because he represented the illinois central railroad. it was the corporate giant of the state of illinois, and so it indicates what a significant lawyer he was. on the other hand, when you look at his practice, he handled 70 cases or so for railroads, and he handled 60 against, so he took business as it came. >> narrator: in 1853, mclean county brought a suit against the illinois central railroad over real estate taxes. other counties were also threatening to sue. both sides wanted to hire lincoln. >> and he told the county in that same case, "you know what? i can't take the 'cause you won't pay me as much as the railroad will." >> i mean, the best side of that case is the railroad side of the case, and lincoln's pragmatic; he knows that. >> narrator: lincoln won the case in front of the illinois state supreme court and earned the highest fee of his career, $5,000, but the illinois central did not pay. lincoln in turn took the railroad to court in order to collect his fees. in 1857, he finally received his earnings. >> mr. lincoln. it's

, or did it come from living in illinois? hat >> i hate to take time away from julia's marvelous book, but it, in fact, i grew up in 96 south carolina. we didn't have a library. there was a book mobile that came from the nearest larger community, greenwood, south carolina. there's not really a language community nearby. and by the time i was 12 i had read, i think, every book in the book mobile, and i had two sorto of boyhood heros. i'm a little ashamed of one. l one was abraham lincoln, the other was jesse james. [laughter]mona now, i think the commonality war they both loved their mothers which all southern boys really, really do tremendously. and i thought that lincoln did really good things for poorand people, and i had heard that jesse james robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, but the more i learned about jesse james, he has no longer remainen a hero. he he basically continued to fight the civil war as a outlaw confederate.e. but, in fact, the more i studied abraham lincoln, it's rare themo more you know about som

like the ranking member, i'm from illinois as well. illinois is a mess. we all know that.no way is the federal government going to bailout my state. our constituents won't allow it. i feel like i left the movie right before the good part, and i'm sure the case was being made that bankruptcy suspect feasible, -- isn't feasible. bankruptcy isn't feasible. let me just start with a real quick round-rob inquestion. give me your 20-second solution so i can walk out of here with that take away. we're not going to bail you out. bankruptcy is not feasible. what are the states going to do? hop and give a quick one to that. go ahead. >> well, i think voters in many states are doing the right thing. there's new governors from both parties starting to address what do we do about pensions for future employees and medicaid costs? certainly congress can help with that. these are questions for voters and state questioning their own lawmakers to change state laws. some ways the system is working. >> i guess my question if there's no bailout from us and bankruptcies are not feasible, the sta

i am from illinois. you do not need to tell me about how bad its finances are or how bad the situation is. illinois with three decades of bad financial decision making bows by democrats and republicans. they have a backlog in payments and a gaping $136 billion hole in the pension system leaving its pensions less than 50% funded. the rating agencies have downgraded illinois bond issuance in the last 12 months. last year, bonds carry the worst credit risk of any u.s. state and were only slightly worse than bonds from iraq. this bad rating is costing illinois taxpayers $551 million a year extra in interest payments. total debt service in illinois is expected to increase by 33% between now and the year 2017. the only way illinois it will climb out is to raise state income tax is a whopping 56%, and out, no one wanted. this tax increase brought up,nois' bond rating back but only by passing on the cost to allen boyd taxpayers. illinois has to reform its way of doing business. it has left retirees will marble a

quigley of illinois. the chair: the gentleman will be recognized for five minutes, but first, if the gentleman will hole. the gentleman from illinois is recognized for five minutes on this amendment. mr. quigley: i rise to offer an amendment that will reduce spending at the department of defense by 10%. first inclination, we know that research and development is a good thing. not when it begets wasteful spending. the continuing resolution before us makes deep cuts in nondefense discretionary spending. we are truly -- if we are truly serious about reducing our long-term deficits, we must look at the whole picture and that picture includes defense. nondefense discretionary compromise -- comprises 50% of dd -- 15% of defense spending and defense spending comprises 70% of the federal budget. as admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has said, this is our biggest national security threat. my amendment would cut 10% from the department of defense's budget. d o.d.'s -- d.o.d.'s r&d spending

dick durbin, democrat of illinois.lican member of the budget committee, lindsey graham of south carolina. then more on the budget battle and what it says about leadership in washington after the president unveils a budget that fails to address the largest drivers of the country's debt. >> why did you duck? why are you not taking this opportunity to lead? >> this is not a matter of you go first or i go first. >> our roundtable weighs in. former governor of michigan, democrat, jennifer granholm. former congressman from tennessee, democrat harold ford. republican strategist and former white house counselor to bush, ed gillispie and cnbc's rick santelli. the very latest on revolution sweeping the middle east. after egypt protest and violent crackdown have spread to the gulf states. how will the administration balance u.s. interest with interests in supporting democratic reforms? our guests, the president's ambassador to the united nations, susan rice.

illinois has not collected enough tax toes pay its obligations in more than a decade. they're not even putting money into their pension funds. this is not something recent. certainly, i absolutely agree with you that there's a difference between when you wake up in the morning and say my state can't pay its bills right now, some of that is obviously due to the recession. but these are, the states cannot deal with the recession because of the collective bargaining loss. >> tom: there's a group that supports unions, american rights at work that has found states allowing bargaining on average run deaf sits of more than 17% while states without bargaining are in the hole by 15% on average. we can certainly cherry pick individual states to support the case. but on average it seems like, steve, that collective bargaining hasn't dug a deeper hole than those states without collective bargaining. >> but you're just talking about deficits which are part of the one and two-year cycle. look at the unfunded pension liabilitys of california, illinois, new york, new jersey. how are t

i am from illinois. you do not need to tell me about how bad its finances are or how bad the situation is. illinois with three decades of bad financial decision making bows by democrats and republicans. they have a backlog in payments and a gaping $136 billion hole in the pension system leaving its pensions less than 50% funded. the rating agencies have downgraded illinois bond issuance in the last 12 months. last year, bonds carry the worst credit risk of any u.s. state and were only slightly worse than bonds from iraq. -- slightly less risky than bonds from iraq. this bad rating is costing illinois taxpayers $551 million a year extra in interest payments. total debt service in illinois is expected to increase by 33% between now and the year 2017. the only way illinois it will climb out is to raise state income tax is a whopping 56%, and out, no one wanted. -- an outcome no one wanted. this tax increase brought illinois' bond rating back up, but only by passing on the cost to allen boyd taxpayers. -- il

like the ranking member, i am from illinois, as well. illinois is a mess. we all know that. there is no way the government will bail out my state. the constituents will not allow it. i feel like i left the movie right before the good part, and i am sure the case was being made that bankruptcy is not feasible, so bankruptcy is not feasible. let me just start out with a real quick round robin question. give me your 20-second solution, just so i can walk out of here with that take-away. bankruptcy is probably not feasible, so what is the state going to do? if you can give a quick one to that. go ahead. >> voters in many states are already doing the right thing. we have got new governors in both parties who are starting to address what we do with pensions for future employees, what we do with medicaid costs, something we can deal with. pressuring their own lawmakers to change state laws, and in some cases state constitutions, not something federal government can and should do for them. >> i guess, my question is, if there is going to be no bailout from us, and bankruptcy is not

just as simple as that, we're into illinois. >> reporter: check out this map. showing the amazing difference in prices reported by gasbuddy across the country. top prices in the lower 48 states? $4.79 in orlando, florida. $4.51 at this station in west covina, california, near l.a. >> double check because i was like, is it $3.59 or $4.59? >> reporter: the lowest price, $2.78 at two stations in douglas, wyoming. as we made our way through chicago's south side, it became clear the higher prices are already causing real pain. >> fill it up with a little liquid gold. see what $9 is going to do for me. 2.5 gallons. >> reporter: in places where the economy has never recovered. >> it's becoming a choice, basically, between either eating or buying gas. >> reporter: the latest spike comes after a steady rise, since we began climbing out of the recession. and where is gas going? >> by memorial day, if the situation is still developing in the middle east, we could be looking at prices just under $4.25 a gallon. that would mean parts of the country could flirt with $5 a gal

metropolis illinois. an estimated twenty five to thirty thousand people came out in wisconsin today to protest governor scott walker's plan to cut wages and take away barring bargaining rights from public employee unions and it's what he calls an effort to fill the state's budget gap well tonight the wisconsin senate is also supposed to vote on walker's plan and schools are closed as teachers called in sick students walked out of classrooms to join those protests it's what many as you are describing as a war a war on unions but the people aren't going down without a fight so here discuss it with me is laura clawson contributing editor for daily coast laura thanks so much for being here now do you buy walker's statement here that this is by no means a political attack on public sector unions but it's all in order to just you know fill this budget gap that the state has not at all for one thing reporting has come out today that says that the budget gap is actually something that walker has manufactured in t

illinois senator mark kirk. that's 13 new republican senators in this last election. we only need four more senators and we win the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to

illinois senator, mark kerr. that is dirt team knew publican senators in this last election. we only need for moore's and others can be when the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to join speaker pelosi, now nancy pelosi and the new minority. more importantly, common sense and a new hopefully conservative majority will run the united state senate. and don't think a conservative

illinois has been writing and talking about illinois problems for 25 years. emanated chicagoan. but it can -- he needs to do those things that need to do to get out of it and to bring some balance. >> thank you. and my remaining time, let me quickly ask one quick question about market risk. phil grossi mentions pemco, one of the largest mutual funds in the country, he stated that a low or negative interest wrote for an extended period of time is the most devilish of all policy tools. what he is saying is that the feds actually lower interest rate and helps our debtors such as states and municipalities, while harming all those who worked hard. ms. tran five, the fed is enabling vendors to reduce their debt on the back for those that saved money. is that right? >> i would hesitate to say that right now, but -- >> ms. tran six. >> the states and cities have heard it for a low rates, not just for the pasco years in extreme conditions, but for two years now. if rates go up, including possibly way up, you have to get used to a different environment very quickly. >> could you argue the

and illinois and missouri are among the states that have called in the national guard to battle this epic storm. there are two sides to this fast moving storm. on the north side, arctic air will create heavy snow, dumping up to three feet in some spots. on the south side of the storm, warmer temperatures will mean sleet and freezing rain. leaving ice across the midsouth and parts of the midwest. roads are treacherous from iowa to texas, to kansas, and illinois, where drivers faced white out conditions. highways were shut down in oklahoma. in many places citizens are being warned to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary. meanwhile, air traffic is practically nonexistent. with over 1,000 flights canceled. back here in chicago, highways are jammed and the national guard has already rescued at least 100 motorists. the chicago school system is closed wednesday for the first time since the blizzard of 1999. and residents are preparing for up to 2 feet of snow in the next 12 hours. >> every chicago resident should brace for a storm that will be remembered for a long time. >> reporter: th

portions of illinois, and illinois picking up that snow there. as we head towards the north east upstate new york, new england, a blizzard conditions still at this hour. snow and strong winds. and i sank we have a mixture of freezing rain and sleet it can cause power outage. as we why did out the eastern seaboard is lit up on the radar. not just snow but plenty of rainfall along the coast. in our area a different story, conditions here. no fog, a bit of a breeze up into the hills, up bin to san rosa 53, 52 san francisco, south bay upper 40's this morning. satellite and radar shows us and the clear right now. as we head toward the afternoon lots of sunshine, we will keep the pattern around for the week, by the end of the week it strengthens and brings us warmer temperatures them we are dealing with right now. 63 san rosa, smiled and said rosa today 50s have francisco temperatures low 60s right across the board. towards the weekend we could actually start seeing '70s. by saturday, sunday your afternoon high 76. >> thinking about the only potential

. >> and i on the radar, and those areas you're talking about illinois, ohio still dealing with snow, it is expected to get later as we head towards the later part of the day. new york, new england, very heavy snow. a blizzard conditions. we also have a place to be concerned about. some of the place is really building up. right across the eastern seaboard to where there is not snow, there is rain, stretching all the way down into florida. for us, a very,. we are starting off with temperatures in the '50s. that continuing to see clear conditions in the afternoon, ended the week temperatures will wallow. we can't get into the '70s, low 60s in warm spot. 58 san francisco, temperatures are around 60 for the east bay, south bay. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. and a school warming trend breaking into the '70s warming up even more by the weekend. clear, sunshine, temperatures topping out at 76 degrees. we are talking about a war on weekends. and did you could head to the beach. check and your commute, character. >> we are free of hot spots, the only thing on our radar is a when

and the democrats in the senate decided they would rather go to illinois than be here and debate this bill. >> reporter: ohio and indiana are considering bills similar to wisconsin. ohio's legislature is considering a bill to limit collective bargaining for the state's 400 employees. what happens in madison could set the tone for what happens around the country. >> collective bargaining in the public sector began in this town. if it happens there, it possibly could happen in many other states. >> today's demonstrations were peaceful, no arrests reported. there was some shouting and taurnting from both sides. monday is a holl day, so probably nothing will be done on this until after the holiday. leaving two more days of g demonstrations. >>> the house of representatives pulled an all nighter last night, before approving a spending plan that slashes some $60 billion from the budget at the expense of several government programs and offices. mike baquero is at the white house to tell us more about it. >> reporter: it's what they were sent here to do, republicans say. the treasury secretar

and a big states like new york, new jersey, and illinois, michigan -- you would have to have a bankruptcy unless you get renegotiation of the liabilities. >> i am not arguing they are sustainable. only that you need to negotiate. >> you have bankruptcy. what is the next step? light gm -- like gm. li of the first and last creditors and pension obligations would be canceled, contracts would be canceled and you renegotiate under the aegis of a drug just like a private corporation. >> interesting. the nation's highest civilian honor went to 50 in the -- 15 individuals. >> parents teach their children what is meant by courage -- historic -- john lewis will come to mind. he knew the change could not wait for some other person or some other time. >> march 7, 1965, bloody sunday in selma, alabama, john lewis suffered a fractured skull and state troopers attacked him and 600 other civil rights smartest. john lewis, george a. doug -- george h. w. bush, my angelo, warned of the -- pick a favorite, charles. >> these are wonderful guys and women. lewis is a national hero. to me it is a little self ind

i grew up in a small town in illinois. town surrounded by corn fields and fields very beautiful town along the illinois river. and when i saw from high in the sky the destruction to the land i couldn't help wondering what if that had happened to our corn fields our being fields i would really feel if that happened. i don't think. i. i went to that world knowing nothing at all but when i saw that level of destruction i could not believe that this was going to lead to democracy that this was a wind in the sand was going to be. the cause of freedom i wast whatever little say i had in the war being noble in any sense. fought away in the pacific the tiny atoll of bikini in the marshall doesn't spot the i'm basing of mankind's most credible false lagoon will be the graveyard of many ships a ghost a navy man down there by goats pigs and white rats awaiting the atomic blast i mean maybe if personnel come ashore to carry out that. deal with the island those who lived on the japanese mandate for twenty. now did jamie the. united sta

i grew up in a small town in illinois. town surrounded by corn fields and fields very beautiful town along the illinois river. and when i saw from high in the sky the destruction to the land i couldn't help wondering what if that had happened to our cornfields are being sealed i would really feel if that happened. now do you think. i was i. i went to that war knowing nothing at all but when i saw that level of destruction i could not believe that this was going to lead to democracy that this was a wind in the sand was going to be. for the cause of freedom i wast whatever little faith i had in the war and being noble in any sense. far away in the pacific lies the tiny atoll of bikini in the. chosen spot of the on beefing up mankind was terrible false it will go in will be the graveyard of many ships a ghost a navy man down there by goats pigs and white rats awaiting the atomic blast. i mean native personnel come a shot a county out the first time to deal with the island those who live down the japanese mandate. not examine.

walker's bill and send it to the senate, but minority democrats the state to illinois it. charles krauthammer is not with us this week, but i have his column. "the magnificent turmoil gripping the statehouses in wisconsin, ohio, indiana, and others, marks and at a political moment." do you agree, evan? >> well, yeah. democrats depend on at the public unions in many states, and public employee unions have a problem here. i ought to distinguish between unions and public employee unions. unions of is the are critical. but in the public sector, public employee unions have an easy time getting benefits because nobody is pushing back all that hard road that is a problem for the democratic party. right now the way it is being framed is a whose side are you on, the public employee union or the taxpayers' side? >> nina? >> so it is the unions' fault that the managers kate? i don't know the details are, but in wisconsin, this is a manufactured crisis, because it governor cannot take yes for an answer. the unions have said we will give you all the cuts in benefits and salaries you wa

i grew up in a small town in illinois. town surrounded by corn fields and fields very beautiful town along the illinois river. and when i saw from high in the sky the destruction to the land i couldn't help wondering what if that had happened to our cornfields are being sealed i would really feel if that happens i'll. go and i'll let you know the yellow. the all. i went to that war knowing nothing at all but when i saw that level of destruction i could not believe that this was going to lead to democracy that this was a line in the sand it was going to be. for the cause of the freezer i wast whatever little faith i had in the war and being noble and he said. i. saw a faraway in the pacific i was a tiny atoll of bikini in the mud slide just in spite of the ambition of mankind credible thought it was going to be the graveyard of many ships a ghost a navy man then i go to pigs and white rep waiting the atomic bomb. i mean maybe a personnel come a shot a cut out that. to deal with the island as whole lived under japanese manda

estaba de una escalera trabajando. >> cayó de espaldas y terminó cuadrapléjico en el hospital de illinoisnegro donde somos nosotros el municipio están allá otras dos horas. >> a pie si le hace difícil, pero lo más difícil es el dinero. >> basura, desechable. >> en estados unidos las protestas no se hicieron esperar, ante... un vocero del hospital declaró lo siguiente. >> (en inglés). >> nuestra preocupación es la salud de este paciente y llevarlo a un ambiente donde pueda continuar con su tratamiento de por vida mientras investigamos todas las preocupaciones que se han levantado en torno a etapa caso. >> pero tiene otra versión, asegura que durante el tiempo en que estuvo interno en chicago un trabajador social le dejó muy claro que querían deshacerse de él. >> eso es lo que me dijo, no vale nada, aquí no vale. >> son ilegales. >> así me dijo. >> (gritos). >> organizaciones que ayudan a los inmigrantes en estados unidos buscan que la corte le haga justicia. >> por su parte el hospital insiste que su prioridad fue siempre la salud del paciente. >> a fuerza de voluntad este joven ha ido mej

i live in illinois, as you heard in my introduction, and in many ways illinois' a proxy for what couldappen to the rest of the country if we don't continue to persevere and reverse current trends. public employee unions are bankrupting our state, and we're hemorrhaging jobs and people at an alarming rate. the trend rhine is good -- line is good even in illinois, which is the good news. people are hungry for politicians who will speak the truth and articulate clear, thoughtful solutions to the serious problems we face. chris christie is a great example of this. [applause] and much like the country as a whole, illinois' fundamentally center right. before we were the land of taxes, we were the land of lincoln. before we were home to president obama, we were home to ronald reagan. whose legacy we celebrate tonight. [applause] and we recently lost a tough gubernatorial election, but it was very close, and we sent a handful of tea party freshman to congress here in d.c. and a republican to president obama's former senate seat. [applause] and this was all done with the substantial game-changi

district court for the northern district of illinois. on december 2, judge robert dow ruled against the state of michigan on their request for a preliminary injunction, splabing -- explaining that the lock closure could inflict certain harm on the economy and that the state of michigan had failed to demonstrate that the asian carp presented an ecological threat to the great lakes that was eminent. . i urge my creation to oppose the gentleman's amendment. i yield back the balance of my time. i would be happy to yield. >> at the opening of the remarks when you said you were involved in this issue for more than a decade, the problem we have is we have run out of time. mr. camp: since 2009 when edna was found north of the locks, and now -- mr. visclosky: i understand the finding of d.n.a. that is not carp. again everyone is working on keeping the carps out of the lake. the locks are not impermeable, either. we have court intervex and -- intervention and court rulings. and i again encourage my colleagues to oppose this amendment. the chair: t

springfield, illinois more of the same. albany 12 to 18 inches. syracuse may see 16 to 18 inches of snow. add to that, we may see an inch of ice in a swath stretching from the midwest all the way into northern new england. brian, this thing is a monster. >> al, we lost your satellite for just a second, i feared we were going to lose you. let's get some goggles instead of eyeglasses. and good luck riding this one out tonight. we'll see you tomorrow in chicago, al, part of our team. >>> back here in this region, we'll take a break tonight as the streets are still alive this evening. we can hear their voices, but today earlier we saw some of their faces. and talked with them about their lives and what brings out this protest. >>> back here in cairo, all the of us today spent a good bit of time at ground level, walking with, meeting, talking to the egyptians who have come out as citizen month testers. a lot of them young and old. a lot of them brought family members with them, some of them brought children with them. lester holt as part of our team he

the snowy explosion, nobody was injured. >>> roberta, can't you get a ticket for that in illinois? >> well, boy, that is quite blinding, isn't it? and with the snow shovel taker stealer -- that's just plain old cabin fever. that's all it is. that's what happens when you're locked up indoors for so long because it's bee so cold. today we dropped by 10 to 12 degrees because of gusty winds up to 45 miles an hour in the carquinez straight and the delta, wind advisory in effect until 7 p.m. we have a gale warning in effect on the bay waters. you can get a little view there of the white caps on the bay waters. let's take a look at some of the wind speeds around the microclimates. livermore 51 degrees, north wind at 36. feels like the low 40s because of the wind. foster city wind gusts up to 27. 18 in napa where people have been writing to me saying it was gusty all night long. san jose reed airport wind gusts at 25. the winds will be dialing back. they will relax in the next couple of hours. we have wind spent cloudy skies, lots of car will out out there. 34 overnight in santa rosa, as w

and a big states like new york, new jersey, and illinois, michigan -- you would have to have a bankruptcy unless you get renegotiation of the liabilities. >> i am not arguing they are sustainable. only that you need to negotiate. >> you have bankruptcy. what is the next step? light gm -- like gm. line of the first and last creditors and pension obligations would be ccele contracts would be canceled and you renegotiate under the aegis of a drug just like a private corporation. >> interesting. the nation's highest civilian honor went to 50 in the -- 15 individuals. >> parts teach their children what is meant by courage -- historic -- john lewis will come to mind. he knew the change could not wait for some other person or some other time. >> march 7, 1965, bloody sunday in selma, alabama, john lewis suffered a fractured skull and state troopers attacked him and 600 other civil rights smartest. john lewis, george a. doug -- george h. w. bush, my angelo, warned of the -- pick a favorite, charles. >> these are wonderful guys and women. lewis is a national hero. to me it is a little self indulge

it was a lesson he learned in the n illinois -- in illinois. if you want to see the places that helped shape america's 40th president, come to illinois this year where it all began. mr. president, ronald reagan was president when i was first elected to the house of representatives in 1982. our views on government differed remarkably, but i admired him for his optimism and his unshakeable faith in this country. he restored his sense of confidence in many americans when we really needed it. he told us -- and i quote -- "america's too great to dream small dreams," and ronald reagan was right. in 1992, two years before he announced he had alzheimer's disease, ronald reagan addressed his party's nominating convention. here's what he said: whatever else history may say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will recall i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. in 1993 one of the most important accomplishments of his presidency is i, ronald reagan brought together democrats and republicans to head off

joe caputo and sons fruit market in palatine, illinois, says, in recent weeks, prices for everything from lemons to green peppers have been going through the roof. as a result, general manager mike macrito's been getting an earful from customers. >> they are coming in here and saying, "what happened? why is the produce so high?" it's like the stock market-- you never know what to expect when you are purchasing produce and that. >> reporter: experts say growing demand in developing countries and crop damage from foul weather are creating a perfect storm for high food prices. commodities analyst kimberly dubord says the problem started in russia last summer. >> you had the fires that just decimated their wheat crop, and then you've had just one after another of these unusual weather events that have impacted supply. and at the same time, you have demand drivers that are secular in nature that are putting pressure on everything. >> reporter: higher prices for corn, sugar, and wheat are already squeezing margins for food companies like kellogg, general mills, and kraft. morningstar food

for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? the gentleman from illinois is recognized for five minutes. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. and i rise in strong opposition to the kline amendment. and although i know that career colleges play an important role in the higher education, i cannot support this amendment and i cannot support it because the scope of the prohibition is too broad and the timing of this amendment, that is prior to the release of any final regulation preempts the traditional regulatory authority. together, the amendments' comprehensive ban on the department's ability to implement, administer or enforce any current, pending or future regulation of gainful employment inappropriately and prematurely restricts the responsibility of the administration to regulate institutions of higher education. in the many meetings i have had with career college stake holders, each one of them have admitted that they are bad actors. despite this uniform recognition, this amendment would tie the hands of the department of educ

snow, also from kansas city to central illinois. gusty winds, hail and isolated tornadoes from oklahoma and east texas, into nashville. some heavy downpours in louisville, little rock, and ohio valley, moving to the northeast by tonight. >> 40s from boston to baltimore. while miami heats up to 80. single digits from billings to fargo. and 22 degrees in minneapolis. 33 in seattle. and 45 in salt lake. >>> and coming up, why your retirement savings may be in better shape than you think. good news. >> let's hope so. >>> plus, a major recall of the nation's best-selling vehicles. we'll tell you which model years and why. >>> and what raising kids in the u.s. has in common with the african nation of swaziland. and it's not something to boast about. >>> as we mentioned earlier, the unrest in libya has sent oil surging to near $100 a barrel. and that is weighing on stocks this morning. tokyo's nikkei average lost 1.2% today. hong kong's hang seng was off 1.3%. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow lost 107 points ye

he discusses his book at the illinois holocaust museum and education center in skokie, illinois. this program is about 50 minutes. >> thank you very much for your welcoming words, and it's a pleasure to be here. thank you all for coming in this cold evening. chicago, windy city. let me first thank the jewish federation of chicago, and especially michael for arranging and supporting my coming to chicago. it has been a pleasure being here, and i thank you for that. i would also like to thank the uic study program, and especially my friend and colleague robert johnston and others for their warm welcome. it has been a true wonderful experience being here. and, finally, let me thank the illinois holocaust museum and education center, and especially rick for allowing me to come here and present my work do you. this is my first time present this work. and it's an exciting moment for me to be able to do this. and i couldn't find a better place than here. so, i will be speaking tonight with you about the very famous photograph of a little boy raising his hand in warsaw ghetto. this shuttl

i think you're from illinois, is that right?illinois is in the worst state, even worse in california and that is because of democratic leadership and there's no other excuse or a. [applause] >> i'm happy to say we join with various tea party groups to try rollback the tax increase and i think it is important to do. and i would love to say that it would federal government's fault that illinois in the state is in. i think illinois has done a lot of that on their own. but these mandates that senator hatch is talking about are a real problem across the country and i would suggest we start taking our country back one state at the time and why not start of the worst place right now, illinois. [applause] >> i only mentioned a couple of things. there are thousands of impositions by the federal government. >> i think it further proves the point that the way government is operating as nonsustainable, first in the state level. you look at highly industrialized states like illinois could have been the largest state governments in operation,

host: so david skeel, a state like illinois, how did they get to where they are? what are one or two of their main expenses that a bankruptcy could ease 4 eff how they got there is keep in mind of everything they've done financially over the last 15-20 years. the things you would look at, the major things would be the collective bargaining agreement and pensions that would be extraordinarily good over the last year. you would also look at their bonds to fund ordinary operating experience november so the state if you would start with a collective barkening agreement and look for ways to restructure it so that it's not a huge hit for the employees. but so that it's a little bit more realistic going forward. i think you'd look at the bond debt, and then the third thing would be the pension promises and the funding of the pension. host: knot port, alabama. archie, you're on the air with law professor david skeel. caller: we've got an example of what caused all this back in the late 1970's foff who let a care sfrovet -- of course gas prices skyrocketted. we went into a

. >> reporter: steve and rocks ann peterson from illinois on vacation in cairo are now eager to get back home. >> i am so relieved. i feel that it is definitely getting more tense. >> reporter: just getting to the airport was an ordeal that took hours and travelers had to endure long lines once they got there. in all, 2400 americans have told the u.s. embassy here they want to leave egypt. the state department provided nine charter planes to get about 1200 of them out today, flying them to greece, cypress and turkey. among the first to arrive in cypress, american diplomat tom sanchez. >> a couple of our colleagues there, from their hotel, they could smell the tear gas and actually had to close their windows. >> reporter: many more made to it athens. ryan and joanna wyatt miller are headed home to san francisco. >> they had put a boulder through the bottom of the hotel, broken in, looted the entire mall next door. then burnt it to the ground, which was attached to our hotel. >> reporter: americans on a nerve-racking journey of a lifetime feeling much safer tonight but still a long way fro

they have been traveling around illinois. they were spotted in rockford at a belltower resort. they have kind of been traveling quite a bit. host: the requirement for debate to continue in the senate, there and 19 republicans. they need 20 members on the floor for debate to proceed? caller: for a vote on a fiscal measure, which in this definitely has a fiscal components. to vote on anything that has to do with the budget they would need at least one democrat there. host: we showed you "the washington post" this morning with reports that the democratic national apparatus has been getting involved, encouraging the protest, encouraging people to support the union and in members to be involved. have you seen evidence of that? guest: i seen a lot of tweets from organizing for america -- it does not feel like it is the vast majority. we have seen a lot of uw students either marching or heading up state street, the big st. from university to the capital. a lot carrying sleeping bags and pick it signs. a lot of teachers coming down from various parts of the state. it does not seem like

the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: and consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: madam president, it is interesting as he we face one of the toughest economic recessions in modern history and a world in turmoil, as many countries are challenging their leadership and assessing their future, that the focal point of the republican legislative effort appears to be the repeal of health care reform. if you take a look at what the american people think about this, they don't agree. they think that if there are ways to improve the bill, we should do it. if there are changes we can make in this bill to make it more effective, we should. but the notion that we would repeal this law and walk away from the basic provisions in it, it's not accepted by the majority of the people. the house republicans, new to the majority this year, decided they needed to keep faith wi