tiller came back to wichita. he was going to close the practice, and somehow decided to stay and take over the practice, which was family practice. >> in 2000 dr. tiller is interviewed by the group physicians for reproductive choice and health. he explains what drove him to focus on abortion. >> patients in my practice asked me if i was going to do abortions like my father did. and i was horrified. why would these nice people say that he was scum bag type physician? the women in my father's practice, for whom he did abortions, educated me and taught me that an abortion is a matter of survival for women. >> he took care of patients and women and families that nobody else was able to take care of. >> well, i think he was very sure of himself, you know, that this is the right thing. he was very determined. >> but dr. tiller's resolve is not enough to protect his clinic or himself from further violence. >> as i saw point into the window and fired the shots. and it was silver. and then she turned and took off. >> in 1

with thousands of lightning strikes right now approaching i-35, from central kansas down through wichita and approaching areas around oklahoma city. a lot of people unfortunately will be woke up here in the middle of the night and won't like it. as far as later on today we have a chance of more severe weather, oklahoma city, amarillo, isolated tornadoes most likely here in west texas and for everyone on the eastern seaboard we'll see thunderstorms developing in florida today but the real moisture from our tropical system won't arrive until tomorrow. who knows when i mentioned earlier it could be andrea by the time it reaches north florida. >> we hope those communities get a break. >> after this next cold front goes through they will. >>> turning now to entertainment. the ceo of aeg live told the jury this week he believes the lawsuit filed by michael jackson's mother was a shakedown attempt. the suit claims aeg failed to properly investigate jackson's doctor but the company says there's no responsibility for the singer's 2009 teeth. >>> a baby boom, kitt winslow and hewlett announced the

. >> i credit it with being 1916 in wichita, kansas. guy named walter anderson who was a fry cook. and he has this big novelty item where he has little buns and little burgers that he cooked all alongside each other on an iron skillet. >> and in 1991, created white cast castle. >> what began to happen is a lot of the burger chains were absorbed with giant corporations. how can we make it cheaply? and the answer to that was we'll cook them all ahead of time and have them sitting around. >> reporter: he believes we're living in the golden age of burgers. >> people now have the much higher expectations for what a hamburger can be. >> reporter: back at smashburger they are sering, smashing and salting every burger to order for their hundreds of thousands of customers who come in every day. but cooking up a good burger isn'texactly easy. >> i only got half. >> reporter: but the taste -- a smashing success. for "nightline," i'm lindsay davis in hackensack, new jersey. >>> up next, the octogenerian worth several hundred million dollars. [ stew

not the case in oklahoma, down toward the red river heading into texas, wichita falls, you have someig storms rolling through shortly. this will head into arkansas, too. even in dallas/ft. worth you have a good morning commute. few storms near richmond, too. at least one cluster of thunderstorms. as we go through the afternoon, from philadelphia southward, you have a chance of a shower or thunderstorms. it's going to be a warm day. temperatures getting into the mid-80s. it's warm on the eastern seaboard. it feels like summer in many spots. we're watching some storms early in the week. look at philadelphia towards the end of the week. no problem. areas like atlanta is looking good. >> all right, thank you, bill. >>> mika good morning. >> how are you? >> am i doing the tease from here? >> look at the shoes. >> let's not show the shoes. we're good. >> we have president obama just touched down in northern ireland. >> i watched the speech. lot of big issues to work out, including major differences in how to handle syria. >>> plus, did you see our interview with russell brand. >> i'm still

wichita's heating up to 37 degrees yet again.n colorado, the wildfire has not been contained yet. and this is not going to be helping the situation. we've got heat, breezy conditions as well as no precipitation. humidity level is very low just yet. but clear skies here, which is great news for the u.s. open that's been held in pennsylvania. friday you're going to be seeing some sunny spells and light rain. while saturday/sunday looking perfect for golfing. all right, here across eastern asia, we have a tropical depression that will be formed in the evening hours over the south china sea. this is acting like a conveyor belt of moisture supplied to hainan and macau, especially. we're seeing about 130 millimeters of rain in the past 24 hours in and around hong kong already. it is likely to be adding up to about 100 millimeters of more rain in the similar areas. rain will be across japan as well, but the topic of today is the heat yet again. yesterday osaka prefecture in region will have seen 38 degrees there yesterday, which is scor

what we are expecting, large hail and damaging winds and possible tornados as well, from omaha and wichita, and a clash of the air masses are setting up. it doesn't look like a widespread severe event. again, there is the dry air, and all the warm and moist air, and along the front, guys, that's where we have the potential for a tornado. keep an eye to the sky, and listen to the weather radios and across the tv screens, you will hear the warnings coming. >>> we have much more ahead this hour. >> here is what is coming up. >> he is accused of holding three women captive for ten years, but he is facing his own imprisonment for a lot longer. there are now 329 counts against ariel castro, and they only cover half of the victims' captivity. >>> you can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy. >> your phone, your e-mails and even your credit card records may be in the hands of the government. the debate on whether we have to choose security over privacy. >>> ever been so hungry for pizza you just could not wait for the delivery man. what if you had your pie brought by a drone? that

one family a thousand dollars a month with the membership of our clinic and one small company in wichitatood to get back a quarter million in the first years utilizing the plan. one of the local companiesine has seen what we can save them and they will count our membership toward the deductible and now your money is working twice as hard for you. it is amazing what you can do if you utilize the free market and people say we are radical. mechanics work for cash. and pharmacist and veternarians and electrician and plumbars and no reason followingses can't do it the same. >> we'll have our doctor about her changes in the practice. fascinating stuff and may be the alternative you are looking for, for obama care. and how important is it to keep your medical records between you and your doctor. your information will go in a government- run system. and we know how secure that is right now. stay with us,they would be enforced. i am harris faulkner, and now back to huckabee. n(applause) >> we are back with our doctors. i will bring in our doctor that has been heree. we love having them. you have

roberta farris is from wichita falls, texas, i've been there.ite meal is oatmeal. mine too. i love irish oatmeal. happy birthday to peter keenan and he is from hilton head, south carolina. what a spot. most people going down there to retire. hilton head, wonderful. 100 years old today. crazy about computers. older people love those computers. they can handle them and good at it and have fun with it. that's it in new york city where they all love each other. >>> willard, thank you so much. coming up next, heidi klum is here to talk about being a judge on "america's got talent" but first, this is "today" on nbc. y" >>> we're back at 8:37 with super model, entrepreneur and mom of four heidi klum. he has been in the international spotlight for more than 20 years now and she is taking on a brand new challenge as a judge on america's got talent. take a look. [ music playing ] i loved it. i thought that you were really cool. i loved your confidence and the way you were singing walking around. >> i was confident until you started talking and looking dir

this happened over the weekend at the wichita river festival, a multiday concert they had every yearn the arkansas river. a band of young musicians were covering the black sabbath song war pigs. all of a sudden the crowd came to life. ♪ ♪ >> right into the mosh pool. in our last show, a guy rocked so hard he drowned. tiger woods is about to sign another big endorsement deal. tiger said to be very close to signing a huge new deal with nike. nike was one of the few sponsors that stuck with him through his lady troubles. at this point, tiger already has more money than he could possibly ever spend. he's excited about this deal in particular, because it brings him something he doesn't have, which is even more money. here's the tape of the new tiger woods ad campaign. ♪ >> kim kardashian and kanye west are expecting a baby girl. finally a girl kardashian the news was revealed on sunday night premier on "keeping up with the kardashian." do you remember when she said she wanted to become a more private person? that was funny. they went for a check-up and the doctor said he could tell it was

kansas, nebraska, and wichita, later this afternoon and evening for severe weather.amaging wind, big hail, potentially spiky. and an isolated tornado. it goes west, just east of the rockies. denver is on the cusp of it. something to be looking for into the week. one other element. we haven't talked about it, because it was getting better, higher moisture in the air. 50 mile per hour wind gusts as the cold front slips through. that and lightning, not a good thing. that's the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to home. >>> always to want put a smile smooirl on your face after the doom and destruction. a family member smile to bring a smile. we don't have it. how about i just smile? look at that. there's your sunshine. >> that's better than anything. we should say there are a million reasons why we love having ginger on the broadcast. she is fearless. >> two reasons, she's zip lining, ice boat racing and hang gliding. look what she's doing now, flying over nepal with a vulture eating out of her hand. >> one of those things you never think is going to happen.

one family a thousand dollars a month with the membership of our clinic and one small company in wichitaget back a quarter million in the first years utilizing the plan. one of the local companiesine has seen what we can save them and they will count our membership toward the deductible and now your money is working twice as hard for you. it is amazing what you can do if you utilize the free market and people say we are radical. mechanics work for cash. and pharmacist and veternarians and electrician and plumbars and no reason followingses can't do it the same. >> we'll have our doctor about her changes in the practice. fascinating stuff and may be the alternative you are looking for, for obama care. and how important is it to keep your medical records between you and your doctor. your information will go in a government- run system. and we know how secure that is right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before t

places like nebraska and kansas, wichita included need to be alert later on this afternoon and eveningor severe weather. damaging wind, big hail, potentially spiky. and an isolated tornado. tomorrow the threat kind of expands and goes west. just east of the rockies. denver is on the cusp of it. something to be looking for into the week. one other element. we had to talk about it, the fire weather. it was getting better. higher moisture in the air. 50 mile per hour wind gusts as the cold front slips through. that and lightning, not a good thing. we'll be covering that, of course. for now that's the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to home. >>> always to want put a smile on your face after the doom and destruction. let's look at at facebook photo that will bring a smile. from florida? do we've it? we don't have it. how about i just smile? look at that. there's your sunshine. >> that's better than anything. we should say there are a million reasons why we love having ginger on the broadcast. one of them is she is fearless. >> i counter that with 2 million reasons. she's gone

places here in western texas, panhandle parts of oklahoma, wichita, even lincoln and omaha nebraska haveo be on alert. large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornado along that cold front. cold is not the word we use in the southwest, plenty of heat. today it will likely be a record breaking. redding at 110. sacramento will get to 105. fresno may tie a record of 105. plenty of heat in the southwest. >> as andrea pulled away from the carolina, i found i have some competition. i want to show you. listen carefully. >> as you can see today, this is north carolina and the wind is picking up. this weather report at abc news. abcnews.com. >> she is giving us a plug, abcnews.com. she knows the whole thing. thank you, madison. you got a while before she comes to take my job. but thanks for sending that in. her dad said she was so excited. she is 7 years old. she needed to show me this. >> she is good. >> thank you, ginger. >>> remember our program, jinger? >> yes. >> we have another story about prom this morning. it's one of the big highlight of high school, but for some students the cost can be

places like nebraska and kansas, wichita included need to be alert later on this afternoon and eveningor severe weather. damaging wind, big hail, potentially spiky. and an isolated tornado. tomorrow the threat kind of expands and goes west. just east of the rockies. denver is on the cusp of it. something to be looking for into the week. one other element. we had to talk about it, the fire weather. it was getting better. higher moisture in the air. 50 mile per hour wind gusts as the cold front slips through. that and lightning, not a good thing. >> good morning, washington. it is mostly cloudy out there on this father's day morning. you see haze across the nation's capital. 73 in ocean city here in arlington it is 69 degrees. so warmer and stickier than yesterday at this time. we have showers to the north. we may see a few showers in the morning hours. the bigger chance, some could be severe. temperatures in the upper 0s. a repeat performance tomorrow. by midweek we get a cold >>> always to want put a smile on your face after the doom and destruction. let's look at at facebook photo tha

louis and wichita, all in the isolated storm threat today but, remember, that's afternoon and evening, watch your local abc station and then there's the heat. it has been hot but not anything record breaking. 93, houston, 94 new orleans. 93 jackson. i'll leave you a look at the northeast because it's going to be nice today and not as nice as we go into parts of tomorrow. that's the big picture. a check a little closer to home. >> this time of the broadcast where dan loves to learn. i wanted to show you a halo around the sun. that optical illusion and beautiful in marquette, michigan. >> did dan send that picture. >> no, dustin, one of my old students. >> are those high thin cirrus clouds. >> no. >> cumulonimbus? >> yes. >> really? >> sugar girove, illinois. i'll give you a pass on that. >> "a" plus for me. >> ginger, thanks. >>> to london where the brits are doing what they do best, pageantry. a massive birthday party for the queen. >> look at that. right now the queen is in her carriage near buckingham palace and nick schifrin is live there, as well. hey, nick, good morning. >> repor

saved one family a thousand dollars a month, with membership of our clinic, and one small company in wichita to get back approximately a quarter million dollars the first year utilizing that as a plan. one of the local companies even has seen what we can save them, they will count our membership towards the deductible. now the money is working twice as hard for you. it is just amazing what you can do when you utilize the free market, people say we are radical, mechanics work for cash, pharmacists, veterinarians, no reason physicians can't do the same. >> dr. marcy is with us, we will ask her about changes to her medical practice and keep dr. ciampi and nunamaker with us as well. >>> how important is it to keep your medical records between you and your doctor? under obama care, your information goes into a government run computer system. and we all know how secure that is right now. stay with us. we will be right back. w. stay with us, w. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2

speaker, our guest chaplain today has been the pastor of bible baptist church in wichita falls, texas, for the past 20 years, but his ministry and passion for spreading the word of god has never been confined to the walls of any church building. mike rucker, known to many as the flying preacher, has been combining his love of auto racing and the ministry since 1985 when he and his wife of 40 years, thatry, began rucker racing ministry. they spread the good word while he races and thatry often sings the national anthem. pastor rucker serves as the chaplain for the wichita falls county sheriff's office and is a regular on the joe tom white rise and shine radio show. in short, he's never been afraid to roll up his sleeves and be in the world while sharing the gospel for folks across texas and the nation. pastor rucker graduated from the arlington baptist college in arlington, texas. he and shry have two sons, michael and -- sharee have two sons, michael and matthew. i'm pleased to welcome pastor rucker to the house today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has ex

louis and wichita, all in the isolated storm threat today but, remember, that's afternoon and evening, watch your local abc station, and then there's the heat. it has been hot but not anything record breaking. very muggy, though. 93, houston today, 94 new orleans. 93 jackson. i'll leave you the look at the northeast because it's going to be nice today and not as nice as >> this is the time of the broadcast where dan loves to learn. so i wanted to show you a halo around the sun, that optical illusion and really, really beautiful in marquette, michigan. >> did dan send you that picture? oh, no. >> no, that was dustin, one of my old students from valparaiso. >> are those high thin cirrus clouds. >> no. nope, wrong. >> cumulonimbus? >> yes. >> really? >> sugar grove, illinois. from this week. yeah, well, there's a lot more going on, but i will give you a pass on that one, dan. all right, excellent. i'll take it. "a" plus for me. >> ginger, thanks. >>> we're going to turn to london now where the brits are doing what they do best, pageantry. it's a massive birthday party for the queen. >> l

. >> wichita lineman. >> galveston. >> galveston. >> galveston. >> galveston, texas. >> exactly. >> exactlyamazing home loaded with features, everything. it has everything from an ocean view, to lots of light to a three-car garage and elevator. >> and it's furnished. fully, fully furnished so with 290 a foot with furniture, it represents an amazing value, and the best part of the entire story is it's 45 minutes from houston. >> yeah. >> is that the boast part? >> yes, 45 minutes from houston. >> yes. 80% of all vacation home buyers want to be within a really close driving distance of a vacation home and houston is booming. >> houston is booming. >> no taxes. >> no taxes in texas? >> do you think, dole, that it's appropriately price snid mean, is that typical that have kind of home in galveston? >> 2.3 months of inventory on the market in that area. >> that looks like a beautiful house. >> gorgeous, and the furniture is gorge out, finishes are gorgeous. i mean, this house is it, a winner. >> galveston, texas, hot down there. it's hot down there. >> but you're on the beach, ty. you're on the

these are the areas of concern, omaha, topeka, wichita, keep an eye to the sky there if you're watching us and kind of have your mobile radio and listen to the tv and see if those warnings come. certainly do take cover. big picture today, there's the severe storms, kind of a soupy atmosphere in the southeast and, again, andrea has gone but record heat, fredricka, in the southwest, places like phoenix and vegas, all 105, 110, even 112 degrees for some. so, heat's really in place there. >> that's really intense stuff. alexandra steele, thank you so much. >> sure. >>> coming up, how much is big brother watching you? the government admits it gathers personal data without warrant or even charges, so how deep does the government dig? hear from one of the reporters that broke the story. >>> and newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker, says he's ready to make the big jump to the u.s. senate. we'll tell you about his announcement. oh, he's a fighter alright. since aflac is helping with his expenses while he can't work, he can focus on his recovery. he doesn't have to worry so much about his mortg

we have a risk of strong storms today stretching from wichita falls up into lamar, kansas city, wichita wha >>> 9:12 now. good tuesday morning. meteorologist christina loren. this site looks good for this afternoon. all the low clouds still situated over the greater bay area. make for a comfortable second half of the day. temperatures will soar. enjoy today and tomorrow and then we bring on the heat. 73 in fremont today, 79 in san jose. 76 degrees in santa teresa. wednesday into thursday staying pretty mild. then we crank up that heat 98 degrees for friday. latest weather. oh, this in, natalie's dad was wearing a girdle in that picture, too. >> don't! don't! sorry, dad, i'll make it up to you. >> it's too late. it's too late. >>> coming up next, nicole richie candid, unfiltered, next. ♪ ♪ i see you made yourself breakfast. how'd you know? ♪ [ female announcer ] neutrogena® pore refining cleanser. alpha-hydroxy and exfoliating beads work to clean and tighten pores so they can look half their size. pores...shrink 'em down to size! [ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. neutrogena.®

more strong thunderstorms, kansas city, tulsa, wichita, oklahoma city and just to the north there ofo not expect a lot of tornadoes today. and finally, anyone going to florida over the next couple of days, we could see a tropical system trying to develop. and our computers are estimating a rainy forecast as much as 4 to 6 inches over the next 3 to 4 days. a lot of that moisture is going to go up the east coast as we head towards the weekend. in other words, if you're on the eastern sea board and you look like this with beautiful sunshine and low humidity, enjoy it while it lasts. a gorgeous day for the east coast. you're watching "morning joe" brewed bestarbucks. walmart has all the latest phones look the samsung galaxy s4. it's like what i've got. look how big the screen is! that is big. and, walmart will give you a $50 gift card when you get the phone. sold! get the latest smart phones on t-mobile's nationwide 4g network, and get a $50 gift card. walmart. how can i help you? oh, you're real? you know i'm real! at discover, we're always here to talk. good, 'cause i don't have time f

now, let's bring in the doctor from wichita, kansas.going to a position of membership for his patients. doctor, welcome to the program. good to see you. >> appreciate you having me. >> i'll explain briefly what's going on here. >> you have a bunch of parties, and you charge them x number of dollars a month to be a member of your practice. you don't take any insurance policy whatsoever, and you've done this because you don't like all that red tape and paying for people to administer that red tape, so here's my first question. how much do you save by not having any sphurpses people whatsoever? >> oh, the savings is absolutely astounding. we've saved some families, small families, a thousand dollars a month. we've shown potential savings for a small company of a quarter million dollars in the first year alone. if you take that nationally, that's not just millions, but that's billions of dollars in savings. >> okay. that's savings for your patients, who are part of your membership and for companies. what bout savings to you? your practice d

omaha, wichita, toward west texas, amarillo and lubbock, you need to keep an eye out as we see the clashr masses as a potential for tornadoes, guys, again today in nebraska and kansas so we're keeping an eye on that. >> alexandra steele, thank you very much. >>> two very, very sick children, they are taking a step closer to getting the new lungs they need to survive. >> we'll have the latest on the ongoing battle over the nation's transplant policies. r wrinkle cm to work? clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it targets fine lines and wrinkles with the fastest retinol formula available. you'll see younger looking skin in just one week. one week? that's just my speed. rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots rapid tone repair. from neutrogena®. you will lose 3 sets of keys 4 cell phones 7 socks and 6 weeks of sleep but one thing you don't want to lose is any more teeth. if you wear a partial, you are almost twice as likely to lose your supporting teeth. new poligrip and polident for partials 'seal and protect' helps minimize stress, which may damage supporting teeth, by sta

more of a risk for bigger cities like oklahoma city, up towards kansas city and wichita.t were hard hit by two, three rounds of severe weather within the last couple of weeks so looking at el reno where we had the devastating tornado that killed many. we're looking at a clear day today but tuesday and wednesday, strong to severe storms. they could see a repeat of what they've seen the last couple of weeks. several inches of rainfall on saturated ground and i also want to point out a lot of rain working into the southeast in florida. part of the reason for that, tropics. we're watching very carefully. this could develop into our first named storm of the hurricane season. it continues until november 30 and sea surface temperatures very warm to support development so cheryl, andrea is the first named storm and we could see her this week. back to you. cheryl: not the andrea we all know and love. this type of andrea we're not excited to see. >> no. cheryl: thank you very much. oh, goodness. three days, we're talking three days into the hurricane season and as you just heard, a

that goes to wichita and kansas city as well. >> and when we come back in the next half hour we'll talkbout heat, dryness and the problems that it causes out west. >> i'd like to say it's seasonal. >> exactly. >> seasonal. that's a way of putting it. >>> coming up a former police investigator on trial for killing his wife and mother of two kids. up next, the explosive new testimony in the case. >>> miracle birth on the highway, the stunning 911 call as a mother goes in labor with twins. >>> kelly osbourne opening up, in an exclusive interview, her first since her medical scare talking about her family, health and finding love. >>> and you're picking the segment today. america, inside the craziest new roller coaster or the bride who had three wedding ceremonies. you make the call. fort benning, georgia in 1999. l ] [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto in

>> and, steve, more heavy rain from oklahoma to wichita to omaha all in that area. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. robin? >> all right there, sam, thank you. >>> now to what could be one of the most significant car recalls since the ford pinto, and a major alert for everyone on the roads. the u.s. government says millions of jeeps are at risk of catching on fire in rear-end crashes. the recall is based on what government experts say is a deadly fire hazard that has left an estimated 51 people dead. abc's lisa stark joins us now from washington with the latest. good morning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, this morning chrysler is refusing to recall those vehicles. nearly 3 million of them to add some extra protection around the fuel tank which sits near the rear of the vehicle. it's a recall that could cost chrysler hundreds of millions of dollars. at least 51 people have died in fiery crashes involving the older model jeeps according to the government. it says the problem is the fuel tank sits behind the rear axle and slightly below

talking 70-mile-an-hour wind in wichita, kansas. trees uprooted.hen his rig was blown off the turnpike. in the southwest, swim lessons are exactly what is called for today. temperatures rising to life-threatening levels. ac repairmen working overtime. utility officials say the power grid across southern california should be okay dealing with this increased demand. it's so hot in texas, some of the roads there actually buckled from the heat. >> wow. the heat and humidity is expected to be downright dangerous across that entire region today. >> and that hot air is parked right over a big part of the country. meteorologist jim dickey has the very latest from accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. setup for extreme heat here today and through the weekend across much of the western half of the country. the pattern, the jet stream ridging northward, allowing that heat to build here. diving south in the nation's midwest, keeping the east very much rain-filled, but bone dry here across the west, and with that, temperatures soaring

schurz has television stations in tornado-prone places like wichita, kansas, and springfield, movement, and i can tell you from my own personal experience our viewers rely on us to stay informed during times of weather emergencies, not unlike the terrible storms we have seen is this year. . >> as broadcasters, we approach this debate asking a simple question. it satellites compulsory license still in the public interest? we know the universe of distant signals is shrinking. more and more are receiving their service through satellite. to justify the extension of this law, we need more specific information. for instance, how many subscribers rely on the distant signal? how many subscribers are grandfathered? what is the number of subscribers that receive the distant signal, only for use in an rv or a boat. unfortunately this information only resides in the hands of dish and direct. nab asks this committee to embrace a clean authorization which does not include controversial provisions that undermine the ability of broadcasters to provide high- quality content. for example, someone like t

host: independent caller, ruby an in wichita. caller: good morning. i have a couple of comments.irst, on affirmative action, i believe we should have an equal opportunity for advancement in employment, but i also feel that in some cases it has gone overboard. for instance, in our school district, they have the hispanic person of the year but they don't have an african- american person of the year or caucasian person of the year. that would be considered racist, i imagine. ,nd yet we single out one race which to be creates a tension in the workplace for all workers because is it an indication that hispanics needed their own set because they can't compete with others, or is it because they want to show favoritism for them? asind that very frustrating an employee. they should just be employee person of the year to me, but again, they have taken it a little too far in the situation. guest: thanks, ruby. i want to make 2 points about your comment. one, the argument you just described is close to what justice clarence thomas has espoused in speeches on the bench and what he appears to

host: william from wichita, kansas, good morning, independent line. caller: hi, mr. lesser. i know you just touched on it a little bit now, but i'm with ng you said people foreign apparitions are -- applications are looked at but do they have a -- if they have a dual guest:, do they have to give -- caller:, do they have to give up -- caller:, do they have to give up that? aller: that's a good question. it's very rare that you have dual citizen hordes with citizenship. host: this is in light of the case of edward snowden that you heard this week. you worked for bogey at one time. talk a little bit about your experiences in gaining clearance yourself. guest: you know, if you look back to post-9/11, you know, there's obviously a very sudden rush for a lot of people to obtain security clearance, a need for a lot of people to obtain security clearance. so post-9/11, you had a huge number of open positions that required clearance and very few people that had clearance and had the ability to get on those jobs. so for a long time, post-9/11, there was a back long of people that were

a three-year-old in columbus and a four-year-old in wichita, kansas hit by stray bullets. an 18-year-old girl in iowa accidentally shot and killed by her friday. a shooting spree in omaha, nebraska on saturday. a 70-year-old man who shot and killed his wife in new york after an argument. a man who walked into a catholic church in ogden, utah, and shot his father in the head during sunday mass. these are a few of the shootings mentioned in that gun report. each day the list grows. it is sad and appalling. last friday marked six months since the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, when a gunman murdered 20 small children -- first graders -- and killed six educators in the sandy hook elementary school. in the six months since that awful day which we'll never forget, over 5,000 more americans have been killed by gunfire. the new normal in america. now i commend my colleagues from connecticut -- chris murphy, richard blumenthal. they have come to the floor frequently and talked about gun safety and about the tragedy of newtown and what it meant to them and to the people they repre

schurz has television stations in tornado-prone places like wichita, kansas, and springfield, movement, and i can tell you from my own personal experience our viewers rely on us to stay informed during times of weather emergencies, not unlike the terrible storms we have seen is this year. . thank you for the opportunity to be here today to talk about the re-authorization of satellite television extension and localism act, or stela. we asked this simple question, is satellite's distance compulsary license still in the public interest? we know signals is shrinking and more and more viewers are receiving their local programming through satellite. today, dish provides local to local service in all 210 direc in markets and 196. we need more specific information. for instance, how many subscribers rely on the distance signal? how many subscribers are grandfathered but also receive local into local service? and what is the number of subscribers that receive the distant signal only for use in an r.v. or boat? unfortunately, this information resides only in the hands of dish and direc. we can h