School today and you got errands to run and things to make and some of you are doing traveling. Great news is we are dry. Temperatures are in the 20s as we wake up. 39 at noon. 40 at noon and in the low to mid40s for highs today by 3 00, a better opportunity for scattered rain showers. Its chilly though at the moment. So be sure if you are heading out to work or maybe to the bus stop grab that heavier coat and you need it throughout the day. This is what we are tracking. Rainy weather. In on the leading edge of this as this encounters pretty cold air to start. So, you know because our start time is looking more towards afternoon, it looks like we are going to be just liquid but if we see some random showers late this morning, a little sleet may mix in at least initially. It locks like its going to be more so later today. Thats good news. But if you plan on wet roads as we head into the afternoon and this evening, we are going to talk thanksgiving coming up busy. Not really. We are look
Tennessee coming to the aid amid news a rising death toll of the Deadly School bus crash. I saw mothers passing out, the screams. I can still hear them. Troubling new details about the incident anteman driving the bus when it swerved off the road. Slamming into a tree. 24yearold Jonathan Walker is facing numerous charges. Hell be in court next week. According to officials this was the most recent accident he the drives driving history did include a minor wreck in september of this year. Investigated by our agency. Its also part of the investigation. Expwhrnchts additionally the ntsb says the bus wasnt supposed to be on road where it crashed. Looking at the history. It was not supposed to with on that route. Reports today but the tennessee burr rue of investigation that says no trace of alcohol or drugs s in the system. Abc action news. This morning we now know the identity of a man shot and killed by a deputy. Investigators say two deputies responded yesterday. Its a community to help
Legislation in the United States senate. Save more than 18,000 lives each and every year. Thats right, 18,000 lives each and every year. We arent talking about anything other than the results of sound science. And because of that sound science, we know that at approximately five we know that at approximately five months babies can feel pain. We know that if a baby were to need prenatal surgery at that age tivhey would be given an anesthia why, because that little life feels pain. Yesterday, mr. President , senator gave name after name after name of babies born around five months who have gone onto live healthy and full lives. This, mr. President , is not about prochoice or prolife. It is simply about protecting tenin fingers, ten toes and one beating heart and bringing the amazing gift of life. And in our world, out of merely 200en nations, only seven allow abortions on demand of 20 weeks. Only seven out of 200 nations, whos among the seven nations, china, north korea, vietnam and the
Terrorists stand for. They have nothing to offer but hatred and human suffering. We stand for freedom and hope and the dignity of all human beings. Thats what the city of paris represents to the world. And that spirit will endure is for ever after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world. [applause. ] i am at knoxville not only because i just like knoxville, but i am here today because one of my resolutions is to make sure that folks across this great country feel like they are coming back there is no doubt that the steps we took early on to rebuild this foundation and put it on a new Foundation America is coming back. [applause. ] president bush president bush president bush i am not running for office anymore. So let me just present the facts. I promised that 2014 would be a breakthrough year for america. This morning, we got more evidence to back that up. In december, our businesses created 240 new jobs, our Unemployment Rate fell to 5. 6 , which is the lowest in six and
Tennessee state universitys center for historic preservation. It is my pleasure to welcome and introduce our session moderator, dr. Todd groce. Dr. Groce is the president and ceo of the georgia Historical Society. He has 25 Years Experience as an educator and administrator. He has raised 52,000 for Educational Programs and endowment. Born in virginia but more importantly, raised in tennessee, he graduated with honors in history from the university of memphis and earned an ma from the university of tennessee. While in graduate school, he taught American History at the university of tennessee and maryville college. In 1990, he began his career in public history. He served five years in knoxville as the executive director of the east Tennessee Historical society and taking it to the next level through the development of a regional history museum. In 1994, he was named the executive director of the georgia Historical Society. In 2006, he was elected their 43rd president. Dr. Groce understa