the chicago daily news, making washington explained in detail what eisenhower was talking about. for example, $20 billion tug-of-war, it would be much bigger numbers. there are 5 parts to the series, the pressure is on for profit, and it talks about how lawmakers by for defense funds, the military rivaled the rivalries that are involved, and how defense pressures come to a 1-way road. there are two sides to this. and study at harvard university and dig deeper into this issue. and is anyone here 18 years old, there are some 18 years, when jim graduated from high school we are in the middle of world war ii. the world was on fire. the first thing that happens if you are 18 years old in 1943 you are drafted immediately, the innocence of that period, one thing that struck me about it is he is 18 years old, he has been drafted, he doesn't know how to drive a car. i am a texan, i started driving when i was 14 but this was the 1950s. in the 1940s gasoline was rationed, rubber was rations. if your family had a car you do not turn it to your teenage son to go driving. his parents drove him

he ends up as a reporter with chicago daily news and 1960 get sent to washington and that is how he came to cover eisenhower, he would like to tell people how he heard this speech, you understand when covering that speech nobody was in the oval office with president eisenhower. you watched on tv and followed along, but in listening to this eisenhower talked about the economy, the red scare and the military-industrial complex. jim's reaction was what is this guy talking about you what is the military-industrial complex? how does it work? why is it dangerous and why should i care? those with the questions in his mind. he was not in position to ask questions and that led to the series of stories i showed you earlier. 1968, moved from chicago daily news the washington bureau, huge chain and became the national security reporter for these papers including the philadelphia inquirer, every paper you can imagine, nothing in the washington post, he began to cover national security. he was like the foreign service because they had no bureau at that point. he thought he was in vietnam, was in and o

for nearly four decades, as a reporter for the chicago daily news and later, he covered the principal institutions of our federal government with the special emphasis on war and conflict which he covered him more than 30 countries. molly has worked as a reporter for more than 30 years including 14 years at the washington post. after her husband's death in 2011, molly continued the research and writing of the book that he was working on in his retirement. the co-authored product, america's war machine, vested interest, endless conflict is a carefully researched and masterfully written description and analysis of the present day complex and greatly enlarged version of what president eisenhower named the cautionary remarks as the military-industrial complex. america's war machine is the most important and timely book and we are very fortunate today to be able to learn from its co-author. please give a warm welcome to molly mccartney. thank you very much for that introduction and thank you for coming. i'm going to use a slide to illustrate some of the points that i want to make, but i wan

daily trips between milwaukee and chicago . up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--a new request from mexican drug lord "el chapo"when he could be sent to the u-s to face charges.but first - two strong earthquakes rattle nerves and damage buildings in italy.how those quakes are connected to a more powerful earthquake in august. breaking news confirmed this accident is deadly.this is a live look at i-94 at highway 50 in kenosha countyall east bound lanes of i-94 in kenosha county are closed because of a serious accident.traffic is being dirted at highway 158 just north of highway 50the crash happened around 3 tlmorning the kenosha county sheriff's department estimates the road will be closed for several yesterday was na showers and heavy rain at times, winds guing to0 mph, temps ithe 40s and about 2" of ramorning is mo temperatures near 40 and a nw wind at 5-15 mph. today remains mowith highs near 50 and a brisk north wind. tonight is mostly heavy structural damage this morning -- following two strong earthquakes in central italy.an italian news agency reported that a bell tower - first damaged in august's earthquake - toppled

chicago is running a fever these day, cubs' fever. from the water at daily plaza turning cubbie blue to the art institute lions and their new cat, the city is swooning. >> it's a new feeling. we've never been here before. >> it's awesome. let's go, cubs. >> reporter: the grass at the friendly confines includes an insignia that induces a double take. seeing this sign means the cubs have replaced an old fantasy with a new reality. ordinarily 108 years without a title is not grant, but to grant de porter, that number, the cubs and history are all perfectly aligned. >> the cub games are broadcast from the top of the tower, which is 108 stories tall. >> reporter: de porter runs harry caray's restaurant group. he sees 108 stitches on a baseball to the 108 pitches in john leicester's last win, to pitcher kyle hendrick's birthday. >> december 7, 1989. 12 plus 7 plus 89 equals 108. >> reporter: are you certain that 108 equals success? >> yes. >> reporter: it couldn't be a big curse right? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: by the way, for the cubs' last trip to the world series in 1945, which they lost, tickets went for about $6 or $80 today. if you wan

chicago. >>> well, the national zoo is preparing to say farewell to a beloved panda and zika concerns for donated blood. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> the naples daily news reports the discovery of zika by a florida blood bank. a donation collected by one blood tested positive for the virus. the organization says the donation did not enter the blood supply. the organization supplies blood to about 200 hospitals in four southern states. >>> the courier journal reports on four new alleged ncaa violations by the university of louisville basketball program. coach rick pitino was criticized for allegedly failing to monitor an assistant who hired escorts and strippers for recruits and players. he denies knowing about it. the university has 90 days to answer the accusations. > messenger of mississippi reports that clowns are temporarily banned there. lawmakers sighted the scary in public. wearing a clown costume or makeup in public carries a fine up to $150. the ban ends the day after halloween. >>> "wall street journal" reports that textron has started production of its military jet. the scorpion was developed without a contract from the maker of business plan

chicago. >>> well, the national zoo is preparing to say farewell to a beloved panda and zika concerns for donated blood. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the naples daily news reports the discovery of zika by a florida blood bank. a donation collected by one blood tested positive for the virus. the organization says the supply. blood testing started in august. the organization supplies blood to about 200 hospitals in four southern states. >>> the courier journal reports on four new alleged ncaa violations by the university of louisville basketball program. coach rick pitino was criticized for allegedly failing to monitor an assistant who hires escorts and strippers for recruits and players. he denies knowing about it. answer the accusations. >>> the kemper county mississippi says clowns are banned there. wearing a clown costume or makeup in public carries a fine up to $150. the ban ends the day after halloween. >>> "wall street journal" reports that textron has started planes. components from those jets are being used to keep the cost of a scorpion under $20 million. >>> "the washington post" says a popular panda will have a new home in the new year. the sm

new hampshire senate seat. watch key debates from house-senate and government races. c-span, where history unfolds daily. >> bobby kennedy's last words were on to chicagohe was due to meet with richard daley. bill daley, chief of staff to barack obama tells me there was a chance's dad would have endorsed bobby kennedy for president. >> tonight larry discusses his voice -- his book, bobby kennedy: the making of a liberal icon. >> some of the issues we are revisiting today, racial tension and international discord might be different if we had tried to address them 50 years ago. host: let me begin with an essay this morning by gary that is in the new york times. i know a rigged election. this is not one. your thoughts as we hear the debate about this election being rigged. >> and puts it in perspective. we have a big country and a decentralized way of running elections. it is not as if we have a perfect system. on the whole, our system is generally fair. things we should work on. host: let's talk about who is responsible for the election. states rights and local communities that organize on a community, precinct, and ward by ward basis. guest: we don't ha