territorial kansas, kansas got the nickname bleeding kansas because of the struggle over whether caps cans would enter the union as a free state or a slave state. we're going to look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was signed, creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territories. both people assumed washington politicians -- assume that the kansas-nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you bought in twin territories, one would naturally be free and other naturally slave. most people assumed that the new territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of iowans. eye iowans would come in and set up the government rent a free state constitution and bring in nebraska in as a free state. and nebraska would send northern senators to congress. conversely, i think there was -- i think there were 100,000 or so slaves in the state of missouri. most people about people in missouri would come into eastern kansas, settled the area, set up a government, and write the consti

douglas, the father of the kansas territory. he believed in the concept of popular sovereignty let the will of the people be spoken. stephen douglas was outraged by the lecompton constitution. when the lecompton constitution arrived in washington, douglas got on the floor of the senate and called the lecompton constitution a swindle and a fraud. it did not represent popular sovereignty, it did not represent the role of the people. this constitution was debated in the halls of congress. the u.s. senate, which was controlled by southerners, did pass it. they ratified it. it got to the u.s. house, which is more northern influence, when it got to the u.s. house, it was so -- the debate was so rancorous, that in february of 1858, late one night while this constitution was being debated in the u.s. house of representatives, a brawl broke out. over 50 congressmen were brawling on the floor of the u.s. house and supposedly, the only thing that broke them up was a rather humorous event. two u.s. congressmen from wisconsin grabbed the hai

in the state of kansas. these are items that illustrate different parts of what was a legal case against the klan. starting out, we have a picture of governor allen. he was a newspaper man. newspaper men then at that time, were very powerful people. they often, also, moved into political office. henry allen owned one of the biggest newspapers in the state. he was by trade a journalist. in 1916 he ran for governor of kansas. he didn't win that year, but he ran again in 1918. that year he did win. he won reelection in 1920. that was when our governors served two-year terms, not four-year terms. another man, william allen white, he was a colleague and french of henry allen's and he owned the "the emporium gazette" newspaper. he was famous for his colorful editorials. henry allen william, allen white were very important figures in the case against the klan. the "american guardsman" was the newsletter published by the topeka ku klux klan chapter. we only have this one issue so this is all we have to go on. i want

a definition of marriage n us here in kansas. battle is not over in kansas in the midwest. we'll be fighting every way we can to make sure that people who own private businesses and pastors in churches are not forced to have to accept a lifestyle that we think is perverted. we think homosexuality based on the bible. not because we are dumb cannes sans, we read the bible. the bible is clear that marriage ought to stay between a man and a woman, thank god we have a governor, and a legislature in kansas that will do what is right for the christians of kansas. >> i heard what you said. i wonder if there's a doubt, a legal theory that would see you forced to marry someone you don't want to marry, if two men presented themselves at the summit church. is there any law compelling you to marry them. >> first of all, thank you for having me. i love talking about this very thing. the reason there's a great concern - i met with 60 pastors, when you see what happened in oregon, when a private business owner is fined over 130,000, because they

at one time, kansas was the frontier. so we were the -- the kind of the last civilization before people headed out to california. but, again, the main figure is john brown. and he towers about 12 feet tall in the painting. he is surrounded by the two sides of the civil war. there are the north and the south and the confederate flag and the united states flag. there are two dead soldiers that rest at his feet and they represent everyone who died during the civil war. so there is quite a lot of symbolism. there is a gentleman hidden in the background with a top hat and there's some discussion that might have been abraham lincoln. that was on the northern side. he wouldn't have been president at that time since this was all prior to the civil war. it is maybe some foreshadowing. he included a tornado and a prairie fire, which represented the death and destruction associated with war, becoming storms of war, at the natural disasters we faced. a lot of symbolism there. he also includes the western meadowlark come our state bir

board of education national historic site in topeka, kansas.his was one of the four african-american elementary schools that were operating in topeka in 1952 when the brown v. board of education case was filed in district court. the brown v. board of education case is really a small piece of a much larger case that started really, back in the late 1920s and early 1930s. which was part of the national association for the advancement of colored people's -- or the naacp's struggle to overturn segregation in public education. so they were attempting to file cases that would eventually lead to overturning a case called plessy versus ferguson. and that was a supreme court decision in 1896 that allowed the state of louisiana to segregate rail cars by race. once the supreme court made the decision that that was constitutional, what you saw was an explosion of laws in the south especially that permitted segregated facilities in all sectors of public life. they were attended to overturn a precedent and they knew they could try to do it in one case but if

inside a warm welcome. >> welcome to raven ridge of kansas. >> reporter: raven's ridge of kansas siteormer atlas intercontinental ballistic missile silo. >> each door weighs 16,000 pounds. >> reporter: a structure the u.s. government built with doomsday in mind. and which larry hall repurposed imagining a different doomsday. it is a luxury condo complex deep underground. >> we can go to the bottom in 29 seconds. 15 stories down. >> you are entering the sick bay. >> get you settled into your rooms. we are here for a sleepover. >> this will be your digs for tonight. your average bed and breakfast is not heavily fortified. >> all extearwalls are nine feet. a luxury condo, from $1 million to $5 million a pop. >> i'll show you the pool. >> i didn't bring my swimsuit. it's 85 in the pool area. so humid it fogs up the camera. walls painted with beach scenes. even a water fall. >> feels like we are not in kansas anymore. >> larry's survival condos are the high end of a booming business. more than 3 million americans are thought to be committed preppers. most stockpiling supplies in more modes

near the kansas city area. moving southeast away from kansas city. you can see the debris now. there is debris on the ground. we are getting not only now a doppler indicated rotation. but you can start to see the damage. no reports of damage in the previous touchdown of this. this is all in a watch, tornado watch from kansas city kansas down toward joplin missouri central missouri and columbia where the university of missouri is. this is in effect until midnight. this warning most likely extended to went from 7 central time to 7:30, will most lie likely be extended. there its the transformers blowing now. the strong circulation on the ground. earlier anderson you couldn't see it much because it was wrapped in rain. but this its a big indication. look at the monster sized storm. this of course the bottom of the super cell. as the the atmosphere is extremely volatile right now. from parts of eastern kansas across into central missouri. i wouldn't be surprised too, if the national weather service extends the tornado watch for central missouri eastward to include the metropolitan a

the gentleman from kansas. mr. pompeo: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from the great state of missouri mrs. hartzler. the chair: the gentlelady from missouri is recognized for two minutes. mrs. hartzler: thank you mr. speaker. today i rise to lend my support to h.r. 1599, the safe and accurate food labeling act. as a mother, farmer, and former nutrition education teacher, i understand the importance providing valuable information to consumers about where their food comes from and how it's grown. if we are going to face the growing challenges of obesity in this country and increasing demand for food worldwide, each and every american is going to have to engage in an honest dialogue about our food production and contribution systems. it is important that these systems are based on sound science with the strong set of food labeling guidelines that are consistent across state lines. affordable for all americans. and provide accurate and easy to understand information on the package for those consumers wanting to

i live like five minutes from kansas city, missouri, and i noticed that when i travel from kansas to missouri, the roads are really different. the roads in kansas are pretty good, but there is a stark difference between the roads in the two states. kansas does have a toll road and a republican governor, and missouri does not have a toll road, and a democratic governor. i don't know if it is the governance or how the funds are distributed. maybe kansas is getting more money than missouri. that is my question. guest: the funds artistry of based on formulas -- funds are distributed based on formulas based on the needs of each state. it is important to note that the federal program and the dollars that flow through that are not the only expenditure. each state has their own gasoline tax. the federal program constitutes somewhere close to 50% of the so-called capital investment that happens in the country, but that differs from state to state. one, there is a different formula -- a different about the each state receives from the federal program, but is also true that there is a significa

and a couple of towns to the west, in kansas.ornado was reported near liberty, a second was reported in johnson county. no injuries have been reported. >> i went to school 25 miles to the west and that is tornado alley, up 35, through wichita and lawrence into this, best time the year. for us, give us some of that rain! sorry you had too much and we have too little that seems to be the way it goes. 4:46. standpointed to on the weather window and check it out and see it is shaking, so the winds are faster than they were yesterday. the marine layer is more diffused so it is not pumping out the drizzle it did yesterday. 15 miles per hour at oakland, concord at 14 miles per hour napa at 10 miles per hour, and fairfield 22 miles per hour. the winds are fatter this away from 2:00 until 9:00 this evening. they will come from the west at 61-33 the yesterday, they stopped short at the bay bridge. now, they are going all the way down into the south bay. everyone is going to be breezy this afternoon. the key to the forecast, look at the win

that meant that the klan could not legally operate in the state and kansas became the first state to actually have a legal ouster of the klan during that time. it took about five years before the whole process was through. >>> c-span's 2015 cities tour takes american history tv on the road to explore the rich history of cities across america. learn more about other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citytour. you're watching c-span history tv every weekend all weekend on c-span3. historians, and eyewitness accounts of events that define nation. c-span 3, coverage of congress and american history tv. >>> american history tv has been on the road all this year exploring the rich history of cities across the country. tonight we're highlighting four cities, key west, florida, tulsa, oklahoma st. augustine, florida and topeka, kansas. we begin now with our look at historic sites in key west. our comcast cable partners hosted our recent visit. ♪ >> the little white house got its name partly through an accident. partly through just the fact that franklin roosevelt had a little white house. in o

in kansas torrential rain and visibility dropping to just about zero. and in kansas it was hail that stripped the paint right off of the side of this house. pounding rain also hitting florida this weekend. here now, abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, florida's gulf coast looks more like a water world. the tampa bay area deluged. some cities receiving more than eight inches of rain in the last 24 hours. >> we just hope nobody getting in an emergency, they got to go somewhere. you can't go nowhere. >> reporter: lightning striking this office complex on friday. >> all of a sudden, the power went out in the maintenance shop and smoke started coming out. we could smell the smoke. >> reporter: no one hurt. firefighters tearing down the ceiling to put out the fire that the lightning sparked. overnight, skies lit up from georgia to wisconsin. want to stay safe when lightning strikes? stay away from windows and doors and avoid plumbing during a thunderstorm. back in florida, tonight, the coast guard urgently searching for two 14-year-

touchdown in hutchinson kansas. as many as four tornadoes spotted. >> it caused widespread damage including up rooting trees and downing power lines. may hey, maria. >> hello everybody at home. we are tracking hoar severe storms on the move today including parts of kansas. you mentioned the tornado that touched down yesterday out there. we are looking at a risk for additional weather across the center of the nation but greater risk across the u.s. places like kentucky, tennessee, west virginia and the carolinas. risk for large hail damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. as we head into tomorrow more severe weather possible in the plains and also in the southeast. flash flooding is another western. we had a number of warnings in effect. ohio river valley even across the mid an lat tick-- atlantic we have heavy rainfall that could produce the flash flooding. the heat is on. central plains heat index values in the triple digits. take a look at the temperatures forecast. upper 90's dallas memphis and parts of the southe

the west in kansas.o was reported near liberty and another in johnson county. no injuries have been reported. >> mike is watching those closely. >> two very densely populated suburbs of kansas city one in liberty, missouri and the other in the kansas stateside but nothing happened i heard. i interned at a couple of stations this and they got good news they were on top of it. >> at home we have thunderstorms but nothing like that. not of them are in the mountains to the east and to the north. that is more likely tomorrow and thursday. this morning you can see the reds are getting an early start as the camera bounces around and we look at the eastern span of the bay bridge. you can see those winds 12 at sfo and 23 at fairfield and everyone else is less than ten miles per hour on live doppler hd and they will pick up this afternoon and unlike yesterday remember, it was from the golden gate bridge east and the bay bridge north, now it goes from the bay bridge all the way down into the south bay and the same

as far as the forecast goes watch out kansas city to st. louis. everybody else head to the pool. >> definitely. >> or to work. >> that too. >> usually the work has ac too. >> good point there. thank you, bill. >>> leading the news in "the wall street journal," concerns over allies of iran nuclear deal. trying to assure the israelis and other u.s. allies in the region that the deal with iran is, as he puts it a good deal. >>> five slain soldiers shot to death by mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. >> my son is a hero. he wouldn't have had it any other way. >> whosoever shows -- >>> sandra bland committed suicide in her jail cell three days after arrested during a traffic stop. her family has asked for an independent autopsy. >>> a person who escorted an accelerant on a mural and set it on fire. lgbt art work is part of the mission district gallery. >>> beach goers were evacuated by the florida bomb squad, photo flash bomb sunday used during world war ii to create intense light for nighttime photographic missions. >>> a admitpolitical bombshell for democra

the dole situation was different because he was a senator from kansas and she ran on her own as a senator from north carolina. most of the other cases, the senator died. thaddeus haraway, his wife took his seat. the first woman elected to the senate. brian: this is the nuclear option. what is that? don: a parliamentary device. it has to do with trying to reduce the number of votes needed to invoke cloture to cut off debate so you can have a final vote. and the senate, the most it takes is 60 votes. in the last congress, the majority party was able to engineer a situation in which they were able to get cloture reduced to a simple majority are

as ed mentioned i work for the national archives in kansas city.s such, i work with a wide variety of records. on the homefront, working to facilitate, support the war effort as best as possible. and many of the records you see today i came across just in my day-to-day work, whether it is reference or writing descriptions, i just found these fascinating records i thought were a great way of the home front and world war ii. i do want to just have a quick note on the sources that today -- just to make sure things are entirely clear. most or many other sources today are from the national archives in kansas city. from numerous records groups, this includes record group 147 which carried out the drafts during the war. record group 156, records of the chief of ordinance, which created the war -- goods of war the bombs and munitions that were used by the army. record group 200, is a special group of records that from the mid-central war resources board and to later made central war resources industries -- it will be highlighted quite a bit in today's pres

the gentleman from kansas is recognized. mr. yoder: thank you mr. chairman. my amendment would prohibit further waste of federal funds from being used to enforce the unnecessary listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species under the endangered species act this listing has americans crying foul in kansas and across the country on the burden it places on farmers ranchers and agriculture producers this misguided listing comes at a time when the lesser prairie chicken is becoming the greater prairie chicken gaining in population significantly each of the last several years. the latest population count was released, it shows a 25% increase in the species' population over the last year. that falls -- physical lows a 20% increase e-- from the year before. what accounts for all this? the listing on the endangered pee cease act? -- list? no these increases are due to improved habitat conditions as a result of increased rainfall to an area that had been experiencing the worst drought since the infamous dust bowl. this can

. >> a kansas woman stopping at nothing to save a codler locked in this car on a nearly 100 degree day. the dramatic rescue all caught on cell phone video. kelly wright with how it all went down. >> some frightening moments for a little girl locked in an extremely car in kansas city. fortunately some good samaritans came to her rescue. >> you are listening to the banging going on as several people were trying to rescue the girl inside showing signs she was in danger from the sweltering conditions inside the vehicle. >> you could see sweat coming from the end of her pony tail. it was sad because she was fully clothed and had on boots. she was extremely hot. >> sara orteza a nearby store manager kept hammering on it until she broke it she then pulled the girl to safety. they called 911 and grabbed whatever they could to break that car open. a tire iron breaking the window saving the girl baking in scorching temperatures. >> the windows were up the doors were locked. when i looked in the window she pulled her hair back and swept just drip, drip, drip. >> they are considering filing child

joining us now is republican senator jerry moran of kansas. thank you very much for talking to us senator. you know congress and the obama admi making their case for and against continuing sanctions. obama and his team believe that we've got to do this because otherwise u.s. sanctions and resolutions will be ignored eventually by other countries. my question to you is that the right approach? do we lift sanctions because we're worried about how other countries might perceive us? >> julie, thanks for letting me join you. this is probably the most important decision issue that many members of the united states senate will face during their time in the united states senate and i certainly agree with what secretary kerry just said which is i hope that the decision about whether to approve or agree with the agreement will be done on the merits and what i'm fearful is that this will become a political issue in which democrats find themselves in a position of having to support what i think is a terrible agreement simply because the president happens

. >> too bad the good folks at kqtv outside kansas city, missouri, missed that show.onth later, they too will endure the kenny strasser experience. >> thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >> may 2010. kyle martin and arion jenkins are the anchors and producers of "hometown this morning." >> we kind of have a lot of freedom doing the morning show. it was a lot of fun. >> small market. we're limited to so many resources. >> so when a yo-yo champion passes through the area, pitches himself to the show, they jump on it. >> i do remember some e-mails that were going back and forth through kyle and i with the company zim-zam productions. we thought it was a legitimate company. >> but when k-strass shows up on the set, the red flags start flying. >> he comes walking down the stairs getting ready to go on and i saw him and i was like, his outfit. >> i'll never forget that yellow hat. those green shorts. >> you go around to schools. >> and the suspenders. >> not only is the outfit outlandish, but so is k-strass. >> so we went on the air and i thought he was for real. >> in the

in kansas city.t's going to start to push east but if we can keep it suppressed maybe a stray thunderstorm on the fourth of july. it does look like most of the moisture will miss us to the east and to the west. we'll keep a close eye on that for you. can't rule out a shower or thunderstorm but does it not look like a wash out that is for sure for your fourth of july. so rain chances for the next few days, 20% for tomorrow. that's for the city. much greater chance if you're down the shore. friday 10% chance of a stray shower mainly off to our south. saturday fourth of july giving us a 30%. better chance for scattered thunderstorms not an all day event and sunday looks like 0% chance. should be a full day of sun and nice and warm. overnight tonight partly cloudy, seasonably mild, 68 degrees. for your thursday, some sun but watch for the showers mainly to the south and southeast. 85 degrees for tomorrow. we jump ahead to saturday. big fourth of july plans and can't rule out a thunderstorm or two mainly

in manhattan, kansas. right near kansas state university.ast time this coming sunday night. >> just to be clear, they say the location was designed for customers to dine in and they can't handle the high volume of delivery orders. every employee at the restaurant has been offered a job at other pizza hut locations. >> it's sad to see it go. it's not the original. the older one, the oldest one is in kansas, as well, but in wichita, right? and it's still operating. but yeah near kansas state, a major university campus, you're going to have some high volume. >> yeah, but they still deliver. so that's the important part for college kids. >> there it is. >>> coming up we've got "the skinny." from the basketball court to hollywood, lebron james now adding some star power to a long-awaited movie sequel. >>> also ahead, after 37 years of daytime drama twists and turns, a veteran soap star checks out of abc's "general hospital." so long to luke. >>> but first, a highway patrolman's brush with death after a car crashed into him. his insight into roads

. >>> we turn now to the severe weather. 7 million in the storm zone tonight from kansas to georgia. five reported or the nay domes in 24 hours. those storms now on the move leaving a path of destruction in its wake. just take a look. a massive bolt of lightning there in marietta georgia, striking the top of that light pole. sparks there flying. the tornado touching down an hour east of nashville. now the new threat tonight. those storms hitting right now. abc's ginger see with the track. >> reporter: we have quite a day namic atmosphere tonight. the leftovers of the same cold front that's done so much damage almost 900 sere vie storm reports in the last 24 hours, and look. from little rock to just north of tallahassee to savannah georgia, still storms firing up. wanted to focus in on the computer model for tonight. much of kansas into des moines iowa going to look for heavy rains, large hail and damaging winds overnight. then there's hurricane dolores in the pacific. it's staying there. it is not going to hit land. but the moisture from that going to force more thunderstorms in part

. >> black and gold, baby, you went to kansas. >> i went to university of kansas your big rival. i would have been sick. >> we were talking about this earlier. that is interesting they chose their color based on how they met. >> yeah, because i have been out of school new for a while. why a college theme. but then you say that is where they met. let's say i met somebody in the strip club you wouldn't have a strip club theme. >> in shortage of bride made then. >> you what? >> you could -- okay, real nice. >> okay. >> there is one thing i noticed, she requested was a black tie wedding. everybody had to have floor length gowns. not everybody did that rule. >> guys had tuckses. >> not all of them but a lot of them did. >> i saw two women wearing white dresses white floor length dresses. we gave them the stink eye. you are wearing white at the wedding. >> why can't you do that because only bride is suppose to be wearing white. >> she's speaksed to stand out. she's wearing white. it is not about you. don't wear white to the wedding. i don't know. it is uncomfortable. if i wore white to

the roads in kansas are pretty good. but there is a stark difference between the roads in the two states. kansas does have a toll road and has a republican governor and missouri does not have a toll road, but it has a democratic governor. so i don't know if the government or how the funds are distributed maybe kansas is getting more money than missouri. so that is my question. >> the funds are distributed based upon formulas that really are intended to be surrogates for need in each of the states. but it's important to note that the federal program and the dollars that flow through that are not the only ones that take place. each of the states has their own gasoline tax local governments contribute resources and the federal program constitutes close to 50% of the so-called capital invested investment and that differs from state to state. so there is a difference formula or amount that each state receives from the federal program but it's also true that there is a significant contribution and sometimes the different face

. >> reporter: it's over 90 degrees in this kansas parking lot as this woman tries desperately to free a child. she smashes a car window with a tire iron, an unattended 2-year-old little girl. >> her ponytail was dripping sweat off of it. >> reporter: in her mind, time stood still. ? >> i was hitting the window thinking, what if she dies? what's going to happen? what are we going to do? and i just did what i thought was right, hit the window until it broke. >> reporter: police issued a ticket to her caregivers. they say they only left the child alone for four minutes. the district attorney's office now reviewing the case. >> i don't care if it's a minute two minutes or 15 minutes, that's too long to leave a child in the car. >> reporter: as a record-breaking sweltering summer rages across the country. >> it's like excruciating. >> reporter: there have been an alarming number of reports of children left in hot cars. so far this year alone, ten children have died because they were left behind in hot cars. one child dying just last friday in texas. >> she left the keys in that side. >> re

i'm from kansas city.ey. [ light laughter ] >> seth: they did great. kansas city did great tonight. [ light laughter ] >> all right. yeah, when jon was in high school, i was a freshman in college and my roommate was from st. louis and jon's very good friend. and so, i would go to st. louis, and there was also a girl there that i was dating, my friend's sister. that sounds terrible -- >> seth: yeah. >> but jon was also a very good friend. they dated at one point and then i would go stay with them, so jon and i knew each other back then. though we both kind of liked the same girl, so i was not so crazy about jon. >> seth: was he a super cool cat back then too? >> he was great at everything. >> seth: yes. >> we played trivial pursuit one time. and we split off into teams. and i was with sarah, the girl. and jon was with preston. and we had two other friends. i remember i would roll and be like, entertainment or sports. jon, every time he'd roll he'd go, "i'm gonna go history." it was like the most emasculatin

a lot of people said the worst around kansas city. why? the corn crop is maturing and releases a great deal of moisture into the air making it feel more humidity in normal. the heat index in kansas city is 111. check on the elderly today. you don't want the kids running outside all afternoon. to the north wisconsin had a lot of wind damage overnight. now the storms heading toward chicago. a one to two hour delay for arriving planes in the chicago area. that complex will continue to move through lake michigan to northern indiana. we'll get another round of storms late today and overnight tonight. we could see tornados possible here in areas of illinois, indiana maybe even a few strong tornados which we haven't had a lot of lately. hopefully we pretty seasonal type weather nice summer time weather for most areas. >> a lot of people being affected by the weather. at least it's not on the west coast. we at least shifted it. meet the 89 year-old lady who fought off a home intruder. detroit's make over continues one brick at a time. you're watch

usa versus panama in kansas city. 55th minute/ 1-0 panama in kansas city michael bradley comes to theusa with the tying goal 1-1 final: 1-1 tie usa had already clinch the group panama advances as well with the tie next up the quarterfinals july 18th against a yet to be determined opponent kathryn good night everybody for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child. >>> save my baby! >> how carrie underwood rescued her little boy from a hot car after her dog locked the door. >> hit it hard, hit it in the middle. >>> is then, we've got a new miss usa. >> oklahoma! >> as donald trump takes on mexico again over the escape of the notorious drug lord

and a national following that propelled him to the top tier of remember kansas datz. remember kansas datz. >> it's been helpful on the national stage at the state level it got him in to controversy very quickly. and i think contributed to this polorization which has sets in and hasn't let going during his time in office. >> the attack other unions led to daily protests and a rare recall election. for months demonstrators protested outside the capital calling for walker's regular us nation, in the end he won that battle and it's that stance on union that his make him so popular with republican voters. >> that's something that i think it shows that he's not scared. >> reporter: political allies say walker's breezy style masks a stubborn streak. >> what you see is what you get from him. straightforward, disease i ever. anybody that would misinterpret that like i said he's decisive. union leaders watched in dismay as walker won reejection in 2014 and this en went one step further signing a bill making wisconsin a so-called right to work state. one that bars all unions and

you can see it stretching from kansas city all the way to st. louis.here were six tornado touchdowns with nearly 80 wind reports. on top of the severe weather we have a flood threat across the area as excessive rainfall somewhere in the amounts of perhaps even five to six inches that will bring the possibility of localized urban flooding for the area. let's move the story forward and talk about what could happen on thursday. another round of severe weather this time from oklahoma city stretching in to memphis and nashville and event atlanta. damaging winds and large hail. we have to talk about something else. we have new photos or images actually coming from a wildfire that is ongoing in riverside county. this is just southeast of los angeles in california. these are live images. new to cnn. this there are 40 acres burned so far. this is near merwyn street. it is burning near the paris state park. this is an kplepgsally dry part of california. we all know there is an exceptional drought that's taken place. mandatory water restrictions and some of the v

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. >> check out the storm clouds over kansas city missouri. several reports of twisters touching down monday evening. flash flooding in missouri. look at the tractor-trailer having a hard time navigating along the street. this pair of cars submerged. the monday night game with the kansas city and tampa bay rays called off. look at that. bad weather. both teams are set to play a double header today. >>> the north in wisconsin, officials are surveying the damage left behind by four tornadoes. the destruction 50 miles of northeast wisconsin. roofs of barns ripped away. >> a lot of clean up. that storm system is bearing down on the northeast. for the forecast let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, christine and john. this is the severe weather outlook today. you look across areas out of lubbock and grand rapids a uniform line of thunderstorms across the region of the country. 1,700-mile stretch through western texas and working to the north, tornadoes over the past 24 hours. you touched on the four from wisconsin. we know the

has been a tough year for the publicly traded railroads and csx down 12 norfolk southern down and kansas down 12% and most were trading at all-time highs since last november with the group leading the market lower yet again as part of today's china-driven slo sell-off. some of the big of the cargos have been plummeting in volume especially coal which seems to be a long-term secular decline and also crude oil which is now too cheap to ship them by rail in many chases and even agriculture and west coast slowdown did not unpack these issueses and help you understand why owning a railroad has been such a bad bet and why i don't think that will change any time soon. and we know coal production has been steadily fallen year after year after year in the u.s. and the decline had been gradual and coal production fallen by 2.5% per year. coal was bad, but it wasn't so bad that it would wreck the earnings of the rails that shipped the stuff, but since 2015 began, the decline in coal production has sharpened dramatically. according to the energy information administration coal production has dropped