illinois has stood still.last year we introduced a legislation to create a p-3 but it stalled in the legislature. this year we will move forward with a revised version that will laser focus on sales, marketing and customer service to increase our competitiveness for job creation and investment. this morning, the illinois business and economic development corporation filed articles of ing rags with the secretary of state, first step towards bringing our economic development efforts into the 21st century. in the days ahead, you will be signing an executive order formally establishing our collaboration. [ applause ] to save taxpayers money, we must also change the way we buy our goods and services. in order to counter the procurement system abuses of prior governors -- we know who they were -- the general assembly passed the 2009 procurement reform law. unfortunately, that law is creating far more problems than those it was designed to correct. the law more than tripled the time it takes to complete an rfp proces

illinois isrict in a conservative district, but illinois at think is still considered a democratic -- i think still considered a democratic state. it is a way for the parties, i think, to reflect the more extreme points of view. changing insee that the near term. host: al is in watertown, vermont on our independent line. you are on with ray lahood. caller: thank you for taking my call. ray would think i am an extremist because our like to see the constitution and the way we have the republic set up or have two-year terms for congressman and there is a lot of turnover, what he is advocating for is an incumbent party where families send their he calls thats -- bipartisanship when you can get in a cozy little party and cut deals. really what should happen is the debate on policy should happen in public. past without all to me seeing it. i never even had a chance to call my congressperson on that. the citizens don't know the relationships when you have a cozy little parties he is talking about. in terms of shutting the government down, yeah, i think it should be shut down occasionally whe

illinois's a wonderful place.ur people, our work ethic, our sense of community, our dedication to helping each other, our commitment to giving back, absolutely extraordinary. it's what makes our state a great place to live. we have the hardestworking people in america. we have the best strategic location of any state. the most fertile fields, best agriculture. we have the heart of transportation in america.

illinois's a wonderful place.ur people, our work ethic, our sense of community, our dedication to helping each other, our commitment to giving back, absolutely extraordinary. it's what makes our state a great place to live. we have the hardestworking people in america. we have the best strategic location of any state. the most fertile fields, best agriculture. we have the heart of transportation in america.

representa una amenaza para las viviendas de mississippi e illinois.s de agua. cientos de personas fueron evacuadas, pero muchas otras quedaron desamparados. en la comunidad cerca de el rÍo illinois se estima que las aguas suban mÁs de 20 pies. hasta los rÍos de algunas prisiones han tenido que echar mano llenando bolsas de arena para frenar el agua. >> el agua que han tenido ahora nosotros hemos que lidiar con ella en illinois. reportera: el gobernador de illinois mandÓ un mensaje a los residentes gobernador si recibe un pedido de evacuaciÓn por favor hÁgalo, hay familias que no quieren pero no podemos obligarlo. reportera: las carreteras, viviendas y otras estructuras estÁn sumergidas en agua. se pronostica mÁs agua en los prÓximos dÍas, el gobernador de illinois declarÓ estado de emergencia en el Área y pidiÓ que se despliegue un equipo de guardia nacional. presentadora: la oficina de inmigraciÓn y aduanas dijo que no confirmaba el inicio de redadas de centroamericanos, el portavoz de la regiÓn sur de las autoridades migratorias dijo, no confirmamos

we also have with us senator donny trotter who was elected to the illinois general assembly in 1988. he previously served in the house of representatives and was then elected to the state senate where he served as chair of the joint illinois legislative black caucus. from the beginning, senator trotter has championed health care initiatives for women and children and addressing environmental justice issues as well as laws banning assault weapons. i think we can all think about why that's particularly salient thing at this moment, witnessing the current events unfold.

illinois officials say lt.joesph gliniewicz .... killed himself after learning that he was under investigation for embezzling illinois officials say his wife melodie gliniewicz she served as the adviser for the youth program. she faces felony counts of money laundering and disbursing charitable funds for personal benefit. an oregon sheriff is making an emotional appeal for the armed activists still occupying a nationalwildlife preserve in oregon to move on, saying the standoff "has been tearing our comtapart." the sheriff who polices the region where the refuge is located, told reporters today that "there doesn't have to be bloodshed in our community." a traffic stop outside the refuge last night night ended with the arrests of leader ammon bundy and seven others ...and the death of one man. an attorneyfor 2 anti- abortion activists... facing charges... after making undercover videos about "planned parenthood"... say the activists were indicted... by a "runaway grand jury." a houston grand jury cleared "planned parenthood"... of mis

snow impacts are possible mighty mississippi turning illinois neighborhoods into islands.. after cresting at a record high. now all that water is rolling south.. threatening millions downstream. abc meterologist indra petersons reporting in from the flood zone. roof after roof peaking from the swollen mississippi. tonight the floods is growing. in illinois, authorities recovering the second body of two teenagers whose truck was swallow last week by rising waters. 3 still missing. 25 lives lost and more than 100 homes destroyed. hardest hit this weekend, alexander county , illinois where the ohio river and the missisippi now meet. the ohio has already crested?. the mississippi now threatening sot :gov bruce rauner: "here in alexander county it's the worst that we've seen.." indra bridge: the mississippi is 4 miles in that direction across what should be corn fields and today it is lapping against this house for many here it's a traumatic flashback to the record floods of 1993- some of the same families dislocated more than 20 years ago -- now manning pumps to defend their ho

and illinois now being blamed on the flooding. at least four still missing, including two teenage boys in taylorville, illinois. indra petersons, abc news, sunset hills, missouri. >>> in today's forecast, chilly again in the flood zone. lows could be in the single digits in some areas of the midwest. snow from wisconsin to upstate new york. heavy rain from new orleans to jacksonville. it is going to be cooler though in the mid-atlantic. >> and 19 in salt lake city. 20s in minneapolis and detroit. 30s in denver and kansas city. 40s and 50s in dallas, atlanta and new york. downright balmy. >>> all right. now it's time for some college football. are you a football fan? >> big-time fan. >> i'll hand it over to you in a minute. let's hope today's five bowl games are better or at least more competitive than the two playoff games we had yesterday. >> yeah, they were a bit of blowouts. we start with the nation's number one team. clemson, the tigers trailed oklahoma by a point at halftime short touchdown run. keyshawn watson struck with a

killed at least illinois. they say sewage and other pollutants could carry even more health risks for the region. volunteers from iowa are in the st louis area to help with the recovery effort. that been volunteering with the american red cross for years. we'll have more on their effort to help those in missouri and how they first got started with volunteering with disaster recovery, coming up in our next half hour. new at midday, a former central iowa mayor faces rape charges out of kansas city. jeremy filbert faces 2 counts of rape with a victim younger than 14 years old. filbert was the mayor of mitchellville just 2 years ago. he resigned from that position after being accused of inappropriate conduct with children. criminal charges weren't filed in that case. a preliminary hearing on the new charges out of kansas city is scheduled for january 15th. also new at midday, a 21- year-old man faces charges nearly 2 months after a robbery and shooting in waterloo. officers arrested charles jones yesterday. he fac

en la comunidad de mmeredosa cerca del rÍo illinois se espera que el agua suba mÁs de 20 pies.o llenando bolsas de arena para contener el agua. mientras algunas Áreas se libran del agua otras las reciben. " el agua que han tenido a travÉs de sprinfield, estamos trabajando con ellas. " anahis: el gobernador e hizo un llamado gobernador de illinois: le hacemos un llamado a la familia que no quieren salir. anahis: estÁn afectando a ciudades como kentucky, se espera que el rÍo crezca aÚn mÁs. las carreteras en arkansas estÁn sumergidas bajo el agua. los meteorÓlogos pronostican mÁs agua en los prÓximos dÍas, el gobernador de illinois declarÓ emergencia en el Área y pidiÓ que se desplegarÁ un equipo de la guardia nacional, a la zona donde hasta el momento hay mÁs daÑos. aranza: gracias por la informaciÓn. las masas del aire frÍo proveniente del norte crean condiciones peligrosas para los viajeros, en la regiÓn central del estado en new york este fin de semana. las filas de viento helado de hasta 35 millas por hora, las autoridades han cerrado varias carreteras a causa de la poca vis

. >>> the floodwaters in missouri and illinois are beginning to recede. and transportation through the region is a mess having an impact on the rest of the country. >>> also in the headlines this morning, a new twist in the case against bill cosby. the comedian is facing his first criminal charges of sexual assault after allegations made by more than 50 women. >> now there's a new legal battle involving cosby's wife. camille. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: the criminal case against bill cosby playing out in the court of public opinion. after the 78-year-old comedian appeared in court, facing a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted andrea constand in 2004, after giving her pills and d cohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the media rounds, vowing to fight what she calls an unjustified charge. >> i have faith in the justice system. >> reporter: and some of cosby's other accusers, also reacting to the crim

the message the illinois governor is sending out amid the rising water. ((kirsten joyce)) > and he shoots, he scores! what this lakers fan is now planning on buying.. after winning 95-thousand dollars! /// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > thanks for joining us, i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) and i'm brian loftus. this weekend was one of the busiest travel days of the year here in las vegas... after bringing in the new year. ((kirsten joyce)) over 300- thousand people are leaving our town.. and more are flying in for the consumer electronics show starting this week. we spoke with a few folks coming in for c-e-s.. and they're very excited to see all the new gadgets: ((nicole scott i'm hoping that we're gonna see a lot more useful wearables, like wearables that we'll actually wanna wear a little more female focused so i'm excited that women's wearables are gonna come to the forefront finally )) ((kirsten joyce)) just a if you're flying out of mcca

. >>> now, to the flood warnings stretching from texas to illinois. the overthrowing mississippi river, threatening homes and businesses south of st. louis. flood waters start to recede. but the worst is yet to come. here's indra petersons. >> reporter: tonight, a house floating down the mississippi river. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: in illinois, another body recovered from the flood waters. now, at least 23 deaths from the flooding in illinois and missouri. two teenagers still missing. illinois governor declaring a state of emergency. >> this is particularly dangerous with this kind of rain, then this kind of cold. >> reporter: in missouri, the damage has been done. >> this will take a chunk out of >> reporter: with water treatment plants overrun, soon customers here will be left the disaster moving south. louisiana bracing for more major flooding. >> in about three weeks, we'll krooes crest here, and will have about 12 the additional feet of water. >> reporter: the waters are starting to recede, but it's rushing south. tomorrow, the river expe

of the other rivers in illinois.ot of hot spots around illinois right now. >> have you ever seen anything like this. >> how unusual is this for december? and how do you prepare for something this massive? >> well, i think part of what's unusual about this, besides it being in december, is that it happened see quickly. we had those very heavy rains last week. and now, we've -- since then, we've been dealing with the quickly rising rivers. we're dealing with rain and flooding like this, but we have to be prepared at anytime time of the year because obviously that can happen. >> and with these rising floodwaters, what are you telling residents to do? >> well, the nature saying we've been repeating since the last week since the rain started was for people not travel on flooded roadways. it's impossible to tell how deep the water really is. and were as we've seen too many times in several states now, that we've had cars washed away and with tragic results. so we repeat the phrase, turn around, don't drown. now, we have ar

illinois state wins 67-62. another single digit loss for drake. meanwhile the bulldog women took on evansville. courtney rush delivers in the end of the first... bringing the bulldogs a 24-11 lea. later in the half..its lizzy wendell with the 3 pointer... buries it... drake crushes evansville, 94-52 hawkeye fans are focusing on next season this morning after a tough rose bowl loss... and the question on their minds: will he stay or will he go? we're talking about desmond king of course... the all-everything corner back says he has not decided on his future at iowa.. king is a junior and has until january 18th to decide if he wants to stay or leave for the pros. king was a consensus all- american after leading the hawkeyes to a 12-2 season and finishing with 8 interceptions. he says at this point... it's still 50 - 50 my decision for me now is still 5050 ... i think about staying... i'm going to think it over with them and hopefully a decision comes sooner... a former hawkeye's heroics weren't enough to keep his green bay packers from losing a cruc

. >>> now, to the flood warnings stretching from texas to illinois.he overflowing mississippi river, threatening homes and businesses south of st. louis. small signs of relief as some flood waters start to recede. making washed-out roads barely drivable. but the worst is yet to come for many. here's indra petersons. >> reporter: tonight, near st. louis, powerful flood waters ripping this house from its foundation. floating down the mississippi river. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: in illinois, another body recovered from the flood waters. now, at least 23 deaths from the flooding in illinois and missouri. two teenagers still missing. swift currents delaying the search. illinois governor declaring a state of emergency. >> this is particularly dangerous with this kind of rain, then this kind of cold. >> reporter: in missouri, the rivers finally beginning to recede but the damage is done. >> this will take a chunk out of our funds. so what we spend on this, we won't be able to spend on road and bridge programs. >> reporter: with water treatment plants

water topped one levy in southern illinois and a

out its newly required campuses in illinois and leave the state. thank goodness. then there's west wood. illinois attorney general lisa madigan sued west wood college for engaging in deceptive colleges. the focus was on west wood's criminal justice program. in order to lure students into the program, this private fortunate college, west wood, quintsed the students -- convinced the students they could get jobs with the chicago police department or the illinois state police if they would hang on and get a degree fre west wood. what happened when the students graduated? took their degrees and dip ploam mass to the -- diplomas to the employer, the employers laughed at them. in november there was a settle reached with west wood. it agreed to forgive $15,000 none of the private student loans for illinois students. private loans, not government loans. shortly thereafter west wood announced it would stop enrolling students and end operation at its campuses nationwide including the four it operates in chicago-land area. thank goodness and good riddance to w

drake returned home this afternoon, hosting illinois state... and it was the toddler trot at the knapp center. this little guy is cruising to a victory, but oh no he stops just before the finish line. and lane 17 steals the win! hoops action now, drake up 10 at halftime. 2nd half, illinois state starts the half on a 11-2 run, devaugh akoon- purcell with the 360 slam! redbirds take the lead. but drake takes it right back, with the reverse then check out the pass by graham woodward to kale abrahamson. kale had a quiet night, with just 5 points. himself a night...game and points. this bucket ties then akoon purcell finds tony wills who cashes in the would do it. the dunk at the end, but the refs waive it off... 67-62 drake has now lost 6 of its last 7. drake women evansville... leading the valley in and the junior was en fuego. wendell in the lane, lays it up and in. then in transition, the pass ahead to lizzy and she gets another easy bucket. then with time winding down in the first, it's cortni rush left wide open. and she buries the three! lady

flooding in illinois and missouri. two teenagers still missing. illinois governor declaring a state of emergency. >> this is particularly dangerous with this kind of rain, then this kind of cold. >> reporter: in missouri, the damage has been done. >> this will take a chunk out of our funds. >> reporter: with water treatment plants overrun, soon customers here will be left without. the disaster moving south. louisiana bracing for more major flooding. >> in about three weeks, we'll krooes crest here, and will have about 12 the additional feet of water. >> reporter: the waters are rushing south. tomorrow, the river expected to crest at 50 feet. meanwhile, the eastern part of the country, waking up to what feels like the teens in chicago, d.c., boston, feeling like the 20s. >> we'll be bracing for that. indra, thank you. >>> now to the towering inferno that broke out in dubai. flames burning up the side of the luxury hotel. crowds watching a fireworks display that went on as planned. today, thick smoke pouring out of windows. david wright on the inves

trying to right the ship today at home against southern illinois. 1st half. kale abrahamson, 3-ball corner pocket. dogs up 3 early. later off the miss. jacob enevold, putback for the big man. but not enough. 6th straight loss for drake 81-76. drake women make it 5 wins in a row. bulldogs crush illinois state 76-41 after a much needed win at take on oklahoma monday night. sooners will likely be the new number 1 team in the country when the rankings are released tomorrow. right now. students already camping out at hilton coliseum to get a spot for mondays game. and by camping out i mean in an 'ice house.' blaine rockman from spirit lake borrowed his dad's ice house . now. thats how you do it, especially when its minus 20 wind chill. cyclone fans love their basketball cyclones-sooners monday night 8 o clock from hilton coliseum. iowa state women on the road at texas tech. game goes to ot. seanna johnson, bucket and the foul. up 3. but they cant hold it. raven brooks, spinning in the lane. tech up 1. 1 last chance for iowa state. bridget carlton for the tie. no.

southern illinois had 13 threes in the game. you can't tell by the highlights sent down, but uni did make this a game. valiantly, but fall 75-73... panthers now losers of 5 of their last 9! jordan: the iowa state women tipped off their big 12 schedule with a big 84-79 road win over k-state on wednesday, the cyclones 7th straight win... today they take on an ok-state team coming off an upset win over #4 baylor! isu has lost 4 straight to the cowgirls... cyclones trail most of the game, but they lead it in the 4th... bridget carleton, no but seanna johnson with the putback. 36-33 cyclones. osu pulls within 2 on this 3 by roddricka patton. but check out the hustle by bryanna fernstrom, handles the pass, gets the bucket and the foul! isu goes up 44-40. depite shooting 12-53 from the floor...isu goes 22-25 from the charity stripe, they win their 8th in a row! 49-42 jordan/2shot nikki: watching local five news at ten. watching local five news at ten.

david begnaud is in illinois. >> reporter: nearly 14,000 acres of alexander county, illinois are underwater tonight. 125 properties are flooded. others are surrounded like the home of jennifer korte and brandon dillow. >> it happened so fast. you don't have time to really get ready for it. >> reporter: if they want to leave, they have to do it by boat. today they went out for supplies. the concrete is dry thanks to a levee they built that is eight feet high. and it's holding tonight. back in 2011 nair home flooded after water overran the levee. that time it bas was five feet. they learned a lesson, if you refuse to leave, build it higher. >> this is our home. we're staying here. >> reporter: so far nine deaths are confirmed in illinois, 15 in missouri. in allenville, missouri sheriff john jordan boated over a bean field to check on residents. >> this is the ross residence. >> teri and his wife wanda ross are two of 32 people refusing to leave. >> really close. >> reporter: their home is now surrounded in water. >> you know, you don't want somebody to come in and loot the rest of the stuff t

bruce rauner/ (r) illinois - "we can't force people to leave. and i understand why people want to stay and protect their homes. but you know a flood in the winter which is obviously very rare -- very different from a degrees outside. because hypothermia is a big risk.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) river levels are expected to crest more than 3 feet above major flooding stage this week in cairo... that's where the mississippi and ohio rivers meet./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > a neighborhood prank takes a violent turn for some oklahoma teens. at about 1-30 a-m on new years day... police got a call involving 14-year-old cole peyton and two friends. officers say the three had been playing ding dong ditch... where they would ring strangers but a man inside one of the homes thought the teens were breaking in... and shot at them. peyton was hit in the arm and police say peyton and his friends were unarmed and did not try to break into the house. oklahoma' s stand your ground law allows the use of deadly force only if there is peril: (((voice of: steven le

from illinois, you don't pronounce the s. pronounced illinois. i'm from the 18th district of illinois. our freshman class introduced today tod a resolution a passporte work of that study congress over a period of two years and the committees of congress. as you all know, we have three committees the district of columbia, merchant marine and post office and the of our resolution today was to continue the work of a thet committee on reorganization of congress. to establish a task force that will use the information that the joint committee has available, to add at least five freshmen members to include the of our conference over a period of time to study committee structure. to determine if there's duplication and to report back to the conference no later than end of september our results therewill be whether should be further elimination of committee. host: that was almost exactly 21 years ago. just turned 70. i wished i looked that young. right after your first election. what was that like to be part of republican congress? guest: it was extraord

aviation police officers are all sworn officers in the state of illinois.hey get the same training as chicago police. and many are military veterans or have second jobs in suburban police departments. these two officers speaking in silhouette for fear of being fired, say all they want is to carry a gun like any other law enforcement officer. >> on the floor! on the floor, now! >> reporter: just two years ago at los angeles international airport, a man with an assault rifle killed a tsa officer, wounded several others, before being shot and wounded by an armed police officer. the same event took place at chicago's two airports, the nearly 300 unarmed aviation police would be defenseless to stop it. >> in the event of a terrorist attack, let's say it's a shooter, what are you supposed to do? >> run. >> reporter: run? >> hide. and seek shelter. >> reporter: this document obtained from aviation department sources, outlines the policy. if evacuation is not possible, hide. we must also ensure that unarmed security personnel do not amendment to become part of the

hardest-hit this weekend, alexander county, illinois. the ohio river has already crested. the mississippi, now threatening. >> it's the worst we've seen in alexander county. >> reporter: today, this this home. a flashback to the record floots >> my mom, she's older, and this is where she lives, and this is where she wants to stay. >> reporter: expected to crest thursday. reaching louisiana in the next two weeks. a rare winter scare for the communities in the south dreading what's coming their way. residents hoping for the best. if you look at the map, the water is making its way to the south. memphis expecting to see all of the water cresting in the airreaarea. add a week to that, greenville, vicksburg, all this heading your way. and baton rouge, all the water starting from a huge rain event a month prior will be in the area. and it's hard to believe that the temperatures by monday and tuesday, you're going to feel the chill out there. teens and even single digits is what you'll be feeling into the northeast by the time you wake up on tuesday morning. be ready for the cold

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david begnaud is in illinois. >> reporter: nearly 14,000 acres of alexander county, illinois are underwater tonight. 125 properties are flooded. others are surrounded like the home of jennifer corey and brandon dillo. >> this happened so fast. get ready for it. leave, they have to do it by boat. today they went out for supplies. there's not much in the house. the concrete is dry thanks to a levee they built that is eight feet high, and it's holding tonight. back in 2011 their home flooded after water overran the levee. that time it was five feet. they learned a lesson. if you refuse to leave, build it higher. this is our home. so we're staying here. are confirmed in illinois, 15 in missouri. in allenville, missouri sheriff john jordan boated over a bean field to check on residents. >> this is the ross residence there. >> reporter: terry and his wife, wanda ross, are 2 of 32 people refusing to leave. >> really close. >> reporter: their home is now surrounded in water. >> you don't want somebody to come in and loot the rest of the stuff that you've worked your life for. >> reporter: downstrea