tavis: i have been there many times. >> the blind boys of alabama came from alabama. the blind boys of mississippi, ther actual name was jackson pioneers predict the blind boys of alabama's actual name was happy and jubilee. the blind boys of alabama and mississippi got their names, that is another story. [laughter] tavis: can i just tell you, with all due respect, whoever came up with the happy land jubilee singers -- you know where i'm going, don't you? the five blind boys of alabama i think is lot better than the happy land jubilee singers. i'm happy you all made that switch. as difficult as it was -- this was back in 1944, right? >> yeah. ll the we all know too we hell that black people were enduring in alabama and mississippi in that area -- in that era. if it was bad for black folk across the board, how much more would difficult was it to make your way in the world as a blind black boy? >> you know, we had a sense back then. it was kind of hard to sing all night and couldn't find a decent place to eat. tavis: right. >> living in a rundown hotels and rooming hous

that was alabama state, tuskegee, alabama a&m and hence ville the state would pay a portion of tuition room and board in our transportation costs. the bad part about it was on the reimbursement basis. had to tear it out before you can get it. the other part is i would go to somebody's law school or finish law school, come back to alabama, and destroy everything segregated i could find. can you imagine? in 1950, a black boy in the cradle of republican confederacy even thinking that way? i finished alabama state in may of 51, and rolled in western reserve university, cleveland, september of 51, graduated in three years in june of 54, a few days after the supreme court ruled on the case of brown vs. board of education, stop by columbus in june just in case and took the ohio bar exam and then six weeks later took the alabama bar exam and in august of 1954, i was advised by both bar association that i had passed the bar exam first-time i took it. and on september 7th, september 8th, just a few anniversary dates ago, i was licensed to practice in alabama. now i am ready to begin destroying e

>> benoit to mississippi. >> what about alabama? you went to alabama? >> i'm not been to alabama. >> and you call yourself a stat tissation. >> think it's interesting to add color to a story. >> of course, alabama and mississippi. so who is it going to be? cletus or betus. it was time to see which one of these backwoods inbred, homophobic states will swim against the tide of history longest. we'll see who has the intolerance edge. from the state with segregated sore roarities alabama lawyer doug jones. >> with regard to same-sex marriage, alabama will be the last state if we ever ratify. >> and in the other corner from a state with the confederate flag inside their own state flag mississippi state columnist. >> mississippi will be last and get there kicking and screaming all the way. i wish it weren't true but it is. >> time for a good old fashioned intolerance-off. >> we passed an amendment saying not only can you not have same-sex marriage you can't have any form of civil union that looks like a marriage. >> mississippi was the last to pass the amendm

i had never traveled out of alabama, i was 11 years old. i remember my mother and sister and standing up late at night. and in cellophane paper, putting food and shoeboxes to have something to eat and from world alabama through tennessee, kentucky, ohio on a way, it was my first time out of the south and i remember 11 years old being in buffalo, new york, first time in an elevator, first-time in an escalator and had an impact on me. we are working together, living together, it was a different worlds. >> host: why did you make that trip? >> guest: to spend the summer with my mother and some of my first cousins. >> host: in your history, september 2nd, 1986, democratic primary. >> guest: induction day in atlanta in georgia, that was the runoff, a very difficult race. and a nonviolent coordinating committee, a wonderful friend, served in the state house, the state senate. he wanted to come to congress and i wanted to come to congress. some people thought i didn't have a chance, didn't have a prayer. around the nation, outside of georgia, in al

the alabama state troopers. behind the state troopers there was a share if who was a very big man he wore a gun on one side and on the other side on the left lapel. we kept walking toward the line of troopers he said major john clyde of the state troopers this is a march you will not be allowed to continue. i will give you three minutes to disperse and return to your homes or to your church. this march will not be allowed to continue a young man from the organization leading the march with me was walking on my right side. he said major, give us a moment to pray. he said you saw the men putting on their gas masks. they came toward us beating us with nightsticks releasing the tear gas to be yet he had a concussion to bridge and i remember my legs command from underneath me and falling to the ground. i thought it was the last protest and i thought i was going to die and i kept thinking it happened to the people. i don't recall 48 years later how i made it across that bridge back to the streets of selma and back to

now, michelle, you went to alabama to look at another solution. >> i was in greensboro, alabama, and people were down on their luck but trying to turn it around by using a weed growing in their backyard. the weed is bamboo. we'll take a look at that when we come back. on august 20th, ♪ ♪ >> hi guys, welcome back to techknow. i'm phil torrez. i'm here with marita and rachelle. you went to alabama. >> i did go to alabama, i got to see how the town is using bamboo to revital ides and pull itself up by its boot straps. >> let's check it out. >> deep in the heart of rural alabama. the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling for survival. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. work is scarce. the catfish capital is fighting to keep its head above water. >> what was the economy like when you got here? >> about 75% of all the shops in shut down. >> but there's one thing they have plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. if you have a lot of bamboo you have got to have a product you're make out of. >> pam door a big city clothing designers chucked that to become a

, alabama state troopers. and behind the state troopers there were sheriff clark posse. sheriff clark, a man by the name of jim clark was the sheriff, he was a very big man. he thought he was general patton, tried to dress like him. he wore a gun on one side, a night stick on the other side, a button on his left lapel that said "never." he had a cow broader in his hand, and he didn't use it on cows. we kept walking toward this line of state troopers and the sheriff's posse. and a man spoke up and said major john clark of the alabama state troopers, this is an unlawful march, it will not be allowed to continue. i give you three minutes to disperse and return to your homes or to your church. this march will not be allowed to continue. a young man from dr. king's organization who was leading the march with me, he was walking on my right side, said, major, give us a moment to kneel and pray. and the major said, troopers, advance. and you saw these men putting on their gas masks. they came toward us, beating us wit

now, michelle, you went to alabama to look at another solution. >> i was in greensboro, alabama, and people were down on their luck but trying to turn it around by using a weed growing in their backyard. all next week america tonight investigates the campus rape crisis. >> serial rape is the norm on college campuses. >> i know that when i did report, i was blamed. >> then on friday, november 1st at nine eastern, we open up the conversation in a live town-hall event. sex crimes on campus, a special week of coverage and live town-hall on america tonight nine eastern. only on al jazeera america. on august 20th, al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >> hi guys, welcome back to techknow. i'm phil torrez. i'm here with marita and rachelle. you went to alabama. >> i did go to alabama, i got to see how the town is using bamboo to revitalize and pull itself up by its boot straps. >> let's check it out. >> deep in the heart of rural alabama. the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling for survival. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. work is scarce. the catfish capital is fig

now, michelle, you went to alabama to look at another solution. >> i was in greensboro, alabama, and people were down on their luck but trying to turn it around by using a weed growing in their backyard. on august 20th, ♪ ♪ >> hi guys, welcome back to techknow. i'm phil torrez. i'm here with marita and rachelle. you went to alabama. >> i did go to alabama, i got to see how the town is using bamboo to revital ides and pull itself alabama, boot straps. let's check it out. pleet, pleat, racial, racial, rachelle, rachelle marita, rachelle, seachrs, here at hero bike shop. and that's all thanks to an industrial designer who really took the time to get his hands dirty and develop a new innovative design. christie, is jessica taff, ceel, kelly courtney, meserve jean meserve, (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our glo

ro ré >> cantan victoria activistas que se oponÍan a la ley antiinmigrante de alabama. >> muy emocionada porque sabÍamos que estÁbamos en lo correcto, sabÍamos que era injusta, que iba a discriminar. >> el martes, el gobierno llegÓ a un acuerdo con la uniÓn americana de libertades civiles donde la parte mÁs controversial no entrarÁ en vigor resolviendo una demanda impuesta. >> es un triunfo para la poblaciÓn indocumentada porque los estados como alabama no van a tener ya el impulso de pasar leyes como esta. >> tras el acuerdo fue suspendida la secciÓn que obligaba a las escuelas pÚblicas a solicitar informaciÓn a los alumnos de sus padres. tampoco entrara en vigor las clÁusulas de la ley que establecÍan como delito transportar u hospedar a personas indocumentadas, solicitar trabajo sin el permiso migratorio correspondiente, solicitar empleo como jornalero, no traer consigo el documento que acredite su registro como extranjero, entre otras. >> las clÁusulas que se quedan, son clÁusulas simples. un policÍa te puede preguntar por una identificaciÓn vÁlida en ese estado. si

all new tonight at 6:00, abc2 news alabama alabama goes into shock trauma and talks to the mother of jacqueline klein, the state trooper injured over the weekend. >>> plus our investigation into the problem of daycare. a flaw in the system, posed, even after the death of a child. those stories and more coming up for you at 6. no we were telling you about fast food restaurants having healthy alternatives. >> last week burger king announced its new satisfries, and they have 33% less calories. the announcement seems to be covered by 100% of news outlets. >> they are called satisfries. that's the name. >> yes within loves it, but it's too early to deem the satisfry a success. it's been 22 careers but a hyped healthy launch can only bring to mind two words -- mcqueen deluxe. >> can't be done. >> can too. >> reporter: not really. mcdonald's debuted it in 1991 and it was the official sandwich of the nba. football players told us they didn't eat it because it was healthy. they ate it because it was healthy. >> right? >> right. >> reporter: but it was toolated. even though the mclean did well

guest: alabama is a republican state. the republican party is not getting a pass on what is happening in the state. it is a real dichotomy. on one hand, you have people saying, yes, shut it down. but when it impacts you and your neighbor and their pension, it's not that they are saying we want government to stop. they do not want government to function in the way it is. whether it is republicans, democrats, or tea party. i had somebody just tell me, throw the bums out. the bombs are the people they voted for. -- the bums are the people they voted for. we are tired of the gridlock. it is a little deceptive to say, well, republican states are hit hard and democrat states are not. i think where there is did the satisfaction -- dissatisfaction is with the process, regardless of the party. host: this is a piece you did just as the fiscal year was ending. the headline -- looming federal shutdown would immediately impact head start programs in alabama, force other k-12 cuts. alabama gets about one billion dollars from the federa

llegan a un acuerdo que evita la entrada en vigor de partes severas en alabama contra inmigrantes indocumentados. cerca de medio millÓn de indocumentados son deportados a travÉs de tijuana y la gran mayorÍa esconde su identidad. una fuga de combustible originÓ un alerta mÁxima en mÉxico. se temÍa una grave explosiÓn. un brote de listeria se convierte en una amenaza mortal en la mitad del paÍs, así comenzamos. [♪ mÚsica ♪] >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn, edición nocturna con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. >> muy buenas noches y muy buenas noticias para la comunidad hispana en alabama, un estado que se ha destacado porque el sentimiento antiinmigrante reflejado en leyes como la que os sufriÓ un duro revÉs. >> cantan victoria activistas que se oponÍan a la ley antiinmigrante de alabama. >> muy emocionada porque sabÍamos que estÁbamos en lo correcto, sabÍamos que era injusta, que iba a discriminar. >> el martes, el gobierno llegÓ a un acuerdo con la uniÓn americana de libertades civiles donde la parte mÁs controversial no entrarÁ en vigor resolviendo una demanda impu

the gentleman from alabama. mr. aderholt: i recognize the gentleman from michigan, mr. up ton, who is chair of the full committee for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. . mr. upton: it is imperative that our -- that the f.d.a. focus on important issues. over the last week, the house has acted to reopen major parts of our government. the legislation before us is yet another piece of theafert to continue critical programs for the american people from food inspections to the approval of breakthrough new drugs, members on both sides of the aisle indeed understand and appreciate the important role of the f.d.a. this esenable work should continue as we wait for the president to join in a conversation to resolve our differences. i urge my colleagues to support this bill to ensure that the f.d.a. has resources to get the job done. let's stand together in support of food safety and drug approval. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gent

the gentleman from alabama reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. r. farr: i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the congressman from california, mr. miller, ranking member of the education committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. miller: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. miller: congress should reopen the federal government and not hold the federal depoft and america cap people hostage of the by closing the federal government, the republicans in the house are jeopardizing critical services to mothers and their children. they should have realized this when they shut down the federal government. d not restoring the w.i.c. program and not food stamps or housing vouchers which the same mothers and children rely on to hold their families together. this has taken the food out of the mouths of children. republicans are taking heat for closing down the government and open up one part or another to relieve the

my publicist and i flew to huntsville, alabama, and there met mrs. donnie mckinney lester, the only living grandchild of amos mckinney. having moved many years ago to chicago, she had returned to her home area recently, never expecting to become the center of fascinating bit of civil war history. her grandpa's military service was been recognized after all of these years. even though she didn't have an inkling about it, the subject was not discussed in her family, a black man having served in the union army was not something to brag about in alabama. i thought you might enjoy seeing some of the moving ceremony as photographed by ms. barnes. members of the local high school rotc were present. as well as reenactors from the 13th united states colored troops living history association. preparing to present the colors. this elderly and act as representative of the many dedicated men and women who will don woolen uniforms even on a steamy july afternoon. and it was hot. these reenactors of the first alabama cavalry also participated. some civilian reenact

but on july 5th, 1998, i went back to the pike county public library in alabama for a book signing of my book and hundreds of blacks and whites as it showed up and they give me a library card. [applause] walking with the wind is a book of faith, hope and courage. it's not just my story. it is the story of hundreds and thousands and countless men and women, blacks and whites, who put their body on the line during a very difficult. in the history of our country to an segregation and to end racial discrimination.

a state of emergency in louisiana, alabama, mississippi and florida. evacuations now underway, president obama briefed on the gathering storm, it's not the only trouble spot tonight. look at this. several states out west with an early winter in south dakota, cars abandoned. in wyoming look, the summer patio right there. the furniture buried in snow. in utah tonight, hale. and in nebraska, listen to this. those are thecy renes tonight, the night sky lit up by lightning, as a tornado moves through town. meteorologist ginger zee is in the gulf tracking it all. she begins with the tropical storm moving in. >> reporter: surf pounding in alabama. storms streaming on shore in louisiana. all ahead of tropical storm karen. now less than a day from making landfall on the gulf coast. >> hide from the wind, and go visit a relative for the weekend. >> reporter: in mississippi, they are putting everything up. and slamming for sandbags outside new orleans. >> better to be safe than sorry. we weren't prepared before. >> reporter: several oil rigs shut down in the gulf

and you could see the rivalry between the two states just there i thought alabama kind of built this theater and i was like wow that's a nice theater over there on the other side of the river and they're like you know that's just they just did that because the response to our river was that you could see the rivalry very some of it kind of friendly competition but you could also see that it was a big part of their life there was a part there where it was very rapid so it's a huge recreational destination for the locals there's a go white water rafting when we were there we saw a lot of tents camped out there so recreation but of course perhaps more importantly the drinking water that is a huge source of water for atlanta but that's just where i ventured to but i know that in the apalachicola part of florida that it's also a huge part of their their culture their and their livelihood it's a whole way of life oyster fishing so you can see really impacts people in different ways from all these different states absolutely well it seems you definitely got these down in there i got to talk

estados la im tiernitaron, se t con la realidad, su economÍa se estam tambalea sin los hispanos, en alabama quedÓ desarticulo laked. >>> considerada la ley anti inmigraciÓn ilegal mÁs estricta de estados unidos, sus provisiÓnes mÁs polÉmicas han sido bloqueadas tras acuerdo del estado de alabama con el departamento de justicia y grupos que defienden los derechos civiles. >>> creo que el significado mÁs importante es que alabama tiene que venir al siglo xxi en vez de estar pegados en el siglo xix. >>> quedaban pendiente los puntos mÁs polÉmicos, el que permitÍa a las autoridades comprobar el estatus migratorio de los alumnos en las escuelas publicas. >>> el estado estÁ de acuerdo con nosotros que la policÍa no puede arrestar y detener a alguien solo porque la policÍa sospecha que la persona es indocumentada. >>> la hb 56 implementada en 2011. comunicado en pantalla. >>> es muy clara que los estados no pueden pasar leyes asÍ, que no tienen poder en esta Área, es contra de nuestra constituciÓn. >>> para las organizaciones que defienden derechos civiles el acuerdo es una victori

estas la im tiernitaron, se top con la realidad, su economÍa se estam tambalea sin los hispanos, en alabama quedÓ desarticulo laked. >>> considerada la ley anti migraciÓn ilegal mÁs estricta de estados unidos, sus provisiÓnes mÁs polÉmicas han sido oqueadas tras acuerdo del estado de alabama con el departamento de justicia y grupos que defienden los derechos civiles. >>> creo que el significado mÁs importante es que alabama tiene que venir al siglo xxi en vez de estar pegados en el siglo xix. >>> quedaban pendiente los puntos mÁs polÉmicos, el que permitÍa a las autoridades mprobar el estatus migratorio de los alumnos en las escuelas publicas. >>> el estado estÁ de acuerdo con nosotros que la policÍa no puede arrestar y detener a alguien solo pque l l policÍa sospecha que la persona es indocumentada. >>> la hb 56 implementada en 2011. comunicado en pantalla. >>> es muy clara que los estados no pueden pasar leyes asÍ, que no tnen poder en esta Área,s contra de nuestra constituciÓn. >>> paraas organizaciones que defienden derechos civiles el acuerdo es una victoria, van a pele

alabama governor george wallace stood in the doorway of the university of alabama trying to prevent the students to register at the university of alabama. and in that moex, the force of history overwhelmed george wallace. pushed him aside and the university of alabama was integrated. the same thing will happen to dan snyder. the force of history will rush him and the name of his football team will be changed. and here is how easy it is to change that name. >> a number of teams mostly in the college ranks have changed their names in response to on jeks. the stanford cardinal and dartmoth big green were each the indians. and the miami of ohio redskins are now the redhawks. >> that's how easy it is to change the name but dan schneider says never. bob asked a question that dan should be forced to answer. >> if you were to walk into a gathering of native americans if you are on a reservation or happened to come across a family of native americans and you began conversing with them, would you feel comfortable referring to them as redskins? >> the goofy billionaire owner of the dallas cowboys,

tennessee at alabama. well, he crossed 500 total yards again. >> [whistle blowing]. >> verne: evans right side. davis defending. manziel in trouble. it happens again. out to the 18 yardline. >> gary: every time he gets in trouble, he looks for number 13. mike evans his roommate the night before the game, you know he will come back and help his quarterback when he scrambles. >> verne: a new career record receptions yardage for mike evans. 11 for 287. a timeout auburn. >> gary: evans right away recognizes the scramble and comes back to help his quarterback. a little pressure in the pocket. out of the pocket. evans i will help you. i will come back. there it is. actually had help with the safety over the top that time and still went to evans. >> [crowd noise]. >> gary: mike evans it's either us or the state of alabama he likes playing in. >> verne: [laughing]. >> gary: and auburn the same type of game. >> verne: auburn 617. the aggies with 6627. 1st and 10 with 43 seconds to go from the 18. the blitz. off the

it is taking aim at alabama and florida louisiana and mississippi. right now, a haurbg are toll unbut atropical as you know can still cause mayor damage and flooding. karen expected to make landfall this weekend with current wind speeds at last check of about 50 mile an hour. fox michelle has the latest developments at 11:00. rest accident along cull you will preparing for atropical careren. continues to make its way through the gulf mexico. >> staeufrts emergency already in affect in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. ahead of karen arrival. evacuation orders are also issued in some states.

but on july 5, 1998, i went back to the public library in troy, alabama, for a book-signing of my book, walking with the wind, and hundred office blacks and white citizens showed up, and they gave me a library card. [applause] >> walking with the wind is a book of faith, hope, and courage. it's not just my story. it is the story of hundreds and thousands and countless men and women, blacks and whites, who put their body on the line during a very difficult period in the history of our country, to end segregation and to end racial discrimination. >> here's a look at the upcoming book fairs and festival happening around the country. ...

--guest: alabama is a republican state. the republican party is not getting a pass on what is happening in the state. it is a real dichotomy. on one hand, you have people saying, yes, shut it down. but when it impacts you and your neighbor and their pension, it's not that they are saying we want to stop.t they do not want government to function in the way it is. republicans, democrats, or tea party. , had somebody just tell me throw the bums out. the bombs are the people they voted for. are the people they voted for. we are tired of the gridlock. say, a little deceptive to well, republican states are hit hard and democrat states are not. think where there is did the satisfaction -- dissatisfaction is with the process, regardless of the party. a piece you did just as the fiscal year was ending. -- looming federal shutdown would immediately impact head start programs in alabama, force other k-12 cuts. alabama gets about one billion dollars from the federal government annually. there have been --guest: there have been spending

down the sideline for alabama with a flag down. blocked in the back. >> tom: i thought he telegraphed this throw to strong all day long. farley doing a nice job coming over the top the. >> referee: during the return, illegal block in the back by number 38 of the intercept ing team. ten yards from the spot of the foul. first down. >> tom: illegal block on the back. >> mike: farley cuts in front. stared it down. here comes the block in the

. >> torture, alabama, and florida have a stake -- georgia, alabama, and florida all have a stake. i am in georgia, but on the other side of this river is alabama. the water is flowing south into the state of florida. with all three states having a stake in this river, it is leading to a war over water. >> florida filed a lawsuit against georgia. the sunshine state charge the neighbor with using too much water. they said it is drying out business for oyster farmers that need a healthy mix of fresh and salt water to thrive. who is sucking up the most water? atlanta is growing and so is its thirst for water. >> overtime, population groth has come, and we are starting to stretch water resources. >> experts keep an eye on the river and say it is not all atlanta's fault. >> there is certainly variables that affect things other than freshwater. >> one lawsuit after another, there has been no solution that quenches everyone's thirst. >> not often that they come to a consensus around something that people have given take in. -- give and take in. you would think that the cost of litigation

thank you. ♪ tavis: jimmy carter is a founding member of the blind boys of alabama and the only one of the original group to still tour regularly. over the course of seven decades, performing and recording, they have won five grammy awards. they just released a new cd called "i'll find a way." let's take a look at a clip of the group and guest artists performing the title cut. fool ♪ll play the ♪ just for a day i'll find a way ♪ to carry it all ♪ ♪ to carry it all good to have you back on the program, sir. >> good to be here. tavis: congratulations on the new project. >> thank you. tavis: my heart was broken when i discovered and realized that our good brother clarence can no longer tour. clarence fountain. >> clarence has some health issues now. every now and then, he might come out to help with an album, but touring, he doesn't do that anymore. tavis: how many years would you guess that you and clarence to this together on the road? about eight years. tavis: that is a long time. how have you made the adjustment to not having him on the stage? >> when he passed me the torch,

the next year the attorney general of the state of alabama joined the naacp from doing business because they felt the naacp even though we formed a new organization were the agitators and after i had been selected to do vote legal work, we got scared and said i know they will have the best lawyers in the world and i heard about

his only black adviser once said to him, you care more about germany than alabama, which is true. >> that's fascinating. a fascinating read. david, did you want to say one more thing? >> you look at the art of president kennedy, too. the cuban missile crisis, he turned down the advice of his top military advisers to launch a nuclear war. i think that gave him a whole different perspective, and we never saw what that really would have yielded. >> and he gets to meet the beatles. >> that is worth imagining. "if kennedy lived," jeff

florida state and alabama have won convincingly. welcome to columbus, everybody, brad nessler along with

alabama had a scrimmage today against oregon state so their win streak also continues. and a terrific, terrific performance by hyde. what can you say? let's go down to heather cox with the winning coach right now. >> heather: thanks so much. coach, congratulations. 18 consecutive wins but you knew you'd be good tonight. how did you get them to rise to the challengy. >> just college football. hats off to northwestern. whatever has been said about northwestern of hold this is a great environment, great football game. >> heather: came on a night when your first offensive touchdown didn't come until the third quarter. what adjustments did you make to turn things around? >> turned the ball over a little bit but it was a great game. great game. >> heather: you said wouldn't be available and would have to ride carlos hyde. you did, 25 carries, career high. how important was his performance? we turned the ball over. great team win. >> heather: first time you trailed all season long. how does a win like this and the way it came help you guys further down the season? >> it's a st

louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida have been brought in and are on stand by for this. in the meantime, new orleans to mayor talked the earlier today about what they were doing. he said the government furloughs is certainly something important and they are doing things just as normal. >> there no light between us and the central government. the furlough and the concerns in washington right now are going to have no impact in our ability to put a total compliment of federal, state and local officials on the the ground to protect citizens. >> reporter: what's ironic about this is this a place of jewel of mississippi it's right on the gulf coast. there are beautiful homes right on the coast. >> if you tphapbl tphapblg imagn edge. certainly we will have to wait and see. >> certainly t thanks very much. meteorologist dave warren are here with how powerful the storm is and where it may hit. >> the latest that this came in in the national hurricane storm. the next 24 hours not much will change here along the coast. there's the center is of the storm. you can actually see the ci

maximum finds 55 miles an mil hour, it makes land fall perhaps in western florida, mississippi, alabama by saturday evening. and of course the windshields and some offed tide -- winds and some of the tides and surge will be felt ahead of the system.e the moisture is going to get pulled in and thrown to the north. rain around here it looks like associated with, some ofme the remnants of karen in here h by tuesday. humidity, winds nrt and west at 5. overnight low, few clouds and mild and here is your weekendend forecast. upper 80s for saturday. >> really? >> we've couple of fans. 88 on saturday. >> couple. >> right. 85 sunday, on monday andnda tuesday back in the 70's i 7 have an informal poll on my facebook page. some people are ready for f fall weather. >> i'll meet you on monday.n >> i have all my brown fallwn clothes i'm ready to wear. >> is that a good point. i got some, you sold me on fall. >> wisdom is always the diplomat. trying to please both sides.. it's odd when you are sitting s at home before bedtimetime catching the caps open with o the doorspe and windows open. >> something

alabama has, is generating north of 90 million dollars now. so it's really they are-- they're not football programs any more. nick sabin is in charge of a hundred million dollar business. >> brown: you're making the case almost that he is worth 5 million plus. >> he's worth 20 times that to the university of alabama. >> brown: he is an unusual case, right? >> he is, but also matt brown of texas, urban myer at ohio state, brady hoke at mitch minute. let's say the nick sabin affect at the university of alabama. their football revenue went from $52 million to $80 million in one season. they're now north of 90 million. the donations that come in, the johnny mandel effect at texas a & m is a perfect example. >> woodruff: . >> brown: there are a lot of case studies. many of the recruiting scandals rise out, many of the scandals rise out of recruiting. >> absolutely. >> brown: one of the ones you're talking about is called, the so-called hostesses. and it's a case that the university of tennessee now, that's one that, you know, you don't see when you

in alabama, 419 babies died before they are first birthday, more than in years past. >> alabama's infant mortality rate is second only to the state of mississippi, where last year, nine out of 1,000 babies born died. according to the alabama department of public health, a lock of insurance is one of the main contributors. >> this doctor heads the neonatal department at the university of birmingham. >> i do think it's the availability of prenatal care that is probably the bottom line. >> the alabama department of public health says women without health insurance had nearly 23 infant deaths per 1,000 births, more than twice that of mothers and infants who are custody. dr. toms believes obamacare will mean healthier mothers and children. it would be an improvement over medicaid, the government program that many poor people depend on. >> it can be a game changer for a relatively large amount of patients who do not have insurance or feel they cannot afford insurance. >> in some of birmingham, alabama's poorest areas, like this housing project, poor heal, addiction and violence have been probl

a boiling point there's certainly an issue about whether there's enough water for everybody georgia alabama and florida all have a stake in the apalachicola chattahoochee flynn's river system it's the source of drinking water fishing business and recreation or i'm standing right now i am and georgia just on the other side of this river that's alabama now the water is flowing down south into the state of florida and with all three states having a stake in this river it's leading to a war over water early october florida filed a lawsuit against georgia in the supreme court the sunshine state charged its northern neighbor with using too much water florida says georgia's water consumption is drying out business for oyster farmers oysters need a healthy mix of fresh am salt water to thrive so who is sucking up the most water many blame out lana the city is growing and so is its third for water. is population growth is this climate change is coming we're starting to stretch our water resources particularly periods of drought but outside florida experts keeping an eye on the water level of the cha

we have new orleans all the way through montgomery, alabama. if you're traveling along i-20, ire 10, rain is the primary concern. >> one of the bona fide power players inside the tea party, sal rousseau joins us next to explain his party's strategy. >> sick with cancer in the middle of the shutdown, one woman's fears that the treatment she desperately needs may not come in time. >> welcome back. the government shutdown is in its fourth day. there are rum blinks that a deal may be in the works. many point to the tea party in the house for holding up the process, instigating the shutdown in the first place. sal russo joins us. there are tea party backed members of congress who are pleased with the government being shutdown. is that the position of the tea party express? >> no, we've said very early on, in fact i had an op ed piece that says we oppose the government shutdown, bewe thought there should be a robust debate on obamacare over the last two months. our position is there are serious flaws and it should be defunded and repealed. the five d

. >>> and a settlement in alabama. known to have among the toughest regulations against undocumented immigrants in the country. the state and the american civil liberties union have agreed to end the federal lawsuit over the controversial 2011 law. the proposal follows the supreme court's decision to reject alabama's appeal to revive parts of it. key sections include a revision requiring schools to check students' citizenship status. >>> to paris now. the 18th annual salon du chocolate opened with the catwalk overrun with women decked out in decadent chocolate. even last year's wimbledon champion. you can eat what you are wearing. the clothes were designed by world famous chocolate makers and they have edible cup cakes attached. many if you wear those you will not fit them later. >> as long as the a.c. work, you're all right. >>> a meeting on the controversial name of the washington redskins. roger goodell will talk with the leader of the american nation who wants the name changed. >>> on this day in 1938 the war of th