Issues that affect large metropolitan counties; domestic violence

Last week, Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale hosted the Second Urban Mayor's Conference, a gathering of county mayors from the state's largest metropolitan centers. Together, Knox, Hamilton, Davidson and Shelby counties hold more than 40 percent of the state's total population. As a group, they are a force to be reckoned with, but what advantage does that present those who live within their boundaries?

Gene Patterson discusses that question and more with mayors Ragsdale, A.C. Wharton, Jr. of Shelby County, and Karl Dean of Davidson County.

Each year St. Mary's Hospital and the Community Coalition on Family Violence host the Anita Gregg Luncheon. The event is named for Anita Gregg, who with her son were murdered by Gregg's estranged husband more than a decade ago.

This year's luncheon speaker was Rev. Al Miles, the author of a number of books on domestic violence. He appears in the program's final segment.