. >>> the candle at the missouri state house. the investigation is under way as to whether the state's governor committed crimes linked to an affair. governor eric grayton acknowledged having an affair with a hairdresser in 2014. he says he did not blackmail that woman to keep the affair a secret. threatened to publicize those photos. the ex-husband recorded between he and his then wife after the affair began. >> this is my fault. never going to mention my name. >> i think it's as bad as it ge the woman says griegten's apologized and told her he deleted the picture. the ex-husband's attorney says his client told him that griegten also slapped his ex-wife during the affair. governor griegtens denies that too. he vows to stay on the job. the former navy seal has been married to his current wife since 2011 and they have two sons together. >>> still to come tonight the outcry over a movie airing on netflix, survivors of sex trafficking claims the movie glorifies the business. >> can you deduct the i-66 toll or "what if" more of the c

state of missouri, eric greitens. governor greitens: thank you, thank you. thank you, all. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, lieutenant governor parson, speaker richardson, and the members of the missouri house, president pro tem richard, and members of the missouri senate, chief justice fischer, and judges of the supreme court, state officials, members of the cabinet, our first lady and my wife, sheena greitens. we have many honored guests here tonight. and one who is particularly special to me is my kindergarten teacher, anne richardson, who is here with us tonight. [applause] governor greitens: i was in mrs. richardson's kindergarten class at mckelvey elementary, home of the dragons and it was , at mckelvey elementary that i first heard the story of a boy from the town of diamond, missouri. he was born over a century ago, and he was born a slave. when he was a baby, he and his mother were kidnapped. he never saw his mother again, but by god's grace, he found a loving home and a new family that raised him as their own. now, at the time, no school in town would admit a black student, so his parents taught him how to read and to write. when he was older, they sent him to neosho, about 10 mil

richardson, and members of the missouri house, president richard, and members of the missouri senate, chief justice fisher and justices of the supreme court thomas state officials, members of the cabinet, our first lady and my wife. [applause] we have many honored guests here tonight. one who is particularly special to me, my kindergarten teacher here tonight. [applause] gov. greitens: thank you. i was in mrs. richardsons kindergarten class and it was at my school that i first heard the story of a boy from the town of diamond, missouri. agoas born over 100 years and was born a slave. when he was a baby, he and his mother were kidnapped. , but by saw her again god's grace, he found a loving home and a new family that raised him as their own. towne time, no school in would admit a black student. so his parents taught him how to read and write. there was aolder, school that opened its doors to him. he worked hard and did well. so well that he was admitted to an agricultural college. this was a tough time for american farmers. their land was losing its richness and no one could figure out a fix. the young man from diamond invented new ways to grow crops.

house comes back a week from today. the president's state of the union address is next week, january 30. mercer, missouri, federal employee, good evening. caller: good evening. i want you to understand that i am experiencing this hardship as a federal employee, think that the moral values these democrats and/or republicans, that they ever learned in their life, that they're putting into action now. they cannot get past the political stonewall and understand there are human individuals out here that are struggling and suffering as a result of this decision. we go back and we still may experience the same thing. how do they expect us to want to be an american citizen and be proud? host: thanks for the call. another lisa from hammond, indiana. caller: yes, i want to say that i am totally disgusted with schumer in accepting this deal. aren't feel the republicans dealing with this in good faith. let's be realistic. 12 white men hiding behind doors, no democrats. i do not trust the republicans on this. i believe in the end nothing is going to be done. u. a couple of tweets from chad pergamum of the fox news ch

housing for the future. a similar version of this bill was introduced by senators reid and senator blunt from my home state of missouri over in the senate. and i am encouraged by this bipartisanship and the bicameral process. i'm also hopeful that we can continue to work as mr. himes said on further improvements of housing resources all across the country. and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. himes: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut reserves. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. duffy: i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut. mr. himes: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. duffy: i want to briefly oftentimes ng, we find people who get stuck in a cycle of poverty. and i think the goal of programs should be to help people get out of poverty and get to self-sufficiency. and if you

house and the senate. democratic strategists don calloway, missouri state representative charlie kerr, founder of turning pointnice to see you, gentlemen happy new year to both. howard dean was specifically talk about the presidential race, but you think about the congressional race. dianne feinstein, nancy pelosi, these are not exactly spring chickens themselves. does the democratic party have a problem with bringing in new blood? >> democratic leadership averages 75 years old in a house in the senate. that is a flat affect. i think we're looking at a different situation between congressional leadership in the flesh means everything, and gerrymandering districts has leadership embedded. seniority means everything. >> leland: how can democrats expect to be in touch with younger generation of americans, dianne feinstein, who is 15 years past the age limit to fly a commercial airliner running for reelection? >> congress is based on experience, experience matters and pushing thing through the legislative process. it's a much different game than pushing rank and file. there is a disconnect between leadership and t

missouri, some michigan residents say their house or shuck on the u.s. geological survey registered a magnitude 2 earthquake. no word yet exactly. live look at atlanta fox 5. big story there tonight, georgia's governor orders stateernment offices closed for a second day tomorrow. nathan deal declared a state of emergency in georgia because of winter weather. officials are urging people to stay off the roads. that is tonight's live oak outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. sh, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. you've probably seen me running all over the country in search of our big idaho potato truck. but not any more. i am done with that. ooh, ooh hot - just gonna stay home on the farm, eat a beautiful idaho potato, and watch tv with my dog... tv anncr: the big idaho potato truck pulled into town today and it's really a sight to see. oh man...let's go.... (distant) you comin', boy? sfx: (dog) gulp! woof. ♪ >> keeping government openness of basic function that should be a no-brainer and it republicans struggled to find the support they need. >> the president doesn't want a shutdown and if one happens, i

missouri. the used her home again to begin planning for the raid. often times scholars will say john brown stated frederick douglass's home, when really women are running the housethis is anna's house, let us be clear. brown used her home again to begin planning for the raid. he even drafted his provisional constitution during the three weeks he adjourned with them in february. after brown's death, black women abolitionists raised money to letters ofwn's widow condolences and expressions of admiration for her fallen husband. a famous poet and chairman of the pennsylvania abolition society also sent gifts and one of her beloved poems, which she titled bury me in free land. often coupled among the silent partners of brown was a desire for humility and anonymity. the ball was never to be seen as a martyr, but to eradicate slavery. freedom was its own reward. hanging,n brown's pleasant received one final letter from john brown. she destroyed it immediately. brown was earnest, a sincere man, and as brave as ever lived, she said, but he lacked judgment and was full hearty and cranky. he wrote too much and talk to much. later wrote that black americans trusted brown's

house, but we do have the objects. monroe's -- how can you use the presidential china showing the 20 stars or 20 states, spring board into the missouri compromise. >> i'm going to ask -- we've got -- maybe we can do short questions, and take two at a time. >> the framers of the constitution were very articulate about rights of the individual and freedom and all that stuff. and yet we had 600,000 or 700,000 people die in the civil war to free the slaves. it wasn't necessary in europe. what's different, what's different about this place? >> you didn't have race-based slavery in europe the way you see it in the americas. and it's not essential to the economy of europe. >> even though the money that's made in the americas, both north america and latin america and the caribbean is crucial to fueling the development of european national sovereignty and the wealth of european states. so while europeans didn't have race-based slavery in europe, they benefitted tremendously from the existence of race-based slavery in the americas. >> i'm will levi. my question had to do with education and interpretation as it pertains to kids essentially. ove

state of missouri. and whatever your politics, the dilemma seems to be how you treat this, but what if i told you that underneath the tax cuts is a big housing whether they are actually going to hurt housing. whether you're on the left or right, this is a story you're not hearing. maybe you should after this. and the wolf huffed and puffed... like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. you should tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. symbicort c

for these democrats in states like north dakota and west virginia, certainly missouri, if there is, let me make it very simple. if the republicans can pass something out of the househey that they can, i don't now think they can, but if the republicans pass something out on immigration, you get 50 republican senators on board, it would be impossible for democrats to refuse it outright. stuart: that is interesting. one more for you. listen to what treasury secretary steve mnuchin told me about the president's infrastructure program this morning. roll tape. >> being a builder, he knows that we need to rebuild america and he wants to do that with a combination of federal money, a combination of leveraging state money, and a combination of leveraging private money. part of it will be money. part will change the regulatory environment, so we move things that tech 10 years to permit down to two. stuart: is there another room for bipartisan deal? >> there is room for bipartisan deal there is appetite for it in either party, really. the reason they're using this, we'll have public private, we'll have this, move one, move the other, there is no way they will bet republicans

in the white house is he has ten democrats up for election elect the out of states trump won that he won by double-digits and i know many of those members places like north dakota, missouri, they don't want to take a vote where they are looked at as shutting down the government over immigration. and so the politics work on both sides of this. >> alex, do you find hope in the fact that the president did invite -- i presume -- chuck schumer into the white house i doubt senator schumer simply showed up. and the optics seem good maybe not for the republicans, though, because they are thinking, is the president going to undercut us >> well, i mean it is a good sign because it means this is being kicked up to the executive level and what the -- what mitch mcconnell has said all week is that, we're not going to put anything on the floor until it has the president's sign-off and the only way you could get him to sign off is have him sit down with a chief democrat negotiator and that is chuck schumer. so if there is a deal, this is how it works and happens you get schumer and trump in a room together. they could have a good rapport when they are face-to-face, but it is in their s