BayouBike Ride

How far do you think you could ride your bike? I met a 57 year old woman who is riding her bike 50 miles sixteen days in a row. Becky Jones is riding from Evansville, Indiana all the way to Eunice, LA. SHe is raising money and awarness for the small city of Eunice which has taken in a lot of their neighbors from the cost after Katrina and Rita.

I enjoyed meeting Becky and wish the best for her. If you would like to see the story I did with her you can check it on the News 2 web site. YOu can also check out a blog which is giving updates during her trip.

Army's premier gunship

The Army Aviation association conference wrapped up Wednesday night in Nashville. The conference is a chance for industry folks to gather with top military leaders and network together. Different military groups share ideas and thoughts about what works and what doesn't.
I met some guys from the South Carolina National Guard who gave me an up close look at an AH-64 Apache. It is a cool helicopter and I enjoyed being that close to an Apache.

The Phillips

I met a really neat family Wednesday evening. Tom and Beth Phillips and their four kids. The Phillips already had two children before they felt God leading them to adoption. After prayerful consideration they decided to adopt two girls from India.
Raising four children would be hard enough for two parents but because Tom is a helicopter pilot in the Army he is often deployed leaving Beth to hold her own at home. I will have a story about the family on the news tonight.
Here is a link to the story.

Dyersburg

I'm spending the night in Dyersburg, TN after covering the devastating tornados that ripped through the area. Twenty two people were killed in Tennessee, 19 of them in Dyer county. I saw one house were two people were killed and if I had not been told a house used to be there, I would not have know by driving by. Most tornado damaged homes have a pile of ruble laying next to where the home used to stand but today the only sign of a home was a patch of dirt and a few bricks. There was not even debris scattered in the field. The whole house was blown completely out of the area. It was amazing!
Another observation about tornados that always amaze me is the randomness of destruction. One house completely destroyed where the house next door is untouched. Driving into the neighborhood on Cobb St today and I passed two boys playing outside with tennis rackets and driving over the next hill to see officials who are searching for bodies of several people missing.