to join us with a preview in a moment. >>> first, though, this week's travel insider takes us to tennessee for a personal tour of nashvillen. take a listen. ♪ this old boy got it going on ♪ >> i'm craig morgan and nashville is my city. the capital of country music. we'll take on a vip backstage tour of the grand old opry. first, we have to check in and find out where our dressing room is. you have a mailbox so the fans can send mail to us here. not everybody that plays at the grand old opry is a member. to date there are just over 200 members. this is a list of every member past and present. there's 19 dressing rooms. well, there's only 18. there's not a number 13. you never know who you're going run into. what is y'all's favorite thing about being here at the opry? >> porter and standing in the big tall shoes. look who we have here. this is the green room. during the flood of 2010, this is how high the water level got. this is the infamous circle here where the legends as well as the new artists stand to perform. thank you for spending time with me at the grand old opry. >> welcome mr. craig morgan! ♪ i use what's alread

to the rest? >> well, if you go outside chattanooga, they are still using satellite and dial-up to get online. there's nothing else. >> really seems like that town in tennessee represents the digital divide that we don't just see in the us, but what we see around the world. let's take a look. >> it's 5pm on a thursday afternoon and high school senior peyton van hook is at his church, just outside of chattanooga tennessee. >> the church, most people come here to pray, but you come here for what? >> i come here to do my homework most of the time. because our internet is so poor at home, i have to come here. >> can't do it at home... >> nope. >> ... we have satellite service at home. so after we go after a certain amount of data, our internet gets slowed down to, about on average, about half the speed of a dial up connection. >> remember back in the 90s when a dial up modem was a must have for anyone who wanted to get on this thing called the world wide web? >> "but what do you need to establish a connection? here's a starter list. you need a computer, and of course a modem you need to establish an account with an internet service provider. ...patience and sens

my grandfather was a judge in tennessee. he used toe coffee with all the local political guys every morning downtown so i would go down there go down there at a very young age which means it's why an quite as strange as i am into the district attorney would be there, senators would come by. it was kind of the courthouse in chattanooga so for me politicians were always real people and what always -- when i went into journalism after suwannee which my grandfather pointed out this kind was kind of like being the last to board a sinking ship which i thought was on kind of accurate but i always wanted to do is write about the great events but they were great events that were shipped by the people and what impresses me most about politicians into one of the many character flaws that i like is that we all know that the folks in your line of work are fallible, you make mistakes, but you do great things and all the human frailties are still there if you manage to rise above that the country in the world on a better course and that is fundamenta

to me. i loved politics. my grandfather was a judge in tennessee. he usedhave coffee with the local political guys every morning downtown. and so i would go down there at a very young age which may explain why i'm quite as strange as i am. and the district attorney would be there, senators would come by. kind of the courthouse group in chattanooga. and so for me, politicians were always real people. and what always -- as i went into journalism after solani, as my grandfather pointed out, i went into print, which my grandfather said was like a rat boarding a sinking ship. which was unkind but accurate, ultimately. i wanted to write about great event but great event shaped by people. what impresses me most about politician answers one of my many character flaws is i like politicians, is that we all know that the folks in your line of work are fallible. you make mistakes. but you do great things. and you bend history. and what i always try to find when i write a book about someone is what is that moment of transcendence, when all of the human frailties are sti

to terrorism. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. >>> the top republican lawmaker in tennessee wants to use the's national guard to round up 30 syrian refugees in the state and stop anymore from coming in. the representative says they need to gather up and politely take them back to ice and say they're not coming to tennessee, they're yours. at a news conference today, he compared himself to paul revere, a man who famously warned of the british approaching troops. >>> and the u.s. screening process for refugees is very tough, beginning long before they're allowed to enter the country. this refugees are first vetted by the national counterterrorism center, and each refugee is interviewed by u.s. officials trained to verify that they are bona fide refugees. now, if a refugee is from syria their story must check out. on average it takes 18 to 24 months before approval is granted. >>> the southern california band playing at one of the paris venues targeted by terrorists say it is still horrified and still coming to terms with what happened. this is video of eagles of death metal. none of them were

to the right-hand side. westbound 80 near cummings skyway the traffic delays are still there at last check traffic backed up from tennessee street in vallejo. so continue to useour alternates. you're going to want to head to 780 and 680 the benicia bridge to save yourself some time. all lanes are open and the "sig alert" for westbound 80 is lifted by the chp. meantime, bay bridge toll plaza is no longer "friday light." we have had backups there this morning. the metering lights are on. traffic is backed up through the macarthur maze. and more sluggish traffic now awaits you on and off heading across the bridge into san francisco. drive time now this is because of the big rig accident is up to 40 minutes between the carquinez bridge and the maze. meantime, northbound 101 heading to and through the silicon valley expect backups now leaving morgan hill but it's not solid. it's just patches of slow traffic. your going to see the delays beginning from highway 85 so be prepared for those backups. it's no longer delayed approaching santa clara. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." very quickly, very heavy traffic right here at the san mateo bridge. roberta? >>> it's my

. >> our thanks to tom and ben carson joins us now from tennessee. good morning, dr. carson. i want to start with that evening meeting in washington with other campaigns about debates going forward, what do you want changed specifically? >> well, we have to ask ousts what is t purpose of a debate? the real purpose is to allow the voters toave an opportunity to see what's behind each of the candidates. what do they actually think about the various policies that are affecting the lives of everyday americs. if you make that the goaoal tt will help you define how the debate should go a some of the things that we have seen recently, that certainly was not the goal >> so, what would you like changed spifically? the number of participants, the moderators? >> i would like to see us be ableo have a substantial opening statement, at least a minute, substantial closing statement, at least a minute. and i would like to see, you know tighter guidelines in terms of ople, when they respond to questions, you know, some people just pretty much ignore what the time constraints are and others ar

to us before she goes to the hospital. thanks to everyone for your prayers and the positive thoughts. she was hiking with the group from the academy boarding school in tennessee when she disappeared. staff member tells us they within to fourth day of the hiking trip when she ran away. in the search the family members created a facebook page to spread the word. since then many commented on the page after learning of the news. saying, "our prayers were answered." in northwest d.c., diane cho, abc7 news. alison: we are continuing to follow breaking news ahead at 5:00. what police are saying about what was found when a soccer stadium was evacuated amidst terror fears in germany. jonathan: -- leon: plus isis fears and why you need to update your schedule to keep up. >> plus new tools. leon: a new tool to protect you from fraud. the help center is wide open to get answers about questions about fraud and scams. they are answering the phone. call them at 703-236-9220. alison: a video that went viral. two women sexually abusing a man. now he says the video only tells part of the story. why he is coming forward next on "abc7 news at 5:00". leon: tonight "7 on your side

i want to thank our witnesses, especially i want to thank commissioner mcpeek from tennessee for joining us. we are fortunate to have you in our state. and we're fortunate to have your guidance. and we look forward to what you will tell us about the failed co-op that we have had in our state. we also appreciate cms taking the time to be here today. there are answers we need as we conduct our oversight and due dill citizens on the system. mr. chairman, i yield the time back to you. >> thank you. now i recognize mr. pollone for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. when we passed the affordable care act into law over five years ago, we dramatically changed the health care landscape in this country. the law has been a historic success. it has made access to comprehensive health care a reality for the american people. the insurance system in this country was broken. it was a system with rapidly rising costs, gross in efficiencies is and painful in equalities. february 2010 headline just a month before the aca was passed declared soaring premiums reflect unsustainable health system. up to 12

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to us. >> the school district is now investigating this incident. >>> police responding to a break-in call in tennessee and finding a you pair of raccoons. it took three officers intruders. raccoon may come inside to look for warm places to sleep as the weather gets colder. >> it always makes me think of that commercial, that woman who can't see correctly and she's like here kitty kitty. >>> a crime caught audio on camera. taking money from the correction plate. >>> details on the robbery scheme being media and websites. since 1961, pearle vision has been providing today, we make caring for your right now, buy one pair of glasses, and get another pair free. this is genuine eye care in your neighborhood. mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity we're hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. so instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone rings] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possibl

my grandfather was a judge in tennessee. he used to have coffee with all of the local political guys every morning downtown. i would go down there at a young age which makes plain why am a strange as i am. the district attorney would be there, senators would come by. the courthouse group in chattanooga. for me politicians were real people. and as i went into journalism after sewanee with my grandfather pointed out, i went into print journalism which is like being the last thread abort a stick shift. which i thought was unkind but accurate. what i always wanted to do was write about these great events, but they were great events that were shaped by people and what impresses me most about politics is one of my main character flaws i like politics and that we all no that the folks in your line of work are fallible, make mistakes, but he do great things. what. what i always try to find when i write a book about someone is, what is that moment of transcendence when all of the human frailties are still there, but you managed to rise above th

a lady called from tennessee to check with us on the business. we did a search and found no such business in the state of iowa. after racial tensions at the university of missouri, another student group wants to improve race relations in iowa city. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert a university of iowa group is shining light on a serious issue facing veterann. and the wkeyes are onnhe cusp of making it onto college football's biggest stage. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news surce, this is kcrg-te9 news at middy. first, meteorrogis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... showers and thunderstorm s will become increingly likely this afternoon, continuing into the evening. some storms may be strong to severe, mainly between3 and 9 p.m. in southern iowa. storms will depend greatly on how much sunshine, if any, occurs before they develop. if clouds hold, then the severe risk will sunshine this afternoon, then the severe risk goes up. after the storms pas, some shower

i love politics put my grandfather was a judge in tennessee. he used toe coffee with all the local political guys every morning downtown. so i would go down there their young age which makes one why i'm quite as strange as i am. the district attorney would be there, senators would come by figures kind of the courthouscourthous e group in chattanooga. so for me politicians are always real people, and what always, as i went into journalism after college, which were ground up what i to print journalism which is collecting the last rat to board a sinking ship, which i thought was unkind but accurate. ultimately. what always wanted to do was write about these great events but they were great events that were shaped by people. what impresses me most about politicians and one of my many character flaws in his eye by politicians is that we all know that the folks in your line of work are fallible, make mistak mistakes. but you do great things injured in history. when i always try to find one write a book about someone is what use that moment of transcendence when

she never saw chism as angry as he was when in a conversation with colleen ritzer about tennessee where he used to live. the student said after the conversation chism was mumbling to himself. the judge also told jurors today they will be going on a view the first week in december to visit the crime scene alternate danvers high school. >> a campus crime at harvard black tape was discovered covering the faces of pictures of some african-american professors. police are calling the act a hate crime. student. here's vicktory a warren. this hate crime portrait of 6 african-american harvard law professor had black electrical tape over their faces. none of the white professioner had anything done. it was an act of violence. for the intentional dismissiveness of black professor on this campus to blackout their faces as if they are worthless. floor. the brack tape discovers by student and staff thursday. >> i think it's a shock to everyone. i think everyone is discussed now. after the discovery campus police were called and they also an emergency meeting. it's an overt act of disrespect and intolerance and

us to do everything we do... ...for goodness' sake. >>> the battle of the losing streaks. the raiders break theirs, but tennessee can't seem to break theirs, huh? >> the raiders take on a titans team that lost 10 straight at homecoming in. the raiders had lost 10 straight of their open. it came down to the wire. as close as you can get for a must win game. it rained pretty much throughout the game, it was soggy, it was slushy, and marcus mariota finds his tight end, 6-0. carr, to crabtree for the touchdown. a big day for carr. 330yards, 3 touchdowns. the raiders up 10-6, when carr finds seth roberts who die dives into the end zone. 17-6, it's looking good. the raiders up 17-14 now. you see the play fake. finding just p fowler for the 1 yard touchdown. the raiders are down. here's the key play. raiders last gasp, 4th down, 4th and 8. 1:50 to go, but a holding call on tennessee, gives the raiders another chance. two minutes later, carr to roberts, huge day. a big win for the raiders. signed, sealed, and delivered when this interception happens by nate allen. the raiders win 24-21. titans, as we said, have lost 11

to the so. jacoby brissett isn't done playing here tonight. >> rocky: and i played four years with the tennessee titans. we had a quarterback named steven mcnair who used to do this. >> eamon: picks up 31 yards and hands off to nichols and there's another flag. >> referee: holding, offense, number 54. 10 yards, first down. >> eamon: he's had a great career here but a rough fourth quarter. brissett doing all he can on the ground. >> rocky: he has done a good job on the ground. but they are missing the big-time play in the pass game. give the credit to north carolina's secondary. >> eamon: brissett with time for now. checks down to the underneath route. >> rocky: get the catch. no yards after the catch. >> referee: time-out, north carolina state. >> eamon: dominiquie green with the tackle. so the wolfpack will take a time-out. we mentioned it moments ago. it's bedlam on saturday night football. number 3 oklahoma battles number 11 oklahoma state. 8:00 p.m. eastern on abc. this game is also streaming live on watch espn and part of the revelry series presented by jiffy lube. >> rocky: north carolina fans are saying we had an ugly loss early in the season. b

to see all the stars and miss piggy there. >> i like that tennessee whiskey. >> tennessee whiskey is the song and a great drink. >> that's the in usline facebook. >>> this morning on "world news now," new fears of terrorism in the air. >> the russian jet that crashed in egypt's desert. did an isis bomb bring down that plane? what u.s. intelligence is revealing. >>> seemg on campus. the stabbing attacks at a california university and how police moved in, bringing an end to a horrifying ordeal. the latest on the victims and the suspect. >> consumer alert. he the potentially deadly toxin found in some types of fresh seafood. the public health investigation and an important decision expected today. >>> and later, the big night in nashville. the cma awards from the emerging chris stapleton to justin timberlake's performance. we have industry insight you won't get anywhere else on this thursday, november

used in nice context by a lot of people at that point. we really do need this in tennessee. we need it across america. >> chattanooga's plan went up in 2010 thanks to the municipal utility. >> the latest upgrades from existing providers were not coming to chattanooga. >> david wade is the chief operating officer of epb. he says they built "the gig" in order to enable a smart electricity grid. bit it also brought ultra high speed internet to the citizens of chattanooga. chattanooga raised $220 million in bond money and nearly $112 million in federal stimulus funds to build the network.

west, rain producing clouds are actually moving to the midwest right now at chicago into western kentucky and tennessee seeing that rain. that's tomorrow for us. for today, clouds increasing, 54 degrees in camelback, bethlehem 57 degrees, and close to 60 for pennsburg. very low 60s for bordentown, new hope and abington with increasing clouds. you'll see partly sunny skies at the shore to start with, afternoon temperatures in the 60s after a cooler day yesterday. rehobeth 65, millville and symrna clouds on the increase, same for wilmington, philadelphia and berlin, clouds increasing with afternoon temperature, warmer than yesterday by a few degrees, into the low 60s today. rain, that's on tap for tomorrow. futurecast when i'm back with the timing and i'll look at how much rain you can expect as well. chris. >> bill, 12 minutes after 4:00. let's check your morning ride. out on the 42 freeway, this is what you can expect. expect jessica boyington to tell you that it's a nice drive. >> so far, chris, a nice drive. we're going to do a check on new jersey roads, the 42 freeway around the new jersey turnpike northbound where vehicles are headed. dri

to remember and celebrate. k-w-w-l's kristin rogers gives us a look back. if hawkeye fans don't in jacksonville it's probably because they were trying to forget..... they gave tennessee their first bowl game win since would the change be? it seems they decided last year was unacceptable and came back with a renewed since of pride change at quarterback jake rudock's role as the starter came to a screeching halt and a new leader emerged, his name... cj beathard. " i'm taking that leadership role, you know taking that and you know sometime's it's easier lead like it." fast forward five months later (fast forward effect / bring in the music.) the hawkeye clinched their second victory of the thirty to iowa city. fans noticing what they call the new kirk, meaning a more aggressive kirk.... but it was this.... the game winning kick against pittsburgh that brought a lot of hawkeye spirits to life, nats i was on the sideline and could feel the electricity as the kick went in, and kinnick stadium erupted... the hawks kicked off big ten play with a victory over powerhouse wisconsin.. and it was in always tough madison, and people started to believe... now they look for revenge

to mid-50s for most of us. so an above average day, but the wet weather is going to move in. right now, it's well to our west, coming through indiana, back to tennessee. gulf coast. and there's still snow on the backside of it. what does it mean for us tomorrow? tomorrow. still an isolated shower by midday. notice perhaps, a couple of -- watch what happens. a couple of sprinkles. i can't rule out a few showers east of that but the steadiest rain comes in after 8:00 p.m. falling steadily and heavily thursday night into friday early morning's commute. it will be pouring, and then we get clearing that comes in after that. i think some of the rain may linger until midday in massachusetts. the weekend looking mostly good, too. 50 on saturday with filtered sunshine. 40s on sunday, though. only in the 40s to start next week. >>> tram and weather together. looks busy behind you, robi. >> reporter: huge backups on this wednesday morning some due to earlier accidents. look at the middle of your screen. see all that red? that's 93 southbound. that's a road rage ride right now all the way back to andover. that's the alert you see in the middle of the screen ther

to get. >> tennessee whiskey, girl crush. who was the new guy. >> sam hunt who is a future star to watch. really fun into bruno told us yesterday to look out for him. great music. >> great music all around. that's why i'm looking forward to the american music awards here on abc in a couple of weeks. then you get to introduce all these kids, as well. >> i like the day after effect where you get the music you didn't expect. >> us old folks get the music. >> we've been covering the story but new developments on the airport situation. >> yeah, we're going to get starred on a serious note with the new details about the terrorist chatter leading up to the tragic crash of that russian passenger jet in egypt. >> we're hearing homeland security expected to call for stepped up security with direct flights to germany. they're dismissing the speculation the theory of the bomb likely bringing down the plane. u.s. and british officials saying they're being guided by intelligence intercepts. brian ross tracking the investigation. >> reporter: u.s. and british officials tell abc news, the strongest evidence it was a bomb comes from i

thieves used a car to smash into the shop in hendersonville, tennessee. the rest of the crime was caught by surveillance cameras. they made out with 16 guns and automatic weapons. >>> scary moments as a truck smash noos smashes into a house. the dump truck crashed into a telephone pole before it hit the house. it took the emergency crews more than an hour to cut the driver from the wreck. >>> and there is word of an escape from the sequoia park zoo. the concern is for the animal that is on the run. the red panda that got out of her enclosure. she is perfect prey for larger predators and her diet is >>> finally, a creative proposal with something of a food focus. take a look. a canadian man decided to pop the question using potatoes on his front lawn. more than 200, in fact. i don't know if she is a potato lover. apparently she liked the gesture. as you can see, the hug means she said yes. >> a man proposes to you using potatoes, you better say yes. >> why? >> i don't know. >> it's hard to find all of the potatoes in the same size to lay them out evenly. >

news program and went to a radio station that the great james brown used to own in baltimore and did a lot of local stuff, went to tennessee and came back to the while,nd all while i was in news, i kept stringing from every place i , every city. state stringing is being a reporter who sends news from a local area to a network. networksing to various and they loved what i did and really started looking at me when the naacp national headquarters which is located in baltimore, maryland. there president was under fire. it was not if he would leave the when and how he would leave. i broke that story and they said we would like you to come to washington and be the d.c. bureau chief. when you are young, you say i can do that. if i would have known then what , i've been a white house correspondent for the last 18 years covering three presidents. line ofhe first questioning the president. we are in a social media realm. instead of getting the press releases, you have to be in good physical condition. the bear was on the loose the other day and i was running behind him. i'm not a spring chicken. very interesting ride. >> i would lik

to complain. >> you can sit down and join us and you'll learn for yourself. >> for some prison food is the best they've had in years. we were at a correctional complex in tennessee when jason rogers began to serve a sentence for aggravated robbery. he spent the last three years in county jail. >> maybe i'm a little numb in my head, but i'll be all right. >> look at the camera. >> rogers had never been to prison before, he told us there was one thing he was looking forward to. >> people told me that you eat better in the penitentiary. eat better than you do in the county jail. >> i remember when i was getting a shot of jason sitting down and finally eating, it was like a kid at a picnic with the best food imaginable. he was like a kid in a candy store. he was just putting it in his mouth, having a great time. >> at the miami-dade county jail we met a group of inmates that couldn't agree on the culinary great of the meals. >> hot meals in the morning and hot meal at night. >> this is the best part of the day. lunchtime. this is how we eat. nice cold cuts. they're great. we enjoy sometimes. >> this is turkey salami with little pieces of peppercorn in there that jam

. >> i want to ask you about something that we're hearing coming out of tennessee, one of the top republican lawmakers there has actually suggested using the national guard to round up the refugees who are already settled in the u.s. and send them back and i wonder if given your concerns about the screening process of refugees if you would favor such a move? >> i think that may be a little extreme to be honest with you. but rather than have to face situations like that, let's go ahead and support the efforts that already exist that really will take care of millions of people. and why would we continue to increase the complexity of the situation in this country without solving the problem by bringing people over here who are not adequately screened? that doesn't make a lot of sense. >> we're seeing in the latest quinn pea yak university poll in iowa that you slipped 10 percentage points over the last months, that's what various q polls show. you tell the "new york times" because you think they don't see you as the right person to be president in a time of terrorism. do you think this short trip is enough to change the minds of iowans an

place of equality office and late a conference in nashville, tennessee which i've been attending on and off over the years i want to say i used the time for relationship building and cased studies from different cities had a great opportunity at the local process and the local submit that i'll have to say commissioner avalos as a leader the alliance state and federal brought in a mayor from minnesota from we wisconsin and she's bringing great ideas to minneapolis including a light rail that goes to st. paul and others major groups i'm learning from a down to earth elizabeth and other city council members a highlight of the trips i also wanted to say that two besides commissioner avalos other leaders of local process from seattle and from brooklyn new york and many others are leading the economic justice and jobs work citywide and local process is a great place to build those relationships in the cased studies i also wanted to say that policy link angela blackwell organization i had no idea 3 thousand people if government sector from university researchers to grassroots activists in the community of color and it was 3 thousand

us rehearse a little bit. >> it was so fun. >> poor meryl and charlie. thanks to chelsea pierce. want to check in with al on his cross-country rokerthon two in union city, tennessee, where hopefully he did not see us ice >> all righty. here we go. we're at discovery park of america, and this is a vintage 1957 fire truck, and we have now made it to what's going to be our 26th state, so we're more than halfway through our journey to set the guinness world record for 50 states and district of columbia forecast in the shortest period of time, and let's show you what's going on. in fact, we've got us a goat. got us a goat. all righty. and we've got the union city tornadoes. let's hear it! [ cheers and applause ] and we're going to do the forecast and i'm telling you, tomorrow, day six. what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale is back... plus 1! woo-hoo! right now buy one get one at half price th

us tos stop. >> reporter: last night at a rally in tennessee, it was donald trump.ll >> so what i like is, build a safe zone in syria, a big a beautiful safe zone, and you have whatever it is, so people can live and they'll be happier. >> reporter: the u.s. has let in around 2,500 refugees from syria in the past four years. in september, president obama unveiled a plan to welcome 10,000 more by next fall. that's just a fraction of the o migrants fleeing the region, and officials say they face the toughest vetting of any immigrant to the u.s. for many, that's two years of processing or more. but governors do not trust the process, and-- in the wake of the paris attacks-- more than two dozen now say they oppose syrian refugees moving to their states. still, governors technically cannot stop the federal government from re-settling refugees within their borders, which means all eyes are onal congress. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell today said he is considering possible action. >> what you're hearing from all the governors around the country, saying they're not interested in taking refugees f

i would to thank eyewitnesses, especially commissioner from tennessee for joining us. we are fortunate to have you in our state and we are fortunate to have your guidance we look forward to what you will tell us about the failed co-op we have -- in our state we represent appreciate cms for taking the time to be here their answers we need as we conduct our oversight into diligence. i yield back to you rep. murphy: mr. vallone for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. while we passed the formal care act we dramatically change the health-care landscape in this country the law has been historically a success. it may access the conference of health care a reality for the american people. before the incredible care act was passed the interest of any -- system is broken. it had rapidly rising costs and painful inequalities february 2010 headline months before the aca was passed declared "soaring ratings reflect unsustainable health system." americansmillion could be discriminated against for pre-existing medical conditions ranging from diabetes to breast cancer to pregnancy

chilly temperatures to my theater next focus will be on this airflow pressure being a wet weather across the tennessee valley. this will have in our direction but it's not going to affect us greatly until tuesday and wednesday and that's when we'll see more substantial rain coming across the area. before that happens we will squeeze out one relatively mild day across the southeastern states. temperatures hovering near 50 around new york city new york city but the cold air sitting after our west with ratings in the 30s for highs in minneapolis and kansas city. that cold air works as far south as san antonio. again that cold air will be heading in that direction we will feel the impact as we go into monday. future caches lots of clouds in place tonight. they will be with us to start sunday. extreme southern new jersey albeit exception. rainfall there and everyone else should stay dry. areas like atlantic city towards cape may you will see the threat of rain as we go through the day or the first part of vans sunday. sunday -- sunshine breaks through burbine on monday starting out with sunny skies the clouds were rolling across the area. we will stay dry until rain arrives by

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