at knoxville airport. earlier this week at boeing field in seattle. and in lubbock, texas, two weeks ago, two controllers failed to answer a radio call. >> this shouldn't happen in nevada. it shouldn't happen anywhere in our country. >> reporter: why are all these controllers falling asleep on the job? one issue may be their uneven schedules. a day shift one day, a night shift the next. >> there is obvious fatigue implications when you rotate from shift to shift throughout a week or a daily period. >> reporter: the faa says it is reviewing how it staffs and schedules air traffic controllers. and abc news has now learned that after the incident here at national, those folks in the reno tower did add a second controller to the overnight shift but then went back to one controller after the faa put in some procedures to make sure that controllers were awake before planes were handed off to them. obviously those procedures did not work. george? >> thanks, lisa. let's turn to the man in charge of the nation's skies, the secretary of transportation, ray laho

this happened in february in knoxville, tennessee. faa says that the controller working the midnight shift intentionally took a nap for several hours, leaving another controller with a different job to help seven planes land. now, the agency is taking steps to fire that controller. >>> golf's most prestigious tournament tees off today. the masters gets under way in augusta, georgia. three-time winner, phil mickelson, is the favorite to win it this year. >>> as for last night's sports action, here's cole wright with espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. things not well in boston. 0-4. they sent daisuke to the hill. and sin shoo choo, going deep. bottom of the sixth, two on, one out. cabrera is doing the hit. first long ball of the season. indians win this one. 8-4, the final count. >>> mariners and rangers. felix hernandez pitched a complete game his first start of the season. doubled off the kings. past a diving justin smoltz. rangers cruise to the win, 7-3. >>> hardcourt time. dwyane wade did not pl

this happened at the airport in knoxville, tennessee.ther controller in a different office had to handle the sleeping man's duties during his nap. faa policy allows controllers to work only one job at a time. >>> well, it's expected to fly its way into aviation history and cruise right through the bay area. virgin america's ceo richard branson showing off the white knight 2 yesterday to celebrate the reaping of terminal 2 at sfo -- the re-opening of terminal 2 at sfo where virgin america will be based. the aircraft will be used for commercial space flight. >>> we have all seen the commercials touting the superior comforts of luxury cars but would you be willing to dish out $1,000 or so for a stroller? >> never. >> this is the bugaboo donkey the bentley of strollers with aero soft mattresses, all- terrain wheels and multiple configurations. it's got all the perks but is it really worth the $1,500 price tag? well, the sales numbers don't lie. >> have over 100 people on a wait list over 14 stores. >> i have a perfectly good stroller that co

quick moment tonight to call out a tennessee lawmaker republican state senator stacey campfield of knoxville appears very close to victory in a measure that he's been pushing for six years senate bill forty nine would make it illegal to discuss any sexual behavior other than heterosexuality was students in the kindergarten up to the eighth grade and heard me right i mean teachers would not be allowed to discuss homosexuality at all even if the subject of gay civil rights came up you know opponents of nickname this measure they don't say gay bill and state senator stacey campfield says the move is needed to protect the families of tennessee personally i wasn't aware that there was a huge problem breaking out in tennessee of teachers teaching gay subjects how could i have possibly missed that now the g.o.p. senator is trying to get this bill passed for years and he's always strongly deny that he's homophobic but our friends over in progress did a little digging into stacey campfield past and from the comments that he made he does appear to be quite homophobic listen to him defend this bill in

in february in knoxville tendency deliberately slapped for five hours despite attempts to we can appeared> darya: fire fighters died battling these fires in texas. dozens of wild fires so far burned more than 1 million a. in tire towns have been evacuated, they are calling for increased humidity and cool weather and maybe even some rain. the governor says virtually every county in the state has been affected or threatened by these fires. on the anniversary of the gulf oil spill bp is suing trans ocean for $40 billion in damages. they're accusing trans ocean the owner of a red, of causing the deadly blow out in the gulf of mexico. the oil giant is suing the maker of the rig as well. >> mark: libyan rebel leaders as they captured opposed on the tunisian border. the capture could open important channels to a desert town southwest of tripoli. three days of intense battles with government soldiers that are loyal to gaddafi. news of two photographers killed in libya, to him and chris were killed yesterday well covering the battles became backed rebels and the garment forces appeared to others w

. >> drivers lined up three and half early in knoxville tennessee to get the gas and thankful for thethers feel less charitable. >> i am i am angry. there is no reason for it in my opinion. shell is expected to report a 22 percent gain. there is no oil shortage. >> airline tickets are up 7 percent in a month. they are paying more to fuel the trucks and worried that the increase will take the toll. >> you can't pass the extra costs to them. they have a lot of costs themselves. there is 6000 fewer last month after the year before. this is a big worry with memorial day just weeks away. pg&e will hold a meeting inant cock to answer prices about gas pipe line testing. >> they will test the systems that are similar to the one that exploded in san bruno. lines will be filled with water. neighbors might smell natural gas while the pipe lines are emptying. >> oak landd public crews began a blitz to fill the pot holes. the city is assigning eight crews. this week they will focus on pot holes in west oakland. that was the main issue identified in the town hall meeting. >> you mentioned it was a

today we go to knoxville, tennessee, where we talked to andrea from farragut middle school. hello. >> thank you. >> why did you choose to focus on home foreclosures for your documentary? >> well, we realize that home foreclosures are everywhere. like we were reading the newspapers, listening to the cradeo, and we heard a lot about home foreclosures. we understood that it was a big topic. >> how have you been personally affected by the home foreclosures? >> well, my family and i, we were fortunate enough to never experience anything of foreclosures, with things like that it could happen at any time. >> how has your community been affected? >> our community, knoxville in general, it's not one of the states with a bigger number of foreclosure rates, but the numbers have gone up really startling recently. it's getting there to where it's going to be a big issue. >> in your opinion, who has been hardest hit by foreclosures? >> in the united states i would say california. from my research in 2009, irvine, california, had around 900,000 home foreclosures, which is really high. >> y