lamarr was a governor, he was helpful.if you are out recruiting people it is very helpful to have your u.s. senators weigh in. >> what is the lesson -- >> to talk to everybody. if you look at the way all three of us have campaigns -- >> famous for that when he was governor, going into urban communities read >> literally walked across the state. i was too disconnected. he said start in the upper northeast corner of tennessee and walked to memphis. he did not do it straight. as he went straight across, it would be about 450 miles. upper northeast tennessee, you are closer to canada and memphis. -- than memphis. his point was, he would talk to everyone. it has been a good lesson. number one, campaign everywhere and do not say, those aren't our voters. number two, talk about what you would do, practically. it is a very red state, but a pretty practical states. and varied. it is -- memphis is different from knoxville or chattanooga. to be governor, you had to convince the people in west tennessee that you are from the same worl

. >> one of my jobs was putting up with lamarr when he ran in 1978.aughter] >> what is the advantage of having a governor as a candidate for president? >> again, if you look up here, in washington there hasn't been a budget proposal. one argument i would make is even with democrats and mayors, they all tend to become a little bit more pragmatic. you might say the same thing about republicans. >> [inaudible question] >> i think first of all, it is about quality of life. [inaudible] we worked really hard, we put together a package, at the end of the day, when i was asking about it, how did you decide to come here, they just wanted to live here. so if you look at the strong pockets of growth, it's about quality of life. >> i wanted to ask you about tennessee. one politically thing that is fascinating to me is democrats are as strong as al gore's home state. some governors, the democratic party has really done well. >> you have to go back through history. i'm going way back on you. joining the confederacy, the last to succeed in the first backend. >> back

lamarr was a governor, he was helpful.if you are out recruiting people it is very helpful to have your u.s. senators weigh in. >> what is the lesson -- >> to talk to everybody. if you look at the way all three of us have campaigns -- >> famous for that when he was governor, going into urban communities read >> literally walked across the state. i was too disconnected. he said start in the upper northeast corner of tennessee and walked to memphis. he did not do it straight. as he went straight across, it would be about 450 miles. upper northeast tennessee, you are closer to canada and memphis. -- than memphis. his point was, he would talk to everyone. it has been a good lesson. number one, campaign everywhere and do not say, those aren't our voters. number two, talk about what you would do, practically. it is a very red state, but a pretty practical states. and varied. it is -- memphis is different from knoxville or chattanooga. to be governor, you had to convince the people in west tennessee that you are from the same worl

. >> the united states of america verses barry lamarr bonds. >> good morning. >> the case went beforeppeals court in san francisco yesterday. defense lawyers asked a three- judge panel to throw out bonds' felony conviction for obstruction of justice. that conviction is tied to his testimony during a grand jury hearing into the balco steroids scandal almost ten years ago. >>> 7:47. forensic examiner, have not yet identified the remains found in a burned out cabin in big bear. but police say all of the evidence points to accused killer and former l.a. police killer, christopher dorner. bob decastro is live in big bear. two of the last people to see dorner alive are opening up about their encounter. good morning, bob. >> reporter: yeah, those -- that couple was first believed that this couple were maid that had stumbled upon and gone into to clean an empty and vacant cabin. it turns out the couple were the owners of the cabin. they say that on tuesday, they had walked into the cabin to see that christopher dorner was inside and that christopher dorner tied them up. they said that christo

anthony lamarr jones is charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of janelle conway allen. month. jones is scheduled to appear in court this thursday. if found guilty, prosecutors say he could be eligible for the death penalty. he's being held without pail. >>> morgan hill police are looking for two men who they say robbed a 7/11. it happened after 2:00 a.m. last wednesday morning at the store on main avenue. police say two men, one armed with a semi-automatic gun, the other with a metal bat stole money and lottery tickets before running away. both were wearing dark clothes, gloves and ski masks. no one was injured during the alleged robbery. >>> new information about the deadly valentine's day shooting at the home of oscar pistorius. cnn is reporting that his girlfriend, model reeva steevkamp, was shot four times through a bathroom door. pistorius reportedly picked her up and carried her downstairs while she was alive. there are also reports that banned steroids were found inside the home. s&p's agent says he's -- oscar pistorius's agent says he's canceled all appearances.