today, we're in galena, illinois. this is a community that is rich in history and beautiful 19th century architecture. it's a town that's had to reinvent itself many times from a lead/ore boom town to a farm company in the 1900s, today it's a tourist destination. it's been through a lot of ups and downs. if you had come here about 25 years ago, there were lots of vacancies and there was a bar pretty much on every corner. so what did the people do here? what did the small business owners do here to revive this community? we spent some time finding out. >> carl johnson. carl johnson's gallery. it was coming apart at the seams a little. they wanted to do redo the town with urban renewal and it was a monumental fight over whether it should pass or not. and after that was over, they established a preservation ordinance. >> started the studio 21 spa and salon years ago. now she's here at 310 north main street. i decided to go in and get my hair done and hear about her story. politicians and the government talk a lot about s

i know how strong the people of galena are. we know they will continue to stick together through this trying time. we couldn't do it without the ongoing support of the national guard and the alaska department of homeland security and emergency management office. we'll continue to work with them as we help the residents of galena to get back on their feet. i'm looking forward, as chairman of the emergency management subcommittee, i'll be holding listening sessions in alaska to discuss the preparedness and mitigation solutions to natural disasters. because it's not just the interior that faces serious threats for natural disasters, we must also consider north slop communities who are often confronting changes from the warming arctic. it's important for us to tackle these issues head-on, to create public-private partnerships, strong communication lines and disaster response plans so our communities are protected and our residents are safe. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. and i note an absence of a quorum. the presidin

galena, 69. all right. this is what we have at the surface.so we're waiting for this cold front to get closer to us. it will do so bull stall out before it makes its way all of the way through. we have the potential for showers and thunderstorms to continue through the nexseveral days. the humidity will be pumping from the gulf of mexico in the meantime. abc 2 news going to keep the chances for showers and the thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. so 3 i'm ducking my head out of the way. and tuesday more of the sape. more thunderstorms into the afternoon. the cold front makes its way through. then dealing with much better feeling weather as well. this is what we can except for today. the high temperature around 86 degrees. and warmer by tuesday. but more sunshine as we head towards the end of the week. now, the traffic with lauren. >>> beautiful weekend ahead of us. trav on -- traveling on 95. speeds at 65 miles per hour. no problems towards the toll plaza. and the harbor tunnel is moving right along. and traveling on the jfx, 54 miles per h

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and look at the 69s in galena and goldsboro. so this is what is going on at the surface today. we have the cold front to the west. this will get closer to us and stall out today and tomorrow. so with this a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. and quite humid for today and tomorrow. we have to wait for the front the move through and cool the temperatures down and take dry air into the area. as we look at abc 2 news' most accurate future trend. we do have the possibility of scattered showers into the afternoon. this will continue into tuesday. and then start to see a little bit more change in the forecast as we begin your wednesday, thursday and friday. things are looking good. i think you will like your salt lake city. seven day forecast. as we head into the 3:00 hour then i have the seven-day forecast for you. you're going to have the hold on a little bit more. right now, a check of the traffic with lauren. >>> all right. hopefully, more sunshine thin salt lake city. all right. , if you are traveling right now, your earlier morning commute is in good shape. 65

and easton 73, 70 in goldsboro and galena at around 65. so let's head to the tropics because yes we are still watching which is now a tropical depression moving inland towards belize dropping lots of rein across the area. -- rain across the area. it will stay with us as it makes the westerly jog away from the u.s. and that's good news. now, as we look at abc2's most accurate future trend it picks up on a few showers coming in through the morning. more thunderstorms catered -- scattered in nature. and we dry things out especially as we head towards the end of the week. this is what the planner looks like for today. warm and it's going to be humid and we will have those thunderstorms in the forecast with the high temperature only coming in right around 83 degrees. the 7-day forecast is coming up. but right now let's check the track with lauren. >> reporter: hopefully we will see sunshine. if you are getting an early headstart no problems on 83. here's a live look in hunt valley at shawan road, it will be nice and clear as you make the push d

and galena at 59 as well. and 59 in cambridge this morning. as we take you outside, we will show you what is happening as we go through bel air. a beautiful site this morning there. and the sunshine will continue as we continue throughout your morning. and also, your afternoon. and so don't think this is just going to be a morning event. we look at the view here, and we do have a few clouds that are skirting through the area. but again, these are your high clouds and make for a beautiful sunrise and sunset because those are your cirrus clouds with ice crystals in them and you get the refracting, the bending of the sunlight across the area. so this is what happens high pressure in control of our weather and begin to move off to the east and once if does that, it is going to allow for more moisture to get in here. and now you hear me talk about moisture. we have it. in the form of tropical moisture. and we do have an area of low pressure that is going to to move up the coast. and with this, we will continue with again, lots of rain move nook the

with these numbers and 57 degrees in northeast galena. and goldsboro at a 3 degrees. and 45 in fredericksburg. as we go through the rest of the afternoon, temperatures warm up nicely but we will deal with a change in the forecast. and let's head down to the gulf of mexico. yes we do know that hurricane season, the atlantic hurricane season started on june 1 and we are starting to see a little bit of activity. the national hurricane center is monitoring this disturbance right here in the gulf of mexico and this is poised to move off towards the north and east, as we head more towards thursday and by friday, we can be getting in on some heavier rain, so we're definitely going to be keep watching the system. at the surface, we are dry because we have high pressure in control, and this area of high pressure will begin to work its way off to the east. and with that, we will have a trough moving in here, and that's what that dotted purple line is. as we go into thursday and keep us a little bit on the unsettled side as we go into the evening. speaking of unsettled, abc 2 mo

>> chicago, we love galena. population, under 4,000. great for history buffs.past all these historic houses, 85 of which are on the u.s. rosster and the home of ulysses grant i never heard of it. charlie? >> it's one of the great small towns in america. san francisco. >> san francisco, great choice there. of course, many people think from san francisco they want to go to wine country. that i oar going to go to napa or sir rona. it's less expensive than going north. >> denver. >> it's great. it's the second home of anheuser-busch. it's great guys' getaway for that region. >> do you have to go test all these places? >> all these places all the time. >> all the restaurants, all the bars. >> i know. it's a tough life. >> what is the difference between a girls' getaway and a great guys' getaway? >> the girls are where the guys are and the guys are where the girls are. >> lots of beer, rugged outdoor activities. in colorado you're going to go white-water rafting. doimgt know how many girls are going go do that. >> norah o'donnell. >> and the female getaway. >> spas,

outset about the country of the court in the process the court had, i was justice kennedy domaustice galena in the case. justice kennedy speaks of the theary rule in determining constitutionality of a law. scalia even by his standards had a scathing dissent. he said this is a draw dropping assertion of judicial supremacy. the constitutionality of a law. it envisions a supreme court he has enthroned at the apex of governments. they are joining an issue on this. justice leah had voted to strike down the section four voting right act. >> i want to bring us to closure. the major decisions that we have talked about, what do they tell us about the collective o of what the courtss that we have talked about, what do they tell us about the collective o of what the courts they is in democracy. it is interesting when you think about the individual cases. what is the court of two? what is going on to debate points like this? >> this is something i tell my students. no theory has a market on that argument about judicial restraint. i think it can be used by anyone they are upset at the decision to strike

galena is not a terrorist location, but it is a flood disaster. you have different risk levels on different areas. we know natural disasters could occur there much more rapidly than a terrorist activity. and we go into valdez, alaska, where we have a small town, but we have the oil terminus for the pipeline. higher risk, but also on multiple fronts. last week when it was 90 degrees, but the fire risk has increased dramatically, but also has oil terminals to have a huge risk factor. it has multilayered risks. >> that illustrates the need for that interdependence, that alaskan oil is an economic driver for the entire west coast that enables them to have back toto shift these alaska. the vulnerability for alaska exists outside of our state as much as it does inside. where anye part assessment of risk has to be recognized, that the vulnerability for a city, county, or state often resides outside its borders and that every city, county, and state protects things that are value to others. we protect a strategic national oil supply. others protect food s

they attended a methodist church here in galena. the pew they used is still marked at the church that it was the grant family pew. over in the guestbook, we have a bible given to mrs. grant by the applicable church -- the episcopal church in 1888. this is the room where she would come into get ready in the morning, get ready and evening, get ready ready for bed, and just to come in, maybe get a little solitude from everybody in the house. we have a lot of personal things in here that belong to mrs. grant paired we have her sewing kit that she probably would have used to mend socks for the kids or the general, so a button onto your it we have a couple pairs of her little size for shoes. and some purses that she would've used. a majority of the furnishings that we still have in the house belonged to the great family. -- the grant family. if they walk through the door today, they would recognize the house and probably feel right at home. this is where he came back after he was a military hero. histarted his military -- political career