teenager, a kid off the streets of memphis abandoned, homeless, yet he overcomes amazing odds. a family takes him in. he goes from homeless to being an nfl star. now his life is a hollywood movie. we'll have the honor of talking to pro offensive tackle michael oher. an exclusive interview, emotional, inspiring, and will make us all stop and take a good long, hard look at our own life. >>> controversy, opinion, your point of view. this is "prime news." >>> welcome. i'm mike galanos. first this. what a horrifying visual. a 15-year-old boy doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire. michael brewer is in critical condition at a hospital in miami. he has burns over 65% of his body. he can't really talk well. there are bandages that have to be changed daily and the process takes about four hours. five teens were accused of turning him into a human torch, to quote from the judge. now three of them are charged as adults with attempted murder. earlier this week i spoke with a criminal defense attorney elizabeth kelly and, john, let's start with the charges. we've got three teens, three

louis, memphis and kc. >>> do you spank your kids or do you think it's wrong? one lawmaker is trying to make it illegal. >>> okay, the new york stock exchange just opened for business. the markets have been doing well the last couple of weeks and we're getting some hints they may keep going today. susan lisovicz will have that in a few seconds. >>> the mother of a missing north carolina 5-year-old is charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution. now, we're showing the girl's picture to hopefully help find her. people are starting to search again for the girl this morning. police in fayetteville say that a man seen with the child in a motel admits taking her, but says he doesn't know where she is. >>> six people were killed in a suicide attack at a police station. taliban leaders claim responsibility for most of those, but they're denying being involved in some of the attacks against some of the deadliest attacks against civilians. >>> the space shuttle is scheduled for launch in just a few hours. it's taking key parts needed to keep the

. >> akron and louisville fired their head coaches today, but it appears the vacancy at memphis will be filled by lsu running back coach larry porter. ls knew to action a little later tonight as they host arkansas ark at 7:00. >> dave: larry porter, good move for him. >> andre: yeah, there will be a lot of movement going on in the next couple of weeks in college football, as guys look to fill vacancies, and try to blaze a key cuting trail a little bit faster, maybe get a jump start on recruiting for memphis. >> dave: and mullen had to jump start it, as quick as he could. last year when he got hired as mississippi state's het coach. >> andre: he jump started things this second half, that's for sure. >> dave: just outside the 20- yard line. bumphis makes them miss. inside the 15, down to the 13! tillman finally brings him down! but three rebels had a chance to make the tackle and couldn't do it! >> andre: boy, he is tough to get down. but they've got a big concern right now, as the starting center for ole miss is down. watch the block of the quarterback right there. relf working agains

memphis showers still on the other side of the river. that moves in for you later. back side upper level low and cold air in the upper midlevels and now switching the rain over to snow. the snow is all the white right there. this will pile up quickly for you. four to ten inches of snow for northern parts of kansas and two to four outside that box. more on that coming up in about a half hour. >>> so, we have a new book from an actual old friend of the show here. stephen king's new book is called "under the dome" and he talked about that and a couple other things when me came to visit here. "under the dome" set in chester mill and this bubble comes down and, boom, people are locked inside. this becomes a problem how so on so many different levels? >> it becomes a problem because nobody can get in and nobody can get out and the food supplies that are there are the food supplies and no electricity because when the dome comes down and cuts all the lines, the government cuts the phones. they do have some internet and some tv. one thing i had fun with, a lot of news people

he is homeless in the streets of memphis with his brothers. did it ever get to you? did you ever lose hope. what were holidays like for you? let's listen. was there ever a point your life and your struggles were getting to you? birthdays weren't celebrated, christmas morning was waking up watching other kids play with their toys. did it ever get to you, michael? >> oh, yeah. you ask yourself a lot of the times growing up why does it have to be this way for you. but you take all that type stuff like i said and make it into a positive. you work hard and you try to better yourself and better your surroundings. you tend to want more in life. >> want more in life. that is his side of the story. he was always hopeful. of course, looking at pictures of him when he is 10 years old, there is a smile on his face. how do you smile through that and wake up christmas morning and look out your window and other kids are playing with their new toys. here is the draft day. last april when the baltimore ravens selected him, first-round pick. he is doing great, by the way. teammating t

else we can expect is cool temperatures in the great lakes with highs in into the 50s in most spots, memphis, 53, 86 in phoenix, 52 in billings, and 55 in minneapolis. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> what a stunning turnaround last night in game three of the world series. after a long rain delay, it looked like the hometown philadelphia phillies were on their way to a big win. but then the yankees' superstars took over. >>> a robbery suspect is in critical condition after a group of people reportedly beat him up. phoenix police say justin pair broke into an apartment late friday night and tried to rob a man at gun point. when pair told the man inside not to move or he'd shoot, the man took off. and that's had when neighbors stepped in. >> when i came out i seen the gun, told my kids, get me my bat. and i went out there, we cracked him with the bat. >> he deserved whatever he got. he pointed a gun at all of us, saying, give us your money. he meant business. >> three victims had minor injuries. pair has a skull fracture and other life threatening injuries. >>> a

memphis 56. 86 phoenix. 86 and dry in san francisco. 55 and dry in minneapolis. that's your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> what a stunning turnaround last night in game three of the world series. after a long rain delay, it looked like the the hometown philadelphia phillies were on their way to a big win. but then the yankees superstars took over. >>> a robbery suspect is in critical condition after a group of people reportedly beat him up. phoenix police say justin pear broke into an apartment late friday night and tried to rob a man at gunpoint. when pear told the men not to move or he'd shoot, the man took off and that's when neighbors stepped in. >> when i came out i seen the gun, i told my kids get me my bat. and i went out there, we cracked him with the bat. >> he deserved whatever he got. he pointed the gun at us saying give us your money. he meant business. >> three victims had minor injuries. hear has a skull fracture and other life-threatening injuries. >>> southwest airlines is saying it's sorry for kicking a mother and her toddler off a flig

this fan was caught unaware in memphis. he thinks he's jumping rope but there's nobody around. he's blindfold ld. crowd is cheering him on. the crowd is on him. as you watch, he is not happy when he finds out. look. come on. lighten up, francis. that's sports. >>> blame it onfriday, the 13th. the day's bad luck apparently made bruce springsteen forget where he was. the boss shouted, hello, ohio, to his fans friday night but he was actually in michigan. springsteen referred to ohio several times in the following 30 minutes until band guitarist whispered in his ear. >>> instruction of the aircraft carrier gerald r. ford got its official kickoff yesterday with a ceremony. that carrier is named for the former president, of course, and is the first in the new ford class of carriers. ford's daughter susan ford bales declared it truly and fairly laid. it is scheduleded for delivery to the navy the in 2015. >>> iran is creating a new cyber police unit to crack down on fraud. it will monitor web sites looking for what officials call fraud, insults and the spreading of lies. this is seen

same deal in memphis, 74. 76 in las vegas. 87 phoenix. 63 san francisco. 69 in atlanta. that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> a popular car manufacturer is recalling almost 4 million of its best-selling vehicles. hln money expert clark howard has the details that could keep you safe on the road. >> by now, i hope everybody in america who has a toyota or a lexus made between 2004 a2010 h checked to see if you're vehicle is one of the ones affected by one of the oddest recalls of all time. 4 million vehicles approximately recalled because the driver floor mat could cause you to be in an accident and possibly even cause a fatal wreck. it's weird, isn't it? and the remedy, so simple. you pull out the floor mat on the driver's side and you let your carpet get dirty in the car. but most recalls aren't so simple as that. the shocker, though, that is most of the time even when there's a recall involving serious safety stuff, people don't respond, don't take their cars or trucks to the dealer. i want you to take care of it especially if it's steering, br

cincinnati, and then, we, after the first couple of years, the women who started davis-kidd book sellers in memphis and nashville decided to retire, and their succession plan was to... kind of selling to bantam, the owner of the company and she expanded into cleveland, his home town and charlotte, and pittsburgh. so, 7 stores, 7 stores and, yeah, we focus on being regional book sellers. [inaudible conversations]. >> sarah palin served as a republican governor of alaska from 2006 to 2009. and, was a republican candidate for vice president in 2008. to find out more, visit facebook.com/sarah palin. >> deborah gordon in 2009 how main cars are on the road in the world today. >> just over a billion cars on the world's roads, not just cars, motor vehicles, cars, trucks, buses, lots of scooters and two wheel,in asia. on the road today. >> how many in the u.s. >> in the u.s., about 300,000. >> 300,000, 300 million? >> 300 million i'm sorry. >> is that too many? >> is it too many? this is the issue, if we want... if what we have, mobility we have which is wonderful, if we want to replicate that to the world,

same back in memphis, 74. 76 in las vegas, 63 in san francisco, 69 in atlanta. that's the wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> it was a dirty job, but a 33-year-old mystery has been solved. >> she said i think i have something that belongs to you. and you know, immediately it flashed through my mind that's what it was. i couldn't believe it. >> what long lost treasure a little boy found while digging in his back yard. >>> usually it's our own individual excuses that keep us from exercising. sometimes there are bigger concerns that get in the way. that's when the community effort can really make a difference. dr. sanjay gupta has an example of today's "fit nation" report. >> reporter: drugs, prostitution, gang violence. all in the plagued lauderbach park in chew la vista, california a year ago. nearby in la mesa, california, the students were walking to school along the dangerous roads with no sidewalks. what do these two situations have in common? both of them were preventing residents from being physically active, a critical problem in two bord

a cold front is dropping down through memphis right now, taking effectively the bulk of the rain, throwing it across the northern part of the gulf and drag it is on through alabama, georgia, in towards the western carolinas the next two days. another low off the coast of the carolinas and races to the northeast for the end of the week. a couple of days to watch this thing. no doubt about it. flash flood watches, all the areas in dark green, stretching to the western part of the carolinas. flash flood warnings are out there already for northern parts of louisiana. cold front going through the great lakes stretches in toward ontario, montreal and quebec. you can see it there. you're clear from new york into boss tovenlt as that cold front approaches you, watch for a windy day to shape up for new england. you can see delays at the airport in boston. good to see you on a monday morning. hurricane, november. doesn't happen very often. >> hurricane ida. we'll be following that. thank you. >>> you know what? we have good news in a bad economy this morning. it's a price war just for movie lovers.

lexington and are in lexington and cincinnati and then after the first couple of years they restarted in memphis and nashville and decided to retire and the succession plan was kind of selling to the owner of the company and then he's expanded into cleveland, his hometown and charlotte and pittsburgh. seven stores and yeah, we focus on being a regional booksellers. [inaudible conversations] >> sarah palin served as republican governor of alaska from 20062009 and was a republican candidate for vice president in 2008. to find out more, visit facebook.com/sarahpalin. >>> we are here with the author of the new book the venus fixers. who were the venus fixers? >> they were in the government in the cemetery in 2002 whose job it was to prevent damage to monuments, works of art during the campaign between 1943

that's what a memphis newspaper is reporting. they banned "dixie with love" after they chanted the south will rise again. they say it's decisive. they sabaning the song is, quote, an attack on our southern heritage and culture, end quote. georgia bulldog mascot uga vii has died. now this is a really big deal in the south. it's huge. the english bulldog was just completing his second season on the job when he died of heart problems. his spot on the sidelines will be empty this weekend. >> only 4 years old. >> only 4. wasn't old at all. sad. have you seen the clip of the 5-year-old who can recite herb brooks' famous locker room speech before the miracle on ice in 1980? >> that's what you earned here tonight. >> the minnesota wild has invited the national youngster to tonight's game to help fire up the crowd. he learned the speech while watching the movie "miracle" with his dad 100 times. the movie depicts brooks and the underdog team at the 1980 winter olympics. >> so is he going to say that speech to the crowd tonight? >> yeah, be

being a former cheerleader yourself. 297 participants from the universal cheerleading association in memphis, tennessee, good for them. but are these really complicated moves? >> no. >> i'm just asking. i'm not criticizing. i think it's a great effort but should there be tumbling? and there were a number of records recently broken. we'll bring them to you all morning long. >> i thought the same thing watching. it did say dance. they are just dancing. it didn't look like a big routine or anything. >> good for them, you got everybody together. >> show us your skills. >> what's that movie -- >> "bring it." >> thank you very much. >> all right. thank you, facebook. a man arrested for armed robbery is out of jail because of an unusual alibi. when the robbery happened in brooklyn, rodney bradford was actually 13 miles away on his computer at his dad's apartment. bradford was picked out of a lineup but his lawyers used witnesses and facebook time stamp to prove his innocence. so you can no longer say being on the computer is a waste of time. >> i have to get a facebook page now. it's fantastic. >>

memphis with 63 degrees. 73 in dallas, 86 in phoenix. 68 and dry in san francisco. 52 in billings and 55 in minneapolis. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> the amount of waste going into landfills all across the country is massive and is a big environmental concern. reporter kimberly thompson of ohio affiliate whio found a rather unique but simple ecosolution involving worms. >> here at wright/patterson air force base recycling center, these worms take unwanted food and convert it into nutrient-rich soil for plants. >> in this bin right here, there's about 3,000 red wigglers. >> reporter: the air force base recycling center feeds these worms daily with fruits and vegetables from the base commissary. >> you put 50% newspaper in there, throw your fruits and vegetables in there and you come out with a product like this. >> reporter: at one time, they fed this to more than 600,000 worms. >> 400 pounds her day, that's a ton per week, 52 tons per year that we were feeding these worms that we didn't have to pay to dispose of and went to a landfill. >> reporter: n

nbc also filmed ramzi pollard who is president of the southern baptist convention in his church over memphis. but after the sermon, congressman joe evidence from the fourth congressional district of eastern tennessee who was in attendance at sunday apparently heading to stop at the sermon had been come in one announced baxter if he might say a few words to the congregation. now if you ever been a church of christ service the notion of anybody getting up and speaking to a rebut or response is just unthinkable and it violates a thousand different taboos. but evans entered and briefly criticized what he labeled as a partisan sermon and called for religious coloration. if you could imagine a firestorm erupted. evidence and a kennedy supporter was roundly criticized in church circles in the local and national media wrote about the event, but the tendency had front-page stories about this episode. he alters is that congregation decided to a baxter sermon printed as a chart. this is an intellectual shelf life of three weeks. i welcome member of the congregation paid for 60,000 copies to be printed

nbc also filmed ramsey pollard at his church over in memphis, but after the sermon congressman joe evans from the fourth congress canal district in eastern tennessee who was in attendance that sunday apparently haven't been tipped off that this sermon was coming, went up and asked baxter if he might say a few words to the congregation. now, if you've ever been at a church of christ sermon, the notion of anybody getting up and speaking to rebut or respond is just unthinkable, it violates a thousand different taboos, okay? but evans entered the pulpit and briefly criticized what he labeled as a part san sermon and called for religious toleration. as you can imagine, a firestorm erupted. evans, a member of the church of christ and a kennedy supporter, was roundly criticized in church circles, and the local and national media wrote about the event. both the tennessean and banner had front page stories the next day about this episode. the elders decided to have baxter's sermon printed as a tract. okay. a wealthy member of the congregation paid for 60,000 copies to be printed and distributed.

in memphis, tennessee, general wesley clark, nato supreme allied commander, and in washington, former nato supreme allied commander and in wa washington tom cotton, a member for vets in freedom, combat veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. general clark, what should he do and what do you think he's going to do? >> i think he's going to build an exit strategy to get us out of there but i think it's going to entail more troops in the near term, a lot more assistance to the government of pakistan and pressure on the government of pakistan to do even more in the northwest frontier provinces. and i think he's going to try to start showing signs of progress so we can can see an end in sight. >> larry: matthew, if that's the case, what do you think of it? >> thanks for having me here tonight, larry. i think adding more troops is going in the wrong direction. adding more troops does two things. it reinforces the karzai government, a government we're propping up, you know, on the backs of our young marines and soldiers. by propping them up, that means the karzai government will not neg

. >>> plus this incredible story, a teenager, look at the smile on his face off the streets of memphis, abandoned, homeless, brutal childhood yet overcomes the odds from homeless to an nfl star. now his life is a hollywood movie. i have the honor to talk to offensive tackle michael oher. an exclusive interview so emotional and inspiring sure to make you stop and take a hard look at your own life. that's coming up. call in. you know the number 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us or text us at hlntv, start your message with the word "prime" your chance to be heard. >>> welcome this is "prime news" i'm mike galanos beginning with breaking news. police in fayetteville, north carolina have made an arrest in the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl, little shaniya davis reported missing tuesday morning from her mobile home. now witnesses tell police her mom's boyfriend, clarence coe, seen driving off with her, the 30-year-old charged with first degree kidnapping. again still no sign of little shaniya. joining me to talk about this barbara daven rdz port manager of the sleepy hollow mobile home park wher

to resell on the republican line from memphis. what do you think? caller: i would have liked to have questioned the gentleman you were speaking to because he didn't factor in world factors. when we had a great depression in 1929 and the depression of the 1960's, we did not have an end game like world climate and a different world issues pressing in. everything we do is not in the microcosm of america anymore. whether we rise or fall does not just depend on us. host: the professor mentioned about the dubai information. does it affect many people? he kind of suggested it didn't but he said it should be factored in terms of what people think about the economy. caller: yes, dislike for our oil and natural resources, every little ticked i hear about it in china, what happens to us with our resources. i will hear about it affecting china. we did not used to think about that decades ago. host: your global perspective, have you changed your mind about the state of the economy? caller: i just feel a little bit like he did. going with the flow. but when we se

teenager, a kid off the streets of memphis abandoned, homeless, yet he overcomes amazing odds. the family takes him in. he goes from homeless to being an nfl star. now his life is a hollywood movie. we'll have the honor of talking to pro offensive tackle michael orr, an exclusive interview, emotional, inspiring, and will make us all stop and take a good long, hard look at our own life. >>> controversy, opinion, your point of view. this is "prime news." >>> welcome. i'm mike galanos. first this. what a horrifying visual. a 15-year-old boy doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire. michael brewer is in critical condition at a hospital in miami. he has burns over 65% of his body. he can't really talk well. there are bandages that have to be changed daily and the process takes about four hours. five teens were accused of turning him into a human torch, to quote from the judge. now three of them are charged as adults with attempted murder. earlier this week i spoke with a criminal defense attorney elizabeth kelly and, john, let's start with the charges. we've got three teens, thre

make those kinds of comparisons, anytime a team leaves for another city, how about vancouver moving to memphis. >> phil: at least you had seattle, so you weren't far away. completely taken away from the north pacific now. >> steve: thunder 14 of 18 from the line. wizards 6 of 11. gilbert's pass not able to be handled, it was tipped out of bounds by oklahoma city, with 11 to shoot. >> phil: these are the areas that i'm sure gilbert is talking about when sometimes not knowing when to be aggressive to score, and when he's looking for the pass maybe too much. >> steve: wizards now just under 50% from the field, while the thunder are at 54%. durant stripped away, knocked out of bounds. it will be oklahoma city ball. westbrook for sefolosha, nice fake, shoots, and scores. that's their 8th three-pointer of the game. their first in the second half. miller drives, is fouled, and can't get the roll. they say before the shot went up. and they'll give it to washington on the side. second on the team. >> phil: had contact occur being he goes into his shooting motion. >> steve: second foul on jeff green. he

that trails all the way down in towards memphis where it's nice and dry for you. you need about five, maybe seven days of dry air to move on in across the lower gulf coast to help dry things out with flooding. that's exactly what you're going to get. dry air goes all the way to the mid-atlantic. if you're trying to get in or out of the beltway, look at this shot. that is absolutely gorgeous. we're talking about 65 today, maybe 66. it's going to be nice. it's going to be dry for you. maybe a breeze out of the northeast at 15 miles per hour, but that's about it. the flood warned areas, all the spots in light green, eastern texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi through st. louis in towards western sections of illinois. that's who had all the heavy rain over the last couple weeks. a dry spell for at least seven, maybe ten days. not a lot of action for you. that's exactly what's going on. high pressure building in across the northeast. a weak cold front ahead of that. light rain was falling around northern parts of vermont, new hampshire. cold air around marquette ar

after the first couple of years the women who started in memphis and nashville decided to retire. their succession plan was kind of selling to the owner of the company. and then he has expanded into cleveland, his hometown, and charlotte and pittsburgh. so seven stores. yeah. we kind of focus on being regional booksellers. [inaudible conversations] >> sarah palin served as republican governor of alaska from 2006-2008 and was a republican candidate for vice president from 2008. to find out more visit facebook. >> coming up next book tv presents after words. this week nomi prins former managing director at goldman sachs and current senior fellow talks about her book "it takes a pillage: behind the bailouts, bonuses, and backroom deals from washington to wall street." she discusses the book with the senator bernard sanders of vermont. a u.s. congressman for 16 years before moving to the senate and the author of the memoire "outsider in the house." >> host: let me begin by thinking c-span for the opportunity of me interviewing nomi prins who is the author of "it takes a pillage: behin

you'llç also find them around memphis too. more morning express coming up in a couple minutes. test. signs point to it being shaniya davis although there's no confirmed i.d. yet. police got a tip that led them to the body. >>> a wildfire burning near a major highway in southern california should be fully contained today. firefighters say that it burned more than 250 acres but is a couple of miles away from any buildings. they say that it started after a tractor hit a power line. there are no reports of serious injuries. >>> in about 45 minutes the astronauts will start looking for any damage on the space shuttle atlantis. they'll check whether debris hit it during launch yesterday. wasn't it pretty? atlantis is on track to link up with the international space station tomorrow. it is bringing spare parts to the station. >>> that was a check of some of our headlines but that's not all. there's plenty more. i just wanted to stop and say good morning, hope you're on top, it's 30 minutes past the hour, i'm robin meade. >>> sarah palin's new book hit the stores today. in an interview

sherry calling us from memphis. sherry, how are you dealing? >> really not too well. it's getting to the point where i pretty much lost all hope because, you know, we're in a situation to where we're not getting a christmas for our children either. i have four kids, a 12-year-old, 10-year-old, 8-year-old and three-year-old. the older two suspect something is wrong. my son and i have medical problems. it was either get our medicine we need or pay an electric bill. and unfortunately our electric was shut off. it was put back on. but my daughter all of a sudden one night came in here with her piggy bank and handed it to me and said, here, mom. not that she overheard. we try to keep it low down. >> she just kind of knew. >> kids nor are smarter. they know what's going on because of the news. kids are watching news more and more. they know when mommy and daddy are in financial trouble. >> let me ask you that, since kids do know and kids are smarter and more in touch with things that are going on, do you think that parents have to find maybe the right level of honesty, the

host: our first call comes from memphis, tenn., on our line for democrats, go ahead caller: i don't think this is a valid point. i think he hatched this idea to be afraid of islam. i am moslem and i was christian at one time. going into the 1960's, we were called terrorists. this is a plot to keep people divided and to choose another scapegoat for wars and hatred and death machines. this is all it is. we want peace among people. president obama wants peace among all people. you have people like him who want a war going because there are so few of him, they have to keep the rest of us shedding each other's blood around the world so they can take over and continue to do the evil they do. guest: i guess you will not be a donor to my organization. the facts speak for themselves. i am talking about major hasan, who carried out an attack and somalis who were going to carry out attacks. there are al qaeda and jihadist sympathizers in the military and other parts of society. you cannot deny that. is not a plot by the united states. host: a caller from our independent line. caller: you talked abou

steve cohen, the gentleman from memphis, tennessee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the gentleman from new york. the game monday night that was here in the d.c. area, are running back for the eagles was injured. he had degraded ii concussion -- he had a grade iii concussion. the coach has reportedly said that he is counting on him to be back on the field. that doesn't sound like he is looking out for the most careful approach to his concussion. mr. goodell, d a think that the coaches comments were appropriate? it sounds like he is putting a burden on him to rise to the occasion and played just six days later? >> i have not seen that, but i know coach read. he has heard me repeatedly say that these are medical decisions. they must be made by medical professions. but resumption would be that he has gotten medical advice on how he has responded to the entry, and he continues to be under a a very strict and very careful medical attention. the doctors had given an indication that he should be able to play. >> let me say this. dr. culverhouse made clear that the te

steve cohen, who is a subcommittee chairman and the gentleman from memphis, tennessee, is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i thank the gentleman from new york. the game monday night that was here in the d.c., area that was a run -- runningback which had a grade 3 concussion. the coach has been reportedly said that he is, quote-unquote, counting on westbrook to be back on the field sunday against the jientsz. -- giants. from what i hear that doesn't necessarily sound like he's looking out for the most careful approach to mr. westbrook's concussion. mr. goodell, do you think coach reed's comments are appropriate. that he's counting on him which sounds like he's putting a burden on him to rise to the occasion to play after he had a concussion just six days later? >> as you say, i have not seen the quote. but i know coach reed. he's heard me repeatedly say at that these are medical decision. they must be made by medical professionals. my presumption would be that he has gotten medical advice of how he has responded to the injury. and that he is continuing to be under very stric

the women are having to drive to memphis or nashville to get their prenatal health care to have their babies. in texas, you've changed the law and you have doctors pouring back into texas. so in the rural areas of texas, doctors are more available. host: lamar alexander, you have a flight to catch. we thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for joining us. host: do you think there will be a vote on the senate floor before christmas? guest: i don't think there should be. it took us a month to debate the foreign bill. took us nine weeks to work on an energy bill. nine weeks on no child left behind. this is 1/6 of the economy. it has a dramatic effect. it's very personal. it affects all 300 million of it. so we need to take the time to discuss it. and my prediction is that as we do, americans will find out that it raises premiums, raises taxes, cuts medicare, collapses with it own weight and hopefully will get on the right track of step by step moving to reduce health care cost and gradually help people who are not now insured to become insured. host: can we have you back as the debat

he's going all over the place and so i would, first of all, if my record was that he said i went to memphis and give a speech last week, i would try to find out if we actually did. a but if he's talking about what happened behind the scenes that he remembered from them there is no way i could check it. so i am just trying to have if it will record of what he said it but i've tried to get the parameters. >> by that sense, collinton, expect for the scandal, under the level of theodore roosevelt that helped reposition for the big problems that have got us by the throat right now. >> host: when you reconnected with him, how did he change from '92 to 2000. >> well, he got older right in front of me. i would say a little. i would say wiser. but definitely older. you can see the strain registering on it. i was surprised coming out forward the end of the book. i said are you still as idealistic as you claim to be about the american people to tackle big huge problems in politics? and he said yes. but he only meant that through the voters. he still trusted the voters. i had to tell him you didn't al