we broadcasting from new orleans herec television wlae louisiana.e're joined by henry james, who was exonerated in 2011 after 30 years in angola prison. emily maw is director the innocence project of new orleans. how did you survive all of those decades in jail? did you give up hope? your sentenced to life in prison with blac-- >> without provision. >> what happened at the and that ultimately freed you? >> how can they freak me? god for dna. that is what freed me. i cared a lot on my shoulder in prison because i felt like estes wasn't served to me. i'm still feeling today like i am falling short even though i am free. i got four children that have never been talked about. in courtr witnesses that was looked over in trial by jury that was not my pers. the and the fact that officers frame to me -- then the fact that officers framed me. the lady said the officers report saying he got on the scene two minutes after it happened. ok, but i got a problem with the officer saying he transport the victim from the residence to the hospital. and then in the rep

he lives in louisiana .hat proclaimed crawfish capital of the world. >> it's a fairly typical small dowtown in that it does not have any large manufacturing base. i would say there is a significant population of medically under served in this community and a significant number of people who are without adequate healthcare coverage. >> reporter: governor jindal's decision not to extend medicaid, it is bad news for small rural hospitals. >> small rural hospitals like this one will probably go out of business. the pool of money that the federal government provides the state to provide these hospitals to cover people with no insurance is being reduced to fund the affordable care act. and the only way a hospital can make up that revenue is through a population that is covered through medicaid expansion. >> reporter: closing the local hospital would be a big deal. it's facilities like this one that provide vital, every day care in rural communities. >> may have someone who was going to a local clinic for diabetes

how does this louisiana voucher program work? go to students, 250% are poverty lines who attend schools rated c or below. an f school has graduation of 50%. >> a really rotten school. >> they say it's in keeping the desegregation process. >> what is the evidence? is it compelling? >> they only offer two examples so it's hard to tell. the state is contesting this though. >> in some of the cases, the students who are leaving the schools are minority kids making the schools they leave behind more white than anything else. they are actually increasing the -- it's a question should black students be barred from going to schools which give them a better opportunity because they're leaving the schools behind? >> and making them more white? >> it doesn't seem to make sense. what is the evidence in other school districts where vouchers have been tried? milwaukee, cleveland, washington, d.c., on whether vouchers help or hurt desegregation? >> seven of eight studies show they increase integration especially at the private schools where the

this happens frequently in louisiana.s a need for, one, more regulations, stricter regulations, and then there's a two for, two, enforcement of those regulations. >> you have human beings and heavy equipment, and things will happen, but this scale, we didn't see that one coming. >> reporter: patrick is the spokesperson for louisiana's natural relations. >> we drafted new regulations in all activities dealing with solution mining and storage in march or so. if we knew then what we know now, the well might not have been permitted or would have had to be located further inside the dome. >> reporter: is the industry good for louisiana? >> when it is operating like i say as it should within the rules as safely as it possibly can without impacting coastal assets and impacting the community in a negative way it is very good. >> reporter: but the industry has hundreds of accidents every year in louisiana. many minor, but each one increases fears that the long-term health and safety of these communities are in jeopardy. >> grand b

but states can opt out of that expansion and louisiana has.s left johnson and some 400,000 others in louisiana without health insurance. >> people who speak in terms of this being a welfare program, probably have never sat across an exam table from a patient and heard a patient cry because she can't afford to buy her medications for diabetes, for instance. medications that you know if that person is able to take, can prevent blindness and amputations and kid any failure and things like that. >> reporter: republican governor is a well known proponents of small government. in defending his decision not to expand medicaid, he said, quote, soon there will be more people riding in the cart than people pulling the cart. representative lance harris say prominent louisiana republican, he believes the government can't be trusted to fully fund the cost of medicaid expansion. >> what would happen if the federal government had to cut back? what would happen if it did ghetto sought of control that these cuts were then forced upon the state? >> i think it's

representative lance harris say prominent louisiana republican, he believes the government can't be trusted to fully fund the cost of medicaid expansion. >> what would happen if the federal government had to cut back? what would happen if it did ghetto sought of control that these cuts were then forced upon the state? >> i think it's very, very is up he hadding because why wouldn't they want people to get that, you know, medicate? why? >> reporter: sheila, al jazerra. >> according to a study that looked at everything from access and affordability to health care, to prevention and treatment, louisiana ranked in the bottom quarter we vent perct nationally. lawyers for a police officer say he was justified when showed and killed a young black man, he has been charged with voluntary man slaughter he shot him 10 times in a suburb the char slot. farrell was looking for help

just between lafayette, louisiana, mr. presiden madam pd lake charles, two medium-sized cities in south louisiana, just the southern part of our state, there's currently $60 billion of investments being made today because of this extraordinary new domestic production. the keystone is part of this. i know that there are some environmental cefnls i think they're unfounded. irthink they have been disputed by any number of groups. what i am here to say is this is about american jobs. this is about building our infrastructure in america for more domestic production. let's get over this hump and let's get together, as we can, focused on the things that matter to the american people and not undermine this bill. i'm going to end with this: not undermine this bill, which is an important component. but to do what we can to get this keystone pipeline moving in a cooperative spirit, which is not often found on the floor these days. and so i want to just ask the senator from alaska, you know, what he's hearing in alaska? he and i, if i

>> in shreveport, louisiana. >> the captain shreve gators. >> is it louisiana or louisiana? >> it depends on what part of the state, kind of like missouri or "missoura." i say louisiana. everybody thinks their state is a little different from the others, but louisiana really is different. and politics is part of the culture. less so now, but we've just always had such colorful characters, that it was, you know, there was college football, high school football, and louisiana politics. so it is easy to get bit by that bug in louisiana, or probably easier than in a lot of other states. >> who is the first politician you ever met? >> i think i actually shook hands with spiro agnew in high school once. but the first politician i knew was bennett johnston. i worked on the senate race. he had just come off the governor's race and was running for the u.s. senate. i started working on his campaign. he actually was the first one. although there was a director of public safety that went to jail. he was in my father's sunday school class. i guess he would be the first. >> did that have

adrian diaz, cbs news, bayou corn, louisiana.p) (balloons popping) i can see the edge of my couch! (balloons popping) . >>> good morning. we'll have the top headlines in just a moment but first let's head over to the first warning center. good morning, tim. >>> good morning, everyone. looking at another very, very nice day. starting out can temperatures in the 50s. we're going up to a 73-degree daytime high much like yesterday. clouds giving way to sun. overnight lows around 53 with partly cloudy skies. 76 tomorrow for your saturday, last saturday of the month of september. we'll have your complete forecast coming up shortly. >> thank you. >>> in the news this morning, a huge pileup on i-83 leaves several people hurt and brings traffic to a standstill. the latest what happened. >>> the city's top cops speaks out about a fiery crash that left three people dead. were officers violating safety protocols? >>> the commander in chief comes to maryland to drum up support for his hillment care reform -- health care reform program. what h

the rain coming down right now around the louisiana pushing into alabama and mississippi, towards the i-95 corridor as we track along the next several days. as we continue to travel into the i-95 territories, we're going osee that rain fil into virginias. cloudy skies across much of new york state. new york city, by monday we're talking clear skies with a daytime high of 68 and it's looking nice and sunny. take aa look across the north central plains. the cold front pushed through yesterday so we do see a difference in temperatures with the winds pushing in north northwest. fargo, 12 degree difference from yesterday, tulsa 14 degree difference. we will continue to bring you the latest on the tropical system brewing in the pacific. usagi making its way to hong kong, heavy torrential rain. back to you richelle. >> thank you jelelah. fall harvest in the gulf fails to reap the usually result. why the lack of scrimp and crab may cost consumers more. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, >> we have been following the breaking news of the morning. gunmen stormed a nairobi shopping mall. police ha

especially in louisiana.jazerra's stephanie reports. >> reporter: these aunts are the latest pest problem along the gulf coast. they are called crazy ants. also raspberry ants for the best role operator that found the species in houston, they travel in massive cruster massive clusn erratic movements hence the word crazy, she moved her louisiana company to a new offers two weeks ago to get away from the aunts, but these fast-traveling inning second followed her across the street. jerry howard of the university of new orleans says the raspberry ant came from south america to texas by ship in 2002 and they keep moving. >> they are capable of having hundreds of thousands of workers, it's very difficult to get a bead to a single colony and treat it so that you kill it. >> reporter: dr. howard says the ants establish colonies, not in above ground mounds but hidden under. the raspberry crazy ant is in 25 counties in texas. it's at the infestation level in louisiana and parts of mississippi all wait to the florida pa

adrian diaz, cbs news, bayou corn, louisiana.p) (balloons popping) i can see the edge of my couch! (balloons popping) >>> a united fght to seattle was diverted to idaho last night after the pilot suffered a heart attack. paramedics met the plane in boise and took the crew member to the hospital. flight 1603 later took off, and the 161 passengers made it to seattle. >>> well, starting next tuesday, the new state health insurance exchanges open for business, and in each state counselors called navigators will be on hand to help with the online enrollment process. but as mar strassmann reports these navigators have become the latest target over the obama care. >> reporter: in florida there are eight navigator organizations. adrian madriz works at a facility in miami. >> a patient navigator is somebody who provides unbiased information about the plans in marketplace. we cannot make any kinds of recommendations one way or the other about the kinds of plans that are offered therein. >> reporter: the $67 million program is funded and re

. >> reporter: she moved her louisiana mortgage company to a new office two weeks ago to get away fromut these fast-traveling insects followed her across the street. jerry howard of the university of new orleans says the raspberry ant came from south america to texas by ship in 2002. and they keep moving. >> they are capable of having hundreds of thousands of workers. it's very difficult to get a bead on a single colony and treat it so that you kill it. >> reporter: dr. howard says the ants establish colonies, not in above-ground mounds but hidden underground. the raspberry crazy ant is in 25 counties in texas. it's at the infestation level in louisiana and parts of mississippi all watt i to the florida panhandle and pest management experts say it's only only going to get worse. >> we have to be very careful where we park, they run across the dashboard. >> reporter: louisiana pest management expert henry leblanc has been battling the raspberry crazy apt for his two years and has seen them take over entire homes and businesses. >> we talked in the camper it have from the floor, the wall

the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. vitter:man, i rise again to talk about the urgent need as october i 1 approaches to vote n a "no washington exemption from obamacare amendment or bill." this isn't of my creating. i wish it weren't here, but it is here because of an illegal rule issued by the obama administration to completely reverse the clear language on the subject in obamacare. mr. president, let me just back up and give the brief history. during the obamacare debate, a proposal was made by many of us, led by senator chuck grassley of iowa, and the proposal was simple. he said, every member of congress, all congressional staff, should live under the most onerous provisions of obamacare, specifically, we should have to get our health care from the exchanges, where millions of americans are going, against their will having lost in many, many cases the previous health care coverage from employers that they enjoyed. sed that's what washington should have to live with, and there is explicit, specific language put in ob

they're calling for 100% chance of thunderstorms at around noon here in louisiana.n is -- the water levels are not going to get lower. they'll be getting higher before game time. but they will have a game, if there is no lightning, of course, in the area. they will have a game tonight between lsu and auburn, a rivalry going on since 1901. >> so are people planning to get there early? are they rowing in? are they taking their boats over? what's the plan? [ laughter ] >> reporter: i do see two jet skis down here. >> that's a good call. >> reporter: there are two jetskis way down there. you know what, this is proof that lsu people truly know how to tailgate, because they saw the weather conditions. they knew what would happen. i talked to a lot of them yesterday. that's why a lot of them came in even earlier than normal. and they were here friday morning instead of friday night. this is not tailgating for a few hours before the game. they tailgate from friday until sunday -- a day after the game. it's a whole weekend experience here in death valley, which is the place

louisiana's economy has suffered during these tough economic times. implementation offers 26.8 billion dollars in our state's economy and will create over 47,000 jobs in the state of louisiana. contribute greatly to a healthier, more productive workforce. the federal insurance exchange is to those paying insurance premiums by creating a more competitive market and driving down the cost of insurance for everyone. somewhere in louisiana and across our nation there are younger versions of you and ourselves who aspire to go to higher learning without having to worry about whether they will get insurance or not. the affordable health care act offers them access to the american dream by allowing them to remain covered under their 's health insurance, who pay for those premiums. whoseare families children are sick parents who have been diagnosed with life- threatening conditions and have been told they have reached benefits.mum of i say to you our good conscience tells us we must respond to the affordabled health care act has done so, but if you do not belie

stephanie boswell, al jazeera, tibideaux, louisiana. >>> time now for sports. >> my dad is an aggie. a big aggie, not happy tonight. >> this is a big game for him. you take a look at going in, number one versus number six nap was enough to make today's meeting between alabama and texas a&m the college football game of the year but when you add in the factor when the aggies went to up the set last season, this game had no choice tpwou be hyped up as the game of the year. and alabama came if having won 15 straight games away from home and the longest active streak in the country but it was the aggies that jumped up to thriller lead scoreing in the first two drives of the game. a&m went up 14-0 as johnny had offense in the first half. but the crimson tide will find its rhythm and score 35 unanswered points. a stretch that included three touchdown passes from aj mckaren who finished with four touchdown passes an 334-yards in a day and also includeed the play of the game. manzel trying to lead his team back the to victory. this ball tkp gets tipped and alabama safety picks it off and he g

it's not just louisiana. what people hear is my strong voice, i hope for the people of louisiana, we feel it the most, we feel it most frequently, just because of our geography. but every community in the country is suffering from this. we do not have enough infrastructure, water infrastructure. our ports are not where they need to be, our rivers are not dredged to the depths they need to be, we don't have enough to maintain our maritime industry in this country and this is undermining our economic strength and our international competitiveness besides being terribly unfair to people that happen to live along the coast which is 60% of our population. so i'm just sending a little warning signal to the house of representatives, there is no way, no way that this wrda bill is going to go anywhere without the marganza to the gulf in it. it's not happening. this is one of these sort of do-or-die issues for the louisiana delegation. we have waited for 20 years for this project. it is justified from every angle, shap

and this morning, southeastern louisiana.g to lions country. >> lion-up. >> the beloved alma mater of one robin roberts. >> wearing my school colors. >> like it. >> very proud. >> you guys didn't. but i did. >> all right. that's the way we go. >>> we're going to begin with a family feud that almost turned fatal in cleveland, where an anesthesiologist has been charged with attempted murder after am burghing his son-in-law. and alex perez is tracking the case. >> reporter: this morning, a quiet cleveland suburb is in disbelief after a bloody family feud that had panicked neighbors calling 911. >> 911 emergency. >> someone is yelling for help loudly. >> reporter: that's after seth allen hoffer left his home for the airport, to visit his daughter, living in florida with his estranged wife. as hoffer walked towards the car, police say a man jumped out of the bushes, wearing a black ski mask and blue surgical gloves. attacking hoffer from behind with a pry bar. >> there's someone screaming for help. >> we're on our way. >> reporter

connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. >> pretty impressive, actually. >> it is really, really impressive. >> i can do it. >> no. >> alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. [applause] i missed new mexico. i missed new mexico. >> where the hell -- >> by the way, this chick's a looker, too. >> [beep] you! >> that's not what i meant. >> thank you so much, audra. >> hey, look. it's brandon t. jackson. you remember him from "tropic thunder" and "tooth fairy"

he would not come on the show to explain, so let's ask louisiana congressman steve scalise.g on? >> the state estate within a program that allows 8000 children that are low income to have options if they are in a failing school. eric holder is saying that the students should be trapped in these failing schools and not have options if their parents to give them to send them to a scha better life. it shows the warped priorities in the obama administration. john: we a second company have a reason for this. they say that the vouchers impeded the desegregation process. last year, louisiana vouchers increased racial imbalances in 34 schools. >> i do not know where they are making those numbers up front. 90% of the students we are talking about a minority students. their parents are the ones that say that we want our children to be removed from the failing school so they are not trapped in a place where they can't get an education go somewhere else where they have better opportunity in life. why should we deny them that opportunity? is a late appearance thing that i don't want my c

car as part of a police investigation and demanded cash before allowing him to leave unharmed >> a louisiana pastor was gunned down in the middle of a sermon. next, the accused gunman's connection to the church. also ahead, another big step for private space travel and exploration. and later, the illinois state police are set to post guidelines for what it will take to get a concealed carry permit in the state. today was beautiful... things will get interesting this week ... we will have details... break it's been a happy union. he does laundry, and i do the cleaning. there's only two of us... how much dirt can we manufacture? more than you think. very little. [ doorbell rings ] [ lee ] let's have a look, morty. it's a sweeper. what's this? what's that? well we'll find out. we'll find out. [ lee ] it goes under all the way to the back wall. i came in under the assumption that it was clean. i've been living in a fool's paradise! oh boy... there you go... morty just summed it up. the next 44 years we'll be fine. folks have suffered from frequent heartburn. but getting heartburn and then treati

i can tell you in my state of louisiana, louisiana does not love big government. we love a growing private sector that allows people freedom of choice, to choose their health plain, their doctor, their hospital. >> you know where the whole concept of the mandates that people who can afford to buy health insurance, they should buy health insurance instead of just being freeloaders, getting free medical treatment. you know where the idea originated? >> i think you're referring to the heritage? >> right, a conservative think tank. >> in response to a law that requires hospitals and doctors to treat people for free who are showing up. what they were trying to do is float an idea, how do we get responsibility back to the american public. but there are many problems -- >> shouldn't people be responsible -- if you can afford to buy health insurance, shouldn't you buy it? >> satellitely, but i think the problem is that it makes it unaffordable. >> but for a lot of healthy young people it's -- >> we're hearing again as companies approach this, more and more people are find

he would not come on the show to explain, so let's ask louisiana congressman steve scalise.g on? >> the state estate within a program that allows 8000 children that are low income to have options if they are in a failing school. eric holder is saying that the students should be trapped in these failing schools and not have options if their parents to give them to send them to a scha better life. it shows the warped priorities in the obama administration. john: we a second company have a reason for this. they say that the vouchers impeded the desegregation process. last year, louisiana vouchers increased racial imbalances in 34 schools. >> i do not know where they are making those numbers up front. 90% of the students we are talking about a minority students. their parents are the ones that say that we want our children to be removed from the failing school so they are not trapped in a place where they can't get an education go somewhere else where they have better opportunity in life. why should we deny them that opportunity? is a late appearance thing that i don't want my c

hospitals, charities, catholic diocese and religious colleges, including louisiana college in my own state are at various stages of defending their first freedom against administration's constitutional h.h.s. mandate. instead of supporting blishers, groceries, electricians, doctors, nurses, teachers and professors, obamacare strips away the ability for these individuals to live their lives in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs. this administration is relentlessly lambasted the religious freedom of hardworking americans, threatening ruinous fines for noncompliance. and again companies such as hobby lobby, a well-known arts and crafts store that started out just as one single store,

upon completion it's going to take about ten days to get it 300 miles off the coast of louisiana, and it has to travel through this channel. the company's engineers are working on new technologies, including seismic processing, letting them see deeper below the earth's surface. innovation that just ten years ago seemed unthinkable. >> years ago we could not see the reservoirs below salt. now for jack saint melo we're able to understand what's below the salt, determine the size of the reservoirs and help us in developing projects like this. >> but investment in technology isn't just being made for production purposes. it's also being made for safety. >> when we start designing a facility designing a well we're already thinking about how can we execute this work safely, how can we produce, use the facility, produce the wells, not only on day one but on the 30th year of production. >> despite the challenges bp

katrina jackson as a state representative from louisiana. kathy kliebert is the secretary for hospitals in the state of louisiana. eleanor so is the state senate for the state of florida and matthew hudson is a state representative from the state of florida. pursuant to committee rules all witnesses must be sworn in before they testify. and by ms. speier's demands as well. i'm just getting. we do ask you to rise and raise your right hand. [witnesses were sworn in] thank you. you may be seated. let the record reflect all the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. thank you for the. we will have some good discussion with this. please limit your testament to five minutes. you have the clock and for neither will start us as you begin. please note we need you to build to push a button to make a microphone life. we will need you to get as close as you can to make sure we can your every syllable that you say. so with that i would like to recognize our first person, lieutenant governor. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member's. minus jeff c

the biggest boy in louisiana at the time. he said this huge company was his enemy, criticizing precipitously and constantly come making speeches to people struggling to pay their utility bill because he was at cingular opposition and long became his equal. debbie stabenow is only one of 30 women ever elected to the u.s. senate and she has been reelected twice beating an oval or in more established canada and before that she managed her husband's campaign for election to the campaigning and she said you are the one who likes campaigning and talking to people. she was an incumbent with deep roots and he had more political experience, but debbie stabenow ignored his advantages and believed in herself and her cause, keeping the local nursing home open to those who depended on it. she did not know the inertia of health care policy, nor did she know all of the ins and outs of the nursing home operation. but she knew she if she won, nursing home residents could use medicaid to pay for their bills. she knew she was young, but she kne

he wouldn't come on the show to explain, so let's ask louisiana congressman steve scalise.t's going on? >> hey, john.gr how are you doing? louisiana, the state put in a program that allows 8,000 children at a low income to have real option if they're in a failing school. eric holder is saying that's students should be trapped in these failing schools and not have options if their parents choose to send them to a school that can actually give them aveo better opportunity for a future in life. so it's one of these perplexing things you're seeing and it shows the warped priorities of the obama administration -- >> wait a second. >> stossel: they have a reason for this. they say that the vouchers impeded the desegregation process and last year, louisiana vouchers increased racial imbalances in 34 schools. >> i don't know where they're making those numbers up from because over 90% of the students we're talking about in louisiant are minority students. their parents are the ones who are saying, we want our child to be removed from this failing school so they aren't trapped in a p

. >> a parasite that has already killed a young boy now threatens a louisiana community.ore in the discovery up next. >>> and the biggest game of the college football season is underway. we'll have an update of alabam alabama-texas a&m after the break. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. >> south louisiana is on alert after federal health officials announce the discovery of a rare brain-eating amoeba in the water supply. we have more from st. bernard parish, louisiana. >> hey, shane, let's concentration right here on this little area. is this good for you. >> jeff had been sprucing up the yard for weeks after all he's expecting the whole family. >> sunday we're having a big block here for my dad. we're going to have 50 people here in the swimming pool. >> but he and his wife may have to pull the plug on that p

we have some showers along the frontal boundary between louisiana and texas. the wet weather is truly confined to the pacific northwest. it doesn't look like they're looking at a break for the next 24 hours. all that moisture pushing in off the pacific, and now they have to worry about snow. about 4,000 feet and above could see 10 to 20 inches of snow across the washington cascades. we have a winter storm warning in effect until 6:00 a.m. pacific time tuesday morning. so we'll be monitoring that. as for seattle, all the way down into eugene they're going to continue to deal with showers. we could see a few more across northern portions of california. you can see the next 24 hours, the heaviest rain is along the coast. if you travel along i-5, please take it easy out there on the roadways. look at seattle. when will they see the sunshine? i think they have to wait until later in the week. luckily it will heat up a bit with the sunshine. we'll reach a high of 62 on friday with partly cloudy skies. as we continue to travel across the country, well, it's a bit war

why louisiana said no, and what it means for healthcare in other states. >> show me something that theeral government does that is done well watt without exceeding the budget and without a lot of waste. [♪ music ] >> hello, and welcome. i'm joie chen. tonight investigators had gun to peace together disturbing details of the last months and even last minutes of aaron alexis' life as he began his monday morning rampage at the washington navy yard. by the time it ended 12 workers at that sprawling campus laid dead. with the abundance of red flags in his behavior why didn't anyone see the warning signs? why didn't anyone stop him? coincidentally a deep look of security on navy bases is due to be released. we have been following this story. lori jane, what has been happening with the security reviews under way? >> reporter: joie, the secretary of the navy said there will be a new review of the naval installments. the yearlong audit is about to be released showing significant flaws in the way the navy handles security procedures. just essential staff going in and out of navy yard today with

connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. >> pretty impressive, actually. >> it is really, really impressive. >> i can do it. >> no. >> alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. [applause] i missed new mexico. i missed new mexico. >> where the hell -- >> by the way, this chick's a looker, too. >> [beep] you! >> that's not what i meant. >> thank you so much, audra. >> hey, look. it's brandon t. jackson. you remember him from "tropic thunder" and "tooth fairy" and "bi

it goes back to the french creole thing in louisiana. very influenced french baroque opera. really loud and belting like caruso, they would go in the falsetto and saying a lot of embellishments. that's why he loves doo- wop. >> he is one of the best and the last of the great doo-wop singers. he is much more related to french baroque opera. belters like wilson pickett. but those guys sang in the beautiful falsetto and made it a beautiful thing. to ask yous going this question last night but we ran out of time because there was so much to get to and i can do justice to everything in this book. but every time i talk to you, i am always struck

and the doctors, we were near shreveport, louisiana.he doctors had a knife like a butter knife and they started doing this with it. i thought they were not paying much attention to me. they were starting to get the glass out. and they said they had to hurt me. so they could tell where the glass was. ain't been back to them no more. is a harrowing story about an accident on a tour bus in your career. that arm was damaged, but obviously not damaged so badly that you could not recover and still play. what would you have done if your arm had been so damaged that you could not play guitar know more? >> i probably would have gone back to picking cotton. tavis: if your arm is messed up, you could not do much of nothing with it. >> not as much as the day before, but it seemed like it was good as a practice. i was trying to get at with that question, if something had happened to you in the midst of your playing days and you could not lay any more, how that would have impacted you? >> i would go fishing. you don't need a hand to fish. you would h

[applause] [applause] >>> on this weekend louisiana congressman is our guest. doubling the number of winners and prize money. create a five to seven minute documentary on the most important thing you think congress should consider. need more information? visit studentcam.org. >>> up next a look how american house hold are handling their finances and health insurance coverage. from washington journal, this is forty minutes. >>> america by the numbers we want to introduce you to ron who is the senior fellow of economic studies at brookings here in washington, d.c. and the codirector of the senator on children and families also in brookings institution. good morning, thank you football being with us. the u.s. sense us is bureau. a number new on income equality, and insurance rates. let's begin with the north carolina numbers. >> this is a big week national number were -- [inaudible] so we found there's not much change on nationally between 2011 and 2012. so income, medium house of income is about $51 ,000 this compared to last year. and poverty rates 15%. inequali

kenneth junior, united states attorney for the eastern this route up louisiana. jennifer babich, the washington time warner for cable. ryan dalton, the city of new orleans midnight basketball former gangand a member. and matt friedman, a video producer for the associated press. [applause] our guest today say one of the greatest epidemics facing our country is the death of african- american men and boys at the hands of other african-american men and boys. philadelphia mayor michael nutter and new orleans mayor mitch landrieu are here to talk about their initiative to reduce violent crimes in major cities. in new orleans, that effort is for life.ola mitch landrieu held a rich direction up louisiana politicians. sister mary is the u.s. senator. father moon was a one-time mayor of new orleans and secretary of housing and urban development. asy landrieu also served lieutenant governor of louisiana for two terms, including when hurricane katrina slammed into the state. no stranger to washington, mayor landrieu is intended -- attended cap again diversity. he attended th

louisiana governor huey long, my favorite example of this truism, knew it too.before he was governor, long was 25 and running as an unknown for a seat on the louisiana public service commission, but he didn't spend his time writing position papers or trying to get the big boys to like him. he picked a fite about rate increases -- a fight about rate increases with standard oil. he said this huge company was his enemy, criticizing it vociferously and constantly, making speeches to people struggling to pay their utility bills because he was its singular opposition, huey long became its equal. debbie stabenow is one of 30 women ever elected to the u.s. senate, and she's been reelected twice. stabenow was in her mid 20s when she first ran for office in michigan, beating an older and more established candidate. before that she managed her husband's campaign for election to the county board of commissioners. when he lost, he said to her, you should run. you're the one who likes campaigning and talking to people. stabenow's opponent was an incumbent with deeper roots in

adrian diaz, cbs news, bayou corn, louisiana.p) (balloons popping) i can see the edge of my couch! (balloons popping) >>> well, good morning and welcome to wusa9. today is friday, which makes everything so much better. no matter how many technical problems you have, traffic, bad weather, it's friday. we'll get through it together. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> sounds good to me. good morning, i'm mike hydeck. happy friday monika. >> the commuters deserve this friday. >> what a week. yesterday was awful. >> really rough. >> weather-wise? not a problem. >> yeah -- >> say it again. >> looking fine on this side of the desk. we have no issues a couple of clouds this morning. they'll be around for a few hours and then more sun this afternoon but it looks dry and nice and pattern is going to be around technically another week. >> okay. >> yeah. >> i just don't see much significant weather headed our way. we can take this weather for a while but if it goes much longer you'll get some cranky meteorologists around because it ge

andre perry has worked with charter programs in louisiana, and is currently the dean of urban education davenport university in michigan. a p hurricanesd student who grew up in mississippi. he supports investing in education. welcome toe the stream. >> richard, i want to start with you, there are a number of charter schools particularly in the south, with if you look at the demographic makeup, they are not particularly racially diverse. and that's leading some people to conclude, that charter schools are contributing to a resegregation of america. absolutely. >> sew the thing about charter schools is because they are not neighborhood schools the potential is they could be much more integrated. the last two -- they choose to go further from home, to an integrated charter school. research from ucla and other places has found that our regular public schools are already very segregated and charter schools are even more segregated. we have a lot popping up, that are designs for a particular group. you will have some charter schools that are aimed primarily at whites and that's a problem not

what about mary landrieu of louisiana? obamacare is also hurting her hard-working taxpayers in that state. july, in owner of a diner told the senator that he may have to lay off as many as 16 workers. working, are middle-class americans trying to make ends meet. finally, what about mark of alaska? through obamacare americans across the country could be hit with a rate shock. in alaska, premiums could rise between 30% and 80%. what is the senator going to do about this? will he vote to keep obamacare in place? we want the senate to join us. >> while we had a victory today for the american people. and we had a victory for common sense. >> yeah. >> amen. bachus said it right several months of what ago when he said this law is a train wreck. and the president said if we pass this law, health care costs will go down. now we find out health care costs are going up for most americans. the president said if you like the health insurance policy have, you can keep it. we found out that is not accurate, either. in the coming months,

people would think florida, you know, somewhere up and down the coast of louisiana may be. just don't know if you're going to get hit are not. >> and that is why you should ask your independent insurance agent about the cost of flood insurance and don't forget that just because your home owners mortgage company may require the flood insurance, that is the building that they're requiring. don't forget about protecting your content which is all others side. gerri: just on the line, policies are not sold by the federal government. they are sold by agents. thank you for that. it is great to see you, as always. well, more to come this hour, including advice on your bank account. and if you can never have too many of them. hopefully to get where you're going faster, the latest on plans to raise the national speed limits. your reaction. stay with us. ♪ thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousan