the conessmann question is zack wamp of tennessee. he has lived at c streetor a dozen years and here is wha i said about him on friday. zack wamp of tennessee is a republican memberf congress who says he hasived in the c street house f 12 ars. today he told the "knoxville news sentinel" thatembers of congress who live there are sworn tosecrecy. quoting, the c seet residents have all agreed they n't talk about their private livg arrangementsamp said and he innds to honor that pact. i hate it that johnensign lives in the house and this happened because it opens up all of these kinds of quons, wampsaid. but, he said, i'm not going to be the guy who goes out and talks. that w thon show onay. day congressn wamp' ofce contacted our office to complain about wat i said saying, quote, this statent made by . maddow friday nht is false. today he td the "knoxville news entinel" that the members of congress who li there a sworn to secrecy. congressman mp never said people who live or meet at c street are sworn to secrecy beuse that is in no way ue

you get together in pray with guys like zack wamp from tennessee.gressman heath shuler of, democrat of north carolina, he's refused to confirm or deny. they're perpetuating this and what's most disturbing, the beliefs they're teaching is not recognizable to any group in america. >> you have opened the eyes of so many, especially the people who vote for the people who live and dwell in that mysterious place. thank you so much. >>> "close-up" today. big love. a new focus on overweight americans. part of that comes as researchers gather for the conference. a new study that that conference contains alarming numbers on obesity. the numbers from the journal of health affairs show costs have jumped to $147 billion annually. that would pay for health care reform and then some. that's double the cost of a decade ago. the other cost comes from new weight tv shows. they all follow nbc's popular biggest loser. are they popular because the characters are a reflection of the average viewer. double edged sword here. somebody overweight watching at home. on the one

zack wamp of tenneee is a publican member of congress who says he s lived in the c street houseor 12 years. today he told the "knoxville news stinel" that members of congress who live there are sworn toecrecy. quoting, the c street resides have all agreed they w't talk out their private living arrangements, wamp said, and h intends to honor tt pact. i hate ithat john ensign lives in the house and this happen because it opep all of these kinds of questions, wamp sai but, he said, i'm nogoing to be the guy who goes out and talks. that was thon show on frid. today congressman wamp'sffice contacted our office to complain about what i said saying, quote, th statement made by ms. maddow friday night is fal. today he told th"knoxville newstinel" that the members of congress who ve there are sworn to srecy. congressman mp never said people who live or meeat c street are srn to secrecy because at is in no way true. the onhe record quotation from mr. wamp was that c street residents have all agreed they wot talk about their private living arrangements. the news sentinel characteze the agreemen

first we have new comments to report about the family and c street from republican congressman zack wamp of tennessee. congressman wamp has lived at the c street house for 12 years. after the ensign scandal broke he spoke to the "knoxville news sentinel" and they reported, quote, the c street residents have all agreed they won't talk about their private living arrangements, wamp said, and he intends to honor that pact. quoting him, i hate it that john ensign lives in the house and this happened because it opens up all these kinds of questions, wamp said. but, he said, i'm not going to be the guy who goes out and talks. after we read that quote from the "knoxville news sentinel" on this show a few days ago congressman wamp complains to us, insisting that those who live in the house are not actually sworn to secrecy. even though that was the clear implication of what he told that knoxville paper. we followed up with the "knoxville news sentinel" again today and they say congressman wamp's office has made no complaint to them like the one he made to us. he's still only complaining to us for