in kansas city. this depicts the sitting room of the old street hotel. you could walk in the sitting room of the street on any given day, and man, you might see sitting in one of these chairs former heavyweight boxing champion joe lewis. or at this time the fastest man in the world, jessie owens. here is the legendary orchestra leader lionel hampton. hampton loved the kansas city monarchs. so much so that my dear friend, the late great john buck o'neal who was managing the monarchs at the time would put hampton in a monarch uniform, and he would sit on the bench and serve as an honorary coach there is the beautiful lena horn throwing out the first pitch at an all-star game. the legendary jazz musician cab calloway had his own semi grow perot black baseball team. so did louis armstrong. interestingly enough, all the jazz musicians wanted to be baseball players. all the baseball players wanted to be jazz musicians. so it was only fitting that they would come here to 18th and vine where you had the best

we have kansas city and st. louis, much larger, much more diverse, politically a little bit different. missouri over past presidential cycles has moved to a red state. if you go to springfield it is the region downtown. you see things that you might not see in a brand center in joplin -- in joplin. it is a fascinating place. there is a lot to uncover. almost whatever your beat is. invariably whatever your beat is in the newspaper. the newspaper was created 150 years ago. the incorporation of the city and the establishment of the newspaper happened in parallel time. for us that is important. oflong as there is a city springfield, missouri which is the third-largest city, there is the newspaper to tell everyone what is going on. papera privately owned and there is a multitude of competing ones as you often had 150 years ago. it evolved into the springfield news leader. when the final two papers were merged together. gannett but the paper in the 1970's. >> is there the balance that we get from the parent company ve

when i was first selected to the kansas house, the kansas senate, state treasury and congress there hasto the people of the great state of kansas is truly inspiring. senator dole is known for many great accomplishments, but beyond all of his accomplishments he is fondly remembered as a public servant who put others before himself. the senator has given his blood, sweat and undying passion to serve this country. it is only fitting that we award one of our nation's greatest citizens with the congressional gold medal. senator dole, as you have impacted me and inspired me to public service, you have greatly impacted so many in this nation as well as people all over the world that you've never even met. i am blessed and humbled to call you friend. there is no person i would rather see be awarded the congressional gold medal and god bless you and your family, and may we all choose to live by your example. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states representative from the fifth district of maryland and the democratic whip of the house the honorable steny hoyer. [ applause ] >> mr. pre

kansas' favorite son.a with our nation's most senior elected officials, some, some might say there's no subject on which we could all agree. when congresswoman jenkins and i embarked on a mission last summer to make this congressional medal happen, there was just, to put it mildly, just a tad bit of division in our congress. i knew that to get the senate's attention, i needed to put a little elbow grease into cutting through the noise and the discourse. but in less than two days, two votes, two days, i had this signatures of all 100 senators. [applause] i didn't have to go to them and ask. they came to me and asked if they could sign. it takes a very special person for all 100 of us to be so enthusiastic and grateful, join in common bipartisan cause for this unique award. the fact that we are here today is a testament to you personally, bob. to your leadership in congress, to your statesmanship and perseverance in bringing us the world war ii memorial and to your heroism and sacrifice on the battlefield. b

kansas' favorite son.his rotunda with the nation's most senior elected officials, some might say there's no subject on which we could all agree. when congresswoman jenkins and i embarq on a mission thomas summer to make -- on a mission last summer to make this happen, there was a tad bit of division in our congress. i knew that to get the senate's attention i needed to put a little elbow grease cutting through the noise in the discourse, but in less than two days, two votes, two days, i had the signatures of all 100 senators. [applause] roberts: i didn't have to go to them and ask. they came to me and asked if they could sign. it takes a very special person for all 100 of us do be so enthusiastic and grateful, joined in bipartisan cause for this unique a ward. the fact that we are here today is a testament to you to yourly, bob, leadership in congress, statesmanship, and perseverance in bringing us the world war ii andrial and to your heroism sacrifice on the battlefield. know, i could go pretty much all d

apply to europe i mean where is your would you say most of your kansas. this listen what i described in kansas fifteen years ago now is happening all over the western world this is happening all over this is happening in france this is happening in australia that's happening in the netherlands it's happening in england ok maybe not germany germany is a prosperous country with a very strong welfare state it's not happening in scandinavia right same thing they're prosperous countries with a very well established welfare state but this is happening everywhere you go the you know the neoliberal economics is leaving people behind do you think that the strongest kryptonite against a kansas that you write about is the social welfare state of europe. oh i would say an american version of that yes i mean you got a member the most prosperous the days that people who are as old as me and older we remember a time when this country was very prosperous in the middle class was a healthy thing in those towns out in kansas and missouri and wherever those towns are doing r

they do not have that in kansas.aid we have people who during the obama administration, he is a socialist, he is a muslim born in kenya, and we have people today who say trump is not my president. i am sorry, but he is president of the united states. and the trump voters who are dismissed as deplorables. two sides demonizing each other. this is a fundamental problem in territorial kansas. the northern settlers will form their own territorial governments, the two locales for this being to help you get and lawrence, as opposed to the launched inerritory lecompton. government is backed by the federal government, the government elected in 1855. the proslavery movement calls itself the law and order movement. the free state movement is essentially an extralegal to --nt located in tempe and with supporters in lawrence. the clashes between these government are going to lead to the fighting in the summer of 1856 that we call bleeding kansas. one thing they had in 1856 that i am not sure we have today is that both free stator

the most famous is kansas-missouri border, the raid by william guerrillas who raid eastern kansas from missouri and descended upon the sleeping town of lawrence, it was named after abolitionist, antislavery sentiment in kansas territory, it was a place that missourians had looked at for symbol as the kansas threat as they understood it, abolitionist to threat. and the men descend upon lawrence in august 21st and reportedly tells guerrillas who were some 400 men strong, enormous size for a girr -- guerrilla, that they were killed any man or boy old enough to carry a gun. they slaughtered more than 170 and burned town and lose only one of the men in the course of all of this, that they managed to do this undetected by federal troops or union militia is outrage to kansas. august 25th, military order that forcibly depopulates parts of four missouri counties that in order to end this guerrilla conflict, they are moving everybody out and if the basis of support for these guerrillas is gone, then the guerrillas themselves will be gone too and over the course of two weeks you have union troops

of the truly great state of kansas. and the perfect description for senator dole's extraordinary life. from his first year as young representative from kansas, to his tenure as majority leader of the united states senate. all the way to today, bob dole never stopped fighting for the values. he fights for kansas, for veterans, for the disabled and for all of his fellow americans. and he always has. tens of thousands of veterans have bordered on our flights to visit world war ii memorial, thanks to in great measure, bob dole. nearly ef day at the memorial you can see tough war heros in their 80s and 90s moved to tears and many recount the unforgettable experience of being greeted at their memorial and much to their surprise by senator dole, somebody they have great respect for. one world war ii veteran from ohio wrote him after a visit. he told him that before he traveled, on the honor flight that's capital h, capital f, very important, honor flight, to see the memorial he felt like he hadn't amounted to very much. he did

bleeding kansas is what will make a territory and inflates date from spreading into kansas. it is mostly missouri settlers moving into kansas to a lack proslavery representatives to write a proslavery constitution and petition to the senate for approval of the slave state. the proslavery faction you hear references they overplay their hand. the early elections are marred by fraud and the constitution that denies basic civil rights to anyone critical of slavery. they impose severe penalties for anyone not just assisting runaway slaves but expressing any kind of public criticism of 1850s. in the absolute consciousness in the north, you begin to have this sense the proslavery government of kansas is really under a cloud of illegitimacy and what will change in the midst of kansas is a rising tide of settlers are migrants from the north. initially have a proslavery majority of people living in kansas territory. 1857 in 1858, you now have a majority. it is a remarkable time during which most of america is looking at kansas and the struggle they are is a struggle for the state of t

shipley, i'm from kansas city. we appreciate you coming and sharing an important part of our heritage, our legacy. i just have one question. what was the best part, is the best part about having been a tuskegee airmen? >> the best part is to prove to everybody that we can work together. [ applause ] when i say "we" i'm including black, white, god's rainbow. and that's all different colors. we are here to please the lord and try to serve him. but i really enjoyed that, working together. >> together as one. >> together as one. that's right. >> thank you for your service and the impact that your service had on the country. the nation owes you a debt of gratitude. i was hopeful that you could introduce your dear wife to the audienc audience. >> can you introduce mildred and introduce your children, too? >> okay. yes. this is my wife. stand up and turn around. i've got a daughter in the audience, cynthia. i don't know where you at? >> over here, jim. >> and my son-in-law, earl mcpherson. and i got a niece over there, ar

kansas city public library hosted this event. it is just over 50 minutes. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the kansas city public library. we're so happy you're here tonight. i want to let you know that tonight is our final program for 2017. can you believe it? it's kind of bitter sweet. anyway, if you're new here and you've never been before, please pick up our program. can you sign up and be on our list for all of the programs we have coming up in 2018. we have programs both here and at central library, two or three times a week and we would love to have you come and sign up and we would love to have you bring your friends. please sign up. tonight we're so honored to have james shipley with us. mr. shipley enlisted at just 19 years old. we are so honored to have one of the original tuskegee airmen. [ cheers and applause ] >> i want to especially thank the heart of the america chapter of tuskegee airman for making this possible tonight and all of your service all of these years. we appreciate you as well. thank

into kansas. and they were trying to turn kansas into a proslavery state. they would talk about themselves in that way. certainly i think there's a lot of evidence to show people in the deep south was suspicion at people in the upper south feeling like they weren't right with slavery. it wasn't a mixed labor system. if you go to st. louis, there's a large and grand population there and not all the folks are from the south. by the time you purchase a couple decades leading the civil war. it's a huge german population. who were not all abolitionist. but most were antislavery. quite a few irish immigrants. people coming from northern states. and so the population was becoming more mixed. that's one of the reasons why the state is bitterly divided during the civil war. does not i mean votes not to su seed. so it's a divided place. it's essential that we understand this story of slavery. in america. this is really the foundation of our modern race relations. and if we don't try to understand this story from you know the perspective of the people who experience s

she lives here in kansas city too. so thank you very much. >> we had a pilot by the name of colonel mcgee. pardon me. he was called, ready to go. ready to go mcgee. any said you could call him any time, day or night, and he was ready to go. >> good evening, mr. shipley. what do you enjoy doing now? when you wake up in the morning, you are 94 years old, which i think is wonderful. just living with your wife in tipton, when you wake up in the morning, what is it that you really look forward to? >> well, when i wake up in the morning, the first thing i do is thank the lord, for giving me another day. the wife and i, like i say, we have been married for 68 years. we still get along good. i cut my own grass at home and everything. god has been good to me, yes. >> i've kept him pretty busy too here, lately, haven't we? >> yes, we have. you keep my busy. >> my name is glen brian from kansas city. we appreciate you coming and sharing a part of our heritage and legacy. i have one question. what was the best part or is the best

this memorial and museum is such a striking image on the kansas city skyline and what a great story goes with that. it was in 1919, soon after the november 1918 armistice that a group of business leaders gathered and said let's do something to honor to war dead of kansas city and create a tribute for peace. what you see behind me is the outcome of that. a fund raising campaign that lasted only two weeks that raised more than $2.5 million. the equivalent today of about $40 million. then the people gathering here on this side in 1921 with a five allied commanders, about 100,000 people in a city of about 250,000, and then the remarkable memorial being constructed and opening with president coolidge in 1926 and the people of the community gathering here. at that time about 150,000 people. said to be the largest crowd that the president or a president of the united states had spoken to up until that time. for peace in a different sort of future. than the most recent past. then this memorial with many complexity, it's really quite a striking architectural feature. served as a gathering place f

the reality is kansas wants something different. 2014 when 43% of them voted for an independent running for the united states senate. and we've built on that foundation. i think we're going to run a great campaign this cycle and i'm confident that we're going to ultimately win. >> one of the ways you projected your bonafide as an independent was you said you were going to caucus with whichever party had the majority. if you had won that senate race. what kind of independent guarantee do you give -- what -- what -- if you get elected and voters still want to a republican legislature, does that tell you you need to governor more like a republican. >> the reality is a governor doesn't caucus. a governor listens and leads and ultimately we are talking to the voters of kansas about our vision for the state and it is a positive vision that is focused on growing the state's economy, proect tecti -- protecting the pillars of our community and bringing transparency back to the vote and that is resonating with republicans and democrat and ind

start from tom's older brother, jim pendergast, who came to kansas city in the 1880s and got started establishing this machine in the first ward of kansas city, which was in the industrial west bottoms down by the river. there were many -- there was an irish community, african american communities. it was very diverse. a lot of working class people. and jim pendergast had sal loans, aloan -- salons. and he went precinct to precinct building this machine that was based on favors. basically helping people get jobs in exchange for votes, helping people through giving them loans that you didn't have to get a formal bank loan. and jim would loan the money, settle gambling debts, skimming money off of the top of illegal activities such as gambling and

one of the them was 1015 kansas street. 1003 kansas street. and 1001 kansas street. i just wanted to let you know that. i'm available for any questions. >> mr. duffy, the appellant representative brings fourth the they'll need to brace the retain ing wall. that is the subject of a separate permit, isn't it? two permits? >> the permit holder. >> the appellants. >> i assume the drawings -- i believe the permit talks about bracing. >> no, no. the people arguing against this permit -- >> yes. >> if they're bracing their retaining wall, which is leaning , that would require a permit for each of those three properties. >> correct, yes, that's right. to be honest with you, i was at the counter when the appellant came to speak to us about it. i encouraged them to work with the other property owners to resolve this. we have this situation throughout the city with these retaining walls, they crack, they stretch across property lines, sometimes they go over property lines but the key here is they've got to work together to get this resolved and it's disappointing that we're out

i arrived in washington as green as the kansas wheat field in may. fortunately i had some marvelous mentors, republicans and democrats to help guide me through the legislative maze. in the house, statesmen like jerry ford and in the senates giants like howard baker, hubert humphrey and george mcgovern all showed me a decency and dedication that transcended any party or generational differences. it was ab dirkson that observed that i am a man of fixed an unbending principles. one of my principles is flexibility. [laughter] put another way, even conviction politicians accept the need for compromise from time to time. this is how the american republic was built. we remain a nation of diversity, a code of colors and a healthy respect for those that we may agree to disagree. for many years, i occupied a suite of offices in the capitol just down the hall. s-230 is an impressive setting anyway you look at it, but it's the view from s-230 that sets it apart. sweeping down capitol hill, passed general grant on his bronze horse to george washington's memorial

to cost jobs in his home state in kansas.from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: this is bloomberg markets. shery: let's get a quick check of the major averages, under pressure today. 2/10ths of 1%. barrel for the first time since 2014. nasdaq is down, falling the most since december. take a look at the dollar. it is holding at a three-year low after secretary mnuchin's comments that a weaker dollar helps the economy. the british pound is gaining ground. we have stronger u.k. employment data. for the night consecutive sessions of gains. david: now for the first word headlines. mark: the trump administration will delay the release of the fiscal year 2019 budget until february 12, a week later than expected. the president's budget is due by the first monday of february, which falls on february 5. a spokesman for the office of management and budget told bloomberg today a government shutdown is being blamed on the lost time. islamic state is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on the offices of save the children in e

he built airplanes in kansas city. our accomplishments of his including serving as director of the national association of home builders and the founding of the kansas city, kansas, congressional forum, which i have the pleasure of regularly addressing and still going on today starting its 50th year. larry was a mentor to me and so many aspiring elected officials in kansas, dispensing valuable advice and old war stories to help guide us along. he had a gift with humor and ease with people that served him well with all of his endeavors and most of all he was a great man. while we will mourn the loss of larry, i take comfort knowing he is now being reunited with joan, his beloved wife of 73 years who passed away in 2015. larry leaves behind a large and loving family his legacy will live on through his four children, larry, douglas, janet, and cynthia, plus eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. larry's legacy will live on in other public servants who he mentored and inspired. he left an indelible mark on this bo

the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri has more than 300,000 artifacts. next, we learned about several items in the collection from the museum's education curator. laura: hello, my name is laura vogt. i am here in the main gallery at the very beginning of the story. on june 28, 1914, archduke ferdinand and his wife, sophie, were assassinated in the streets of sarajevo. what many thought would lead to the third balkan war, by the end of four years, embroiled all inhabited continents and over 30 nations into a war that would claim millions of lives. see whathis case, we men may have been sent to war in and with. you notice these beautiful, handcrafted pieces have such detail, looking at the different swords and the like. and yet, when you think that these infantrymen who were provided swords would later be going up against machine guns, it is easy to see how death tolls raised to the extraordinary and unfathomable numbers that they did. in august of 1914, the beginning declarations of war were declared. between several nations, including france, and we see

. >> 67 years ago, on a january day, a young man headed to the kansas state capitol for swearing in as state representative. he was only 27. but it wouldn't be the first time he swore to defend the c s constitution. back in 1942, just a teenager, he raised his right hand and enlisted in the army. that oath took him to the hills of italy. one day his company took heavy fire. a nazi shell ripped into his shoulder. and although second lieutenant robert j. dole of the tenth mountain division beat the odds and recovered, he would live with his war wounds everyday thereafter. because of how faithfully he fulfilled that first oath, bob dole could no longer raise hit right hand but he wasn't done serving his country. so he walked into the state house, raised his left hand, and began the next chapter and a live filled with patriotic sacrifice and public service. bob and i both arrived in the senate in 1969. he was a new senator fresh off a commanding victory. i was a 20-something staffer. bob already stood out. the staff marvelled at the kindness and decency he showed us, though we had nothing

the gentleman from kansas is recognized. mr.stes: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. estes: i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 4578 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4578. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- the gentleman from kansas. mr. estes: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays rill rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? mr. estes: i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4559, the global aviation system security act of 2017 as amended.

when the second world war broke out we all know bob left the wheat fields of russell, kansas, to fight fascism in the hills of italy. bob's courage in battle was legendary. for his selflessness and immense sacrifice he was awarded two purple hearts and the bronze star with the oak leaf cluster for valor. equally extraordinary was the bravery that bob dole, senator bob dole demonstrated on on we're all calling him bob today, demonstrated during his difficult recovery. he turned adversity into action as he healed from the grave wounds sustained while risking his life for a fellow soldier and decided to come to congress and to serve the people of kansas here. it gives my colleagues in the house and me great, deep pride to know that senator bob dole first served in washington as a member of the house of representatives. that could be an applause line, but i guess not. [ applause ] the senators aren't applauding, but anyway, as a representative, as a senator and then majority leader, he fought relentlessly to ensure that every man and woman in uniform would receive the care they need upon r

hello from kansas city, kansas. >> i am here working, so i thought you were in town and your fellow cancer in. i wanted to say hi. you used to be i agree. i don't know what's wrong with them. >> at turned into a carrot. >> i agree 100%. right before i was born? >> we worked on it last year and came in with guns blazing this year. i hope you entertain as well. make them walk all the way. my god. [inaudible] >> it's developing new microphones >> it seems the politics in this country is always local goal. >> wouldn't you say the election of donald trump has been the best thing that will happen in the wide world for george w. bush [applause] >> talk about the masked crusaders coming in three times. my god did he make him what good. >> i agree with that and that leads to my question to what we are going through now seems like something totally different than the normal ebb and flow. this totally through the rulebook out the window. do you feel optimistic about where we can ultimately end up from this or do you feel like we are in a state we can steer out of? >> in a way we are to think donald t

she's the oldest person in kansas, 101 next month, and she voted for more find out what she thinks ofrt trump's first year. still ahead -- soledad: before we leave miami, >> soledad: thank you for joining us for" coming to you from miami. you might remembert last january just as the president office, we sent a crew to center of the lower 48 with a population of just over 200 people. they told us h schools e years, and how farming jobs the town is historically the majority of its citizens we went back this week to see if things get better or worse after year ones term >it is 10:30 on a wednesday in le kansas, and the lunch rush is inside this grocery store. the busy, and one look at the menu tells you the food is priced to sellunches wiw books, coffee at $.50, something the oldes appreciate. >> we don't have something to across the street, i have owned betty's beauty soledad: the town has been even a brief thaw has customers comingac>> thank you very much. soledad: we came to lebanon this timeae storm. the mayor told us he voted for soe job.ian ga>> you don't evere we also met gladystw

really this memorial and museum is such a striking image on the kansas city skyline. what a great story goes with that. it was in 1919, soon after the november 1918 armistice that a group of business leaders gathered and said let's do something to honor the war dead of kansas city and create a tribute for peace. and so what you see behind me is the outcome of that. the fund-raising campaign that lasted only two weeks that raised more than $2.5 million. equivalent today of about $40 million. and then the people gathering here on this site in 1921. about 100,000 people in a city of about 250,000. and then the remarkable memorial being constructed and opening with president calvin coolidge in 1926 and again the people of the community gathering here. at that time about 150,000 people. said to be the largest crowd that the president or a president of the united states had spoken to up until that time. such was the -- i think the outpouring of honor for those who had served in world war i. and also a yearning for peace and a different sort of future than the most recent pa

you may want to consider moving to kansas. we'll tell out the state's new plan to build its work force atra attract the best and brightest, "power lunch" starts right now >>> all right, i am brian sullivan, happy friday everybody. despite all the big headlines, it is another big day for your money. all the stock index is hits a new highs. can i get someone to put in one bio order for a dow diamond so i can say rough 200? anyone 199 points if you oconwn any of these four stocks, i want you to take your family to dinner tonight boeing, jp more januagan and und energy all is hitting a lifetime highs.net fli highs. l3 technology and rockwall collins and consumer names, marriott and best buy all at lifetime, all time highs wow, lets get to bertha coombs at the new york stock exchange >> we are likely to hit 6,000 next week on the dow a positive tone. small caps evolving to quite a melt up led by regional banks. strongest performance and a lot of them is going to be reporting next week. large cap biotech is getting a nice news from

. >> reporter: in kansas city, kansas. front fear justice-- frontier justice officers birthday parties like this sweet 16, psychologist sherry hamby is studying the impact of guns on children. >> at what age do they have the impulse control and maturity to handle a fire arm. >> impulse control and ma teurnity and cognitive capacity are all some what different things. the more we foa about brain development and the more you would really have to say like mid 20s. they're impulsive, curious. >> julvonnia and byron lost their child last year, his 13 kreer old con sigh accidentally shot and killed him at a relative house in a handgun he thought was unloaded. >> even even if they do safety classes it wouldn't prevent them to say look what i can do, and show it to their friends and just that quick live can change. >> as for broady he is happy he hit the bulls eyewitnesses what did you learn today. >> i learned the four safety rules. >> which are? >> never point the gun-- somewhere, or in danger-- and never. >> but there's a lot t

. >> hello from kansas city kansas. >> i saw you were in town so i wanted to say hi. when did you start your homework on this? >> we worked on it last year and with guns blazing this year i hope you are entertained as well they are developing microphones all the time. [laughter] >> it is an honor to meet you because it seems the politics is cyclical going through a ears like george w. bush then eight years of relative hope. >> would you say the election of donald trump has been the best thing for george w. bush? [laughter] b-17 talk about the math crusaders. my god he made him look good. >> i absolutely agree. so what we go through now looks like something totally different growing that will look out the window so you feel optimistic about where we can end up? >> with the governor's victories i see we revealed a trend. it isn't just donald trump and in a way we have to think him because he pushed the cart over the edge for his republican congress for a long time three houses stacked against us with the supreme court the executives and congress. so if we can reverse co

as the state of kansas have two governors? >> no, the state of kansas has one governor.overnor brownback is in charge. >> lieutenant governor jeff collier is waiting the wings. expecting a quick confirmation by the g.o.p. dominated u.s. senate, governor brownback began handing over duties. that was six months ago. >> one thing i teach is you don't count on the u.s. senate to do anything until it's done. especially confirmations. >> the senate ended the year without a vote on brownback or other nominations. now there is confusion in kansas. >> lieutenant governor jeff collier is making appointments, doing major events, and then governor brownback was doing a christmas tree lighting. the question is who is in charge? to go reminiscent of the abbott and costello routine. >> president trump had to renominate his appointees who do not receive confirmation in 2017. brownback tweeting: "thank you, potus. i will continue to serve as governor until confirmed." t administrations require -- whe he waits on washington, brownback appears to be re-taking the reins in kansas. the quest

do something with one of the war dead of kansas city. within just a short period of time they organized the people of the city, community of about two and a half -- 250,000 to it. 83,000 people participated in that. together with about 100,000 people and dedicated the hill top here. the land 26 acres overlooking the city and in a national design competition. then the construction, president coolidge came back in '26. about 150,000 people, said to be the largest crowd that a president had ever spoken to. i think it's an extraordinary story of grass roots support, of crowd source funding to pay for what turned out to be an extraordinarily dramatic memorial. two really important decisions made at the time. the first was to create a memorial of scale which this is. 217-foot tower. these two fantastic exhibit halls. sphinx and a freeze on north side. really large memorial. the second decision was to collect globally. in 1920, the association began collecting inin ining archive . in the 60, 70s and 80s there were some deferr ered maintenan iss

the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: i ask unanimous consent that i be able to address the senate as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: thank you, mr. president. on tuesday of this week, i regained my previous-held seat on the senate banking committee, a committee i served on from 2011 until the beginning of this congress. while this committee sometimes goes under the radar for many americans, the oversight it conducts and the issues it considers under its substantial jurisdiction is of great consequence to america and to the american people. the owners and employees of institutions have experienced success when their communities experience success. what i'm saying here is that how we lend money matters to every kind of person every day, and so what we have across kansas in many instances is a difficulty in really hard times. what i want to talk about is community.

[inaudible question] >> hello from kansas city, kansas! you know how to get my heart. >> i know that you are in town and you are a fellow kansan. >> it turned into a terd! >> i agree! when did you start your homework on this? before i was born? >> for a long time. we worked on this last year. and came in with guns blazing this year. [inaudible] i hope you entertained as well. because -- yeah? walk all of that way, my god! [inaudible] >> thank you. is developing new microphones -- [laughter] >> it is an honor to meet you mr. ed asner. i'm curious, seems a politics of the country is always cyclical. we go through eight years of right-wing despair with george w. bush. we have eight years of relative hope with obama -- >> wouldn't you say, that the election of donald trump, has been hthe best thing that coul happen in the wide world of george w. bush? [laughter] >> yes, yes! [applause] >> talked about the mass crusaders coming in time! my god, did he make him look good! >> i absolutely agree with that. and actually, that leads to my question.

national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri, has more than 300,000 artifacts. next, we learned about several items in the collection from the museum's curator. vote.lo, my name is laura i work here in the main gallery at the very beginning of the story. a man and 8, 1914, his wife were assassinated in the streets of syria go. -- archibald ferdinand and his sophie, were assassinated in the streets of syria go -- sarajevo. escalated into a war that would claim hundreds of thousands of lives. , youwe see in this case will notice these beautiful, handcrafted pieces have such looking at the different swords and the like. and yet, when you think these infantrymen who were provided swords would later be going up against machine guns, it's easy how they died in the unfathomable numbers they did. in august of 1914, the beginning declarations of war were declared. between several nations, including france, and we see here and infantrymen's uniform from 1914 with the beautiful red trousers, the well-crafted navy thoseeven the details on buttons are absolutely beautiful. n

the hoax call also happened in kansas the next day. there police shot and killed an unarmed man as he moved his hand toas waist band. similar scenario, but a different ending. >> why were we targeted? this is a sick prank. >> reporter: police are looking into the possibility the cases are connected. a southern california man was arrested in the kansas incident. >>> new tonight, we're hearing of a similar incident in castro valley. investigators are blaming a dispute over video games, for a fake 911 call. the alameda sheriff's office said a caller reported a hostage situation at a home on grove way before 9:00 last night. the person demanded a ransom be paid or the hostages would be killed. investigators quickly determined it was a swatting call. they say, it's the second call to the same address since last may. >>> now to our other top story tonight, the weather. you can see rain still coming down this evening. this was earlier on columbus avenue in san francisco, which was quite wet. >>> and a live look from our san mateo bridge camer

a kansas lawmaker is apologizing this morning for racially-charged comments he made about his state's drug laws. we'll show you the rest, when we come back. magnitude quake is one of the strongest to hit the caribbean in five years. there is no serious damage and no reports of injuries. the quake triggered a tsunami threat, but the danger passed. a former texas police officer is heading to prison for killing a teenager he caught breaking into his s-u-v. ken johnson was off-duty when he saw two teens trying to break into his suv. they ran away, but he chased them, ran them off the road, and opened fire. one of the teens died. johnson said he shot the teens because he feared for his life. johnson was sentenced to ten johnson was sentenced to ten years in prison. he faced the possibility of life behind bars. former, arizona sheriff joe arpaio is running for u-s senate. arpaio is known for his hard-line immigration tactics. last year, president trump pardoned him after arpaio was convicted for not order to stop racially profiling latinos. arpaio spent 24-years as sheriff of maricopa count