Welcome to nashville, tennessee on American History tv. In the 19 century, it earned the souththe athens of the because of its reputation as a wealthy and refined southern city. Today, nashville is known for its ties to Country Music. With the help of our Comcast Cable partners, we will exhibit two exhibits at the Country Music hall of fame and museum. One about music raging political gaps in the 1960s and another about the origins of Country Music in nashville. Now call Country Music comes from the confluence of the fiddle that came over from ireland and the banjo that came over in the minds of african slaves. Resultose combined, the was the music that came to be called Country Music. It was not originally centered in nashville. It was in large part a radio. Tation this year later, visit the Civil Rights Movement at the Nashville Public Library and learn how nashville became a model city for integration in the south. It was the only methodical and Strategic Movement led by students in
Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from mississippi. A senator may i request, are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Wicker i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Wicker mr. President and my fellow colleagues, i once again come to the floor to talk about alzheimers and the efforts being made in this country and in this senate and in this city to find a cure and to find better treatments for the scourge of alzheimers. As many of you know, this is the most expensive disease our country has ever seen. Half a trillion dollars a year in costs to programs that we need to protect, like medicare and medicaid. This will rise to a trillion dollars per year in the lifetime of many people within the sound of my voice unless something is done. I am so appreciative of the some 1,200 people who descended on washington this week advocating on behalf of the millions of americans liv
Heres more breaking news, carson will not join the remaining four republican candidates in michigan tomorrow night for the fox news gop debate. He will give an update on his campaign in a speech on friday. Ohio Governor John Kasich planting his flag in michigan at this hour which holds primary in six days. Live pictures of kasichs town hall hes holding. Theyre meeting in grand lake, michigan. Carsons decision notwithstanding, former reagan adviser ed rollins thinks the gop race is game over. Hes issues a warning the gop is about to be torn apart unless one thing happens. Joining us live along with lou dobbs. Jim gilmore dropped out of the race three weeks ago, gilmore and former tennessee governor with us live on what happens next. March 2nd with the markets not at all like march 1st. Investors taking a breather following one of the best days of the year. How good . Paper gains of more than half a trillion dollars yesterday, but the dow straddling the flat line, its crossed the unchang
Points. S p up by close to 2 points above fair value pt and the nasdaq is up by 3. 5 points. Andrew, tag, youre it. Thank you, becky. We have Corporate News for you this final thursday morning before a long weekend. We should tell you that lululemons founder and advisers, the one that was kicked out, you might recall, chip wilson for those comments about who should be wearing those pants, hes reportedly talking to some private equity firms gauging their interest in a buy out of the yoga wearmaker. The wall street journal reports there is no deal in the works. A buyout would face a number of big issues because the premium that would be needed over the companys 6 billion market capitalization might be too high. But that is what people are talking about this morning. Also, volkswagen denying the report is planning a bid for u. S. Truckmaker paccar. Earlier today. Two analysts, two Research Analysts noted included the head of dominos truck unit saying that he has been told that volkswagen
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