how does medicaid manifest itself in a place like marion county? guest: alabama is one of the states that have expanded medicaid. medicaid have expanded . alabama chose not to. the previous governor felt strongly against medicaid. he believed it was a broken system. he left all those federal dollars on the table. as a result marion has 20% uninsured. medicaid expansion gives to a little bit over $16,000 for 2017. is underunty average $16,000. we are talking about this piece in harper's magazine. ron calling from west texas. caller: good morning. wonderful washington journal. just awesome show. i have a couple of questions for the guest. ifh the aca have worked implemented if design -- as designed with all the states , if allanded medicare the states had set up the exchanges? would the aca -- would it be running strong right now? million of new10 people who have been insured under the aca what is an approximate amount of those who are african-american? margin betweener african-americans? just 50/50.ically 50% weight folks in 50% folks of color. or i

.>>> searchers in marion county spent the day looking for a 70- year-old man who fell from his boat yesterday afternoon friends say the man who went missing is the owner of a well- known oyster company. alex savage is live with more.>>> reporter: boats and jet skis were in the water as the search continues for todd friend, who fell from his motorboat into the waters of tomales bay yesterday afternoon. he was on his way back from a trip to plant oyster seeds. fellow boaters saw him go overboard i called 911 for help. he was wearing waders when he went into the water and he did not have a life jacket on. searchers eventually found his boat empty and going in circles. >> so many things can go wrong. boats are fast and dangerous.>>> reporter: today some of his employees were out on boats to search for friend, who spent the past 30 years harvesting oysters in the waters of tamales bay. sean o'brien says friend is a strong swimmer. >> do not underestimate todd. he is an incredible individual. hope for the best, prepare for the worst.>>> reporter: friend has owned the tamales bay oyster company alon

manifestsedicaid itself in a place like marion county?uest: well, alabama is one of the states that has not expanded medicaid. so far, 31 states have. alabama chose not to. the previous governor, robert bentley, felt very strongly against medicaid. he felt like it was making what he called "able-bodied individuals depend on the government," so he left on the federal dollars on the table. as a result, marion has 20% uninsured. so medicaid expansion gives medicaid to people who are within 138% of the federal poverty line. that is a little over $16,000 for 2017. in harry county, the average income is under 15,000, so imagine if they had expanded medicaid. a huge swath of people would have gotten insurance. helenwe're talking to dr. ouyang. if you live in the eastern time zones, call (202) 748-8000. if you have in the mountain and pacific time zones, call (202) 748-8001. and if you happen to live in a rural area and can speak to the issue directly, we would love for you to call in. give us a call. let's go to ron. good morning, ron. caller: g

one-third of marion county is still underwater, and first responders had to make 50 water rescues andrginia attorney general is warning about price gouging after the storm. >>> one year after what was a deadly and devastating flood, folks who live here are celebrating the resilient the community. they paused to remember the three people who lost their lives during last year's flood. today there will be a prayer service to honor their lives. nearly all of the damaged businesses back up and running, and now the city is focussing on keeping this from ever happening again, and the community will get $18 million in local, state and federal funds to help prevent future disasters. >>> and then thousands of tourists were evacuated from two islands after a construction crew cut a transmission line, and everybody except for residents are being ordered to leave, and it's the height of tourist season in the region, and business owners say they are worried this is going to have a big impact on their bottom lines. crews continue to work this morning to repair that line. >>> while many of us slept o

at least one-third of marion county, we know, is still underwater.ponders have had to make close to 50 and dozens of roads closed to traffic. the attorney general is warning against price gouging after the storm. >>> a year after what was a devastating and deadly flood in ell cott city. today there will be a prayer service to honor their lives. nearly all of the damaged businesses are back and running, and ellicott city are getting funds to help prevent future disasters there. >>> today the u.s. military flew two b-1 bombers over the peninsula, and conducting a missile defense test up in it's happening? it's happening because of north korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. >> striking new images released by north korea allegedly throwing the intercontinental ballistic missile that could put u.s. cities in staking range. the missile fell into the sea just 230 miles off the coast. the videos have not been independently verified by nbc news. the late-night launch was supervised by kim jong-un, who called the missile test a searers warni

teachers in the marion county school district and florida are being told not to assign homework for studentsn elementary school. instead, students must read or have someone read to them for 20 minutes a night. the superintendent says research shows reading has more of a positive effect in homework. some parent support the concept, others are against no homework policy. they say children will forget what they learned in class if they do not follow it up afterward. >> this brings us to our question of the day. you think schools should do away with homework ? >> this is a close one. 57 percent of people think homework should stay around. 43 percent of people agree with the decision to just get rid of it. >> you can take the poll on our website, ktvu.com. or honor this book or twitter pages. more to come. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap

. >>> teachers in the marion county school district being told not to assign homework to students inschools and instead students must read for 20 minutes a night. they say research shows reading has more of a positive effect than traditional homework. some parents are against the policy saying children will forget what they learned in class. our question of the day is based on this. do you think schools should do away with homework? let us know by voting on the ktvu twitter page and leaving comments on the ktvu facebook page as well. >> i am all for doing away with homework and am in favor of just reading. check city leaders are reconsidering a crackdown on groups that feed the homeless. we will tell you about their new approach. >>> if you feel like your commute has gotten more and more crowded lately you are right. we will tell you about the results of a new study that shows the bridges in the bay area are getting busier and busier. >> the golden gate bridge does not look too bad but the fog is a little thick. >> it will keep us mild at the coast but hot for the weekend. a look at

. >>> marion county, the not a bad commute to central san mateo. but still it is first degree and we will tell you more about the community when you come back. >> it looks wet for some and warmfor other, kind of like let's move it, on the coast, nice, inland, warming up. the jacksonville fire started into wallaby county, and and that is 73% contained. we expect to get an update in the next hour. fire fighters are dealing with a firefighter, this one burned 180-acre, it is 15% contained. the does of both fires still under investigation, and it is a little later this horning. >> a lot of people living nearby couldn't believe the turned a color of reddish paint buzz the tanker plane fighting the fires accidentally dropped fiery tar can't on the city of fresno. it is a salt-based fertilizer, and it is similar to what you put on your lawn. they say it is safe to touch and it washes off real easy but fire officials are apologizing. >> most people who found stuff on their cars say it is a minor inconvenience. >> oh my gosh, this happened to my car, the --

county where the state is open for business. and randy takes us to the festivities in upper marion.start with tim furlong on the ben franklin parkway. he has the vip pass to the wawa welcome america. things are ramping up there. yeah. there's a couple of clouds coming through that i'm not thrilled about. here is the deal. when it the concert kicks off we had mandy gonzalez from "hamilton" performing out here. warming up awhile ago. this is the view you'll see. can you see some of of the view there? our cable is a little jammed up over there. there is the view. can you imagine. you live in your rock star dream. when you come out here this is the view you'll see locking down the parkway toward city hall and the comcast towers. this is about as good as it gets. the stage will be rocking. this is all set for the philly pops. they're getting ready for sound checks and getting their instruments ready. it you've been here all day and many people have, they've been treated to good music before the concert. they've been pregaming the concert. mandy gonzalez sang five or six songs. she was un

that right in my backyard, right in my district and there are only three physicians county wide and only one in marion which is where it was. the addition of a single care clinician causes the local economy to grow. unfortunately, it's predicted that america will be short as many as 30,000 primary care doctors by 2025, and your march 2017 report, the nature of the fee for service payment leads to, quote, undervaluing of primary care, end quote. mr. miller, my question is can you expound upon the report's findings when it comes to primary care and the salary disparity between primary care and specialty care and the impact that it has on our shortage? >> i think i can, and you know, this is an issue that the commission has pursued for several years and so it shows up in several reports, and a couple of things to keep in mind, and then i'll get you to what we've said about it. you know, one of the phenomenon is if your procedural issue, you get new codes and they get priced at a certain level and then if they, over time should come down because people become more efficient, spend less time. they don't ne

marion. amtrak and other trains also on time. >>> now to breaking news from montgomery county. sky 4 is live over a ups facility along blare mill road. emergency crews are responding to a hazmat situation here. all we know is that several workers are being evaluated by medics. not clear what the chemical is that's involved here, but stay with us and we'll have updates. >> is it ever appropriate for a child to give the middle finger? >> the little boy flipping the bird right at the camera. >> it's censored for obvious reasons. the back story on this is that the fire department asked the child to pose with them and told them, stick up your middle finger because they hope to free his finger when it got stuck in the desk. probably the only time for a child to okay that. >> and mom reenforcing that i'm sure. >>> the stop stories that we're following for you the rest of the bottom. >> and that includes iconic pieces of history. >> and the sale that begins today in atlantic city. >>> we're following breaking news out of montgomery county. emergency crews are responding to a hazmat sit