Maybe Nashville really is the new Austin. Last decade, Texas Republicans split Austin six ways to dilute Democratic votes and seize more seats. This time, Texas Republicans "packed" rather than "cracked" Austin to shore up GOP incumbents. But a few hundred miles to the east, Tennessee Republicans are on the verge of passing a map that divides Nashville three ways, a move that would likely end Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper's (TN-05) four-decade career.
Maybe Nashville really is the new Austin. Last decade, Texas Republicans split Austin six ways to dilute Democratic votes and seize more seats. This time, Texas Republicans "packed" rather than "cracked" Austin to shore up GOP incumbents. But a few hundred miles to the east, Tennessee Republicans are on the verge of passing a map that divides Nashville three ways, a move that would likely end Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper's (TN-05) four-decade career.
18-year-old michael brown was gunned down by a white police officer in ferguson, missouri. shot dead an unarmed black teen. we don t get it. shut it down. bruce franks jr. joins me now, welcome to meet the press. thanks for having me. michael brown gets killed. the ferguson protests begin. tell me about your activism in politics before then. before then, it was nonexistent. i was comfortable in life just like most people, just trying to make it, survive. still was a rapper, into hip-hop. you were thinking about hollywood or new york? about getting signed. maybe nashville. right. and when michael brown was killed, i tell people all the time, i was never an activist but when i went out there into
in one 24-hour period, beaumont port arthur saw 26 inches of rainfall, about 650 millimeters. now it s going to be transitioning more towards the north and northeast. it is situated just about over alexandria, louisiana. but through the tennessee river valley and in towards the ohio river valley, as we look at this radar forecast, essentially going through thursday, this is wh when we re going to pick up the heaviest rainfall, in the vicinity of memphis, maybe nashville, toward southeastern sections of arkansas, the potential for as much as ten inches of rainfall or just about 250 millimeters. now let s take a look at what has happened around mumbai and indeed south asia. take a look at this image out of mumbai. we did see over 400 millimeters in just one 24-hour period. they say they haven t seen any flooding like this since 2006. it s been dreadful.