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>> polk county. do you know about polk county? >> heard about it. >> they are very serious. >> they don't have to worry about me coming back, i'll tell you that. >> first thing that happens is they are going to go to jail. next thing is going to happen is they are going to read about themselves in the paper of widest circulation in the county. then they are going to get to come to depositions or hearings or motions repeatedly at the courthouse. life is miserable. life is miserable for using bad judgment in polk county. >> all i saw tonight were little girls with not just one horrifying stories, all of the stories were horrifying. one girl, jacqueline, her mother sold her to a pimp at age 15. another girl was molested since age nine. her mother didn't believe her. >> this is sad. to me, a sad comment on society now days. seems like the family system is broken down. and we see a lot more -- a lot of people look at prostitution as a victimless crime. it's not. >> anyone who thinks that is involved in archaic thinking. aside from the
>> polk county. do you know about polk county? >> heard about it. >> they are very serious. >> they don't have to worry about me coming back, i'll tell you that. >> first thing that happens is they are going to go to jail. next thing is going to happen is they are going to read about themselves in the paper of widest circulation in the county. then they are going to get to come to depositions or hearings or motions repeatedly at the courthouse. life is miserable....
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and polk county produces more of it than any other county in the state, with about 30 million boxes harvesteder year. chances are pretty good if you had an orange today, it came from polk county and a migrant worker picked it. the thing for me i don't understand is everyone says we got high unemployment rates but there are all these jobs that no american citizens will apply for. people could pick oranges, strawberries, pick whatever, but they don't. so, today, hopefully i'll start to gain some insight into exactly why that is. >> good morning. welcome. how may i help you? >> i wanted to speak to someone about getting a job in agricultural. >> okay. >> polk is a job placement center for polk county residents. they help place workers in all kinds of industries, including the agricultural industry. it's the perfect place for me to find a job. people who pick produce like oranges can come here and basically find out what jobs are available within the community. >> morgan spurlock? >> yeah. so what i want to find out is how hard is it to get one of these jobs? are there not enough americans to fil
and polk county produces more of it than any other county in the state, with about 30 million boxes harvesteder year. chances are pretty good if you had an orange today, it came from polk county and a migrant worker picked it. the thing for me i don't understand is everyone says we got high unemployment rates but there are all these jobs that no american citizens will apply for. people could pick oranges, strawberries, pick whatever, but they don't. so, today, hopefully i'll start to gain some...
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in polk county, arkansas, a tree fell on a man's camper. the national weather service pricks nasty conditions continuing through sunday -- predicts nasty conditions continuing through sunday. >>> organizers of the dallas marathon canceled sunday's race because of the weather. topper will have more about the weather heading our way on sunday in about seven minutes. >>> the weather is not so great either, but that couldn't put a damper on the national christmas tree lighting ceremony. check this out down here. that's aretha franklin live on stage even as we speak. >> see how the marine is holding the umbrella. >> can't let rere get wet. let's be real. take a look at the tree. >> isn't it beautiful? >> coming up i think we in a even see the president pull -- we may even see the president pull the switch. >> he's done that already, but we'll see it again. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> great. and fi >>> tonight some welcome news about jobs. the labor department says businesses added 203,000 jobs in november. that is 20,000 more than some
in polk county, arkansas, a tree fell on a man's camper. the national weather service pricks nasty conditions continuing through sunday -- predicts nasty conditions continuing through sunday. >>> organizers of the dallas marathon canceled sunday's race because of the weather. topper will have more about the weather heading our way on sunday in about seven minutes. >>> the weather is not so great either, but that couldn't put a damper on the national christmas tree lighting...
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welcome to polk county. >> aside from the fact that it's a public health problem.de from the fact that it's morally corrupt, the reality is these girls aren't choosing to do this on their own. >>> tonight, msnbc goes undercover with the men and women of the polk county sheriff's office as they work to rescue girls and young women
welcome to polk county. >> aside from the fact that it's a public health problem.de from the fact that it's morally corrupt, the reality is these girls aren't choosing to do this on their own. >>> tonight, msnbc goes undercover with the men and women of the polk county sheriff's office as they work to rescue girls and young women
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welcome to polk county. >> aside from the fact that it's a public health problem.ct that it's morally corrupt, the reality is these girls aren't choosing to do this on their own. >>>
welcome to polk county. >> aside from the fact that it's a public health problem.ct that it's morally corrupt, the reality is these girls aren't choosing to do this on their own. >>>
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polk county, tennessee. it's a dreary, chilly morning, and wdfe news cameraman is covering the story of a boulder that has fallen on u.s. 64. >> originally we were just going to try to get pictures of a boulder in the road. we didn't know how big. we didn't know if there were any cars trapped underneath. >> when reporter bill mitchell arrives the road is closed to traffic and the tennessee department of transportation, better none as tdot, is using a giant hydraulic hammer to break up the enormous rock. >> it was huge. it was massive. it covered up an entire lane of the road. they were hitting this thing with all they had, and it was not cracking. you can see little splitters of rock fly up through the air. as far as breaking that thing apart, it wasn't going anywhere. >> the 24-mile two-lane highway goes through a narrow pass called the gorge and is flanked by little frog mountain on the one side and the ocoee river on the other. the trip through the ocoee gorge normally takes 20 minutes, but with the road
polk county, tennessee. it's a dreary, chilly morning, and wdfe news cameraman is covering the story of a boulder that has fallen on u.s. 64. >> originally we were just going to try to get pictures of a boulder in the road. we didn't know how big. we didn't know if there were any cars trapped underneath. >> when reporter bill mitchell arrives the road is closed to traffic and the tennessee department of transportation, better none as tdot, is using a giant hydraulic hammer to break...
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just about 85 miles north and west of little rock, arkansas, in polk county. and another person was killed and it's being blamed on the wintery weather yesterday right here in arkansas. i talked with -- there's about 11,000 people all across the state that don't have power right now, 11,000. they're also telling me they're getting assistance from other states, other municipalities, about 5,000 strong, coming in to arkansas to help restore power. now, let's go south to the city of memphis, from where i am standing right now. there they're dealing with major ice problems. powerlines down. 4,000 people without power. but it's hoped to be restored incredibly soon. back to you. scott, thank you very much. in the meantime, the chief meteorologist is tracking the path of the storm very closely. rick, what are you finding out? >> kind of two pieces. one is the old air in place and then there's the ice, rain, snow part across the south. this isn't a storm. this is just solidly cold air. it's an arctic high pressure that hays moved down across the u.s. and winds across
just about 85 miles north and west of little rock, arkansas, in polk county. and another person was killed and it's being blamed on the wintery weather yesterday right here in arkansas. i talked with -- there's about 11,000 people all across the state that don't have power right now, 11,000. they're also telling me they're getting assistance from other states, other municipalities, about 5,000 strong, coming in to arkansas to help restore power. now, let's go south to the city of memphis, from...
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. >> reporter: his job is to get snow and ice off the roads in polk county, wisconsin.illiant classic wisconsin idea. >> why couldn't we use brine water made from a cheese factory. >> reporter: that's what these bricks of mozzarella are floating in. it is basically salt and a little product. he test some product from the local cheese factory and found out that it works great for clearing roads. >> got the green light to go. and now we're running it in all of our trucks. >> reporter: the cheese brine is mix in with the salt which goes on to the road. it helps keep the salt actually on the highway and it is a perfect thing to mix with the salt because cheese brine doesn't freeze at low temperatures. it does, however, have a little bit of an odor to it. >> the roads smell like wisconsin. they smell like cheese. >> reporter: actually that is just a joke. brine water does have a cheese smell to it but doesn't stink up the roads. it does, however, save money. >> the first year we figure we saved 40,000. >> reporter: and the snow plow drivers like it. >> it burned the ice way
. >> reporter: his job is to get snow and ice off the roads in polk county, wisconsin.illiant classic wisconsin idea. >> why couldn't we use brine water made from a cheese factory. >> reporter: that's what these bricks of mozzarella are floating in. it is basically salt and a little product. he test some product from the local cheese factory and found out that it works great for clearing roads. >> got the green light to go. and now we're running it in all of our trucks....
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he's a pillar in the lakeland and polk county communities, he's active in rotary club, a man of god and has a fantastic sense of humor. he's served churches across the country prior to coming to first presbyterian church in lakeland in 1999. his messages are encouraging and always resonate with me. i'm honored to have him as my pastor and my friend. i join countless others for the privilege to serve and to have him give the opening prayer here today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i ask unanimous consent -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> we all know that this administration is desperate to enroll young, healthy americans in the exchange plans. a recent add campaign from progress now colorado show
he's a pillar in the lakeland and polk county communities, he's active in rotary club, a man of god and has a fantastic sense of humor. he's served churches across the country prior to coming to first presbyterian church in lakeland in 1999. his messages are encouraging and always resonate with me. i'm honored to have him as my pastor and my friend. i join countless others for the privilege to serve and to have him give the opening prayer here today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for...