the illinois pediatricians do as well as the illinois medical society. so why does every medical advocacy group in illinois oppose this bill, this so-called republican reform of our health care system. because they know it moves in the wrong direction. it lism natures health -- eliminates health insurance coverage for people instead of expanding it. it makes health care too expensive and out of the reach of people who are not lucky enough to have it where they work and not wealthy enough to buy it on their own. it moves in the wrong direction. it is not a solution to any problem. it's a new problem, an even worse problem than ones we faced in the past. remember when candidate donald trump tweeted in may of 2015, and i quote, i was the first and only potential g.o.p. candidate to state there will be no cuts to social security, medicare, and medicaid. end of tweet. end of quote. or when he tweeted again in july of 2015, quote, the republicans who want to cut social security and medicaid are wrong, closed quote, said candidate trump. he was right. but now h

i want to commend the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. bustos, for coming together, working in a bipartisan manner to address a problem that affects not just illinois but affects, i think, all 50 states. it's an issue where we have watched fema in many cases make decision that is appear to be arbitrary in terms of declaring a disaster in some areas, not in others. what this legislation does very simply is it requires that fema take into consideration the true localized impacts of a disaster. and in line with what the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, noted earlier, we did an amendment in the committee that also -- required fema to consider multiple impacts in the area. i'm from south louisiana. in the last several months we have had police shootings. we have had one of the most costly floods in u.s. history. we have had tornadoes. we have had another flood in -- in fact, two floods as i recall. one was a 500-year flood. the second was a 1,000-year flood. it makes me question how old i am sometimes. but what this does is it requires that

lincoln appeared before the governor of illinois, joel mattson, democrat and ally of douglas. lincoln appealed to the governor of louisiana who rejected his request again, he returned to the governor's office and again he was denied. so, lincoln and herndon raised funds, located an agent in new orleans and purchased the young man's liberty. soon, the prison doors of swung open and he was returned to springfield and his mother. lincoln had bought a slave and freedom. it was lincoln's first act of emancipation. at about this time in 1855, traveling the county court circuit stayed overnight in a boarding house's discussion with a former judge in the low, a conservative old week with a deep into the night. judge dickey contended slavery was an institution which the constitution recognized and which could not be disturbed. lincoln argued that ultimately slavery must become extinct recalled anotherillinois lawyer who was present. after a wild, said dickey, we went upstairs to bed. there were two beds in our room and i remember that lincoln sat up in his nightshirt on the edge of the

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so illinois gets those from tennessee and kentucky, and lincoln's family is one of those. and it makes for a different kind of society. certainly lincoln, the illinois that lincoln started out in is a really crude frontier society. you think he is a lawyer, but you have no idea what a lawyer did. and herndon talked about this all the time, you should have seen the way we practiced in those days. a very primitive kind of think mother they did have institutions. and they brought them along and they set up shot. -- shop. and it has to affect the kind of country it was. it is hard to characterize on-the-fly. maybe somebody has a better answer. miller and as of his works on lincoln compared lincoln's preparation for the preparation. --'s it is considered that buchanan was one of the best prepared presidents we had, a legislator and a diplomat, yet he is considered a failed president. where as lincoln was considered to be utterly unprepared for the presidency, yet by most people with the noticeable -- notable exception of -- who thought lincoln in terms of personality, was one o

guest: i'm so glad that we had a caller from illinois because illinois i think is the perfect example of why we must have reform in this country. contrary to what you may be hearing out there crime rates have been dropping all around the country for years. however we have seen spikes in violent crime. some has taken place in chicago. illinois is at 130% capacity in their prisons. one of the most dangerous prisons systems in their country. they're just throwing people behind bars and they're not seeing positive public safety results. so illinois right now is in the midst of trying to pass comprehensive criminal justice reform. their governor has said that he would like to reduce the prison population by 25% over 10 years. that's a tall order. right now politics is getting in the way. i hope that the people of illinois will hold the politicians feet to the fire and say now is the time for reform because we just cannot sustain this the level of crime in our communities any longer. >> what's the data say about low level offenders who have been released? the obama administration over the c

this is crucial situation happening in illinois.ou. >>> closing bell eight minutes away. investors look what is going on in illinois and what is going on in the markets. they have a very wary eye on both. 8 billion-dollar man john trainer says they're right to be worried and wary. number one thing that could hit stocks hard very soon. also how you protect yourself against those blows by doing something now. that something is next on "countdown." ♪ liz: summer brock buster season kicks off with a, fizzle. memorial day box office receipts fell to lowest level in two decades pressuring movie theater stocks. get down to the new york stock exchange. nicole petallides, what are they doing now? >> one of them is down 5%. cinemark is under pressure, down 2%. these companies need memorial day weaken and june to boost up their profits. we saw the hot movies of the weekend, that included pirates of caribbean and "guardians of the galaxy," "baywatch" all which disappointed. total revenue generated was $176 million. that was ultimately a big dis

and in illinois that number is only growing. overdose deaths in illinois from opioids rose about 275% from 2008 to 2014. there an estimated 460,000 nonmedical prescription opioid users in illinois alone. a major portion are the total number of drug poisoning deaths between 12014 and 2015 were a result of opioid and prescription drug abuse. over 4,000 people died as a result of opioids and prescription drugs and over 2,000 people died due to heroin. illinois also had the third fastest rising death rate from synthetic opioids in the nation with overdoses rising by 120% from 2014 to 2015. and unfortunately, illinois is third from the bottom for treatment for substance because of lack of funding and resources to health care providers and law enforcement partners in the state. these numbers are alarming, but i would like to share a story behind those numbers, a face. laura frye is a mother whose family has experienced the worst of the opioid epidemic. her son alexander is 29 years old and in remission from heroin use disorder. alexan

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an illinois family is suing their local school district and police, claiming they drove their son to an illinois family is suing their local school district and police, claiming they drove their son to school district and police, claiming they drove their son to commit suicide. in january, school officials confronted 16-year-old corey walgren over a cell phone video. they say it showed an explicit encounter with a classmate. court documents state, the officials threatened him. they demanded he turn over his phone, and told him he'd have to register as a sex offender. they then called his mother. before she was able to get there, he'd jumped off a roof. it turns out, the images on the teen's phone were not images on the teen's phone were not clear. the city says it's confident the school resources officer followed proper procedures. the lawsuit is asking for more than five-million dollars. right now.. a police officer in texas facing criminal charges.. after he makes an indecent proposal to a teenage girl. michael coppock allegedly contacted the teen through social media about an hour

in our southern illinois a -- area one is camden area, very rural area, smaller towns. then i had administrators in the same group from quincy, springfield, ill; and chicago. and they all tell me the same thing. the bill the republicans passed last week is a disaster when it comes to illinois hospitals. they estimate that they are going to lose up to $60 million -- pardon me. up to 60,000 people currently working in the hospitals in illinois because of that bill, and they're also going to see closure in reduction in services at these same hospitals while we see medicaid cutbacks take place. why is that? let's assume you have a small rural hospital in a town that you live in. if you do, you value it very much, because that means there's health care there right next door when you need it. you don't have to drive 50 miles or more. you've got it right there. and you also know it's a great cloir -- employer in your area. you also know it is a way you keep a lot businesses in your town and attract the new ones. what these hospitals are telling us is the bill that passed to re

just after midnight, nixon is woken to be told that he has lost the key state of illinois.dy, senator kennedy will be the next president of the united states. >> nixon, we forget that he was capable of being gracious. when he had to go concede, his wife is on the verge of tears standing next to him, but nixon himself was quite gracious about it. >> but as the sun rises on washington, accusations start circulating of electoral fraud in illinois. republican officials set off to investigate. >> they said in chicago, the cemetery wards were coming in strong for kennedy. >> as time goes on, it leaks out that in one black district, there were more votes cast than there were people living in the district. it was corrupt. >> as the dead of illinois cast their votes for kennedy, there are more allegations of fraud in texas. >> if texas and illinois had gone for nixon, he would have won the election. so it mattered. >> all eyes are on nixon as he prepares to fly to washington. will he contest the result? >> now, i put the plane at the end of the air strip to get him as far away from

the illinois news broadcasters association. dave also received an emmy award for his career accomplishments in 2011. dave leaves a long legacy as a trusted figure on the news and in the champaign-urbana community. his family and friends continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: from a recent "investors business daily" edtorial, a harvard university study, quote, found during the first 100 days of trump's presidency, tv networks cnn, nbc, and cbs provided negative coverage 93%, 93% and 91% of the time. "the new york times" delird 87% negative coverage, while "the washington post" 83% and "the wall street journal," 70% were only a bit less negative. trump's overall score of 80% negative coverage at the start of his presidency compared with obama's 41%, bush's 57% and bill clinton's 60%. both the "post" and "times" have used unna

the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. foster: well, i, again, thank my colleague from arkansas, mr. french hill. as well as governor carney for working on this bill in the past year. i look forward to it being signed into law and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arkansas, you're recognized. mr. hill: mr. speaker, i appreciate the work together on this bill and i don't have any other speakers on this particular bill so i yield back the balance of my time. prepared to conclude. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 910, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- the gentleman from arkansas. mr. hill: mr. speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman request the yeas and nays? mr. hill: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: all those in favor of taking this count by

lee county, illinois. >> reporter: at bill and dick's barbershop in dixon, illinois, guy vol was getting a haircut and weighing the news of a special counsel investigating the trump campaign. >> everybody's looking for something to dig at. they're looking -- it's a witch hunt. that's what he tweeted this morning. >> reporter: a lifelong republican, a trump supporter and an avid consumer of conservative media, vol blasted the president's critics. >> they keep saying the russians interferes in our election. how did they interfere? i mean, i never hear that talked about on tv. >> reporter: dixon sits astride the rock river, where ronald reagan was once a lifeguard. it's the seat of lee county, which donald trump won percentage points. >> i like the way he recognized that there is a country out here. it consists from coast to coast, not coast and coast. >> reporter: around the corner at books on first, trump supporter steve huber said he's had it with the news media. >> i almost tune off the news anymore because it's all about how he's behaving, not what he's really doing to help our country

speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mr. boustany: thank you, mr. speaker. this is not -- mrs. bustos: thank you, mr. speaker. this is not how washington is pose -- supposed to work. we're supposed to improve the lives of hardworking people. instead this reckless and dangerous trumpcare bill would undermine the health and economic security of millions of americans. people like emily carlson. she's a small business owner and mother two of from rural illinois. she lives with m.s. a life-long and very expensive pre-existing condition. before health care reform, emily and her husband, kevin, a farmer, often had to sit around the table at night, go over their bills, and decide between sickness or debt from one month to the next. if this bill passes, that's a choice they're going to have to face once again. for families like the carlsons, trumpcare means higher costs, fewer choices and worse coverage. trumpcare is a bad deal for americans, but it's devastati

the illinois hospital association opposes this republican trump-care bill. and the reason they day is they say it endangers small town hospitals and inner city hospitals as well. >> the new hampshire hospital association also opposes the bill for the same reason. we have hospitals that are at risk if this bill is passed. >> i am sure in your state, like mine in illinois, there are larger hospitals that treat and for the safety net of hospitals in small towns. these people living here driving for hospitals. there is critical services for trauma and an emergency that exists. according to the hospital association they are the first casual casual casualities of trump care. it is estimated 60,000 jobs at hospitals will be lost because of the republican approach. how important are these jobs? in most communities they are the best paying jobs in the community. but men and women who are the doctors, nurses and specialists who provide that basic care in these towns, sure they are compensated better than most but we want to compensate and keep them there. from every p

and my friend from illinois, ms. robin kelly, for their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. connolly: i rise in support of the bill, h.r. 2227, the modernizing government technology act of 2017. over the past several years, mr. speaker, we have all witnessed the chaos and havoc that sophisticated cyberattacks can and do wreak on our nation and around the world. just this past week there was a massive ransomware attack that hit 200,000 victims in 150 countries, and those numbers are expected to grow exponentially. this is just the latest in a string of high-profile attacks, including against sony, yahoo!, the o.p.m. data breach, and efforts to influence our elections and those in europe. these attacks jeopardize america's safety, privacy, and cost i'm told millions of dollars in the private sector and public sector as wefment these attacks affect both the public and private sector and bad actors repeatedly t

now i'd like to recognize steve fletcher, nashville, illinois in the great state of illinois and in the great district of the 15th congressional district of illinois. on behalf of the -- who represents that? i don't know. the national association of water, national rural water association. you guys got me off my game. you're recognized for five minutes. >> good morning, chairman shimkus, ranking member tomko, and members of the subcommittee. i'm steve fletcher from rural illinois in washington county. rural illinois, new york and the rest of america thank you for this opportunity to testify about drinking water infrastructure. thank you congressman shimkus and tomko to your visits to your local small communities in your district to help with water issues. this is very much appreciated. i also need to thank congressman harper and the subcommittee for passing the grassroots rural and small community technical assistance act into law in the last congress. i am representing all small rural water -- i'm sorry, small and rural community water supplies today through my association with the ill

but greta is from northern illinois. north of i-80. originally from the chicagoland area, and as a graduate of north -- northern illinois university, n.i.u., and she started as a staff assistant in 2003 and worked her way up through the ranks, as i said, becoming a legislative director in 2011. and then served as deputy chief of staff from 2013 until she left recently in march. she focused on telecommunications, as her expertise, and we primarily in the office dealt with 9-1-1 issues, especially next generation act. she also spearheaded the next generation 9-1-1 caucus in my office. she's married to bob. has two children. and we already miss her activity and work in the office and we pass on best wishes. next, mr. chris, who has a 14-year career on capitol hill. this is his 10th year with me. i think it's uncommon in many offices for people to stay that long. i think that's a tribute to my chief of staff, craig roberts, and the fact that i don't meddle too much in their personal, how they manage their office and get their job done. chr

scott: now i yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. krishnamoorthi: thank you, mr. speaker. the country will not remember what we say here today. but it will never forget what we do today, especially if we make the wrong choice and adopt this bill. the 159 million americans whose employer-sponsored health care could be cut would never forget. neither would the 24 million americans who would lose their coverage or the 52 million people with pre-existing conditions who would struggle to find health insurance again. if this bill passes, mr. speaker, no cancer survivor denied coverage will forget, no survivor of sexual assault charged more for her ordeal will forget, and no parent struggling to afford emergency surgery for a newborn child could ever forget. they would not have that choice. but today we have one. we can choose to vote no and prevent millions of americans from losing their health care. we can choose the right path rooted in morality, decency and reason.

i got sentenced to a year in illinois' department of corrections.'ve been out on parole since then. juvenile is, yeah, a little better than adult. when you get to adult, it's nasty. if you don't like rats and roaches, just stay away. i got an anger issue. >> you have a control issue. you want control. but that's all the gang, the rankings. you've got a little bit of rank now, don't you? >> i can't speak on that. >> i just don't know if he'll ever make it. i think it's unfortunate. i think he's got a lot of potential. i think he could really achieve anything he chose to if he applied himself in a positive way. >> actually the night before i came in here i got shot at. i almost lost my life. pulled into a gas station. i had some buddies in the car. as i was pulling out the gas station, they shot at us. one of my boys, he got shot and i had to take him to the hospital. they ran my name at the hospital, and they still had my warrant from running from placement. >> ricky has been locked up at lcjc for more than a month this time. at his court hearing tom

the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: the american people were stunned by what we learned what happened in the white house. we saw an alarming set of circumstances of what happened with russia interfering with our democracy. last week the senate judiciary committee heard from sally yates who president trump asked to serve as acting attorney general when he was first sworn into office. ms.ates its fied that --ates said that she had warned done mcgahn about general flynn, that he had been -- that general flynn could be blackmailed. ms. yates first visited the white house on january 26 and invited back to answer followup questions on january 27. those followups include questions about general flynn's potential criminal exposure. what else happened on january 27? the president of the united states brought in f.b.i. director james comey for a one-on-one dinner where he reportedly asked director comey for loyalty. is

speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mr. boustany: thank you, mr. speaker. this is not -- mrs. bustos: thank you, mr. speaker. this is not how washington is pose -- supposed to work. we're supposed to improve the lives of hardworking people. instead this reckless and dangerous trumpcare bill would undermine the health and economic security of millions of americans. people like emily carlson. she's a small business owner and mother two of from rural illinois. she lives with m.s. a life-long and very expensive pre-existing condition. before health care reform, emily and her husband, kevin, a farmer, often had to sit around the table at night, go over their bills, and decide between sickness or debt from one month to the next. if this bill passes, that's a choice they're going to have to face once again. for families like the carlsons, trumpcare means higher costs, fewer choices and worse coverage. trumpcare is a bad deal for americans, but it's devastati

eastern, commencement addresses from new jersey senator cory booker, vice president mike pence, illinoisator tammy duckworth, former president bill clinton, former senator kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, marine general joseph dunford. that starts at 10 p.m. eastern tonight. today is memorial day for remembrance of the men and women while serving in the nation's armed forces. this morning, c-span cameras were at the national all in d.c.ngton ec -- washington we visited the veterans memorial and the world war ii memorial.

ara in illinois, independent line. caller: hi. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call, i appreciate c-span. morenot really a question, of a statement. the fact that one, russia has een involved for a long time nd people from trump campaign as been fired or just let go, seriously let go for a long period of time, since the very beginning. people can say that nothing is going on when so much has already happened. you. host: well -- there sara, good point, is an old expression in economics, correlation is not be very , one has to careful about connecting all these dots. people connect dots all the time and come up with different pictures. withhold my to judgment until we see actual, hard facts n. terms of the one thing i ction, would like to mention, sara, a lot of folks don't realize. money is all over the city. it has been for years. surprising you can't even use the rubric at mcdonald's. are hiring folks in the city, including democrats. we want to said, expand the investigation of ussian influence to include democrats and republica

that' lindsay: must-see video out of illinois. the joliet prison made famous by movies like the blues brothers was engulfed in flames. the illinois department of corrections facility has been closed for several years. flames. must-see video in the mediterranean. a small boat filled with migrants caught fire. all 34 people on board were forced to jump into the water as flames engulfed the boat. thankfully, nobody was hurt. a portuguese aircrew quickly responded and rescued everyone on board. in south carolina, two men are facing charges for forcing an alligator to drink here. take a look at this. they posted pictures of the incident on snapchat. officials started receiving calls and emails and of course tracked down the men. they apparently found the gator into a nearbyoad pond where he swam away. both men are facing harassment charges. tiger woods is speaking out for the first time since being arrested for suspected dui in florida. a short time ago, we alcohol was not detected. >> we have new details behind this now infamous mug s

. >> ahmari just graduated krrksz umlade from the university of illinois at chicago and heading off to a job with ford. paris just graduated from chicago state, and has a job with apple. jade is graduating from high school and preparing to attend illinois state, and four year old granddaughter brooklyn is prekindergarten. if you are keeping score, that's three generations, five family members, all graduating in 2017. >> was she a tough mother. >> absolutely. >> what was the feeling when you were up there on the stage. >> it was overwhelming. >> what did you all think when you saw your mother up there. >> it was really exciting because this is something that we feel like we pursued for so long but to see her do t the focus on her was really, really exciting. >> and lawanda flennoy isn't stopping. she plans to get her bachelor's degree in psychology as soon as she can. >> it sounds like you have very high goals for yourself in addition to your children. >> absolutely. absolutely. i have to set an example. >> thank you. >> and that she has. >> dean reynolds, that's the evening news from b

. -- chicagolinois runs illinois. state blue.ed hillary clinton is from illinois. every governor would have had, almost, is -- has been in prison or is in prison, and obama and the going which were trying to sell their seat. nobody remembers this. democrats are acting like thugs -- far-let democrats, and it is getting out of hand. hisar as comey goes, he got hand caught in the cookie jar, and he is going to go down for it. host: as far as what the special the "l can investigate, new york times" saying host: dorothy, hampton, virginia. , crestline. go ahead. -- democrats line. go ahead. you are next. caller: good morning. i would like you to pull out three statements that came out when donald trump fired comey. the first one was from rosenstein. the second one donald trump tweeted. the third thing was when donald trump was talking to lester holt. would you please pull that up so america could see? said was thing was that he was fired because of hillary clinton comey -- hillary clinton. then donald trump came out and said he was fired because of that russia think. co

. >> reporter: for more than 90 years in freeport, illinois, the young men and women have held a prom draw. each boy picks a girl's name out of the ralph draw. >> haley lenz. >> it began in the 1920s, when many students were poor and came from a nearby orphanage. >> the nuns wanted to make sure those children had the opportunity to experience a wonderful night. >> reporter: since then the kids have always voted to keep the tradition alive. >> it's definitely something you'll never forget. >> reporter: the boys will perform a exit to reveal who their date will be many. >> will you go to prom with me? >> reporter: the best part? no one says no. >> it's hard to explain the excitement that's in the room, literally everybody's cheering. >> reporter: meg and rick were prom dates in the '70s and remain friends to this day. >> it was difficult worrying about asking girls out, i might not have gone to prom, but for the fact that there was a drawing. >> reporter: on this year's big night, the tuxes and gowns are all perfect. and so is the company. >> we all grew up together basically, and to be

up to 12 missouri, illinois, indiana. widespread rain. now, we have some rivers that are in jeopardy of flootding throughout early parts of this month. mississippi river, illinois, black current, white river, missouri river, and wabash. not only that,-pressure system will dip to the deep south with strong thunderstorms. diane, kendis. >> you can see a wide area under severe weather threats today, paul. thank you. terrifying scene in the meantime. in san diego. breaking news overnight. eight people shot while attending a birthday party. the gunman opening fire at a swimming pool in an apartment complex. at least one person has died. and six others are in critical condichlgts the gunman was shot and killed by police. he lived in that apartment complex. but it is not clear if he knew the victims. >> they describe the suspect as a white male wearing brown shorts. armed with a gun. and who had shot numerous people in the pool the suspect pointed the gun at our officers. and our three of our officers fired on the suspect. and the suspect went d

jade is graduating from high school and preparing to attend illinois state. and, four-year-old granddaughter brooklyn is about to graduate from pre-kindergarten. if you are keeping score, that's three generations, five family members, all graduating in 2017. >> i set expectations, and they met them. >> reporter: was she a tough mother? >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: what was the feeling when you were up there on the stage? >> it was overwhelming. >> reporter: what did you all think when you saw your mother up there? >> it was really exciting because this is something that we feel like we pursued for so long, but to see her do it, the ued s on her was something that was really, really exciting. >> reporter: and lawanda flennoy isn't stopping. she plans to get her bachelor's degree in psychology as soon as she can. >> reporter: it sounds like you have very high goals for yourself, in addition to your children. >> absolutely. absolutely. i have to set an example. thank you. r: reporter: and that she has. >> pelley: dean reynolds. that's the "evening news" from

i want to bring in republican congressman rodney davis of illinois.esday group of house republican moderates. good to see you, congressman. you're a yes, as i understand it, on this vote. it got posted at 8:00 last night. have you read it in full? >> read the bill? yeah. i read the america health car act. little over 163 pages. what was posted last night, i'm sure, was an amendment, the upton amendment. this is different than the monstrosity we know as the affordable care act. a lot of the statistics you threw up are reminiscent of some of the statistics offered when the affordable care act was passed. twice as many people would have coverage as they do now. and the average american family would save 25$2500 a year in premiums and that hasn't been the case. >> if you have cancer, pre-existing condition, get pregnant, you and anyone else in the country will have coverage for pre-existing conditions and will be as good or better than what you have under obamacare right now? >> absolutely. i'm comfortable in saying that every american is going to have pr

senator dick durbin of illinois. >>> also, more arhinements raig the hazing death. why did witnesses at the frat wait 12 hours to call for help. >>> hans nichols, kristen welker at the white house. on set. former undersecretary of defense under president obama. washington burrow chief susan page. and "new york times" reporter and msnbc contributor, jeremy peters. hans, starting with you. what we're learning about numbers, locations, possible additional forces in afghanistan. break it down for us. >> the numbers, the range is 3,000 to 5,000. that's what we're hearing. i just got off the phone with a senior administration official. they're stressing this is still in the deliberation process. no final decision has been made. and president trump is asking some questions about this proposed policy. what we know about the policy, more troops to fight directly against the taliban. bolster the afghan national army. what trump is asking about is what's the regional approach. he is asking these questions namely because it's difficult to see a solution in afghanistan unless yo

joining me now, illinois democrat senator dick durbin.to you. >> good afternoon. >> you told my colleague, willie geist, last friday that president trump is dangerous because he may be obstructing justice. but senator dianne feinstein has since said there is no evidence of russian collusion with the trump campaign. what's your reaction, and are democrats overplaying their hand, if you will? >> no. i think all of us are heartened by the decision to choose bob mueller as the special counsel, independent investigator and prosecutor of this case. he's a man of real skill. he has real principles and he'll put his country first. he is a republican by party identification years ago, but it makes no difference from my position. i trust his judgment. >> do you think this is a witch hunt, as the president suggests? >> i'll tell you, i really think it's demeaning and outrageous to suggest a witch hunt with bob mueller involved. this is a man that was a decorated combat veteran of the vietnam war, has been a federal judge. he was not only chosen to h

at abraham lincoln national cemetery in illinois, i'm matt fin, fox news. >>> philadelphia dining stapleially set its doors at 9:00 p.m. little pete's closed for good after 39 years. the space is transforming into hotel. "good day philadelphia" was there today hanging out with the owners and customers. >> how are you feeling today? are you sad? >> very sad. i'm losing my baby. this is my first baby. this is my date. >> this is your date? >> i grew up in here. this is, you know, my dream. >> tomorrow the owners are throwing a big old block party from 11:00 to 3:00 with greek food and music. sean bell we should go there. >> we should. >> it will be fun. >> we should but lucy we don't get to see brawls that off often in baseball but we got one. >> you got one. >> we got one and i love it. i'll show the fight and i'll tell you why the guy behind that fight could bring baseball back to prominence much that's coming up next in my sports commentary. ♪ >>> fighting of course never the answer but sean bell is going to tell you why in baseball he thinks it actually is. his commentary in 15 seconds

the illinois democrat spoke about her experiences in the iraq war and her time in the u.s. house and senate. sen. duckworth: thank you. thank you all so much. and congratulations to the class of 2017. and of course, congratulations to all of the parents, sisters, brothers, family members, loved ones, children, who made this day possible. the last time i was at one of these, i was down there as a student. it looks a lot different from up here. to the faculty, staff, students, and the entire gw community, thank you for this honorary degree and for inviting me to speak to you today. it's such an unexpected honor, and i hope i'm able to live up and the entire gw community,to e previous speakers. you know, no one special like hillary clinton or michelle obama or my colleague cory booker. it can't be that tough, right? and to president knapp, thank you for your service to gw over the last decade. i really want you to pay close attention here, mr. president -- not only because i have a lot to say about all the work you've done to make this university a better place, but also becau

arlington from heights, illinois, democratic line. caller: good morning. thanks for picking me up. i appreciate this issue. and that first caller, that was a very powerful call. it reminded me of my history. but that is not the issue. the issue i want to raise is here in illinois in different parts of the country, there have been live streaming of crimes on the air. these, will any of this action that is coming up, is that going to be -- are they going to affect any of these on-air or on the net livestreamed crimes at all? guest: i did not hear part of that. the: he was talking about issue on facebook where people have been streaming violent comment -- content. guest: the fcc does not have authority over edge providers. those are regulated by the federal trade commission. as far as i know, there have not been complaints filed with the fcc. websites have pretty broad discretion, as evidenced by the wide range of things out there for people to do essentially what they want. host: what was the ruling this week? 2016, the d c circuit approved the obama administration that neutrality ru

barack, as president turned out to be very different from who he was in illinois.d great relationships with extremely conservative republicans, more conservative than what we have today in the u.s. congress. and he had an ease of interaction that didn't pan out as president. >> david, the book, i'm so impressed you could write 1,078 pages. the book is really interesting. thanks so much for sharing. >> how about a little good stuff to get your morning going? we'll bring it to you next. >> yes, we will. what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. get the recipes at walnuts.org. i count on my dell small for tech advice. with one phone call, i get products that suit my needs and i get back to business. ♪ ♪ whfight back fastts, with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at