they are in south bend, indiana. the mayor is expected to take the stage any minute now. kristina, i think about this and i feel old. >> you are not old. >> i just look it. thanks. >> what i think of mayor buttigieg. he was born january 1982. reagan was president back then. "dallas" was the popular tv show. olivia newton-john was getting physical with us. is he too young? >> i don't think so. one of my favorite things about pop l-- i think it's really abot quality of mind. the way you present. i think he presents as an extremely thoughtful, mature person. i think one of the things that interesting that we hear from folks here, buttigieg is a tonal moderate but a progressive -- >> what does that mean? >> we talk about who is on the left and who is on the right. much has to do with how people present. it has a lot to do with vocal register, to do with body comportment, the way you sort of embody your politics. he called pence a fanatic. he talks about the tensions between capitalism and democracy, that there's a tensio

as vice president of the united states it is my honor to be back home again in indiana with so many freedom loving americans at the annual meeting of the national rival assumption. association.ifle and wayneollie north lapierre, great leaders that we admire every day like the governor of indiana, governor of kentucky and so many distinguished members of the u.s. congress including the , courageousty whip steve scalise. speaking of friends of mine, it is especially great to be here with another friend, a champion who i can tell you gets up every day and fights to thatthe promises he made -- to the american people, welcoming the 45th president of the united states, president donald trump. applause]d we stand with the nra because like all of you, we stand for freedom. the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is a freedom that is at the heart of the american story. our founders one our independence with the power of their ideas and their muskets. our forebears fought are nation's wars, defended our array of life with their skills they learned of the rifle range or father orher gr

. >> growing up in indiana. tsunamis and earthquakes are the things you only see in hollywood films. >> he was sure his world had ended. the love of his life was missing. >> that feeling she's not all right became growing as each minute went by. >> strangers in a strange land they had fallen in love, and all he knew was her town was gone. >> literally come hell or high water i was getting in that damn town. >> that's where he headed right into that hell to risk his live to try to save hers. >> fire on the hill and fire on the water. >> could he get there in time. >> i never loved someone the way i loved georgia. >> finding georgia. hello. welcome to "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. zach brannam was a recent college graduate when he left his small midwestern town to teach english in japan. it was there he med georgia and they fell in love. soon, they would be torn apart by a devastating disaster as the unimaginable images of whole towns wiped out played around the world, a family sat around waiting for news. h

but when he came home to indiana to see his family -- >> while i was in indiana in june, my mom and my engagement ring shopping. >> did he intend to do that? would he have done that without a little push, you think? >> i don't know. i know that i said, would you marry her if she wasn't expecting a baby? and he said, yes. and i said, then she needs to know that. she needs you to ask her to marry you, not just it be expected that i'm doing the right thing. and so, yeah, maybe i did push him. >> when zack went back to japan, he was ready. or so he thought. georgia met him at the train station. >> as we're walking to the car, i -- i don't know. i just -- i said, you have to stop. >> i was like what are you doing? it's freezing. let's get in the car. let's go. he said, just wait. then all of a sudden, he turned around, and he is shaking, but he's holding a ring box. >> and i got down on my knee, and i just said, i love you, and i want to spend the rest of my life with you. i don't care if it's in japan or in new zealand or if we're in siberia. i want to spend the rest of my life with you. w

and to indiana because i met my wife there.had an amazing community of friends in georgia who came out as transgender and mississippi because so many lists ranked it is the worst place in the country. it was supposed to be the worst state for lgbt people to find out what positives they had to say so it was a mix of personal landmarks and curiosities and i'm glad i structured it like my favorite places i went to, workplaces i had never been to before. i spent three days in the rio grande valley and really love to meeting everyone down there and i went in knowing absolutely nothing. >> i just got here. how prevalent were disparities in the awareness prevention and treatment between red and blue states? >> an interesting question that i wish i had addressed more specifically in the book but that is a real issue. i fast-forward the highest rate of new hiv infection in the country and generally new hiv infections are concentrated in red states. to function as lack of education, lack of sex education in our school and that kind of th

earlier and debbie is calling from elkhart, indiana about 1.5 hours from chicago. go ahead. >> caller: hello.o i was wondering your opinion on what i can do as a single person, one person, to help educate people about our indiana laws and how they are so loose about gun control. >> host: debbie before we get an answer have you ever considered buying a gun for protection? >> caller: i have considered it but i think it was out of fear that wasn't real. it was fear. >> host: thank you, ma'am. igor volsky. >> guest: that is really the reality of it is that this f notion that you need a firearm for personal protection is a fairly new notion that just came about 20, 35 years ago as a result of nra began to and look at polling on this it's quite fascinating in the 1950s and 60s most americans believe having a firearm actually makes things more dangerous and it wasn't after the nra had an internal revolution in 1947 and since then those opinions began to change and that is part of the marketing of the nra but i get this question about what can i do and what can i do? the c

mayor pete buttigieg of south bend, indiana south bend, today made it official. he's running for president. buttigieg kicked off his campaign in his hometown. he's the 18th democrat to join an already-crowded feel. for some he's already the party's new hope to win back the heartland. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: pete buttigieg is officially in the race for president. the democrat announced today in south bend, indiana, where he's known as mayor pete. >> i'm a proud son of south bend, indiana, and i am running for president of the united states. >> reporter: buttigieg is an afghanistan war veteran and harvard grad, but he says he's a less traditional candidate. pete buttigieg would be first openly gay president. the 37-year-old mayor has now found himself in a dust-up with vice president mike pence, who previously served as governor of indiana. buttigieg criticized pence friday for his opposition to gay marriage and guy rights, which pence claims is informed by his christian faith. >> i don't have a problem with religion. i'm religious, too. i have a problem wi

oh yeah, indiana zone, the vice president mike pence is here today.one with us in dallas last year? you know, we made nra history. we had both the president and vice president address the men and women of this great organization. should we do it again? president of the united states, donald trump is with us. i want to thank a few people for helping make this possible. everyone give a round of applause to our presenting sponsors, townhall media and daring arms. arms.ring alvarado stepped up to sponsor this event. let's give anthony a big round. things off,ick please welcome to the stage, nascar legend and nra's first vice president richard, and nra's second vice president carolyn meadows. to lead us in prayer, please welcome the man who was fed up with law-abiding gun owners being blamed for criminals. our friend mark robinson. >> let us all bow our heads in prayer, please. most gracious and heavenly father, we come to you today with a spirit of thankfulness. we thank you for blessing us with such a wonderful nation and allowing us to live in a nation

indiana caps malpractice awards at $1.25 million.rk weinberger's insurance company is on the hook for $250,000, weinberger says he's broke. still, the verdict is a significant first step in ken allen's pledge to bury mark weinberger under a mountain of debt. >> if you had him in front of him, what would you tell him? >> this is your just desserts, you son of a bitch. >> ken allen is a shark. when he gets a case, he is a dog with a bone. >> i receive a letter from a collection. >> what did it say? >> i love you. don't forget me or don't forget the mountain. so he search to be real with me. he was i think real with me. >> it's noteworthy that shortly after weinberger's capture in italy, his italian girlfriend began corresponding with his american ex via facebook. >> i was picturing a thin blonde girl who was maybe about 20, 25. i was 25 when i met him. that's what i had picture. >> monica is about the opposite of you. >> yes. we shared one thing in common. he lied to her and he lied to me. and i did everything i could to get him turned

not the highest in indiana but on the high end of indiana. obviously you've been re-elected. so voters believe you put the city in the right direction in that sense. these are still tough numbers. what haven't you been able to accomplish? >> there's so much work to do in a city like ours. people know it's hometown of notre dame might summits a wealthy town. we were devastated by the auto industry when they left in the 1960s. when i took office there were articles about whether south bend was a dying city. our poverty rate is high but down. we cut unemployment by half. we've been able to change the trajectory of the city to where we're growing in population and investment in a pace we haven't seen in a generation. it's not like all of our problems are involved. but i think one of the reasons i wound up getting re-elected with 80% of the vote is a sense that we had really changed the story for our city. i think that's something the country needs to hear. because you've got a president who is telling anybody from a community like mine, be it industrial or rural community, any co

indiana state university in the us have established an annual address in the. hundred reports from the campus. i nearly four decades after he studied on this campus in the american heartland. is remembered for living and dying for freedom of expression. as a columnist for the washington post he called for a more open saudi arabia and greater freedom of the press around the world his death highlighted how far both have yet to go. first of all is that he was a truth teller this became a kind of wake up call to people in america and around the world about how press freedom is under threat i think that's the thing that would be. friends remember an outspoken student at indiana state university with a triumph a sports car a strong saudi accent and stronger views. eliot remembers him he was very very strongly mind having a conversation. but he was also very respectful. that's her with him in this one nine hundred seventy seven university newspaper photo when he walked the halls here nobody could have known that he would become a figure who rattled international diplo

. >> reporter: pete buttigieg announced today in south bend, indiana, where he's known as mayor pete.> i'm a proud son of south bend, indiana and i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: he's an afghanistan war veteran and harvard grad but says he's a less traditional candidate. he's the first openly gay presidential candidate. the 37-year-old mayor has now found himself in a dust up with vice president mike pence who previously served as governor of indiana. he criticized pence for his opposition to gay marriage and rights which pence says is informed by his christian bathe. faith. >> i have a problem with religion being used as a just f to harm people. >> reporter: it was eventually rolled back. >> i hope to offer more to the american people than a tax sum. my christian faith as he seeks the highest office in the land. all of us have the right to our religious believes. >> reporter: meanwhile, buttigieg says he's ready. >> i recognize the audacity of doing this as a midwestern millennial mayor. we live in a moment that compels each of us to act. >> reporter: he t

what was it like in south bend, indiana? what was it like inside that old studebaker plant?er: every rule of american politics say if you have a fast start in presidential politics, whether you're gary hart or howard dean, sometimes your bid fades. but the other rule is assume nothing, who can make it in american politics, who can win the presidency, president trump coming from way on the outside of the republican party to win the white house. when you see mayor pete buttigieg of south bend, yes, he's 37 years old, yes, it seem implausible for him to the president of the united states but having lived in south bend after college and followed his career, as a reporter i wanted to see where this could go, someone who is speaking to a new generation, moving beyond reagan politics and see if he could actually connect with the democratic party that may be searching for a new kind of standard bearer. it was quite a scene. in an old understood beaker factories, thousands cheering on this 37-year-old mayor, running as proudly as a gay american, running as a small town executive. the

how does one go from this -- >> south bend of indiana to have energetic, innovative, forward-looking mayor in pete buttigieg. and mayor, thank you. >> to this -- >> i hope that pete will offer more to the american people than a tax on my christian faith or a attacks on the president. >> today, the vice president and former governor of indiana and democratic presidential candidate and mayor of south bend, indiana, former colleagues, and according to mike pence, friends are locked in a battle over their religious beliefs and lbgtq right. and as jessica dean reports, it's a feud that's years in the making. >> two hoosiers, one, the vice president, the other, a presidential hopeful. both in a feud over faith. >> the truth of the matter is that all of us have our own religious convictions. pete has his convictions, i have mine. >> reporter: vice president mike pence, a former indiana governor, reacting to criticism from south bend, indiana, mayor and 2020 democratic hopeful, pete buttigieg. >> i'm not critical of his faith. i'm critical of bad policies. i don't have a problem with religio

he's from indiana, and afghanistan war vetera n, from indiana, and afghanistan war veteran, very intelligenthe is the mayor of a small town, not too far from where i grew a small town, not too far from where igrew up, a small town, not too far from where i grew up, about 102,000 people. it's a proper city but normally when someone becomes it's a proper city but normally when someone becomes the president they have already been a congressman or a senator. why not, we will probably be hearing a lot from him. do you think he'll be... there's a lot in their in the democratic nominees, they are strong players, strong exciting women, it's quite difficult this time. it's a beauty pageant at the moment. he's won quite a lot of funding and americans like his story. so there is a question of, isn't necessarily about her qualified someone is what they represent? and what the story is? we have to want 2020 and think, his probably thinking 2024, beyond that kind of time. actually i was into his speech and he was talking about when his donald trump ‘s age, how we need to think about what we want politics

indiana, a proud son of indiana. so is mayor pete buttigieg of south bend, indiana.u've campaigned with him and seen his rise over the years. we had him on last week. one thing we talked about with him is his lack of diversity at his many events. he told me last week, we've got our work cut out for us. we need to invite more and more people into the process and the team we're building. are you at all concerned about the lack of diversity that you have seen at his events, et cetera? >> well, i'm always concerned about a lack of diversity in any space. i think mayor pete is very brilliant. he is certainly formidible. when he ran statewide in indiana, he's a brilliant man, deeply concerned about hoosiers and americans. he has a phenomenal story. he's picture perfect. but i think for him to kind of be at least objective enough to know as a leader, he needs more diversity that includes his team, that includes folks who work for him, that includes the contracts in which he issues. so we're willing to help and there are folks who are willing to help him with his diversity i

. 20 cases have been reported at indiana university's main campus.ool expects that number to rise. >>> a new study appears to confirm that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. researchers say skipping the first meal increases stroke and heart risks and regularly ditching breakfast can increase the risk of heart disease by as much as 87%. the study also found that people who never ate breakfast were more likely to be obese and have high cholesterol. >> and those nice pictures you saw were from the breakfast we have here. >>> new overnight, sacramento kings head coach luke walton is being accused of sexual assault. a female sports reporter claims walton assaulted her in 2016 in a los angeles area hotel. according to a lawsuit she filed, the alleged incident took place while he was an assistant with the golden state warriors. it's not known if that case was reported to police. the kings say they're aware of the report and are gathering more information. walton's attorney calls the claims baseless. >>> the wife of the detroit lions quarterbac

. >> joining me now is the mayor of south bend, indiana. welcome to meet the press. >> thanks for having me on. we say exploring. i know you have an announcement prepared i think a week from today. >> that's right. in south bend. looking forward to it. >> is there any reason to believe it will be i'm not running for president. >> the kind of thing is the kind of thing you only get to announce once. i hope a lot of friends and supporters will be there a week from today in south bend. >> what does something completely different mean? i say this in this respect. donald trump came in as the most inexperienced president in history when it came to public service and things like that. while you have more executive experience, you would also be a fairly inexperienced president. why should something completely different be another inexperienced politician? >> i would stack up my experience against anybody. i know it's not as traditional. i haven't been marinading in washington here for a long time, and i'm not part of that establishment. but i would

friends remember an outspoken student at indiana state university with a triumph a sports car a strong saudi accent and stronger views. eliot remembers him he was very very strong. always having a conversation. but he was also very respectful. that's her with him in this one nine hundred seventy seven university newspaper photo when he walked the halls here nobody could have known that would become a figure who rattled international diplomacy and roiled a regime the saudi government denies the conclusion of u.s. and turkish intelligence that crown prince mohammed ordered his murder but increasingly because of it that government has become a global pariah. on tuesday indiana state university hosted the first annual address on the state of journalism in his honor it's important for a free press to be able to speak on behalf of the people to be able to do that on stage matters and we want that to be recognized and we want to never forget that six months after death his legacy continues to challenge a regime that according to recent reports has paid blood money to family members in the for

look at my conversation with indiana governor holcomb. >> around the country we are seeing a governmentws but how does this play out state-by-state? what is your perception quick. >> we are in a great position because of the booming national economy under president trump's watch and the growing indiana economy so we know there are jobs available high wage high demand jobs to the tune of 100,000 so we are happy to help meet that demand we have to supply the workforce. steve: how do you do that? a number of programs we put on the line but i am so encouraged about with the president for the first time we are aligning state government programs the whole education system redefining what higher education means in today's world. steve: i have argued for that a lot it is not flexible it is basic old-fashioned four years in college. >> throw that out the window. steve: so tell us how you are doing that. >> the whole pathway and you have to understand talking numbers with the unemployment rate, if it's 450,000 hoosiers that don't have a diploma or those that start college and then quit 27000 hoos

the indiana attorney general, curtis t. hill, is here to you about his personal connection to such a huge event in the history of the freedom of speech. >> my father was the same age as dr. martin luther king, jr. back in the 1950's and 1960's, it was very tumultuous times for black americans, and my father had to fight for the basic freedoms i have today and part of that fight was being willing to speak his mind when it needed to be spoken. it was tough to speak his mind martin luther's days because it could cost you your life. ashley: i learned about the civil rights movement growing up but i never thought it would affect anyone i know today. sophie: that brings up a good i learned about the civil rights ovement. >> obviously from england. if you have -- i have certainly -- here long enough that i the notion that free speech is an absolute right. one that is guaranteed by our constitution. knowing that was not case. there were lots of things you could be punished for saying in a british or european country. there still ar

it didn't feel that way in indiana in 2015.t one of the things that i think i can do before the first vote is cast is maybe make it a little easier by being here for the next person who comes along. >> you've written the history in some ways about how to do it and the next person gets to live it. a couple more questions for you. will you stay? >> please. >> mayor pete buttigieg is our guest, the mayor of south bend, indiana. he is running for president. stay with us. stay with us you're small busine, and there's nothing small about your business. that's why with dell small business technology advisors. you'll get tailored product solutions, expert tech advice and one-on-one partnership. to help your small business do big things. call an advisor today at 877-buy-dell. that's 877-buy-dell. ♪ up. up. down. down. ah ah! that's one. up. that's two. down. down. get down, get down. you wouldn't accept from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most p

i am a son of south bend, indiana, and i am running for president of the united states. >> mayor pete makes it official as the south bend, indiana, potician surprises with a $7 million starting war chest. >> meet a very special secret service agent whose participation in the boston marathon is a monumental achievement. >> millions watch the "game of thrones." e apparently nryone is happy. >> the world is abuzz over the 5tgreen jacket as tiger woods wins the masters. "early today" startsht now. good monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we start with deay storms impacting millions across the country as the severe weather makes its ay north andeast. it blew through ohio leaving a path of destruction. authorities believe it touched down in shelby leaving thousands without power. as many as ten people were injured. the storm has wreaked havoc further south where at least seven people were killede for more w go to nbc's dan >> check it out right here, man. right here. >> reporter: in the south, a weekend of severe storms. an apparent tornado touched down near troy, a

i also want to share a word the passing of our former colleague dick lugar from indiana. he personified the senate at its best. his work on foreign relations committee twice as the leader made the world a safer and better place whether combating proliferation of nuclear weapon weapons, apartheid in south africa or world hunger. his legacy as a legislator and as a man is something for all of us to aspire to. senator lugar will be greatly missed. while congress was a way attorney general bar release one redacted version of the mueller report to congress the report documents yet again a concerted effort by president to tend to interfere and influence our elections and assist the current president members of the trump campaign were aware and amplified that foreign influence including president trump himself who for the likely purpose of winning the election. that alone constitutes a tax on democracy. just as alarming was the behavior of his team concerning special counsel mueller investigation itself. the report documents a persistent effort by the president to stonewall and

a murderer could be hiding in plain sight in indiana.estigators a sketch of the man who murdered abigail williams and liberty german while they were hiking two years ago. the police officer releasing new video the suspect taken by one of the girls before they were killed. they are urging anyone with information to please come forward. joe biden is delaying his 2020 announcement. the atlantic reports he was supposed to declare the white house run tomorrow. but that has been pushed back. it is unclear why. with illegal crossings surging at the country's most heavily trafficked sector, border agents apprehending 164,000 undocumented immigrants in texas's rio grande valley in the past 7 months. many are taking advantage of public programs. we break down the real cost of illegal immigration. >> the latest central american caravan numbers 6000 almost arrived without a penny in their pocket. how do they get by? asylum-seekers qualify for work permits. others work under the table. the majority also receive taxpayer subsidized benefits. >> when p

rob: from delphi, indiana, where the teens were murdered. good morning. >> good morning. is uneasy, they've been waiting for answers for two years and now they have the face of a man police believe murdered abby and libby. this is a new sketch. he looks younger than the original sketch released in 2017. police say the suspect is between 18, and 40 and may look younger than his true age. they believe the killer is from delphi living in this town or used to live here. maybe works here, visits regularly. we saw new video. it may look familiar. it circulated for a while because it was a still shot and at the time the only known picture we had of the killer but this time it shows movement, something the public should pay close attention to. they think someone might recognize the killer's walk or mannerisms in this short clip and there's a bit more sound of the man talking. >> guys, downhill. downhill. >> reporter: you can hear the man saying guys down the hill. previously we only heard down the hill so authorities believe this clip of audio was taken when the girls were on the

he won. >> south bend, indiana, was one of the top 10 most-decaying cities in the country.has done things to turned around housing in the area. he has done things with pedestrianizing the city. >> he transformed an old factory into a business park. he raised the minimum wage for city employees, and now he is working on a paid family leave plan. >> trevor: okay, first of all, can we just acknowledge how mean it is that someone made a list of the top 10 most-decaying cities? that's heartless. that's like "people" magazine doing an issue on the world's most un(bleep) meth addict. why would you do that? i mean, it's a great way for scabby greg to get his name out there, but still, people, not cool. this guy has a pretty impressive resume, though. as mayor, he's done many things. and i know many people will try to dismiss buttigieg as just some small-town mayor who is too young to be commander in chief. but according to him, he sees his age as an advantage. >> i belong to the generation that provided a lot of the troops for the post-9/11 conflicts. the generation that's going to

abc's alex perez from indiana tonight. >> reporter: tonight, indiana investigators releasing this new video that they believe shows the man who killed 13-year-old abby williams, and her friend, 14-year-old libby german. >> watch the mannerisms as he walks. do you recognize the mannerisms as being someone that you might know? >> reporter: that video captured by libby shortly before the murders, while the girls were hiking and snapchatting by this bridge in delphi, indiana. police today also unveiling a new, younger-looking sketch of the suspect between 18 and 40. investigators believe he has ties to the area. an emotional today addressing the killer -- >> directly, to the killer, who may be in this room. we believe you are hiding in plain sight. we know that this is about power to you. and you want to know what we know -- and one day, you will. >> reporter: investigators also releasing more of that chilling recording from libby's phone believed to be the killer's voice. >> guys, down the hill. guys, down the hill. >> reporter: tonight, this community on edge. >> it's frustrating. it's

our guest tonight is the mayor of south bend, indiana, and you've probably seen him on the campaign trail buttigieg is here, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) yes, i am so excited. we're going to talk to him about everything -- reparations, mike pence, what it's like to be one of only 600 democrats running for president. so exciting! ( laughter ) but before that, we've got to catch up on the news and today, my friends, there is a lot of news. i'll be honest, i don't know if we have enough time to catch up on all the news. nobody does. not enough time is just the right amount of time for a little segment we call "ain't nobody got time for that." ( cheers and applause ) president trump loves bragging about the records that he set as president -- higher start, lowest unemployment and bestest brain ever. and over the weekend he add a new record to the list. >> "the washington post" says that president trump's lie counts since entering office has now hit five digits. the newspaper fact checking team says trump has now told more than 10,000 lies or misleading claims. this is a remarkable numbe

watch this. >> somebody thinks america is full i tell you my community indiana isn't. built for 130,000 people and when we got 100 now. i could use 30,000 more taxpayers to help us run. >> one twitter user says i would check with the residents first. in the timing and saying there are thousands in arizona you can have. the president has expressed interests in busing illegal immigrants to towns that are more friendly to them so this may be music to the president's years. rob: income not so much. let's talk about this, time magazine put brett kavanaugh and christine ford in the same magazine. >> they released their list of 100 most influential people yesterday and supreme court justice brett kavanaugh and his accuser christine ford appeared on it. this sparked negative black - from ford's supporters, you put her on the same list as the man she said assaulted her, so disappointing. a reporter named laura bissett set a matchmaking time's most influential 100 people list because you accuser prominent man of sexual assault and then finding out he is on the same list. how man

she's losing to the mayor of south bend, indiana, in new hampshire? that's a no go. >> dana: chris stirewalt, we appreciate you joining us on this monday. an update on the easter sunday terror attacks in sri lanka that killed 300 people. some were americans. government there giving its military sweeping war time powers to detain and question any suspects in the suicide bombings. 24 people are in custody. officials blaming the attacks on an islamic militant group. benjamin hall is following this for us. >> reporter: we are learning about some of the americans who died in the attack. there were four of them, we believe. among them a fifth grader from a school in d.c. also among them a 40-year-old from denver. he was there on a work trip. had arrived at his hotel just hours before the bombing. today his brother on social media said, we would like to share our grief over this tragic incident. the nine coordinated bombings ripped through packed hotels and luxury hotels were carried out by seven bombers. the intelligence services of sri lanka are admitting

why should our vote in indiana only count once or twice in a century? or you are vote in wyoming or new york. >> laura: okay, well, we live in a representative democracy not a pure democracy. maybe they left out that entire discussion from the harbor government lectures. but the electoral college protects the vote of people in states like indiana. otherwise back to the framers, government of, by, for the people of california and new york. by the way this revolutionary candidate is basically a carbon copy of the most radical house freshmen on the issue of climate change, asking all the skeptics... >> are you saying for instance that some of the talk about retrofitting every building in america or trying to make the country carbon free by 2030, that that's unrealistic? >> we are going to have to do it. if we can't do carbon free will do next carbon free. we are taking out as much as we are putting in. >> laura: translation: a massive wealth confiscation is needed, forced and overseen by the federal government to fulfill this green new deal. by the way, a

joe donnelly, former senator from indiana. up, president xi that he will abide by any trade deal he makes with president trump. we speak to the dean of the rice business school. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: you are watching "balance of power." i'm david westin. every discussion about global growth in global business comes down to u.s.-china trade. peter rodriguez is joining us today from the jones graduate school of business at rice university. let's talk about where we are in the china negotiations right now. we heard from president xi overnight, in which he gave a speech about one belt, one road, but many thought he was talking to president trump, saying we will abide by the agreements, maybe subsidies on the table, intellectual property, foreign investment. orthat a major step forward the chinese to recognize they have to address those issues? peter: i think it was a clear signal to president trump and the administration. it is a warming sign and that is positive. the chinese know, to go further in trade with any nation, the

"an early promotional brochure described long beach, indiana, northern indiana, as america's finest country and home community and playground. offering 20 reasons why better people live in long beach. the brochure referred to the glistening blue waters. the safe sandy beaches and a fashionable golf course. it also touted "that good moral character of the residents" noting that "long beach is a highly restricted home community. all residents are caucasian gentiles." why is that in your book? joan: to give the history of the place he was from and that goes on to say even under modern census records it is still basically an overwhelmingly white area. i wanted to describe the beauty of this place. it was a vacation area. in fact, to play on your own knowledge of northern indiana, i remember the first time i went out to see his home, i flew into midway, which is you know, in chicago, but the southernmost airport, and i started driving toward his home. i was going through gary, indiana. i was going through all the steel mill areas. i thought wow, this is the first time i felt a little bit for joh

today i rise to honor a motor sports legend and perhaps the most famous son of my hometown, columbus, indiana. from the dirt tracks to the high banks, to the brick yard, tony stewart has amass add racing career that includes nearly 50 nascar wins, three nascar cup titles, a triple crown, and indy series championship. tony won his first championship at the columbus fair grounds when he was just 8 years old. mr. pence: he is synonymous with racing and we're proud to call him a hoosier. on behalf of the people of columbus, the sixth district, and race fans across indiana, i want to congratulation tony stewart on his recent nomination to the nascar hall of fame. i also want to thank tony for his work in our community as part of the tony stewart foundation. through december, 2017, the foundation has awarded over $7 million to outstanding charities serving children with special needs, endangered animals, and injured drivers. we honor his achievements on and off the track, and we look forward to cheering him on in years to come. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursu

on tuesday indiana state university hosted the first annual address on the state of journalism in his honor it's important for a free press to be able to speak on behalf of the people to be able to do that on a global stage matters and we want that to be recognized and we want to never forget that six months after death his legacy continues to challenge a regime that according to recent reports has paid blood money to family members in the form of million dollar homes in thousands of dollars in monthly payments and according to leaked medical reports his physically abused and undernourished political prisoners were still in a better place i think for press freedom to be help here the authoritarian leaders around the world think they can get away with suppressing public debate are going to have to be frightened press freedoms like any fundamental political change has to come from the inside the censors on the torturers are always going to be strong enough to impose their will if they decide they want to perhaps but death and the international uproar it's caused has made that will a lit

go to south bend, indiana right now.essa, a little quieter now, of course, but what kind of reaction has pete been receiving? i mean, that was a full house there. and they're certainly seemed to be a lot of love for the mayor of south bend. >> definitely. it was a full house here inside, and there was even an over234r0e outside. people stood in the rain for hours. to both see pete buttigieg make his announcement out here and watch him outside. i thought it was interesting fred. pete buttigieg in his speech talked a lot about different policies, but he never mentioned the president by name, president trump. he did talk about, though, some of his controversial policies such as the child separation at the border. before pete came on stage, he was introduced by three mayors from around the country and a couple friends. they made direct comparisons between buttigieg and president obama. both signaling sort of historic firsts, if buttigieg is elected he would be the first openly gay president, president barack obama being the

. >> is in indiana. -- it is in indiana. justice thomas: what? >> it is in indiana. justice thomas: well, thank you. [laughter] i like kids who do not have the skids greased for them. we say we believe in those things. i think it does not end up the door of the supreme court. it's their country, too, it's their constitution. and a lot of times the regular , their values and the things they believe and are not reflected in the building where i work and this is a way of the things we say we believe and we believe in. there's a lot of talking about what we believe in. i do it randomly. [laughter] justice thomas: i am very arbitrary about how i do it. i get, first of all the kid has to have a lot of horsepower. if youkidding yourself don't -- and you try to find that out. you look for indicators. a lot of horsepower is required. hard.h i asked one of my clerks how .ard we work she said 16 and a half. i said that's reasonable. [laughter] justice thomas: i do request that they do not die or anything during the term. so far, so good. but we push pretty hard. we are the leas

on tuesday indiana state university hosted the first annual address on the state of journalism in his honor it's important for a free press to be able to speak on behalf of the people to be able to do that on a global stage matters and we want that to be recognized and we want to never forget that six months after death his legacy continues to challenge a regime that according to recent reports has paid blood money to family members in the form of million dollar homes in thousands of dollars in monthly payments and according to leaked medical reports his physically abused and undernourished political prisoners are still in a better place i think for press freedom to be help here the authoritarian leaders around the world think they can get away with suppressing public debate are going to have to be frightened of press freedoms like any fundamental political change has to come from the inside the censors on the torturers are always going to be strong enough to impose their will if they decide they want. perhaps but death and the international uproar it's caused has made that will a lit

>> why should our vote in indiana only count once or twice in a century?r your vote in wyoming or new york? so let's make it easier to register and to vote. let's make our districts fairer. let's make our courts less political, our structures more inclusive and, yes, let's pick our president by counting up all the ballots and giving it to the woman or man who got the most votes! [ cheers and applause ] now i like talking about systems and structures, philosophies and theories, but nothing about politics is theoretical for me. someone said all politics is local. i would say all politics is personal. time and time again moments in my life have forced me to realize what politics really means. i learned it when i went overseas on the orders of a commander in chief. when you write a letter and put it in an envelope marked just in case and set it where your folks can find it you never again lose sight of the stakes. by the way, when i was overseas, each one of the 119 trips i took outside the wire driving or guarding a vehicle, we learned what it is to trust fel

presidential candidate, and mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg, they're locked in a battlelgbtq rights. the two are former colleagues and according to mike pence friends. that's what makes this feud. the vice president is hiding behind friendship to defend his policies that buttigieg is calling out as wrong. show you what i mean. buttigieg lobbied the first volley in his back and forth with pence during a cnn town hall last month. he asked how pence, someone who stands firmly in his religious beliefs, would become the cheerleader for the porn star presidency. buttigieg followed that up with this. >> that's the thing i wish mike pences of the world would understand, if you've got a problem with who i am, your problem is not with me, your quarrel, sir, is with my creator. >> the vice president's wife who works at the school that bans gay students, quick to respond pointing to the past relationship between the two men. >> they really have always had a great relationship. it's kind of funny because i don't think the vice president does have a problem with him. but i think it's

mike pence has said while he was governor of indiana and today that if he ever saw a same-sex coupleindividual discriminated gins, he would never frequent an establishment that did something like that again. he's gone out of his way -- he doesn't want anyone to be fired for it. he's sworn in multiple gay individuals to positions of prominence in the trump administration. he's welcome said the openly gay prime minister of ireland to the vice president's mansion. >> here's the facts. he opposed the law that would prohibitt discrimination against lgbt people in the workplace. he opposed that. he opposed the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. those are policies that are antigay. i don't understand what you're saying. >> what he's done is support certain republicans like you who are willing to take it, who are will tag say it doesn't matter to me if you opress other gay people, i'm going to sit here in my place of privilege. we're not one of these transkids suffering from bullies in school or worrying about being thrown out of a job. but the people that mike pence is supporting like the amb