tanner earned his bachelor's degree from the university of alabama and his juris doctorate. he retired as a colonel. while i'm not a lawyer, and i definitely won't make any lawyer jokes because i know there's more than a few of you in this room, i do want to point out that it's significant to note that mr. tanner is a member of the u.s. supreme court bar, the d.c., tennessee and alabama bars. i'm not going to pressure him too much, but it's important to point out that our event here was designed for the pentagon work force. a work force of military and civilian personnel. with the introductions complete, i'd like to begin this discussion. i'm going to ask each panel member to tell their own personal story and then i'll come back to them to see if there's any other points that you might find interesting. i'd like to turn it over to sue fulton. >> thank you. this is a extraordinary day. standing room only. not because lgbt people are special but because the service, the sacrifices of gay and lesbian service members are being recognized as equal to the sacrifices that straight s

she decides when she to go over here to the specialist so he went to go see a doctor at the university of alabama in birmingham. not remembering his name just right now and he did a pelvic examination and then they did an ultrasound and some others hess i believe they even may have done a crown was on check to make sure it was really supposed to be a girl what they found out was that i didn't have a uterus and that my vagina was only about you know that big it wasn't normal everything looked normal from the outside but on the inside nothing was right and they said you're not going to have a normal sex life you're not going to have children. and that was really hard you know in your early teens in your late teens early twenty's at college most of your peers are having sex so to not even be able to and to try to go on a date with someone and of course you date them long enough they're going to expect something to happen and nothing happens or you actually have to look at them and say i can't explain it i mean that's that's really hard. to have two such remotely small things happen to one person see

. >> university of alabama. great to see you congressman. question for you is this do you think there is anything that the democratic party can do to remain viable in statewide elections? >> i know they can't keep doing what they are doing right now. those of you in the room who are from the south. your parents and grandparents i bet you they were democrats. everybody was prior to 1970 and things changed. the south became two parties. but, at one point democrats had strength in the south. it was irrespective of how presidential elections were going. richard nixon was re-elect iing- and democrats in the south had no problem flsplitting their brn when it kim to politics. i'm going to be republican when it comes to voting for the senate but they voted for democrats for all manner of other offices. and that started to change and today you look at the party id numbers and i want to drag race into this but it makes a point. roughly 18% of white males identify them as democrats. you cannot win an election when one out of five -- why? democrats have

the most dangerous college in the nation if you're curious was the university of alabama huntsville. >>> baltimore's archbishop will open the religious liberty effort with a mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the assumption. the reverend will celebrate the mass to open two weeks of prayer and advocacy oh fusted on religious -- focused on religious liberty. a fourth of july mass for the shrine and that's an effort in response to mandate that employers provide health insurance that includes birth control for workers. >>> the maryland transit administration is now teaming up with dunkin' donuts today to replenish the food bank. they have donations this morning from 5:00 to 9:00 at the meth row station. >>> this was quite a sight from above it looks like a giant ship is going to run right into the bay bridge. in fact transportation officials stopped traffic as the vessel passed underneath the bridge so drivers didn't get distracted yesterday and it was really something. the massive cargo ship carried four of the largest cranes ever built for the maritime industry. and they are

there's a new study at the university of alabama birmingham finding that getting too little sleep can put older and middle age people at risk for a stroke. teresa garcia with more. >> reporter: dale beck wakes up take early so he can get to the gym and that means he's only sleeping five or six hours a night. >> getting up early and working out has helped me keep that zest going throughout the day. >> reporter: but a new study shows people over 45 who regularly sleep less than six hours are at higher risk for developing stroke symptoms. those can include a sudden numbness in the body or a loss of vision. >> we live in such a 24-hour culture and the emphasis is on improving your diet, getting more exercise, but we also forget the last thing which is get some good sleep as well. >> reporter: the study's designers were surprised to find that the people in their group did not have the usual risk factors for stroke. their weight was normal and they are with the a low risk for sleep apnea. >> researchers are planning to watch the study group another five years. they want to see if participan

researchers at the university of alabama say sleep is important as the body gets stress. when it does not get the right amount. 30% of working adults get six hours or less sleep every night. >> it was not your typical protest. unhappy with the rate hike. they held a musical march downtown. it almost sounds like we are in new orleans. they organized this new orleans style mock funeral. the protest was held outside the commission offices in northwest. the commissionthis protestor is in a d.c. jail. david bonham locked himself in a cage surrounded with him plans. -- hemp plants. they are used to make soap and oil. farmers are currently banned from growing industrial him. =--- hemp. >> we are going to be doing scenes from "romeo and juliet." there is a confrontation. see who gets sent home. q>> a metro rider, this video of a couple getting married on a yellow line train. a wedding broke out on metro. we tried to contact them to find out why they chose metro. they are on their honeymoon. we do not know which streamline their on. >> -- they are on. >> congratulations. >> gordon

of course mother being from alabama, but much of the movement was concentrated in alabama. the other irony, we remember blocking the doors of the university of alabama, you know, keeping the black students from coming in. and so here you fast forward to today, the alabama that basically told martin luther king jr., you know, tried to run them out of alabama, that, agitator's, disturbing the peace, and this was even in birmingham, now from alabama. now being published by the university of alabama press. i find that. and i tell you, the greater irony is that on june 11th is when george wallace locked the doors. >> fifty-three? >> sixty. >> i think it was 63. the irony was that june 11th is the same day. isn't that ironic? the author of the book. >> when is the last -- what is the last conversation you had? your mother. >> oh, wow. the last one, i don't remember literally my last conversation, you know, my mother had a stroke in august and two dozen five. and so from that point for she did not talk a lot. i was with her. i don't -- you know, i don't remember the exact conversation. i remember the sunday before, she had the stroke on tuesday.

. >> university of alabama -- alabama. i grew up in a small factory milton my mom is a teacher dad is a small business opener. i had an interesting experience growing up seeing the positive effect of the democratic party on my town and the negative affects of the republican party i came experience, went to college and that excitement that president obama instilled in me in high stool was still present into my college career. what concerns me is what is right in front of me. i'm 20-years-old, social issues are important i'll pick up a picket sign to support marriage equality, probably not for tax reform. social issues are important to me that. -- [ unintelligible ] >> mike: that may change once you get in the job market and those issues may become more important? >> maybe. i'm into mack s that industry is doing well so i'm -- into magazines that industry is doing well, so maybe. >> mike: neil? >> hello governor. i consider myself a goldwater republican -- >> mike: you weren't born when goldwater was around. >> i brief gover

a new study from the university of alabama at birmingham, finds people over 45, who regularly sleep lesshours are at a higher rick of having a-- risk of having a smoke. -- stroke. researchers say it's healthier to get 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night. if you're having trouble, ask your doctor for help. >>> we will keep you updated on the breaking news. a huge warehouse fire in south baltimore. complete coverage continues at 6:00. >>> hard numbers. baltimore finally making good news when it comes to the city's murder rate. what the fbi is reporting. check in for these stories. then, of course, we'll have all of the breaking news coming up at 6:00. >>> and still to come tonight. a loss to new zealand. how american college students survived more than a night in the freezi,,,,,,,,,, you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students' faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives and i am a phoenix. enroll in the program that

he could be a risk for stroke of not getting enough sleep the city from the university of alabama findse who get less than six hours of sleep a nice guy four times the stroke risk of those to get seven to eight hours. if your trouble sleeping and maybe it's because you're from the dark at the city from canada suggests researchers followed dozens of college students nearly half of those who had trouble sleeping said that they were afraid the dark. they're doing more studies to confirm the findings. the plot moving to an early cancer death the researchers tracked 49 people over 24 years. sixth thing thing-let up papa was a sociologist at the 5% of cautioning the risk of death is low in finding proof that dental plaque does cause or definitely contribute to cancer but food for thought their necks tiny flaws. flunkies wallet check check check the british prime minister remember everything but the last one. the most important one david cameron and his wife had lunch to find and then laughs and the left their daughter behind this public the parents were in separate cars and boneless hams the

researchers at the university of alabama at girling ham study nearly 6,000 adults and found those thats than six hours a night were four times more likely to suffer a stroke even if they had no other risk factors. the national sleep foundation says only about 28% of americans get eight or more hours of sleep a night. >>> first lady michelle obama will be at a local barnes & noble today promoting her new book called american grown, the story of the white house kitchen garden and garden as cross america. mrs.obama will be signing copies at the barnes & noble on 12th street southwest. if you were hoping for a sighing of the first lady, you are probably ok. wrist bands that will get fans into the event were given out a first come first served basis last friday morning. >>> betty white paid a visit to the white house yesterday. the actress and animal advocate got for meet first dog bo and the president too. she was there to mechanic a promotional video with other celebrities talking about their first jobs. >> my first job was at an ice cream shop. >> which one. >> the one in oldtown alexand

1963, national guard troops forced the alabama governor george wallace to desegregate the university of alabamaallace personally stood in the schoolhouse door in tuscaloosa in defiance of a federal court order to admit two black students. that was until president john f. kennedy federalized national guard troops who helped the governor step aside. the students enrolled. and the same day president jfk delivered a civil rights address from the oval office. the president called for all americans to help end discrimination. but a governor attempted to stand in the way 49 years ago today. and now you know the news for this monday, june the 11th, 2012. we're all back tomorrow, noon pacific

a new study from the university of alabama at birmingham finds getting too little sleep can put older and middle aged people at risk for stroke. theresa garcia has the details. >> reporter: dale beck wakes up extra early so he can get to the gym and that means he's only sleeping five or six hours a night. >> getting up early and working out has helped me keep that zest going throughout the day. >> reporter: but a new study shows people over 45 who regularly sleep less than six hours are at higher risk for developing stroke symptoms. those can include a set of numbness in the body or a loss of vision. >> we live in such a 24 hour culture and the emphasis is on improving your diet, getting more exercise, but we also forget the last thing which is get some good sleep as well. >> reporter: the study's designers were surprised to find the people in their group did not have the usual risk factors for stroke. their weight was normal and they were at a low risk for sleep apnea. >> researchers are planning to watch the study group another five years. they want see if participants go beyond the

. >> university of alabama. >> go hoggs. >> and in alabama, a small factory mill town, my mom is a teachersmall business owner and so i had an interesting experience growing up, searing the positive effect of the democratic party on my town and its inhabitants and negative effects of the republican party and i came out of that experience, went to college and that excitement that president obama instilled in me in high school was still present in my college career and what's concerns me frightens me. i'm a 20-year-old girl and social issues, i'll pick up a picket sign to support marriage equality, tax reform. so, social issues are important to me, so that sort of drag knee into 2008 is still present for the election 2012. >> mike: that may change once you're into the job market and the economic issues may become more important to you. >> maybe, i'm sort of into magazines and that sort of thing and that industry is going well and so i'm feeling confident, but yeah, i'll see, maybe. >> mike: all right. thank you, kirkland. all right, caleee you're visiting with neil. >> hello, governor, i con

alabama now, three young men are dead. a third is fighting for his life after a shooting near the campus of auburn university in alabama. three others are wounded. two of the dead are former auburn football players. there's now a man hunt on for the suspect in the shooting. police say there was a fight last night at a party that simply got out of control. the police chief spoke at a news conference just a few minutes ago. >> this is a trying time because it's not only university students and athletes, but it's young people. it's six young people that have been shot. we're -- as you can tell, the community is shaken by this. and grieving today. >> joining me on the phone is john holotrop. sports editor at the auburn plains man. and senior at the university. this is heart breaking to learn that some former players have died as a result of this party where something went wrong. are you learning anything more about what happened at that party? what precipitated this violence? >> well, yeah. the press conference ened about moments ago held by chief tommy dawson and all they reported was that police arrived on the scene at 10:

. >>> three people are dead and three others wounded after a shooting near the campus of auburn university in alabamaauburn football players. drew levinson is at the crime scene and reports the alleged shooter is still on the run. >> reporter: hazardous materials teams in white suits scrubbed the crime scene near the campus of auburn university. a manhunt is underway for the alleged shooter, leonard. police say he shot six people killing three of them. >> that's a shock right now to know that this was all going on. >> reporter: investigators say the shooting happened at these apartments after a fight at a party saturday night. many people who live here knew the victims. >> i can't really explain in words what happened, just feel real bad knowing that it happened in my own neighborhood and i see these people around every day. >> reporter: two former football players, edward christian and phillips were killed. a current player was wounded. auburn's football program is a big part of campus life here and the team is successful. it won the national championship in 2010. but police say they don't believe f

a study from the university of alabama found that early symptoms of strokes like numbness down one sideion loss, dizziness or losing the ability to xpr he is yourself could be associated with less sleep. scientists say more research is needed there. >>> a huge blow to autism researchers. a freezer malfunctioned at harvard's brain bank damaging a third of the world's largest collection of brain samples used to study autism. the freezer''s temperatures went too high and the alarms did not sound. the damaged brain samples were a priceless collection. investigators say foul play cannot be ruled out. boy, that is terribly unfortunate. >> on twitter this morning, a lot of people who are advocates for finding the source and cure for autism are frankly just really upset about this. >> absolutely. >> a lot of parents talking about it this morning too. a disturbing story, a stepfather caught on camera, hitting his stepson with a belt during a game of catch, could face felony child abuse charges. the imperial county sheriff's office plans to file a case with the district attorney this afternoon. a

researchers at the university of alabama have found that early symptoms of stroke like numbness down, dizziness or that inability to express one's self could be associated with -- with -- i don't know -- what is it? yes, being sleep deprived. >> we all know that one. anybody who's up at this hour, right? >>> listen to this, two american students were stranded by a snowstorm for nine days in the new zealand wilderness. both 21. they survived by rationing supplies of trail mix and warming themselves in hot springs. and they're apparently no worse for wear. >> you might think it was a big ordeal but really we kind of -- we didn't have that much trouble. we could have maybe lasted another week laying in those hot pools, slowly starving but we made it out. we're okay. >> lasted another week in the hot pools, slowly starving. the two students are in a foreign study program in new zealand. >> i tell you what, if there's a country to be lost in, it would be new zealand. it's so beautiful. >> i've not traveled there. >> anybody watching, put it on your bucket list. and turkey. another great p

chasing the unlikely leader michael thompson, a former eagle scout and second year profrom the university of alabamaead. >> it was supposed tok to be a harmless prank but this zombie hardly looked harmless. we're going to share so much more. you're watching "early start." sorry. sore knee. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly. [ male announcer ] new bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten. you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ mal

. >> i went to the university of alabama and they did a very good job of making sure that the ringersf their work on time. >> the ringers. >> they are very thorough. >> in michigan, we don't have those ringers. i wish i had some of the tutors those football players had. >> we're going to talk to the bcs coming up with new player norm mat for football. we'll talk about academic issues on college campuses and everything else in sports, including roger clements, right after this. [[vo]]joy behar is on current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? >>forget it. [[vo]]that will never happen on current. >>try to be a little more conservative tonight. >> david shuster in for are bill press this thursday morning. honored to be joined now by bill jion. on sous radio 1:00 p.m. on fridays. >> peter let me have you cue up the notre dame athletic director talking about the bcs bowl championship series going to a four game playoff. here was his reaction. >> we're ver

and three others wounded after a shooting near the campus of auburn university in alabama. former auburn football players. one is identified as 20-year-old ed christian who had been on the auburn team until he was injured. there is now a manhunt on for the man accused in the shooting. >>> tomorrow the supreme court could have a decision on whether to overturn the president's health care law. it could eliminate the mandate that everyone obtain insurance, and we'll bring you that decision right here on cnn as it happens. >>> the trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky starts tomorrow. a jury has been selected. and they're ready to get started. final attempts to have the case thrown out friday were denied. sandusky faces 52 counts of sexual misconduct involving young boys. cnn's national correspondent jason carroll talks about the legal challenges both sides face. >> the jerry sandusky case will likely come down to one simple question -- >> how do you feel about the opportunity to face your accusers, sir? >> reporter: who did jurors believe? the 68-ye

i shouldn't say that at the university of alabama, but -- [laughter] you know, i think you get it. i think we all get it because we are the pen kl nation in the -- pennacle nation right now. there's another before us. ancient egypt, greece, rome, great britain, france, spain. pennacle nations, number one, no competition, going to be there forever, they thought. where are they now? what happened to each and every one of them? basically the same thing. they became enname moried by sports and entertainment, rich and famous, turned a blind eye to political corruption, lost their moral compass and went down the tubes. people say that can't happen to the united states. i think an honest assessment demonstrates it's already in the process of happening, and the real question is can we be the first pennacle nation to actually learn from those who proceeded us and take corrective action unless we still go down the same destructive path. that is really the question. i personal believe that we can. that was the reason why my wife and i wrote our whraitest book, "america the beautiful." we can.

he earned his bachelor's degree from the university of alabama and his jurist doctorate from vanderbiltmmissioned in the air force judge advocate general corps and served on active duty for four years. while spending some time in private practice, he continued his military service in the air force reserves, ultimately retiring as a colonel. while i am not a lawyer and i definitely will not make any lawyer jokes because i know there is more than a few of you in this room, i do want to point out it is significant to note that mr. tanner is a member of the u.s. supreme court to bar. i will not pressure him too much but it is important to point out that our of that here was the wind -- was designed for the pentagon work force, a work force of military and civilian personnel. within their introductions complete, i will like to begin this discussion. i will ask each of our panel members to tell their own personal story and then i will come back to them to see if there are any points i think you might find interesting. now without further ado, i like to turn it over to sue fulton. [applause] >

you know, willie, talking about education of the south, go to the university of alabama and call him lord mountbatten as the rest of america, go to the university of the south at suwannee you call him lord mountbatten. >> you said it. >> did you learn that in your swiss boarding school before? mountbatt mountbatten. >> we would do that anthen go play sport. >> sport ball. sport ball. like mitt romney. >> with us now chief correspondent for politico, mike allen, a look at the playbook. mike, good morning. >> good morning to the house of geist. >> oh! >> nice. i like that. pronounced correctly and everything. >> let's talk about the politics of the supreme court decision that we're going to get in about hour fours. democrats, you report, capitalizing off the ruling no matter what it is. how are they doing it? >> fund-raisers that went out yesterday from the house democratic committee and the senate demoatic committee. they're both already trying to raise money off the decision. congressman patrick kennedy, son of ted kennedy, the former congressman, talking about a health care emergency

and to see the role that the federal government played in integration for instance of the university of alabama were young woman walks through the schoolhouse doors of the opposition of the state governor george wallace that young woman turned out to be a future sister-in-law i watched them on television in new york where i grew up to see federal marshals to see the deputy assistant general help her achieve that goal and the notion that savitt engagement in particular the government service could be something that would be both interesting and worthwhile. you all are at this point blessed with a great deal of idealism, and i hope he will not lose that idealism as you get older and think about ways in which you can make this nation better whether it is a engagement, government service or in the private sector. there is a whole bunch of ways which you can make this nation better and you can surf. that is an expectation i think that you all should have for yourself. how is it that you are going to make this country better? as i said, you are the best and brightest of your generation and we will lo

. >> i majored in cheesy transition at university of alabama. the magazine's issue featuring "fortune's" 2012 list of the best places. i'm a florida guy. everybody retires in florida. "fortune's" like you guys dissed my home state. let's talk about if i want to go some place it's kind of sunny. >> yeah. >> where do i go? >> first of all, the reason we're not doing the florida/arizona thing, retirees are looking for things rather than just sitting there in their condo looking at the beach, people are more active, they want culture and things. not that florida doesn't have any. this -- see where this is going. >> we're not -- >> okay. >> santa fe. >> 325 days of sunshine every year. >> that's pretty good. >> that's pretty good. great lifestyle, great food. mountains, hiking, lot of cool stuff, culture. >> golf. >> interesting stuff. golf. i think we see a theme here with richard. golf. >> if it's not just -- i want to live in a smaller town. you have picked out for the smaller town to retire, i think one of my favorite cities in america, i think on

. >> jamie: a "fox news alert," a pool party shooting near the campus of auburn university in alabama. there are reports three people are dead, and two injured after a gunman opened fire, during a fight over a woman last night. a witness saying four men came to blows when at least one of them pulled out a gun and started firing. police are keeping tight-lipped about the shooting as they continue the investigation and are not releasing much information about who was involved but we're following the developing story and we will bring you updates from the scene as we get them. and another "fox news alert," this morning, iran telling the west the only path to successful nuclear talks is for the world to accept tehran's position. iran's hardened tone of defiance comes after another round of talks with u.n. nuclear watchdog, the iaea, and we want to wish you a good morning, everyone, i'm jamie colby, great to have you here. hi, eric. >> eric: good morning, good morning, everyone and welcome to america's news headquarters for this sunday morning. iran is also again setting a pessimistic tone

i shouldn't say that at the university of alabama, but -- [laughter] you know, i think you get it. i think we all get it because we are the pen kl nation in the -- pennacle nation right now. there's another before us. ancient egypt, greece, rome, great britain, france, spain. pennacle nations, number one, no competition, going to be there forever, they thought. where are they now? what happened to each and every one of them? basically the same thing. they became enname moried by sports and entertainment, rich and famous, turned a blind eye to political corruption, lost their moral compass and went down the tubes. people say that can't happen to the united states. i think an honest assessment demonstrates it's already in the process of happening, and the real question is can we be the first pennacle nation to actually learn from those who proceeded us and take corrective action unless we still go down the same destructive path. that is really the question. i personal believe that we can. that was the reason why my wife and i wrote our whraitest book, "america the beautiful." we can.

men are dead, and a fourth is fighting for his life after a shooting near the campus of auburn university in alabama. three others were wounded. two of the dead are former auburn football players. there is now a manhunt on for the suspect in the shooting in the nearby montgomery area. the police chief said it was an argument at a party that got out of control. and people are already feeling the loss. >> this is a trying time, because it's not only university students and athletes, but it's young people. it's six young people that have been shot. and as you can tell, the community is shaken by this. and grieving today. >> one of the wounded includes a current sophomore who is a football player. >>> thousands of students are already gathering to protest mexico's last televised presidential debate tonight. the grass roots social media group called im-132 say they don't want media corruption. pri is in the lead. the party lost power in 2000 after years of control. they're on the ground where the protests will be and are right now. miguel, these are sizeable protests. it's mostly a protest against the co

i shouldn't say that at the university of alabama, but -- [laughter] you know, i think you get it. i think we all get it because we are the pen kl nation in the -- pennacle nation right now. there's another before us. ancient egypt, greece, rome, great britain, france, spain. pennacle nations, number one, no competition, going to be there forever, they thought. where are they now? what happened to each and every one of them? basically the same thing. they became enname moried by sports and entertainment, rich and famous, turned a blind eye to political corruption, lost their moral compass and went down the tubes. people say that can't happen to the united states. i think an honest assessment demonstrates it's already in the process of happening, and the real question is can we be the first pennacle nation to actually learn from those who proceeded us and take corrective action unless we still go down the same destructive path. that is really the question. i personal believe that we can. that was the reason why my wife and i wrote our whraitest book, "america the beautiful." we can.

of alabama. a deadly shooting that has ro rocked the campus of awe burns university. a college football power house. abc's john sclifen on the college party that ended in deadly violent. >> reporter: investigators back on the scene trying to piece together how an off campus party near auburn university turned deadly. police say gunman shooting six people killing three. among the dead, two former auburn football players. ladarious and ed christian, both 20 years old. >> this is very much unusual event for auburn university. it's sickening that these young lives were cut short. >> police responded to the scene around 10:00 p.m. after witnesses say a fight broke out an a pool party and shots were fired. authorities say auburn football play wrer ark mack was also shot and remains in a hospital but is expected to recover. a desperate search is now underway for the shooter believed to be 22-year-old desmonte leonard from alabama. he lives in town, but as no connection to the university. >> we're currently active man hunt in montgomery alabama with the police department. >>