gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. upton: dr. row. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from tennessee is recognized for one minute. mr. roe: i rise in support of the keep grur health care plan act. this bill is important for many people in my district, including jo ann. jo ann lives in limestone,town tfpblet because policy doesn't meet the minimum requirements set by obamacare, she's been forced to buy more expensive health care plan. her premiums will rise from about $95 a month to $200 a month. she felt $95 was affordable, $200 not. despite promises of more affordable health care this law is making insurance unattainable for many across my home state. blue cross and blue shield of tennessee is our state's largest insurer and it's announced it will be forced to send 66,000 cancellation notices to my fellow tennesseans because of obamacare. the medicaid business plan called covered tennessee, another 60,000 loose their care. it's well past time for president obama to work with members of congress to provide relief to the families hurti

tennessee. never let 880 different companies located in tennessee, largely led by japanese countries. nissan can't tennessee 30 plus years ago and a lot of automotive industry has sprung up around them. million americans working in manufacturing jobs with foreign ownership. in tennessee, even though it about two percent of the population, i think would make up about six or seven percent of that total number of folks in the manufacturing business with foreign ownership. we're proud of the fact that for the last four years running we have been named the leading state for automotive manufacturing strength. rep are the fact that we have the largest cargo hub in the u.s. and the second largest in the world due to a small little company called fedex which happens to look at in memphis. we enjoyed it manager that. we have for international expert development offices in the uk, and germany, in mexico and china. estimatedexports are to tariff treated as been talked about, we think our exports europe will

nissan came to tennessee 30 years ago. and a lot of automotive industry and suppliers have sprung up around them. i was interested to hear when she said there are 1.7 million americans working in manufacturing jobs with foreign ownership. in tennessee, even though we are 2% of the population, we make up seven percent of that total number of folks in the manufacturing business with foreign ownership. we are proud of the fact that for the last four years we have been named the leading state for automotive manufacturing. we have the largest cargo hub in the u.s., and the second largest in the world due to a small company called fedex. and we have four international export development offices in the u.k., germany, mexico, and china. tennessee exports are estimated to grow if the t-tip tariff treaty happens, we think our exports will grow about 35%. close to $2 billion is at stake. we rank second in the nation for the manufacturing jobs created over the last year. first in the southeast in both per per capita -- per capita inco

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in tennessee we have about 880 different companies located in tennessee. largely led by a lot of japanese companies. nissan came to tennessee 30 plus years ago, and a lot of automotive industries suppliers have sprung up around them. there are 1.7 million americans working in manufacturing jobs with foreign ownership. in tennessee even though we are about 2% of the population i think we make up about six or 7% of that total number of folks in the manufacturing bases with foreign ownership. we are proud of the fact that for the last four years running we've been named the leading state for automotive manufacturing strength. we are proud of the fact that we have the largest cargo hub in the u.s. and the second largest in the world due to small little company called fedex which happens to locate in memphis. which we enjoy the advantage of. we have for international export the element offices i in the uk, in germany come in mexico and china. tennessee exports are estimated to grow if the ttip tariff treaty that happens that's being talked about, we think or ex

and tennessee, this model, elsewhere around the country?> i think what you need is courageous politicians. you know, any time you are really disrupting the status quo, you're implementing significant change that people are not used to, you're going to get a lot of pushback. >> right. >> in tennessee, both governor haslam and commissioner have been moving forward on aggressive reforms but they're also facing a tremendous amount of opposition. you have to be able to push through that as politicians and say, you know what, even though some adults might not be happy with this, this is what is good and right for kids. it's ways what's going to produce better outcomes for children. >> all right. michelle rhee, thanks so much for being here. we'll be watching what happens. >>> we have to take one more break. when we come back, our hits and misses of the week. it's not the "fumbling around with rotating categories" card. it's not the etting blindsided by limits" card. it's the no-game-playing, no-earning-limit-having, deep-bomb-throwing, give-me-th

this colonel is with the tennessee highway patrol. he says distracted driving specifically texting behind the wheel is behind many of these deadly crashes. >> it has definitely gotten worse. i would say it's the number one traffic safety issue in the country. >> reporter: in the four years since the tennessee law went into effect, highway deaths have not gone down. 2012 saw one of the state's highest fatality rates ever, with 1,019 people killed. violators right now only face a $50 fine. >> i would like a stronger law that we could easily enforce. i think in the future, probably five to ten years from now, it will be against the law to have an electronic device in your hands and drive. >> reporter: a safety council report details how bad the problem has become. 7% of all fatal crashes were caused by texting or talking on the phone in 2010. that number jumped to 10% a year later. the national average during that period is a little more than 1%. many states appear to be underreporting data. because texting and driving laws can be tough

home to nearly all of tennessee's death row inmates. it contains the state's only operating death chamber. yet, even outside death row, the majority of riverbend's convicts are considered so dangerous they remain on lockdown 23 hours a day. you're about to see firsthand the extreme measures prison staff take to control such an explosive population and discover what can happen when so many offenders have so little to lose. nashville, tennessee, is the world-famous home of country music, but just four miles from downtown is home to this state's most violent offenders. it's a high-tech correctional facility called riverbend maximum security institution. riverbend opened in 1989 and sits on 132 acres. it replaced its 100-year-old predecessor, the tennessee state penitentiary, known as the walls. today, riverbend houses close to 700 male inmates, 480 of them are high risk offenders, classified this way because they're a threat to the security of the institution and other inmates. >> we house the worst of the worst including the male inmates,

we have worked really hard in tennessee. we have the lowest debt per capita. we have the total tax rates. we have great infrastructure. we have done all the things that we think we can do to help this be a great productive work environment. there are certain things out of our control that dramatically impact jobs this tennessee. when i hear auto manufacturers tell us we love the work environment. if we had had this agreement in place, we could -- it's out of my control, but it's critical for me to get involved to lend that voice whether it's in washington or anywhere else i can to raise it. like i said, we have worked hard to set up a great working environment in tennessee and we think we have it. there are certain things beyond our control at this point. >> i understand everyone on this panel is an enthusiast, but we do want to be clear about some of the competitive costs. in the construction and mining business, what you see is the competitiveness from others who could be less expensive. what are the competitive challenges you'll face if some of these come t

i spent last sunday with my friend from tennessee, senator -- the senator from tennessee and i were in, at fort campbell, kentucky, where we spent some time with the men and women who are serving in the military. we were

that heavy rain continues to march up toward the tennessee valley. tuesday at 6:00 a.m., boy, washington, d.c. raleigh, some icing there and then check out on tuesday by 3:00 new york city, the rain but it will turn over to snow as you head to the wednesday time frame. our rain backing off a little bit. we will look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> a man is facing murder charges tonight accused of killing his caretaker. 81-year-old melvin norland is accused of shooting and killing 51-year-old kathy mary costanza at his home. she is from concord. she was living with norland at the time. a spokesperson with the local sheriffs department says that norland confessed to a neighbor that he killed his caretaker thursday afternoon. >>> santa rosa police are looking for answers after a 15-year -old was found unconscious last night. one walking by the high school found the teen with a severely injured head. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us what police know tonight. cornell? >> reporter: we do not know the teenager

it is an issue of possessing animals that tennessee law says you are not allowed to possess them. >>ause of the nature of the animal. >> it isse e isses eimated 125 e poisonous snakes in the u.s., clustered in the south. both preachers offered a rare glimpse inside the pent koacost tradition. after it aired, authorities cracked down. >> could be an argument you are going after the case because it came a television case. >> it is a violation of the law. lots of people speed. if you pull up to a police car and race your engine and take off in extreme speed, you should expect to get caught. >> reporter: so that was tantamount to taunting law enforcement? but the prosecutor says people began complaining once they saw what was going on inside the homes and houses of worship in their neighborhood. afraid snakes might get loose. >> the list goes on and on. for qualification that you have to meet to possess the species. and, you know -- obviously -- a small church building with, a locked door doesn't qualify. >> oh, my golly. please tell me they're all in cages. >> reporter: he has a permit

in tennessee we have about 880 different companies located in tennessee, largely led by japanese companies. came to tennessee 30 plus years ago and a lot of automotive industry suppliers has sprung up around them. she said there is one point that in million americans working in manufacturing jobs. in tennessee, even though were about 2% of the population, we make up 6% or 7% of folks in manufacturing this nest of foreign ownership. we are proud of the fact that the four years running we been laid in state strengths. we are part of the fact we have the largest cargo hub in the u.s. and the second-largest in the world due to a small company called fedex, which happens to located in memphis that we enjoyed the advantage of. we have four international export development not this in the u.k., germany, mexico and china. tennessee exporters are estimated to grow if the tariff treaty how things to be taught to bow. we think our experts to your poker about 35%. close to $2 billion would be a date with that agreement would be passed. we ranked second in the nation for the manufacturing jobs created

the states you want to avoid is tennessee. they have the highest death rate linked to texting any where in the u.s. >> reporter: it's meant to grab your attention new message boards reminding drivers that 900 people have been killed why texting while driving this year. distracted driving specifically texting behind the wheel is behind many of these deadly crashes. >> it's definitely got worse here in the last few years. i would say right now it's the number one traffic safety issue in the country. >> reporter: tennessee is one of 41 states where it is now illegal to text and drive. yet, in the four years since the tennessee law went into affect highway death versus not gone down. in fact, tennessee violators only face a $50 fine. >> i will like a stronger law that we would easily enforce. i think down the line in the future probably five to ten years from now it will be against the law to have electronic device in their hands. and drive. >> reporter: a national safety council report details just how bad the problem has become.

that tennessee push his buttons which in our minds makes us think, something bad happened to him in tennesseer that he was very defensive on this topic. was she calling him unfist at this indicated. >>> and that she wasn't noticing his distress. >> and once she figured it out, she dropped the topic but i think that's when he formed this reactive formation. he got a chip on his shoulder and said i don't like this teacher. the biggest thing we lermd is that he must have been smoldering on this idea. because he planld and premeditated that attack. >> planned and premeditated. in the note today the police said, that it said i hate you all. this is different. how do you know when somebody who is acting that way is somebody who is capable of committing something like this in. >> obviously you don't know. and i'm sure colleen ritzer never thought in a million years this student would follow her into the bathroom with a box cutter. when he says "i hate you all." it's not just colleen ritzer. he's been angry at the world for a very long time. you have to ask, will details be reveal that he was abused

that heavy rain continues to march up toward the tennessee valley. tuesday at 6:00 a.m., boy, washington, d.c. raleigh, some icing there and then check out on tuesday by 3:00 new york city, the rain but it will turn over to snow as you head to the wednesday time frame. our rain backing off a little bit. we will look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> a man is facing murder charges tonight accused of killing his caretaker. 81-year-old melvin norland is accused of shooting and killing 51-year-old kathy mary costanza at his home. she is from concord. she was living with norland at the time. a spokesperson with the local sheriffs department says that norland confessed to a neighbor that he killed his caretaker thursday afternoon. >>> santa rosa police are looking for answers after a 15-year -old was found unconscious last night. one walking by the high school found the teen with a severely injured head. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us what police know tonight. cornell? >> reporter: we do not know the teenager

. >> we have this report from tennessee which has the largest amount of deaths linked from texting while drivers. >> new message boards reminding drivers that nearly 900 haven't killed. distracted driving, texting behind the wheel, is behind many deadly crashes. >> it is getting worse. right now it's the number one traffic safety issue in the country. >> tennessee is one of 41 states where it is illegal to text and drive. highway deaths have not gone town. 2012 saw one of the highest fatality rates ever. 1,019 people have been killed. >> i would like a stronger law that we could enforce. i think down the line in the future, probably five to 10 years from now it will be against the law to have an electronic device in your hands and drive. >> a national safety report details how bad the problem has become. 700 fat -- 7% of accidents were texting while driving. many states are underreporting data. because texting and driving is tough to enforce a variety the strategies are used to combat the problem. tennessee state troopers swapped squad cars to 18 wheelers, so they can see what is happeni

and the director of the tennessee coalition to end domestic and sexual violence. says crimes against women are not a private matter. >> domestic violence is an issue that impacts every level of our community. from law enforcement to courts, to socia social serve service a. >> reporter: the tennessee economic council on women examined the cost connected to violence against well, including human trafficking and sexual assault. they bound the cost to the state just last year alone was staggering. >> when you deal with the areas that we researched, whether it's in health care, judicial system, law enforcement, we came up with nearly a billion dollars, $886 million. and that's what we could count. >> reporter: the latest fbi crime data shows tennessee has the highest per capita violent crime rate of anywhere in the u.s. researchers worked closely with state officials trying to understand all of the factors involved. >> reported domestic violence incidents makeover half of the crimes against persons reported in our state. so it's really kind of the driving force behind

. >> we are doing a tribute of elvis presley at the memphis, tennessee, she broke away from the nanny waddled out on the stage which was the blues version of "amazing grace." she came out on stage with some of the biggest stars in the world and she just kind of became one with every singer and everybody was holding her and she had her hands up. she was singing. the last guy to hold her at the end of the song was tony bennett and tony bennett came as the song ended and he said, "you got a special little girl here." >> yet despite being surrounded by fame, miley had a normal childhood. raised a born baptist, home in the smoall town of thompson, tennessee, on a five-acre farm. >> i loved being outside. we would sit out and roast marshmallows. i was good those type of things with my kids. i wasn't good at sitting them down and saying, let's do your algebra now. >> reporter: but he was good at watching out for his little girl and as a toddler had her eyes on bigger things. producer steve peterman. >> they were doing something down on the farm and miley was out there and she was 2 1/2, prob

she lives in middle tennessee. "i can't keep my current plan because it does not meet the standards of coverage. this alone," she say, "is a travtravesty. with the discontinuation of cover tennessee, i have been forced to purchase a plan through the exchange. my insurance premiums alone will increase a staggering 410%. my out-of-pocket expense will increase by more than $6,000 a year, that includes subsidies. please help me understand," she writes, "how this is affordable." madam president, our health care system makes up nearly 20% of the american comirks touching th-- americaneconomy, touching f nearly every american. today obamacare is pushing that 20% of our economy in the wrong direction. as the president has said, this law is more than a web site that won't work. it is a law transforming our health care system in the wrong direction by increasing premiums, canceling insurance plans, destroying relationships with doctors, raising taxes, forcing people into medicaid, spending a half trillion medicare dollars on

but we do set the conditions for that to happen, so we work hard in tennessee. we have the lowest debt per capita. we have the lowest two or three tax rates. great infrastructure. we have done all the things we think we can do to help this be a great productive work environment, but there are certain things that are out of control that dramatically impact jobs in tennessee. when i hear manufacturers tell us, we love being in tennessee and we love the work environment, but if we had this agreement in place, we could produce x more jobs. it is frustrating to me as a governor because it is something that is out of my control, but it is critical for me to lend that voice, whether it is in washington or anywhere else, to raise it. we have worked hard to set up a great working environment in tennessee. we think we have it. there are certain things that are beyond our control. >> so i understand everyone on this panel is an enthusiast to these agreements, but we want to be clearheaded about some of the competitive costs. in the construction-mining business, what you se

. >> cathy walsh is a survivor of domestic abuse and director of the tennessee col al list to end crimes against women. she says they are not a private matter. >> it i am packets every level of our community from law enforcement to courts to social services. >> is it council examined the costs connected to violence against women including human trafficking and section sexual assault. they found the cost to the state just last year alone was st staggering. >> when you deal with the areas that we researched, whether it's in healthcare, the judicial system, law enforcement, we came up with nearly a bill yong dollars, $886 million. >> that's what we could count. >> the latest fbi crime data shows tennessee has the highest per capita violent crime rate of anywhere in the u.s. researchers weork closely with state officials trying to understand all of the backers involved. >> reported domestic violence incidents make over half of the crimes against persons record in our state. so it's really kind of a driving force behind our violent crime problem. >> broken down, tennessee spent more than $438

cohen of tennessee. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 403, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: my amendment ensures, mr. speaker, that h.r. 982 will not apply to trusts that have an eternal claims audit -- internal claims audit program to ensure that the claims are valid and supported. proponents of h.r. 982 argue that its reporting and other information-sharing requirements are necessary in order to ensure that asbestos victims are not committing fraud by recovering money both from trusts and through the tort system, thereby, quote, double dipping, unquote. while proponents of the bill have yet to point to any evidence of endemic fraud thin the asbestos claims process, h.r. 982, if enacted, will impose unnecessary burdens d costs on trusts and expose information. exposure that their loved ones have offered suffered from. h.r. 982's additional information on trusts will raise costs significantly and oney used to pay these costs will mean less money to a

and there was the weekly, or bi-weekly, news release of the tennessee valley authority. -- the rainfall in the valley. it was mundane stuff. and i got around to the second page, and lo and behold, this thing jumped out at me. "on this bidding, allis-chalmers, "general electric, and pennsylvania transformer quoted identical prices of $112,712." schoumacher: close parentheses, and that was it? so i went back to my desk, thought about it for a while, and then i called red wagner. i told him, i seem to recall telling him, "i can't believe this, red. you know, how could you have identical bids?" and he began to unload on me. he says, "the real story "is down in chattanooga, where the head of purchasing is paul fahey." so i did, i went down there. and paul fahey had a stack of -- it was on ruled paper -- but he had case after case after case after case of identical bidding on contracts. now these are sealed bids, you understand. these are sealed bids, they come in a sealed envelope. but the biggest and the most interesting things were the electrical contracts from big firms li

. >>> texting while driving can be dangerous, just ask the residents of tennessee.olunteer state has the highest rate of texting and driving related deaths in the country. jonathan martin reports. >> reporter: it's meant to grab your attention. mu message boards reminding drivers that nearly 900 people have been killed on tennessee roadways so far this year. this colonel says texting behind the wheel is behind many of the deadly crashes. >> i would say right now it's the number one traffic safety issue in the country. >> tennessee is one of 41 states where it is now illegal to text and drive. yet in the four years since the tennessee law went into effect, highway deaths have not gone down. in fact 2012 saw one of the state's highest fatality rates ever. with 1,019 people killed. right now violators only face a $50 fine. >> i would like a stronger law that we would easily enforce. i think down the line probably five to ten years from now it will be against the law to have an electronic device in your hands and drive. >> reporter: 7% of all fatal crashes in tennessee

i yield the floor. >> the senator from tennessee. >> yeah half of the people of tennessee that i represent and the american people as well i want to thank the senator from iowa for his leadership on these two bills but particularly on the compounding pharmacy bill. our differences of opinion in the senator well advertised on obamacare obamacare is, on debt, on syria and a variety of matters. in fact he would say the reason we exist is to debate the big issues that haven't been resolved so morals but there's another aspect of the senate that is rarely as well advertised and that is when we get a result. sometimes the results take a long time and involve a lot of people under very difficult to get to. that is the case with these two bills and had not senator harkin being patient as well as aggressive at the same time in working with republicans and democrats and members of the house we would not have gotten it today. i think it's important to call to the attention of the american people this result because these two pieces of legislation one which makes it clear who is in charge as senator h

. >> reporter: best friend grew up with justin in millington, tennessee, just outside of memphis. ♪ >mphis is a very, very musical town. everything resolves around music. from the time we were little kids you go to dinner and the bar next door has a band playing. so i feel like it just brings it out in you, you know? >> reporter: whether it was singing a gospel duet in this rare early video. ♪ ♪ amazing >> reporter: or during a charity event channeling one of memphis own, the king of rock 'n' roll. ♪ i've been so lonely baby >> reporter: the grandson of a preacher and son of a choir director never passed up a chance to perform. bob westbrook gave justin his first singing lessons when he was 8. what did he have? what was that star quality? >> just his mannerism and his charisma, the hair. the hope of natural stage feel. well, you see what he's got now? >> reporter: when justin was just 11, his talents landed him on "star search" the nationally televised television show. back then, justin just went by his first and middle name. >> from millington, tennessee, welcome justin randall. ♪ ca

for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. cohen: to ask unanimous consent -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the preemie act, the re-authorization, that will be under suspension later today. i'm grateful for the support of my tennessee senator, lamar alexander, who has brought this legislation in the senate, and i have co-sponsored the house version of it. i've sponsored the newborn act, reducing infant mortality rates around the country. this is important for our future. america unfortunately is way back on the countries on infant mortality and tennessee unfortunately is the leader in that situation where we have a tremendous high infant mortality rate. the preemie act is aimed at reducing infant mortality, is vital to having a better nation. like the preemie act, the affordable care act has advanced this agenda by requiring maternity coverage in all health plans. the united states has a long w

tennessee attorney general robert cooper. general cooper will discuss in more detail his inquiry showing that the alleged fraud retailers' smart by with stores on the outskirts of military bases pushed insolvent loans of consumer products such as computers to military members at inflated rates through deceptive tactics such as undisclosed fees and high interest rates. despite projections in state and federal laws, state and federal law, consumer advocates report that military servicemen are still being harmed by these predatory practices. one recent news accounts highlighted the case of a marine staff sgt took out an auto title alone for a thousand $600. and not realizing that the fine print of the contract required and to pay back more than $17,000 over two and a half years. so obviously he fell behind in his payments. and his car was repossessed and sold at auction. how we honor our servicemen and women. a federal law calls the military landing at supposed to protect servers members from this kind of abuse but did not appea

then the heavy rain will push to middle tennessee. severe thunderstorms expected in the atlanta area. then by tuesday afternoon in through tuesday night the snow willbank up no, sir new york city and heading over toward the great lakes. a lot of headaches travel wise to look forward to this week. we will look at our forecast coming up. >> thank you, leigh. >>> we will take more than a little cold and rain to keep some people from their holiday deals. shoppers are already lining up outside stores way ahead of black friday. sergio is with some of those shoppers in front of the best buy. sergio? >> there are .50 set up with nine eager shoppers waiting to get to the big deals. some of them got there four days ago. best buy is all locked up, but on thanksgiving day they will open up at 6:00 at this store so they can get there a little earlier. for the first few people already in loin, this has become a yearly tradition. >> i saw you here last year. >> i know you did. this will be my fourth year. >> this is a tradition for you. >> yes, it i

. >> as far as the example i used, emily from tennessee, isn't it true that the covered tennessee program was canceled by obamacare, the case of washington saying that insurance is not good enough so you cannot buy it anymore? >> i do not think it was canceled by obamacare. the insurance company made a decision to cancel a policy and offers something else. >> this is a letter from the state this is covered tennessee will not be available starting january 1. this affects all covered tenn members. the new federal health care law will bring many changes, including new coverage options for tennessee. the obamacare said if the law had maximum limits, if you did not meet the standard for maximum limits, you cannot offer that insurance anymore. that is the law. it is case, for 60,000 people, obamacare said that insurance is not good enough for you and emily has to pay $6,000 more. >> we have been down this issue before. they could have been grandfathered in -- >> the law says that if the state program does not meet the maximum limits, it is outlawed. does the law not state that? >> for new plans

. >> doing a tribute to elvis presley at the pyramid in memphis, tennessee.he broke away from the nanny. she waddled out and came out on stage with some of the biggest stars in the world and she just kind of became one with every singer. everybody was holding her. she had her hands up and she was singing. the last guy to hold her at the end of the song was tony bennett. he came, as the song ended and said you have a special little girl here. >> yet, despite being surrounded by fame, miley had a normal childhood. raised a southern baptist, hope was the small town of thompson station, tennessee on a farm. >> i loved being outside. we would build fires on top of the hill and set out and look at the stars and roast marshmallows and weaners. i was good at those type of things with my kids. i wasn't good setting them down saying let's do your algebra now. >> he was good at watching out for his little girl who as a toddler had her eyes on bigger things. producer, steve peterson. >> they were doing something. miley was 2 1/2, maybe. they are on a barn and miley was s

then the heavy rain will push to middle tennessee. severe thunderstorms expected in the atlanta area. then by tuesday afternoon in through tuesday night the snow willbank up no, sir new york city and heading over toward the great lakes. a lot of headaches travel wise to look forward to this week. we will look at our forecast coming up. >> thank you, leigh. >>> we will take more than a little cold and rain to keep some people from their holiday deals. shoppers are already lining up outside stores way ahead of black friday. sergio is with some of those shoppers in front of the best buy. sergio? >> there are .50 set up with nine eager shoppers waiting to get to the big deals. some of them got there four days ago. best buy is all locked up, but on thanksgiving day they will open up at 6:00 at this store so they can get there a little earlier. for the first few people already in loin, this has become a yearly tradition. >> i saw you here last year. >> i know you did. this will be my fourth year. >> this is a tradition for you. >> yes, it i

the gentleman from tennessee's absolutely right. in fact, in maryland, in a front page article two weeks ago in our leading newspaper, the front page above the fold was a story about how maryland's community colleges are cutting back their adjunct fact toult make sure none of them teach more than 30 hours a week and it's just like the doctor from tennessee says. some of these faculty are important. you've got to have them to fill in niches in your curriculum and now they're constrained by a 30-hour week definition of full-time work. and, mr. speaker, the fact is that, remember, it's not just when you hit 30 hours you have to offer insurance, you have to offer the insurance the government says you have to offer. and as i'm going to mention from literally dozens of communications i get now on a weekly basis from people in my district, the insurance under the affordable care act is anything but affordable. william in cecil county writes to me, and i'm going to read these verbatim, mr. speaker, my wife and me are currently ensured with

a winnoff over tennessee. mathematically the silver and black would be the sixth seed should the playoffs start today. hard to believe, but so is the play of matt mcgloin. where's the enthusiasm, raider fans? i'm talking playoffs here. second quarter tied at three. deep in his own territory, pumps once. checking down, zach brown steps in front. led to the titans' field goal. later in the quarter, brutal hit on tight end michael rivera. helmet on helmet. michael griffin delivering the low. rivera wasn't moving. may have been knocked out momentarily. he left the field unassisted. 20 seconds left in the half. 9-6 raiders. punting, blocked by stewart. raiders recover the tennessee 37. raiders gave jankowski a four year, $19 million extension in august. left from 32 yards. two misses on the day. the difference in the game -- sorry, matt. battle of undersized quarterbacks ryan fitzpatrick, 320 yards passing and two touchdowns. justin hunter doing all the work here. 54 yards. terrible open field packing. 13-9 titans.

so it's really kind of the driving force behind our operating room program. >> tennessee spent more than $38 million for mental health services, more than two million in lost wages and workplace productivity. 200 million from social service providers and 27 million on law enforcement. the cost for children's services was too high to accurately calculate according to the council's executive director because of the special needs of young survivors. >> children who view their mother being beaten and the kinds of services that they need once they become wards of the state and the cost of those services are $900 tests every week because the child is so traumatized. we have to pay for that. >> the counsel offered several key recommendations including better documenting domestic violence related injuries and more money to help survivors become independent. they want more programs that focus on prevention. >> if he want to end violence against women, we must have more resources available for victims at the local level. we must work on prevention of violence including working with men, involving

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china has been totally scrambled military aircraft to the east tennessee. the state one scene when news agency says the country sense jets on friday morning after japanese and u s military aircraft entered china's air defense identification zone without prior notice. this is the first time china has announced that its troubled aircraft to the area since it declared its own over the east tennessee. last saturday. and that's all for now on this edition of new zealand and russia thailand in tokyo. he and his funeral mentally. act. it is the day. chew. i think that you need to read. christian students. evolution is a scourge the roads are forced to confront some books. she stitched. in particular the people control the worst with the conviction to whom due to students. in each. i did. it all. i mean. i do true to his family. even so will the capital of south

in tennessee, did you see brian kelsey. did you see senator and kathleen sebelius web site for dummies. they are face is priceless. >> you know what that picture represents? someone who is so clueless. if it was you or me or any one in this table i would look at them and go i am not taking it. she takes it and pictures holding web site for dummies. you are kidding me. they really need to get rid of her, clean house, get rid of cgi. i have been reading up on cgi, wow, are they lost. they are completely -- good luck. no chance. >> i had a dream about sebelius. she was here in a floral pant suit and i thought she was the queen of england. >> on that note.

here's a view across tennessee. live pictures coming out of nashville. want to show you this right now. you may be able to see some of the lightning in the distance. in nashville, you might expect a line of storms to move through as we are looking at severe thunderstorms moving across the region. gusty winds are expected. let's go back and show you what's happening in ohio right now. there is a tornado warning out. this is in fairfield county. that is just to the north of cincinnati. to the southeast of columbus. and there is an amateur weather spotter, or radio spotter who says he saw a tornado on the ground. now, it is dark there. and perhaps he was within the vicinity and could see something like that. but most of these are rain-wrapped. we saw all day long that heavy downpours with these storms, these super cells, that did spawn tornados were wrapped in rain, so they were not easily visible at all. fred and i were on the air and an image came out of indianapolis, our affiliate wifh there, and we could see some of the light, and then within a minute,

where was this, tennessee? did you see this? >> this is genius, by the way. >> brian kelsey. is he a state senator. handed kathleen sebelius "website for dummies." >> someone who is so -- like, greg, if it were you or me or anywhere at this table and someone tried to hand us that, we would look at them and go, are you out of your mind, i'm not taking that. she takes it and pictures are snapped with her holding "websites for dumb ydummies." they really need to get rigd he, clean house. cgi, wow, are they lost, completely in the weeds. november, good luck, there's no chance -- >> i had a dream about sebelius -- >> you have weird dream also. >> she was in a floral pantsuit and i thought she was the queen of england. >> okay, on that note -- >> trying to get a job with

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so parts of ohio, into west virginia, kentucky, tennessee, western carolinas, over the next several hours you need to be monitoring this as well as parts of michigan in towards the northeast. eventually the storm is going to move in towards the northeast overnight tonight. your tornado threat, the highest risk again over portions of

over a foot of snow especially closer to lakes and kind of tapering off kentucky and tennessee. why are some people getting the rain and some the snow? back to the basics. here is the low. when you're on that front side you're moving all of that moisture coming out of the south and it's warm and you get the rain. the winds are the back side of the low the snow cold air coming out of canada. take it day by day. i know it's so important for so of you with these travel plans. today we are seeing the winds and heavy rain into the

chinese gold is set up is down over the east tennessee is on saturday things can't stay still this time the guidance to parent and child care items and maintains a bit numb to the country historically and intensive international china and taiwan are so clean that. chinese officials say at craft and trained as a smokescreen to find them apply times and obey instructions. they wanted him and his defensive catchers in the instructions are not followed. officials at the us defence department promised determines the sound and the from our trip to the last promise future danielle without informing a tiny us a pentagon spokesperson colonel steve warren said the planes take off on tuesday from the us pacific ten pm climb the reported to twenty b fifty two bombers entered the zone and kenny at the same kindness. warren said the planes were not on it and he said the flights but come to the planned exit signs. us officials have not confirmed aware that the tiny scramble danny and craft. he was concerned as they can no intention of complying with chinese demands to know to find them before plying t