i teach at the university of illinois springfield and i bring you greetings from the holy land.et, i was startled. when i came into the theater, i saw the title of the show that is being done tonight, 110 in the shade. i assumed it was a musical about washington dc in august.

i teach at the university of illinois springfield and i bring you greetings from the holy land. when i saw this set, i was startled. when i came into the theater, i saw the title of the show that is being done tonight, 110 in the shade. i assumed it was a musical about washington dc in august. it kind of fit. it is my pleasure to introduce thomas carson, professor of philosophy at loyola university in chicago. he is a graduate of saint olaf college and brown university. professor carson's easting -- teaching and research focus on ethics, as his book titles suggest. the status of morality, value and the good life, and "lying and deception." professor carson has a lifelong interest in history, which led him to write his most recent book, "lincoln's ethics." i had the pleasure of reading it in manuscript. i commend it to your attention. i must admit, i was a bit skeptical when informed that i philosopher, not an historian or political scientist, was writing about lincoln. i have long shared the view expressed by henry adams, who said philosophers offer "unintelligible -- answers to

she chose the newly established oak ridge cemetery in springfield, illinois. there were hard pressures to bear the president in washington. and then, to mary's horror, a monument association springfield consisting of a contingent of old lincoln friends developed plans to build a two and monument in downtown spring field. mary was furious, and her son robert was also furious. mary was intent on exercising her right as lakin's widow. in june of 1865, she wrote illinois governor richard oglesby, this is what she wrote to the government illinois. i feel that it is due to candor and fairness that i should notify your monument association that unless i receive within 10 days an official assurance that the monument will be erected over the tomb in oak ridge cemetery, in accordance with my often expressed wishes, i will use my consent to the request of a national monument association in washington, d.c., and have the sacred remains deposited in the vault prepared for president washington, under the dome of the national capital as early a period as is practical. not exa

in a real sense, the university of illinois, located between springfield and chicago is mr. lincoln's university. as we and champaign urbana prepare to celebrate our own centennial next year, we must never forget that we were among the first of the land-grant universities created in 1867 by the act signed into law by mr. lincoln five years earlier and the only one in the original group founded in lincoln's home state. and who better to help us at this time and in this place, think about what we can learn from lincoln as a country and as man -- thanman -- george will, one of the finest minds this region has ever produced. he was born and raised in champaign where his father was on the faculty here. he attended the child development laboratory program in town and went on to graduate from the university laboratory high school. he worked for the now defunct or ,- urbana courier newspaper where i understand he had a friendly rivalry with roger ebert who worked summers in champaign. from champaign, mr. will went on to trinity college and oxford university and then on to princeton

fox 55 in springfield, illinois where a state audit finds nearly $4 million was lost on anti-violence programs, by former governor pat quinn. the audit found problems with how grant recipients were chosen, how contracts were written and how spending was monitored. >>> fox 12 in portland, as oregon reports nearly $7 million in tax revenue from legal marijuana sales in the first quarter of the year. each sale of recreational pot is subject to a 25% tax. >>> and a live look at los angeles, sunny los angeles, from fox 11, one of the big stories there tonight, delays in getting body cameras to police officers. only about 700 are currently in use. the city's plan is to have every officer wearing one by the end of next year. >>> that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." >>> officials in california have uncovered another drug tunnel that goes under the mexican border. it's the third such passageway to be found in the region in recent weeks. agents were tipped off to a home under construction and watched as trucks began showing up to ferry drugs from a tunnel under

louis, springfield, illinois, it is in the 60's and eventually we will get warmer air here tomorrow.hilly to start, cool, and 48 degrees in trenton. chillier in pottstown where it is 42. we have 41 degrees in millville. in wilmington delaware 48. 47 degrees in dover and wind are rather calm. it is a tranquil morning after a superb sunday, really was delightful, weather yesterday but i hepp you did get out and enjoy it. it was 70 degrees in philadelphia for the high. we are warmer today with 77. warmer on tuesday with 80. after the cold front a high have of 67 on wednesday. wednesday looks like a pretty nice day but then more rain on thursday, into friday morning, we're hoping to clear all of that out in time for the weekend, and then, of course, friday night, bob kelly, for folks who got tickets will be our big 20th anniversary party. >> that is right, it is think from night. >> yes, party. >> 5:47. good morning everybody. a live look at route one in bucks county near trenton morrisville bridge. trenton makes the world takes and we have no delays at all up and down 95 at the moment a

i spent summers in springfield, illinois accompanying my grandfather to the capital and the state libraryhere a fellow church member kept a small collection of books about african-americans. these experiences and more were the start of my love of books and steps into libraries. it wasn't until i met a lady at another storefront where my vocation began. she was on the floor during story time for children with autism demonstrating the power of a librarian's work and all of my subsequent experiences were vital to my directorship for years, a leader in public and reference service. it also is the state library for maryland. i had the honor of being president of the american library association with over 63,000 members. i led at a time when the libraries started to experience severe economic challenges and a time of demand for accessibility and a need to protect the user's privacy. i have the honor to be nominated to be the librarian of congress with mandated responsibilities. the scientist members of the service are what we called the special forces. to support single and perhaps are the libr

fox 55 in springfield, illinois where a state audit finds nearly $4 million was lost on anti-violencegrams, by former governor pat quinn. the audit found problems with how grant recipients were chosen, how contracts were written and how spending was monitored. >>> fox 12 in portland, as oregon reports nearly $7 million in tax revenue from legal marijuana sales in the first quarter of the year. each sale of recreational pot is subject to a 25% tax. >>> and a live look at los angeles, sunny los angeles, from fox 11, one of the big stories there tonight, delays in getting body cameras to police officers. only about 700 are currently in use. the city's plan is to have every officer wearing one by the end of next year. >>> that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." safety doesn't come in a box. it's not a banner that goes on a wall. it's not something you do now and then. or when it's convenient. at bp, it's training and retraining in state-of-the-art simulators so we're better prepared for any situation. it's giving offshore teams support from onshore experts, s

of which nowcopy hangs in the abraham lincoln presidential library museum in springfield, illinois. university of the st. mary have a limited reproduction of this piece in our licking collection. it is quite beautiful and it certainly is unique. thank you again. [applause] the close tonight, i will like to thank the link in the event committee for tonight's gathering in. as you leave the theater, please be sure to stop by the walnut room. there are people who can guide their -- guided to the next floor, to see some special pieces from our linking collection -- the lincoln collection and to join us for a reception. thank you again and we hope to see you next year. [applause] announcer: visit our website, /history.n.org view can see our upcoming schedule or a recent program. election cycle, we are reminded how important it is for citizens to -- to be informed. c-span is a vehicle for empowering people to make good choices. it really is like you are getting a seven-course gourmet five-star mala policy -- meal of policy. and, boy, do i sound like a nerd or at there. >> it is a way to tr

the original hangs in the abraham lincoln presidential library in springfield, illinois. and here, we have a limited reproduction of this piece. it is quite beautiful and certainly unique. thank you again. [applause] >> to close i would like to thank the lincoln event committee for organizing tonight's gallery. as you leave the theater, the sure to stop by the walnut room, there are people who can guide you to the next floor to view some special pieces on our lincoln collection as well as to join us for a reception. thank you for joining us. we hope to see you again next year. [applause] c-spanican history tv on three. a lectures and history. >> we see new factors making emancipation desirable. with the result that by august, if not earlier of 1862, lincoln has decided that he will announce a new war effort that would add to the union human freedom. >> tracy mckenzie on the evolving war goals of the north during the civil war. at 10:00 on real america -- >> how was it possible for america to achieve such production and at the same time build an army? and the amazing repor

outside ae he sat very chilly springfield, illinois, state capital and announced -- no, he was not as well-known as some others, for sure. he was not as well-known as hillary clinton who was the clear front runner back then. i think quickly a lot of vetting was done. --hink people knew about it as much about him as one could. he had a pretty vivid public track record. that was something that donald trump does not have. john: it looks chilly where jim is joining us from, in chicago. he is taking your questions and calls for the next 15 or 20 minutes. we will stay in chicago where allen is calling in. allen: good morning. if i could have a minute. i am an alumni of syracuse. i have my media credits there. great education. >> do you have tickets to the final four? i don't care about your media credits? alan: i came out of the pr program. i have done campaign work. i get it. i have done this for 25 years. --'s be clear on something the decline of conservative critical thought and political correlatesirectly with the advent of fox news. by network.dicted it was clarified in george clooney'

calleret's take another from springfield, illinois, on the independent line.agreees, i totally with that last caller. is, whaton civilization or individual would poison their own drinking water or food supply? why are we trusting the fda? why are we trusting the epa? up to the united states supreme court justice who was in a monsanto lawyer, these people about our a rats arse food or water supply. host: let's leave it there and keep the comments and questions clean. guest: it shows the heated nature of the debate. the environmental community has tried to make the argument that fossil fuel development in oferal has the benefits getting us to turn our lights on but it also has these downsides that are not just water contamination. and just a ripple effect that's why, at least on the left side of the political spectrum, there is an increasing push to move beyond and push renewable criticsof energy then say. renewables have their own drawbacks. benefits and the downsides to a lot of these things. when you go to pennsylvania where fracking is going and coal mining

illinois. nd my former seat mathe in springfield when we were both in the state senate together and is doing a terrific job. i wanted to thank david, who i was joking before we came out is one of the country's foremost constitutional experts and a nice guy. you guys are lucky to have him. in fact, when i was teaching here, i think that i stole his law class for a while and he graciously gave it up because despite the privilege of grading 60 or 7 o blue blooks he apparently thought it was important for me to have that privilege as well. last thing i will say by way of introduction. i had a chance to talk to some young people over in the overflow room mostly students and i just said to them that having now been in politics for quite some time, seeing what lawyers are capable of doing every single day, working on a whole range of issues that are huge importance to our democracy and to our society, i hope that all the students here are excited about the incredible changes and good that you are going to be able to do when you get out of here. e know that stismse the news feeds cynicism and democrac

illinois. and my former seat mate in springfield, when we were both in the state senate together., is one of the country's foremost congressional experts and a nice guy. you guys are lucky to have him. in fact, when i was teaching here, i think that i stole his law class for a while, and he graciously gave it up, because despite the privilege of grading 60 or 70 blue books, he apparently thought it was important for me to have that privilege as well. so you know, last thing i'll say by way of i had a chance to talk to young people over in the overflow room, mostly students, and i just said to them that having now been in politics for quite some time, seeing what lawyers are capable of doing every single day, working on a whole range of issues that are huge importance to our democracy and to our society, i hope that all of the students here are excited about incredible changes and good that you are going to be able to do when you get out of here. i know that sometimes the news feeds cynicism and democracy at this moment seems particularly frustrating. but each and every day i see l

illinois. [applause] my former mate in springfield when we were both in the state senate together, and is doing a terrific job, and i want to thank david, who i was joking before we came out is one of the country's foremost cost to show experts -- constitutional experts and a nice guy. [applause] you guys are lucky to have him. in fact, when i was teaching here, i think i stole his law >> for a while and he graciously -- law class for a while and he graciously gave it up. despite grading 60 or 70 blue books, he apparently thought it was important for me to have that privilege as well. know, the last thing i will say by way of introduction, i had a chance to talk to some young people in the overflow room, mostly students, and i having nowo them, been in politics for quite some what lawyers are capable of doing every single day, working on a whole range of of huge importance to our democracy and our society, i hope that all of the students here are excited about the incredible changes and the good that you are able to do when you get out of here. newsw that sometimes the feeds cynicism and democr

illinois. [applause] president obama: and my former in springfielde when we're both in the state senate together. i want to thank david, who i was joking with before we came out is one of the countries most formidable constitution experts and a nice guy. [applause] you guys arema: lucky to have him. in fact, when i was teaching the, i think that i stole law class for a while and he graciously gave it up because despite the privilege of grading oks, he0 blue bo apparently thought it was important for me to have that privilege as well. the last thing i will say by way of introduction, i had a chance to talk to young people at the overflow room, mostly students and i just said to them, that having now been in politics for , seeing whatme lawyers are capable of doing every single day, working on a whole range of issues that are a huge importance to our democracy and society, i hope that all of the students here are excited about the incredible changes and good that you will be able to do when you get out of here. newsw that sometimes the feeds cynicism and democracy at this moment seems particularly

illinois. and my former seat mate in springfield when we were both in the state senate together and is doing aob. i want to thank david who i was joking before we came out is one of the country's foremost constitutional experts and a nice guy. [ applause ] you guys are lucky to have him. in fact, when i was teaching here, i think that i stole his con law class for a while and he graciously gave it up because despite the privilege of grading 60 or 70 blue books, he apparently thought it was important for me to have that privilege the last thing i'll say by way of introduction, i had a chance to talk to some young people over in the overflow room, mostly students, and i just said to them that having now been in politics for quite some time, seeing what lawyers are capable of doing every single day, working on a whole range of issues that are of huge importance to our democracy and to our society, i hope that all the students here are excited about the incredible changes and good that you are going to be able to do when you get out of here. i know that sometimes the news feeds cynicism, and democ

i worked in springfield, illinois. grew up in wyoming. started working in media and i was was like wow, i didn't know bias existed. it was against republicans. the -- it was 1994 and that is when the republicans lost the nation. and left ask went back to denver, colorado and did what every good student that has graduated from grad school does. you know what i did? lived with my parents and waited tables. i am a planner, type-a,first born. i want to plan and my husband says if you are not worried you are worried you forget about what you were supposed to be worried about. what i learned over time is i have to let go of that. at a church singles group, i am sure it is in this book, there is a short verse that says fear not. i took a chance and ended up going to washington, d.c. if i look back at the things happening. moving to england to be with peter, moving back to washington to work at the justice department, all of those added up to what i do now. i cannot be responsible for what anybody else says or does. the only thing you can do is b

tech because in my hometown of springfield, illinois, at white oaks mall, they have a big sign. they look like the real thing. but when massachusetts took a look at their recruiting tactics, turned out they were lying to the students. you see, they need to lure in students to sign up at i.t.t. tech and they make promises they can't keep. and many times they lure in students who are not ready for college. why do they do that? because the minute a low income student signs up at i.t.t. tech, the pell grant which goes to low income college students flows through the student to i.t.t. tech. there's $5800 just for being low income and signing up, not to mention what follows, the college student loans. if the student's lucky, if they're lucky, the for-profit college will lead them to the college loans sponsored by the government. those are more reasonable, but if they're unlucky, they get steered by these for-profit colleges to private loans with dramatically higher interest rates, and terms which are not the least bit forgiving. and you say to yourself, well, these students ought to k

republicans are in denial when it comes to climate change, but if they would have been in springfield, illinois, my home last sunday, just two days ago sitting out on the deck in 80-degree weather in april, they might understand that warm weather is coming sooner across the united states. and with that warm weather mosquitoes. and with those mosquitoes, the threat of zika virus. i don't come here to raise an alarm that i think is unmerited and unwarranted. i believe this is a serious public health challenge, so serious we should not leave congress this week and take a recess without passing the president's emergency budget supplemental for public health and the zika virus. the mosquitoes are not going to be on recess next week. they're going to be working. and sadly, they're going to be infecting people across the south and across the united states while congressional leaders dither. the supplemental request would provide more than a billion dollars in emergency funding to improve c. d.c. vector control, that is to control the mosquitoes that affect us t. would accelerate efforts at the nationa