to knox college whereas kristen ke welker, he is going to be outlining the economic agenda. we have been speaking to the white house. this speech is going to take a little while. republicans are going to jump on him saying he is out of ideas. as the president makes his way up to the podium. i think he has a big highlight for the students. illinois. president obama. [ cheers and applause ] yeah, it is good to be home in illinois. [ cheers and applause ] >> it is good to be back. it is good to be back. thank you. thank you so much everybody. thank you so much. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. everybody have a seat. have a seat. well, it is good to be back. i want to first of all thank knox college. [ applause ] >> i want to thank knox college and your president theresa aymont for having me here today. give her a big round of applause. polluti [ applause ] >> i want to thank your congresswoman sherry bustos. [ applause ] >> we've got governor quinn here. [ applause ] >> i'm told we've got your lieutenant governor sheila simon is here. there she is. [ applau