and he returned to illinois in 1980 and ran two losing campaigns against jim thompson in '82 and '86. and now he's retired from politics. c-span: there's a chart in the front of the book, if i can find and show the audience, of the family tree. >> guest: yeah. c-span: has this ever been done before, by the way? i circled the stevensons here. >> guest: well, in terms of family history, i don't think this has been done. there are people who've done genealogies and genealogies are really interesting to do because the minute you start to do them, you realize that you're leaving a whole lot of--a number of folks out. i've already had some calls from some stevensons who want me to help them with some of the aspects of their genealogy. the point about all this is that the original stevensons--there were seven brothers, who came to the united states in the 18th century so when they multiply, then you have legions and legions of stevensons who live all across the country now. c-span: where did they come from? >> guest: well, they came originally from scotland, from the lowlands in scotland and

jim thompson and george ryan. >> she was smart tough one speaking campaigned in a way that everyone could respond to her carriage and hard- charging bundle of energy. fueled by coffee's cigarettes and a high octane personality. she always had a bright smile strong handshake and is outspoken and unafraid to voice their opinion. was preparing to be inaugurated next month for second four year term. democrats and speaker issued a statement read, she brought a special approach to every aspect of her life. in illinois is a much better place because of her efforts. >> neighbors who knew her reacted. >> never had any doubt. did not sugarcoat it. unfortunately that is will we need in today's politics. >> she was a great neighbor. >> sheila simon ran against her in the race for state comptroller. she had these thoughts about the women who defeated her. >> and of the things we shared which is music. i was a banjo player and she was an accordion player. we joked about playing to of the most unappreciative instruments forappreciated ange. member sitting in her office on the less said many years ago sa

i don't recall there being training, period. >> jim williams who prosecuted thompson was asked who decidedould be shared. >> it was up to the attorney trying the case. we were expected to follow the rules. >> were there any other guidelines that you can recall as to how you were to make that determination? >> no. >> when we asked the prosecutors about their knowledge of the law that requires that favorable evidence be produced they got it all wrong. the district attorney's office had a handbook, it was flat out wrong. >> their failures of understanding were frankly pretty surprising. >> i stopped reading law books when i was -- when i became the d.a. >> a jury concluded that under harry connick's leadership, the d.a.'s office failed to provide pertinent evidence and violated john thomson's constitutional rights. >> in 2007, the jury awarded john thomson $14 million. >> but the d.a.'s office would appeal the decision for the next four years. meanwhile, john thomson transformed his life, building an organization called resurrection after exoneration to help exonerees adjust to life after pri

thompson. warriors up 25-14 in the first pier. jimficially back to the university where he play quarterback. he's now the head coach at michigan with a seven-year, $35 million deal. >> how comfortable or uncomfort all right with this perception you're the savager of michigan football. >> i'm not comfortable with that at all. as i said -- (laughter). (laughter). >> i wanted to a good job. i want to be good. want to win. want to win at practice. want to win on the practice field. we want to win in the classroom. we want to win in the community. we won to win on fall saturday afternoons we'll have great expectations for that. >> i got question watch head coach doesn't want to win? have we found one yet. >> no, we haven't. >> i was just curious. whether that was ground breaking stuff. >>> he didn't have the khakis on. that was ground breaking. >> exactly. >> that was ground breaking for him. >> domenica, a final check of our weather. >> let's look at that seven day forecast. 35 tomorrow. 38 new year's day. it will be windy for the mum% pa

tisha thompson obtained the lawsuit and joins us now with more. tisha? >> jima third-year georgetown university law student only known as jane doe filed a

tisha thompson obtained the lawsuit and joins us now with more. tisha? >> jim, a third-year georgetown university law student only known as jane doe filed a class action lawsuit late this afternoon against her school in the georgetown synagogue. that is where rabbi barry freundelel is accused of illegally videotaping women as they undressed and went into a ritual bath. the lawsuit claims as a professor at georgetown's law school, he encouraged the student to write a term paper on the ritual bath and told her to research it by immersing herself on two different occasions. the suit says she is one of at least 100 women who might have been videotaped and says the school and the synagogue should have done more to protect the women from the rabbi, because according to court records, he had a long-standing reputation for being, quote, creepy and encouraging young, attractive women to repeatedly use the bath. the lawsuit says one synagogue staffer is even quoted as saying the rabbi treated the mikvah like a car wash, every sunday, six students at a time. the student g

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thompson: mr. speaker, today i rise to recognize the olms f major d. jim junior of pennsylvania. a world war ii veteran and beloved family member and commute leader, he passed away last week at the age of 93. he was awarded the distinguished flying cross for valor as a forward air observer during the battle of iwo jima and the u.s. air medal and served as an officer in the united states marine corps. following his service, he attended the university of pittsburgh where he earned his law degree before starting his own private practice. . he was also active in the community in the former northwest pennsylvania bank and trust board. major holmes was proceeded in death by his wife. more than 60 years ago. his greatest joy was his family. mr. speaker, let us remember the special life of major j. holmes during this time of mourning. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the entlelady from texas rise? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. as we come to the season of joy, i'm always c