this 90 minute event took place in knoxville, tennessee. >> good afternoon.e afternoon session of reconstruction tennessee. my name is laura holder and i serve on the commission as a representative from middle tennessee state university's center for preservation. it is my pleasure to welcome our moderator. dr. gross is a president and ceo of the georgia historical society. as one of the leading history executives, he is 25 years experience as an educator and administrator. he has led institutions for educational programming, capital products, and endowments. born in virginia perhaps more importantly, rate in tennessee a graduate with honors in history from the university of memphis and earned an ma and phd in history from the university of tennessee. while in graduate school, he taught history at the university of tennessee. in 1990, he left the academy and began his career in public service. he served five years here in knoxville as these active director of the east tennessee historical society. taking it to the next level of a development of a new museum. i

said when he was asked the same question before his death in 1885, incidentally, he spoke here in knoxville, he spoke in chattanooga, nashville memphis. he toured this state during reconstruction three times. and douglas said the past is not dead. the evil that men do while they live continues long after they are dead he said. we would rather forget the bad part of history and only remember the parts that we can glorify and celebrate. it's a complex one that has been missing and that one word is how did race play into historical events. >> it was revolutionary in a sense. particularly that you've got an example, unique in the world, where there's a slave population that is freed and within just a couple of years, they are voting, many of them are holding office. this was extraordinary revolutionary experiment really in america. and greg downs has written quite a bit about the role of the military in reconstruction and one of the things he points out is that reasonableness or unreasonableness sender was not the end -- surrender was not the end of the war but the turning point in the war. the

this 90 minute event took place in knoxville, tennessee. laura: good afternoon, welcome to the afternoon session of reconstruction tennessee. i serve on the sesquicentennial commission. as a representative of middle tennessee state university's center for historic preservation. it is my pleasure to welcome and introduce our session moderator, dr. todd groce. dr. groce is the president and ceo of the georgia historical society. he has 25 years experience as an educator and administrator. he has raised $52,000 for educational programs and endowment. born in virginia but more importantly, raised in tennessee, he graduated with honors in history from the university of memphis and earned an ma from the university of tennessee. while in graduate school, he taught american history at the university of tennessee and maryville college. in 1990, he began his career in public history. he served five years in knoxville as the executive director of the east tennessee historical society and taking it to the next level through the development of a regiona

this 90 minute event took place in knoxville tennessee. >> good afternoon, i welcome to the afternoon session of reconstruction tennessee. i serve on the centennial -- the sesquicentennial commission. it is my pleasure to welcome and introduce our session moderator dr. todd groce. dr.groce is the -- dr. groce is the president and ceo of the georgia historical society. he has had -- led institutions for raising $50,000 for capital endowment. born in virginia but more importantly, raised in tennessee, he graduated from the university of memphis. while in graduate school, he taught american history at the university of tennessee and maryland college -- maryville college. he served five years and was the executive director of the east tennessee historical society and taking it through the next well -- level. in 1990 four, he was named the executive director of the georgia historical society. dr. groce: understands the power that history has to transform the future. he says, "the essence of what it means to be an american can be found in our history. when we understand the story of our uni

. >> bob hutton, you are a lecturer at the university of tennessee in knoxville. your panel here the organization of american historians meeting was on capital punishment in the 19th century south. how common were executions than? mr. hutton: nationwide they were common, but in rural areas they were relatively seldom because people didn't like to convict their friends and neighbors. juries were often afraid to convict someone who had been convicted of a violent crime. also, after you were convicted sometimes if you are sentenced to the death penalty, it wouldn't always be carried out. the particular execution that i covered in my paper was such a rare event that 5000 people gathered to see this man hang in 1895. it was a familiar incurrence -- if familiar occurrence but not a common one. >> what was the cultural thinking at the time about executions? where they considered a moral type of punishment? mr. hutton: in the 1890's, the death penalty had been around for a very long time in human history. it's just right around that time that more and more americans are s

. >> you are a lecturer in history in american studies at the university of tennessee in knoxville. your panel at the organization of the on capital punishment in the 19th century south. how common were executions? bob hutton: executions nationwide were common. in certain rural areas, they were relatively seldom because people did not like to convict their friends and neighbors. juries were often afraid to convict someone who had been convicted of a violent crime. after people were convicted, if they were sentenced to the death penalty it would not always be carried out. they could get clemency. the particular execution i covered in my paper was such a rare event that 5000 people gathered to see this man hanged in 1895. it was a familiar occurrence in the 19th century, but perhaps not a common one. >> what was the cultural thinking at the time about executions? were they considered a moral type of punishment? bob hutton: in the 1890's, the death penalty had been around for a long time in human history. it is right around that more americans are starting to wonder if this is how just

bad weather forced delta airlines flight from philly to make a stop in knoxville tennessee yesterday.e tarmac for a few hours in knoxville the flight attendants dished out slices to everyone that was there. pizza was actually delivered by a baggage cart. >> all righty then. n your money you might just have to pay for plastic grocery bags in delaware. a state add advisory panel looking into ways to cut down on the bags that do not bio degrade and kill all kinds of wildlife. one method a fee on single use grocery bags in delaware. delaware has encourages recycling of grocery bags by requiring stores to provide bins for customers can return the bag. last month the philadelphia city council proposed a 5-cent fee for single use bag in the city. >>> lucy are you tired of wake waking for that deafening sound of your alarm crack. >> that's why i get up at the crack of noon. >> paris based entrepreneur may have your answer much he's come up with sensor wake. this is the kick starter page. an alarm clock that will wake you up with smells instead of sounds. waking up to the smell of coffee coffe

bad weather diverted this flight from atlanta to knoxville yesterday. the airline said it's trying to make an effort to get food and water to delayed travelers. >>> rick santorum is expected to announce his run for president today. the former pennsylvania senator finished second to mitt romney four years ago. he is a favorite among religious conservatives. >>> fifa is under fire today. several top soccer officials from the game's governing board are under arrest accused of corruption. wendy gillette has the story from brooklyn. >> reporter: seven world soccer officials were arrested this morning in zurich. investigators in europe and the u.s. accuse the men from fifa, soccer's world governing board, of allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks through u.s. banks for commercial deals dating back to the 1990s. >> the 47-count indictment against these individuals includes charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy spanning 20 years. fifa says it welcomes the investigation and will fully cooperate. >> it's not goo

from a local pizza place near knoxville, tennessee, where their flight was diverted before continuing on to atlanta. >>> lebron james heading to the nba finals for the fifth consecutive time, but it's his first in a since 2007 in a cavaliers uniform. james who went from beloved to a pariah to beloved again this season, gave his two sons a king sized hug after his team swept the atlanta hawks. >>> when we come back, they told him he'd never walk again. but on one of the biggest days of his life, he was ready to prove them wrong. >>> finally tonight, the inspirational moment a young man has been working toward for years even though he was told it may never happen after a devastating accident. he vowed to walk again. and he knew where he wanted to do it too. his college graduation. our kevin tibbles has his story. >> christopher norton. [ applause ] >> reporter: there is something tangible about the power of love. look no further than commencement at decorah, iowa's, luther college. the determination palpable, the tears plenty. >> it was scary making that sort of goal when you don't know

. >> approaching knoxville, based on all the information i had, i felt like we were right on schedule 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 1800 pound 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. >> but then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of tree

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. >>> bad weather force addle at a airlines flight from philadelphia to make a stop in knoxville tennesseeesterday. >> while those on the plane waited to get to their destination of atlanta they were treated to a surprise by the plane's pilot. the pilot ordered in a pizza party. the flight attendants dished out slices to everyone all the pizza was actually delivered by a baggage cart and the weather finally cleared and all the pizza was eaten and the plane landed in atlanta after that two and and a half hour lay over. >> over fireworks an pair of local communities the skies that will go dark over a part of south jersey this july 4th. the power keep those fireworks flying and why this is so important. >> don't walk this way or end up crying. aerosmith my friends. new jersey township's big warning about front man steven tyler. >> hey howard. >> hi lucy. new york is a fun place but it wasn't fun for the phillies ace today. in the american league that was accomplish by a cheater. that and amazing catch in football that's coming up in sports. 1 italics ♪ >>> we are keeping an eye on severe weat

this 90 minute event took place in knoxville, tennessee. laura: good afternoon, welcome to the afternoon session of reconstruction tennessee. i serve on the sesquicentennial commission. as a representative of middle

knoxville and -- down to the south and all these storms are moving to the south and east. old key mill, fran cone ya. it's raining pretty good. it will get heavier in the next half hour. everything moving to the east, southeast at 28. this is headed to mount veterannen right about now. and brandy wine about 5:37. i don't see hail or damaging winds, but we see heavy downpours. and they'll be with us a while. probably until about midnight. yellow alert for thunderstorms. and bus stop temperatures mild. it should be dry tomorrow morning, just an isolated shower and fog in the morning. that's a consequence of the storms. mainly afternoon showers and storms again tomorrow. but not a washout day. and then a few showers possible thursday and not a washout day. either day does not at this point require a yellow alert. we'll keep you posted on that. by 10:00 we have a good amount of shower and thunderstorm activity. this may be a wee bit overdone. at 10:00 you'll see showers and thunderstorms. a little bit of yellow and orange, and that's a heavier rainfall. upper 60s to low 70s de

because they had to sit on the tarmac in knoxville, tennessee?g on runway, stuck on delta flight because of werth. so they're throwing us a pizza party. ya. so philadelphia travel letters weren't the only ones ones treated to free flight. another says nice touch by delta bringing pizza to passengers wait to go jackson on flights to atl. another says delta continues with class. weather and crew ordered everyone pizza now, i've been on flight where you're stuck therefore hours, you know, like hot, no air-conditioning? everybody sitting there, your legs starting to hurt? i didn't get pizza. is this a new thing? >> how does it get there really? >> not the first time this has happened. other foods have been delivered by pilots. >> it was delta the last time, six months ago, atlanta i'm sure you know is major hub for dealt a so the weather delays were hard on the airline, there was bad weather in states all around georgia, so, it was a mess. >> you know for me all it takes is free food. so i would be happy, all right, bring pizak i'm too long wait. >>

here are the pictures from an atlanta-bound flight diverted to knoxville tennessee. delta air lines had that pizza delivered right to the plane. delta says it is making an effort to get food and drink to the passengers if weather is impacting travel. leon: for once you see an airline make a smart move for passengers stuck in that situation. alison: i'm sure it helped. leon: i bet they are big delta fans now. >> alison: exactly. leon: coming up here, men have always said they read it for the articles, right? >> they can see everything, one mouse click away from anything you can imagine. leon: still ahead find out how "playboy" is looking to redefine itself in the digital age. narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive ly half the federal healthcare funding as the othe50 states. the headlines tell the story... woman: "unfair treatment from washington." man: "thousands without medications." woman: "it's a

reporter: according to her sister station in knoxville, award was issued for the arrest of kenny bartley last month for probation violation in campbell county, tennessee. the police here in the anna tell us that information was not posted onto any kind of database that they could of accessed that information. live in the anna, jeff goldberg -- vienna, jeff goldberg, abc news seven. leon: brandon todd is taking the council seat. laruby may be sworn into the eighth council seat, previously held by marion barry. the engineer on that train says he has no memory of the crash. we will talk with a local doctor that were set a concussion clinic about concussion and memory loss. alison: unbelievable video showing a terrific crash. this is at the indy 500. we will hear from the driver about walking away from that crash without a scratch. leon: we will show you how angelina jolie's proactive approach to health is empowering other women to do the same. alison: four people found dead in a house fire on woodland drive. stay with abc seven and wjla.com there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so

us that most of her prostitution activity after contracting hiv occurred between 1998 and 2001 in knoxvilleessee. >> how is your health? >> i'm great. physically i don't, but emotionally, i do. at times. mentally. when i think about it, it's not good. >> they all consider the well being of her plans, she did give 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 reason of what i did to people. i think i wouldn't have been here today. >> me what is going to be different when you go out next year and are released from prison, what will be different? >> what will be different? well, i have one choice. to live and be out there with my children and my family. or be dead in the ghetto. that's all i can say. i have to do it. i have to. i can't come back. i am 39. i'm getting too old for this. toold. i can't do this no more. >> coming up -- >> an old conteaches a new arrival a thing or two about the kokt vikt code. >> i told you to le

us that most of her prostitution activity after contracting hiv occurred between 1998 and 2001 in knoxville? you have 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

pictures show moment boxes of pizza were delivered to the plane grounded in knoxville tennessee because of bad weather. plane left philadelphia tuesday afternoon bound for atlanta a pilot says everybody was cheered up because who doesn't like a slice of pizza and what a thoughtful, generous pilot. he knows he is paying for that. >> nicely done. >> i bet it smells good. >> next time you are frustrated sitting on the plane, who ordered pizza why can't someone do that. >> very cool. >> coming up, on "eyewitness news", saving for college, we have the the 411 on 529 plan. >>> and also a text message with the power to shut down and more on the mysterious message and what apple is doing to fix it. >>> katie is tracking more storms for today clear right the now but just wait, her forecast when we come right back in two minutes. >>> we want to keep that umbrella handy again today we could see a repeat of the heavy rain that pounded the area yesterday and now katie is tracking a threat of scattered thunderstorms and yesterday, we knew it was coming in the afternoon and wow, when it hit it sure hi

now, these four charities are based in knoxville, tennessee, and mesa arizona, and they're controlled here's drew griffin, "keeping 'em honest." >> reporter: we called them some of the worst charities in the u.s. and they responded with silence. >> don't -- don't -- don't turn your camera on me okay? >> reporter: shutting doors in our face. >> if you have any other questions, please send them to her e-mail. >> okay. my question -- >> reporter: mr. reynolds! even giving us the finger. >> hey, where you going, mr. reynolds! >> reporter: the question they wouldn't answer where is all the money? 2 1/2 years later we now have a pretty good idea. >> this is an historic moment. >> reporter: a federal investigation has found $187 million raised in donations to four separate cancer charities has largely gone not to cancer survivors, not to cancer research but somewhere else entirely. scammers and fund-raisers. if you gave a dime to the breast cancer society run by james reynolds jr., the cancer fund of america run by james reynolds sr., the children's cancer fund of america, ran by reynolds sr

but there was a flight, a delta flight from philly to atlanta had to be diverted to knoxville becauseweather in atlanta. so the folks are sitting on the tarmac and looked out the window and look what's in that cart? what's coming, pizza. >> no. >> delta air lines say hey, if you have to be delayed we're going to throw you a pizza party. they did this on several flights. handed out pizza and the folks were happy. everybody likes pizza. >> that's how you get pizza on a colorectal cancer it's the second leading cancer killer in the u.s. but, it is almost entirely preventable. most colon cancers start as polyps. and screening finds polyps so they can be removed before they even turn into cancer. if you're over 50, get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. @@v >>> this morning on "world news now," state of emergency. >>> this morning on "world news now," state of emergency. the disastrous floods in texas and oklahoma. the search for the missing and the record rainfall. new predictions from accuweather as waterways are surging. >> taxpayers targeted. thieves hack into irs

this 90 minute event took place in knoxville tennessee. >> good afternoon, i welcome to the afternoon session of reconstruction tennessee. i serve on the centennial -- the sesquicentennial commission. it is my pleasure to welcome and introduce our session moderator dr. todd groce. dr.groce is the -- dr. groce is the president and ceo of the georgia historical society. he has had -- led institutions for raising $50,000 for capital endowment. born in virginia

realize that there's a very active immigration movement in, places like charlotte north carolina knoxvilleall over the country, it's designed to remind people there's a human face of this movement and these are people that want to drive home from church without having to worry about whether or not they'll be separated from their families. they want to attend parent teacher conferences at their schools. that's what's at the heart of the movement. >> some of the tweets that have come out already as we wait to get video say today should have been the first parents could apply to dapa. sdiu tweeted out today hundreds of faith labor, business groups come together for national day of action. so -- but at this point raul, you have a number of people who are collecting their paperwork, they are trying to get their ducks in a row, showing they paid taxes for the years they have been here, but still in this emotional and financial limbo. >> exactly. basically, a holding pattern the different dapa workshops, they tell people get as many documents you can to prove your identity and your continuous res

she works solo at her knoxville tennessee gift shop since she can't afford to hire anyone. she recognize not alone. 64% of small business owners say their businesses haven't recovered from the downturn. just 21% say they have. economists say one reason the recovery isn't faster for small businesses is because banks remain reluctant to provide loans to them. did he say speed hardships a majority expressed optimism about the future, but it's not without head winds start wages. as workers demand higher pay with pressure on national chains smaller businesses are also feeling the effects. >> they employ half the nation's private sector workforce. seattle for one is among cities boosting the minimum wage. last month it began phasing in a multi-year plan to boost it to $15 an hour. restaurant owners like john face tough choices. >> whatever people's perception of, you know, wealthy business owners i'm not that guy. >> health care costs are another concern. the full effects of the affordable care act are unclear since small businesses were given more time than individuals to sign o

host: george from knoxville, tennessee. michael on her twitter page -- how much money that goes to infrastructure spending is spent on administration costs and permitting? next is bought from philadelphia. you are front and center with all of this with the amtrak train crash in your community. caller: excuse me? host: i said you are front and center with the train crash last week. caller: yes, we are. i called in on the opposed line because of the simple reason that the government is incompetent and run by morons. this is not a democrat or republican issue. this is an everybody issue. listen up. this came out from the social security, the inspector general. they did an audit on everyone on social security. out of all the people, 500,000 of them are at the age of 112 or older. this is why i'm saying that art government is moronic. this is the easiest fix. all you do is stop payment on the checks. the people who come forward there are legitimate, you give it to them. this is a simple fix that would not cause a lot of money bu

i just visited an airport this past week in knoxville and looking at their vulnerabilities vulnerabilities. but you could take any airport whether it's laguardia where you can get a little rubber raft and end up on the runway or any major airport in the country is easily penetrable by the perimeter and some of the issues you raised mr. ron. i yield back to her time. do you have the time? >> a few years ago they instituted these new things to see through whatever. they were kind of controversial at the time. have you ever thought about restricting and can you comment in general? >> what you are referring to is what are called ait machines which are the advanced imaging technology machines where you have to put your hands up. we are doing covert testing on that but as we speak we will write a classified report with regard to that. earlier terms give us some concern. >> concern of what major? >> whether they are effective. >> okay. >> i might point out just for the record and i pointed out at the beginning and i don't know if you were here sir but the acquisition of that equipment was very co

this past week in knoxville. looking at their vulnerabilities. but you can take any airport and just whether it's laguardia where you can get a little rubber raft and end up on the runway. or any major airport in the country is easily penetrable by the perimeter. some of the issues you raised, mr. ron. i'll yield back to your time. you have the time? >> a few years ago, they instituted these new things to see through you or whatever. they were kind of controversial at the time. have you ever thought about restricting their use? or could you just comment in general on them? >> what you're referring to are called the ait machines which is advanced imaging technology machines where you put your hands up and the things go. we're doing covert testing on that, as we speak. we'll write a classified report with regard to that. earlier turns, give us some concern. >> concern of what nature? >> whether they're effective. >> good. maybe you won't need them. okay. >> well, i might point out for the record -- and i've pointed out the beginning. i don't know i

i just visited an airport this past week in knoxville and looking at their vulnerabilities, but you could take any airport and just -- whether it's la guardia where you could get a little rubber raft and end up on the runway or any major airport in the country is easily pen trabble by their perimeters. some -- penetrateable by their perimeters. some of the issues you raised, mr. ron. let me conclude -- you yield back your time? you have the time. mr. grothman: a few years ago they instituted these new things to see through you, it was a little controversial at the time. have you thought of restricted their use or could you comment on them in general? john: what you're referring to is the a.i.t. machines where you have to put your hands up and the things go. we're doing some covert test really on that as we speak. we'll write a classified report with regard to that. earlier returns give us concern. mr. grothman: of what nature? john: of their effectiveness. mr. mica: i might point out for the record -- and i pointed out at the beginning -- i don't know if you were here sir, but the acquisi

. >>> passengers on a delta flight diverted to knoxville got a taste of a takeout before takeoff whenred pizza for everyone onboard. i wish this happened to me. delta flight 561 was on its way to atlanta. i'm not glad it was forced to land which is what happened in thus case. they landed in tennessee due to bad weather. when the delay began to approach the dinner hour crews onboard announced that they ordered pizza for the passengers. 65 pizzas delivered to the airport by marco's pizza. part of a standing procedure to get food and bev rnls sbeverages to delayed customers. >>> right now let's head outside. joe, what do you have coming up for us? >> the pga tour commissioner is here and we'll ask him apothut health of the game and also this weekend's at&t byron nelson tournament which is down in texas. it tees off today. i have a putting green here. huge left to right break. it is going to be fun when we get him here. you know you can't make a straight putt anyway. good there is a little break. we'll be right back. >>> an energy ceo summit. the ceos here to talk innovation and the futur

host: tom is from knoxville tennessee, independent line. hello. caller: the secretary of defense probably has a lot more defense than me or the average person on the street, but i listen to news feeds all weekend from all over the world and a lot of the tribal leaders in that province are saying we don't have the weapons, we didn't have the weapons. a lot of people are saying that security forces ran out of ammunition. to me it seems more in line with what has been going on the last eight years in iraq. the shiite government putting much just disowned the sunnis. they don't want to arm them because then they would have to listen to what they have to say. as far as breaking iraq, all we did was take the lid off the pot. it is a pot that has been boiling for 300 years. are we responsible for taking the lid off? yes. are we responsible for how they behave? i don't think we are. we spent a lot on equipment and lives and shattered lives to give them a shot to work it out to work together and they have not. that is not something we can force them to do.

i represent the knoxville tennessee area. east tennessee. of the most popular places to move to in the whole country. about half of the people i represent have moved from someplace else. people all over the country are moving from the high tax state to the low tax states. but i also have the privilege of representing the only district in the country to have republican representation since the founding of the country because most of the people in east tennessee fell on the side of the union and the civil war. and one of my main goals has been want to not break that string to but as far as immigration, i can tell you that two or three months ago, i saw that 50% of the people in this world has to get by on four dollars or less a day. we are blessed beyond belief to live in our country. you can understand that there are 4 billion people that are hoping they are going to get one good meal today, and probably aren't. see can understand why somebody people want to come here, but we are forced to have some sort of legal, orderly system of or -- of i

we're from knoxville, tennessee, go matt go! it's my 12th birthday! >> happy red nose day! whew! >> and welcome back to you today, we are eagerly awaiting matt's arrival as he enters the final turn of his 226-mile tour de red nose. he has some of his closest friends with him, hoda kathie lee. everybody is riding down. we're just checking it out. there he is. >> what's up guys? >> reporter: we have a big crowd out here waiting for him. he is plagued by his professional brothers. here he comes. [ cheers ] [ cheers ] >> thank you. >> great job, matt! >> thank you. thank you. >> you deserve it. >> thank you so much. >> i like saying go matt go! we need the say stop matt stop. >> stop. what's up? it is so good to see you guys. >> is it? >> it really is. carson welcome back. >> how are you feeling right now? >> i am feeling great right now. you know, what i was tired yesterday and this morning, but somewhere around the queens borough bridge i really got invigorated with a little butt products from katie on the corner, a little anti-cl

. >> we're from knoxville, tennessee. go, matt, go! >> welcome back, matt!back to "today." we are eagerly awaiting matt's arrival as he enters the final turn of his 226-mile tour de red nose. he's got some of his closest friends with him. hoda kathie lee, tamron. everybody's riding down. we're just checking it out. there he is. we have a big crowd out here waiting for him. he's flanked by his professional riders. and here he comes! >> coming down the stretch! welcome home! >> well-done! you did it! hi honey. >> thank you. >> congratulations! >> great job. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. what's this? >> like the kentucky derby. you deserve the wreath. >> thanks so much. >> i like how they're saying go matt go. you're saying stop matt, stop. >> no, stop! >> grchgscongratulations. >> it is so good to see you guys. >> carson welcome back. >> how are you feeling right now? >> i'm feeling great right now. i really am. i was tired yesterday and this morning, but somewhere around the queensboro bridge i got invigorated. >> i bet you want to hand off the bike a