. >> so, i grew up in a small city so i care about small cities a lot, 15,000 people, southern illinois. i'm a card nastionv fan. -- cardinals fan. i should say that. the city of santa cruz, for instance, it's a smaller city. they're a leader in open data. they've been doing this for a long time. the working with the city of make on, georgia, they're doing it as well. * macon. the smaller cities are taking advantage of easily reusable solution thextion, right, so open source technologies that make it easy for them to make a data catalog, and they're bag borrowing and stealing whatever they can from the bigger cities. whenever we get the chief data job description up, we should put that online and the city can take that. you can see cities sharing resources so that way even if they don't have the resources themselves, they can work together and pool those resources. >> maybe just to add one more thing to that, when we passed our legislation in 2009, we actually documented and shared our best practices for how we laid forth this program for other cities to use as well. >> great. so, i thi

there are showers and storms coming through indiana, missouri and southern illinois we'll have to watch with that front. other than spotty drizzle, it's a quiet morning. cold temperatures in new england. providence 38. we're 60 norfolk and richmond in the upper 50s right now. locally generally in the mid- 50s here like the 55 in bethesda and reston and lovettsville at 55. waldorf 55. a fairly uniform air mass across the region. outside on our michael & son weather camera, you're looking at reagan national airport this morning. cloudy skies, good visibilities. 57. humidity 74% and a southeast wind at 7:00. with the southeast wind, that's what's been coming off the atlantic bringing that sort of marine layer. if you've ever been out in los angeles in the mornings a lot of times, you get the air off the pacific. they get that marine layer and get socked in. more snow expected in denver. the rockies game was snowed out yesterday. look at warmth from little rock, dallas and new orleans. all in the 70s in advance of this front where there's a severe thunderstorm watch this morning around tuls

>> caller: cramer, lloyd from southern illinois. >> what's shaking?> caller: i have got cds coming out, they've matured. i'm looking to get more bang for my buck. the two stocks i'm kind of considering is schlumberger and kinder morgan partners. >> this is an easy one for me because you mentioned the cd rollover. cds from 2006, 2007, you were getting 6%. now you're getting 0.6%. that's untenable. buy kinder morgan and i think foreigners are coming in and that's how good that is. sandra in ohio. >> caller: hi. boo-yah to you, jim. thank you for having our backs. please give me your opinion on national oil varco. >> i think it's a buy. we got shaken out of that. stephanie link and i, co-portfolio manager, it is so, so hard to own because it trades so wildly. i was going to mention this as a possible candidate for ge to buy. but i worry about the quarter. wait for the quarter and then maybe we'll do some buying. oil and gas revolution was booming today, thanks to ge's acquisition of lufkin. a company we saw up close and personal in north dakota, fmc, cha

wish you a happy boo-yah and offer your golf and everything else from wren wright college in southern illinois. thank you for calling. >> caller: my question is usb, and i see it went from the long to neutral. i have been riding it up from the 15, and i have it in two or three different accounts, but i wondered what you thought, professor? >> well, people are upset, sir, because they feel that there is not enough growth in the mortgage business and the dominant mortgage player and the stock could run a little bit, but it is falling too much to abandon. i saw the downgrade and i said two years from now, that stock is going to be much higher and even two days from now it could be lower. rob in hawaii. please, rob. >> caller: hey, jim. >> hey, rob. >> caller: this is an apple-banana boo-yah. >> okay. >> caller: from the big island. >> oh. oh, mahalo. >> caller: and it is the best one of them all. >> i agree with that. >> caller: now, i have a stock called mpel. >> oh, you are playing that. well, they are sensitive to the problems in china, and these companies are very good, but people feel that c

there are going to be a couple of spotty showers across southern illinois moving into kentucky, and alsoght showers in the interior >>> and an hour-by-hour forecast includes seeing drizzle. we'll get partly cloudy skies perhaps around the early afternoon and the earliest after sundown and now we have a chance of getting tliet briefly moderate rain and that will be gone quickly by the time you wake up tomorrow morning with windy conditions heading into monday. high today, low to mid-60s across the bay area and wind becomes the story for monday and it's the warm-up for the middle part of the week with 70s and 80s inland. and that is your latest forecast. >> that is your latest forecast. back over to you, lester. >> dylan, thanks very much. the kennedys, the bushes, the clintons, the rockefellers, they've all made politics the family business. things are ditch for a mother and son outside of chicago. they're running against each other, and the election is just two days away. here's nbc's michelle franzen. >> reporter: just when you think you've heard it all in the world of politics, an illi

southern illinois has the advanced manufacturers who are leading the way for future manufacturing and creating new good jobs. we have talented workers and we have the educational programs to get a great new job that can support their family. mr. enyart: my jobs act is the way of bringing communities, workers and employers together to protect good jobs and invest in our future. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana rise? in daines: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: -- mr. daines: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. daines: our friends in the senate will consider a number of proposals that will have a threat to our second amendment rights. the senate's recent decision to focus debate on restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens is the wrong approach. these proposals will do nothing but expand washington bureaucracy and further complica

from southern illinois all the way to oklahoma city. your local forecast in 30 seconds. >> by the way, in bismarck, that to show total was almost a foot and half. northeast, much nicer. good stuff coming up. >>> coming up on "gma," amanda knox back in the headlines. shocking stories about the four years she spent behind bars in italy. sflchbl and with a little help from his friend, why paul mccartney is teaming up with billy joel to protect the piano man's daughter. >>> and coming up, stunner. paris jackson is speaking out. >>> and a whopping debut for psy's new single. his new song going gangbusters all over the word. world. before students were flocking to bioengineering courses... before the birthplace of california became the cradle of 750 clean-tech companies... some researchers, entrepreneurs, and bankers shared a vision that helped foster an industry. that's the power of connecting minds and technology to fuel a nation's future. that's bank of america. it also repels most ticks before they can attach. the leading brand kills, but

enyart: i took a vow to protect the people of southern illinois from all enemies, foreign and domestic. it was not the first time i took such an oath. by supporting cyst pa, we move to fulfill our oath. i know there are good americans who oppose this legislation because they believe the protections for civil liberties and privacy don't go far enough. but we must not let the perfect be the enemy of the good this entities to vate provide information to the government. it place restrictions on the use of any data shared. it provides for strong congressional oversight. these are tremendous victories to protect our civil libberties. i support this bill because american jobs hang in the balance. every day, our companies are subject to cyberattacks seeking to steal valuable trade secret which is deprive american citizens of high-paying tech jobs. locally my hometown grocery store in southern illinois was recently hack and customers' debit and credit card information was compromised, make manage of my constituents vulnerable to theft. ky not stand by and let an opportunity to prevent such acti

shipped to stores in 12 southern states and illinois. >>> warm ocean waters creating worries for lobster men in maine. they say the conditions could create prices well below value. the scientists say the water temp is below normal. >>> the story of jackie robinson is a home run at the box office. "42" brought in $27 .3 million. it beat "scary movie 5." rounding out the top three, "the croods." >>> just in time for the premier of the movie about his life, jackie robinson day is today. we'll tell you what each team and prayer is going to do to pay tribute. >>> snow in april is bad enough. but we're seeing something we have never seen before. stay with us. it always begins with fresh, local milk, blended with real wholesome cream. going fresh from the farm, to our fridge, in just six days. because we believe in fresh taste. that's the way we set the standard for intensely rich, luscious flavor. so our story of fresh taste always ends... deliciously. when it comes to taste, philadelphia sets the standard. the intense ache made it hard to do the things that i wanted. my doctor diagnosed it as

shipped to stores in 12 southern states and illinois. >>> warm ocean waters creating worries for lobsteren in maine. with fishing season approaching, they say the conditions could create prices well below market value. last year, there was a market xwlut, causing prices to clash. the scientists say the water temp is lower than last year but still above normal. >>> the story of jackie robinson is a home run at the box office. "42" brought in more than $27 million this weekend. it beat "scary movie 5." with $15 million. rounding out the top three, "the croods." >>> just in time for the premier of the movie about his life, jackie robinson day is today. now, coming up, we will tell you what each major league team and player is going to do to pay tribute. >>> but first, the brutal weather in the midwest continues. snow in april is bad enough. but we're seeing something we have never seen before. stay with us. it always begins with fresh, local milk, blended with real wholesome cream. going fresh from the farm, to our fridge, in just six days. because we believe in fresh taste. that's the way

you can see for parts of southern illinois, showers and thunderstorms out there.ing over towards the east as we go through the next couple of hours. the problem is we're also going to be looking at a cooldown. that's going to be pulling that cold air down towards the south. as we go through today, tomorrow, that frontal system fizzles out, and then high temperatures today are going to be running roughly about 15 to 20 degrees below average. i want to point out to you from the dakotas right now. we're expecting highs in the 40s. as we head into friday as well as into saturday, high temperatures running into the upper 70s. that is going to lead to rapid snow melt. that is going to lead to more flooding concerns as we go into the weekend for areas up towards the north. >> a big mess for them. jennifer delgado, thank you very much. >>> still ahead, he tried once and failed. now an openly gay kicker is determined to get another shot at an nfl job and a place in history. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [

a second worker at a southern illinois hospital has been arrested convicted and sentenced to federal prison for stealing personal information from her patients. she stole information, social security number and all of that kind of stuff from elderly patients' charts and opened up credit card accounts in their names. they got her but there are other identity thieves out there. of course, preying on you. you've got to protect yourself with, i suggest lifelock ultimate. the most comprehensive i.d. theft protection ever made. but lifelock can't protect you or your bank account if you're not a member. if you call now and mention press 60, you'll get 60 risk-free days of lifelock ultimate identity theft protection. if you're not happy call within 60 days to cancel to get a full refund. go to lifelock.com for details. give them a call at 1-800-356-5967 for lifelock ultimate. >> bill: peter online comments? >> before we get to online comments abc news talked to some political consultants and strategists to see whether or not it would be a reality if anthony weiner could come back. they, for

particular he in portions of missouri and maybe southern portions of illinois. that rain, well to our north. but to the far western areas of the northern plains, another area of possible snow. for us, a little bit of light drizzle for the next few hours. and then it starts drying out. as you can see, a lot of sunshine to our north and northeast. we'll call it a pleasant, dry forecast. for wednesday, thursday. and the end of the week. their front is not going to impact us at all. looks like we'll stay on the really pleasant side. those folks unfortunately, are going to see more rain in the rivers. they have just been plagued this spring. east winds on the bay. and small craft advisory. that's sca, tomorrow afternoon. bay temp, around 50 degrees. clouds break overnight. sunshine and a few clouds. maybe patchy fog. tomorrow, all in all, it will be a very nice, pleasant spring day. and what is about normal for may 1st, tomorrow. believe it or not. >> you're right. a new month. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. back in court. the man charged with kill

. >> moon made it all the way to the southern tip of illinois before he was captured.istance of almost 400 miles. >> the police didn't know who i was to start with. when i gave them an alias and wrote me a ticket for driving the vehicle with the wrong plates and alluding an officer. if i had $200 i could have bonded out. but i had my -- they found out who i was eventually. aside from getting caught, i don't regret it one bit. i'd do it again tomorrow if i could. i'm 35 years old now. hopefully if everything goes the way i hope it goes, i'll get my case overturned, i'll write a book and make a movie and become a millionaire. >>> coming up -- >> i'm in here for causing trouble, i cut myself and stuff like that. >> an inmate struggles with self-mutilation. >> i was on razors but they put me on razor restriction. i find stuff in here like staples and plastic. [ male announcer ] red lobster is hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu! oh my goodness... oh my gosh this looks amazing... [ male announcer ] 15 entrees under $15! it's our new maine

south side of chicago and the like and you can understand the concerns of real, rural, deep southern illinois. welcome to the chamber. mr. gutierrez: now, ladies and gentlemen, the distinguished lady from the state of illinois, ms. kelly. the speaker: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. kelly: thank you so very much. it is truly an honor to be standing here and humbling to have been chosen to represent the families of the second congressional district. i thank the entire illinois delegation for their support. i would also like to thank my many family members, friends and staff who are here in the gallery today. thank you so much. as i look around this hallowed chamber, i know this is a place where so much history has been made, but today i stand before you to talk about our president. i ran for congress so that i could work to bring about a safer, less violent and more prosperous future, one in which our children can grow up without the fear of gun violence. today is an important day in that fight. i look forward to working with you to protect our children from criminals and protect our second

we also have a risk of strong storms from philadelphia through much of ohio, central and southern indiana, illinoisoving into the pacific northwest, gorgeous day in l.a., plenty of sunshine, temperature of 79, beautiful in miami, partly sunny and a high of 83. that's what's going on in the country. here >>> 7:35 now. clear skies over the greater bay area. and temperatures are already warming into the low 60s. we've got a really warm day ahead, especially when you consider archl high this is time of year upper 60s inland. 86 in livermore. 82 right here in san jose. the warm-up is on for today. tomorr tomorrow, we'll shave 10 degrees off your highs as that sea breeze returns. frid friday, into the upcoming weekend, looking good for your outdoor plans. >> check that weather any time you need it go to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >>> up next from pain relievers to sleeping pills, why america is fast becoming a nation of pill poppers. >>> and no more working after 40. one man's ambitious goal to retire early, very early, and he's not rich. but first, these messages. [ jen garner ] w

you can see severe weather anywhere from parts of texas all the way up into western illinois and southern do have the risk for strong storms. gregg, as we head into the next couple days the system heads eastbound and we'll continue to see the risk for severe storms spreading east as well. gregg: heading our way. maria molina thanks very much. >> thanks. gregg: this storm could up dump as much as 20 inches of snow in the denver area. that is more than three times the average snowfall for the entire month of april in the mile-high city which is less than 7 inches. snow of course is nothing new for colorado in the month of april. it is actually their fifth snowiest month of the year. and the snowiest april on record? well, 1933 when, 33.8 inches, nearly three feet of snow fell. martha: north korea intensifying its threats again today, warning that the korean peninsula is quote, heading toward thermonuclear war. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. how is the pentagon reacting to the rising belligerence from the north korean leader? >> reporter: martha, the pentagon is taking these threa

illinois, toward wichita again and to st. louis. overnight tuesday night to wednesday, we will continue to deal with it. it spreads to the east. by wednesday, we're talking about it across southernr more, but this is the first one and where we get our feet wet with the severe storm season. all right. send it back to you inside. >> alisyn: thanks, rick. we're stealing secrets this morning. >> this is news you can use. for real. >> alisyn: sit down and get out a pen, because there are secret menus at restaurants we all go to. including starbucks, including mcdonald's, including panera bread. >> chipotle, one of my favorites. >> alisyn: there you go. there are things that are ordered on the secret menu. they're not on the regular menu for regular civilians. >> i have been doing this for years. i go to mcdonald's they give me a big mac with an apple pie in the center. unbelievable. you can't get it. >> if you at 10:35 a.m. at mcdonald's, they switch the menus over from breakfast to lunch. 10:35 a.m. if you ask for the 10: 35, they will give you mcdouble and egg mcmuffin. combining the things. combining mcdouble and egg mcmuffin. it's double cheeseburger with egg and cheese on a bisc

southern utah. maurice hinchey, from new york city, and dick durbin from illinois, clean up your own state first before you come to utah and tell us how to manage these public lands. [narrator] the protest ride ended in a rally on the capitol steps. the creation of wilderness, access to public lands, and the role of the federal government were debated. [mike swenson] there is a new war in the western us. its not being fought with guns and bombs. if it was it would be short, and surely we'd win. [crowd cheering] we are taking back our land. this is government for the people, by the people. [narrator] the southern utah wilderness alliance or suwa was a target. [mike swenson] you environmental organizations, you radical groups, i want you to know i have a message for you you guys who love rocks and trees more than human lives you have awakened a sleeping giant. [heidi mcintosh] there was a lot of fire-breathing rhetoric about the federal government and what they're doing to squelch utahan's rights, so, not looking at it from the perspective of protecting something, but being very upset about the limitatio

at the midsections of the country, we'll have high pollen counts from california, southern california into lower illinoist of wet weather, windy conditions in the pacific northwest. windy and a little on the cool side down through southern california. gorgeous in phoenix today, sunny, 92. morning showers moved through the northeast. we have heavy showers and thunderstorms through central and southern florida. where are you guys from? >> ohio! >> o-h! >> i-o! >>> here at 8:08, i'm anthony slaughter in for christina loren. we're talking about temperatures warming nicely. it will be pleasant, seeing a break from clouds as well already in san francisco. temperatures today 68 in livermore, 61 in san francisco, wine country looking good. 66 in napa, 66 santa rosa, 67 in san jose. a few more showers expected for tomorrow and sunday. they will come in the morning hours, so the afternoons will be dry and a big warm-up next week as we approached 85 wednesday. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. i know what you and i will be doing this weekend. >> what's that? >>> and then, a new indust

killed in afghanistan this weekend. 25-year-old anne smedinghoff of illinois was on her way to the dedication of a new school in southernr convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber on saturday. in her old neighborhood in suburban chicago, white ribbons are tied in her memory. her family and friends say smedinghoff had no fear, joining the foreign service right out of college and volunteering for missions in dangerous locations. >> it's a tragedy for everyone on the block. and you can see by the outpouring of the ribbons and what have you that we all support the family. it's just a very sad thing. >> four other americans died in the same attack. their names have not been released. >>> new at 11:00, eight senators are in the final stages of crafting a bipartisan immigration bill that they could be ready to debate this week. senator john mccain, who is one of the group's leaders, says there will be a great deal of unhappiness because everybody didn't get what they wanted. the measure would help secure the border and allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country. it would also create a path to eventual citizensh

southern europe. the overall unemployment rate in spain is 23.6%. the jobless rate for people under the age of 25 is nearly 56%. melissa: illinoisas one of the highest minimum wage rates that $8.25 an hour. my next guest says the higher animal wage in the state will be a business killer. joining me now is tanya triche. why do you think this is a bad idea? it is a terrible idea. >> is on sound economic policy. the team unemployment rate is 28%. only 28% of teenagers in illinois are working. in the city of chicago, unemployment of african american teens is around 9%. melissa: it is perhaps not a coincidence that illinois has the fourth highest unemployment rate in the country. it also has the fourth highest minimum wage. >> indiana, iowa, missouri and wisconsin. they have a minimum wage of $7.25. do you think business is really that fluent? can they really pick up and move business out of state? >> businesses are looking at a number of factors. one of them, of course, is the cost to do business. the state of illinois is a dollar higher than all of our reporting states, that gives employers a disincentive to do that here. liberals

that flows a little bit slower there is the illinois river and still have major flooding to do on areas around peoria and especially tuesday and the southernr on wednesday and thursday. besides that, we will be recovering from this latest round of floods. we do have rain heading for this region but it's not going to be enough to cause any more major problems. maybe half inch to an inch of rain tonight into tomorrow and that includes chicago, peoria, and st. louis. they don't need more rain after this and i don't think they will get much. they have a nice dry day wednesday and thursday and friday, a chance of showers. overall it's heading to a drier weather pattern there in the areas hit so hard by floods this weekend. beautiful sunrise and a nice forecast for everyone on the east coast. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her... no. no! no. ...likes 50% more cash. but i don't give up easy... do you want 50% more cash? yes! yes?! ♪ [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on

southern california. rain moves into the northeast later today. for tomorrow, look for sunny and cool conditions in new england. sunny and warm through the gulf coast. risk of strong storms from texas all way into illinoispacific northwest. sunny and mild from the southwest into southern california. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> temperatures now near 60 degrees much of the region. still quite a bit of low cloudiness around the metro area. think the clouds should be breaking up by midday and during the afternoon. and when that happens we should climb to around 70 locally. hit low to mid 07s where there is more sun elsewhere. tomorrow and thursday, another pattern here with mild weather for both of those days. as well as into friday. could get thunderstorms friday, late afternoon into the evening. and perhaps lingering showers lou midday saturday. and cooler weather >>> alicia lane is an anchor at knbc, nbc station in los angeles. she was near the finish line cheering on a friend when those explosions went off. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you hear these explosions. what happens next? what did you do? >> we were inside of a res

southern pride and lots of controversy. >> the white man, i wish you understood what the world is really like when are you living in the hood. >> and spring snowstorm. a massive system stretching from colorado to illinois. snow, sleet, even tornadoes. live in colorado, and you're live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. i'm carol costello, thank you for being with me. we begin with what could be an emotional crecscendo in the nation's gun control debate. these families will share their heart break on capitol hill. they will call on senators that have not called for tougher gun laws. we begin our coverage with white house correspondent briana keilar. >> if he can't convince congress to take up stronger gun control legislation, perhaps they can. newtown residents personally ushered off air force one. >> sometimes the waves of sadness are so great they threaten to drown me, i stand before you now and ask you to stand with me. with all the families. >> hockley had earlier introduced the president as he began a week long white house push for a gun bill. obama criticized republican senators for trying to block a measure from coming to the senate floor. >> in the wake of a tragedy, you would think this would n

southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> the rain in today's forecast will only add to the record flooding happening all across the midwest. a state of emergency has been declared in missouri and in illinoisquinn has declared disaster areas in more than 40 counties. cnn's jim spellman is in illinois where the river has been overflowing since sunday and residents they are they're preparing for even more water. >> the last thing they want to hear about here is another inch of rain coming. i'm not sure it will really make a huge difference. but take a look. two blocks in from the water and it's inundated here a foot up at the edge. three or four feet there at the worst. we haven't seen widespread reports of this kind of damage, but here in spring bay, it's having a huge impact. take a look. last minute prep in spring bay, illinois, as floodwaters inundate this riverside community. where is your home? >> my home is that gray and white mobile home with the black shutters on it. >> you can't get to your home by foot now? >> no. >> have you ever seen this much water come up here? >> no. >> scary? >> yep. >> the home, along with about 40 others in this trailer community, began to flood sunday and