we got this story from the knoxville news sentinel. this lion is being wheeled into the university of tennessee college of veterinary medicine in knoxville. the lion has a cancerous melanoma on its face, and in this video, what we're seeing is the veterinarians and specialist performing radiation procedures on this lion in order to shrink the size of this melanoma tumor. >> i wouldn't imagine an animal that comes from a region where there's sunshine all the time would be susceptible to a skin cancer. >> that's why it's so rare. they've never seen anything like this on a lion. so this is going to be a part of a case study now. they'll publish about this because they've not seen it on a lion before. when they brought him down, the lion was laying down. was it because he was sedated? >> they do sedate him in order to transport him and to get him into the veterinary center. and that actually takes longer than the radiation procedure itself. but, the good news is, because of the treatment that they are giving this lion, they've seen the tum

. >>> there was major damage in the knoxville area when trees came down there. we'll have more on all of the damage coming up later today on "good morning america." >>> for the midwest, another day of pressive heat. 24 states are under a heat advisory. some school classes in chicago are canceled. high temperatures move east by tomorrow, where it will be nearly 100 degrees right here in new york. then, relief, finally, next week. >> it's going to be a hot weekend, that's for sure. >>> time, now, for the rest of the weather, heading into the post-fourth weekend. storms could head into michigan. showers in the ohio valley down to new orleans. very pleasant along the west coast. >> seattle could touch 80 for the first time this summer. about ten degrees warmer than usual in portland. new england is lovely in the mid-80s. fargo cools down to the mid-70s. >>> we turn to legal news this morning. late last night scott peterson has filed an appeal of his death sentence in the murder of his wife and unborn son eight years ago. his lawyers claim pretrial publicity, incorre

cbs news, knoxville, tennessee. >>> good morning. you almost made it. it's thursday morning, 5:00 a.m. thanks for waking up with us. i'm mike hydeck. >>> that sounds so good. almost made it. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. monika samtani will have traffic in a moment and anny hong is here with weather first in for howard. >>> we'll break from the extreme heat we had yesterday. we'll still see unsettled weather. don't forget your umbrellas as you head out the door because we could have more showers and thunderstorms, especially by this afternoon and this evening. let's take a look at your day planner for this thursday. i like to say pre-friday around here. look

. >> as we go to knoxville tom. we want to thank the national portrait gallery in washington and also the maryland historical society in baltimore and of course, some live views of fort mchenry. tom in knoxville, tennessee, go ahead with your question. >> yes, sir. i enjoy your show. i've been watching it in the last hour, and i know in the first three-minute segment, was there something that you can look up on the internet and vote whether you would have been for or against the war. i think in my recollection i would have been for the war at that time and i still haven't changed my mind that it seems to me that i've gathered from the conversation earlier was that most people are voting against the war. i think that's a little farfetched at this time because hindsight is 2020 and we can look back and see how much it did for the country as far as the international and what not. i'd like to comment on that and i like to talk about things that really happened and i'm curious to hear what you folks think about that. >>

tom in knoxville, tennessee, go ahead with your question. >> caller: yes. i enjoy your show. i've been watching it in the last hour, and i know in the first 30-minute segment, at fort mchenry there, the fellow said there was a deal that you could look up on the internet and vote whether you would have been for or against the war. i think in my recollection and whatnot of the war of 1812, i would have been for the war at that time and i still haven't changed my mind, but it seems to me like i've kind of gathered from the conversation earlier was that most people are voting against the war. i just think that's a little farfetched at this time because hindsight of course is 20/20 and we can look back and see how much it did for the country as far as international acclaim and whatnot, prestige. i'd just like your comment on that. i know it's easy to talk about things that's already happened but i'm real curious to hear what you folks think about that. >> the war was quite controversial in its day. in fact, in the formal vote in congress, 100% of the federalists voted against the

. >>> well if you're watching us on wbr-tv in knoxville, tennessee. get ready to catch critters at bug night at the iams nature center. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. lightning bugs. everyone's caught them. >> one of my favorite child hood memories. >> i'll get you a tissue. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> steven tyler has announced and he did this yesterday he's kicking himself off "american idol." calling the show over-the-top fun, saying he loved every minute of it referring to it as his mistress. he said now he wants to concentrate from his band. he said, quote, i strayed from my first love air oh something and now i'm back. >>> meanwhile on the "today" show in what washington calls, quote, her latest stop on her, quote, it's so hard wherever to stop her "american idol" tour. she may also leave the show to do more film and show work. >>> elsewhere taylor swift beat out justin bieber on foesh's ranging of highest paid under 30 years oil. she made $57 million to bieber's 55. i

this is a shield of rain between nashville and knoxville. and don't expect anything even close to the heat that you've had lately today around d.c. to philadelphia. you had some thunderstorms last night. it's going to be a cloudy cool day today. temperatures in the 70s in many areas, including new york city, who will see light off-and-on rain. now, the heat did go away from the great lakes to much of new england yesterday, but it's still brutally hot today, from dallas northward all the way through the northern plains. it's a very warm start with temperatures near 70 to 80 degrees, and this afternoon it's not going to be in the hundreds but close to it. look at denver. once again, you're back up in the triple digits. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. so the heat wave continues to bounce back and forth across the country. many areas along the earn seaboard are get a break. denver, northward toward topeka, still brutal. that's where the heat stays this weekend right through the middl

. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm juju chang in knoxville, tennessee. >> heartbreaking. as of tonight, baby grayson is still in the hospital, but could be sent home in a week. now, in some states, taking painkillers while pregnant is illegal, but in tennessee, mother and child will be allowed to stay together as long as ashton is in treatment. our thanks to juju. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible offer on the powerful, efficient c250 sport sedan with an agility control sport-tuned suspension. but hurry before this opportunity...disappears. ♪ the mercedes-benz summer event ends july 31st. ♪ ends july 31st. those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently

look at knoxville right now and on to parts of south carolina where they also have been dry. some of the moisture already coming around charlottesville. as we go through tomorrow, we will be getting closer. for your wake up tomorrow morning maybe a few leftover showers for you folks in southern maryland. by and large as we get to tomorrow afternoon, again temperatures will be near average. that is not too bad compared to what we were dealing with one week ago. then the humidity really begins to come back. i think we will be seeing the rest of afternoon showers and thundershowers, especially if you are heading out to the mountains of west virginia and out towards skyline drive. tomorrow morning when you get out, the low 70's. tomorrow afternoon will get up into the 80's with a risk of an afternoon thundershower. anything would be hit and miss variety. as we get more into the weekend it becomes increasing humidity. temperatures into the low to mid 90's. even 10 degrees below what they were last weekend at the risk of afternoon showers and thundershowers. he and humidity coming

. >> approaching knoxville, based on all the information i had, i felt like we were right on scheduleit with room to spare. >> but then an hour past knoxville and still 30 minutes from their intended airport, an unnerving surprise. >> the fuel in the right tank exhausted before i expected it to. >> so quickly he switches to his remaining tank in the left wing. he also decides to land at the first available airport just north of atlanta in cobb county. >> the equipment showed us we were ten minutes away from the airport and the fuel gauge wasn't on "e." it looked like we had 30 minutes of fuel left. >> but then only seven minutes later, still miles from the airfield and at 4,000 feet, the second tank runs dry. >> it went from -- to a -- with the air coming through the plane. >> the novice pilot knows his only chance is to glide the aircraft to the ground. >> it is a heavily wooded area. planes and trees don't mix. kind of like a blow dryer and a bathtub. >> to make matters worse, it was dark. >>ut then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of trees. and in m

tennessee valley, knoxville, heavy rain, louisville and it's along the boundary separating the cool stablen top of us now. the heat and humidity situated towards the south. in terms of temperatures, we sit pretty at 83. you go beyond that, we find ourselves in to the 70s and 60s as you are, 70s and 80s towards the west. for the rest of the evening hours, we will held on to around 85 degrees. partly cloudy, overnight temperature, beautiful 66 degrees. give it a break with the air conditioner for the next couple of days. tomorrow is a warm day. 88 but low humidity. your seven-day forecast looks like this. same deal friday, 88. humidity builds saturday and sunday. the heat indices come back. unsettled with a chance of shower or thunderstorm next week. we will time them out at 11:00. >> we look forward to that. >>> good news, public transportation looks pretty good. according to the bookings institute. baltimore is 26 out of the top 100 metropolitan areas for public transit access to jobs. 80% of jobs in the greater baltimore area are located in neighborhoods that have access to public transpo

outside of knoxville two byes were swimming from one house boat to another and were electrocuted. >> a bunch of people jumped into the wart. my son and brother helped the other. >> reporter: in the lake of the ozarks, a 13-year-old and her brother were election tre cuted while swimming near a prist dock. >> i don't want to go swimming at the lake of the hoe disarks. i'm scared. >> reporter: in both cases investigators aren't sure what energized the lake. it's a mystery why the boat capsized in oyster bay. >> it could be overcrowding, a mechanical situation, a wake created by another boat or a weather condition last evening that suddenly erupted. >> reporter: there was another tragedy, this time in iowa where three children drowned in the river while celebrating the 4th of july with their family. >>> 11 people, including five children were seriously hurt in a fireworks explosion. neighbors hosted it every year but something went wrong. the blast happened on the back point a neighbor believes a firework was set off and set off the others. police removed 90 boxes of fireworks from the h

even gustier storms over parts of shore lot, the carolina's, you go back toward knoxville.louis and louisville. all seeing nasty weather right now. along the stationary boundary that's separating the cooper air to the north. the mild, more humid air over charleston and atlanta. look at these temperatures, 70's, even upper 60's. and that -- air is going to stay in place over the next 48 hours before we start to see some of the heat move toward the east. that will kick in heat and humidity pinpointing that in to the weekend and then early next week. terms of temperatures for tonight 66 degrees, few clouds, comfortable over night. the two degree guarantee, i raised it. went to 90 degrees. we will have to kick it up a notch especially in to the next seven and what have you noticed that i have changed. ? >> now it's in the 90's all week. >> all week. this is the third heat wave and by the way did a little map. 21 days or better of 90 degrees. > >> used to really like you. >> it was a test. >> thank you. >> all right. >> much more coming up on abc 2news at 11. first a look at nig

comments while working out with the olympic team at the university of tennessee swimming facility in knoxville. phelps plans to swim in 7 events. carmello anthony is also headed to the olympics for the u basketball team. >>> carmello started to blow out the olympic warm-up game and won 107 to 59. >>> coming up, another generous soul. >> find out why this man is but your deck? that's pro. finish like a pro with cabot wood stains. cabot...that's pro. ♪ ♪ looking for someone you can trust? with ase certified technicians and the latest technology, this is the exception to the rule. this is sears auto center. but they can be really well thexpensive.ted a puppy, so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes >>> most people agree it is better to give than receive, but not many would follow that on their birthday. but that's just what this man in o.k. is it d. doug eaton handed out wait... yeah... well, yeah, bacon. and my eggs sunny side-up. no, umm, over-easy. th

bigad shaban, cbs news, knoxville, tennessee. >>> whatever happens, the london olympics will most likelye his last. he says he's retiring. in case you were wondering, he's only 27. >>> to baseball now, atlanta hosting san francisco. game tied into the 11th inning after a hit batter and a walk. brandon crawford fouled one off his knee, then launched a home run into the right field seats. then two out, two on, the giants second three-run homer of the inning. san francisco wins 9-4. >>> in oakland, tied in the bottom of the ninth, brandon hicks smashed his first major league home run. a solo shot deep to center giving the as a walk-off win and hicks a wild welcome at home plate. finally at yankees stadium, third baseman, brett lawrie went after a pop-up and tumbled into a deep camera well next to the dugout. this looked pretty bad. but lawrie suffered only a bruised calf and hopes to play tomorrow. the yankees won that rain-shortened game 6-0. when we come back on a thursday, the man arrested for getting buck naked at the airport. was it indecent exposure or was he exercising his first amen

investigators say 30-year-old leslie wiley of knoxville, tennessee, was driving the truck that crossed a grassy median and slammed into amber lucciani's car killing her. her children ages 3 and 5 were in the back seat unhurt. ms. lucciana has been a frederick county public schoolteacher for eight years and students at aylor middle school say everyone loved her. >> she was the most energetic person in the hallways every day and she just liked every 1 and wanted to know everyone. >> the frederick county school district released a statement today that reads, "miss lucciana was a devoted teacher who had a passion for working with students and helping them succeed. she will be greatly missed by all who knew her." investigators say wiley told them she felt sick and pulled over and the next thing she remembers is what she described as the smell of gunpowder and felt the air bag in her face. police have charged her with reckless driving, but they're waiting for a toxicology report from the state lab in manassas and say most charges are pending. >>> a former metro bus driver will spend 12 month

her owners left her at an animal shelter in knoxville tennessee because they say she was too big to caree dog was enrolled in the canine fat camp. they walk their weight off in underwater treadmills. doctors limit their calories and they test for disease, hypertension and exoneration, for of weight -- common risks for overweight pets. >> kind of all the problems we see with people with obesity. dogs and cats have the same issues. >> in just six months may bell's almost lost 30 pounds. with all that weight lost, a tummy tuck may be the next step and get this. she even has a facebook page around 1,000 friends. >> we'd ask you on facebook this morning your thoughts about this as you see the picture of the dog. many of you weighing in already. brandon says -- the pet doesn't get fat on their own. and rachel counters saying i don't think this is a abuse. i think it's a lack of educating self on how to care for a pet. megan the most heart-breaking part of that story is the owners abandoning the result as a result of their owning jinx -- negligence. >> we may have a few more comments before the

a lot of the knoxville area looks like our area last week after the storm. trees and power lines down all over the place. local people here are trying to get the power back on and the need continues. >> triple digits yesterday,. >> looks like we'll get a break from the heat by monday of next week. it is hot out there. it's going to be another's order today, 100 degrees. record-breaking heat tomorrow. if you have to exceed 100 to break a record as a rule of thumb this time of year. that's where we will be. the heat advisory is in effect today from 11:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.. starting the day around 80 degrees. 82 at reagan national. 95 corridor and metro area has a heat advisory. excessive heat watch tomorrow. that means it will feel like 107 to 11 when you combine the heat with the humidity. 100 today, the record being 103. tomorrow we expect 102 and that is the record. that was set in 2010 at reagan national. there's a chance we could break that by a couple degrees. on sunday, cooling off a little with added clouds, and 90s. about 97. the record on sunday

from knoxville to nashville all the way to new orleans, even in florida, keep an eye on these afternoonead the wealth, bringing our rain right up the ohio valley which is another area that definitely can use the rain. and as storms continue on saturday into the ohio valley, temperatures about 90 degrees and louisville in the '80s. no major change in sunday in this area. remember, monday and friday, wake up with al, 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. [♪...] >> i've been training all year for the big race in chicago, but i can only afford one trip. and i just found out my best friend is getting married in l.a. there's no way i'm missing that. then i heard about hotwire and i realized i could actually afford both trips. see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. so i got my four-star hotels for half-price! >> men: ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >> announcer: save big on car rentals too, from $12.95 a day. >>> time now for "look at me now, the joy fit club" induction of its newest member. 31-year-old kimberly from indiana. >> kimberly grew up in an obese family. fou

we catch up with him in tennessee in knoxville. michael phelps is back in the water hoping to add to his medal -- medal collection in london. >> the own lin thing i'm worried -- the only thing i'm worried about is myself and represent my country and wear the stars and stripes. >> but their time he finds him self against his fierce rival and great friend. >> we have a great relationship, a great rivalry and great -- i mean, last night, he was in my room and we were playing cards. >> phelps whether break a world record and become the most decorated elimb peaian in history -- olympian in history. >> he's probably the hardest racer i've come across. luke is rooting for him. >> that's what family does. >> the brothers waited for hours in the rain to watch them in tennessee. >> police definitely cool to see them come out -- it's definitely cool to see them come out and watch us. >> the crowds will be louder in london. and temps says he plans to retire after the game. >>> i think he should have a fairly decent life after that. >>> still a

many spots toppled all time record highs including knoxville, tennessee, charlotte, north carolina. good news and bad news we have storms those are cooling things around. they dropped temperatures from the triple tdigits down into th 70s. abo with this, 80-90 per hour winds. downing more trees, more power outages with that. temperatures soaring again on monday. the core of the heat from this section plains into missouri. eastward once again into rai leshg ig -- raleigh north carolina. same part of the week pattern rebuilding. hot air mass build up in the nation's midsection and spread its way eastward on the forth of july. in the northeast staying on the cooler side. >> hopefully not triggering any more storm systems like we saw. >> there will be thunderstorms like we saw tonight where we have the heat and humidity. really easy to pop the strong thunderstorms. keep an eye on the sky for the next couple afternoons for sure. >> jim dickey, thank you very much. we will bring you back if the news warrants it. a growing number of you may have negative feelings about the u.s. supreme cour

a tree fell on top of this home yesterday evening outside of knoxville. no one was hurt but now thousands of people are without power. the storm turned deadly last night in the great smokey mountains national park. a woman died when a tree fell on top of her in a camp ground. another man died after crashing his motorcycle. several other park visitors are now trapped in the park. workers worked throughout the night to evacuate visitors. >>> organizers of the san diego 4th of july fireworks show that went bust is apologizing to the city and offering to do the show for free. which should have been a 20 minute show wednesday night turned into a 30 second massive fiasco when all the fireworks went off at the same time. the show organizer is blaming the mistake on a computer glitch and says this has never happened in the 20 years his company has been in business. a repeat performance will be pricey. the firework as loan cost more than $100,000. that's what they are saying they will do to make good on their deal with the city. >> you mentioned key point rough to

comentszs after working out with the olympic team at the university of tennessee swimming team in knoxvillelined up at 4:00 in the morning to get a glasms of his practice session. he plans to swim seven events at the olympic games in london. they get started in just two weeks. you know the thing about don't tug on superman's cape? it it applies. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,, [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt or add egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt, perfect for breakfast or any time of day. subway. eat fresh. [ horn honks ] ♪ oh, those were the best of days ♪ ♪ i still feel the summer rays ♪ that graced our backs as we went down the lane ♪ [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] when your car is more than just a car to you, the right insurance matters. are you getting the coverage options you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. >>> don't miss tonight's primetime cbs lineup at 10:00. a person of interest. that is

if you don't know east of knoxville. a lot of tourists get millions of visitors, as a matter of fact. as you would imagine in the middle of july, a lot of folks camping via tents and rv. that's the danger these storms pose. there was a storm -- there was a severe thunderstorm watch posted at the time but regardless kind of a couple cells or clusters of cells converging on this area as it drove down to the south. with all the heat that was built up, much like the deraiecho and funny things happen in the mountains when you get them down across the area of tennessee where winds can converge and accurately accelerate those, as well. now, we're looking at things driving down to the south weakening somewhat but yet another wind event with thunderstorms with all this heat that we've built up certainly not helping the situation. >> all right, rob, thanks very much. keep an eye on things. check in on you periodically. >>> the countdown is on for the big june jobs report that comes out in less than 3 1/2 hours and has, wait, reall

many spots toppled all time record highs, that includes knoxville, tennessee, charlotte, north carolina, good news, bad news, a lot of storms again and those are cooling things down and rocky mountain north carolina, they came down earlier and triple digits down to the 70's, with this, some of the storms especially in in complex that moved through eastern north carolina, once again, 80, 90 mile per hour winds and downing more trees, more power outages with that, and again, temperatures going to soar again on monday, and core heat from the nation to the central plains into missouri and eastward into the southeast and raleigh, north carolina and when you factor in the humidity, 110 to 115 degrees, and going forward here, middle part of the week, sort of the same pattern, rebuilding, and the jetstream stays northward and a hot air mass build up in the station's mid section and east towards the 4th of july. good news in the the northeast, staying on the cooler side and not in the triple digits. >> hopefully not triggering any more storm systems like what we just saw. >> welcome, there will

snapping trees and knocking out power for thousands of folks near knoxville.ged down phone lines as it crashed into the roof of a house. not far away from that rescue crews are racing through great smoky mountain national park to reach visitors who might be stranded or even hurt. >>> the midwest is facing yet another day of deadly blistering heat. with the temperature expected over 100 again today, summer school classes in chicago have been canceled. heat contributed to the death of two men in the city. though they had other health problems. the high temperatures will move east over the weekend with the readings expected to be 100 or above. >>> as for the rest of the nation's weather -- some severe storms are a threat in parts of michigan, wisconsin as well as in the dakotas. showers will stretch from new orleans all the way to the ohio valley. >> pleasant in the west though. seattle could reach 80 for the first time this summer. near record-breaking heat in kansas city, indianapolis. in the 90s. a mild, cooler 73 in fargo. >>> and there are still three weeks

us that most of her prostitution activity after contracting hiv occurred between 1998 and 2001 in knoxvilleeven 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 no more. i can't do it. >>> coming up -- >>

. >> reporter: juju chang in knoxville, tennessee. >> we can talk about health care and the economy andhe wars all we want. there is nothing more devastating for america than this ongoing battle this nation has with drugs. nothing is worse. >> tennessee one of the few states that allows mothers who are pregnant to take painkillers. but as juju mentioned in the piece, the doctors advised her to stay on the painkillers because of the potential lethal, fatal side effect when the baby was in the womb. heartbreaking to see an innocent child. >> we're rooting for the babies and those mothers. we'll be right back. >>> an upstate new york woman has come up with a unique business. it doesn't require much skill. but it does require a lot of guts. >> mm. we are going to have fun with the story. a professional snuggler who for $60 an hour will climb into bed with you and you. rachel barnhard reports from rochester. oh. >> reporter: i always look to cuddle it seemed simple to me. >> reporter: she started her business, the snuggery, she charges $60 an hour to snuggle. >> it sound interesting. i would

i was mayor of knoxville for seven years purblind property tax. if they'd not by residents, the businesses in the critical of having vital matter to a city or local government. finally the governor of a state that relies heavily on sales tax collection. let me be clear, i'm a republican governor that does not believe an increase in taxes. for a low tax would've been able to cut taxes over the last two years. this discussion isn't about raising taxes or adding new tax. this discussion is about states having flexibility and authority to collect taxes that are are vetoed are are vetoed by in-state residents. discussion is about leveling the playing field for brick-and-mortar businesses across tennessee and across the community. i've heard senator alexander, congressman colin mentioned the national do company come over on her site where customers come in the store, trying to amass complete questions about the booze to go home and order online to avoid in sales tax. as i was coming up here, i got e-mail from someone who is testifying. gary player to mo

i was mayor of knoxville for seven years purblind property tax. if they'd not by residents, the businesses in the critical of having vital matter to a city or local government. finally the governor of a state that relies heavily on sales tax collection. let me be clear, i'm a republican governor that does not believe an increase in taxes. for a low tax would've been able to cut taxes over the last two years. this discussion isn't about raising taxes or adding new tax. this discussion is about states having flexibility and authority to collect taxes that are are vetoed are are vetoed by in-state residents. discussion is about leveling the playing field for brick-and-mortar businesses across tennessee and across the community. i've heard senator alexander, congressman colin mentioned the national do company come over on her site where customers come in the store, trying to amass complete questions about the booze to go home and order online to avoid in sales tax. as i was coming up here, i got e-mail from someone who is testifying. gary player to mo

we can look at the areas, augusta, georgia, jackson, mississippi, knoxville, tennessee, chattanooga,ng in population. we are not in detroit. we are coming to the south. and then you have -- >> the thing that is so important about the south, one of the things -- it's state law, too. so 30 states in the nation do not allow state tax -- state gas taxes, state gas revenue to go to public transit. to draw down on federal transportation dollars, you have to have a 20% match. most cash-strapped states are not able to draw down their match and local communities are not allowed to collect it. >> you mentioned the power. bob mentioned the power. i don't think we should underestimate that. >> yep. >> i think what we saw in this most recent reauthorization was the power of that lobby, recognizing with the construction. we have to begrudge that. the issue, however, if you paint that as an issue that benefits minorities, more or less exclusively, and fail to -- >> with everybody. >> exactly. we're dead. so i would only remind people and i think maya is right. this is a 27-month bill. we have learn

eddie is in knoxville tennessee.: good morning. >> bill: what's going on down there? >> caller: not a whole lot right now. i've actually got a question. >> bill: yeah. >> caller: you have a problem with zimmerman being on any show. but the martin family has been on at least four shows that i know of. >> bill: mm-hmm. they lost their son. >> caller: i understand that. it is horrible. >> bill: george zimmerman killed him. >> caller: but he's not been convicted of murder. >> bill: he's admitted -- we know he murdered him. there is no doubt. >> caller: we know he shot and killed him. he's not been convicted. >> bill: we know he murdered him. he lied to the judge. we know he was accused of assault against a police officer and assault against his former girlfriend. why does this -- why does this man -- why does this man -- no, no no, why does this man deserve to be put on a pedestal and given an hour on television as if he's a role model for other americans? >> caller: i'm a conceal carry permit holder. >> bill: i don't ca