did take advantage of the kalamazoo promise. she enrolled at western michigan university in kalamazoo and it took her six years to get her bash was degree but that is what she managed to do. then she applied for jobs and she found a job in element three school p ritchie is now teaching a class there. -- in an elementary school. she has three children with her partner. they are getting married next your. he has another son. it is quite a big family and she has a lot of demands on her. hearst son that was born in her junior year. he is now 12. he stays ine, if school and does well, he would be the first second-generation, first o f second-generationa. his mother benefited from it. he will followat in her footsteps. when you look at the family working classy're if you look at her income and they own a house, they have a car. so, you are seeing some benefits there in terms of the return on the promise but you have to look further down the road and imagine that antonio jr. should stay in college and do well and other children take up

focuses on kalamazoo michigan's free college program for its residents. and it could become a template for cities nationwide. the author is simon montlake and will join us next. this week " newsmakers" interviews the senate committee of northmark walker carolina. he talked about a timeline for replacing the affordable care act. that interview will be airing tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. >> i think the consensus is sometime this year to be able to have some kind of position to move forward. i've heard, two, three four years. i believe in following through with our promise to the american people on this calendar year. repeal andd the rfb replace plan the you guys laid out yesterday. can you explain what may be the biggest difference is with that plan versus the one the speaker ryan and the leadership laid out with a better way? >> they are very, very similar. there is a primary difference, the tax deduction versus the tax credit. i believe the family under the american health care reform act would allow individual 7500 opposed, 25,000 as to tax credits. an

. >> are you from kalamazoo, michigan? am from kalamazoo, michigan. has been such a drain on the community. it all oall of this is because f people like rex tillerson. i do not understand how these think this is a normal time. it is not a normal time. it is worrying me. mr. chairman: i will ask the officer to escort you out if you cannot speak quietly to each other. if you would, ma'am. make everquest. we are not -- can i make a request. we are not out of session. school teachers get out of line sometimes. i am used to talking in a large classroom. >> thank you. >> thank you for your voice. >> thank you. [applause] mr. chairman: we appreciate the role you play in our democracy, and i always enjoy talking to you in the hallway. thank you. thank you. thank you. mr. chairman: we had a rigorous discussion. how would you like to vote on mr. tillerson? >> thank you for your patience. i believe presidents ought to be given difference on their team and the benefit of the doubt. in my discussions with mr. in our public hearing, i asked him a number of question

and i had to go to planned parenthood in kalamazoo, michigan. ask they closed early. the day was in january 2000. and because they were closed, i ended up at a crisis pregnancy center. and they gave me hope, which is a priceless gift, and my daughter is alive today. >> and of course, it was a historic day because this is the first time we had a vice president speak at the march for life. again, it's been going on for 44 years. kellyanne conway, also spoken again. just so many emotional stories. if you'd like to hear more of those, go debra alfarone, wusa 9. >> and the white house said president trump would call into the march, but officials later said he was just too busy with the prime minister's visit from britain. >>> holocaust remembrance today. pledging to do everything in his power to ensure the forces of evil never again defeat the power of good. the president honored victims and the survivors of the holocaust and those who risked their lives to save them. the events were held around the world today, in memory of the 6 million jews killed by the nazis. today's

kalamazoo . >> also, tonight, you may have seep the viral story a texas man in town for inauguration left this local waitress a big tip. tonight, both of them are sharing their stories. >> and as we head toe break we're remembering legendary actress mary tyler moore. she pass away today in the company of her family and friends at a hospital in connecticut. moore gained fame in the 196 0s on classic sitcom the dick van dyke show and won four emmys from her role in the mary tyler moore show a great sitcom from the 70s. she was 0 years old >> we're learning new information about the man accused of shooting a woman at several children roland sixt mms turned himself in this morning. simms is the female of a young girl that witnesses say he tried to grab adds she was standing at the bus stop and they also told you the woman he's accused of shooting had restraining order against him. sims faces several charges including attempted first degree murder and none of the students at the bus stop were hurt and woman is in good condition in area hospital. we have two incredible things to show you t

kalamazoo . >> also, tonight, you may have seep the viral story a texas man in town for inauguration left this local waitress a big tip. tonight, both of them are sharing their stories. >> and as we head toe break we're remembering legendary actress mary tyler moore. she pass away today in the company of her family and friends at a hospital in connecticut. moore gained fame in the 196 0s on classic sitcom the dick van dyke show and won four emmys from her role in the mary tyler moore show a great sitcom from the 70s. old i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pro from comcast business. public wifi for your customers. private wifi for your business. strong and secure. good for a door. and a network. comcast business. built for security. built for business. >> we're learning new info a school bus stop in front of several children roland sixt mms turned him

on mixing segment, simon motley will talk about his article, looking at a scholarship program in kalamazooigan michigan offering free college to public school students. watch c-span's "washington journal" be given life seven eastern on saturday morning.or join the discussion. [inaudible] [inaudible]evening, >> good evening everyone. welcome. welcome students. faculty and guests. for those of you who do not know me at i'm sheila, i'm th

later on, our spotlight on magazine focuses on kalamazoo, michigan's free college program for the residents and how it could become a template for cities nationwide. the author of that piece, simon west lake will be joining us to talk about his work. but first yesterday michelle obama gave her final speech as first lady before a group of educators in the east room of the white house and it was an emotional one. ere's what she said. first lady obama: i want the young people to know that they matter, they belong. don't be afraid. you hear me, young people. don't be afraid. be focused. be determined. be hopeful. be empowered. empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. lead by example with hope. never fear. and know that i will be with you rooting for you and working to support you for the rest of my life. and that is true i know for every person who is here today and for educators and advocates across this nation who get up every day and work their hearts out to lift up our young people. and i am so g

we in michigan had the largest spill in the kalamazoo river. concern about that. i think there are other ways that we can create jobs including today we as democrats rolled out a large robust infrastructure plan a trillion dollar. >> let me ask you about this. i remember 2009, $840 billion give or take some. there were a lot of republicans who voted against can the infrastructure now some are supporting the idea of infrastructure. can you it will me what's going on. depe depending on what party you are voting on infrastructure. >> i voted for infrastructure. including buy american, create jobs. that's what we're proposing now with president trump. water infrastructure system, we talk to flint michigan and water systems across the country. i can tell you every small town in michigan wants to have broadband and to be able to do tell communication to hook up with larger hospitals so they can get the care they need. what we have is something broad. it works for small towns, big cities and everything in between if president trump want to focus on this we're ready to do

four years later the national health service is provided for kalamazoo people across the county and provides a bare minimum. the government sets out plans for the nhs to make 20 billion in efficiency savings. the important issue is whether or not this will affect the quality of service it has provided. it's more than double the amount the government spends on the entire transport department and we mustn't under stress and make the scale of savings that are to be made. these savings affect all the attractive amount of time you waitor yr door to the availability and your local authority. we have already seen the devastating effects these cuts are having. here the proposals in this department and given the go-ahead to centralize services in halifax meaning of people needing often lifesaving treatment are having trouble getting this. we must have our interest -- and stop the cuts. the local level many services finding the funding they receive per patient is reducing for this include services such as school nursing. if they are vital services. the health scare is becoming post-care lottery depend

and i -- had to go to planned parenthood and kalamazoo, michigan. and they closed early, the day was january 2000. and because they were closed, i ended up at a crisis pregna center. and they gave me hope, which is a prgift. and my daughter is alive today. her name is liberty. she's actually marching with her friends today. >> i was adopted. and my birth mother was really young when she first had me. so then my lovely parents adopted me. >> i'm thankful that they chose life than the abortions, or else we would not have the precious gift we have, our daughter, jasmine. she's a happy-go-lucky child. she sings all the time. she just has the best personality ever. >> if -- i march because my birth mom chose adoption. >> the birth mom, her name is beth. and it's open adoption. and she was 15 and she was raped. and she went to go abort her daughter -- abort whatever was inside her, she didn't realize it. and went to a crisis pregnancy center instead of an abortion clinic. when she went to the crisis pregnancy center, she had a son something living inside

kalamazoo, michigan and it has been such a drain on the resources in our community moved from their homes and all of these things are from people like rex tillerson. i do not understand. i do not understand how the men appear think that things are normal right now. they are not normal. this is not a normal time. this is worrying me. corker: i will ask the officer to escort you out or you can talk quietly in a whisper to each other. we show tremendous courtesy -- if you would, escort her out. i would appreciate it. >> the committee is still in session. that is the reason why we have to ask you. senator corker: school teachers get out of line sometimes. >> they said my voice was loud and i said i am used to teaching 30 children at a time talking in a large classroom. voice.k you for your >> thank you. [applause] senator corker: thank you for being here. we appreciate the role you play in our democracy and i always enjoy talking to you in the hallways. >> senator cardin, you are my senator. senator cardin: well take the front row seat, right there. senator corker: thank you. thank you. [indi

and a look at the scholarship program in kalamazoo, michigan, that allows public school student to attend college for ree. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] host: good morning. here are your top headlines. the alleged gunman in the mass shooting that left five dead is in federal custody. he is scheduled to appear in court on monday. trump tower u.s. intelligent official told president-elect donald trump that russia used cyber attacks to -- u.s. election. and donald trump criticized automakers for making in mexico instead of the united states. he promises to build america's manufacturing sector but what's the best way to do that? that is what we're asking you this morning. here is

on mixing segment, simon motley will talk about his article, looking at a scholarship program in kalamazoo, michigan michigan offering free college to public school students. watch c-span's "washington journal" be given life seven eastern on saturday morning.or join the discussion. [inaudible] [inaudible]evening, >> good evening everyone. welcome. welcome students. faculty and guests. for those of you who do not know me at i'm sheila, i'm the the academic dean of the columbia school.ci tonight we have a very special lecture, especially in many respects, one reason is not only because we have wonderful guests but because this is the first public performance of our new delacorte professor. the lectures are tradition here, they are aimed to let students into what is happening in the magazine industry and journalism. there run by the delacorte for delacorte for magazine for journalism which was established here in 1984. it was established by the magazine publisher james delacorte and supported by his wife valerie and the new york community. george delacorte, if you don't know founded the dell

kalamazoo >> a grandmother hit and killed by a rain way driver the clue police are using to track downer this morning. and one neighborhood hit over and over again by a suspected arsonist. what someone is lighting on fire that causes serious damage and controversial executive action by president trump. mr. trump ordering what he calls extreme vetting more on that coming up. >> and "good day", everyone, it's saturday, january 28, 2 2017. >> almost said 2016. >> still writing checks for 06. >> you have to scribble out and put initial. >> 2016. >> it's easy to do. >> you had a camera punched up and i screamed out is that sno snow? and scott was like. >> you have to look closely. >> you can see the flurries. >> there it is. >> a few flurries out there. >> i said is that snow. >> scott rolled his eyes and said i've been talking about snow all morning. >> listen to the weather. >> we're waking up to cold conditions look at the headline there winter it's back. so i mean we're in the mid 50s a couple days ago and colder air moving in and really what you see is what you get over the next severa

a program in kalamazoo, michigan that allows the students to attend college for free. , thiswashingtonrnal" is 40 minutes. ke, a reporter for "christian science monitor." he's joining us from boston. he's here to talk about a piece he wrote for "christian science monitor magazine" on the impact of free college in urban areas. simon montlake, thank you so much forni