he says, "i don't know what it is about hoosiers, but wherever you go there's always a hoosier doing something very important there." this quote was in the book "cat's cradle," and it's a very funny exchange that the main character has with a fellow traveler on a plane, and that fellow traveler gives this quote. next we have possibly his most famous piece of artwork, the sphincter. vonnegut, in his humor, he associated the asterisk with this anatomical feature. and we, we actually have used this asterisk in other pieces of our exhibit including our timeline which you may have thought had stars in the sky, but they're actually vonnegut's asterisks in the sky. we also have life is no way to treat an animal. this is the tombstone for his famous character kilgore trout who appeared in many, many of his books. and it is understood that kilgore trout is based on vonnegut himself. and interestingly, the character kilgore trout died at the age of 84, and vonnegut also happened to die at the age of 84. >> what did kurt vonnegut die from? >> he collapsed, he fell down steps of his new york cit

it was coach bobby night's final championship with the hoosiers. i talked to the general today.ake me back to that particular moment. >> reporter: we were down by a point. darryl thomas had the ball under the bucket. keith caught it had his feet shot and hit a makeable shot. that cut that was made by keith smart and the pass that was made by darryl thomas will forever be in my memory as the two best plays i ever saw in basketball. >> keith smart with a few less hairs 24 years later. tonight's game again the sacramento kings didn't make it get any better, you have to play some d. marcus thornton throws down two of his career high 42, sacramento led by as many as 22. too much thornton who can bomb from outside. the kings win by 4 tonight. >>> city college and san francisco was tied at 81 with citrus college with 2 seconds left. lincoln high grad den parker wins with a put-back. it's the first state title since john kennedy was president. he came home to a hero's welcome on campus today. >> how many text messages can you have. >> over 30, and over 40 face books. >> reporter: how ma

. >> tavis, you are still on the -- the top of the list of the hoosiers we are proud of tavis: thank you for that. the state is once again making national news. we'll get to some other stuff in a moment. as we speak tonight, the democrats who ran out of indiana to illinois who did not want to be part of this legislative agenda. they were supposed to come back today. the same thing happened in wisconsin. update the first on whether or not the legislature is going to get moving in indiana. >> i am not taking anything to the bank with these folks until i see them in person, but it does appear they will be back after a world record, or a national record of thirtysomething days. " we will make up for lost time. it has not been a pretty spectacle, but i'm glad it's over. tavis: from your point of view, the walkout was about what? or you had what to say about it in indiana? >> he would have to ask our democratic colleagues what it was about because the story changed several times. initially, it was said to be about a private sector right to work bill, which had been offered in the house. bu

it says i don't know what it is about hoosiers but wherever you go there is always a hoosier doing something very important. this was in cats cradle. a very funny exchange that the main character has with a fellow traveler on a plane and that fellow traveler -- next we have possibly the most famous piece of artwork, the sphincter. in his humor he associated the -- this anatomical features. we actually have used this in other pieces of our exhibit including our timeline which you may have thought had stars in the sky but actually it is this. we also have life is no way to treat an animal. this is a tombstone for his famous character who appeared in many of his books. it is understood that a this is based on kurt vonnegut himself. character of kilgore trout died at the age of 84 and kurt vonnegut also happened to die at the age of 84. >> what did he die from? >> he collapsed. he fell down the steps of his new york city home. he went into a coma and never came out of it. he often joked that cigarettes would kill him. he would sue the makers of pall mall of because the warning label on a cigaret

we need to pair our cuts with a pro-growth agenda that puts hoosiers and americans back to work. one of the ways congress can achieve this goal is by reforming the tax code, by lowering marginal rates, lowering corporate rates to make us competitive with our competitors around the world, by eliminating exclusions of special interests deductions on credits, and simplifying the complex tax code. congress can help advance the economic recovery. this, i believe, is a necessary element in the task of returning the fiscal health. i currently am working on legislation on this very topic, and i hope to introduce it in coming weeks. third, washington needs to examine, reduce, and in many cases, eliminate harmful regulations and mandates. as i've traveled across indiana, perhaps one story i've heard over and over and repeats itself with every business i participate with or engage with, the word is "regulations coming out of washington, many of which do not reflect the will of the people, the will of congress, but are imposed by nonelected bureaucrats have put us at a disadvantage with our

it says i don't know what it is about hoosiers but wherever you go there is always a hoosier doing something very important. this was in cats cradle. a very funny exchange that the main character has with a fellow traveler on a plane and that fellow traveler -- next we have possibly the most famous piece of artwork, the sphincter. in his humor he associated the -- this anatomical features. we actually have used this in other pieces of our exhibit including our timeline which you may have thought had stars in the sky but actually it is this. we also have life is no way to treat an animal. this is a tombstone for his famous character who appeared in many of his books. it is understood that a this is based on kurt vonnegut himself. character of kilgore trout died at the age of 84 and kurt vonnegut also happened to die at the age of 84. >> what did he die from? >> he collapsed. he fell down the steps of his new york city home. he went into a coma and never came out of it. he often joked that cigarettes would kill him. he would sue the makers of pall mall of because the warning label on a cigaret

something -- hoosier doing something very important there. this quote was in the book "cat's cradle," and it's a very funny exchange that the main character has with a fellow traveler on a plane. and that fellow traveler gives this quote. next we have possibly his most famous piece of artwork, the sphincter. vonnegut, in his humor, he associated the asterisk with this anatomical feature. and we, we actually have used this asterisk in other pieces of art exhibits including our timeline which you may have thought had stars in the sky, but they're actually vonnegut's asterisks in the sty. we also -- in the sky. we also have life is no way to treat an animal. this is the tombstone for his famous character, kilgore trout, who appeared in many, many of his books. and it is understood that kilgore trout is based on vonnegut himself. and interestingly, the character, kilgore trout, died at the age of 84, and vonnegut also happened to die at the age of 84. >> what did kurt vonnegut die from? >> he collapsed, he fell down the steps of his new york city

. >>> military units from across the nation headed to the hoosier state to take part in moch nuclearsaster drills. the dooms day scenario called for an emergency response to a nuclear explosion, which collapsed buildings, search and rescue, as well as decontamination. organizers say preparation is even more essential in light of the current situation in japan. >>> finally, a virginia search and rescue team is on the ground in japan. the fairfax county based crew was deployed to the city of ofunato in the wake of the tsunami. they along with a crew from los angeles have recovered several remains and are still searching through the debris. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. they are wonder whiching way the wind is blowing due to the radiation. zoog now that we know there has been radiation. the wind will take it whatever direction the winds are blowing. right now they're blowing out of the northwest at 12. most of the facilities that have been damaged are located right along the kwoes, and i

taylor led a second-half charge to give wisconsin a 77-67 victory over the hoosiers. >>> and jeremy hazell had a season-high 31 points to help upset number 15 st. john's. the pirates' 84-70 win ended a six-game winning streak for the red storm that had given them the national ranking. >>> and when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> plus, millionaire versus billionaire. nfl contract talks go into overtime. [ woman ] i had this deep, radiating pain everywhere... and i wondered what it was. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and less pain means i can do more with the ones i love. [ female announcer ] lyrica is not for everyone. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or un

indiana by 1900, nice shot hoosiers. illinois by 1950. in 1980, missouri said, "show me the center!" and as of today, the new population center of america -- plato, missouri. population 109. we spoke to the mayor. do you feel more important? >> well, personally, probably not, but for the town, i feel like it's pretty good for the town. >> reporter: plato gets a plaque. jay and gloria? knowledge that different is the new normal. john berman, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to john, jay and gloria. >>> and when we come back here on the broadcast, the extraordinary photographer behind these images of a president. was this the first reality tv? desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. talk to your doctor about your risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of nexium for a long time. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor abou

he was a hoosier. he was a thatcherite. he was a political activist. he was a husband. he was a father. he was a friend. he was a friend to his fans. he would write back to his fans. he wrote more than 30 pieces of work, including plays, novels, short stories. some of his more familiar books are "slaughterhouse-five" and which is perhaps his most famous. rekcus the champions, perhaps cradle -- breakfast of champions. and vonnegut always brought in his midwestern roots, and often wrote about indiana and indianapolis specifically. and if i may read a quote, many people ask me why should this vonnegut library be here in indianapolis? and i have many different answers, but then i found this great quote that says, all my jokes are indianapolis. all my attitudes are indianapolis. my adenoids are indianapolis. if i ever severed myself from indianapolis, i would be out of business. what people like about me is indianapolis. so we presented the green light to go ahead and established the vonnegut library here in indianapolis. we have an art gallery, and museum room, a reading ro

nice shot, hoosiers. illinois by 1950. in 1980, missouri said, show me the center.s of today, the new population center of america -- plato, missouri, population 109. we spoke to the mayor. do you feel more important? >> well, personally, probably not, but for the town, i feel like it's a pretty good for the town. >> reporter: plato gets a plaque. jay and gloria, knowledge that different is the new normal. >> oh, jay. >> reporter: john berman, abc news, new york. >> oh, sophia. >> i could barely hear that story because all you're talking about is sophie.wo medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -

. >> big trouble in the hoosier state. what lead to big flooding in the nations heartland. >>> cold weather last week, spring like today. we will have the details coming up for you in a few minutes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, if you are not looking forward to another rainy day imagine this, flood waters up to 2 feet deep causing a lot of problems for homeownerdrivers in indianapolis. cars and trucks getting stuck when drivers try to barrel through the water. check that out more like a river than a highway on ramp. some people ignoring police barricades to get through these roadways, a lot of people there are dealing with flooded basements they have been getting a lot of rain over the past week the soil is saturated, rivers and creeks are over flowing. another storm is expected tuesday. certainly makes our weather look better. >> we are not exactly dry around here either. >> no, but we are not under that much water and what is going on napa valley marathon this morning. hopefully they have their rain gear out. >> jim, how ar

hoosiers and americans have united ehe doo manning that our representatives repair our fiscal healthhat's been destroyed by excessive tax and spend policies. they called for a change in course. they called for bold action today to preserve our country for tomorrow. they realize that the stakes are too high to ignore or delay addressing our fiscal challenges. hoosier families and businesses, local communities, states and virtually every other entity across indiana and across our country have had to make sacrifices to trim their budgets. they are now calling for the federal government and for congress to do the same. but, mr. president, we cannot succeed unless we together, republicans and democrats, agree that addressing our current fiscal crisis requires political courage and bold action from both parties, both chambers of commerce -- of congress, and president obama. mr. president, i'd like to offer what i think are some solutions that i believe congress must execute, perhaps in a coordinated way, essential steps if we are serious about addressing the fiscal challenge before us. fir

yeah, palin said she's loved india ever since she saw "hoosiers." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did you hearacebook has decided to ban a new app that sends you an e-mail when your crush becomes single. yeah, so you'll just have to find out if they are single the old-fashion way, by clicking on their profile 30 or 40 times a day. [ laughter ] "damn it. let's never speak of this." this isn't good. a new study shows that 50% of america's dogs and cats are overweight. in fact, the other day when a mouse ran across my apartment, my cat just said, "i really shouldn't." [ laughter ] i don't know what to make of this. this is a new service called "text boyfriend" that sends loving texts to single women. [ light laughter ] yeah. experts say it's the second-best electronic service available for single women. [ laughter and applause ] i don't get it. >> steve: i don't get it. >> jimmy: i don't get it. >> steve: oh no, you didn't. [ light laughter ] ♪ >> jimmy: holster it up. >> steve: you holstered it. >> jimmy: yeah, i had to holster that. finally, this is insane. a man in oklahoma was arrested for pu

when you took office, nearly three million indiana hoosiers were employed. now it's 2.8. i say this so it's a loss of 144,000 jobs. you've made a huge effort to pay down the state's debt. to really pinch the budget down. but that has job creation hasn't come with it. and we've heard arguments among republicans in washington and across the state houses that shrink government, it will create jobs. we're not seeing evidence of that in indiana. >> you can put up the same graphic for probably 48 or 49 states in america. a national catastrophic recession will do that to you. before that recession started, we were at essentially full employment. it was well below what it had been when we got there. but listen, you do what you can do. on every measure, everybody's survey, everybody's rating of a great place to invest and do business and create jobs, indiana is now in the top tier. the only state anywhere in our neighborhood, basically us and a few sunbelt western states. and that's what government can do, create the best conditions you can. but just as tsunamis overwhelm the best

no hoosiers. [applause] >> mayor mick cormick from oklahoma city, oklahoma.nd welcome our moderators, senior correspondent for pbs news hour, gwen eiffel, and executive director of role call, mor tin. enjoy the panel. we were supposed to be joined by corey booker, the mayor of newark, i'm sorry he's not here. i was dying to ask him how everybody can get money out of mark zuckerberg for their own city. but we'll have to do that some other time. to start, governor o'malley, maryland -- i know you are proud of the fact that maryland rates number one in education. [cheers and applause] >> come on, none of that. but you do have 27 dropout factory high schools in your state. what are you doing about that? what are you going to do to try to raise the graduation rate in those places? >> there's a number of strategies that are implemented with the local education agencies, associations, i mean some of the most important thing that is we did in baltimore city was to take some of the larger high schools and split them up into smaller schools. and also being able to crea

beginning in january of 2008, uninsured hoosiers between the ages of 19-64 started enrolling in this plan, a consumer driven health care plan. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to enter the healthy indiana plan fact sheet into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bucshon: thank you. the healthy indiana plan operates on an 1115 demonstration waiver from c.m.s., the center for medicaid and medicare services. due to the program's success, the state of illinois would like to use the healthy indiana plan as a coverage vehicle for the newly eligible population under obamacare. this has been requested by my state of health and human services but to this point we've not heard a response whether this will be possible. and i'm hoping we get a response in the positive direction because this is a great program. the plan is for citizens that earn less than 2% of the federal poverty level and works on a sliding scale for individual contributions based on the ability to pay, that cannot exceed more than 5% of his or her gross family income. each participant is enrolled in

we are all hoosiers. we have to stand together united for the america for all that we want. if john kasich wants to look for scapegoats, perhaps he should draw upon his experience with lehman brothers. maybe he should look into his rolodex for some of his cronies from wall street who helped bankroll his campaigns. because the real people are watching gleefully on the sidelines as our friends and neighbors try to protect their livelihoods. wall street'd greed caused the financial crisis. that greed triggered lower state and local revenues with the devaluation of housing and rampant foreclosure. yet the wall street tightants who stole our home equity, our annuity, our pension accounts remains scot-free of any real attention or prosecution. i have a message to our goff -- governors. when corporate profits are at record highs yet ordinary workers are being asked to empty their pockets to balance state budgets, something's out of kilter in america. when g.e. and exxon don't pay taxes and wall street executives walk away with huge bonuses and foreclosures increase, what seriously