now on to nashville,tennessee, they faced the defending champion for uconn. >> good luck to them. >>ming up next at 5:00, we are back on storm watch following this wet and windy wednesday morning and we will go live through a new troubled spot. >>> and we are ready to take off, the new traffic concern the building is causing. >>> we are looking at a commute which is still wet, we will have to drive more carefully on the sunole grade and we'll see more traffic as we get to the bottom of the hill. >>> the first of april started off rocking and rolling and there is still shower activity, is this the last one in the day or is another one on the way? . >>> good morning, we are continuing our storm watch coverage and we will take a look at the damage. >>> they had a song called thunder and lightning, will we see anymore thunder and lightning today, that is the big question. >>> i believe them to be minor. >>> a missing snowboarder from san francisco, found a live, the actions he took to stay a life in the -- alive in the sierra. >>> traffic concerns are mounting because of the new apple ca

. >> when i say nashville, tennessee, you will probably already hear country music tunes hearing at the back of your mind. we met up with tom and beth who opened up their truly global living room to plenty of visitors of the years. this time, we got to get a look around. ♪ ♪ >> welcome. come on in. it is cold out there. i'm beth and this is tom. >> i'm tom. >> we have been married for 30 years and this is our living room. first, i would like to introduce to you all the artwork on the walls. most of it has been done by tom will stop >> the parking lot paintings came around because i walk everywhere and i love the beauty of house lines to grade. so i tried to capture that feeling of age and degradation in the paint. >> this is where we feed everybody breakfast or dinner. we love sitdown dinners. one of the things i really don't -- i really love doing in my living room is hosting people. we have been hosting since about 1999 and we've posted about 350 people from 20 countries. there is no way i can truly explain how important these words are to me. thanks for coming and visiting us. i woul

wmn - uconn/notre dame nashville, tennessee 39-0 uconn vs 37-0 notre dame 37-0 notre dame held close until the 2nd half this is the first line in men or women that two undefeated teams have met each other. for other. the net one tonight at,-last night the men won. tonight is the women one. this is only the second time this happened. the first on was the same team in 20042004 70 tiger this year but the masters will still t of. tiger has been the instigator. he is the one that has really propelled and driven the sport. he brought increased ratings, increased sponsors, increased interest. we have all benefited but nobody has benefited more than i. all listen because he has brought so much to the game. they must've thought he was bill cosby the way their roaring anat him. check out the new"my kid has got game set"section we are trying out. if you have barest son or daughter in sports send us the clubs have of them. we ask you don't send us a fight between the kids but if you have something that is wholesome and fund please send that to our web site. 11. stay connected with kron 4 and get

and nashville, tennessee, $12 million on a new lobby and restaurant.ll of the guest bathrooms. >> what is it like? you walk into a room and say yes, yes, no, no? >> designers will show lots of different fabrics. i will ask to make it greener. make this bluer. can this be lighter? darker? we will be in their offices or they will be in our offices throwing around different fabric swatches. >> do you have an idea that this is what the room will look like? >> i did, but it took us a few iterations to get to the point that we as a company were happy. when people ask me what i would be doing if i wasn't in the hotel business, i admit that i'm a frustrated architect. >> you love this stuff. >> i really do. i get excited about what we can create. >> it is a good thing tisch likes picking out the wallpaper. the lifespan of hotels, things like pillows, carpets, chairs, drapes is only about six years. major renovation like this is a major gamble. he admits it will take some time before he knows that it was worth it. >> you make a decision that you hope is right,

joining us live from nashville, tennessee. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, it is called the blood explain when we come back. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. in about a half hour a memorial service gets underway in boston, the ceremony to pay tribute to past year's victims of the boston marathon. >>> detroit may be one step closer to announcing a deal to cut the pensions for city workers. a settlement could help bring a resolution to the bankruptcy filing. detroit was $18 billion in debt. >>> a 73-year-old man accused of the deaths of three people in kansas city will be charged later today. frazier glenn cross faces hate crime charges. he was a former member of the ku klux klan. >>> good morning to you all. the first question i was asked this morning w

. >>> i'm vern glenn in nashville, tennessee, coming up on game day. bottom of the hour, was it the end of the line for the stanford women's basketball team? a wrap up on that game from bridgestone arena in moments ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, chunk of its atmosphere and aimed it toward earth. nasa video shows the modest m- c flare erupting on wednesday. it'll i >>> a huge chunk of atmosphere. the nasa satellite oned with, interact with the earth's atmosphere and probably do, not much. stronger flares in the past shutdown power grids and knocked out communication to air force 1. talk about a flair for the dramatic. prince william and duchess kate arrived with their baby george in toe. first stop on a 3-week tour of new zealand and australia. the skeupbg on >> add an 8-month-old baby to the mix i suspect this trip will buy the monarchy another 100 years. >> reporter: as you might expect prince george has no official schedule and could spend most of the trip tucked away with his nanny. we'll be right back. ,,,, [ grunting ] i'm taking off, but, uh, don't worry. i'

the great thing about it is i started on lower broad way in nashville tennessee. i gained notarity there. i played there for one year. a nice cap off to that was back in the fall, i played the tour for the first time for the grand ole on -- onry. it was really value investigation -- validation for me. i spent a lot of my nights in the backseat of the car trying to make something happen. to pull into the same alley i slept in and go in the mecca of country music. >> a short 5 takes a long time and a lot of effort and a lot of people never make all 5 feet from one door to the other. >> you bet. >> let's take it to the bank. >> let's take it to the bank. ♪ ♪ i've been working my job barely getting paid ♪ ♪ all the money i make i just give away ♪ ♪ to the lights and the water, couldn't get much hotter in the summertime ♪ ♪ my lawn mowers broke so i'm sitting in the shade ♪ ♪ wondering if this good weather's going to stay. i ain't going to waste a day ♪ ♪ i take it to the bank ♪ at the bank you can leave your worries and your troubles just float away ♪ ♪ take it to the

that's a terrible picture and i was in grand rapids and ended up in nashville, tennessee. people gave a lot of gifts to "the five." a lot of shirts and a lot of stuff for bob and eric and -- >> did i get any anything for jasper? >> nothing for jasper. this is any favorite thing. this is a drawing "the five." it's dana. it's a t rex. bob is a steg asawrs. kg is a brack yo sawrs. >> i'm like an iguana. >> i like it that i am bigger than you. >> and i'm a vegetable taran. and you are also a rhino. that's the funny thing. tushe. -- touche. >> one of things we don't have enough things to talk about. something happening in another place in the world that's in the middle east. it's not iraq, and afghanistan, and russia. it's in venezuela. so far, 37 people have lost their lives. more than 550 have been injured. there are reports of torture by the government. the government controls all of the television and radio stations and three individuals from globo vision resigned on air. one executive from globo vision was kidnapped today. so we should be paying attention to what's going o

you are at freezing all of the way down to nashville, tennessee.s one city you do not think of the month of april. the city is even colder feels like the teens in chicago in buffalo. we have a number of freeze warnings in effect out here because the concern of course now is the cold temperatures out here. heather and ainsley more snow in the forecast if you live in minnesota and wisconsin a clipper is moving in today and that could produce more than a foot of snow. >> uncomfortable for us but for the farmers it could effect them. we are watching you this morning. >>> a tense standoff by a nevada rancher and government now a family affair. the bundies verses the reid's. where the cattle battle is heading next. >> the bundy family may have won for now but will the feds be back or will this move forward in the courts. cli cliven bundy has another to contend with terry reid. >> i have something to say to harry. nevada citizens we the people elected you to go out to the united states senate to take care of the united states business which would be like

nashville, tennessee, and that's going to continue to pour down across the eastern side of the countryt around the appalachian mountains. not just rain -- we have still got snow in the forecast. i know it's the end of april almost may, and we're still talking about snow. the rain still remains very much in place right up the eastern side of the country. so we do have storm watches enforce for the eastern side of the u.s., but as i said, laura, we have got better conditions coming into the western side of the us. look at these temperatures, really quite impressive. 33 in l.a., and seattle should touch 29 degrees, laura. >> everton thank you very much. now so-called blood diamonds helping fund devastating civil wars in africa. an export ban could be lifted and still to come we go digging for gems in ivory coast. >>> and in sport, paris should be paying the price for overspending. details later this hour. ♪ vé ♪ >>> hello, again, the top stories here on al jazeera. brazil's preparations for the olympic games in two year's time are being described as the worst ever. the vice president of t

you know, great thing about it is that i started on lower broadway in nashville, tennessee i gained notorietyplayed for the grand ole opry. that was a surreal mement for me, validation and a thank you, jesus moment for me i spent a lot of nights in the back seat of my monte carlo just trying to make something happen, you know? to pull into the same alley i september in and go in and world wide music now, you know it's just -- >> it's a short five feet but take thes a long time and a lot of effort and people never make all five feet from one door to another >> you bet. >> we love this new song. so let's take it to the bank. >> let's take it to the bank. ♪ i've been working my job barely getting paid ♪ ♪ all the money i make i just give away ♪ ♪ to the lights and the ♪ [ music ] ♪ my lawn mowers broke so i'm sitting in the shade ♪ ♪ wondering if this good weather's going to stay. i ain't going to waste a day ♪ ♪ i take it to the bank ♪ at the bank you can leave your worries and your troubles just float away ♪ ♪ take it to the bank ♪ i've so blue fighting and the water's warm. hook line zinger a

nashville, tennessee. if you like music -- >> i love it for a mother/daughter trip. new things to experience together there. maybe mom will let her hair down to some country music. search before you go. it is a must do. get tickets for the grand ole opry. you'll see carrie underwood to keith urban there these days but get them in advance. if you're not into music or want to do something different, there is high end visual arts exhibits and shopping. there is up and coming neighborhoods. east nashville outside the city with boutiques. get your first pair of cowboy boots there. >> such a great city. where should you stay? >> i have a great budget pick. the hotel preston for $115 on orbitz. a neat hotel with fun amenities. >> santa barbara, florida. >> unbelievably beautiful. >> they call it the american riviera for good reason. this is where you go to relax and rejuvenate. book it in advance. they boast one spa per square mile. you want to go all in, go to the spa at the biltmore. a beautiful property. they have all these personalized spa treatments, afternoon tea over

he joins us at nashville tennessee, he joins us on the program. >> $50 million investment - it's goingo make in this organization - what will to do? could this program work? does it take $50 million, does it take more? >> well, probably takes more, but $50 million gets people's attention, probably the n.r.a.s as well. i also suspect that not putting all the money into ads is probably a good thing. there was a heck of a lot of money wasted in 2012 on political ads. they don't necessarily work in the idea of going grass roots, trying a different tactic makes sense. >> michael bloomberg spent money before on political ads and put money to the effort as well. it seems that it helps the n.r.a. raise money. >> absolutely. i mean, it's not like - some people said well last year the n.r.a. spent $20 million, they can probably spend $40 million if michael bloomberg puts money out there. it gets attention, but it's not what drives it, it's the quality of the argument. a lot of times, in the issue of guns, it boils down to such sim plisties. >> those that are for gun control, after the newtown tr

this is the memphis area all clear for now, drifting toward i-40 in nashville, tennessee. we had 31 preliminary reports of tornadoes from nebraska to iowa. this was the one that did all of the huge damage right through central and northern arkansas. again for about two and a half hours it was producing tornadoes. within of this many was a large wedge tornadoes. when we hear the word "wedge," picture a wedge down into the ground, half mile wide, three quarters of a mile wide, winds violent, 150 miles an hour, steam rolling everything in its path. that's what happened with this storm. as we go through the day today, 28 million people at risk of severe weather from louisville to bowling green. this area of red is the greatest risk of tornado today. northern alabama and central tennessee are the focus areas. but as we learned yesterday, it only takes one. >> thank you, bill karins. we will bring you updates throughout the day. >> president obama is wrapping up a state dinner in the philippines, his last stop on a four-nation asia trip. the president confirmed that the u.s. wil

women come to nashville, tennessee, and i am standing next to one the cornerstones, the that landmarkse town, and that would be the grand ol oprey house. few miles away at bridgestone arena. ncaa women's final 4 and stanford is going to try to pull it off against unbeaten connecticut who have beaten stanford six out of the last seven times they faced each other. the cardinals certainly know this is a daunting task. >> connecticut and notre dame have earned the right to be number one seed. i think the media has kind of put them in the championship game to make it some cinderella ball. it would be great to see these on the teams. us in maryland, we're here, if we're going to be someone's hors'doerve, we won't fall easily. >> we wouldn't be here if we thought we couldn't win. we're confident. >> we're not intimidated. we're excited. and we just want to play our game. i think no matter the outcome if we play basketball we will be happier, but we'll be happier if we win. >> if anybody can devise a game plan to work against the huskies, it has to be stanford coach. it worked in 1990, in this

. >> i personally moved from california to nashville, tennessee, personally on taxes, taxes alone was the motive for doing that. i love california but i don't love paying those people all that money and then watching how they just squander the money. it is just disgusting. gerri: there are nice people in tennessee. that is good place to go. >> they are great people. >> i want to point out. we really didn't get a chance into this deeply, obama tax hikes, how many? 137 this year alone. 137. this year. it gets worse next year. the beat goes on. pete, art, thanks for coming on. really appreciate your time today. >> my pleasure. gerri: good stuff. good information. rich will stick around to answer the most commonly-asked tax questions. if you have them tonight he will be there for you. now we want to know what you think. here is our question tonight. are your tax dollars, are they well-spent? are they wasted? log on to gerriwillis.com. vote on the right-hand side of the screen. i will share results at end of tonight's show. >>> still to come this hour, we have a new participant taking "the

. >> joining us tonight, phil williams, chief investigative reporter for wtvf in nashville, tennessee have you back with us. great reporting on this, as always. tell us our audience what is the significance of the subpoenas? i think it's unprecedented that a governor and a sitting united states senator are subpoenaed to talk about a vote in front of the national labor relaxs board. how significant is this? >> i don't think there's any doubt, regardless how this turns out this could be a landmark case. from my perspective as a journalist, this could be very interesting to watch. for example, there have been a lot of questions about who was behind the effort to oppose the uaw in chattanooga. there are rumors about the koch brothers, for example. so we have the possibility here that not only could we have political officials, the governor, the u.s. senator, but also people like grover norquist sitting down, under oath, having to answer questions who is providing money and why. so that in and of itself could be interesting to watch. >> could this evolve to an investigation that would do m

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let me bring in phil williams, chief investigative reporter for wtvf news channel 5 in nashville, tennessee. mr. williams, good to have you on the program tonight. i appreciate your time and excellent work. >> thanks for having me. >> what is the latest in this story from your reporting? >> well, the latest is that as you mentioned house democrats here in the legislature have called for an investigation of the $300 million that was offered up as part of this process. the republican leaders of the general assembly, however, have indicated they have no plans for an investigation and in fact the lieutenant governor has said those calls for an investigation are, quote, silly. >> okay. so you used the word offer. explain that to us a little bit more. >> well, essentially what we uncovered was a proposal that was given by tennessee governor bill haslem's administration to volkswagen, offering $300 million in incentives to help expand the facility in chattanooga to bring in a new suv line. but that offer had one phrase in it that everything rode on that one phrase. it was contingent upon workers c

. >> i went to nashville, tennessee. hung out with my friends at vanderbi vanderbilt.pring game was great. but this pales in comparison. i saw these tweets come through from @joenbc last night. but you open the pictures and there's joe at coachella in the middle of 30,000 screaming fans. i assume they were there to see you. they were wearing their jean shorts and the flowers in their hair but you were at coachella. >> i was at coachella. it was incredible. we have wanted to go for a long time. yeah. we went there. it was an unbelievable scene. that's looking at a hangar with 30,000 people watching fat boy slim. absolutely unbelievable weekend. okay. there's the shocking band. you know who they are. mgmt. i love mgmt. i never thought they were going to be great on stage. i took that picture for kate. that's lorde. but there's joey scarborough. and there's lewis and joey. i want to show you this picture on the front of "the new york times." a big coincidence right here. these are young women with flowers in their hair. lewis also had flowers in his hair all weekend. they

nashville, tennessee. do not believe the jobs programs are working because there are no jobs to be filled after you finish them. that has been my experience. we do not seem to be interested in hiring workers over 50, no matter what skills they have. dakotaandy, hogan, south . i think the job programs work if they are not negative and approach it with a positive attitude. i became a registered nurse at the age of 47. i have had good jobs ever since. host: you are looking at a live iew of the entrance of the white house. he is meeting with insurance executives after traveling. way for the administration to draw attention to their efforts. a phone call took place between the president and the house republican leader, eric cantor. writes about it. hours after the president sharply criticized house earlierans for stalling this year. the president was trying to wish eric cantor a happy passover. the wednesday phone call was disclosed when cantor said this. the president called me after he issued a partisan state

closely followed behind, austin texas, nashville tennessee made the list, as well. >> doesn't hurt thatnch quarter in new orleans. >> there are worse place to say get a college education. >> scientists are stumped, massive numbers of star fish are dying off. >> why they say there is a blame for the sudden deaths. >> union scare park in new york and statue of abraham lincoln there. today marks the 149th affairs since his assassination at the fort theater. >> always a debate for what he did and did not do for slaves. >> how some are looking to profit off the rising cost of your morning cup of joe. >> first stormy weather across the country today. >> i was thinking that the statue of lincoln doesn't need his cape today because it's so mild ahead of the weather system. everything from snow on the northern side of this, you're going to see that in parts of the u.p. of michigan and then a corridor back through the central plains of light snow, a little surprising to see that in april. that tells you how cold that is. the stronger stuff moving, you can definitely see heavy rain in places like

goes, if we're going to get any tornadoes like that today it will likely be from southern tennessee, south of nashville down to a good chunk of the border between mississippi and alabama. we'll watch you later this afternoon. >> they can breathe and exhale soon. >> get through today with misses and no more hits. >> bill, thank you. >>> now here is your first taste of scrambled politics for the week. senator elizabeth warren has repeatedly insisted that she will not run for president and added that she hopes hillary clinton goes for it. >> all of the women -- democratic women i should say of the senate urged hillary clinton to run. i hope she does. >> you hope she does and if she does, she is your candidate? >> hillary is terrific. >>> as the maine republican convention this weekend senator rand paul won the party's 2016 straw pole with 176 votes. senator ted cruz, wisconsin governor scott walker, dr. ben carson and new jersey governor chris christie. sarah palin hit the campaign trail for iowa senator irks. >> she's not one that's going to be told sit down and shut up and sit in the back corn they were

. ♪ >> nashville, tennessee!>> all the way from california, happy birthday, kira! >> whoo! ♪ >> hello, illinois! >> virginia! >> kentucky in the house! >>> we're back now, 8:00 on a wednesday morning, it's the second day of april, 2014, and you know for one of the first times in a long time, we're going to say it's going to get kind of mild in new york city today, maybe 60? >> that would be fantastic. that's very possible. >> sounds downright pleasant. >> it's really good. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. dylan's in while al is undergoing a little surgery on his rotator cuff. and tamron hall joins us, as well. >>> and a lot to get to this morning. and we'll talk about the 16 things you may have never known about flying on a plane. some may gross some of the germ folks on the show out. >> once you know them, you can't unknow them. >> right. >> can't unring that bell. >>> natalie's over at the news desk. >> good morning to you all once again. dozens of aftershocks have rocked chile this morning following

best behavior here as we show you the sunrise in nashville, tennessee.y, very nice. >> pretty. >> let's take a look at what's making headline. ceo of general motors testifies on capitol hill today about the company's response to a faulty ignition switch problem. >>> it is day 25 in the hunt for malaysia air flight 370. and once again, search crews are being hampered by rough weather. so far, nothing related to that plane has been found. >>> and the deadline for signup for health insurance under the affordable care act has come and gone. the obama administration says more than 7 million americans enrolled in this first session. >> okay. we all have suffered through this really harsh winter. we were waiting for spring. but now that might not be such a great idea. the harsh winter could be triggering the worst allergy season in years. >> i like your tie. >> thank you. >> that's all you have is a compliment. >>> plus, matt has more of his exclusive interview with elton john and his long time partner. >> that's right. this morning, their plans for a wedding.

. >> i love this next one, nashville, tennessee. he'll see everyone from carrie underwood to keith urban there these days but you want to get them in advance because they go quick. also if you're not into music or you want to do something different, the first museum has high-end visual art exhibits. and then there's great shopping. there's always up-and-coming neighborhoods like east nashville just outside the city for boutiques. you have to get your first pair of cowboy boots with mom. >> where should you stay? >> the hotel preston for just $115. it's a cute hotel with quirky amenities. >> santa barbara, beach and spa. >> my favorite place. i love santa barbara so much. >> everyone that goes there wants to live there. >> unbelievably beautiful place. >> they call it the american riviera. this is a place to go to relax and rejuvenate. book your mom and daughter spa day in advance. you really want to go all in, go to the spa at the biltmore. this is a beautiful property. >> it is unbelievable. >> they have all these personalized spa

important part is this is moving to the north and east so northwestern arkansas, central tennessee, around the nashvilleunderstorms and the funnel clouds associated with them are headed in that general vicinity and will for the next hour and a half or two, according to the reporting of the national weather service. an extremely serious weather day. if you're in the deep south or around iowa, it's time to make plans. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10% just for combining your auto and home insurance. call liberty mutual insurance at... to speak with an insurance expert and ask about all the personalized savings available for when you get married, move into a new house, or add a car to your policy. personalized coverage and savings -- all the things humans need to make our world a little less imperfect. call... and ask about all the ways you could save. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility.

advance into kentucky and laid the groundwork for later union successes at fort donaldson in now nashville, tennessee, in february, 1862. and at shiloh in april under general grant. despite the importance of this battle, like many battlefields throughout the country, the site of the battle of mill springs became threatened over the years by disrepair and development. in the early 1990's the u.s. department of interior classified the site of the battle of mill springs as one of the most endangered battlefields in kentucky. it might have slipped into the pages of history, with no living monument to it, had it not been for a group of concerned citizens in the community who came together in 1992 out of concern that the site would be lost forever. today, thanks to the mill springs battlefield association , along with determination from state and local officials and the civil war trust and the national parks conservation association, hundreds of acres of battlefield have been diligently preserved. through a partnership of public and private funds, the association has constructed a fantastic 10,000-square-f

tennessee. >> you're going to nashville?in our prayers. >> speaking of books, my old friend cal thomas who is a conservative, and he and i speak together, ones a liberal and one's a conservative, he's written a new book "what works." and the foreword is done by sean hannity. but cal's contention is there's a lot of solutions done that government keeps trying to come up with new ideas for things that have been resolved. if we went back and looked at what worked and not tried to come up with policy -- >> what's on his shoulder? >> a groundhog. >> did you write the backword? >> that's very funny. >> don't forget to set your dvr so you never miss an episode of "the five." we'll see you tomorrow. "special report" up next. >>> the man who crafted the infamous benghazi talking points insisted he did not cook the books. at times heated testimony on capitol hill. this is "special report." >>> good evening. i'm bret baier. the former cia official in the crosshairs of republicans investigating the benghazi attacks says he never deliber

for example, adults with low literacy, which i think is a pretty big problem in tennessee and nashville. what kinds of initiatives have you seen, or what kinds of conversations exist? are universities ever reaching out to community colleges? questions aimed into one another nicely. thank you both. it is my sense that you begin to look at the range of online vehicles that are out there. udacity or any of the others that have emerged. clearly, there is space there for the humanities. if you go back and start looking at some of the courses on the be they thetform, philosophy course or the literature course on 10 -- at penn, there are fundamental questions for the humanities. i think one of the beauties in all of this -- it gets back to something tiffany said. where we inis is the academy can free our imaginations a little bit, and begin to ask the questions. thisdoes it mean to have audience? the most exhilarating aspect is having learners from all over the world who come in different ways. you have pure advisors who come in and embrace the subject matter, or someone who has read times,and

tennessee. right now, authorities blame a two mile wide ef-3 tornado for this damage southwest of nashville.royed an elementary school and left thousands without power. >> all i heard was a loud boom. we went to the window and it was shooting up like a geyser. >> that was the scene in mobile, alabama. heavy rain causing the ground to drop, creating a sinkhole. the waters moved a shed. moved it into a street nearby. that's a day after a tornado in the northern part of the state left three people dead. >>> pensacola under water this morning. hearing from a lot of people on twitter. look at these pictures. the intense rain soaking the roads. they are more like rivers now. there's been one death, a drowning. police are pleading with people, stay home. do not try to drive anywhere. it is just too dangerous. the danger continuing this morning for millions and millions of americans. indra petersons is here to give us a sense of what people are facing. >> we are talking the huge flooding. look at the last three hours here. pensacola to mobile. the last three hours, rainfall rates as much as five inc

tennessee. we're seeing them on the outskirts of nashville. right along i-40, you can see.ing some of these heavier showers right through nashville, just on the south side. also around cuolumbia, crossing 65. these storms are going to die out in the next hour or two. some of these areas are getting sunshine. so we're going to have that warm moist air coming in once again. we have that cooler air from the west. that is going to pull in the possibility of these storms redeveloping this afternoon and some of those could be rather strong. in fact, you see the moderate risk area for today, it's east of arkansas. that's important to note. the target today is through jackson, huntsville, on into southern tennessee. john and michaela. >> they're saying some 5 million people are going to be affected by that severe weather tomorrow. >>> the south korean ferry disaster. cnn getting its hands on the first video of the ferry as it turned on its side. it is tragic to see. we will show you it to you. plus, we'll give you the latest on the investigation just ahead . sfx: bing. >>who's got

huskies beat the cardinal by 21 in november and vern glenn will be at nashville to cover the women's final four. >>> pat summitt took tennessee to 18 final fours. they hired her from tyler to be their new women's head coach. despite being only a few months older than some of the players. >> let's address the elephant in the room. i'm not 15 years old even though i look it. i am 23 and if that's my biggest weakness that's great because inevitably, no matter what i do, that's going to change. >> can't fool father time. the diamondbacks' most popular addition this off season is in the concession stands. an 18" corn dog with cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapenos known as the d bat. at $25 a pop they are already sold out after two games. oh, my god. >> good night, that is a huge fish! >> new zealand native donna pasco set a new world record when she hauled in a 907-pound bluefin tuna shattering the previous mark of over 100 pounds. took over 4 hours to reel this fish in now. you may recall a year ago i remember reporting on this a bluefin tuna weighed 489 pounds sold for $1.8 million. japan consumes three-quarters of the global bluefin

example, adults with low literacy ability, which i think is a pretty big problem here in tennessee and in nashville. so what kinds of initiatives have you seen about the people have been dashed the book of conversations exist? our universities reaching out to giving to colleges working together with them? >> the question is actually -- that's my sense as you begin to look at the range of online vehicles that are out there, any of these others that have emerged in last period, clearly there is space their and for the humanities. you to go back and start looking at some of the courses on the consider platform, many of them, philosophy course or literature course that had hundreds of thousands of participants, as you know, sort of talk to and address questions that a fundamental questions for the humanities. i think one of the beauties in all, gets back to something tiffany said and maybe this is where we can free our imaginations of it. and begin to ask the questions, what does it mean then to have this audience, the ones i've seen, the faculty of talk to is caught in the most exhilarating aspect is

with low lit as city -- literacy abilities which i think is a pretty big problem here in tennessee and in nashville. so what kinds of initiatives have you seen that have people implemented or what kinds of conversations exist? are universities ever reaching out to community colleges and working together with them? >> thank you. and the questions do blend into one another very nicely, thank you both. it's my sense that if you begin to look at the range of online vehicles that are out there, i mean, be it ed ex or udacity or any of the others that have emerged in the last period, clearly there's space there for the humanities. if you go back -- >> we will leave this program at this point. you can see it in its entirety at our web site, c-span.org. this morning, north run grumman's president and ceo wes bush is the speaker at the economic club of washington d.c. he'll be talking about defense spending during budget cuts. this is just getting under way. >> since you became the ceo, so very good. [applause] wes is, grew up in various places in the united states but went to high school in west virginia.

some of the stronger storms are up through portions of tennessee, along i-40, and you can see right outside of nashville, seeing some pretty nasty storms pull through there. no warnings out right now. we have that one tornado watch. ways going to happen is we will see those showers and storms sort of die down just a little bit. with the daytime heating throughout the day, by this afternoon, into this evening, we'll start to see those strong showers and storms fire up once again. this is also going to be a huge rain event. we could see anywhere from 3 to 5 inches in the coming days push to the east coast. so the setup for today, you still have that warm air in place. we have a moderate risk of severe weather right over huntsville, jackson, mississippi. it goeses into southern portions of tennessee. these will be the folks that really need to be on the lookout as we go through the late afternoon and each ning hovenin. just like yesterday, we could see another round of very strong storms. you see the entire area of yellow, we're also under a slight risk. we could see severe weather anywhere from indianapol