>> dean and tammy. both from, you know, tougher had.grounds than i both face greater obstacles than i do. both have far from quitting coming back inpt new ways and found new ways to when it eir lives just seemed as if everything was turning dark. tammy's fiance was shot and killed. she lost most of her pensions before retirement. of economic kinds adversity, dean's father ommitted suicide after being a ort of a failed fire and brimstone preacher. dean went bankrupt, as i said. and yet they both still remain invest in the american dream. whether or not it remains invested in them. hat's the question -- is there still a place in america for people like that. >> would you use the word "exceptional" in a description of the united states? >> i might have once. think we need to come to a appraisal. we're looking at a trimming of our sail, a slimming down of our in the d influence world. we need to create a better society here. we expended all of this wealth abroad in iraq and hollowing outhile here at home. o

i went back and kept talking to tammy. then i began to look at my transcripts once i had finished all of the reporting and realized, i actually have a lot. then it becomes a creative process of shaping its. how do i tell multiple stories, three or four main characters, tampa, silicon valley, the ten celebrity profiles, how do i organize them? i'll begin with dean price. he's the beginning of the book. then break away from him and introduce jeff connoton, tammy thomas. how long can i stay away from dean price before we start to forget about him and then i need to bring him back in. there were all these structural problems like solving a puzzle. it was fun to do. but it really challenged me to the limit to figure out a forum. there was no template other than a trilogy of novels published 80 years ago by john doe's pasos called usa, one of the favorite works of american literature that gave an idea of how to create a kaleidoscopic picture of america by weaving together the story. >> when did you write the preface. >> right at

i went back and cap talking to tammy.i look at my transcripts, once i inished the reporting, and realized, i have a lot. then, it becomes the process of shaping it into a narrative. the real challenge was telling multiple stories of three or four main characters. how do i organize them? i began with dean price. him andreak away from introduce jeff and newt gingrich. how long can i stay away from dean price for the readers forget about him? there are all these structural problems. , but, aun to do challenge be to the limits. there was no template for this. novelsere a trilogy of published 80 years ago called "usa." painted a kaleidoscopic portrait of america by weeding -- leaving all these pictures together. when thehat to say unwinding began -- no one can say when the unwinding began. >> what are the differences in your life that you regret? what did you like in your early years that is now gone? short and isue is like an overture that introduces the characters and images of the book without telling you too up in aguess -

but this time i chose treatment. >> instead of doing time, women like tammy can opt to join a two-yearitation program. >> what do you think brought you back into the street? the drugs or the boyfriend or -- >> the women receive drug and alcohol treatment, domestic abuse and trauma counseling from non-profit service providers. >> i think that what they haven't had in their lives is someone who cared about their success, someone who believed in their success, someone who gave them the tools to succeed as we would give our children. >> oh, i should get rid of this one. >> six months after appearing before judge higgins, tammy is living in a recovery home and is getting job training through the coalition. all of this at no cost to the taxpayer. >> i've gotten so much help, and i'm much happier being clean and not out there walking aimlessly. >> you look very, very good today. very professional. >> while police focus on arresting criminals who enslave women, every friday judge higgins can be found in court, offering women a genuine shot at getting out. >> how long have you been clean and so

tammi, nice to see you again.anks for being back with us. >> thank you for having me back, rachel. >> how does today's ruling, in fargo, what does this mean for your clinic? >> come august 1st, at this point we still have one more hurdle but this was a big one. since we've gotten over this one, we're going to be able to still be able to see our patients and our patients are not going to have to rush in and make an appointment, try to get to us prior to that six-week mark. it's going to give women time to make their decisions. it's going to keep our doors open. >> what do you think happens next in the legal battle? you say there are continuing hurdles. what happens next and what do you expect you're going to have to continue to do in order to stay open? >> it seems like this north dakota legislature, just like legislatures in other states, seem determined to pass laws that are blatantly unconstitutional, just like the judge said. it is going to have to be the courts. at this point we have one more battle. we have a

. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women.it wasn't her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> it's not fun. it's not. you know, you got a lot of bullies here. a lot of them make fun of me, you know, all the time. >> dietz has been deaf since birth. >> i know sign language, i read lips, and i've just been reading lips. >> but as a young woman, it wasn't her hearing that caused her life to unravel, it was a crack addiction. >> fighting, i couldn't find crack, if i couldn't find crack, i'd do heroin, you know. >> her addiction led to a life of prostitution and several arrests. she's currently serving three years not just for prostitution, but aggravated prostitution. >> tell me what aggravated prostitution means. >> what it means is that knowing that you have hiv and you're out there on the corner, walking, trying to get dates. >> dietz was first diagnosed with hiv in 1999. >> so from 1999 to when you were incarcerated, how many -- how many customers, how many tricks d

tammy wynette took it personally. >> oh, really?thing we didn't know. [ laughter ] >> thank you, melissa griffin for joining us this morning. >>> britain's prince harry says he already knows his place in royal baby george's life. >> and like all good uncles, harry says he will be the fun one. harry said yesterday that the new prince was crying his eyes out when they first met. maybe that's why he mentioned his babysitting charges would be expensive. harry says he is excited about the new addition to the family. we'll be right back. >> breaking news out of santa clara about a sexual assault. we'll have that after a break. ,,,,,,,,,,,, announcer: through sunday at sleep train, save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. ,,,,,,,,,,,, choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. people are switching to finish... ... and it's spreading all across america. quantum with new power gel delivers amazing clean and shine,

try explaining that to tammy duckworth, democratic congresswoman from illinois who lost both legs andarm serving in iraq. >> shame on you. you may not have broken any laws, we're not sure yet. you did misrepresent to sba, but you certainly broke the trust of this great nation. you broke the trust of veterans. iraq and afghanistan veterans right now are waiting an average of 237 days for an initial disability rating, and it is because people like you who are gaming the system are adding to that backlog so that young men and women suffering from post traumatic stress, missing limbs, cannot get the compensation and help they need. >> all i can say to congresswoman tammy duckworth, amen and amen. thank you for shredding this guy who would take advantage of benefits that should be going to deserving veterans, and my heart felt thanks to the congresswoman for an excellent presentation. >>> several of paula deen's business partners dropped her since she admitted to using racial language over 20 years ago. she appeared on the "today" show with matt lauer. >> i've had wonderful support. i tell

. >> hello supervisors, my name is tammy and i'm with the training program director at the women's community clinic where we serve 4 thousand uninsured women, we at the clinic celebrate the opportunity for 2 million california residents so have access to health care and insurance through the affordable care act legislation and we work tirelessly to enroll those who are qualified but we also see the health care security ordinance as an important complement, it provides a cohesive and multi-faceted health care institution that institutions the importance of quality preventive care, let me highlight prevention, the significant financial cost and abuser on all residences, in a recent 2012 needs assessment that focused on the western addition fill mer, they use the er as care, i also want to reiterate to the supervisors, the lack of access to care impacts women, young women, poor communities and communities of color, so this ordinance is a women's health issue, they are the sole providers of their families and allows for their children to thrive, it creates a safety net and values health and well

i was tammy, then moret who couldn't understand why it was wrong to sunbathe in central park. alyson, a 27-year-old divorcee, writing characters, and men didn't want to have sex with her because they respected her too much. i was like, nobody wants to have sex with me? and they were like, oh, i respect you too much. i don't want to do that to you. it was terrible. >> wow. >> it paid for my student films. >> did it change your view of sexuality? >> no, because i always thought sex was awesome. it just showed me men will believe anything they want to. >> incredible. more with eli right after this. as well as they do insurance, our bank is through. good point. grab an edge. look there's two guys on the state farm borrow better banking sign. nope for real there's two dudes on the state farm borrow better banking sign. [ reporter ] breaking news from the state farm borrow better banking sign... we're seeing two men that have climbed the borrow better banking sign gentlemen please get down from the state farm borrow better banking sign. phil get the hose. okay he's getting the hose.

i was tammy, then moret who couldn't understand why it was wrong to sunbathe in central park. 27-year-old divorcee, writing characters, and men didn't want to have sex with her because they respected her too much. i was like, nobody wants to have sex with me? and they were like, oh, i respect you too much. i don't want to do that to you. it was terrible. >> wow. >> it paid for my student films. >> did it change your view of sexuality? >> no, because i always thought sex was awesome. it just showed me men will believe anything they want to. >> incredible. more with eli right after this. what is it like to kill hitler? we'll get into it with eli. stay tuned. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions from at&t have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ it's not a candy bar.

tammy's father was a firefighter for 57 years.ront lines of some notorious wildfires eventually rising to fire chief. tammy's brother, tim, retired from the rescott fire department in 2010 after 31 years. >> all i heard is that sean was doing an outstanding job being his first year. >> reporter: his first year in the elite hot shot team. >> that's what he wanted to do. he loved that. he loved his fellow firefighters. >> that's all he could talk about besides his wife and child. >> reporter: sean's wife of nearly a year, aman day is seven months pregnant with the couple's first child. >> there's no words. there's nothing you can say or do that can make things better. we can only give her support and just try to help her through this time. >> reporter: the baby already has a name. >> jackson herbert misner. herbert after my dad what passed away on december 2nd. >> reporter: word began to swirl that this was threatening some firefighters. >> unfortunately, had to to let amanda know that our worst fe fefear, sorry, had come about. of

. >> hi, i'm /tapl tammy. first of all, it's a safety issue. everybody has the right to be in a safe environment and when it comes to getting documentation, i've tried to get my own birth certificate and i think it'd be easier to get his than my own. having a roof over your head, it's the most common, unimaginable thing. excuse me. my tongue and my brain can't get together right now. i take it you know what i'm trying to say. >> thank you very much. i have a couple more cards -- denny collins, lisa marie, daniel pena. come forward please. thank you. >> i'm a case manager at compass. i want to thank you for having this hearing to bring the community together to talk about this issue. i wanted to speak about the families that we surveyed. i know for myself on my case load out of all the families i have on my case load i only have one family that wasn't currently residing in san francisco and that was a family fleeing from dv and that's a group of families i'm concerned about is families who do flee san francisco because of dv and go to other coun

friends from the operating engineers in slew house california east of sacramento, dave spader and tammy casteel. thank you for making that trip. >> we want to acknowledge cliff low of consulated engineering as well and kristine, the director of neighbor's services. and cliff and empire engineering is here this evening. and todd rufo of the economic workforce development and our good friend kathleen carroll of horero bowl and thank you all for supporting our graduates. [ applause ] >> a round the perimeter of this room are the people that are really the grassroots and the life blood of city build and i just want to give a shout out to the staff, carmen's staff and marcos' staff and the young community developer's staff and the ycb staff and this, the group anders and anders. without them doing the recruiting, the case management, all of the services provided, you know, we would be not the program that we are. and the other entities here are the city build staff, again they are all around here. and we had some references to them earlier. and so, if you want to wave or something like that.

. >> good afternoon, my name is tammy scott wiggins and resident of west portal and also speaking on behalf of high husband who is here today. we are very much in support of this as a resident. we would like to say that we are lacking that backary. bakery and it would be nice to have la boulange. we are merchants in west portal and we believe la boulange will be a great asset to the community. >> any additional public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini? >> i'm very much for this. if there is a report if there was an arbitrary for the amount of retail about excess and we don't have that. this is a very good one and one that has overwhelming neighborhood and merchant support and fulfills the need for being the need for a bakery which there is none on west portal avenue. i think it's going to be a great addition to the street. and there are a lot of vacancies on the street in addition most notably right next door. it's hoped that we can also attract something of the former bank and walgreen's. this is a step in that direction because it wi

. >> i'm tammy. i'm with them and shanty asked me if i say something for them and i said i would. you know most businesses they get a cost of doing business increase anyway, but our nonprofits got to come here every year and beg you guys and it's ridiculous, you know, and another thing i want to say is shanty -- i don't know where i would be without them. i have a peer advocate there, and i deal with a lot of idiots and she's able to senior homeless person is a subsequence of a recent fire and an attempt to deal with the problems that come up to alleviate that situation i had to jump through hoops and deal with the various agency nas provide services for people like in my particular situation. presently i am helped by canyon senior center, and i would like to one support all the various

. >> i'm tammy. i'm with them and shanty asked me if i say something for them and i said i would. you know most businesses they get a cost of doing business increase anyway, but our nonprofits got to come here every year and beg you guys and it's ridiculous, you know, and another thing i want to say is shanty -- i don't know where i would be without them. i have a peer advocate there, and i deal with a lot of idiots and she's able to

like tammy wynette. >> reporter: weiner seems to be channelling bill clinton. >> i won't stop fightingntil the last dog dies. >> i will be there for you until the last dog dies. >> reporter: in the september issue of harper's bazaar headlined "the good wife" huma wrote putting yourself out there comes with a cost. in life as in fiction. >> voters need to see you together up on the stage holding hands. >> i want to be a great state's attorney. i can't do it without you. >> reporter: before the latest revelations, weiner was leading a crowded primary race for mayor. he has already had plenty of money in the bank, some say he has nothing to lose at least not politically. >> andrea, to another matter on your beat. that is caroline kennedy's name in the news. tonight, a story i think you first reported was coming down the track in april. >> back in april. she has been nominated. she has to be confirmed by the senate. i think that really is just a formality. she will be ambassador to japan. she has no ambassador experience. there is plenty back in her history. her grandfather, joe kennedy wa

i am tammy wong and a tenderloin resident and leader with the coalition. i am here today to support having a more healthy food in my neighborhood. with a healthy program. we have been working on the assessment in the tenderloin. we reach the time and [inaudible] food products sold in the store. [inaudible] in the area. now, we working -- now, we are working with the store to get them open so that they will sell the fresh products and more healthy for -- it is really important to give our community [inaudible] healthy nutritious food and live a healthy live style and work with them and carry less products and tobacco and alcohol and we are happy you are doing this change and want to see healthier option in our community. we have the right to eat healthy in the neighborhood we live in. we ask you to please support the healthy retail program. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your leadership in the tenderloin as well. i will call a few more speakers. [calling speaker names] next speaker. >> hi. i am vera pitman and i am with the project and in support

. >> burt and tammy began their affair.y had their very first date in the stock-yard restaurant. >> and the honky-tonk row, where wannabes dream of being discovered. >> did y'all see tootsies orchid lounge? get a load of tootsies orchid lounge. it's in the "guinness book of world records" under the most famous honky-tonk in the whole damn world. did you know that a young, unknown singer/songwriter, willie nelson, was sitting up at the bar at tootsies about a hundred years ago, starts to get an idea for a song. he writes it down on the matchbook cover, and that idea turned into the song... >> ♪ crazy >> ok, kids, this is music row. we're in music row. we're in the row right now. >> this is where the stars are made, the deals are signed, and the money rolls in. >> we live here. we still get excited by it. that's the god's honest truth. >> kids, rca victor, studio b, right there. >> that little building is the most famous recording studio in the whole world. elvis presley recorded over 200 songs in that stupid little building

remember she gave that comment, i'm not standing by my man like tammy wine et, stay home, bake cookies, she went out, had her own career. do you think there's a similarity between hillary and huma or is huma being more docile? >> i think she's being more supportive in many ways, right away she's by his side. that's a personal decision, and their marriage, and maybe she really loves him and is willing to forgive and forget, but i think his behavior is very narcissistic and shameful. what he has done to his family and to his wife, he should be the bigger man, i have done enough damage, want to work on my personal demons, my wife has been amazing to stand by me and the voters deserve more, but he would rather go down -- >> some people might say about hillary clinton's example and now huma's example of staying in their marriage. we should want as society for people to stay married. i don't mean you should stay for a jerk, i'm all for having the option to end a bad marriage if that's what it comes down to, but to work on a marriage, it is really difficult. it is the hardest thing in the wor

. >> i am not sitting here standing by my man like tammy wynet.ove hip and respect him and honor what we have been through together. >> though president clint may have survived the affair with monica. >> i did not have sexual relationship with that woman. >> the second chances are not guaranteed for all public figures who flirt with scandal. >> why does though thee wein think he can run for office and why does his wife stand by him and why are young women sedouced by those with power? dr. berm man, great to have you here. i want to talk about these guys and what they do. i first want to ask you, what is it about the men that would cause young attractive women, whether it is you know, the monica or others to be interested in married men who are older than their fathers? >> first of all, power, money and fame are hilo seductive and one of the things that are interesting, nick richey of the dirty.combroke the story. he was on my show and i talked to him a bit. he interviewed this woman for hours and days and months, really there was a grooming proces

crew died and now flight 737, crashed in weather, short of the runway after making multiple landing tammy in that crash, 66 passengers and two crew were killed. we believe that executives are on their way on corporate jets cardios the pacific to meet with officials here, rick, back to you. >> dominick, thank you so much. >> earlier, news conference was held at one of the hospitals treating the victims, here is a clip from that. >> as i informed you earlier, we had ten patients come in the first wave of critically injured patients. they were eighted ed adults and children i do not have an update on the status, as far as i know, they are still critical. after the first wave of critically injured patients, there was a second wave that came in from the scene, we received approximately 17 of those patients. i do not have a full break down. they are krunbeing assessed and being taken in. they range from critical to good condition, they will not all be admitted to the hospital, some have minor injuries and others have more serious injuries and they are being assessed now. the types of injuries i

tammy, this would seem to argue against all the fuss we went through. >> it does.bottom line. >> neil: it does. >> no, no. i'm saying that backwards. i'm saying it helps people. this is what we want. we want -- >> neil: it's not making any difference. >> it is making a difference. here's the thing. first of all wisconsin love that it's motivating restaurants. they have to set up for the plate and create healthy options because they're going to see the restaurant next door is doing it, they have to do it, too, and restaurants are responsibling and have been responding. in fact, mcdonald's hired to us spread the word they have healthy items -- >> neil: we already knew that. they're not wasting their money but we already knew they had healthy items. the calorie count menus are showing across the country is that it's really not altering behavior and people are still as fat as ever. >> that's a very small piece of the puzzle and we're so thrilled that the menus with calories on the board. if you're a consumer you have knowledge and financial is power. >> even with the k

. >> i think it's the -- >> the center criticized her for condemning tammy benjamin's 2012 speech oni am not going to apologize for standing up and saying that it is not okay for someone to say that i am part of a terrorist organization. >> the outside criticism prompted one to withhold his vote. >> i'm not going to vote for her, but i'm not going to vote against. i'm just going to simply abstain because i am concerned, and i haven't learned enough. >> i will be doing a lot of outreach. >> reporter: she will have a two year run at student regent, with the ability to vote coming in her second year. david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, the regents made other decisions including freezing tuition for most graduate students. they also voted to raise fees by 8% for most nursing programs. that will increase the cost of a masters degree in nursing to $24,000 not counting books, room, or board. >>> college students can breathe a little easier tonight, after congress struck a deal to head off big increases in interest on student loans. the agreement made today would main

. >> i think it's the -- >> the center criticized her for condemning tammy benjamin's 2012 speech ont groups. >> i am not going to apologize for standing up and saying that it is not okay for someone to say that i am part of a terrorist organization. >> the outside criticism prompted one to withhold his vote. >> i'm not going to vote for her, but i'm not going to vote against. i'm just going to simply abstain because i am concerned, and i haven't learned enough. >> i will be doing a lot of outreach. >> reporter: she will have a two year run at student regent, with the ability to vote coming in her second year. david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, the regents made other decisions including freezing tuition for most graduate students. they also voted to raise fees by 8% for most nursing programs. that will increase the cost of a masters degree in nursing to $24,000 not counting books, room, or board. >>> college students can breathe a little easier tonight, after congress struck a deal to head off big increases in interest on student loans. the agreement made tod