and legislation for state-based private retirement plans hags already passed in illiis, oregon and washington state n. illinois, starting in 2017, any business with 25 or more employees that's operated for at least two years must offer the state-based plan unless it provides anonoer retirement option. employers will automatically deduct 3% from an employee's pay check and move the money into a state-run investment pool. while it's mandatory for smallll businesses to participate, workers can opt out at any time n. oregon a similar plan is also expected to be implemented in 2017. in washington state employers with 100 or fewer employees can decide whether to offer accounts to their workers. the state's marketplace is expected to be in operation by access to a digital portal to plans. and employer can provide a match of up to 3% much like a 402 plan. >> advocates say this could boost retirement savings but some financial groups say state sponsored plans aren't necessary. theresa ghilarducci and andy blocker join us. i thank you both for joining us. >> theresa, where are states doing this? why is

in today's world, you can't even say anything negative about illii illegal immigrants. >> did someone immigrants? because the correct term is undocumented immigrants, right, bro? >> they've been doing this for 19 seasons and finally giving the media the respect they deserve. >> good, have a sense of humor, because it seems some of the li pc maniacs do not. this is what's happening. it's becoming ridiculous. it's so much to keep up with, it's exhausting. >> i love that because it's based in colorado, which i love. i've loved this show for years and i'm glad they're getting some good recognition. >> dana was an early adopter. >> yes. >> my contribution is this. if this is out and accepted, i think it's time to bring back a modern-day "all in the family" and "the jeffersons." we used to laugh at sammy davis jr. kissing an outraged archie bunker. maybe they'll bring us back there. >> you just ended your career. >> this is fun watching southparkers make fun of certain people. >> i think it's a lot of fun. bill maher was going off on some democratic congresswoman about the president refusin

. >>> we turn now tohat stunning twist in the case of t illiis police officer killed back in september. authorities now say lieutenant joe gniewicz shot himself in a staged suicide. abc's alex perez is in fox lake, illinois, with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good momorning, george. investigators say lieutenant gliniewicz felt the walls were cling in on him and even planted evidence to try to mislead them. from sta-up officer to lying thief, this morning new details about the death of lieutant charles joseph gliniewicz not killed in the line of duty as itially believed but instead ok his own life. >> gliniewicz's death was a carefully staged suicide. >> reporteter:nvestigatorsay for seven years gliniewicz stole and laundered money from the fox lake police department's youth program, program that he ran and feared he would soon be exposed. personal trips, his mortge, gym memberships and even adult websites. >> gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal, to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community. >> reporter: this a dramatic conclusion to a two-mon

same system has marched east, triggering twisters and thunderstorms from texas all the way up till illiis. here's morfrom abc's clayton ndell. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: tnadoes and strong winds are pummeling the midwest. >> tornado warnings. >> reporter: in knoxville, iowa tearing down trees and ripping throug industrial buildings in the town of corning. just down the road flipping this semi. the driver survived. others in nebraska trying to manage under attack from heavy hail and rain. in oklahoma towns are being evacuated as high winds push a line of fire across dry grassland, dangerously close to isaac hamm's house. >> pulliling into driveway. this has bad idea written all overt. >> reporter: and from fire to ice. in colorado drivers are getting a cold wake-up to winter. frozen roads sent cars careening like hockey pucks. >> he saved it. >> reporter: one after another. >> here's one. >> reporter: the storm brought the first major snow to denver this season, up to eight inches in some places, and in the mountains nearby nearly a foot. clayton sandell, abc news, in douglas c