. >> jimmy: you're from kansas, you're very proud to be from kansas. >> i am. i love kansas. three very sharp corners and one dented one. >> that's right, that's how you recognize it. >> jimmy: we went to a usc game. >> last fall. k.u./usc game. >> jimmy: you love that kansas. >> i do love that kansas. >> jimmy: what was it like being a young rob by rigle growing up in the state of kansas? did you live on a farm? >> no, but my grandfather had a farm. >> jimmy: he did? >> yeah, and i would go down and work -- i would spend my summers on the farm. >> jimmy: that's a good thing? >> yeah, it's great. you worked. you get strong. fresh air. it was good. i used to haul hay bales. you have the little ones but then the big ones like 1,000-pound ones. i got to drive a tractor. but when you're 13, it's cool. i had all to do to push the clutch in. i remember hauling the hay

so congratulations to the university of kansas and to the entire state of kansas. rock chuck jay hawk, well done k.u. thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to discuss the small business tax bill currently before the senate, one of which i hope we have an opportunity to debate openly and fairly and allow amendments, but i'm not quite sure if that's going to happen, which is frustrating because the american people deserve better. when we allow the process to work, we actually have everybody have their say in the process, and as a result of that, we ultimately get a good bill, and i'm hopeful we can do the same on this one. it's good we are finally working on jobs, but i believe that we should be working in a more bipartisan way. as we did with the insider trading bill, as we did with crowd funding, as we have done with the arlington cemetery bill, the 3% withholding and many other bills. we need to work on a bill where all members are offered an opportunity to have their vote

we go to the ninth. ♪ ♪ i'm going to kansas city ♪ kansas city here i come ♪ they got some credits littlena get me one ♪ ♪ send a note stay informed catch a show. make your point make a memory make a masterpiece. read something watch something and learn something. do it all more beautifully, with the retina display on ipad. ♪ [ buzz aldrin ] we landed on the surface of the moon. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joe: tonight's aerial coverage is provided by directv. if you call yourself a sports fan you have to get directv. call 1-800-directv. we are into the ninth inning now and elvis andrus takes over at third base with asdrubal cabrera to his left and with the hat a little sideways and that's his trademark, fernando rodney takes over on the mound for the american league. he's been lights out for the tampa bay rays in twelve. finally his job to be the closer, to be the back end guy of the bullpen. he's taken that opportunity and run. has a great fastball, a great change-up. he deals up and away to mccutchen. that just missed. the count 2-0. andrew singled his first time up as a left-hander. wade miley gets lo

we go to the ninth. ♪ ♪ i'm going to kansas city ♪ kansas city here i co ♪ they got some credits littlena get me one ♪ ♪ send a note stay informed catch a show. make your point ke a memory make a masterpiece. read something watch something and learn something. do it all more beautifully, with the retina display on ipad. ♪ [ buzz aldrin ] we landed on the surface of the moon. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joe: tonight's aerial coverage is provided by directv. if you call yourself a sports fan you have to get directv. cal 1-800-directv. we are into the ninth inning now and elvis andrus takes over at third base with asdrubal cabrera to his left and with the hat a little sideways and that's his trademark, fernando rodney takes over on the mound for the american league. he's been lights out for the tampa bay rays in twelve. finally his job to be the closer, to be the back end guy of the bullpen. he's taken that opportunity and run. has a great fastball, a great change-up. he deals up and away to mccutchen. that just missed. the count 2-0. andrew singled his first time up as a left-hander. wade miley gets loo

kilmeade in kansas city.the time is 40 after the hour. if you think influence was waning think again. they are packing a big punch this political season. >> the former cia agent says he has proof the crash in ross well 65 years ago was in fact a ufo. we will have the story straight ahead. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection

eventually, the area would make up all or part of 15 new states, including kansas. >> kansas is a flagant to represent "manifest destiny." there are three separate images of people on the flag, all moving westward. >> manifest destiny was the belief that the american expansion across the continent was both inevitable and justifiable. >> in the foreground, you see a farmer plowing his land. just beyond the farmer, you see a wagon train, also heading west. in the background, you see native americans hunting bison. there's also a steamboat on the kansas river, meant to represent commerce. life for the pioneers was not easy, and the state motto is "ad astra per aspera," which means "to the stars through difficulties," which is certainly a reference to how hard it was to settle the land. >> within the state seal, 34 stars represent kansas' place as our 34th state. >> above that state seal, there is a blue-and-gold band meant to reference the french and the louisiana purchase. >> and at the very top is the state flower -- the sunflower. believe it or not, in kansas, it used to be illegal to

to the kansas city public library. i'm director of public affairs, and let me come clean right now -- a recovering watergate junkie. [ laughter ] >> it's all true. i have suffered from watergate on the brain for many years. i got hooked when i was in high school, and it was a long road to recovery. i underwent years of expensive therapy. there basically meant buying and reading almost every single book, memoir, conspiracy theory, and i diatribe connected with watergate and richard nixon. it didn't help that i lived in washington, d.c., during much of this period. [ laughter ] >> indeed, it was only after i relocated to the heartland that i was finally able to put watergate behind me. [ laughter ] >> and then about six months ago, my friend jen chin from the university press of kansas told me it a new book they were publishing. a new book about watergate. written by an author who would even be willing to come to kansas city on the 40th anniversary of the world's most famous third rate burglary. [ laughter ] >> which plu

>> i got a feeling brian kilmeade who is out in kansas city is going to fall in love with kansas cityf my hometowns. brian? >> it's absolutely nice. two things that drop out in my mind. number one, everybody is nice to me. i talked more to the guy at the gas station than i talk to my entire family. number two, there's a lot of big people here. they have like 6 inches on the east and west coast. it seems like the tall people decided to stay in the middle of the country and marry other tall people. >> really? >> i didn't know any of this. you got to let me travel more! >> i'm not sure, gretch! you're a little up here and like up to the middle of the country, they're just sitting there. if anything should happen, don't worry. >> they grow them big right in the middle. i don't know how that happens. are they eating right, going to bed early? i know they power wash after the home run derby, that's the clicking in the background. >> there is something to be said about that whole midwestern niceness. glad to be a byproduct of that and i'm sure you are as well. all right, brian, we'll move on

coats: i want to thank my colleague from kansas. i know my colleague from north dakota has arrived, having heard from my colleague from south dakota, and i got the doactas mixed up -- dakotas mixed up. i apologize to senator thune. whether it's the family my wife grew up and knew or whether it's a family down in posey county, indiana, that drew their neighbors together for a meeting just a few months ago, or whether it's families or business owners of small businesses all across the state of indiana that i've talked to repeatedly who basically are saying i resent being called rich. by the president, who says they need to pay for more in taxes. we've been working our tails off for generations. and we've been paying taxes faithfully for the profits that we've made, the years that we have made profits. and yet we're being classified as some type of elite group that's not paying their fair share. we look back and we read statistics like 47% of americans aren't paying any income taxes, and we're those out creating jobs, building a busine

and, good evening from kansas city. home of the royals, about an hour away from first pitch of the mid summer classic of the 2012 major league baseball all-star game right behind me at kaufmann stadium on big fox. the place is just about packed with the best players in all of baseball fighting for home field advantage in the world series, american league, national league. game starts 8:00 eastern time. 7:00 kansas city barbecue time on the big fox broadcast network. they invited us here to check out the action on an absolutely beautiful night for the national past time. a nice and chilly 97 degrees here in kansas city today. fully 10 degrees cooler than t was just one week ago and a perfect night for baseball. but all the festivities tempered by some big news and mixed news for the millions of americans who are out of work across our nation. first, the good, the number of job openings in may reportedly the second highest for a single month since the recession began way back in 2008. according to the u.s. labor departmen

louis, indianapolis, des moines, kansas city, wichita, kansas city, and 102 in rapid city, and denver hit 100 also. the next heat wave we're not watching that way in the way of wet weather to provide us any relief or cloud cover for that matter. we have heat advisories for many areas of south dakota, southern wisconsin and heat advisories in place around new york, st. louis, philadelphia and portions outside of washington, d.c. today we will see 90 degrees, mid-90s from new york city down to raleigh. it's very humid so not very enjoyable. the last heat wave was dry. you weren't drenched in sweat but this is more humid. today up to 100 in minneapolis. des moines in 97. through the three-day heat wave, we should see it through wichita, mid-90s around chicago, and d.c. by the end of the heat wave has a chance of hitting near 100 degrees. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today will be very warm. we'll see a few scattered storms, areas of florida typical this time of year. if you're lucky around charlotte you'll see a shower or

we will check back later from kansas city. this was a night like no other.r giants in the starting lineup and they all performed very well. buster posey, matt and cabrera stealing the show. the giants building not just a local brand, but a national following. >> nbc bay area's jean elle. >> reporter: giants fans were happy to have four of their own, but what a game. they gave fans quite a bit to cheer about. >> go giants! >> there four all-stars in the starting lineup. >> they are stoked about the all-star game. >> it's fabulous. it's okay if there were nine. >> the hometown favorite stole the show. this 7-year-old said it was a giants dream team. posey and pablo. >> matt cain on the mound. >> i hope he getz three outs, one, two, three. >> they think one giant should be out with pablo sandoval sidelined most of the season, many say he doesn't deserve to shine. the devoted fans voted him in at third base. >> it shows that san francisco loves their players and they believe in them. >> others say panda was overdue. >> they were annoyed that pablo sandoval got i

comcast sports net, joins us now from kansas city.e, you'll ways get the baes signment -- best assignments. how you doing? >> doing great. had barbecue. looking good. inside coffman stadium. the flyover. national anthem in the books. they're ready to play baseball. as you mentioned. giants well represent ra sent in the starting lineup. due in large part to the giants' fans. voted three position players into the starting lineup. buster posey, receiving the most votes ever by an nl player. and sandoval, edging out wright. here's whathe panda had to say about it. >> have of a great season. and so great plays. you know, you know, it's tough. because, pretty good fans. but i think -- this moment show me that -- the giants fans better than new york. >> i know they have got in a lot better in the last five years. winning the world series two years ago. created a lot of additional fans. i have been a giants' fans since 1982. season ticketholders. numbers increase big time. yeah, giants' fans. a bunch of good fans out there. >> we have the bes

the heat continues around kansas city.he worst of it, excessive heat warnings from des moines, kansas city, topeka. around where the ohio river and mississippi river heat meet. 104, kansas city. 100 easily widespread from north platte, oklahoma city to st. louis. that's going to continue even into tomorrow. temperatures will be very similar. we won't start to see the cool air possible until about thursday. that's when we're expecting the next chance of a cold front dropping those temperatures. three more days of this in kansas city and then we'll get a break for you. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. washington, d.c., a warm day, chance of thunderstorms late today. new england will be dodging afternoon storms. very hot in the southeast. but not quite as wet as yesterday. florida got drenched this weekend. looks a little dryer for them also. >> that heat wave is on its way. we all need a beach day? >> yes. no big relief till probably thursday or friday. >> got to get your sandcastle building experience.

. >> reporter: it happened here in kansas city, on a quaint street in kansas where employees did not free lunch, they got to spend most of the day making it. >> cooking is not a mystery. >> it's what called team building. make entrees, make desserts. this is one employee who says he's afraid to show his face because his boss will be made. >> we had 25 minutes to get a recipe together, cook for 30. i think there were roughly 25 or 30 people there, and then we were critiqued by the chefs at the institute on what we could do better. >> and those gsa employees got the whole day off real work to do it. so this was the day's activity, learning how to cook. >> yes. >> and it didn't just happen once. since 2007, gsa employees came to the culinary center of kansas city nine times for these team building exercises. they cooked lunch. it cost you more than $20,000. >> that's the total amount for all those cooking classes. granted, in the world of trillion dollar government budget, that's not a lot of money. but our insider says it is part of the free spending culture that has gone on for years

lived in kansas. my husband is a federal judge still in kansas. tom daschle had the good sense to do what i did and marry a kansan and sheila burke, longtime aide and assistant to senator bob dole, the senate majority leader from kansas. you might have thought we were here for our health care expertise but it's really our kansas connections. you know, over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of commentary about what the supreme court decision on the affordable care act means for politicians in washington. we've heard speculation about who is a winner and who's a loser and who's up and who's down and what it means for november. with congressional republicans, today holding their 31st vote to repeal the affordable care act, it's clear that some want the political discussion and political battle to keep going. but i'm really glad to have a chance to be with you today to talk about what the health care law means for those outside of washington. the hard working families that the law was really designed to help. but to do that we need to set

. >> jimmy: you're from kansas, you're very proud to be from kansas. >> i am. i love kansas.y: we went to a usc game. >> last fall. k.u./usc game. >> jimmy: you love that kansas. >> i do love that kansas. >> jimmy: what was it like being a young rob by rigle growing up in the state of kansas? did you live on a farm? >> no, but my grandfather had a farm. >> jimmy: he did? >> yeah, and i would go down and work -- i would spend my summers on the farm. >> jimmy: that's a good thing? >> yeah, it's great. you worked. you get strong. fresh air. it was good. i used to haul hay bales. you have the little ones but then the big ones like 1,000-pound ones. i got to drive a tractor. but when you're 13, it's cool. i had all to do to push the clutch in. i remember hauling the hay bales -- i can tell this here? >> jimmy: i don't know. where is this headed? what did grandpa do to you? [ cheers and applause ] >> you're about to find out. it gets a little weird, i'll be honest. i was hauling hay bales one day. i was on the tractor and had the big hay bales. and our neighbor's steer got into our

. >> reporter: it happened here at the culinary center of kansas city.in overland, kansas, where gsa employees did not just get a free lunch, they got to spend most of the day making it. >> cooking is not a mystery. everybody can learn it. >> reporter: it's all about what the culinary center zone video calls team building. teams make entries, they make desserts. what did the gsa employees get out of this? this is would be of those employees who says he's afraid to show his face because his boss will be mad. >> it was lunch. we had 25 minutes to get a recipe together, cook for 30. i think there were roughly 25 or 30 people there, and then we were critiqued along the way by the chefs at the institute on what we could do better. >> reporter: and those gsa employees got the whole day off real work to do it. >> reporter: so this was the day's activity, learning how to cook? >> yes. >> reporter: and it didn't just happen once. since 2007, gsa employees came to the culinary center of kansas city nine times for these team building exercises. they cooked lunch, i

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kansas city stays about 100 to 105 until wednesday. then slight relief. it's amazing the summer, even though we get the relief, it will knock it down to the 90s instead of the 100s. today's forecast has the umbrella with it. the showers and storms are out there this morning. i'll show you those coming up in ten minutes. back to you. >>> thanks, bill. earnings for this week, a big energy acquisition and a motivational mishap. a first look at the morning's business headlines are straight ahead. >>> a monumental collapse of the british open. a close call for the dream team. and the newest member of the 300 club. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are the top stories making news this morning. t

she was a very outspoken activist and she and kate richards o'hara, kate richards o'hara was from kansas, and she spent a lot of time in st. louis, missouri. she was married, had several children. well, those two ladies were sent here right around 1919, 1920, because they had made a series of speeches around the country in which they very strongly protested u.s. involvement in world war i, so the government convicted them for sadicious acts against the government, and they were sent here. they were very well known. there were approximately 70 to 80 other female prisoners in here at the time and you can see this cell block is like a box within a box, pretty typical for the time. we don't know exactly which cells emma and kate were in, but we know it was in this general area, because behind me is located what was called the blind cell and both of them made mention in their later writings about the blind cell at the missouri state penitentiary, so we know that somewhere in this location was where those two were located. the blind cell was actually the female equivalent to administrative seg

welcome to kansas city, by the way. and speaking of kansas city, i know patrick gray and everyone coming, mr. felt, was there any connection between clarence m. kelly and gray and felt? >> oh, absolutely. what happened is that when felt left the fbi and william ruckleshouse was the acting director, they had an understanding -- if you resign, i'll write you a very flowery resignation letter, and you'll write a very regretful letter for leaving the fbi, and we'll let matters rest there. but ruckleshouse believed he had leaked information. when kelly came in, what happened is the fbi found out that a whole bag full of documents had been given to a reporter named john krudsen. and because felt was already suspected of being a leaker, he became the number-one suspect. now as it happened, he hadn't leaked the documents to krudsen. that had been ruckleshouse. but felt was the number-one suspect. and because these were documents, they felt -- they believed they could investigate it. see, it's very hard to investigate an oral le

i think -- weird night a central kansas city. the redskins report kampen 16 days and all eyes will be on robert griffin iii. every time he touches the ball fans will hold their breath. so far he has not signed his contract. >> it is paramount for the team to show them that i am there for them. i think it will happen. i am not really worried about a perry have to trust the people i rounded that are going to make sure you are in on time. i trust people and around me. >> this afternoon venus williams showed up in downtown washington for a promotional event. she will be here in washington next monday when the take of boston in the waterfront. >> back in one week playing with the capital's -- kastles. last week we want here we are trying to repeat. >> the magic say they have no trade for dwight howard but blake griffin did sign a contract extension for the clippers. clucks five years $95 million? >> he will not qualify for a tax cut. >> a final look >> still a few heavy downpours popping up south of the city. they will diminish her ov

. >> reporter: it happened had here at the culinary center in kansas city.t just get a free lunch they spent most of the day making it. >> cooking is not a mystery. everybody can learn it. >> reporter: it's all about what the culinary center's own video calls team building. teams make entrees and desserts. what did the gsa employees get out of this? this is one of those employees who says he's afraid to show his face because his boss will be mad. >> it was bunch. we had 25 minutes to get a recipe together. cook for three. i think there were roughly 25 or 30 people there. and then we were critiqued along the way by the chefs at the institute on what we could do better. >> reporter: and those gsa employees got the whole day off real work to do it. >> so this was the day's activity learning how to cook? >> yes. >> reporter: and it didn't just happen once since 2007 gsa employees came to the culinary center of kansas city nine times for these team building exercises. they cooked lunch. it cost you more than $20,000. that's the total amount for all those cooking

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kansas city has been one of the worst spots over the last week.ou don't get cooled down until thursday, when the front will make it towards you. also watch out in new england today, some heavy rain and thunderstorms for you. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. in washington, d.c., same as areas like baltimore, philadelphia and new york, afternoon thunderstorms will be hit and miss around the region. some of those storms could be on the strong side. slight risk of severe weather today much of the great lakes through new england. v a slow process of getting rid of the heat wave. it's summer, so it's okay. >> for now. >>> earnings to look out for this week, a big energy acquisition and a motivational mishap. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the response from hollywood to early friday morning's tragedy in colorado. >>> a monumental collapse at the british open. a close call for the dream team. and the newest member of the 300 club. you're watching "early toda

"studio b" with shepard smith, live in kansas city, missouri, starts now. something is happening relating to ... baseball. >>shepard: the classic, why aren't you here? >>megyn: it involves sports and i don't know anything about it. >>shepard: we are at home of the royals and the home of the all-star game, the midsummer classic on tuesday night on the big fox network and of course, our good friends at fox say why don't you come over and take a look and we figured we would. this was the in the early 70's and they have upgraded it. it is absolutely perfect spot for the midsummer classic. it was 104 degrees here on the patio in rice field but a little thing came law and it cared off and a rare july low 80's. in kansas city. we will cover that. and guess who will join us? among others the newest member of the fox sports team. many our male guests in the audience may recognize her, and i will ask her about the things anyone should ask her about and baseball, too. unless breaking news changes everything. the biggest cell phone network in the nation are now reporti

will kansas ever cool off. your forecast is coming up. you're watching etd.early today" >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports the ncaa sanctions handed down yesterday against penn state for the football program's recent child sex abuse scandal may not include the so-called death penalty, but there is little doubt nittany lion football will never be the same. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. a day after penn state took down the joe paterno statue, the ncaa dropped the hammer on the school's football program. hitting the once proud school history with a $60 million fine, a four-year bowl ban and the team will also vacate all their wins from '98 to 2011, dropping coach paterno from first on the all-time wins list to number 12. the sanctions will likely cripple penn state football for the next decade. >>> the rangers pulled off a huge trade sending three players and a first round pick to the black for rick nash. he had 30 goals last season in columbus. >>> the ya

fabian kansas la -- fabian kansas la -- cancellara is back of wiggins who wears the yellow jersey. >>: just ahead, an actor helps make a little boy's dream come true. we'll show you how when we come >> alan: we have breaking news now from san francisco. police are on the scene of a shooting on san bruno avenue near felton street. this is south of the highway 101/280 split. one person was shot just after getting off a muni bus. that victim's condition is unknown. police are looking for the gunman who ran from the scene. >> ama: coming up at 11:00, an atm hacked in front of witnesses. what the suspect did and how it could have been prevend. >> the bay area woman who makes millions millions and then gives it away. her story is coming up at 11:00. >> alan: a dream come true for a concord boy. he got meet and dress up like his comic book hero, hell boy, and actor ron pearlman who played hellman, got into character for zachary with the help of the people at spectral motion who created the costume. zachary, who has leukemia, asked to meet hell boy as part of the make-a-wish program. >> that'

but first from fox at 2:00 in kansas city, a mixed bag of jobs from the labor department.irst the good news. possible relief on the way for americans who have been out of work after he straight months of weak hiring, the labor department reports that u.s. job openings increased to 3.6 million in may, up close to 6 percent from the previous month. it is also the second highest level in nearly four years. and the experts say it could mean hiring will pick up later this summer. or we could all drown. the problem is layoffs actually increased at the same time so with so many people unemployed there are still not nearly enough jobs. and now to get it started with gerri wills anchor of the willis report. gerri if there are millions of openings why are so jobs being filled? >>gerri: people are nervous to fill the openings because they want to see a better committee. to get the job creation you have to have job creation. so they are hiring a limited number of people so at the end of the day the impact to the economy is not that great. >>shepard: a survey suggests that small busine

temperatures south of that, chicago to kansas city to indianapolis, easily above 100.omorrow some of the thunderstorms and that cold front will shift down and cool you off from kansas city to chicago. but areas from kansas southward, oklahoma, texas, no such luck for you. >>> well, if you're watching us on news channel 7 in boise i dough learn about the differences at hands-on museum at visual fx. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. now that "american idol" has filled its diva chair, could the show's next judge have some country flavor? the show reports it's considering brad paisley who's recorded on the show and recorded with the most successful idol winner to date, cari underwood. >>> other reports that they may keep randy jackson and go back to a four-judge panel. >>> e online reports kate gosselin has signed up to look for the new love of her line on the atv dating series. kind of pound your head against the wall stuff. it's a show th