there's western tennessee, between the tennessee and mississippi rivers.there's middle tennessee, which is known for the tennessee river and also bluegrass country. and then the great smoky mountains are in the eastern part of tennessee, and that's what the third star is meant to represent. >> the design celebrates unity by enclosing all three stars within a circle. and the red, white, and blue colors celebrate tennessee's unity with america. a distinctive blue edging ensures that the flag can be easily recognized, even on days when there's no breeze to unfurl it. with "flag facts," i'm scott. >> when we talk about healthcare, many of us think of doctors, but it's actually a growing field made up of many professions. erika reports on one that offers "sound" opportunities. >> whether you're in a lush forest... [ horn honks ] ...or on a busy city street, hearing plays an important role in our daily lives. >> what we're gonna do next is, we're gonna take you into the soundproof booth over here to test your hearing... >> stuart motechin helps people hear bette

dicky day of jackson, tennessee, and mr. carter edwards of murray city, tennessee, for their efforts to ensure the life and achievements of m.d. anderson are memized in his home town of -- memorialized in his hometown of jackson, tennessee. it's an honor to sponsor this bill and i urge my colleagues to sponsor this legislation and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1264. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. -- as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. mr. fleischmann: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr.

i talk about a program in chattanooga, tennessee called first things first. they found out that the divorce rate, the out of wet lockk birth rate and number of single mothers was one of the highest in the state of tennessee. they were appalled by that that it was going on in the community. they came together and the nonprofit businesss and the education community and government and formed a group to actually go out and promote marriage and promote policies to reduce divorce and it was a bipartisan and led by leader in the community. like a president can lead a revitalization of marriage. and focus on the issue of divorce without passing laws. the president can convene and start a national discussion and that is rarely used. >> where do the states fit in that with respect to welfare reform. where do the states fit in the model with the federal government? >> i was the author of the of federal reform bill when i was in the house and carried the bill on the senate. it is the only time we have taken a federal program and eliminated and sent back to the states. we

rainey through dallas, houston, up through areas of kentucky, tennessee and into the ohio valley. as we look towards tomorrow, cold air continues in the middle of the country. all that rain will slowly slide to the east coast. >>> if you're watching us on wxla tv news channel 8, beautiful tampa, florida, spend the evening admiring christmas trees, drinking crieder at the henry plant museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. of course they'll be wearing shorts, it's 80 degrees in tampa. you can get into the mood, anyway. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. it was quiet at the notoriously slow post thanksgiving box office, but much too quiet for one particular film. "the muppets" had been expected to finish on top, but it only managed $11 million and second place. that left the door wide open for the twilight saga, "breaking dawn part one" to remain the number one film for the third straight weekend with just under $17 million. >>> elsewhere, it's official. madonna will perform at halftime in february's super bowl in indianapolis. brooke mul

and never leave kingsport, tennessee, and doing that and transfer the credit. there are many other things, online classes, we have to do these things or, as i said, folks like myself will never have a chance or, number two, will never be out of debt. i thank you all. >> i was wondering if dr. heck could get some help from dr. po. he seems to have loose cash hanging around. >> this is an issue that's troubled us through the last reauthorization and forever on that. we've been troubled by the fact that this is a partnership, the federal government, the state, the families, you're trying to make it accessible to move on. states have, i think, routinely backed away from the partnership in a huge way. we heard tremendous feedback, particularly from community colleges, but from a lot of four-year colleges as well, that if we hadn't done that, should we enhance that program? are you feeling it's not necessary anymore because schools are now trying to deal with this stuff on their own? >> i don't have a good answer. i think the problem with state budget is so much bigg

what an emotional night. >> jessica, stanford beat tennessee on the scoreboard. but tonight, fans came together to honor pat summitt, her health and the need to find a cure for alzheimer's is more important than any game. >> the head coach of tennessee -- >> reporter: putting competition aside, stanford cardinal fans cheered for the coach of the volunteers. pat summitt recently revealed she has alzheimer's. >> earlier this year, the doctors at the mayo clinic, diagnosed me with early dementia. i man to be your coach. >> reporter: the 59-year-old has a gymnasium full of support. fans say end all. assistant lady vols coach said it was an emotional tribute. >> i appreciate what they did when pat came out. recognizing her and her career. so, its was very thankful. >> reporter: summit did not meet with recorders. but was enpaged in the battle on the basketball court. her decision to publicly battle alzheimer's is courageous. >> she's going to make a difference for other people to stand up and seek the help that they need. there's too many people that don't get the hel

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this year tennessee republicans passed a law that said you could no longer vote in tennessee unless you had documentation you'd never had to show before and that many thousands of tennesseeans do not have. including dorothy cooper. the many documents miss cooper did have did not match tennessee's requirements for obtaining the new i.d. the state said she'd now need to vote. so tennessee told her she could not have one. which would mean she wouldn't be allowed to go down to the polls and vote. that happened in october. now meet ruth alfrank from wisconsin. she is 84 years old. so far as she can remember, she's voted in every election for the past 66 years. this year the new republican majority in wisconsin decided to pass a bill like the one republicans passed in tennessee. as in tennessee, the wisconsin bill says you can't vote in wisconsin anymore unless you have documentation you never had to show before. in wisconsin they say you can apply for a special state-approved i.d. that will allow you to cast a vote. the special cards are free. they'd have to be otherwise they'd amount to an

tennessee, down by one here. shakinastricklen. lady vols, 50% shooting from downtown. they win it by six. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> coming up next, a woman finds a seal pup on her living room couch. >>> and christmas comes early to some kids, with their parents apparently in on the joke. >> cute video there. >>> and clips from the jimmy kimmel, coming up next in "the pulse." [ sue ] wow! i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthma is well cont

, that's the state motto. $ ( laughter ) $. [ laughter ] now, the president of the tennessee tea partytami kilmarx, quickly took down the tweet, saying it was posted without her knowledge, and thoroughly apologized on facebook, by saying: "while privately and inwardly i may agree with the commentary, it is completely irresponsible for any one of us to write these kinds of commentaries." >> stephen: yes, it's fine to agree that barney frank is a perverted sodomite piece of (bleep) but don't say it out loud. [ laughter ] just like when a gay guy walks into a restaurant you don't scream, "hide your children! he's looking for new meat. " you just cover your young one with a coat until danger passes. right? i'm right. we have to be tactful. i think kilmarx gave the appropriate response, so it's irresponsible to say "this pic of tami kilmarx is why barney frank is gay." [ laughter ] hashtag, though i privately and inwardly agree. [ laughter ]?;ñç i don't know what that future holds for frank, especially since he has pledged: "i will neither be a lobbyist nor a historian." for an ex-congress

>>vern: stanford is a posting in tennessee. the tennessee coach is suffering from early stages of dementia. 19 points in the first half and in the second half she has not let down. stanford is up 80-75. not since the 85-86 bears as the defense not allowed a rushing touchdown for 15 straight games. the 49ers and toward these guys apart. alex smith and vernon davis, it was just see you later. >> you want to play winning defense as a unit. >> he is making some noise in the nfl. you look at him, he is a slinky guy. he shows a little attitude and personality. the 13 goals and three world cup appearances. >>vern: these trick shots. this was a part of the hanukkah hoops tournament this afternoon to celebrate the jewish holiday. how about that? >>pam: we will see you at 11:00 p.m..

flood down there in tennessee and it is kind of a ball back. i looked up on television one day and they were talking about a flood. i imagined what i would feel like if i saw my guitar floating by. i wrote that song for the trailing thoughts of that song writing endeavor. does that make sense? tavis: you mentioned to the guitar. held important, how would you describe the relationship you have had with this instrument all these years? >> it is like a woman. it demands attention. you have to loved it to do it. there is no, nothing in the world that can make you work that hard. it is a tremendously hard instrument to play. especially when you get older. you know, you fall apart. the things you take for granted when you are young, you cannot do any more. guitar falls into that category. it is hard to do. tavis: you are still managing. >> i am still doing it and getting paid. tavis: i saw this and i did not know what to expect. i thought the pbs special about you was pretty amazing. what did you think? >> i thought it was good. it stirred up a lot o

we have an update now to the breaking news on "studio b," authorities in new market, tennessee, they say that a fire at a mine has injured at least two miners and they have been taken to the hospital and been treated. it has trapped three other miners underground. now we are told the trapped miners are actually speaking to their rescuers and authorities say they believe they are fine and they believe they may be able to reach them in the next hour. maybe longer. some miners escaped that unharmed. it is unclear how the fire started. the state labor department has a mine rescue team on their way to assist and for context we are talking about 800' or so beneath the earth. updates as they come in. >> quit wasting your money on vitamins the word from doctors who conducted one of the largest studies ever on supplements. the results are next. stay tuned. >>trace: taking multi-vitamins does you ... no good, according to french researcher who followed 8,000 people following them for six years and fond they were just as likely to develop cancer or heart disease as those who took a dummy pill.

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a big mess in tennessee. what is being blamed for an accident involving 50 cars. >>> and in oakland raid -- and an oakland raider arrested. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. we want to take you to tennessee. this was the scene yesterday. thick fog and black ice are being involved for a deadly pile up in tennessee. it happened on an overpass during the morning commute yesterday. a 28-year-old man was killed. 16 other people were injured. took more than five hours to clear that scene. >>> honda is rechalk thousands of its vehicles because of an air bag problem. the concern is that the air bags may inflate with too much pressure possibly causing injuries or death. now honda says there has been 20 accidents so far related to the problem including two deaths in 2009. the recall effects accord, civics, odysseys and others manufactured in 2001 and 2002. >>> general motors is offering to buy back its chevy volt from owners that are concerned about fire risks. the move comes after three vehicles cau

the snow in arkansas tennessee and northern mississippi. then aerie will catch up to this system and -- area will catch up to this system and catch up to the storm that drags it back in place. that's the focus through tonight and tomorrow. 61 right now in baltimore. most of you in the 50s and will slide to the 50s today. flood watch officially kicks in at 1 p.m. 1 to 2 inches of rain possible. it's heavy at times this morning carry the jacket into work andwear it home sledding into the 40s and the mix of snow overnight and we will talk about how much we expect in moment. 6:46 here's angela with the busy morning traffic. >> reporter: that's right. it's veries abouty out there. traffic patterns slowing down on the harrisburg expressway to the top side of 695. also still dealing with the collision on the east side of 695 in dundalk. the collision on inner loop at eastern boulevard on the shoulder but we are seeing rubber necking delays. west side traffic on 695 at baltimore national pike. outer loop delays for of you ma drive on the top side,

had acquired worth half a million dollars back in 1840 including all of the slaves and got on the tennessee river and went down to the ohio then took

here is what happened in tennessee.oman ran into a convenience store with a man in a truck chasing her. look at this. this happened last friday. he demolished the front of the store and then walked out of the store to the gas pumps and drove off in someone else's car. but then crashed head-on into a bread truck. look at that! he was injured. and now faces several charges, including attempted murder. my goodness. >>> in miami, a police officer and local residents couldn't help but laugh after his cruiser somehow attempted to climb a telephone pole. yep. the officer says that he leaned down to pick up a pen yesterday and his vehicle rode up the tension support wire for the pole. no one was hurt, but try filling out that accident report. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," a big sale for boeing aircraft. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. i guess you're not buying hundred, huh? >> i'll looking at one but i don't think it's going to happen. >>> asian markets headed down this morning. tokyo's nikkei and hong ko

much of the state of tennessee today will have periods of light rain. here's your forecast on your friday. we're going to see a windy day today up in new england after those rain showers move out. temperatures will be dropping during the day. we'll also see a decent day in chicago. maybe some flurries in minneapolis. and there's that light rain from louisiana, mississippi, alabama and then tennessee into the carolinas. even areas of virginia you'll need your umbrella. lynn, weekend forecast is coming up. for many of us, it's more of the same. >> all right. bill, thanks so much. >>> also coming up, unemployment dives. stocks rise. and just what the heck happens on a quadruple witching day? your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, the falcons soar and the nets' owner wants to run the largest country in the world. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. c

wet weather back toward the south here into tennessee kentucky as well. check out the future trend. trying to throw me a curve ball. i don't appreciate that. look what we have. a little bit of rain inching in as we go later into the evening tonight and also early tomorrow morning. that is a possibility but it gets out of here and we will see plenty of sunshine especially by sunday. colder back towards northwestern pennsylvania. and also into western maryland. maybe cold enough for snow there. nothing around here. temperatures today right around 49 degrees. and breezy as we go into the afternoon. 33 by this evening and a little on the frosty side and by tomorrow, there's the forecast. 46 degrees. seasonably chilly and variably cloudy. all right. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning would you want to sit by me on the plane? >> reporter: of course i would and we will talk about sitting near charley later. but in the meantime, an update on the roadways. a new incident going to affect i-95 northbound 95 at 216, the right lane is taken up with accident activity. as we g

take a look at her home in tennessee. missed the deadline this afternoon on a court order to return her 5-year-old son zander to her grandmother. she has legal custody of him. she's in the middle of a battle to get full custody back. she says her child is in danger. her publicist says he's never been particularly missing. his mother has been battling with rehab and other problems. paul, mccready took her son across state lines. what does that mean in terms of criminal charges? >> it escalated potential seriousness of this. she doesn't have the right to have zander with her. the father had temporary custody. and she showed up at the father's house, zander was take any cross state lines into tennessee. now you could charge her with a crime, i mean it is a crime, she is as guilty as some one who takes a stranger the now whether the fbi gets involved with it or federal authorities, i have my doubts. >> because they know it is a family. >> very severe, she has substance abuse problems. the grandmother got custody for awhile. t

take a look at her home in tennessee.ssed the deadline this afternoon on a court order to return her 5-year-old son zander to her grandmother. she has legal custody of him. she's in the middle of a battle to get full custody back. she says her child is in danger. her publicist says he's never been particularly missing. his mother has been battling with rehab and other problems. paul, mccready took her son across state lines. what does that mean in terms of criminal charges? >> it escalated potential seriousness of this. she doesn't have the right to have zander with her. the father had temporary custody. and she showed up at the father's house, zander was take any cross state lines into tennessee. now you could charge her with a crime, i mean it is a crime, she is as guilty as some one who takes a stranger the now whether the fbi gets involved with it or federal authorities, i have my doubts. >> because they know it is a family. >> very severe, she has substance abuse problems. the grandmother got custody for a why. the f

she has a legal permit to carry the gun in tennessee, but not in new york. she could face more than three years in prison. >>> a fight over 12twitter followers resulted in a lawsuit in south carolina. he left the company and started working for another company. officials say that he owes the company 14 hours for each of his 17,000 followers. during a set for next month. >>> emwe are following you tonight. exciting to see a little bit of snow. >> it did not do any harm. it is going to be called tonight. -- cold tonight. let's take you to damascus. if you missed the excitement this is what you missed while you were out working for a living. look at that snow. we may see another snow showers something -- a snow shower a little bit later. a fair amount of its is going to sweep to the east and diminished. our ford board a pretty average day. 44 and 31. 44 and 30 are the averages. we have been above average for the month of december. 35 in hagerstown. upper 40's, the further south you go. 52 in atlanta. a little colder to the north and west but not dramatically so

colts win for the first time, beating tennessee 27-13. even less so, the actor -- the packers were not expected to struggle in kansas city. interim head coach at kansas city, third quarter, aaron rodgers. in the fourth quarter, clenching it. the issue sold on 19-14. champagne popping in miami. the dolphins still the last to go undefeated. giants will keep pace with the cowboys playing host to washington and you just never know. a gorda throw to santana models. fourth quarter, eli manning had a miserable afternoon. joshed wilson. the judge wilson? a former reagan. taking a 23-10. loyola taking an 8-1 record on the road. bonaventura and bringing it back a little beat not. that ends the eight-game winning streak. 26 points with a win. please stay with us for another check of the forecast coming up. ravens countdown at the bottom ravens countdown at the bottom of >> leading up to christmas now, a whole week ahead of us. rain chant on tuesday, showers, could be some generous precipitation. 54 or so. friday, we have another system coming in. i

as we go through eastern portions of tennessee, it's umbrella weather. central missouri, light snow on interstate 70. there may be some small slick spots. windchill, minus 18 in denver. that's very cold stuff. lynn, it looks like in the east this is the last warm day, although you'll need the umbrella to dodge the raindrops. >> bill, thank you so much. >>> euro debt ups and downs. the business world loses a pioneer and amanda knox inks a deal to ink a book. your first look at the business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a big hit a must-win and the heisman trophy finalists. you're watching fo"first look" msnbc. ♪ [ electronic beeping ] [ male announcer ] still getting dandruff? neutrogena® t/gel shampoo defeats dandruff after just one use. t/gel shampoo. the cold air is not that far away, it's going to take a couple days to move in. right now we're watching plenty of clouds, plenty of light rain out there along with drizzle over areas from d.c., philly and new york. steady rain around albany, vermont and new hampshire. no ice or anything. it's just wet

across portions of tennessee alabama, mississippi. this is going to give us the potential for half an inch or 1 inch of rain by the time the system finally moves out of fear. what can we expect for the final days of 2011? michael forecast and the extended outlook is coming up -- my full forecast and the extended outlook is coming up. >>> jamal clemons, the man accused of a double murder and kidnapping of a two-year-old boy, is now behind bars. he was picked up this evening. he killed two people inside a home and took off in a stolen suv with the boys still strapped inside. the child was found unharmed. there are conflicting stories tonight about the man who went missing after visiting our area. he disappeared the week before christmas. we are talking about 33-year-old mitchell smith who is legally blind. he was prepared to board an amtrak train heading to alabama. if all passengers said workers told smith he would need to get off in charlotte, been taking another train to alabama of. his family says they were never told of a transfer.

we processed the declaration of surplus in a sale of the fire. -- fire station on tennessee on the same block which was a fairly successful effort of moving back into private hands for redevelopment. what is before you today is a bit of a unique attempt to in steps offer the property first perhaps for the lease. we have been approached by communities serving nonprofit organizations that have an interest in this property. as the chief put in a letter to me, this property does have a unique opportunity to serve the community, respect its former use, perhaps create some more bridges between law enforcement and those in need, and we would like to explore that opportunity, not necessarily as a revenue opportunity but more so putting the property out as a request for proposal to the nonprofit community. what kind of uses might be put to the building, and what we're looking at is simply taking what is currently a liability for the city by owning this building, a difficult building to manage because it is not used, deflecting that risk and expense of maintaining a building not in current use fo

more than 150 cars ended up in just one crash in tennessee. >>> and he didn't exactly make lemonade out of lemons. what one extreme sportsman did when extreme weather hit in ohio. >>> it's been unusually told in tennessee recently. and this morning, a very thick cloud of fog combined with black ice to create a deadly pile-up of more than 150 vehicles. one person was killed in the crash, and at least a dozen more were injured. it was caused by three separate wrecks including one with a school busful none of the children -- bus. none of the children were taken to the hospital. but at least 50 vehicles had to be towed away. >>> in cleveland ohio, the weather led to some creative fun. an extreme surfer decided to brave the waves yesterday. he went out on the water with a kite attached to the board and ended up catching more than he counted for. >>> after days with new allegations, embarrassing sound bites, and public appearances, how the candidates' chances are looking as we get closer to the republican presidential primary. >>> and stepping into a mall this time of year just puts you into

the body farm at the university of tennessee, where for three decades, forensic scientists have studiedhe decomposition of human remains. a crucial field for crime solving. at any given time there will be several bodies and they're examining the decomposition of them? >> the decomposition, what insects and birds do, what weather conditions, whether the body is in the shade or in the sun or it's in water. >> reporter: grim work, perhaps, but for cornwell, it is the work of heroes. more than any other crime writer, cornwell has hearalded work of forensic investigators. the crime scene technicians and medical examiners who solve cases by search iing for tiny clues in the grit and blood and fibers left behind by killers. >> i didn't invent forensic science medicine. i was one of the first people to realize how interesting it is. >> reporter: her greatest invention is dr. kay scarpetta, the main character in 19 of her novels, including the latest one, "red mist." >> when scarpetta is in charge, you are going to be fine. and when she leaves the scene, then it's not safe anymore. >> reporter: