oster lives alone on the outskirts of knoxville, where she takes care of her great-granddaughter and cleans homes on occasion. her pets are a huge source of comfort. >> they sleep with me. king is usually on my left 24/7. >> she says many of her cats and dogs over the years arrived at her door as strays. others she's taken in from family members, including dixie, who passed away several years ago. >> this is the last night before we had her put to sleep. she could not walk anymore. >> dixie's death was tough because she could not afford some of the veterinary care she needed toward the end of her life. >> i love her so much, it makes me cry thinking about it. i did not have the money to take her when she needed to go. >> it has been difficult to cover medication and vaccinations for her other pets. she's far from alone. according to a 2018 study from the university of tennessee, nearly 30% of pet owners experienced barriers to veterinary care. the main one, cost. >> the cost of care continued to rise while household income is not. that is the national crisis at work. >> dr. michael b

luckily, i was able to begin work at a knoxville store in august 2020. the whole situation was a punch to the gut and the emotional impact of the disrespect i felt ultimately contributed to my belief in the need to organize a union. in october 2021, starbucks announce it starting pay with an increase to $15 an hour almost a year later. i scoured the internet searching starbucks wages, benefits, pay increases and i learned about starbucks workers organizing. i share this information with my coworkers and we decided to stand together to file for an election on christmas eve. we were proud to be the first or in the south. it wasn't without an epic fight because starbucks resisted us every step of the way. just five days after announcing our union drive, our regional director drove to our story from out of state and was working alongside my partner's, attorney to make drinks. instead the first time and -- entire time of the company that made a regional director in person. partners suddenly started getting discipline for minor dress code violations or being f

as a transgender woman living in knoxville, she's no stranger to feeling isolated, but since the passageing drag shows and the shooting in nashville monday, she's been unable to sleep. how do you feel right now when you perform in drag? >> somebody walked in during my number, and i immediately thought, this could be it. just today could the day, you know. >> reporter: at midnight tonight tennessee will become the first state to implement a law restricting drag performances in public or anywhere a child might see them. consertivesay th law, which would carry a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on the second, will only ban performances that are rmful minors. at least 14 other states have similar bills in progress. >> all we can do is say that it's bad and it's wrong and please don't do this to us because -- but they have found us to be a really efftive political tool. >> reporter: new research released this 161 incidents of anti-lgbtq protests, attacks and threats taing drnts since early 2022 ♪♪ theyarn this is a series of bills that will marginalize lgbtq people. >> if they wa

so, and we get to johnny knoxville as rasputin and doing jack rasp. [ light laughter ] so he said, "ifutin was famously -- they tried to kill rasputin famously over and over so who better to do that than knoxville who's been doing it. and when i called him, i was like, "hey, do you want to play rasputin?" he was like, "oh great, i would love to. i was at a sex shop/urologist in saint petersburg, russia and i saw rasputin's penis in a jar. [ laughter ] and then he sent me a picture of it [ light laughter ] >> seth: at that point, it's fate >> i know. it was perfect and my son loved the idea of - >> seth: okay. [ laughter ] >> we do all of our castings together he watches this tape with me and -- i don't know what you're waiting for. >> seth: nothing i'm just going to move on. thank you for sharing that >> okay. now, this feels condescending. [ laughter ] can i tell a story about my character? >> seth: yeah. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> seth: from the show >> yeah. gerena says hi, by the way >> seth: okay. great. give her my love >> i will. >> seth: okay. >> so i -- my character's name is in

woman who died after suffering a stroke in the back of a knoxville police patrol car.edwards was arrested on february 5 on trespassing charges after she refused to leave a local hospital following her discharge. at the time of her arrest, she was still wearing her hospital gown. police bodycam video shows she repeatedly told officers she needed medical care saying, "i'm going to have a stroke" and "i can't breae." amy: aanother int, lis wards cabe heardelling t knoxlle poli officer "you gu are goi to let die." onofficer can be hea smissinger warni saying, "'s all act." stead bringg her ba insidehe hospil, offers pled her ithe backf a patr car whe she bece unresponve. eventuly, shwas brght back to the se hospit, fort sands region medicalenter, ere was aced on fe suppo and ed the flowing d. in ainteiew onvlt in knville, h son deced how the police treatment of his mother. >> i can't even wrap my head around it. how you could treat someone like that. they treated her like she was trash. amy: mexican soldiers shot dead five unarmed men on sunday in the border town of nuevo

to have you because this was hours after this and it was not just at the university of tennessee knoxvillechool in texas and you brought these kids together from the right and from the left and you had this conversation about gun control. tell us what happened. >> so that was saint edwards university in austin, texas, a private catholic university and so in knoxville and in austin, we already had on the schedule river angels debate focused in on the subject of the second amendment, assault weapons, whether or not to ban assault weapons and that these programs were already scheduled but it just so happen to be the case that the shooting at covenant took place just a couple of hours before and it is something that you are well aware of. the emotions run so high. especially on college campuses. it is not take a lot to scare some folks away from having the tough debates. our students did it working with organizations like bridge usa, the american council for trustees and alumni. we had wonderful faculty and partners involved. it was the students who let the conversations debating with the dign

concerns for the past four years, this knoxville, tennessee, starbucks has been maggie. 's home.can usually hear some one greet me -- >> i can usually hear someone greet me. >> rachel: it is a job she struggles with being a part-time student and a full-time single mom. >> i want to show my son that if you want to fight for something, you can do it. >> rachel: maggie since she was initially attracted to starbucks' progressive social values. are independent, she says her story was a short stack of maintenance issues were not being addressed. and covid producti protections >> others will say there are other ways to get this done. why is a union the solution? >> rachel: it uplifts workers entirely. it gives us the opportunity to operate as a unit and have a collective say together about what we think our workplace should look like. >> rachel: one year ago today, her store voted to unionize. >> starbucks can do better for all of us and we are here to stick together in solidaity and show them that that is what is going to happen. >> rachel: maggie said she faced retaliation for her eff

dallas, tulsa, knoxville used the funding for premium pay. new fire and rescue vehicles, stress staff during peak times -- extra staff during peak times. thousands of sets of turnout gear. there are so much more we have to do. critical cancer research. putting more local firefighters in the field. since i spoke last october, fema has brought the total to 1600. i know you know the things that protects firefighters, i will say it again and again, more firefighters. [applause] pres. biden: my dad used to have an expression. he was a real gentleman, never what to college but he was a guy who cared a lot. i dad used to have an expression he said, joey, a job is about a lot more than the paycheck. it is about your dignity. it is about respect. to be able to look your child and say, honey, it is going to be ok. that is why i fight so damn hard for your right to collective bargaining. [applause] pres. biden: i mean it. and make sure you have what you need to manage the risk of your job come today emergency response including rules on fire brigades ar

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cities like tampa, dallas, tulsa, knoxville, use the funding for premium pay.e and rescue vehicles, extra staff during peak times. the laws to increase grants by 300 million. paying for hundreds of emergency response vehicles, thousands, thousands sets of turnout gear and there's so much more we have to do. critical cancer research and putting more local firefighters in the field. since i spoke to the summit of fire prevention control last october, fema funded 400 more firefighting positions, the total to 1,600. because i know, you know, the things that protect firefighters again, i'll say it again and again, is more firefighters. [applause] >> my dad used to have an expression, for real. my dad was a real gentleman, never went to college, but he was a guy, he cared a lot. and my dad used to have an expression, he said, joe, a job is a lot more than about a paycheck, it's about dignity, respect, able to look at a child and say, honey, it's going to be okay. that's why i quite so damn hard to protect your right to collective bargaining. [applause] >> i mean it.

you don't need that to protect your family congressman tim burchett, who represents knoxville, tennessee , called the shooting horrible but says there is no need to ban assault weapons. i don't think you're going to stop the gun violence. i think you have got to change people's hearts, you know, as a christian as we talk about the church, i think we really need to revive open this country. the common thread is you've got somebody who's mentally ill and evil. back in nashville, avi woman who surved the july 4th mass shooting in highland park, illinois, made her voice heard interrupting a news conference. you guys tired of covering this? aren't you guys tired of being here and having to cover all of these mass shootings from highland park, illinois? my son and i survived a mass shooting over the summer. i am in tennessee on a family vacation with my son visiting my sister in law. i have been lobbying in d. c since we survived the mass shooting in july, i have met with over 130 lawmakers. how is this still happening? how are our children still dying? and why are we failing them? we also lea

and barbara, that's why i walk in and you know, it's not in basically knoxville will punch an out phase black. they form a very unhealthy identity about themselves. they're not good enough. they're not smart enough. they're not pretty enough, they're on level, they're less than all my friends in the gang as a young kid as a young man as an older man. we all have very similar experiences. nobody use words like trauma or abuse or child abuse abandoned man. my father wasn't there for me. no one could talk about that. it was just like we, we stuff it, we suppress it. the shame was, i think me compiled with humiliation if you couldn't put away and you couldn't be violent, we live our lives. and until we heal that shame in reaction to it. another way is to adopt an ideology which tells you you're greater that that's what i did feel like other people think they're nothing. and here's a group that comes along to we think you are something that we think your better your special it was my family. it was my identity, it became the person who i was for 8 years. i found comfort mostly because i was

luckily, i was able to begin work at a knoxville store in august 2020.he whole situation was a punch to the gut and the emotional impact of the disrespect i felt ultimately contributed to my belief in the need to organize a union. in october 2021, starbucks announce it starting pay with an increase to $15 an hour almost a year later. i scoured the internet searching starbucks wages, benefits, pay increases and i learned about starbucks workers organizing. i share this information with my coworkers and we decided to stand together to file for an election on christmas eve. we were proud to be the first or in the south. it wasn't without an epic fight because starbucks resisted us every step of the way. just five days after announcing our union drive, our regional director drove to our story from out of state and was working alongside my partner's, attorney to make drinks. instead the first time and -- entire time of the company that made a regional director in person. partners suddenly started getting discipline for minor dress code violations or being fiv

president donald trump has addressed attendees at the conservative political action conference in knoxville. the gathering includes many top ranking members of the republican party. trump is running again for reelection in 2024. we will expel the war mongers. they are people that don't get it, although in some cases they get it. they get it for their wallets and we can't do that. we can't let that happen. we will drive out that low ballast. we will cast out the garbage. we will throw off the political class that hates our country. they actually hate our country, no walls, no borders, bad elections, no voter id. we will beat the democrats, we will route the fake news media we will expose and appropriately deal with the rhinos. we will evict joe biden from the white house was get more and they said that speak to alan fish, and now he joins us live from oxen hill in maryland. so we've heard some of what donald trump has been saying, how will this a potential republican rivals his rivals for the presidential runs, be viewing all this? well, the, my will take heart from the fight. if you look at

maggie carter, a starbucks barista in knoxville, tennessee, testified otherwise.o these benefits nor do we have a company that is willing to sit across the table with us and bargain for them. officials at the federal agency that oversees unionisation efforts in america say the copy chain did violate us labour law on more than a dozen occasions in response to union campaigns at its stores. roughly 290 of almost 9000 company—owned almost 9000 compa ny—owned stores almost 9000 company—owned stores in america have voted to unionise, however workers are yet to sign a union contract at a single location. let's go to asia where china's premier has been addressing the forum of top business and economic leaders on the island of hainan. the annual forum is seen by some as the region's answer to the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. so what has premier li been saying? mariko oi has been following the event. this is a huge event everyone looking to see what's going on a lot of global leaders, what has been said?— has been said? the chinese remier has been said? the

r one congressman who represents knoxville, tennessee, called i h there is no need to ban assault weaponsing to stop the gun violence. the commonhr tomiseod eane who en mislindsay: police also found detailed writings from hail inside her car. they say she has no prior criminal record and two oef tho. we are live in nashville, eight you see seven news. -- abc 7 news. kumasi: semi people are feeling frustration, anger, and exhaustion from the violence we are seeing. gloria rodrÍguez is joining us live in the newsroom with the impact these shootings have on families. gloria: good morning the cdc says gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children in the u.s. just this year of loan, there have been 128 mass shootings. this violence is impacting both adults and children emotionally. images like this one showing a little girl crying after the most recent mass shooting in nashville tugs at our heartstrings. the community coming together after a 28-year-old shooter killed three adults and 39 coat-year-old students in nashville, tennessee yesterday. hearing about continued violence li

knoxville, hundreds of thousands of people catch l.a. buses and trains every day.practice is also impacted writers. what bus driver describes l.a. public transit system is a home schools. but one touring the minute you are about to see is graphic. there are bus stops near downtown los angeles, full of trash used needles in tents and want to skip openly doing drugs near the bus stops for this video recorded by a passenger shows a man getting beaten on the train. the incident happened last november is just one example of the 24% increase in violent crimes on l.a. public transit system. generate alone 101 battery small port imported 40 3a great insult and 20 robberies. a few train passengers show the disturbing stories with me. dues are just kind of hang out on the train, touching themselves and then wondering around introduce themselves to people to get them to shake their hand migrants metro board of directors and safety is our top priority. also spending time considering ways to ensure bias free policing and lower the disproportionate number of citations issued to

>> geraldo: i thought it was johnny knoxville's time, that it was planned. >> dana: they did not planheir podcast i'm sure. "november romeo." >> greg: he's not holding a saxophone. he's holding a microphone. >> dana: poor guys. i don't know, any publicity is good publicity. >> jesse: that's when you happen when you open the border. an illegal alien driving the c car. you've got to deport. [laughter] >> dana: she's a very lucky that nobody was hurt because this would be a very different conversation. >> judge jeanine: apparently there were stanchions in front of it or something to stop it. that's a big truck. >> jesse: don't do a podcast and a coffee shop. do it at home. everyone's trying to order coffee. >> geraldo: it is so badly l lit. >> dana: who knew we could squeeze so much out of that. all right, "one more thing" is next. ple remember ads with a catchy song. so to help you remember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here's a little number you'll never forget. did you know that liberty mutual custo— ♪ liberty mutual. ♪ ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ ♪ only pay

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jim birch, another tennessee congressman, represented the knoxville area.his answer to me was basically that you cannot legislate out evil. that taking away the guns isn't going to solve this problem. i asked specifically this type of gun violence isn't anywhere else in the world. he added we have a lot more freedom in this country. when you start to see where things are on balancing of the scales, there seems to be a level of tolerance with some of those who are opposed to gun control when it comes to tragedies like these. >> more guns on the streets has led to more gun violence. that's just the facts, it's not my opinion. just the facts. thank you very much. and jon stewart recently sat down with nathan dunn for his apple tv show. in the interview, donald argues the second amendment to be regulated in any way and that the government has a responsibility to protect children from drag shows. >> you want to ban drag show readings to children. >> yes. >> why? what are you protecting? why are you banning, is that free speech? are you infringing on that perform

. >> i was in knoxville. >> jimmy: okay. >> and greensboro, north carolina. >> jimmy: all correct. >>atever it is. >> jimmy: it's a combination of the two. is this ensemble from the blake shelton collection? >> this is land's end. look at that, huh? [ cheers and applause ] come on, look at that. the jeans, the jacket, the shirt. >> jimmy: you have a whole thing, right? >> you could use some. >> jimmy: hey listen, i'd love to have some. i don't want to wear this. as soon as i leave here, this is gone. >> i'm going to hook you up with some land's end stuff. >> jimmy: u don't just have clothes. i was looking through some of the stuff. you have the blake shelton turkish towel, dog bandanna and blake shelton shams. did you know what shams were? >> those were supposed to get laugh, weren't they? [ laughter ] they adore my shams. you were trying to get a laugh out of them. >> jimmy: you know, i feel like i know you a little bit. and shams were not something i ever imagined you'd even know what they were. >> i don't know what that is. it looks like a pillow for me. i don't know what you're ta

rescue plans to keep firefighters on the job during the pandemic, cities like tampa, dallas, tulsa, knoxville, used the funding for premium pay. new fire and rescue vehicles, extra staff during peak times. the law would increase federal fire fighting grants by $300 million, paying for emergency response vehicles, thousands, thousands sets of turnout gear, so much more we have to do. critical cancer research. putting more local firefighters in the field since i spoke last october, fema has funded 400 more firefighter position, because i know you know that the things that protects firefighters again, i'll say it, again and again, is more firefighters. [ applause ] >> and as the president has talked about having the backs of first responders when they go into toxic areas, there's been another norfolk southern train derailment. only 200 miles from east palestine, days before the norfolk southern ceo is supposed to be testifying to congress. federal investigators are heading to springfield, ohio where a train carrying toxins derailed last month, this time none of the 28 derailed cars contained haz

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know to be true and that is the rain is going to be impactful for a lot of people in nashville, knoxville storms developing as we get through the rest of the day today. this is going to be one of those days you want to pay attention to having ability to get those warnings and watches because we could see strong tornados developing in parts of the south today and tomorrow and could be the potential to see ef2 or higher. stay tuned on that. also see that threat last tomorrow into the southeast, heavy rain working through basically from the midwest down to parts of texas. we'll continue to see strong winds associated with this system, and we have snow and ice going to be something to be watching as we get into tomorrow in places like the northeast where we'll see the highest amounts of snow totals and places like the midwest where we'll see a couple of inches in places like detroit. >> we'll check back with that tomorrow. >>> still ahead here on "way too early," president biden rallies house democrats at their annual retreat. we got a look at what could be his 2024 campaign pitch. we'll be r

to celebrate his new album's release wallen returned to his high school in knoxville, tennessee. ♪ >>1. this place is special to me, a lot of the people are special to me, in honor of that i'm going to play a concert just for you guys plus one, every single one of y'all. >> that success is coming two years after wallen as many remember was caught on video using a racial slur. he apologized, it caused his label to temporarily suspend him. let's bring in cnn's senior data reporter harry enten who has been looking at these numbers. it's remarkable how many people are listening to this new album. >> you hit it right on the head, 52 million streams, that's the most in one day ever for a country male artist. one thing at a time album. i just want to go a little deeper and take a step back and get an understanding of what it means to have album -- >> this is amaze to go me. >> yes. so the number of songs on top selling albums, i think we're much used to saying closer to 11 or 12, that was the 1991 to '95 average. 2018 to 2022 we get up to 23. now "one thing at a time" look at that, 36 tracks

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knoxville you're under a severe thunderstorm watch also towards chattanooga in the vicinity of huntsvilleabama. i think the worst is over there we had a report of a possible tornado in hebron that was in alabama and now in northern sections of georgia. this is where we're looking at severe weather. are we looking at tornadoes? probably not. are you looking heavy downpours and lightning and strong winds? yes we're looking at all that. and they look terrific interview that you did with that young woman who kept composure she was trying to save her grandmother and her uncle and she really gave us a very clear description of what that city looks like now it doesn't look that way anymore, and she did great under under the rest as well. thank you so much. karen really appreciate you, karen mcginnis. president biden is back in the u. s after world wind trip to canada and meetings with prime minister justin trudeau. it was a friendly and productive visit that addressed a range of issues , mr trudeau announced modifications to the safe third country agreement, which addresses immigration between t

they moved to knoxville and raised five children together. she'll turn a young 100 years old this month. i think it's appropriate during international women's day we honor her. happy birthday, ruth. our kiptry's hero, the men and women of the armed services like ruth coughlin, it is my honor to recognize lieutenant coughlin as tennessee's second district, march 2023, veteran of the month. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to lay out a few facts about the debt ceiling. raising the debt ceiling is about meeting obligations the government has already made and has nothing to do with new spending. since world war i, we have raised the debt ceiling after every -- for every single president. every singl

. >> reporter: the single mom in knoxville, tennessee, is a part-time starbucks employee and full time. she led the charge to organize in the south but said the company now reduced her hours so much, she only makes $80 a pay check. >> that's not enough to pay even a utility bill, let alone touching rent or gas. >> reporter: why stay at starbucks? >> this fight is about so much more than starbucks. it's about service workers and standing up for better for us. >> reporter: others argue unions are now unnecessary, pointing to expanded labor laws protecting workers. >> instead of wooing the workers and providing them with new types of benefits that replace the ones the economy already provides, they have turned to using political force. >> reporter: starbucks is appealing that federal judge's decision out of new york. they argue that some workers have had action taken against them for violating company's policy, not retaliation for organizing unions. schultz will certainly face a lot of questions about that, george. >>> now to a storm across the west. ginger is tracking it from california.

we're going to be watching that closely tomorrow, the threat moves to the east and to the north for knoxvillentgomery, charlotte, a few tornados likely, very strong winds. and winds are going to be a big problem. also, the rain we've got some rainfall rates from indianapolis to dallas, up to 2 inches per hour we've got flood watches from oklahoma to ohio and this is where we're going to have some big problems, also the winds, wind gusts, 43 miles per hour in detroit. 48 in memphis. 44 in pittsburgh downed trees, power lines are going to be a big problem and the snow a narrow band of very heavy snow in the great lakes snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour we could see 4 to maybe 8 inches in chicago 6 plus in flint. 1 to 3 in buffalo. boston could see 1 to 6 inches of snow as well. a very turbulent time over the next 48 hours. guys >> al, we'll be keeping a close eye on the weather >>> something else we're watching very closely today, alex murdaugh's double murder trial. it could be heading to the jury in just a matter of hours. the defense presenting its closing argument this morning after pro

and then we move into friday, we are looking at a severe threat, stretching from nashville, knoxville, all the way down to albany and atlanta, heavy rain, rainfall rates of up to two inches per hour, we're talking flash flood threat h-threat, saturday, from little rock, to indianapolis, icing condition, dangerous conditions from chicago, albany, hartford, down into elkins, west virginia, and significant snow, we can't put numbers on it yet, but from friday to saturday, from iowa, detroit, syracuse, on into bangor, even new york city, may see a mix of rain and snow it is going to be a very, very difficult next 72 hours. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ♪ you don't have to keep tabs on rotating categories... this is the only rotating i care about. ... or activate anything to earn. your cash back automatically adjusts for you. can i get a cucumber water? earn 5% cash back that automatically adjusts to your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle with the citi custom cash℠ card. i love it... [voice vibrating] >>> good wednesday mor

i work for the nuclear piece alliance in knoxville, tennessee for almost a year and i met a man who work in environmental restoration at the nuclear weapons plant there. he said, every year the scientists had -- they look for genetically characteristics, like animals and stuff there were not the same that they ought to be and in oak ridge, the nuclear waste is going into bear creek, white oak creek down to the tennessee river. host: thanks for the input and your concerns here. here's this week that says government sanctioned pollution of our farmland and waterways while destroying food processing and storage facilities no doubt lead to death of starvation down the road. headline from u.s. news and world report on the release of the president's budget, biden warns the biggest threat to economic recovery is republican talks as he tells his job report . here's the president's briefing from yesterday. pres. biden: this may be the part that pleases me the most about the reports is people saying out of the job market is moving back in. there moving back in. jobs are available. if people are wo

i work for the nuclear piece alliance in knoxville, tennessee for almost a year and i met a man who work in environmental restoration at the nuclear weapons plant there. he said, every year the scientists had -- they look for genetically characteristics, like animals and stuff there were not the same that they ought to be and in oak ridge, the nuclear waste is going into bear creek, white oak creek down to the tennessee river. host: thanks for the input and your concerns here. here's this week that says government sanctioned pollution of our farmland and waterways while destroying food processing and storage facilities no doubt lead to death of starvation down the road. headline from u.s. news and world report on the release of the president's budget, biden warns the biggest threat to economic recovery is republican talks as he tells his job report . here's the president's briefing from yesterday. pres. biden: this may be the part that pleases me the most about the reports is people saying out of the job market is moving back in. there moving back in. jobs are available. if people are wo

we live in the same community there in knoxville where they are dear friends of mine. sgt was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead parties listed as the last casualty of war in afghanistan. he was laid to rest in arlington national cemetery i attended the funeral. esther gunderson you are one of the first on the scene to provide medical assistance. of course there's a chance you did so for staff sgt and i know i speak for me and the rest of the good folks in east tennessee and his family we thank you for that. sgt, it was not in my notes but your testimony was very compelling to me. i am not sure the proper way to do this. mr. chairman but i would like to make an official inquiry into how his requests were denied from the state department, to the u.s. military. and i'm sure i'm stepping on some toast which is purely intentional and like to get to the bottom of it for quick sale be part of our investigation for. >> i would love that appreciate that and make them the form of an official inquiry. not questioning brought a lot of things to mind i may swit

it made casting the show a beca call up johnny knoxville, johnny called us and was, like, hey, i'm ap. it is filled with people like that, sarah silverman was like, if you need anything at all, we were able to cast the show. >> if we don't win a kennedy center honor for the show, we have failed. >> you're on your way. before we let you go, we have to congratulate this man, he is the newly crowned champion of "celebrity jeopardy". >> thank you very much. >> what is what? >> what is thank you, willy. >> we were watching, i said, look at ike go. you're on the tournament of champions where the stakes only get higher. >> yeah. >> johnny gilbert retires, i think -- >> that was my audition tape. nailed it. congrats on the series. it is so funny. the first four episodes of "history of the world, part ii" are streaming now on hulu. we'll be right back with more "morning joe." >> thanks. k with more "morning joe." >> thanks. migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy u level up u won't take a time-out one dose of ubrelvy works fast it can quickly stop migraine in its tracks within 2 hours