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we got a big high pressure bubble centered over tennessee, the knoxville area.o slide east tomorrow, we'll let winds go away. it will bring in not just sunshine but a bright dry scenario. cool tomorrow has this settles in, upper 40s. we'll watch the next storm carefully coming out of the country's mid-section. this could be showers, maybe some wintry type showers in western maryland, but tonight none of that. dry,/õj=eát(ák 32. certainly cooler. 50 tomorrow, mostly sunny,ñr but p &c tomorrowe1 night down toÑi 34 wó no carrierringconnect 10 >> remember, you can still go to the zoo, even in the winter. we'll be right back. stay with us. i remember the days before copd. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic

. >>> good morning, knoxville, tennessee.you live anywhere near mcgee airport south of the city that is your towercam right now. it is 14 minutes past 6:00 on the east coast. and there is your forecast. right now, 50 degrees. a little later on, 61 and a couple of showers. be prepared. >> warm everywhere, isn't it? >> especially here. >>> welcome back to "early start." we're happy you're with us. in tennessee, angry response to state lawmaker's anti-gay response. next guest has emerged has a hero so she refused to serve him at her restaurant in knoxville. in an interview on sirius radio campfield called home sosexuaho quote, a dangerous lifestyle, and he had this to say about aids. >> my understanding also is virtually, not completely impossible, it's virtually impossible to contract aids, outside of blood transfusions, through heterosexual sex. it's virtually impossible. >> so, campfield stands by all of his comments. restaurant owner martha boggs says giving campfield the boot was a spur of a moment gut reaction. she joins u

this is a wind flochl it's gustier and there is gusts coming down. 36 in knoxville creek. you can see gusts under 30 miles per hour. the winds continue to drop off. overnight, wind advisory has been extended and so watch out for very gusty winds and there is a dramatic picture of high pressure. there is wind flow just drying out. visible satellite picture shows a cold here. there is wind flow just pushed that out of here, wind is switching direction. wind coming off the ocean bringing that onshore flow which is a cooling air, temperatures falling tomorrow, and there is going to be backback to february normals. there are clear skies, tomorrow afternoon, mild day. sunshine. 70 degrees in santa rosa, napa. there is 72 concord, nuchls down from today around the bay. 69 in wattson onville. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. there is a cool down, tomorrow, cooling takes place you'll feel it by weekend, take a look at temperatures. mid-50s to low 60s sunday, breezy, cooler, there is a slight chance of showers on wednesday. and there is back to cloudy. >> close to winter

wet on i. 75 from atlanta to knoxville. >>> if you're flying today, a few airport delays possible in atlanta and detroit. >>> well, the grisly search continues today in northern california for more human remains left behind by pair of serial killers. >> investigators combing through a well have found over 300 bones. a bounty hunter paid death row inmate leslie shermantine where to find the bodies. >> in this particular well, i don't know that there's any more than a couple i do believe in the other well further east there's as many as a dozen. >> shermantine and lauren herzog were convicted. >>> former penn state a sis tant coach jerry sandusky is relieved and pleased he'll be able to spend time with his grandchildren. a pennsylvania judge granted his request for supervised visits. the judge denied the request that jurors be brought in from outside the penn state area. the judge did allow him to step outside. >>> hugh hefner's son was arrested for hitting his girlfriend, a play mait. >>> swaug now the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. the governor there sighed the bill int

a live look from knoxville tennessee, where he is expected to speak before a group of voters this afternoon. brianne carter is in the newsroom to tell us who analysts expect a lot down the nomination. >> political analysts say that it is going to be some time before the party has a nominee. if it appears after last night's double victory the's campaign is back on track and is hoping to rebound is something that he can cash in on during the coming days of. >> i was very pleased. >> hoping to carry momentum from his victories last night, mitt romney this morning rally voters in ohio, one of the tens of tuesday states that will votes in less than a week. >> it's about more jobs, less debt, and smaller government. >> the former massachusetts governor won tuesday opposing premier in arizona and survived a tough challenge in michigan, the stage where he was born. his republican rival santorum was hoping for an upset, but he is charging ahead in num tennessee. >> it is getting harder for people to make ends meet because we have a government that is crushing us every day. >> newt gingrich and ron p

he's going to be in toledo, ohio, on tuesday and then knoxville, tennessee, on wednesday. he's planning to continue to go on all the way to the convention. >> jeff: dean reynolds, thank you, dean. cbs news political director john dickerson is also in traverse city tonight. john, good evening to you. what's your sense on the ground now? >> it feels very close here, jeff. coming into this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama. he can turn around the economy, but when you go to a santorum rally they are more enthusiasm, voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policy and barack obama. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with santorum though romney has the advantage in money, organization and ties to the state. >> jeff: what happens to mitt romney if he loses michigan? >> it would be a near fatal blow. his campaign would be in critical condition. b

disclosure is pretty nebulous in terms of being meaningful for you as a small businessperson in knoxville or nashville or memphis in terms of what that means to you. >> okay. thank you. i'll yield back. >> gentlelady yields back. now i think our final questioner is mr. bilbray from california. we welcome your comments. you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair. mr. conner, do you believe that law enforcement has the tools they need to go after cyber criminals as described in your testimony? >> no, they do not. i've got to tell you, it's -- if you look at the attempts that are being made with dms to -- and within justice to have the criminal network geared up, i think part of the problem is we looked eight in their one-time uses for critical events. unless you use it every day, that system is never going to be ready. we partnered with interpol to do just that. they have 6,000 agents worldwide. and their issue was -- because we certainly didn't have the money. interpol is treated like a country now under passport control. we were able to put their passport information so i

i'm steve anderson, i'm owner of a small business in knoxville, tennessee. i'd like to thank the opportunity for this community and thanking my president for the courageous decision he made to deny the keystone xl pipeline. frankly, as a political conservative and a long time registered republican, i don't often agree with president obama. but on this matter, he absolutely got it right. i strongly oppose the keystone xl pipeline because it will degrade our national security. the critical element is simply this. the pipeline keeps our great thags addicted to oil. a dependence that makes us both tra steejicily and operationally vulnerable. as retired general officer with over 31 years of service, i believe i'm fully qualified to comment on both of these vulnerabilities. the pipeline will keep us dependent upon outside sources to meet most of our energy needs. in reality, keystone only addresses a symptom of our illness. the source of our oil. it does nothing to cure the disease itself. which is overreliance on oil. and as nation ands china india continue to de

nashville, knoxville, charlotte, atlanta.m, tupelo, all involved in what could be a very powerful round of storms. we think it will continue for a couple of days. we may even set ourselves up for a very powerful system of storms by the time we get into thursday. a big system in the northwest. that brings heavy rain. we're looking at big-time rain in the same area again. there won't be a big snow with this until the storm gets op the other side of the mountain, then there will be a big kicker of colder air, and that comes later in the week. just take a look at those temperatures. enough said. >> all eyes begin to focus right there. right there. robin roberts, right there. what does that say to you? you're leaving when? ♪ i'm leaving on a jet plane ♪ don't know when i'll be back again ♪ >> first the president now robin. everybody is singing this morning. >>> we turn now to the closely guarded secret in the royal family, will and kate's cocker spaniel. you still can't see it, but we do now know its name. abc's nick watt has the

nashville, knoxville, charlotte, atlanta. all a powerful round of storms.it will continue for a couple of days. we may have a powerful system of storms by the time we get into thursday. a big system in the northwest. big-time rain in the same area again. not a big snow with this until the storm gets on the other side of the mountains. that's at the end of the week. take a look at the temperatures. enough said. we are starting off with a dry note. clouds moving in and a little bit of sunshine throughout the day. now, temperature coming in around 60 degrees in to 4:00 p.m. i think the showers will hold off until after that. there is a chance that showers will work in this afternoon, lingering in to this evening and friday, temperature around 62 degrees, windy but dry as we head in to the weekend. have a good day. >> all eyes begin to focus right there. right there. robin roberts, right there. what does that say to you? you're leaving when? ♪ i'm leaving on a jet plane >>> the most closely guarded secret in the royal family today. the cocker spaniel belonging

nashville, knoxville, charlotte, atlanta. all a powerful round of storms.it will continue for a couple of days. we may have a powerful system of storms by the time we get into thursday. a big system in the northwest. big-time rain in the same area again. not a big snow with this until the storm gets on the other side of the mountains. that's at the end of the week. take a look at the temperatures. enough said. e look ons a liv morning. we have some sunshine elsewhere. of clubs throughout w sprinkles andfe eveningowers later this after sunset. 43 in the district. 36 in gaithersburg. the high today will be right around 60. a mild afternoon. a little breezy at times later today. near 70 tomorrow, then cooling. >> all eyes begin to focus right there. right there. robin roberts, right there. what does that say to you? you're leaving when? ♪ i'm leaving on a jet plane >>> the most closely guarded secret in the royal family today. the cocker spaniel belonging to will and kate. we still can't see it. we know the name now. >> reporter: he's the newest member of the

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so into higher elevations you can see there are strong gusts up at knoxville creek. 42 miles per hour gusts. there is 32 over oakland hills. these are the highlights, oerks let me remind you first there is a wind advisory in effect that is until 10:00 tonight in effect all day. winds out of the north, northeast and gusting at times over the bay area hill tops. on we go, we had this dry flow giving us clear skies. we had no clouds or fog around. starting at 7:00 this evening, that center of high pressure moves inland tomorrow, and followed by a cold front to move through. that brings us clouds and sharply cooler conditions for the weekend. there is a cooler weather that lasts into next week. overnight not very cool. there is lows dropping into low 40s other locations lows into upper 40s to near 50 degrees and tomorrow, last day of 70 degree readings for a whi. highs into low 70s in some of the inland locations we'll see 60s around the bay. and similar readings found near monterey bay. upper 6 owes near the bay. sheert accu-weather forecast. sharply cooler over the weekend. breezy as we

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heavy rainfall from knoxville to getting the action.ellows, and orange spots to something different. pink and white. we can expect that snow to begin to pile up in parts of the appalachians. we have the colder air aloft from charleston up to roanoke. perhaps in places like washington, d.c., before the day is out, we may be dealing with snow. we'll also deal with areas and boom of thunder. high pressure building in and trailing cold front brings snow into the rockies. and snow coming in there. also snow in portions of the northern rockies. so great news for them. 55 in atlanta and 64 in houston. okay. so you've seen the weather forecast. what will it mean to travelers? in shashville, some of the cold air and washington, d.c., rain early and i would not be surprised out by reagan and dulles if you get a few snowflakes out there. heavy stuff? probably not but at least a light dusting. gary, back to you. >> how unusual is it that in the united states so far this winter it's been this

over the hilltop strong gust as well up to 42 miles per hour and knoxville creek and a little bit lighter at 17 miles per hour gust here. on we good to the satellite image showing are high pressure the dominant faech today. mace flow of dry air down to the north and low cloud fog and sunny day from coast inland but that is about to change. tim line here overnight to high pressure center moves inland. cold front approaches us late tomorrow into saturday bringing us cooler conditions. temperatures are going to drop significantly over the weekend and into next week no. rainfall in sight. low pressure in the mid upper freeways perhaps right around 50. a little bit lower up in the inland valley north bay where low right around or above 40 degrees. then tomorrow another mild day perhaps the last of the string of day bringing us high in the 70's. last for awhile anyhow. lack for high in the low 70's in the inland north basement inland east bay and down in the south bay at san jose but right around the bay near the coast high only in the 60's. monterey baylow 70's in the inland location. here's a

>> tom and debby stens in knoxville, tennessee. >> your mom and dad. 28 years ago.> does your dad still sport the mustache? >> yes, he does. >> has he always had it? >> it's a little gray now. >> that happens to the best of us. >>> well, let's look at your weekend weather forecast. we are watching cold and windy conditions arriving through the great lakes with snow showers and still very windy up along the mid-atlantic and northeast coast line. maybe some damaging winds. be prepared for that. and the northwest we have the next storm that will track. windy and snowy conditions. high elevations. it'll turn into a full fledged snowstorm for our friends in north dakota and northern minnesota on sunday. also some rain down in the southeast. of course the daytona 500 we want to keep the rain from that event as we go throughout sunday afternoon. oscar forecast looks very warm out there in souther southeast, the daytona 500, we want to keep the rain away from that event. the weather looks warm and mild. here's a look at your weather outside your window. >> i'm storm 4 meteo

he visited a baptist college near knoxville as he continues to search social conservatives. >> i'm running because i want to return the power back to the american people. >> reporter: the race tuesday could determine which gop candidate will face president obama in november's election. newt gingrich and ron paul see it as an opportunity to get back in the race. >> reporter: gingrich is campaigning in georgia, the state he represented in congress for more than 20 years. he's pinning his hopes on the south. >> that is the key building block that we have to have to move forward in the presidential campaign. >> reporter: congressman ron paul was at work wednesday, criticizing ben bernanke at a hearing on capitol hill. >> as much as i'd like to do something with the fed, i say the fed is going to self- destruct eventually when the money is gone. >> reporter: paul is hoping his message of economic reform will resonate with voters and give him a chance to catch up to the front runners. at the white house, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> 419 delegates are up for grabs on super tuesday. >

us that most of her prostitution activity after contracting hiv occurred between 1998 and 2001 in knoxville hiv. >> i'm great. i'm, i don't, i don't even feel sick. i mean, physically, i don't. but emotionally, i do. at times. mentally, mentally, you know, when i think about it, you know. and it's not good. >> if dietz didn't consider the well-being of her clients, she did give some thought to her three children. she gave them up for adoption knowing her drug addiction made parenting impossible. >> why are you crying? >> because i miss my kids. i envy those that got to raise them. i wish i had a vision of what drugs did to people. i think i wouldn't be in here today. >> tell me what's going to be different when you go out next year. when you are released from prison next year, what will be different? >> what will be different? well, i have one choice, to live, be out there with my children again, my family. or come back in. or be dead in the ghetto. that's all i can say. and i have to do it. i have to do it. i can't come back. i'm 39, i'm getting too old for this, too old. i can't do this n

host: that was john in knoxville. by the way on book tv in primetime wednesday night we ran four books by the four candidates. nute newt, ron paul, mitt romney and you can watch any of those candidates talk about their books at book tv.org. from the center of strategic international studies, a c-span for egypt is an article they have in their newsletter. unprecedented lies telecast the egyptian parliamentary sessions are bringing citizens closer to the political process than ever but also magnifying partisan tensions. arabic for voice of the people began broadcasting the 23rd and the director of that channel will feature interviews with many in addition to parliamentary procedures, it sounds like a simple concept. but partisan disorder was on display almost from the outset. if you want to read more about c-span and egypt, and it's not affiliated with us at all. just their own version of a c-span-type center, center for strategic and international studies. there's a cover of the "new york post" this morning. and here's

pittsburgh, charleston, knoxville. 3 to 6 inches within the shaded area.e spots see a foot of snow. satellite and radar picture. new york, boston, only an inch or two. a quick look at the national picture. hoo e here is a closer look for the weather for your weekend. all right, everybody. make it a great saturday. seth and bekah, over to you guys. >> we appreciate it. >>> a big weekend for paul mccartney. the former beatle joins his band mates with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> he will perform at tomorrow's grammy awards and paul mccartney also picked up a tribute last night. >> reporter: paul mccartney rocked his mussic cares awards ceremony with a little help from his friends. some very famous friends. coldplay. ♪ try to see it my way ♪ hey jude >> reporter: katy perry, the foo fighters. the staying power of mccartney's music is what brought out the power players, many with personal connections. >> they are family, you know, and also it provide provides an incredible influence to the world. >> paul is an essential part of my story. he signed m

in knoxville, tennessee, gas is 50 cents more than the same time last year.nsas, at $3.46, nearly a half dollar gain. in tulsa, oklahoma, it's 30 cents higher than the price last year there. the average price nationwide is almost $3.58. 40 cents higher than this time last year. now folks are wondering why. matt mccall is president of the penn financial group. and the form communications director for jon corzine. here we are february, setting records we don't want to set. they are talking about $4 and $5 gas in parts of the country going into the summer. let's try not to make it a political blame game. what is behind and what can be done about it? >> i don't want to blame it current administration but i have to put some blame on them. we had the 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico with a moratorium offshore, that's one reason. and you have the keystone xl pipeline. however, we look back over the last three years, we shut down two major source close to us, basically coming from allies from canada or our own shore that now is not coming online for a very long t

high winds in the south delayed rick santorum's trip from michigan to knoxville, but when he got to theer into his speech. >> but we have a lot of wind at our back heading here to tennessee. we'll be taking it across the super tuesday states. >> reporter: it was partly true, even though santorum lost in michigan and arizona, he still came in close enough in michigan to get about the same number of delegates as romney in his home state. here in tennessee and other super tuesday states, santorum was leading. the down side for the campaign is a loss is still a lots. these losses exposed his weaknesses. after spending so much time recently making the case for the catholic church in a health insurance showdown with the obama administration over contraception, and touting his beliefs that faith and government should still be intertwined, santorum actually lost the catholic vote by about six percentage points, though a well-known practicing catholic himself. >> it sounds like you lost the catholic vote. >> we won michigan last night by coming out of michigan with 15 delegates out of 30 delegat

pittsburgh charleston knoxville. 3 to 6 inches within the shaded area.e spots see a foot of snow. satellite and radar picture. new york boston only an inch the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> in our area, we're looking at a winter weather advisory in effect as we take a look at a pretty cloudy and damp city. snow flurries have been around. snow showers really creating accumulation on the grass. not too much on the roads, though. but they are damp. today, our forecast goes all right, everybody. make it a great saturday. seth and bekah, over to you guys. >> we appreciate it. >>> a big weekend for paul mccartney. the former beatle joins his band mates with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> he will perform at tomorrow's grammy awards and paul mccartney also picked up a tribute last night. >> reporter: paul mccartney rocked his mussic cares awards ceremony with a little help from his friends. some very famous friends. coldplay. ♪ try to see it my way ♪ ♪ hey jude ♪ >> reporter: katy perry, the foo fighters. t

atlanta, birmingham, knoxville, nashville, greenville, all the villess getting in on it.rnadoes. rainfall amounts a half inch to an inch of rain. the big story is the wind and thunderstorms. more heavy rain in the pacific northwest with mountain snows. sunshine and 79 in los angeles. sunny through texas. a few showers along the southern gulf coa >> good morning. this afternoon, we have a chance for a rain shower. kind of like yesterday. it will be a mild. it will be a mild. >>> don't forget. get your weather any time you need it. go to weather channel on cable, weather.com online. carl? >> al, thanks. up next, how clean are the surgical instruments in operating rooms? "today" investigates after this. ♪ [ female announcer ] kleenex® brand tissues are america's softest. no wonder people want to share them on and on. ♪ start your own chain of sharing. ♪ now when you send a free kleenex® brand share package, you'll get a sample of new kleenex cool touch™ tissues. just go to kleenex.com. kleenex®. softness worth sharing. i'm good. alright. [ male announcer ] every time you say

gainesville, florida, knoxville, tennessee.f the businesses is carried on by small business. small business is the backbone of our economy as we know they are the ones getting killed by the national retail stores, the walmarts, et cetera and they are the ones that the cash mobs focus on. they are the ones who folks in the community are trying to pump up their volume. in tennessee 97% of all businesses are small businesses. over 50% of the community is employed by small businesses so they are targeting the small places. jenna: we talked about other retail mobs where the kids rush in in a group and steal things from the store. that's not this. this is different. this is a different outcome. how do you get to be the store where there is a cash mob. >> that's a very good question. somebody has to choose the businesses. and interestingly enough probably this is the one thing that occupy wall street crowd has done right. jenna: in your opinion. >> in my opinion. they have switched from protesting and throwing stones at cops and every

anderson, a concerned citizen and part owner of service disabled veteran owned business based in knoxville, tennessee, but i'd like to begin by thanking the subcommittee for this opportunity to thanking my president for the courageous decision he made to deny the keystone xl pipeline. frankly, as a political conservative and a longtime registered republican, i don't often agree with president obama, but on this matter he absolutely got it right. i strongly oppose the keystone xl pipeline because it would be great our national security. the critical element is simply this, the pipeline keeps our great nation addicted to oil, a dependence that makes both strategically and operationally vulnerable. as retired general officer with over 31 years in service, i believe i'm fully qualified to comment on both of these vulnerabilities. the pipeline will keep us depend on outside sources to meet most of our energy needs. in reality, keystone only addresses a symptom of our illness, the source of our illness. it does nothing to cure the disease in itself, which is our over reliance on oil. and as nati

eventually into knoxville.raffic is moving along okay because the temperature right now is in the mid 30s. it is above freezing. it is not snowing very hard. once it gets dark and temperatures fall into the 20s we will have issues especially on untreated roadways and things that are in the plowed. tomorrow we are back into the low to mid 40s with sunshine. higher sun angle as we approach the spring at about a month, we are going to have a good deal of melting on the roadways tomorrow. alex, finally some snow somewhere in the lower 48. and we had to wait until almost the middle of latter part of february to find it at least in this part of the world. >> winter blast for the day. thank you so much. >>> lin snider, wh-- lin-cider. right here on "weekends with alex witt." [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points

for you as a small business person in no objectionville -- knoxville or memphis. >> thank you, i yield back. >> i think the final questioner is mr. bilbray from california. we recognize your questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. do you believe the law enforcement has the tools they need to go after siesh -- cyber criminals as described in your testimony? >> no, they do not. i got to tell you, it's -- if you look at the attempts being made with dhs to justice to have the criminal network geared up, i think part of the problem is we look at it in the one-time uses for critical events, and unless you use it every day, that system's never going to be ready. we partnered with interpoll to do just that. they have 6,000 agents worldwide, and their issue was -- because they didn't have the money, interpol is treated like a country now under passport control. we put their passport information so there's by yo metrics, but this country doesn't deal with that in its passport today. it's first generation digital. the second thing it has, and this is all on commercial chips, it has software to do

we go next where independent line from knoxville, tennessee. caller: thank you for taking my call. want to comment on the stimulus. initially, i was opposed to the bank bailout and the auto bailout and the stimulus. i am still pretty much opposed to the bank bailout. i'm not really sure about the automobile belt out for it as far as the stimulus, i have changed my opposition to it in the sense that after reading about it quite a bit, i understand it worth it to fund the government projects but also benefits and other entitlement benefits. i wish there had been additional funding but maybe i hope that the stimulus would have had a bigger effect. host: you are saying it should have been larger? caller: yes, i am an independent and voted for george bush both times. i voted for obama this time but i'm not sure who i will vote for this time. i am a defense contractor and i have some large defense contracts and having read about the stimulus, i think they quite a lot of the money went toward tax breaks and backing up entitlement programs and not enough towards putting people to work. i d

and their seven children are scattered from knoxville to san antonio and each are contributing members in their communities. one of them lives in mississippi, but works part-time in washington, d.c.,. and tonight he is proud to stand on the united states house of representatives and on behalf of their children, their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren say thank you, thank you to your commitment to each other, because your commitment to each other, your commitment to your family will not be measured by years, but rather it will be measured by generations. this story is not unique. in fact, it's representative of the millions of stories told by millions of families that have made america great. but as we stand here tonight, we need to be mindful that because of value of strong marriages bring to society, the policies of government should support strong marriages and not oppose them. and all too often, whether it's in tax policy, housing policy, policy of federal benefits, the policies of government are stacked against families. if we are to truly believe that families are the fo

. >> i am a concerned citizen and part owner of a small business based in knoxville, tennessee. i would like to thank the subcommittee for this opportunity and the thinking -- and thanking my president for denying the pipeline. as a long time registered republican, i don't often agree with president obama. on this matter, he absolutely got it right. it will degrade our national security. the critical element is this. the pipeline keeps our great nation addicted to oil. it makes us both strategically and operationally vulnerable. as a retired general officer, i believe that i am fully qualified to comment on both of these vulnerabilities. the pipeline will keep us dependent on outside sources to meet most of our general -- energy needs. keystone only addresses the symptom of the illness. it does nothing to cure the disease itself which is the overreliance on oil. as nations like china and india demand more oil, competition will increase. the carbon based energy consumption, it will lead to climate change and increasingly catastrophic weather events. the pipeline keep strategicall

atlanta, birmingham, knoxville, nashville, greenville, all the villess getting in on it. tornadoes. rainfall amounts a half inch to an inch of rain. the big story is the wind and thunderstorms. more heavy rain in the pacific northwest with mountain snows. sunshine and 79 in los angeles. sunny through texas. a few showers along the southern >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist christina live in the nbc bay area weather center where temperatures today are going to climb into record teitory. 78 degrees, just two degrees shy of 80 in morgan hilda. 75 for evergreen. 72 in pleasanton an even san francisco right on the water, 72 degrees. as we head throughout your thursday, staying nice and mild. dropping off friday into saturday, more clouds and a few showers sunday into monday. >>> don't forget. get your weather any time you need it. go to weather channel on cable, weather.com online. carl? >> al, thanks. up next, how clean are the surgical instruments in operating rooms? "today" investigates after this. ♪ [ female announcer ] kleenex® brand tissues are america's softest. no wo

. >> i am a concerned citizen and part owner of a small business based in knoxville, tennessee. i would like to thank the subcommittee for this opportunity and the thinking -- and thanking my president for denying the pipeline. as a long time registered republican, i don't often agree with president obama. on this matter, he absolutely got it right. it will degrade our national security. the critical element is this. the pipeline keeps our great nation addicted to oil. it makes us both strategically and operationally vulnerable. as a retired general officer, i believe that i am fully qualified to comment on both of these vulnerabilities. the pipeline will keep us dependent on outside sources to meet most of our general -- energy needs. keystone only addresses the symptom of the illness. it does nothing to cure the disease itself which is the overreliance on oil. as nations like china and india demand more oil, competition will increase. the carbon based energy consumption, it will lead to climate change and increasingly catastrophic weather events. the pipeline keep strategicall