they are going to come to kentucky. it will be good for kentucky. we need kentucky to not be one of seven states in america that still has a monopoly on public education dollars. with all due respect, we're not doing as well as we could be. we have great teachers and administrators and superintendents and principals. but the reality is they are buried in bureaucracy. under such an unbelievable mess in all the extraneous auditing and testing and things that they have got to do. this has got to change. expect in the legislature movements in the days and weeks ahead that you will see movement on this front. i will leave it to those legislatures to discuss in committee and in these bodies we see a move forward. good things are coming. we will see school choice coming to kentucky. we will see an abolishment of common core standards in the commonwealth of kentucky. common core will be gone from kentucky. [applause] there is going to be greater accountability for our schools. that will be good for our students. above all, it will be good for their parents

they will come to kentucky and it will be good for kentucky. with all due respect, we are not doing as well as we could be. we've got great teachers and great administrators. we have great superintendents and principals. they are buried in bureaucracy. they are in a mess is at risk relates to all of the things they are required to do. this has got to change. expect in the legislature movements that you will see movement on this front. i will leave it to those legislators to discuss and committee and in these bodies as we move forward. good things are coming. we will see school choice coming to kentucky. we will see in abolishment of common core. it will be gone from kentucky. there will be greater accountability for our schools and that will be good for our students. above all it will be good for their parents and our teachers. we will see tort reform coming to kentucky. the exact form and fashion will be determined by the house and senate. these things will be debated. we need tort reform in this state. our medical profession needs it. our ret

[applause] >> i will tell you that i love kentucky and this woman loves kentucky as much as i do. we have a lot of fun one in round the commonwealth representing the greatness of the state. want to bring your attention to those of you watching or taking notes. if you want to get more of the statistics of things that have happened, these bodies do some amazing work lester. you can go to the annual report, bevan annual report.com. take a look at the things that have happened and we'll update that and it will continue to be updated as we move forward. as i began my presentation last year, do you remember we use to have winter? thank you to the folks who had been plowing the roads and showing kentucky what it was like to handle that responsibility as well or better than any other states in the region. interestingly, i was hoping when this year came around i would not have to single out a group who set the example of how to operate in a certain arena. while the shirt was a highway workers who plot the road, was our firefighters. when you think of that sauna night like tonight we forget

kentucky. in 2011, i filed for commissioner of agriculture. i was the top vote-getter in the state. the only republican to win that year. i served four years. for congress because i felt like i could make it a difference and i won the primary and general and here we are today. host: you have been sworn in already? you were sworn in earlier? rep. comer: i was. and i was very lucky to get to start immediately. congressman whitfield resigned so i was actually on the ballot twice in november, once for the regular two-year term which began this week and then once to fill out the remainder of his term. that was a big deal for seniority because i started after the election, i was dead last in seniority and then on january 3, i moved up 51 slots in seniority. that was a big deal. host: here we are in your office. rep. comer: on the wall, two things i want to point out. right here, this is very special to me. when i was a freshman in the kentucky house of representatives, i was nominated, each state get

kentucky. known for its deep red politics and now, surprisingly, the success of obamacare. >> we wanted to come here because it has been held up as a state that's an example of how well, how big an impact, the affordable care act has made. >> reporter: people like leah breemer. >> our family picture. leah's might not be here next year picture. that was not a good christmas. >> reporter: in 2015 this widowed mother of two was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. >> i had about two, three weeks to live. >> reporter: leah was given a renewed chance at life thanks, she says, to her coverage under the affordable care act. >> here we are. >> reporter: that allowed her to receive an innovative but expensive treatment, nearly $40,000 a month. >> if i didn't have health insurance, i wouldn't be alive. >> reporter: now leah is worried her life hangs in the balance as she and 20 million other americans insured under the act await a plan from washington. >> obamacare has failed. >> reporter: where the dru

i thought i see arizona, kansas, wisconsin and kentucky. the final four show right here. >> we know who the champion will be. >> kentucky beat them a couple years ago. >> those two questions, one x questions, one exec os x just os x just said. welfare reform i talked earlier this morning. similarly, when i came in as governor, the person who is undersecretary of department of workforce development, which is that the federal department of labor, the person said bush should be my measure of success because my predecessor measured how many more people can sign up for unemployment insurance. i was bringing federal money into the state. i said your measure of success is the opposite. how many people no longer need unemployment insurance? not because he kicked them out, because we help them get a job. [applause] that's a consistent theme music from republican governors. the other part of your question was what part do you think the federal government should get out of. i think the better question to that was what part should they not get out. tod

leader -- this is his job, he was elected to serve. >> yes. >> the great state of kentucky so it is his job to show up at these town hall as, but other republicans are not showing up. >> they wouldn't let me in today. >> what do you mean today? >> well, today i got thrown out. i had a big 6'5" cop come up to me and ask me to leave i was in the lobby. >> the lobby of what? >> where mitch mcconnell was, because supposedly he wanted to hear what we had to say. >> so i'm clear you went to the town hall and then went to his hotel this morning. >> no, no, two town halls, yesterday i went to the lawrenceburg hotel today i went to the town hall in louisville, so i was standing around to get a ticket, i brought my camera because i'm a photographer and i shot a picture -- i was in the lobby, in the lobby, and i shot a picture that showed the inside of the room. well what's the big secret? a big, huge cop came and go to in my face and intimidated me. he threatened to arrest me. i'm just a grandma. i'm just an unemployed grandma. i'm no threat. i'm not armed. i said why do i have to leave? and

sot kentucky authorities had new handcuffed at the wrists at time of his escape. county sheriffs deputies say when they transport a prisoner, they must follow stricter protocolssotprotocols stricter must follow transport a when they deputies say sheriffs alameda escape. the wrists at handcuffed at authorities kentucky sotwhere to be new was no hayward, but and a street in area along 880 searched the called in, and searched the area along 880 and a street in hayward, but after 3 hours new was no where to be found. sotkentucky authorities had new handcuffed at the wrists at time of his escape. alameda county sheriffs deputies say when they transport a prisoner, they must follow stricter protocolssotauthorities don't know if the escape was planned or a last minute decision. either way, if captured, new will also face escape charges here in californiastandup dan kerman/hayward 142-152155/std the widow of the orlando nightclub shooter .... wants to get out of jail. the argument being made by her lawyers for her release. and should two bay area freeways be leveled in th

and i didn't have anybody talk about kentucky. i spent some time there recently and it was supposed to be a model, example about could be done. kentucky is back to square one pretty much because of its own cuts in education. any thoughts on kentucky and what it told us, what it didn't tell us? >> i'll take the first question. i'm a fan of your program, npr, just want to get that in. but second, absentee versus equity, so adequacy says we need to make sure that all children are provided opportunity to have a certain quantity of education that allows them to achieve certain benchmarks. equity looks at disparities in educational opportunity between children, usually sometimes my funding amount but it can be quality of teachers, other things, are those distributed equitably? what we saw with school funding litigation, what we saw were sort of what some scholars have called ways of litigation. litigation focused first on dollar amount, equity, how much of the disparity is there between districts. and that was met with mixed -- mixed su

appalachian coal miners like those in my home state of kentucky need relief right now. that's why groups like the kentucky coal association, the united mine workers association, and 14 state attorneys general among others have all joined together in a call to overturn this regulation. the senate should approve this resolution without delay and send it to the president's desk. the sooner we do, the sooner we can begin undoing the job killing policies associated with the stream buffer rule. this is not a partisan issue. this is about bringing relief to those who need it and protecting jobs across our country. i hope our friends across the aisle will support our nation's coal miners and join me in advancing this resolution. now, after we address these regulations, both the house and senate will continue working to advance several other c.r.a. resolutions that can bring the american people relief. now, i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: all those i

kentucky.itics and now, surprisingly, the success of obamacare. >> we wanted to come here because it has been held up as a state that's an example of how well, how big an impact, the affordable care act has made. >> reporter: people like leah breemer. >> our family picture. leah's might not be here next year picture. that was not a good christmas. >> reporter: in 2015 this widowed mother of two was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. >> i had about two, three weeks to live. >> reporter: leah was given a renewed chance at life thanks, she says, to her coverage under the affordable care act. >> here we are. >> reporter: that allowed her to receive an innovative but expensive treatment, nearly $40,000 a month. >> if i didn't have health insurance, i wouldn't be alive. >> reporter: now leah is worried her life hangs in the balance as she and 20 million other americans insured under the act await a plan from washington. >> obamacare has failed. >> reporter: where the drumbeat for repeal has grown

sheriff deputies from boone county kentucky picked him up in dublin. they were headed to sf oand their rental car got stuck in traffic on 880 near the 8th street off ramp in hayward. >> while on 880 this morning traffic was at a standstill and that suspect jumped out of the back of the rental car that they had. and escaped on the freeway. last seen going on the freeway southbound. >> it is unclear if the back doors of that rental car were properly locked or not. the inmate was still in handcuffs when he escaped. alameda deputies and ch p officers converged on the area and could not find him. i reached out to the sheriff's office and asked what happened. a spokesman says the deputies have not been fully interviewed but he says we as a department want thank the california authorities for their response and regret any inconveniences that this has caused. >> there are thing to do but right now that will be up to kentucky officials to deal with. that's not our issue. our issues the recapture of this escapee. >> police and deputies will be increasing patrols

for to another democratic collar, larry in richmond, kentucky now. larry.d, >> ok, my name is larry, and i fora policeman in kentucky a time -- >> let me interrupt for just a second. could you turn your tv down? we're getting a little delayed audio in the background. or have someone do it for you. go ahead with your comment. >> ok then. as a democrat, you know, i am very, very -- well, i tell you what. let me let my wife talk to you about this, ok? >> this is martha. way, i sure any would love to let trump know that i pray for him. i believe in him. i'm crazy about him. i think he is what we need, and i'm very patriotic. i'm a conservative republican. i believe what it says in the bible, and i do not believe it is fair that we have to, as christians, go against what is in the bible just to please some of these people, if you know what i mean. but my whole family is for trump , and we are just sorry he has to put up with the stuff he has to put up with from people. he does have our prayers. we do support him 100%. >> all write, thanks for calling. we

may i also recognize for one minute the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, who clearly understands the situation this rule is presenting. the speaker pro tempo: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. barr: i thank the gentleman. i appreciate the opportunity to speak in favor of this congressional review act resolution. on behalf of the thousands of fellow kentuckians who have lost their jobs in the coal industry. in eastern kentucky, not far from where i live, it's not just a recession that they are experiencing, it's a literal depression of what's happening in eastern kentucky over the last several years. and this rule, this stream protection rule, would be the final death knell of a proud industry that has literally powered america for over a century. and when i talk to the men and women of eastern kentucky about the prospects of losing even more jobs in an economically depressed place, it's just absolutely devastating. so i applaud the work of the committee. i applaud the work of this house to take this matter seriously. to end this regulat

this is beattiville, kentucky. one of the poorest predominantly white towns in the country.ore than half of the people here live in poverty and rely on food stamps. less than a hundred miles from here is where president lyndon johnson declared the war on poverty. just over 50 years ago. >> this administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in america. >> reporter: but for decades, people here have struggled, more and more as their factories have shuttered and their coal mines have closed. now, though, there is a sense of hope that you can feel across this town, something many here have not felt for a long time. >> a lot of people are happy, some even ecstatic that we now can say "president trump." >> reporter: president trump won more than 80% of the vote here. >> everybody was excited. >> someone told me this morning that in eastern kentucky, the coal trucks are already out and about. >> reporter: donna kumer has been running this gas station for a decade and knows just about everyone in town. do you feel hopeful after the election? >> absolutely

he was taken to kentucky when he was a boy. it was in kentucky that he married nancy and began his family. in 1807.sarah was born abraham was born in 1809. second son comments was born in 1812, but he dies after three days. takes his family to the brand-new state of indiana carved out of the northwest territory. in 1830, they moved again to illinois which is where thomas lived for the rest of his life. all of his life, thomas was a farmer and a carpenter. there was a trend in the mid-20th century i either be an astory to treat thomas as never do well. one of the first lincoln books i read was a modern library collection of his greatest speeches and letters. there is a long introductory essay that was very disdainful of thomas lincoln. we do not think that way anymore. we knowledge that thomas lincoln never went broke. he never let dad debts. he served on several juries in his life, a sign of respectability if not prosperity. he was also a trustee of the baptist that this -- church that his family warship in in indiana. he provi

kentucky authorities had new handcuffed at time of his escape.eda county sheriffs deputies say when they transport a prisoner, they must follow stricter protocols here's a map of where the search was is focused...the general area of "a" street and mission blvd.don't know if planned... or a last minute either way, if will also face additional in california. coming up:the raiders owner sacked by another investor in the plan to move the team to vegas. what it means for the team's future in oakland...next in a live report. then:a stunning defense in the sierra lamar murder trial: why attorneys for the accused killer believe there was no crime was committed. and next:he was the last person to climb out of the oakland ghost ship warehouse alive.. tongiht -- his family shares the struggle they have been going through ... as their son works towards a full new tonight at ten:it's been nearly two months since the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire... tonight -- we are hearing from the family of a man who was the last person to crawl out of the burnin

one such place is beattyville, kentucky.hat town of about 1,200 have been without hope, not just for a couple of years, but for generations. now the president's promise to bring back american jobs is giving them a reason to look up. cnn's poppy harlow went to beattyville to hear directly from the men and women who think trump is their best chance for better days ahead. >> i'm very hopeful that the jobs will come back because of trump. >> i guess i'm most hopeful for opportunity and job growth. >> i'm hopeful that we will have jobs in kentucky. >> just to keep our young people here. give them a future. >> we have fresh meat in the white house. >> reporter: it's hard to find more natural beauty than the rolling hills surrounding beattyville, kentucky. >> i just love this area. >> it's beautiful here. >> to say folks here are proud of their town is an understatement. and they're no fan of the recent headlines about it. this is beattyville, kentucky, one of the poorest, predominantly white towns in the country. more than half of

beattyville, kentucky, it's one of the poorest, predominantly white towns in america.there have been living without hope not just for years, but for generations. but for the first time in a long time, we found, there is hope about every household there. their hope is president donald trump. so this week, we went to beattyville to hear from the men and women who bet their livelihood on donald trump and ask them what they are most hopeful about. >> i'm very hopeful that the jobs will come back, because of trump. >> i guess i'm most hopeful for opportunity and job growth. >> i'm hopeful that we will have jobs in kentucky. >> just to keep our young people here, give them a future. >> we have fresh meat in the white house. >> it's hard to find more natural beauty than the rolling hills surrounding beattyville, kentucky. >> i just love this area. >> it's beautiful here. >> to say folks here are proud of their town is an understatement, and they're no fan of the recent headlines about it. this is beattyville, kentucky, one of the poorest, predominantly white towns in the coun

so missouri is not supposed to beat kentucky, right?>> no, no. >> so just over 5:30 left in the first half and mizzou is up 2. a minute later jordan barnett hits the rocker. lays it in. now it's mizzou up four. things you can't tell. second half, john calipari a little bit frustrated going to pick up the "t." kentucky needs a spark to tie it up there. it didn't actually happen. kentucky did win, 72-62 and all is right with the hoops world. >> that's going to go it for us. >> all is right with your morning now because you've had a bit of us. have a wonderful day. >> just a little bit. >> all right. thanks, guys. >>> up next in "the pulse," a 99-year-old man who still hits the ski slopes. his advice for staying young. >>> and a young girl's first fish and her reaction now going viral. or is it your allergy pills? holding you back break through your allergies. introducing flonase sensimist. more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to

kentucky defeats georgia 90-81. >> thank you, man.eback, great job, wonderful. >> you made the games better and you are an institution for one of the best people i have ever known. >> 77 years old. i'll tell you what he's getting out of the business basically because he feels he could still do it, but just too many numbers and statistics. so he liked the story, the sorry telling, that's what it was about for him. being in front of the camera is what it is about oftentimes for a jim harbaugh celebrating the signing of another youngster. >> i'm going to michigan. >> all right, that is jim harbaugh with one of his assistant coaches on the far left and a young recruit. the wide receiver, we will see if he is still that happy with the first time he dropped a pass. we will see. but jim harbaugh certainly knows how to keep his name in the news. >> yeah. >> do you ever think about that? >> i have not. i never met him, but sure admire him. >> i love his voice. >> he is very consistent and a big sporting event guy. his line is you're looking li

, que --el video corporal de un agentde policia de kentucky, que vera a continuion tieneimagenes bastantea unavivienda que al parecer estabasien robada por uhombre que es baleado por los agentes. --por respeto no enseÑamos el momento en que le disparan. --se trata de william young jr.de 32 aÑos de edad, y quien segun los agentes tenia en sumanos algo metalico que identificaron como un arma, por lo que le dispararon. take vo lorena --un razncendioestruyo al menos una docena de botes en la marina de w jersey, mients el departamento debomberos intentaba apagar elfuego por tierra y por aire, empleados de las tiendas dellugabuscaban la mera de poner a salvo mas de 100 botes cercanosal fuego. --las autoridades aun investiganque ocasiono el incidente, no sereportaron heridos. cesar / ots hs--- hoy a las seis --- take vo / veal 1 --- redadas en san jos?, unaola rumores desataa histeria colectiva, estamos en vivo con los detallesde lo que realmente est sucediendo--- take vo reveal--- mensajes desde el corazn, -- un grupo de personas se unen para protestar de una forma y peculiar contra administrac

>>> joining me now, rand paul of kentucky. he recently is calling for a full obama carrey peel and says he won't for any republican plan he considers obamacare-like. senator paul, always a pleasure, sir. >> thank you. let me ask it in the 30,000 foot way for you. do you think the time is right for a comprehensive, bipartisan bill right now? do you think the political environment is there for it to happen in this president could make it happen? >> you know, i think there is room for movement on immigration. i've always said it would be better done if we did aittle bit of it at a time. most of the distrust on a part of conservatives is that even going back to reagan whenever we legalized people who came in illegally we were promised border security and the border security never came. and so conservatives are very distrustful of the process. so i think if you look at border security first, and then if you look like you're making progress, i think you could do other things. i'm open on the dreamers, i would let the dreamers have a

i heard the governor of kentucky. have a, you need to better delivery service.he idea that the way to make health care affordable is to make people not be able to have health care doesn't make a lot of sense. doing is a lot of people in emergency rooms in hospitals and hospitals not getting reimbursed and that will put your few remaining rural hospitals out of business. vonnie: would you or other democrats get a chance to speak your mind to the president? >> there was some exchange but frankly, on this point, i think it was somewhat muted in the sense that the president spoke to us and he had a point of view. secretary price got up and handle the couple of questions on the subject matter. clearly what they are trying to do is to use the exchange issue as cover to do away with medicaid or take medicaid down from where it is currently available at 138% of the poverty rate. down to 100%. therefore, throwing millions of people off. that is going to have jobs applications and possible resistance and of course we are going to lose lives as a result. me say one thing.

monk again scoring as kentucky would win it 90-81. coach with the hug for brent after the win. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. very nice man. >> sad to see him go. >> you know, he's still very, very good broadcasting but on to new ventures in las vegas and so i'm sure he'll do well. >> wish him well. >> he's been with us -- >> almost 50 years as a broadcaster. >> thanks, larry. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, the pick is in so what's next for the supreme court nominee and democrats that could stand in the way. >> meet the newly formed family left in limbo after an adoption agency closed. join us at 11:00 on channel 7. >>> before we leave, an east bay neighborhood you probably never heard of is apparently the place to be. >> won the honor of hottest neighborhood in america. the bush rod neighborhood. >> that's right. today the red fin real estate company named it the hottest neighborhood in part because it's close to popular restaurants in the ashby and bart stations. >> a two-story home sold for $200,000 over list price. >>

bridges northern kentucky with cincinnati, the bridge corridor. there is anywhere 4% of the nation's gdp mulls over this. it's outdated, 50-some years old. as one example of others that exist around the nation. what would you tell us as governors who have these as of the infrastructure like that, from ast be updated short-term, what kind of expectation should we have from your administration for this administration and your cabinet for interface? the old days of expecting the federal government to build a new bridge, those days are gone. it will require collaboration from a state like ourselves and ohio and the federal government. as we think about the short-term, immediate needs, how best can we, any of us, work with your cabinet, and what advice would you give us as to how to move forward on shovel ready type projects? i'm not surprised that the governor from kentucky would mention the bridge. somet is emblematic of much of the deteriorating infrastructure. , we hopee in to office to find new ways to innovate, to find additional resources, but a

[laughter] he's the baby child of 17 children raised in the mountains of kentucky. kelly: they got married and lived in kentucky where they raised their children on love, faith and music. the marriage didn't last, but lily and the kids kept making good country and bluegrass gospel music. even earning numerous grammy nominations and dove awards. for lily, it's a platform to share her story of faith beyond a dream. >> we want people to walk away feeling that there's hope in life. there's so much in the world today that we hear and we feel, and there's fears and anxiety and trouble everywhere you look. we know that through faith, that you have hope in life. and that's what we want people to know from our music. ♪ 'cuz i need grace to make it every i day, ain't got no room for no rocks in my pocket. ♪ got no room for no rocks in my pocket. ♪ got no room for no rocks in my pocket anyway. kelly: they are a good group. tomorrow is a big night for the isaacs, they're hoping to win their first grammy. good luck to you. julie: oh, absolutely. that'll be awesome. >>> well, bre

it originally was made in kentucky, but it was one of those things -- everybody knew what kentucky jeans were, and they were made in other places but not always in kentucky, but it was made of jean fabric. denim is one white and one colored together. jeans was two of the same color. it looks like denim, but denim will have that white, the phil will come through a little bit. jean fabric was just blue. jeans -- levi strauss had sold jean pants in his dry good inventory before the denim. here is what we called jeans today. men have worn on riveted denim pants when they were denim overalls. when levi strauss created rivets, it was a new category of work where, which is the blue jeans, but they were called overalls until the 1950's. teenage boys who thought marlon brando wearing 501 jeans in movies with scary motorcycle guys, they wanted to be like him and where those pants here the dads told them overalls, so they started telling them jeans. they did not want to wear overalls like their dads. it had to be cool like merlin brando. i don't know why they appropriated that word, but it was the

it originally was made in kentucky, but it was one of those things -- everybody knew what kentucky jeans were, and they were made in other places but not always in kentucky, but it was made of jean fabric. denim is one white and one colored together. jeans was two of the same color. it looks like denim, but denim will have that white, the phil will come through a little bit. jean fabric was just blue. jeans -- levi strauss had sold jean pants in his dry good inventory before the denim. here is what we called jeans today. men have worn on riveted denim pants when they were denim overalls. when levi strauss created rivets, it was a new category of work where, which is the blue jeans, but they were called overalls until the 1950's. teenage boys who thought marlon brando wearing 501 jeans in movies with scary motorcycle guys, they wanted to be like him and where those pants here the dads told them overalls, so they started telling them jeans. they did not want to wear overalls like their jeans -- like their dads. it had to be cool like merlin brando. i don't know why they appropriated that w

." >> reporter: burkhead is raising his 10-year-old outside louisville, kentucky, far from the hollywoodlare her mother adored. dannielynn's the classic fifth grader, obsessed with snapchat. >> wow, so beautiful. >> reporter: fast food. >> what's your favorite? >> french fries. >> reporter: dreams of travel. >> i want to go to washington, d.c. so bad. i want to see all the monuments. >> reporter: unlike her mom, dannielynn is shy. though she did appear once in a kid's guess campaign as a way to share something special with her mother, he says. >> i've had companies call and ask her to model, and the answer is no. she doesn't show any interest. she wants to be a kid. >> reporter: a kid without the wealth or trappings of her mom's celebrity. >> people think she's got millions and millions of dollars. one of her friends came up to her and said, i saw on youtube you're one of the richest kids in the the world. >> what does she say? >> she asked me where the money was. i said, i'm still looking for it. >> how do you earn a living? >> photography. also work in real estate and i flip houses. >>

so, what does kentucky's rand paul think of the current gop plan in we'll talk to him next. .ce to remove artificial ingredients. kind never had to. we've used real ingredients, whole nuts, and natural flavors from the very beginning. give kind a try. parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide. it could help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that works for you. these types of plans have no networks, so you get to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. rates are competitive, and they're the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. remember - these plans let you apply all year round. so call t

we have kentucky governor matt evan here. his read off of things on a crucial night by the president of the united states to make the sell, especially when it's his predecessor that will be delivering the democratic response. it gets weird. stick around. e security just like the marines did. the process through usaa is so effortless, that you feel like you're a part of the family. i love that i can pass the membership to my children. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. if only the signs were as obvious when you trade. fidelity's active trader pro can help you find smarter entry and exit points and can help protect your potential profits. fidelity -- where smarter investors will always be. >> neil: former democratic governor of kentucky will be delivering the democratic response. he's going to argue for obamacare and how beautifully it worked in kentucky. governor, what do you think of that? it's an odd choice. when i step back and started thinking about it, i could see what democrats are up to. they wa

he is the baby child of 17 children raised in amounts of kentucky.posites attract. >> they got married and lived in kentucky where they raise their children one love, faith in music. the marriage didn't last but lily and the kids kept making good country and bluegrass gospel music. even earning numerous grammy nominations and awards. for lily it's a platform to share her story of faith. >> we want people to walk away feeling that there is hope in life. there is so much in the world today that we hear and we feel and the fears and anxiety in trouble everywhere you look so we know you have hope in life and that's what we want people to know from our music. ♪ that was "fox news" is kelly wright reporting in tomorrow is a big night for the isaacs. they're hoping to win their first grammy. good luck to them. major milestone for man's best friend how these k-9s are answering a higher calling and changing lives in the process. that's ahead on "fox report." my belly pain and constipation? they keep telling me "drink more water." "exercise more." i know that.

and, we travel to a corner of kentucky where many people depend on obamacare to hear their thoughts on the possibility of repeal and replace. >> some people feel that because trump's in office, why do we have to have it because they're hoping they don't get fined. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. more at rockefellerfoundation.org >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. th

let's head now to kentucky. this is where senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will be meeting with voters just a short time from now. he actually has seen not quite the calm that we see going on in iowa, deborah feyerick. >> reporter: poppy, senator mitch mcconnell is having small luncheons, people paying to be present at this one at the chamber of commerce. you see behind me a rally, a demonstration that effectively spread on social media. people here who are very upset, very angry at mitch mcconnell. one teacher telling me she didn't care for his comment yesterday when he said the losers make policy and the winners go home. they feel mitch mcconnell is not listening to them. one of the organizers is a mom who majored in theater. tell me about why you're here and whether you have been paid to be here. >> i have not been paid to be here, i've spent my own and my husband's hard-earned money to be here today. we secured a permit for the area, we provided for trash receptacles, all of that actually cost us money

it's kentucky night.happy to have you back. >> my bill is only one sentence long. 10 word, if you will. i'm trying to get other congressmen in the habit of reading bills so i thought it would keep it short it says the department of education shall terminate december 31, 2018. the reason i dropped this bill in the hopper is i had a lot of democrats calling up to ask me to stop betsy devos. i don't get to vote on betsy devos. the on the alternative i could think of was to introduce a bill to get rid of her job. kennedy: what is betsy devos going to do for money when the department of education no longer exists and she is out of a job. you have self co-sponsors. it's not like you are some mad scientist in the basement of the rayburn building. all republican representatives who have signed on. what are the chances you will actually get his passed and we can finally abolish an entire department of the federal government? >> one of the co-sponsors is my chairman in the oversight committee. jason chaffetz is the

he was being extradited from kentucky when he bolted from a rental car. this is where the escapee made a run for it. >> that's right. the sheriff's department said they've never seen a situation quite like this. they were they were driving the hand cuffed imagined on 8880 when he managed to get out of car is that take off running. this is the man investigators say bolted while being transported from santa rita to sfo on 880 this morning. >> the ball has fallen into our court to recapture him. >> reporter: the sheriff's deputy say he was being extradited to kentucky for violating probation on a credit card fraud conviction when he jumped out of the car on the freeway as kentucky investigators maneuvered through bay area traffic. >> at some point when the traffic was stopped, he jumped out of the back of the car and ran down the freeway hand cuffed. >> the boone county sheriff says the back doors of the rental car didn't have child safety locks. and deputies didn't put leg shackles on the inmate because of the long flight. tonight the search continues. >> t

rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rand paul, a senator from the commonwealth of kentucky, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until noon on stands adjourned until noon on >> now live to the national harbor where the conservative political action conference is about to get underway today. first remarks from white house counselor kellyanne conway.

>> reporter: the senate's top republican confronted in kentucky. >> the veterans are sick. the veterans are broken down. they're not getting what they need. if you can answer any of that i'll sit down and shut up like elizabeth warren.