condition wishing him a speedy recovery >> united states senator scheduled no surprise, senator mark kirk 24-7 says a former chief of staff. >> between the committee hearings meetings with constituents correspondents research during sessions in the office on the floor of four boats 7-9:00 at night and still working >> demanding schedule doctors are confident contacted skills will remain in tact the next step northwestern scheduled the next surgery to replace four by 8 in. portion of his skull had to be removed surgery had to wait for swelling to be reduced some level before we get that could take weeks. political office >> magazine he tells of chicago magazine and tens of work life what prompts a stroke and a man like senator mark kirk? many poor health habits does not look like the case of other issues as well. senator mark kirk did not have plaque in his artery suffered instead main artery carrying blood to the print can happen by coughing. car accident or a contact sport collision major whiplash about half of people who get these no recalled trauma might have had a cough cold or flu wh

senator mark kirk is recovering from surgery after developing a stroke over the weekend ... >>the top story is that the senator checked himself into a hospital saturday the 52 year- old republican was transferred to northwestern memorial from lake forest hospital after he checked himself in their ... there was bleeding in the artery on the left side of his neck he is expected to recover in the weeks ahead ... we will have the latest in a live report later this hour >>we go to the angle would district with a mayor and the police superintendent outlined an anti-crime plan >>this district sought a 40% increase in murder and today garry mccarthy said that the people and angle would have suffered long enough ... he and the mayor rolled out a plan that would geographically assign nearly 300 officers to the seventh and 11th police districts those districts account for 20 percent of murders and shootings city-wide in 2011 and one-third of the murders and the shooting incidents for the first two weeks of this year those officers will be geographically assigned to units in gangs and n

mark kirk to remain hospitalized for several weeks.ge stepping in to political feud involving american and village trustees new police chief sean lewis saulk village >> police chief robert fox guest today locked out of his office literally today political win for him at least in the courtroom he got the victory in the court wrote but as you'll hear now political fight continues. >> south suburban saulk village robert fox never had a chance to get on board the welcome wagon. on monday direction up to a village board members fox walked out of his office after just two months on the job. not because of his job performance but because of board members did not think chief of police was necessary. >> we do not have the money >> village trustee one of those locked and how were struggle with the mayor. appointed a fox to the police to lead the police department in november. >> from the beginning it was a fight the board to not approve quickly passed ordinance to keep him to 60 days. ordinance was tossed out on tuesday by cook county judge who

a lot to get to including the latest on the health of illinois senator mark kirk who suffered a pretty serious stroke over the weekend. plus stephen colbert still bask management glow of his "morning joe" appearance on friday brings us the highlights of his rally with herman cain. yes, to answer your question, they did sing the pokemon song. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. tonight s belongs to president obama and the state of the union address, but last night his opponents in the republican party went after each other in an nbc debate in tam tampa. polling points took a dramatic shift. according to the latest national poll, mitt romney and newt gingrich in a statistical tie at the top. just a few days ago, omni has dropped eight points. gingrich picked up 14 from that poll just over a week ago. ron paul down there at 13%. rick santorum at 11%. with his lead evaporating nationally but also inside the state of florida, romney got thkithk i increasinglying aggressive. >> the speaker was given the opportunity to be the leader of our party in 194 and at the end of four years, had to resign

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republican senator mark kirk of illinois will not be able to attend as he suffer he covers stroke he suffered over the weekend. joe manchun and mark kirk westbound planning to attend. >>> if you're going downtown tonight, the state of the union address could make it a bit difficult to get around. beginning at 7:00, police will block off every street within a two or three block radius of the capital. the entire capital square is also offlimits to pedestrians who don't have special credentials, all of the restrictions are expected to last until the state of the union concludes later tonight. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house pleaded not guilty to trying to assassinate the president. oscar ortega hernandez is accused of firing a rifle at the white house on november 11th. the president and mrs. obama were not home at the time. he was arrested several days later in pennsylvania. ortega hernandez also faces charges of assaulting federal officers and damaging federal property. he's being represented by a public defender. >>> flip saunders has been fired. the wizards hea

. >> republican senator mark kirk underwent surgery to relieve swelling under the brain, and he could have some permanent physical damage from the stroke. he was elected in 2010 winning the seat once held by barack obama. >> still the come, talk of more local locations for one of the most popular warehouse stores. but where? >> what type of light bulbs you use in your house is up for debate. >> are the occupy protestors draining police officers from the neighborhoods? a live report coming up next. >> this morning's ice is long gone but we still have the fog. it is even thickening up in some spots. >> new at 6:00, heading the congress ought to discuss the occupy movement. >> the chief of police will testify about who okayed the unlimited state. at the same time, the a lot of police in the overtime being paid to police the camps. mark c. graves is live with the latest. >> congressman darrell issa has called the hearing and has been vocal about evicting the protesters. >> one of the questions d.c. police chief lanier has been asked is whether or not she is keeping them from patrolling th

>> reporter: doctors say they are hopeful senator mark kirk will make a full recovery after he experienced a stroke this weekend. the 52-year-old illinois republican checked himself into the hospital saturday and underwent surgery today to relieve the swelling around his brain. kirk was elected to the senate in 2010. he won the seat formerly held by president obama. >>> today thousands of antiabortion rights demonstrators rallied along the national mall. this is their annual march for life. the rally that marked the landmark supreme court decision roe vs. wade. today's march against that ruling drew many church youth groups from across the country. house speaker john boehner addressed the crowd, supporting their cause. ♪[ music ] ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ] >> that is one of the world's richest men on the ukelele, singing. it is part of the new year's party. instead of working on the railroad, mr. buffett would probably buy it. >> my dad used to sing that song to me. >> we used to sing that song. >> kind of cold and rainy today. >> we have good news, temperature going up. no refree

senator mark kirk suffered a serious stroke over the weekend. senator manchin said he will keep his seat open for him. other than that, other than this kind of genuine friendship and symbolism we don't see much of, we're going to see the top up, top down. >> brooks: the buddy system didn't really work. it's not as if partisanship went away. i thought it was a good thing. i thought i saw scott brown and john kerry sitting together. i could be wrong about that. but.... >> ifill: scott brown, the republican from massachusetts and john kerry the democrat. >> brooks: there's a big of a jovial show business aspect. there's sort of a pep rally after that. so when you're in the room, the atmosphere is actually pretty good no matter how partisan they are in real life. >> ifill: let's get back to what we expect the president to say. what does he say? we've already heard prebuttals not only from romney but john boehner the speaker of the house who will be sitting right behind the president tonight. not happy. >> marcus: of course they're not happy. it's th

senator mark kirk suffered a serious stroke over the weekend. senator manchin said he will keep his seat open for him. other than that, other than this kind of genuine friendship and symbolism we don't see much of, we're going to see the top up, top down. >> brooks: the buddy system didn't really work. it's not as if partisanship went away. i thought it was a good thing. i thought i saw scott brown and john kerry sitting together. i could be wrong about that. but.... >> ifill: scott brown, the republican from massachusetts and john kerry the democrat. >> brooks: there's a big of a jovial show business aspect. there's sort of a pep rally after that. so when you're in the room, the atmosphere is actually pretty good no matter how partisan they are in real life. >> ifill: let's get back to what we expect the president to say. what does he say? we've already heard prebuttals not only from romney but john boehner the speaker of the house who will be sitting right behind the president tonight. not happy. >> marcus: of course they're not happy. it's th

mark kirk. he suffered a stroke over the weekend. he could lose the use of his left arm. however, it should not affect his ability to think, speak, and understand. >>> in other news, the south is cleaning up today after a freak outbreak of tornadoes. 26 twisters reported in four states just over a 24-hour period. that's more than what usually strikes entire country in january. steve osunsami reports. >> reporter: the tornado that tore through the heart of alabama had wind speeds of up to 150 miles an hour. it was moving on the ground at 50 miles an hour. it was moving fast. it tore through some of the same neighborhoods hit so hard by the devastating tornadoes last year in april, when nearly 240 people died. one woman i talked with said she wondered why god was so angry with alabama. the families this morning will be cleaning up and picking up the pieces there. so many pieces of families' lives strewn about. it will be a long cleanup. a long road for many of these people who are starts over again. steve osunsami, abc news, center point, alabama. >> steve will report live

before we begin, i'd like to send my best wishes to senator mark kirk for a speedy recovery. he is is a ranking member of the sub committee in appropriations which i chair. i have no doubt that with his strong will and determination he will be back at work as soon as humanly possible. our thoughts and prayers are with him and look forward to his return. today marks the first banking committee hearing of the year. i'm confident that we will have another productive year in the committee as we build on the foundation set in the first session. our committee tackled an aggressive agenda last year and i think that all of my colleagues were the contributions. in 2011, we held 72 public hearings and executive sessions including 60 oversight hearings. of those 26 were sub committee hearings and i want to acknowledge those members for their leadership. i'm proud to say that we were successful at finding bipartisan concensus more than a few times. 26 nominations with the senate confirming 17 of those nominees. we were also unanimously approved authorizations for the national flood insur

. >>> illinois senator mark kirk is still in intensive care after suffering a stroke this weekend.octors say they removed a big piece of his skull to relieve the swelling on his brain. the 52-year-old republican could lose use of his left arm and have facial paralysis, but eventually he will return to work. in 2010 kirk won the seat that was once held by barack obama. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, a big celebration and the big snub as the boston and in sports, a big celebration and the big snub as the boston bruins visit the white house. and in sports, a big celebration and the big snub as the boston bruins visit the white house. it looks like he wants some gas. how's it going, gentlemen? what's up, man? m, 6 juvÉderm® xc, is the gel filler your doctor uses to instantly smooth out lines right here. temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps, or risk of infection. ask your doctor about juvÉderm® xc. new york is going to be breezy, 52. miami, sunny, 80 degrees. chicago, rainy, 32. dallas, rainy, 62. l.a. is going do be s

. >> doctors at northwestern memorial hospital say that senator mark kirk's recovery is going better than expected. he was rushed to the hospital last saturday after suffering a stroke he had surgery on sunday and again on wednesday for swelling in his brain. doctors had to remove a portion of the skull to relieve pressure. he is conscious and response of the center may have limited the use of his left limbs and at some facial paralysis of. >> and in from indiana who skipped out on jury selection has been ordered to serve two more days of jury duty but it will not be inside the courthouse. a judge ordered this 22 year-old to stand in front of the lake county courthouse with a sign that says i fail to appear for jury duty. . >> investigators try to determine what set off a chain reaction pileup that killed 10 people on a florida interstate. >> and new poll shows mitt romney surging ahead of newt gingrich and the floors presidential primary. >> and occupied d.c. protesters are given a alln pomatum get out or get arrested parts of southern florida are still under a smoke advisory after

sicily her father is expected to go there to see her and she is leaving the base anytime >>senator mark kirks reported to be doing quite well this morning dr. richard fest's a lawyer his neurosurgeon at northwestern hospital said that the senator is alert and respond more rapidly to questions the doctor also says that the swelling in the senator's brain has stabilized doctors had to remove two small pieces of tissue from his brain caused by that stroke >>coming up ahead we have the medical watch and the owners of the italian cruise ship that ran aground killing as many as 32 people offers monetary compensation to survivors is it enough? later in the lunch break with today's business headlines checking stocks they are mostly down with the dowel and the s&p 500 in the red and the nasdaq holding ... people have been cutting back on spending overall with price increases for things like food and other goods ... the talk on the trading forces thatfloors said the cost of beef will be rising ... you may get a break on some things you will be buying every day proctor and gamble is announcing some pri

>>that's the neurosurgeon at northwestern memorial hospital who operated on senator mark kirk he is a very at ease with the chicago media at this press conference the prognosis is good for the senator but it will be a long road to recovery ... >>at this time there are no infections or negative signs just some left side facial paralysis that is impacting the way that the senator can speak that could come back with therapy over time but that is something that he will be a reckoning with right now they are concerned with clotting pneumonia and other post surgical issues and that will be why he remains in intensive care what was interesting as that he has already been able to request his blackberry's ... >> >>i can speak to his work ethic as an observer from the press corps he has a hard working conscientious politician ... >>it bears repeating that the senator's health was not necessarily a factor it was a rupture of the carotid artery.. so we do not believe there are any specific preconditions that contributed to this incident according to what we're hearing in this press conference ...

. >> senator mark kirk upgraded to fair condition tonight doctors at northwestern memorial says swelling on his brain has stopped and alert talking responded to questions. suffered a stroke last saturday and ordered by the two surgeries to reduce the swelling in his brain had expected to make a full mental recovery. well this promote jobs? lawmakers indiana pushing it through a bill making it right to work state and a decade first how the bill will affect unions and businesses. >> indiana "right to work" bill inching closer to becoming law. passing sometime this week what happens in india and that could also impact economic climate in illinois. right to work legislation to allow union workers to opt out union dues. >> i think we have a bright fact they're not particularly care for ready money goes >> curious reinforced unions forced to provide representation poor people who did not put money in the pot >> hearing boycotted democrats like portage state state senator karen tallian >> the purpose i believe union busting >> effort to silence protesters at the state capital indianapolis >> co

co-sponsored imposing tough new penalties on people who smuggle drugs across the country >>senator mark kirk is doing better than his doctors expected after suffering a stroke over the weekend the senator underwent an operation sunday to relieve pressure caused by a swelling of the right side of a sprained his neurosurgeon said that he is lucid and answer questions but still has little movement on the left side partial paralysis on his face is causing him to slur his words doctors say that the senators recovery could take months >>coming up next the captain of the ill-fated italian cruise ship admits making a mistake but also said he was pressured to do so i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or tr

statements today signaling their opposition that includes dare i say rick larsen senators john cornyn and mark kirk and the list keeps on going now in addition the phone lines and the websites of members of congress were overwhelmed today by those in opposition so in this battle of hollywood versus the tech industry on the tables finally beginning to turn joining me to discuss this is reddit co-founder alexis ohanian alexis thank you so much for joining us tonight and just looking at what i've named you know in terms of the lists of the members of congress that now have publicly come out in opposition in terms of the websites that are blacked out would you say that this day of protest has been a success a failure is it too early to tell and it has been a resoundingly success because this has just been protests this is also been offline protest i was fortunate enough to speak at the new york tech meetup protest outside of our senators offices here in midtown new york and i saw that i was of new york's job creators the business people the programmers the innovators who would much rather be working on

for with federal tax dollars >> appears that at least $20 million wasted may be more >> senator mark kirk counterpart mike quigley today called on the fbi to look for possible criminal wrongdoing cook county board president toni preckwinkle inherited project shield from predecessor todd stroger thinks seemed fishy she called for an audit missing funds and equipment and more >> in the manner in which the in a car cameras and computers documents stations installed posed a potential problem >> blocking the vehicle airbag county has since pulled the plug on the program and now a federal home security report underlines the millions lost blaming in part to improper oversight for cook county up to speed up the federal emergency management agency project shield police cameras at $65,000 a pop decide to also help fight terrorism. to lose millions of dollars on this project bigger implications. >> this puts our citizens at risk. it cannot be allowed to continue >> think of the added police officers and fbi agents could have hired for a $45 billion. $45 million. >> millions of dollars missing should

. >> mark kirk underwent surgery this morning to relieve swelling around his brain.uffering a stroke. he checked in the hospital saturday. his surgeon said he is doing well but it's too soon to predict when he can return to the senate. >> gabrielle giffords met with other survivors from the last year shooting and gave a hug to intern hernandez credited with saving her life. giffords announced she is resigning from office to focus on her health. predict what the president will say in the "state of the union" address. up next will the address be j nhñ xç@÷ 0@h@ >> bret: president obama is preparing to deliver his "state of the union" address tuesday night. chief white house correspondent ed herniary takes a look tonight at whether the president will speak as commanderrer in chief or campaigner in chief. >> bret: "state of the union" is usually focused on governing. it was the campaign, not the white house that e-mailed out a preview that sounds similar to how he is framing the election. >> that is rebuilding an economy, and hard work pays off. ref responsibility is rew

they are treating mark kirk. they have had to relief a portion of his skull to relief pressure. they are confident he will make a full recovery mentally but may never regain control of one of his arms. >>> retired nasa astronaut mark kelly says he will not run to fill his wife's now vacant congressional seat. his comments came a day after his wife gabby giffords said she was stepping down as she continues her recovery from being shot in the head. >>> facebook mounting criticism and declining poll numbers mitt romney has done something overnight he previously said he would not do, release his income tax returns. here is our report. >> reporter: his income tax returns reveal he made 60 million dollars, 14% went to taxes, a low rate because most of his money comes from investments, he gave 3 million to charity, including 1.5 million to the mormon church. he decided to release his tax returns after coming under fire from his republican rivals but tried to make it more about the finances of newt gingrich and his work with freddie mac. >> freddie mac was paying speaker gingrich a mill

the office of illinois senator mark kirk says the republican is recovering from surgery after suffering a stroke this weekend. we're told doctors successfully relieved swelling from around the senator's brain stem fming stroke the stroke high pressure he is 52 years old. doctors say he will recover. dirk durbin said i was stunned to learn mark suffered a stroke. he is young and in good physical condition. i have no doubt he will make a sped di recovering. i've reached out to his staff. they will keep kirk in their praye prayers. >>> new to decision 2012. newt gingrich is about to appear at his only campaign of the day. what some polls showing gingrich leading in florida. tonight's debate could turn into an all out slug fest between gingrich and romney. romney may give us a peek at what he plans later for today. >> in the case of the speaker, he's got some records which could represent an october surprise. we could see an october surprise today from newt gingrich. at the time he was lobbying republican congressman, was he working with any health care companies that could have benefitted

. >> our thoughts are with senator mark kirk. he is recovering from a stroke.ipartisan seat mate will have his seat open for him in the chamber tonight. thank you very much. we'll be watching. we'll do it again tomorrow. that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell report reports". we'll have a complete wrap of the president's state of the union. my colleague craig melvin has a look at what's next on "news nation." >>> any minute newt gingrich is expected to hold a rally in florida. he threatened to pull out any future debate if the audience can't participate. i'll talk to steve dade who is credited with helping get romney defeated back in 2008. >>> one of the chief architects of president clinton's state of the union is with me. "news nation" just minutes away. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician ge

. >> illinois senator, mark kirk recovering from a stroke doctors who operated on him say he should regain mental abilities but could be partially paralyzed on his left side won't know about that for some time they performed brain surgery on the 52-year-old sunday, his office says it will remain open during his recovery. >>> prince georges county police investigating a murder suicide, that happened last night in laurel maryland where officers were called to a home on bramble court police found the bodies of adam and his ex- girlfriend, it appears he shot beard before killing himself, the couple dated for about 3 years they have a child together. >>> hearing for the man who shot president ronald regan expected to last the rest of the week he is asking for longer visits with his mother in virginia in hopes of transitioning out of a mental institution. yesterday a secret service agent testified he visited a bookstore and became fixated on books about presidential assassinations. >>> u.s. marine sergeant will be sentenced this morning in california, after pleading guilty to dereliction of duty

. >>> doctors now say the prognosis is good for senator mark kirk. the 52-year-old illinois republican had surgery this morning to relieve some of the swelling on his brain after he suffered a major stroke over the weekend. the stroke was on his right side and has affected his left arm and leg and some facial movement. but doctors are confident kirk can make a full mental recovery and make a lot of physical progress as well with the help of rehab. >>> in one of her last acts as a congress woman, today gabrielle giffords met with the other survivors of last year's deadly shooting. congresswoman giffords is stepping down to focus on her own long-term recovery. >> reporter: representative gab gabrielle giffords walked slowly into her office to finish the neighborhood meet and greet cut short in a spray of bullets. giffords shook hands with susie hileman. nine-year-old christina taylor green was there and danielle hernandez. the 21-year-old is credited with saving her life. >> supporters applauded the three term democrat when she arrived at a family cent

. >>> now to an update on senator mark kirk who is in intensive care ward at a hospital.ar-old senator is ref covering from surgery following a stroke. right now doctors say they are pleased with his progress. the senator's ability to think and speak was not affected. he will likely have movement problems on the left side of his body. of course, we, along with everyone else, wishes senator kirk a speedy recovery. plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a re

a stroke and delicate brain operation in illinois senator mark kirk is fighting to get well tonight removing a small pieces of tissue from his brain to create more space to reduce swelling yesterday 52 year old recovering from stroke he had over the weekend remains serious but stable condition gave doctors' the thumbs up expecting him to make a full mental recovery but adding it might not regain full physical movement even after going through therapy. major shake up cook county morgue pictures of bodies piling up cook county officials taking swift action and stood at brother rice high school in chicago says he was beaten because of interracial relationship three people are charged with hate crime and rise of gangs in chicago new book providing insights to children's changing face of the city danks @ tom skilling tells us what we will have all but we can't. wgn news @ 9 [ dentist ] people refer to jill as "that woman with the great smile." i refer to her as "that woman with the great gums." as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. jill knows that, too -- so

. >>> senator mark kirk of illinois continues to recover from a stroke the routine work of his officeexpected to continue with little interruption he under went emergency surgery sunday night that included removing a portion of his skull to relieve pressure from swelling he could use full use of his left arm but they will get a better idea when the swelling goes down in coming days. >> arizona congress woman gabrielle giffords met supporters at a community food bank named in her honor in tucson. she toured the facility yesterday as her last act in office. giffords announced sunday she is resigning to focus on her recovery from being shot in the head one year ago. those that know her say this final act as congress woman was a bitle sweet moment. >> sad day, no question -- bittersweet moment. >> sad day. no question about that for her, her family, staff, tucson and the country. >> congress woman giffords is due back in washington today for president obama's state of the union address. >> airport run in yesterday morning for a u.s. senator from kentucky. >>> ran paul was detained when he

today, we had some serious and worrying news from the family and the office of republican senator mark kirkn illinois. senator kirk was elected in 2010 to the illinois senate seat, previously held by president obama. mr. kirk is 52 years old, he's a former naval intelligence officer. on saturday, senator kirk checked himself into a chicago hospital because he was experiencing dizziness and headache. doctors at that first hospital diagnosed a stroke, caused by a problem with a carotid artery that was blocking the blood flow to the senator's brain. so that checking into the hospital was on saturday. on sunday, they transferred him to a different hospital and rushed the senator into surgery because of swelling on the right side of his brain. doctors say in the three-hour surgery, they removed a 4 x 8 inch section of his skull to relieve the pressure that was caused by the swelling. the doctor who performed senator kirk's surgery told reporters, fortunately, the stroke was not on the left side of the brain, in which case that would affect his ability to speak, understand, and think. as it stand

. >> mark kirk says he is progressing as expected but remains in serious condition.he 52-year-old kirk had emergency surge following a weekend stroke. >> the house republicans raised questions about whether the government partial ownership of general motors posed a conflict of interest. >> house minority leader, nancy pelosi tried to clarify a comment that sounded to some like a threat against one of the presidential candidates. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has details. >> hi is not going to be president of the united states. >> why are you so sure? >> there is something i know. >> 88% of the republicans of the house voted to reprimand their own speaker, the first time in american history that happened. the records need to be released because you know if nancy pelosi knows those things right now, he is will hand them to barack obama's came pain if speaker gingrich were the nominee. >> when spea speaker, pelosi wan the house that investigated him. they voted to reprimand gingrich and he agreed to pay $300,000 toward the cost of the investigation incl