powerful figure from illinois. he's on the national stage. he is young. he is already run for president in 1852. he is not even -- run when hi is 37 years old. 1852. a meteor. lincoln is envious of him. says his acolossus and i walk underneath his legs. he has been his rival for decades and has been attacking him for decades. they have rival newspapers in springfield. editorials flying back and forth. and lincoln feels completely insignificant. douglas is everything and then douglas blows up the world because his ambition is thwarted. he has run for president, didn't get the nomination. he wants the nomination, in 1856. so he needs to do something enormous. he wants to build a transcontinental railroad across the united states, get credit for it. he also wants to make money off it, and he has bought land in dubuque, iowa, and he made a lot of money off the illinois stroll because the owned the lakefront in chicago and sold it to the ic as the right of way land after he passed the illinois central railroad act. so,

time now for a quick break stick around though when we get back we've got to save illinois on the red alert to pass a budget or face a dreaded credit problem. and i'm not talking about. all the world's. news companies merely players but what kind of partners are into america. america. are to america. just like. you. and in. your. part. of the world. world the state we are. i'm a trial lawyer spent countless hours for a few documents to tell the story about the abuse. corporate media uses to talk about foreigners. i'm going to clear picture about how disturbing how to put. your stories to no one on. my terms or your hold. which. you have for breakfast yesterday while we just heard your health care sees your wife. or. what your biggest fear at the moment be right lisa let's. go to show you. one topic. now i read that you. work for. president ha ha ha trade europe and japan are close to striking a major free trade agreement it is seen as a signal of it to the world's largest economies are against protectionism and that this is a jumpstart to talks rather potential deals the two traded on

is not exactly on the brink of bankruptcy like puerto rico is i mean people are not leaving illinois in droves like they are from puerto rico people can so they still have jobs there are kind of going to relatively decent modest economy that will be able to help them get through this so it's not exactly like puerto rico there are some similarities but different in the way that they. can fix their problem they don't need right court system to come in and restructure everything for them right so it would be the biggest bailout in modern history what happens not snow thank god what happens to the taxpayers of this budget is a pass i'm guessing it'll rest on them yes to be cynical although i know so it looks like it will either see a tax increase if they don't then they'll just be cutting school funding infrastructure funding you know any sort of publicly funded entity is so either way taxpayers will end up paying more for less if they do pass a budget it's not really clear what would happen because we don't know the details of said budget if it were to pass so you know they might not en

the state of illinois on the red alert to pass a budget or face the dreaded credit problem. and i'm not talking about. the walking selling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle of. the new socks for the tell you that will be gossip and public but most important news today. off an advertising telling you are not cool enough and lets you buy their product. all the hawks that we along the border will watch. what you have for breakfast yesterday why would you put those through. your wife. now i did did you do drink blood boil. well president. trade europe and japan are close to striking a major free trade agreements it is seen as a signal that two of the world's largest economies are against protectionism and that this is a jumpstart to talks for other potential deals the two traded one hundred forty billion dollars in goods last year japan wants to remove high e.u. tariffs on products such as cars and electronics also seeking lower regulatory hurdles for japanese companies doing business in europe the e.u. is push

the public employmentees in illinois.en the unconscionable mess democrats have made in illinois perhaps president trump should say no. no bailout will be tolerated by the u.s. government. stripped of its name. maybe just say enough of democratic destruction. strip the state of illinois of it very name. leave a blank spot on the map for a while and give the illinois name to another cash-strapped low cal. locale. i'm speaking of puerto rico. 49 billion in mention obligations. by contrast, illinois, it's a magnitude of difficulty. illinois has 250 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. five times that of puerto rico and $15 billion in unpaid bills. puerto rico voted overwhelmingly to become a state, largely because they are a state. they love america. wink, wink. and only a quarter of eligible voters showed up at the polls for the referendum. puerto rico would fit right in here. if we kick illinois to the curb we wouldn't have to change the number of stars on the flag at least for a while. our quow takes of the evening. vo

representative from illinois' 11th district and president of the illinois state society in washington. we have mike henpin supervisor for a.t. radio here in washington, d.c. we have tony tran, star scholar, graduate of the harry s. truman college in chicago and an incoming northwestern student who is planning to study neuro science. we have katherine skiba, washington correspondent for the "chicago tribune." we have amannedo rodriguez, president of the sarae good stem academy high school in chicago. we have lisa mathews, vice president media relations, hager sharp and co-leader of the npc head liners team. we're going to skip over our uest speaker for a moment. we have lynn suite, washington bureau chief of the "chicago sun-times." we have dr. gregory jones, principal at kenwood academy high school? chicago. we have bob weiner, president of weiner public news, op-ed columnist, and the n.p.c. headliners team member who helped organize today's luncheon. we have michael smith c.e.o. of green smith public affairs and contributor to campaigns and elections magazine. we have caroline hendry

the gentleman from illinois. mr. krishnamoorthi: i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clarke. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. ms. clark: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you to my colleague from illinois for his leadership on this bill. and also to congressman thompson for all you have done to bring this to where it is today. because millions of students and workers are eager to advance into good-paying, high skilled technical careers. from childcare to manufacturing or computer science, jobs that require technical training are in high demand and we want to or make s that students across the country have the skills they need to get hired and develop their careers. with this bill, we will help strengthen the perkins career and technical education program that reaches over 11 million students every year. this bill will help policymakers measure what does and does not work in career and technical education, allowing us t

representative from illinois's 11th district and president of the illinois state society in washington. we have mike herks, mpen, a supervisor for ap radio here in washington, dv, that's mike hempen. we have tony trend, star scholar, graduate of the harry f. truman college in chicago and an incoming northwestern student who is planning to study neuro science. we have catherine skiba, washington correspondent for the chicago tribune. we have armando rodriguez president of the sarah e. goode stem academy high school in chicago. >>> we have lisa matthews, vice president of media relations at hager sharpe and coleader of the npc headlines team. we are going to skip over our guest speaker for a moment. the only time we'll do it, i promise. we have lynne sweet, washington bureau chief for the chicago sun times. we have dr. gregory jones, principal at kenwood academy high school in chicago. we have bob leaner, president of leaner public news, op-ed columnist and the npc headlines team member who helped organize today's luncheon. we have michael smith, ceo of green-smith public affairs and a c

illinois without chicago would be falling backwards. we're opening our doors.the government will have to figure out what every of the school district does that is poor or represents minority kids, but chicago will be open for the future. i can't say that about illinois. >> including education, what has been the biggest disruption for the city of chicago from the budget impasse? >> from the budget impasse? well, i'll give you, there is two things, but look, let me give you a couple of the points that you may not know. for five years in a row chicago is the number one city in the united states for corporate relocations, not one, not two, every year for five years. for five years in a row chicago is the number one city for direct and foreign investment in the united states, and in 2016 with the only city in the united states on the top 20 and our entire investment was greater than miami, atlanta, and montrÉal all combined. for five years in a row chicago's economy, this is jay leno economist, grew faster than the united states, fashion than new york and faster tha

the facts don't bear that out in illinois. but anybody that doesn't want to see something take place is going to reach for a lot of arguments. and i've fought those battles and really delved into the specifics on the issues and the numbers. we've--they've thrown out a lot of things about illinois that just aren't factual. and, you know, they're saying--the commercials on tv now are saying that these slot machines are going to be going into nursing homes. well, that's just not true, it's not in the bill. and we try to put some things in the bill to help the city of philadelphia too. i mean, there--i know from talking to some of my colleagues, there's some issues with these what they're called stop-n-go's, i think, in that area. i'm not familiar with them, but the way they're described to me is not something that i'd want to have in my community. so, this legislation provides $3 million to hire liquor control enforcement officers to help that issue get resolved in the city of philadelphia. in addition, there's $2 million for the

i want to thank the gentleman illinois, mr. davis, for being a great partner in introducing this legislation. to thank senators young, grassley and gillibrand for broe deucing companion introducing companion legislation in the senate. i'd like to list the list in ons that support of h.r. 2742. i ask my colleagues to vote yes i this important bill, and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, is recognized. davis: thank you, mr. chairman. as i d myself such time might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: i strongly support 2742, modernizing the interstate placement of care act.n foster cross-state placement of youth foster care is particularly sill yant to children living with kin -- sail yant to living in kinship caregivers. given my congressional district of he highest percentages grandparent caregivers in the nation, i'm pleased to join congresswoman colors key in leading this important legislation. this bill

in 2002 he was elected to illinois's fifth congressional district. he served as president obama's chief of staff from 2008 to 2010. a year later he became chicago's mayor and was re-elected to that post in 2015. of course education is not the only issue mayor emmanuel has faced. and we look forward to hearing him address other matters as well as he works to move the windy city forward. please join me in welcoming mayor rahm emmanuel to the press club. >> thank you. i just want you to know i started this job 6'2", 150 pounds, and now i'm 5'8". thank you for that introduction. a little over 30 years ago secretary bennett called the chicago public school system the worst public school system in the united states of america. let me give you the results today. the graduation rate when i first became mayor was for 57% and now it's 67%, a growth. third, 42% of all our students today graduate with college credit. 42% of our kids go on and are accepted to college equal to the united states of america. and trust me, our demographics is not the united states of

illinois has second highest property tax rate. they want reforms to workers' compensation in illinois, which republicans say is being abused. they want to reform that that doesn't happen. reform of the state's pension plans. here is the problem. if we get past the deadline, hopefully, the bond rating doesn't go immediately down but here is what does begin to happen. one, road projects. there is no money for them after midnight tonight, so they stop. schools won't have funding, so they could shut down. colleges and universities in the university system in illinois may start to lose accreditation because of the problem. lottery, powerball and megamillions, illinois will zoos to be part of that because they don't have the money. downgrade potential on the bonds. it is a bad scene but right now they're trying to send a message, we're starting to work together. we think we can work this out if we go into tomorrow. i leave you with a tweet from one illinois resident. it says, please, please, please, pass the budget today. look to your c

illinois has lost more residents in 2016 than any other state. people want to get out of there because they think they're being charged too much by the state. >> yes, david, and this is the third year in a row that has happened. companies are leaving illinois which is why they have to throw tax credits and try to bribe them to stay that. if you want to see what's right two neighbors, wisconsin and indiana. they've done fiscally, cut taxes and they have a booming economy. look at the midwest, look at their neighbors. david: or zero income tax, like florida or texas. florida, they're getting 1,000 new residents every day, that's over 300,000 new people a year because people don't want to pay the taxes to their state. >> they sure don't, david. i asked my husband if we could move there, sunny weather, too. illinois is the bottom of the barrel. they truly have been wildly irresponsible. they only fund about 40% of their pensions, leaving the taxpayer with unfunded liability of over $80 billion. so i feel for the people whose pensions are not going to

state-by-state the new republican party was being organized and in illinois a group of anti- slavery newspaper editors invited lincoln to join them as their leader in a meeting to organize a convention of the new party for illinois. lincoln was absent at the time and recalled and believing i knew what his feelings and judgment on the vital questions of the hour were i took the liberty to cite his name to the call. john todd stewart, who you remember as lincoln's first law partner, tried to remove lincoln endorsement. he rushed into the law office and confronted him he asked if lincoln had signed the abolition call. he said i answered in the negative adding that i had signed his name myself to the question did lincoln authorize i returned and that it no. then exclaimed the startled and indignant stewards, you have ruined him. i thought i understood lincoln thoroughly herndon road but nor did i vindicate myself if a sale, i mainly sat down after stewart had left the office and wrote lincoln who was then in tazewell county attending court. a brief account of what i had done and how much

in illinois. nationally, the tanf emergency jobs. reated 260,000 good subsidized employment programs have three characteristics that make them an attractive part of tanf. they were able to increase employment quickly. they helped some of the individuals who faced the greatest challenges enter the work force and stay there, and when funded on a large scale, they can help boost local economies. for these reasons, democrats have proposed subsidized employment within tanf for years. my friend and colleague from wisconsin, gwen moore, initially proposed allowing subsidized employment in tanf many years ago. i embraced her idea in my responsible fatherhood bill, and i'm pleased to join with representative curbelo on this effort. if we are truly committed to helping families work their way out of poverty, we will need to do much more to strengthen tanf. we will need to ensure that states actually spend tanf money on tanf recipients. we need to improve access to education and training. critical changes th

joined by illinois congresswoman robin kelly. she is here giving her reaction to this week's events and talking about some other policy issues as well. republicans can call 202-748-8001. democrats can call 202-748-8000. independents can call 202-748-8002. a lot of the congress people say they feel like targets and what security measures can be implemented. have you -- do you feel threatened? guest: i received one threat, and it was after the hacking and all of that. i turned it over to capitol police. i did not realize they were going to do this, but they turned it over to the police were i live, but it was a hoax. i think they traced it to someone on another continent actually. host: what would you like to see changed? maybe something in your home district around d.c.? what do you think should happen? first of all, the capitol police to a fantastic, amazing job. i don't really feel afraid. i know you always have to be cautious. and when we have a fence, i do have security there, not that anyone would know. they don't have unifor

hodgkinson from belleville, illinois. fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with me now on the details of the shooter. >> reporter: thank you, liz, agents are actively investigating hodgkinson, associates, social media posts and potential motivation, the atf is running a trace on two weapons to include a rifle as well as a handgun. a well-placed source identifies the suspect as 66-year-old james t. hodgkinson of illinois, a facebook page includes photos of bernie sanders as well as anti-trump rhetoric. we are not going to show you the posts at fox news but describe them. one reads in part trump is a traitor, trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and company. meantime, a local illinois newspaper is reporting that the suspect sent letters to the editor about five years ago railing against republicans and tax policies. in the august 2012 letter it reads in part i have never said life sucks, only the policies of the republicans. today a man who only gave the name dale claimed to

reporter: \[inaudible] illinois plates. mr. slater: the only comment i'll make is a white cargo van. reporter: can the capitol police talk to us about their officers and particularly those who were injured and returned fire? mr. rogers: we did put a statement out today and the chief wants to commend special agent krystal griner, david bailey for their heroic and appropriate response to protecting members today. he's grateful for special agent griner who is in good condition at the hospital, having been shot in the ankle. and special agent baileys was treated and released, having sustained a minor injury during the incident. united states capitol police is dedicated to the mission of protecting the united states capitol, members of congress and staff and the visiting public. and today we saw how our officers' extensive training was put into action. we also would like to thank our partner agencies, the f.b.i., a.t.f., u.s. park police, virginia state police, and especially the alexandria police for their work in helping us to res

reporter: county officers interacted with him in march in illinois. was it shortly after that that he came here? because you said he's been here since march. mr. slater: we believe he's been here since march. so i'm not going to comment on the specifics of that. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: i'm not exactly sure on that. don't have a comment on that. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: no. that's what we're really asking the public to help us with. because we're just not sure at this time. reporter: \[inaudible] mr. slater: i'm not going to comment on that. the part of an active investigation. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: not going to comment on that either. so really, we're exploring all angles and we're not going to be limited by -- we'll let the facts take us where it goes. reporter: witnesses say he was handcuffed. was he still speaking and conscious when he was taken away? mr. slater: i can't comment on that, i'm not sure. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: that i'm not aware of, no, ma'am. reporter: do we know if he was working in the area

fidelity is the largest holder of illinois bonds. vanguard has $1.44 billion invested in illinois.nd dodge and cox, they would be on the hook if things don't go well. the state's credit rating and bond prices have suffered and may present an opportunity for a bold investor. illinois bonds yielding 5.8%. the only problem is, here is what the state is facing. unpaid bills of nearly $15 billion, structural defend city in the $7 billion and unfunded fence liabilities of a quarter trillion dollars. i don't know if i would want to be invested that way or not. check that 401k. lou: what you are saying here when it comes to the state of illinois is that their necessity to raise money to pay those public employee pensions could overwhelm their ability to hire people for public employed jobs. >> and the state supreme court said you can't diminish those pensions and the u.s. constitution says you can't go bankrupt. that's hi-def anything of been a rock and hard place. i don't know what you do. lou: jeff flock, thanks so much. be sure to vote in our poll tonight. should president trump allow o

tax, illinois has about the fourth lowest.it's going to have to to up. if illinois does not raise taxes, if lawmakers failed to reach an agreement with provisions to reduce the state's structural deficit, it is likely they will again lower the ratings on the states bonds. it cost the state of a whole lot more to borrow, if you don't have any money, borrowing is what you are going to do a lot of. also as a final note, the state has run up $800 million in interest on the bills it hasn't paid. kind of like taking a lighter out and letting $800 million on fire for a lack of doing anything. it is not a pretty picture in the state of illinois, particularly this construction site, down to one lane, it is usually three. >> heather: thank you so much, appreciate it. that's a lot of money. >> jon: a fox news alerts, a fire in utah is raging. a break in the heat wave this weekend helped firefighters maintain this massive wildfire but the wind is expected to pick up again which will fan the flames. >> you know there is risk when you buy s

attacked or was of the state of illinois that contacted the federal government? >> we are contacted by the fbi. i don't have the exact date. it was after we had refer the matter to the attorney general's office. my guess would be probably a week after. >> a week after the age he was notified by us of this brief. >> in the age he was notified approximately one? >> july 19 and will point to the state of illinois know that it was the russians? >> actually, to this day we don't know with certainty that it was the russians. we have never been told by any official entity the only one we're world that was investigating was the fbi and and they have not told us definitively it was the russian. our it staff was able to identify seven ip addresses from a foreign location, i believe in the netherlands. that doesn't mean the attack originated there,. >> did you have some initial assessments of their own? >> no, because anything of that nature would have been speculative. we did not want to do that. we wanted to leave that to the professional investigators. >> give us an upda

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker, on january 29, 2017, u.s. navy special warfare operator william

but in chicago rather illinois. also somebody who needs to be voted out like speaker michael jay madigan. this is an individual who actually only cares about illegal immigrants at this point i'm pretty much no one else. they speak to that that impact in my little brother, my younger brother was in the car with three of his friends when it was riddled with bullets. elizabeth: we need the police to stay on the payroll. we need everything up and running. i'm curious about the fact our viewers at home all over the country say why should i care? they should care because who's going to pay for this? >> the citizens of chicago in illinois are looking to get bills about the federal government. the leadership refuses to sit down and say look, we are going to work something out. we are going to make sure our pensions are funded and raise taxes but reform the system of governing in illinois. that isn't going to happen. i don't think the special session will change much of anything. going back to chicago and this is something i

illinois now at risk of entering a negative credit spiral.the payment obligations having speculative grade characteristics. translate, if you invest in illinois stale bonds you might not get your money back. the state is $14 billion with overdue billions right now. that is costing taxpayers an additionalhundred -- $800 million in fees and interests because they haven't passed a budget in two years. s&p in issuing the downgrade issued following factors as reasons. $700 billion deficit in the current fiscal year of the variable rate debt, if interest payments go up, debt could go up. pension payments $130 billion behind. dysfunctional politics, democrats, republicans can't get together to pass a budget. what does it mean in the big picture? best made clear looking at all of the countries around the world that now have a better bond rating, better credit rating than illinois. countries like mexico, trinidad and tobago, philippines and colombia and peru. they're rated actually as a better credit risk than the state of illinois. ashley: my, oh, my

>> yes, sir. >> and illinois? >> yes weeks do. >> we have provisional ballots but they're very limited. and we also have election day registration so people can register at the polls. >> so the failure to have your name properly on the -- i understand, chairman, and i also notice the time on others. but just the registration system is much more open than the tallying system. that doesn't mean the tallying the idea that ing ting is. >> senator cane. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> dr. halderman, you're pretty good at hacking voting machines by your testimony. did russians of the resources -- >> you've testified here today that you were able to hack into a voting machine in 48 hours, change the results and nobody knew you had done it. and if you could do it, i think the point is the russians could do it if they chose. and we've been talking a lot about registration lists. my understanding is that quite often a voter registration list at some point in the process is linked up with the computer that has the voter regis

the state of illinois in crisis.ht now are racing to get a budget deal by the end of the week. this is do or die. not passing a budget could trigger a downgrade to junk status for the state. jeff flock standing by in chicago. we've said before they had a week here, week there, why is it now absolutely serious? >> well, they're in emergency session right now, liz because they're starting the third year without budget and things start happening. like this construction site i'm at now. there's 700 of these road construction sites in illinois. they would shut down on friday, so we would start to see traffic back up, they would kick illinois out of the powerball lottery and the megamillions. and if that downgrade happens, bad, bad stuff. because take a look at this. we just got these numbers from our friends at performance trust. currently, illinois' bonds -- because they don't have any money. they've got to borrow. their bonds is now paying 4.8% in interest. if they were a regular state, they would be paying 1.8. so illi

he was from illinois. he was a bernie sanders supporter and he didn't hide his strong political views on social media, particularly when it came to president trump. here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: police today racing to the home of james hodgkinson in a desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer, killed in a shootout with police. trying to find a motive for a man who had strident political beliefs, but who no one knew would explode into a barrage of gunfire. in the 66-year-old's hometown in southwestern illinois, shock. >> i mean, he was in a few fights and stuff like that, but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi focused on these posts portraying a deep hatred for republicans, even calling president trump a "traitor." "trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and co." and he posted a cartoon critical of congressman steve scalise, who he allegedly shot today. he joined

the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, for five minutes. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and memory of my friend, roy hurdle, who passed away thursday, may 25, at the age of 68. roy was a true public servant and community leader in montgomery county, illinois. throughout his life and career, he held many roles in the region and had an immeasurable impact on countless lives, including mine. as a teacher, circuit clerk, county board chairman and administrator for the county's department of health and human services in the state of illinois, roy's career was defined by his dedication to bettering the lives of those, not only in montgomery county, but also throughout central illinois. his involvement in the region went far beyond his career. roy was an active member of the disciples of christ in hillsboro, a 45-year men meb of the lion's club where he held all offices, the district lieutenant governor and district governor in 1991 and 1992. a member of the mount mariah masonic lodge number 51. a.f. and

he sent tim barber to his hometown in illinois to learn more. more fr in the meantime, an update on how the victims of the shooting are doing. suzanne kennedy is live at medstar hospital. onthe road to recovery is for the victims although the road will be a long one for two eople shote p yesterday. we start with steve scalise, remaining here -- he is in medical condition. authorities say he went under surgery and will need more. -- shothe lobbyist for in the chest and transported to gw hospital, where he is in critical condition. u.s. capitol police agent -- was shot in the ankle and remains at washingtonere hospital center. she is a member of the dignitary protection center and was there scalia. -- was treated for minor injuries and was released from the hospital. cap thats shot in the was released from the hospital. overnight, the hospital -- president paid a surprise visit to the hospital to visit steve scalise. he said -- steve scalise is in tough shape but is a fighter. pray for steve scalise. the hospital says they will give updates. repor

if illinois is downgraded to junk status, things will only get worse from here. >> nearly 25% of illinoiss to pension programs. that's kind of high, too >> what does illinois have to do to fix this problem? joining us now is the senior fellow from the manhattan institute on debt and institu s institutes and let me be clear here lou, i want people to understand that you manage pensions for local moneyalti mon municipalities and not for the sta states, you don't get any state funding, correct >> correct >> your pension fund is 90% funded compares to the state of illinois which is less than 40%. >> that's correct. >> you got any ideas for them? >> well, you know the problem in illinois has been fairly consistent that the state did not fund five pension funds and actually between 85 and 2012 the state under funded those systems by $41 billion that puts you behind the eight ball >> all right, do you have any idea of how they can make it up or what they have to do from here >> the pension is difficult to make up. when you mention $20 billion and unfunded liabilities here is the problem with tha

they're trying to gain access to some electrical devices of tha gunman from illinois as well. that's how close that gunman parked to that playground. we talked to fitness instructors who were going to have a class out here today but because of the heat they called it off. even closer proximity, the third base dugout, right behind it that's where he opened fired. this section of alexandria, witnesses say the gunman started shooting through a chain-link fence near that third base dugout. congressman scalise was standing on second base. he was shot in the hip as gunfire raked other people on the field. some witnesses took cover and in the other dugout right in front of first base. news4 learned the gunman had a recent connection to the ymca right next to this field. we'll have more on that in a moment. very interesting just how far back he may have been living out of his van in this neighborhood but first, we want to hear from a texas congressman, roger williams who was the coach of this team about heard as it all unfolded shortly after 7:00 this morning. >> i heard the first sho

brian: this is the senate floor in illinois. david: yes. a the aftermath of losing 2000 congressional challenge to incoming democratic represent -- incumbent democratic ,epresentative harvey rush makes, in my judgment, the choice that he has to figure out how to win. that being victorious is essential. and you start seeing a series of changes. ton barack first announces run for the state senate in the he by hand fills out a questionnaire saying, i support gay marriage. i think it is relatively well-known that that is something he backed off of very quickly, very significantly. he is ay, early on, very outspoken proponent of gun control. there is some significant backing away from that, too. chaptere very detailed recounting his senate candidacy 2002 to 2004, i think what this book presents in extensively whomented detail is someone is changing themselves in order to be a successful statewide politician. brian: let me then ask you about the cover of the book. should i assume that this cover photo wasn't just haphazard? that there is a reason