reporter: the campaign for illinois governor has gotten pretty lively.e got chicago congressman rod blagojevich. what's that name again? -bala-jo-vich. -reporter: bala-jo-vich, huh? -bala-jo-vich. -you sure? positive. tapper: during rod's 2002 governor's campaign, dick mell's membership in the old school chicago elite was a definite bonus, but it was rod's working class bonafides and people skills that did all the rest. coming from the family he did, he had a real working class chip on his shoulder, and his two heroes were elvis and richard nixon, both because they were guys who came from the wrong side of their tracks and fought their way up and were kind of disdained by the elites. in fact, if those two gritty 20th century icons fought their way into a single person, you might actually end up with rod blagojevich, for better and for worse. the rod blagojevich that i first met was youthful. he was energetic. he had this kind of mane of black hair that was super thick, and you could tell it was filled with hair product. the hair-- so iconic in its own ri

we look at the illinois u.s. house delegation of the 17 members also helped by the legislature drawing, the redistricting map, it is democratic. that is kind of the lay of the land where this race is going to turn out in illinois. host: let's hear from paul in virginia on our line for independents. good morning, paul. caller: good morning. i'm an old guy, and i was in chicago in 1968, at the end of the month, to get a diploma at the university of chicago. i was heavily invested in the antiwar demonstrations. the atmosphere then was different than now. lyndon johnson had announced that he was not going to run on march 31, and hubert humphrey became the leader, and there was a challenge from bobby kennedy, who was then assassinated. and four days after lyndon johnson decided not to run, martin luther king was assassinated. there was terrible violence. the politics were very different. right now, you have an arranged convention, a coronation of a candidate who, until it was announced and moved -- host: paul, back to

how about: "illinois, home of the notorious serial killer john wayne gacy!"don't think that would have played, desi. >> okay, okay, or: "illinois: where four of our last ten governors went to prison!" [cheers and applause] >> jordan: desi, no, i don't think that one's better. >> okay, fine, what about: "illinois: in the winter, you'll freeze your tits off!" [cheers and applause] >> jordan: okay, i think we're good. desi lydic, everybody. [cheers and applause] let's move on. i want to move on. because after the roll call, it was time for the speeches. and the headliners were barack and michelle obama. >> america, hope is making a comeback! [cheers and applause] >> america is ready for a new chapter. america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president kamala harris! [cheers and applause] >> jordan: you know, i almost forgot how charming and inspirational the obamas are! frankly, it's a shot of adrenaline to see these masters of the craft. you sort of want to sit in it. i almost don't want to listen to anybody else. but you know what? the democrats

and illinois has separate excise taxes.add up to more than $1,000 annually per person. >> bret: explain what's an excise tax and what are some additional taxes people in illinois face that maybe other states don't have to face? >> '8" know has the highest sales tax. excise tax in the nation. in the city of chicago has the highest sales tax of any big city in the u.s. so if you go down to walgreen's and you buy an umbrella, that's getting taxed over 10% just one purchase. >> bret: 10%? >> yes. >> bret: people in illinois face taxes on beer, wine, liquor, sports betting 20 to 40% depending on the operator's revenues and wireless service taxes are the highest in the country nearly 34%. there are also taxes on kobach co-and cannabis. >> has impacted taxes. has there been a reanalysis because of inflation? >> here's the trick that was pulled, lori lightfoot in the city of chicago tied property tax increases to inflation automatically increasing property taxes unless lawmakers say no. same with the gas tax. so by tieing it to inf

and i'm so proud that springfield, illinois, is home to the beginning of the naacp. good things can come out of bad things, as long as you don't forget what happened. >> yes. >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> dick? >> this was not the only race riot in america by any means. my hometown of east st. louis, illinois, had one as well. the difference here was it was the home of abraham lincoln. at that moment in history, people reflected on the fact and were stunned and outraged to think this happened in mr. lincoln's hometown. and i think that's what inspired the naacp, mr. president. that's why that has national significance. but it was the connection with lincoln that really drove home the point that racism has to end in america, and we're still fighting that battle. [applause] >> nikki? >> i would just add, again, an appreciation to you, mr. president, for honoring this moment in history for springfield and this, just the unanimous support for the community. this is a happy day for us, but that we have so much more work to do in ou

hall in east moline, illinois. he was a good-looking kid, 6'2", clear-eyed with an easy smile. he told me he joined the marines and was head to go iraq the following week. as i listened to him explain why he'd enlisted the absolute faith he had in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service i thought this young man was all that any of us might ever hope for in a child. but then i asked myself, are we serving him as well as he's serving us? i thought of the 900 men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors, who won't be returning to their own hometowns. i thought of the families i met struggling to get by without a loved one's full income or whose loved one returned with a limb missing but still lack long-term health care benefits because they were reservists. when we send our young men and women into harm's way we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return and to never ever go to war without e

so our next speaker didn't have to travel very fair, as the 43rd governor of illinois he has led oneitious policy agendas in the state's history. since taking office, governor pritzker has balanced the budget, reduced the pension liability and received six credit upgrades all while championing initiatives to create jobs, raise the minimum wage, protect reproductive rights and first law phasing out fossil fuel in the midwest. so, let's give him a big nevada welcome, and welcome to the state, governor pritzker. [applause]. >> jb, jb. >> no, no, dmm, dmm. >> dmm, dmm. dmm. so proud to be with you nevada democrats. you guys are crushing it. you really are. welcome to chicago. everybody having fun? >> yeah. >> you can maybe tell my voice is cracking every once in a while. i've been having fun, too. i've been out too late we love it and tim walz last night, was he not outstanding? honestly, and i must say that, i mean, i kept clutching my heart watching his family. and knowing what a good dad he must be. and so i just -- i just want to say that because you know, each night there's been a m

in central illinois. he had been going to small towns and making friends with his funniest and his fairness, his kindness and his intelligence. as a result, david davis could oversee a team of diehard hard supporters ready to work themselves close to exhaustion in for him in chicago. and they could afford to do that because convention was taking place in. state and that kind of personal loyalty made all the difference. now, early in cotion, the chief alternative to seward seemed to be this man. a missouri judge named edward bates, a conservative who did not like all this agitation about slavery. his argued he would calm the south and negate all threats of secession. and he had the backing of some powerful, including the most influential newspaper editor in the country horace greeley. unfortunately for bates, german immigrants were dead set against him because he had with the no nothing party. prominent germans went so far as to hold their own national in chicago. that same just down the road from the repu

desde chicago, illinois.del presidente joe biden para regularizar a quienes estÁn casados con ciudadanos estadounidenses. paco cuevas nos dice lo que se necesita para aplicar. >> este es el formulario y 131 f que a partir de hoy se convierte en un verdadero alivio para mÁs de medio millÓn de inmigrantes como guadalupe gutiÉrrez. >> me va a ayudar mucho para no poder ir a pedir perdÓn a mÉxico y hacerlo aquÍ y aquÍ. a mÍ me trajeron de muy chiquita y no conozco nada allÁ. >> el programa conocido como parole en place y aprobado en julio por la administraciÓn del presidente biden, es en esencia un perdÓn que anula temporalmente el castigo para aquellos que entraron irregularmente al paÍs, pero que estÁn casados o son hijos de un ciudadano estadounidense. >> ese miedo ya lo podemos eliminar porque ahora todo el trÁmite lo voy a poder hacer aquÍ dentro de estados unidos. >> los requisitos bÁsicos para los posibles beneficiados son estar casado con un ciudadano estadounidense. haberse casado antes del 17 de junio d

. >> where the values of -- >> reporter: illinois governor j.b. pritzker released this video touting his record. >> there's no better place to see the change possible under democratic leadership than here in illinois. >> reporter: and minnesota governor tim walz, a former high school teacher, marveled he's in the mix at all. >> i don't know if every high school geography teacher expects to be in this position at some point. but it is very strange to be running on my treadmill and have people talking about the things that are there. and i scream back, this guy is too old. i'm running my butt off on the treadmill. >> reporter: as harris faces scrutiny, she is highlighting her time as attorney general. >> kamala harris prosecuted transnational gang members and got them sentenced to prison.p> being sentenced to prison. >> reporter: former president donald trump and his running mate, senator j.d. vance, keep raising doubts about her focus on the root causes of immigration. vance spoke to cbs news while touring the u.s.-mexico border in arizona. >> i th

in central illinois. he had been going to small towns and making friends with his funniest and his fairness, his kindness and his intelligence. as a result, david davis could oversee a team of diehard hard supporters ready to work themselves close to exhaustion in for him in chicago. and they could afford to do that because convention was taking place in. state and that kind of personal loyalty made all the difference. now, early in convention, the chief alternative to seward seemed to be this man. a missouri judge named edward bates, a conservative who did not like all this agitation about slavery. his argued he would calm the south and negate all threats of secession. and he had the backing of some powerful, including the most influential newspaper editor in the country horace greeley. unfortunately for bates, german immigrants were dead set against him because he had with the no nothing party. prominent germans went so far as to hold their own national in chicago. that same just down the road from the

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, which has been the capital of southern illinois. catholicism for almost 200 years now. i'm a great, great grandson of irish immigrants on my mother's side, but my mother grew up in philadelphia. one of the two, major metropol areas that had a republican irish machine. philadelphia and pittsburgh. and you keep talking about how and irish lincoln was and some of the whigs and certainly a lot of the england republicans. you don't ask. why? the reason why? because the irish voted 90 to 95% for the democrats. and there wasn't serious reason for them. i think i just not to interrupt you, but i think i did say exactly that. i'll address the german part in a minute, but i said exactly that lincoln liked immigrants who were republicans and the democrats. yeah, but the germans probably leaned a little more democrat than republican, but at least they weren't. bloc voting like 9090 5%. may i answer some of what you said? yes. all right. which i will in a second. so gustav carter plays a large role in my. his loyalty to lincoln. complete, absolu

illinois governor j.b. the whether the protests will compare to those that woked -- rocked the 1968 dnc in chicago. watch this. >> the protesters are protesting something that is very far away from here, very important or, but it's not about people getting drafted from here going abroad. so it's a whole different situation, and honestfully, i expect that we're going to have peaceful protests. maria: the protests happening after another weekend of violence in chicago. at least 23 people were shot and 5 people killed. so for this year there have been almost 14000 shooting cements -- 1400 and more than 1200 sexual assaults. multiple local businesses in downtown chicago have boarded up ahead of the dnc, expecting potential unrest. joining me now is congressman darren lahood. thanks very much for being here. what can you tell us about chicago this week? >> well, i think what you're going to see is chicago and illinois are grown zero for the failed policies of -- ground zero for the failed policies of the biden a

new this morning, this year's hosts, illinois governor j. b. pritzker and chicago mayor brandon johnson will also speak, welcoming democrats to their neck of the woods. the dnc also announced the themes on each of these nights, centered around "for the people, for our future." joining us now, dnc chair, jamie harrison, who is looking calm, cool, collected. >> and up early because he is in chicago. thank you, chairman harrison for joining us this morning. four people who maybe have never been to a convention before or don't understand the party process of it all, can you just talk about the role that you play in conjunction with chair of the convention and what is going to happen on monday specifically? >> thank you and good morning to all of you. the convention is an entity of the national party. the rnc held their convention in milwaukee and we are holding our convention in chicago. we work very closely with our convention team to work on the programming, to work on all of the accommodations that are necessary, from the housing to the faciliti

on behalf of great state of illinois, crossroads, the nation land of lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. tonight is a particular honor. me, because let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. my father was foreign student, born and raised in a small village in kenya. he grew up herding goats, went to in a tin roof shack. his father, my grandfather was a cook, a domestic servant. the british. but my grandfather had larger dreams for his son through hard work, perseverance, my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place. america that's shown as a beacon of freedom opportunity to so many who had come before. while studying here, my father met my mother. she was born a town on the other side of the world in kansas. her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the depression, the day after pearl harbor, my grandfather signed up for duty, joined patton's army marched across europe back home. my grandmother raised a baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. after the war they studied on the gi

on behalf of great state of illinois, crossroads, the nation land of lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. tonight is a particular honor. me, because let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. my father was foreign student, born and raised in a small village in kenya. he grew up herding goats, went to in a tin roof shack. his father, my grandfather was a cook, a domestic servant. the british. but my grandfather had larger dreams for his son through hard work, perseverance, my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place. america that's shown as a beacon of freedom opportunity to so many who had come before. while studying here, my father met my mother. she was born a town on the other side of the world in kansas. her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the depression, the day after pearl harbor, my grandfather signed up for duty, joined patton's army marched across europe back home. my grandmother raised a baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. after the war they studied on the gi

we look at the illinois u.s.egation of the 17 members also helped by the legislature drawing, the redistricting map, it is democratic. that is kind of the lay of the land where this race is going to turn out in illinois. host: let's hear from paul in virginia on our line for independents. good morning, paul. caller: good morning. i'm an old guy, and i was in chicago in 1968, at the end of the month, to get a diploma at the university of chicago. i was heavily invested in the antiwar demonstrations. the atmosphere then was different than now. lyndon johnson had announced that he was not going to run on march 31, and hubert humphrey became the leader, and there was a challenge from bobby kennedy, who was then assassinated. and four days after lyndon johnson decided not to run, martin luther king was assassinated. there was terrible violence. the politics were very different. right now, you have an arranged convention, a coronation of a candidate who, until it was announced and moved -- host: paul, back to 1968, wer

we look at the illinois u.s.elegation of the 17 members also helped by the legislature drawing, the redistricting map, it is democratic. that is kind of the lay of the land where this race is going to turn out in illinois. host: let's hear from paul in virginia on our line for independents. good morning, paul. caller: good morning. i'm an old guy, and i was in chicago in 1968, at the end of the month, to get a diploma at the university of chicago. i was heavily invested in the antiwar demonstrations. the atmosphere then was different than now. lyndon johnson had announced that he was not going to run on march 31, and hubert humphrey became the leader, and there was a challenge from bobby kennedy, who was then assassinated. and four days after lyndon johnson decided not to run, martin luther king was assassinated. there was terrible violence. the politics were very different. right now, you have an arranged convention, a coronation of a candidate who, until it was announced and moved -- host: paul, back to 1968, w

. >> illinois in invest in kids tax 2015.e 17% increase tax income scholarship granting organizations. the awards are then provided to students who meet income requirements, so they can attend private schools. >> being here at saint sabina, we were able to explore the arts. they learned how to play the flute, they learned how to play the violin. just the doors of opportunity that opened when a child gets to choose where they want to go. education is a choice. it shouldn't just be based on finances, it should be a family choice. >> bret: the invest in kids program ended in december. now, with summer vacation coming to an end, some students may find themselves in new environments. >> so what's going to happen now? >> that is the worst part of it. a lot of families now are scrambling to see what are they going to do for the next tax year? coming up, the financial burden is too much if you have two or three children and you have to come out of pocket with the full revenue. that's a good question. that's the question for our legis

the state of illinois. 1700 of which are on strike down the block at the university of illinois right workers who are fighting for our patients our safety, our staffing, and a seat at the table in decision-making at the hospital where we do all the work. health-care workers don't get to walk away when there's a public health and safety crisis. you all know that the nurses are the ones who stood by their patients during the covid pandemic and and health care workers in gaza do the same to save the lives of those who are being bombed to bits and hospitals that are supposed to be sacred spaces, places of safety and healing. we believe that racism is a public health crisis, and so is genocide. but methods with which health care corporation seek to exploit and oppress workers in chicago, illinois come and u.s. are rooted in the same oppression exploitation and extraction tactics used against the palestinian people of gaza. if any of you know a nurse, you know we don't know how to be silent. we will never stop advocating for our patients, and we see all the palestinian people as our people.

and pro palestine protesters outside democratic national convention in chicago, illinois called for gaza cease fire and an end to us support for the israeli regime. hello everyone, it's 12:30 am in tehran, you're watching press tv, world news. new reports of death and destruction in gaza as israel forces launch more deadly strikes on central and southern parts of the besieg strip. medical sources have confirmed at least 13 people have been killed in latest israely bombings in nuserat, derab to the center of gaza and khan unis to the south. also in khan unis a journalist was wounded while covering israel's ground invasion in southern ghaza a day after another journalist was killed by the regime's tank fire in the city of hammad. death of 26-year-old abraham's increased number of media killed in the gaza war to 169. according to the uh gaza health ministry, total number of palestinians killed in israel's genocidal onslot since early october has topped 40,100 along with 92,000 injuries and thousands are missing and presume burried under rubble. now the israel army says a mistaken air strike

next is pat from the convention home state of illinois, democrats line. where are you in illinois?aller: i'm a little south of chicago. it was interesting to hear mr. hill, supporting the choice of the americans. i wonder what progress is going to be made in the pro-choice movement of democrats. and after birth abortions, do you think that will address that this year -- they will address that this year? host: thank you very much. we will go to a call from jeff from new york. discussing democratic party all addicts. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would just like to say, i can't understand -- i know everyone wants to stand up for democracy. host: are you there? i just lost your call. let me move on to sean in california on the democrats line. good afternoon. caller: good afternoon, everyone in the united states and all around the world. i wanted to call, like the anaheim caller from california. since the new change, kamala harris and walz, i think there has been a shift with kindness. you see people being more polite and trying to be more unified. that is where we would like

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, worked at the university of illinois for a while.icago is also legendary for so many reasons. but let's talk about this choice, because you were on that list as vp choice as well potentially. what do you make of the tim walz pick and what it's done for this ticket? >> well, i know tim walz well. not only has he been chairman of the democratic governors association, but we went through covid together, we got elected at the same time. i supported him when he was running for election and re-election and helped him win the legislature in minneapolis. he's got a huge heart. he cares so deeply for public service. and for the people of minnesota. and it's come through in all the policies he's effectuated on the ground. imagine if he's able to spread that across the country with kamala harris. i know he's going to tell people about that on the campaign trail, but i want people to know from someone who considers him a friend. he's a good, decent human being. >> yeah, governor pritzker, thank you very much. i'm going to throw it to ari melber

middle east ceasefire is closer than we've ever been at is site of 1908 race riot in springfield, illinois, the designation warninged 116th anniversary of the riot on august 14th to 16th of that year, attending signing in the oval office were the members to have illinois congressional delegation, civil rights leaders and interior secretary deb haaland. olleaguese administration to make this happen. i will say one thing, i would not have thought having been in the senate for so many years and vice president for eight years that we would have to worry about people wanting to erase history, what we cannot read or write. and what i am excited about beyond the specifics, we are creating history, we are not. we are allowing people to remember what happened so everyone remembers what could happen and it could still happen. something happened here similar recently. and so i want to thank senator duckworth and the senators -- [laughter] by the way, we were a irish kid and no one in this neighborhood had a name ending in ki. there was a mob not far from lincoln's home unleashed a race riot and it sh

attending the signing in the oval office were members of the illinois congressional delegation, civil rights leaders, and interior secretary deb holland. president: colleagues and members of the administration and outside of the administration. i want to say one thing at the outset. [inaudible] the vice president for 12 years and president for four years. we see people wanting to araise history. but we can't read or can't write. what i'm excited about, and specific to this, we're regrading history and allowing history to be written for what happened so our children and grandchildren understand what happened and what could still happen. matter of fact, something happened here very similar. so i want to especially thank the 600 -- [inaudible] senators -- [laughter] by the by the way, i moved from an irish neighborhood, scranton, and move to delaware, i was the only kid in the neighbor that conditioned end in k-i. there wam lincoln's home unleashed a race riot and it shocked the country. these folks work so hard and a lot of people forgot it. with railroad tracks and a lot going on there

kathyrn: shame, a race riot in the home of bring field illinois, the home of abraham lincoln? we do not want anybody to know about that. i am sure that is why. it is a black spot on springfield's history. whoever would've thought that there would be a race riot in the home of mr. lincoln. that would be the last place. plus, it was in the north. usually associate race riots to be in the south. and lynchings in the south. but no. this was in the north. you know, it says we should remember our history or else we are condemned or something like that to repeat it. because i hoped that we would never get to the state or get to the stage in springfield where walz ticket. this event is just under half an hour.

families. >> in illinois, healthcare costs are written steadily along the national average.e among the highest in the nation. >> the pharmaceutical companies have been running the game too long jacking up the cost of prescription drugs. >> bret: out-of-pocket expenditures have decreased overtime as health insurance as expanded. 170 health insurance 42% of costs. it now covers around 72%. >> bret: do unions and your union that's represent. still support employer-based insurance and would they prefer kind of a medicare more all plan. >> we have unions that have really good and strong robust healthcare funds. we also have unions that are incredible supporters of medicare for all and making sure that there's always a strong public option. and those two things don't have to be exclusive to one mother. >> >> it varies based on the union? >> it varies based on the union, generally speak, all unions support making sure that their members have have healthcare options. >> the bottom line most important everyone have access to healthcare that is the going and purpose for me supporting

he's the donald trump minime. >> look at illinois. you have this guy, pritzker -- >> j. b.attention, and apparently kamala harris' attention. "the new york times" reported last year, quote, the billionaire governor, seen by some democrats as the in case of emergency break glass candidate. one of the few prominent politicians who could stand up a white house run at a moment's notice, end quote. now it is harris who jump started a campaign at a moment's notice. governor j.d. pritzker is backing her and on the list of possible running mates. welcome to "the beat" tonight. >> thanks so much. great to see you, ari. >> great to have you. there's a lot going on. i'll start with the formal news, the dnc moving forward on an earlier delegate vote, as we've been reporting. you're part of that, as an official. what do you see in this fast coalescence around harris? and how are your meetings and possible running mate activities going? >> well, i'm a delegate, too. i get to vote for kamala harris this week, very excited about that. and of course we're planning a phenomenal convention he

. >> reporter: illinois governor j.b.tzker released this video touting his record. >> there is no better place to see the change possible under democratic leadership than here in illinois. >> reporter: and minnesota governor tim walz, a former high school teacher marveled he is in the mix at all. >> i don't know if every high school geography teacher expects to be in this position at some point. [laughs] but it is very strange to be running on my treadmill and have people talking about the things that are there, and ice cream back, this guy is too old, i'm running my butt off here on the tread back now my treadmill. >> reporter: as harris faces scrutiny on the border. attorney general to its >> kamala harris prosecuted transnational gaming members and got them sentenced to prison. >> reporter: former president donald trump and his running mate j.d. vance keep raising doubt about her because it might work on the root causes of illegal immigration p or while touring the u.s. bicycle border in arizona. >> i think the root ca

kathyrn: shame, a race riot in the home of bring field illinois, the home of abraham lincoln? we do not want anybody to know about that. i am sure that is why. it is a black spot on springfield's history. whoever would've thought that there would be a race riot in the home of mr. lincoln. that would be the last place. plus, it was in the north. usually associate race riots to be in the south. and lynchings in the south. but no. this was in the north. you know, it says we should remember our history or else we are condemned or something like that to repeat it. because i hoped that we would never get to the state or get to the stage in springfield where >> next stop for c-span's coverage of this summer's political party conventions, we had to chicago for the democratic national convention. watch live beginning monday, august 19 as the party puts forth their presidential nominee. here democratic leaders talk about the administration's track record in vision the next four years as they fight to retain the white house. the democratic national convention live august 19 through 22 on

such attacks. pro palestine protesters have gathered outside the united center arena in chicago, illinois, where the 2024 democratic national convention is uh to be held. protesters are holding banners, reading slogans including free palestine and and usaid israel, demanding immediate gauza cease fire and an end to washington's support for tel aviv. number of protesters is expected to grow as a democratic party is preparing to start first day of its convention, which will last about three days. similar event was held sunday when thousands marcher across chicago and solidarity with gazans. a coalition of delegates to the dnc has also slammed the party's platform for his failure to demand a ceasefire in gaza and us arms embargo on the israeli regime. joining us now from uh chicago illinois is uh romine mahari press tv correspondent uh i see you're on site there uh romine thanks for getting out there and covering the story for us i don't know what's bigger right now the fact that uh joe biden stepped aside and camala harris is about to run for president for the democrats or all the protests

you want to raise taxes in illinois, we're going to charge our winning customers in illinois a surcharge the ceo of draft kings said not only do we think it's a good idea, our competitors to follow suit, but what happened, they didn't. penn didn't do it. >> fan duel, it's the giant, and it said not only are we not going to do it, we're going to revise our marketing, more specifically tailor -- >> explain what the surcharge was. i don't get it. >> they want, to offset the impact from this higher tax rate, we'll put a small fee on a winning bet. >> so it was a tax that was going to apply to the company, not to the winning bettor. >> that's right, but draftkings said we're going to follow sue. fanduel said not only are we going to follow suit, we think our smaller competitors are actually going to help us, because they're going to increase their fees, or they're going to charge more to their customers, and we're going to gain more share. inches will they lose money? >> right after, draftkings said we're not going to do it. they reversed versed course. stand duel says it expects a $40 millio

kathyrn: shame, a race riot in the home of bring field illinois, the home of abraham lincoln? we do not want anybody to know about that. i am sure that is why. it is a black spot on springfield's history. whoever would've thought that there would be a race riot in the home of mr. lincoln. that would be the last place. plus, it was in the north. usually associate race riots to be in the south. and lynchings in the south. but no. this was in the north. you know, it says we should remember our history or else we are condemned or something like that to repeat it. because i hoped that we would never get to the state or get to the stage in springfield where something like that would happen again. >> today, watch c-span's 2024 campaign trail, a weekly round up the campaign coverage providing a one-stop shop to discover what candidates across the country are saying to voters along with first-hand accounts from political reporters, updated poll numbers, fundraising data and campaign ads. watch the 2024 campaign trail today at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or online

desde chicago, illinois.identa desde un evento en milwaukee, tuvo un enlace virtual con esta convenciÓn. cuando finalmente terminÓ la ceremonia de nominaciÓn, ha sido hasta ahora uno de los momentos mÁs importantes de esta jornada. pero habrÁ mÁs en este momento. mientras nosotros comenzamos esta transmisiÓn en noticias telemundo. el senador por vermont, bernie sanders, estÁ ofreciendo su discurso a los delegados y s miembros de la convenciÓn. en este united center. se esperan ademÁs los discursos del expresidente barack obama y el de su esposa, la ex primera dama, michelle obama. vamos con javier vega. Él estÁ en el piso de esta convenciÓn nacional demÓcrata escuchando las palabras de bernie sanders. javier >> aquÍ estamos, julio. como ya lo dices tÚ, han comenzado los discursos del horario estelar. ha confirmado el partido que en estos momentos hay 20.000 personas dentro de este united center en chicago, esas 20.000 personas. se escuchÓ un estruendo hace unos minutos, justo cuando veÍamos este video de kama

people travel there for abortions, especially illinois. but if we go back to the summer that roe v wade was overturned, the illinois governor said he would call a special session and pass all these laws to make sure that illinois could be a sanctuary. he didn't do that. he waited until the legislature came back and then they passed laws. and then they added more support. and, you know, you work on your own schedule. but what that really underscored for me and many people i spoke is that there were differing levels of urgency based on how immediately and how you were affected. the other state that i think about a lot is california which has seen also a lot of people traveled from out of state. the state has put funding into trying to support abortion care in their state. and for people traveling there. but it's a tremendous burden to be placed upon a system that was already underfunded because states have never put a lot of money into abortion. and the federal government doesn't. and what we see is this the system that has been underfunded

. >> here in chicago, illinois, where the democratic national convention begins imminently. and where we are about to watch history unfold in one of the most consequential weeks of the 2024 campaign. hello and welcome to the lead. i'm jake tapper. live here at the democratic national convention, vice president kamala harris, assuming the democratic mantle, officially, president joe biden, about to relinquish it today, biden will ceremonial ceremonially hand the reins of the party over to his vice president senate after an election shakeup for the ages, which believe it or not occurred only for weeks and one day ago mr. biden just landed in chicago for his big speech because we've seen some new reporting that the president is somewhat relieved and nostalgic about his standoff, but also still a bit bitter over how it all went down we'll see tonight if any of that is discernible in his address, the white house says biden will sketch out his view of the stakes of this election night and call out his predecessor, donald trump. find name. as he once again makes his case that trump

illinois really steamy there.uweather realfeel temperatures for some of you 105 plus for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, another major company scales back its diversity and inclusion policies. >> also ahead, the shocking moment a woman is seen entering a tiger enclosure at this zoo. we'll tell you the charges she now faces. >> and later, a terrifying tuesday, september 10th live on abc. >> back now, with a show of support in oklahoma for a student who was told he could not fly the american flag from his truck. dozens of cars and trucks carrying flags circled edmond north high school in protest. they say it's about patriotism, not politics. the school says the ban on flags is for safety and to avoid distractions. >> another major company is scaling back so-called dei policies aimed at promoting diversity and cultural awareness. it comes amid growing backlash from activists and from customers. home improvement giant lowe's has become the latest company to scale back its diversity, equity an

we have seen this in illinois. it makes us less competitive.ncome tax rate in the country here in illinois. i told you what the result of that are. we also have the highest commercial property tax rate of a big city in the country right here in chicago. so i really think the results speak for themselves. again, you see a lot of these plans that are just kind of throwing revenue ideas at the wall. we saw this, and their brandon johnson right before he took office, there was the plan infamously called "first we get the money," a "scarface." tax hikes. none of those have passed or been introduced because they are so unpopular. i think the administration would be wise to recognize that. >> sandra: i want to play out this, the impact of harris' tax policy. this is what he says happens to the job market. a former obama fund-raiser. listen. >> what that would do is reduce entrepreneurship. who do they think are creating these jobs? businesses, small businesses, midsize businesses, and entrepreneurs that create the jobs america needs. if you tax busine