not only in the territory of kansas, but nationally. the country was focused on what was going on out here. kansas got the nickname bleeding kansas because of the struggle over whether kansas would enter the union as a free state or a slave state. we will look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 18 54, the kansan nebraskan act was signed, creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territory. most people assumed washington politicians assumed that kansas nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you brought in twin territories, one would be naturally free peer the other naturally would be slave. most people assumed the new territory of the brassica would be settled by the free state of iowans. iowans would come in and settle the area, set up a government, write a free state constitution, and bring nebraska in as a free state. and nebraska would stand to northern senators in congress. conversely, a slave state missouri, there were over 100,000 or so slaves in th

when the civil war finally came to the rest of the nation, kansas have had of course the futures of the head start. there were a couple of very notable contributions kansas makes to the war effort. one is that per capita we send more soldiers to the war than any other state. number two is the first kansas colored are actually raised the first black regiment to fight in the civil war. their service is remarkable on so many counts. they fight before the emancipation proclamation is issued. they have the promise of nothing, nothing. they are not fighting with the promise of freedom. they are not fighting with the promise of even being paid. nothing. they are fighting with nothing except hope. following the civil war, it's very interesting to note they were survivors reunions for many years of quantrill's raid on lawrence. the perpetrators and then he rode with quantrill also had a union on the missouri side. and i think that's just one example of how the feelings didn't die when the war was over. and i have to say there still a lot of animosity between kansas and missouri. now it plays out

that have come from kansas, i mean from vice president charles curtis to bob dole, kansas has been really involved in national politics. are there any other kansas politicians who have influenced you or your political ideals? governor brownback: a lot have. frank carlson is a name that has not, much, u.s. senator, congressman from kansas. he was eisenhower's guy in the senate. he was close to eisenhower. they were from, oh, about 40 miles apart from each other's where they live. eisenhower out of abilene, carlson from concordia, kansas. he had a lot of depth and character, and he did things for love of country. bob dole has been a big influence, is a close friend. he still regularly calls, you know, every couple of weeks, and just chats, once to know what is going on. -- wants to know what is going on. and bob is 91, 92 now. but great mind. helped me in my reelect a lot. and i think just the nature of eisenhower, who represents that quintessential kansas nature, is a guy that when faced with a big task, he does not care who gets the credit because we are all going to pull together and get this done, which is

not only in the territory kansas but nationally. the eyes of the country were focused on what was going on out here. territorial kansas and they got the nickname bleeding kansas because of the struggle over whether kansas would enter the union as a free state or as a slave state. we're going to look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was signed creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territories. both people assumed washington politicians -- assume that the kansas-nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you bought in twin territories, one would naturally be free and other naturally slave. most people assumed that the new territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of iowans. set up the government, rent a free state constitution and bring nebraska in as a free state, and nebraska would send northern senators to congress. conversely, i think there was -- i think there were 100,000 or so slaves in the state of

♪ >> we are entering the kindergarten room of the munro elementary school at the national historic site in topeka, kansasthis is one of the four african-american elementary schools in 1951 when the brown versus board of education happened. it was a small peas of a larger piece that started back in the late 1920's and early 1930's, which is part of the national association for the advancement of colored people's or the ncaa's chess -- naacp's struggle to over term -- overturn segregation. that would lead to overturning a case, a supreme court decision that allowed the state of louisiana to segregate railcars by race. once the supreme court made the decision that was constitutional you saw an explosion of laws in the south especially that permitted segregated facilities in all sectors of public life. they were attended to overturn a precedent and they knew they could try to do it in one case but if they lost, it would be the end of their attempt. really beginning in the 1930's, they began to file cases to chip away at the precedent. the strategy was to end segregation in law school and graduate school and

nation, including where there were riots. there were not any major disruptions here in topeka and kansas but there was on a national level, extremelyostly to the united states. to imagine what it must be like to he a 16-year-old boy or girl or be -- and be confronted by the mob is what the hall of courage attempted to create. it is probably one of the most visceral and most powerful parts here. one of the things we are here to do is help engage in dialogue about these kinds of issues. they are ongoing and continuous in our society and there are new groups constantly struggling for better and equal access to civil rights. the mission to preserve our country's's heritage, we do not go and build museums about subjects that are important. we reserve voices -- places that were an integral part of that story. by preserving the pieces of heritage, even if there are difficult stories to tell, like immigration, or japanese internment camps, that visitors, whether abroad or caucasian or ask an american, you better understand the story when you are standing in the place where the events happen. there is something intangible about these places

kansas. the national weather service is reporting wichita got more than 3 inches of rain. that beat a record set back in 1951. >> gop presidential hopefuls talking foreign policy from marco rubio's doctrine to jeb bush on past and present views on iraq. elizabeth prance getting it all live from washington now. >> after a misstep in an interview with jeb bush earlier this week republican presidential candidates both official and not are being pressed on the decision of taking the country to war in hindsight. that includes florida senator who sat down with chris wallace on fox news sunday. >> the question was whether it was a mistake and my answer was it was not a mistake. the president was presented with intelligence that said iraq had weapons of mass destruction. it was governed by a man who committed atrocities in the past. >> critics say rubio initially made it sound like he was invading iraq in 2003. there you hear him saying that was response to invade without today's knowledge, a different question. wisconsin governor scott walker who just returned from israel also to

this just in, to the weather center severe weather out breaks in oak kansas and nation's heart land. will step out of the picture this is video of the oklahoma tornado a tornado on the ground, cleveland county, oklahoma live coverage going on there right now with more than one tornado reported this afternoon. we know there is a debris field and one tornado has touchdown. this one heading toward moore oklahoma which is notorious this time of the year when we're talking about tornado season. lets go to the radar. we have watches and warnings in this part of the country to the west of kansas city through oklahoma city, wichita falls and heading toward texas and sevher that will continue in the evening and as we zoom in you you can see split is, the the tornado, we have a picture from exiter that is amazing of this hook echo that formed. you can see radar signature there is the hook in bridge creek, in oklahoma, new castle heading toward moore. they have cancel afternoon activities school, you name i had, it has been canceled there. there is severe weather making its way eastwar. our hal

names that have come from kansas, from vice president charles curtis to bob dole kansas has been really involved in national politics. are there any politicians that influenced you or your political ideals? >> a lot have. a governor and u.s. senator from congress -- and congressmen from kansas. he was eisenhower's guy in the senate. he was close to eisenhower. they were from about 40 miles apart from each other where they lived. eisenhower came out of abilene and frank came out of kansas. but he helped shape me a lot. it was because he was a very practical man with a lot of character and faith. he did things for love of country. bob dole has been a big influence. he is a close friend. he still regularly calls every couple of weeks and chats and wants to know what is going on. bob is 91, 92 now. but a great mind. helps me a lot. i think just the nature of eisenhower represents that quintessential kansas nature. it is a guy when faced with a big task, he does not care who gets the credit and we will all pull together and get this done. there is a lot of kansas character about, we have got something to do. we

mistrust of the police the peseta and the best they can do to get headlines on the national find a kansaspolice shocked him with a stun gun outside a dollar store there received a call about a man acting strangely lane down by this sign in front of the store in kansas city kansas when as i told him on the back of ambulance they say he started kicking and fighting that is when officers used a stun gun to subdue the man later died at the hospital into and is now under investigation also a good news for you for this issue and a second major recall in his many days the most recent recall involves 2015 ford mustang the report there is a problem with the heat shield around the gas tank on certain models. >>james: it is related to problems with power steering in several for lincoln in the vehicles which total about that recall yesterday morning with those vehicles being recalled including late model ford taurus for flax for fusion and mercury owners should expect to see notices from four for repairs in the mail soon as a u.s. navy officer in uniform was turned away by and i could located on top

kansas. >> it is the national one where they train the stuff for nasa. chinson kansas for it. >> we sent him to space camp and that is where he picked up his passion for flying. >> terry, is there anything you want people to know about ron. he loved flying and it seemed like he loved being in the service, he loved helping people. is there anything else you wanted people to know. >> he loved people and to instill leadership qualities and for people to have a drive and for people to know they could make a difference and find what you could stand for and to commit to it and make a plan and move forward. he knew early on what he wanted to do and did it and not too many kids that young knew what they want and he did and he wanted to go ahead and make a difference and a lot of the stuff that he wanted to be able to do was to make a plan and execute it. >> not too many adults know what they want to do as he did. >> i agree. >> i'm sorry, go ahead, ronald. >> he was a great individual. and anybody that talked to him, he helped coach the high school football team

national got a 1200-mile perimeter. if you live west of kansas, you would have to connect. in 2000, congress began ship ago way at its own deal packing more flights into national and making exceptions. suffered. losing 9% of its traffic. even as investments that banked on the deal holding like the silver line continue. now that deal is up for renewal and virginia's lawmakers are asking their colleagues to leave it alone sending this letter to the transportation committee chairs today. >> i'm a businessman. i believe you do a deal. you honor that deal, and unfortunately what we are seeing is mostly driven by individual congress and senators who want to get home quickly and they are slowly eroding away that deal. that's not fair. that's not right. >>reporter: the growth has had unintentional consequences for those who never fly. a community meeting not northwest d.c. about airplane news drew a standing-room only crowd tonight. >> i think the last two years has been particularly bad. the flights now go from -- their scheduled flights between about 5:15 a.m. and about 2:00 a.m.

nation, including northern states like massachusetts where there were riots and protests of busing policies to create integrated schools. while there were never major protests or disruptions here in topeka and in kansasthey're very much was on a national level. those were extremely violent and extremely bloody and extremely costly to united states. to imagine what it must be like to be a 16-year-old boy or girl and be confronted by mob is what the hall encourages attending to re-create. it is one of the most visceral and powerful parts of the exhibit here. one of the things that we are here to do is help engage in dialogue about these kinds of issues because they are ongoing and continuous in our society. there are new court cases and new groups that are constantly struggling for better access and equal access to civil rights. the mission of the national park service is to preserve our country's heritage. we don't go and build museums about subjects that are important. we preserve places that were an integral part of that story because we believe that by preserving those pieces of our heritage, even if they are difficult stories to tell what segregation and integration or japanese internment camps, t

the national weather service advising people in kansas not just in oklahoma, to take cover.logist jennifer gray is watching it all for us in the cnn severe weather center. jennifer, tell us what's going on. >> all across the plains don't leave your guard down because this is going to be fluid throughout the rest of the afternoon. and the early evening and extending into the late evening. we do have that tornado warning in effect. it has been extended until 3:45 central time for caddo and grady counties in oklahoma. this is just to the southwest of oklahoma city. be on the lookout, about 18,000 people in immediate danger right now in chickashay. we expect these storms to hold together pretty well. you can see these pictures these are live pictures from our affiliate. and you can see that funnel cloud. and it is hovering about halfway down. we did see it touch the ground earlier. we have had multiple reports of tornadoes with this cell. as it continues to move north and east it's going to be a very dangerous situation. this is something we'll continue to watch. but you can see

the national weather service received 50 reports of tornadoes in texas, oklahoma, kansas, and nebraska. the governor of oklahoma declared a state of emergency in a dozen counties. the national weather service says the chances of even more tornadoes they are not likely but the midwest will be pounded by more storms this weekend. strong winds and floods may be to blame for a freight train going off the tracks about 50 miles northwest of dallas. four engines and 14 cars at this santa fe train went off the tracks this morning. four of the crew members on the train were hurt. their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. investigators say there were no hazardous materials in these freight containers. >>> cal tran is warning drivers of the closure of the san mateo bridge. both will be shut down and that starts at 10:00 tonight. lane closures will begin as early as 7:00 p.m. tonight and the bridge is not scheduled to reopen until 5:00 monday morning. cal tran resurfacing the bridge and applying a special coating to the road. >>> the chronicle reports a steel rod that helps anchor th

his name was daniel -- an expert marksman in the kansas national guard.they fell in love, she began to spill the buried secrets of her past. >> you'd think nobody could have these dark stories that are part of your life. but you had just awful, awful things to tell? >> uh-huh. yes. >> reporter: sara was still in touch with the family commune, now living in tennessee. and daniel wanted to know more about this lou character sara was telling him about. >> and i just started researching all these deaths to try to figure out, you know, how much of it was related to this individual. >> which is exactly what law enforcement was doin' on the outside of all this, trying to look in and figure out where the puzzle lay. what'd you feel about these stories? a lot of mixed emotions. i didn't know how to handle a lot of stuff at that time. because it was all very fresh, very new to me. and just stuck with her and decided, you know, let's try to make things right. >> reporter: and secretly, daniel decided to take action. >> you put together a remarkable letter for the f.

nation capitol. thank you for coming from kansas to testify. i want to go back to what i was trying to raise with the previous panel about actual cost-based reimbursement. can you give us an idea of even though presumably you receive 101% of costs, what really -- what percentage of your actual costs are covered by that reimbursement? you might start by telling us what percentage of your patients are medicare and mededicaid. what is your pair mix. there public or taxpayer support for your hospital? how do you make this work, even though presumably the images that you're getting 101% of your costs? >> thank you, senator moran. within hospital district number 1 in rice county our medicare volume is about 63%. medicaid volume of about 10%. we are a taxing entity. we are able to appropriate tax funds from our district which is about $900,000. what's interesting with that number in our fiscal year ending in 2014, we ended up having to write off nearly $800,000 to medicare bad debt. so that essentially washes itself out. when it comes to the cost base

and more hail and flooding in north texas where the national guard rescued ten people from their homes and cars. outside kansas city, missouri, residents were evacuated when this river flooded leaving homes under water. the severe weather there postponed a major league soccer game. in eastern kansas, authorities said strong winds derailed this. in oklahoma where twisters are an annual rite of spring, residents are cleaning up. >>> that was nbc's john yang reporting. >>> and bill karins sheer with more. >> >> flash flooding a possibility. those are scary storms. yesterday we made it through without the tornados after 34 were reported. we can though the catch a break. it's been so wet in the area in this part of the country, it's one batch after another. if you're not dealing with tornados, it's flash flooding. some say more than four inches of rain in some of the counties here. we have one in the mississippi area too. this goes to 9:00 sentcentral time so the city is under that flash flood warning. one to three inches of rain is wide spread through the area. the heaviest toelts are through central louisiana. th

city and more hail and flooding in north texas where today the national guard helped rescue ten people from their homes and cars. outside kansas city, missouri, residents were evacuated when the river flooded leaving home under watt per. the severe weather there postponed a major league soccer game. in eastern kansas, authorities say strong winds derailed this freight train. tonight in oklahoma, a state where twisters are an annual rite of spring, residents are cleaning up. are you hoping this is it? >> yeah, but oklahoma, once you lived here 31 years, this is not it. >> reporter: as the storm moves east it is weakening so the chances of severe weather for at least the next few days is relatively low. >> good news for them. thank you. >>> we are following a late-breaking story out of waco, texas tonight. at least nine people are dead and 18 injured following a confrontation between rival biker gangs. police have now secured that scene but they're asking people to avoid the area. >>> now to washington, d.c. where police are hoping this piece of surveillance video will help them break open a bizarre multiple murder case. it happ

. >>> a kansas based mega church is growing massively despite national trends that have the christiannking. the church of the resurrection in lee wood currently has 20,000 members and continues to add more. while a pew research study found the number of americans labeling themselves as christian is decreasing. the congregation is preparing to build a new $90 million sanctuary. pastor adam hamilton started the church back in 1990 with 90 people who met inside a funeral home. the new building should be completed by easter of 2017. >> it's 5:52 and a celebrity dancer way die hard dad is taking home some hardware. that's truth not just a rumer. >> good one. >>> malfunction causes a cruise ship to running a ground. an update on that story later. dear stranger, when i booked this trip, my friends said i was crazy. why would i stay in someone else's house? but this morning a city i've never been to felt like one i already knew. i just wanted to thank you for sharing your world with me. it felt like home. airbnb. belong anywhere. >> it was a scene of grief and mourning in the lehigh valley ma

the richard bp russell national school lunch act and the child nutrition act of 1966 authorized critical programs of great importance for kansas, our nation, our farmers, our ranchers, our growers our vulnerable populations, including of course, hungry children. the school lunch program was originally created as a major of national security to safeguard the health and well being of the nation's children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. coming out of world war ii congress saw the need to establish the school lunch program and in no part to ensure our military had a sufficient supply of eligible individuals to defend our nation from global threats. additionally, the current research is regarding the need for adequate nutrition during a person's developmental stages provides further support for what congress knew even back then. hungry children do not learn. with threats to our national security and increasing economic competition it is imperative that our nation's youth are physically fit for military service and are not malnourished at key times in brain development. furthermore,

nation tonight. flooding and possible tornadoes that brought damage to several states. in texas, helicopters pulled stranded people to safety. in kansas, a train was blown off the tracks. linda daniels reports. >> reporter: the powerful storm in kansas picked up this train, tossed around the cars, and left cargo everywhere. in iowa, another train knocked right off the tracks, leaving 80 cars lying on their side. strong downpours dumped nearly a half foot of rain on north texas, stranding people inside their homes, turning roads into rivers. the national guard sent a helicopter to this house to pull people to safety. tornadoes blew through the plains along with heavy rain and hail, creating treacherous conditions near wichita, kansas. you can see this windshield getting smashed as the driver tries to stay on the road. in missouri, winds tore through buildings, brought down trees and left this vehicle upside down. flooding in this missouri neighborhood forced about 200 people to evacuate. the flood warning for the area continues through monday night. cbs news. >> and more severe storms could develop tonight in minnesota, wisconsin, and

and more hail and flooding in north texas where the national guard helped rescue the ten people from their homes and cars. outside kansas missouri residents were evacuated when this river flooded leaving homes under water. the severe weather there postponed a major league soccer game. in eastern kansas strong winds derailed this freight rain. in oklahoma, a state where twisters are, residents are cleaning up. >> let's get the latest on the storms. bill karins is here with a look at that. hopefully they are dying down as the week begins. >> flash flood threats still exist but the tornado threat is pretty much over. no tornadoes on sunday. there's about 34 they estimated happened on saturday. no fatalityiesfatalities. a flash flood warning for the shreveport area. the green is a flash flood watch. memphis going until 8:00 this evening. a lot of heavy rain throughout this region. we would get 1 to 3 inches of heavier rain. a chance of thunderstorms right now friday every day. heavier rain earlier around mem mis. the white flashes are lightning strikes within the last ten minutes. there's about 100 or so lightning strikes s

national pee will declare you co- champions. >> reporter: after 14 perfect rounds between vanya shivashankar of missouri and 13- year-old gokul venkatachalam of kansas it came down to the final words. for venkatachalam -- >> n. u. n. t. a. k. a. >> correct. >> reporter: he nailed it with ease bringing the national spelling bee to a tie for the second year in a row. before that it hadn't happened in 52 years, shivashankar's final word? after writing the word on her hand with a finger she wowed the crowd with the correct spelling. >> t. e.. >> correct. >> reporter: not only is she part of the second spelling bee tie. she's also the first sibling of a past champion to win. in 2009 her sister won. susan mcginnis, cbs news. >> they will receive more than $37,000 in cash and prizes, congratulations. >>> well, comedians will be getting in cars with jerry seinfeld for a new season. his online show have you seen it? he's been viewed more than 100 million times since it debuted three years ago. anthony mason sat down with seinfeld for a feature piece on the cbs sunday morning show. >> always amuses me. do you have a note pad? i don't know why people and this.

nation. but to set the tone for what the kansas was a reporter would become.t would ride to new heights in 1863.

national guard helped rescue ten people from their homes and cars a flooded river forced missouri residents from their homes. authorities said strong winds derailed this freight train in eastern kansasu're making plans for the summer shenandoah national park in virginia says it's opening a new area where you can take your kids. they're opening a kid-friendly trail near oak rock summit. this is the second child-friendly trail in the park. >>> a college campus in virginia an endangered historic site. there is a slave cemetery and two dozen historic buildings at sweet briar college north of lynchburg. alumni are fighting to keep the school open which is scheduled to close in august. the listing is meant to save buildings and landmarks, however, not necessarily the school itself. >>> it's a naval academy tradition. after the break we'll show you the event hap >>> children in pre-school are not getting enough exercise. researchers from the seattle children's hospital compared the activity of pre-schoolers from ten different day care centers. they say kids were only active for 48 minutes a day. that means they were sitting down for 70% of their school day. >>> in news for your health doct

russell child nutrition act of 1966 authorized critical programs of great importance for kansas, our nations, our ranchers our growers, our vulnerable populations, including of course, hungry children. the school lunch program was originally created as a major of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation's children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. coming out of world war ii, congress saw the need to establish the school lunch program, in part to insure our military had a sufficient supply of eligible individuals to defend our nation from global threats. additionally, the current research regarding the need for adequate nutrition during a person's developmental stages provides further support for what congress knew even back then. hungry children do not learn. with threats to our national security and increasing economic competitions, it is imperative that our nation's youth are physically fit for military service and are not mall nourished at key times in brain development. furthermore, the original two-fold inte

semi final round took place this afternoon at national harbor and this year's finalist include several competition vets including a 13-year-old from kansas who is competing for the fifth time and her sister, who previously won the whole thing. the championship round starts in about 40 minutes. >> you got to love spelling to come back. >> again and again. >> right. >> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. dc's most accurate. >> and they study those words like you study meteorologist. they mean business! >> yeah. >> they can spell. >> they can! >> i can't. i used to be able to spell but i can't anymore. >> my handwriting used to be neat but it's not anymore. >>> temperatures today more like july and weather pattern is more like july and that's going to stick around for a while. we're looking north at the cathedral upper left-hand of the screen. here in northwest it's fine. at the airport different story. a shower or thunderstorm, 81 degrees. winds east-southeast at 9. we'll let you know if our 3- degree made it. we went 89 today for a high. we'll see at 11. here's the radar. most of the activity is still south and e

kansas. we don't want any part of this. the seneca nation, who had that beautiful reserve where they were the best farmers in the world, said we cannot stand americans anymore. no matter what we do, you bring disease and drunkenness and violence, and you will not rest until you have every speck of territory. and they start writing to the president, send us west. send us west. send us west. amazing. amazing. petition after petition. you can imagine my surprise down in the basement of the archives where historians hang out in the microfilm room e reading these we -- these petitions of the seneca send us west. it's -- you're going to get their wish eventually. some frontier officials also begin to say -- people like william clark of lewis and clark fame and louis cass who's the superintendent of indian affairs, they begin to say maybe indians and god himself are not meant to be little farmers. maybe they are meant to be wild hunters and warriors. and they start telling the presidents of the united states to send these people west. i asked you b

scared. >> in missouri, hundreds of people evacuated in towns near kansas city as floodwaters began rising. not too far away the national. the rain across north central texas has stopped at least for now. behind me you see the red river on the texas/oklahoma border. just that, very red and muddy to because so much water is trying to drain down stream. it is flood is taken. the river expected to continue to rise, cresting on monday. rob marciano, abc news, gainesville, texas. >> in today's forecast, more storms for texas with heavy rain blanketing the eastern third of the country. the heaviest from little rock to memphis. it will also be wet along much of the northern west coast with mountain know and a winter storm watch for colorado with some areas seeing as much as 20 inches of snow. >> temperatures much cooler throughout the upper midwest. 45 for minneapolis, 80s for nearly half the nation, 90s for phoenix and d.c. the world's first underwater oxygen bar now open in cozumel, mexico. no need to order adult beverages either. this is fascinating here. >> guests at the clear lounge bar get special helmets filled with spe

kansas -- >> oh my god. >> a roof just through through the air here. >> the national weather service says that 51 tornadoes ripped across the great plains and there are more severe storms on their way this week. >> meteorologist, david murphy is tracking the threat of more storms across the plains he joins us now live at the big board with the latest. >> unfortunately it's a case of here we go again. we have severe thunderstorms forming just to the west of kansas city, and there are some thunderstorm watches already posted associated with this cluster and another area of probable severe weather in the texas panhandle and that is headed toward oklahoma city and central oklahoma where some of the worst twister action occurred yesterday and dallas texas, has a shot at this and the coast from san antonio, texas, to iowa and parts of minnesota all have a potential of receiving some severe weather so what sorts of things are we looking for today. any storm that forms in that line through omaha and wichita and into the heart of oklahoma and texas could produce 60 miles per hour gusts beyond what we consider sever

nation's capital. thank you for coming from kansas to testify. i want to go back to what i was trying to raise with the previous panel about actual cost-based reimbursement. can you give us an idea of even though presumably you receive 101% of costs, what really -- what percentage of your actual costs are covered by that reimbursement? you might start by telling us what percentage of your patients in medicare or medicaid, what's your paid mix. is there public or taxpayer support for your hospital? how do you make this work even though presumably the image is that you're getting 101% of your costs? >> thank you, senator moran. within rice county our medicare volume is about 63%. medicaid volume of about 10%. we are a taxing entity. we are able to appropriate tax funds from our district, which is about $900,000, what's interesting with that number, in our fiscal year ending in 2014, we ended up having to write off nearly $800,000 to medicare bad debt. so that essentially washes itself out. when it comes to the cost base, you're absolutely right. ou

kansas, parts of a hotel destroyed. a self storage facility nearly flattened. the national weather service declared a flash flood emergency for oklahoma city for the first time ever. that of course an area of high activity, too. oklahoma's governor is expected to issue a state of emergency later today. >> wow. makes your heart beat seeing them drive towards it. >>> prisons are feeling the affect of our drought. yesterday sacramento county sheriff's department announced it would take steps to reduce water use. department is cutting back on how often patrol cars and other county vehicles are washed and posted signs asking inmates to useless water. as the county works to get low flow equipment for cells and showers. >> it's how we wash the food. it's how we do our laundry. these are all things that we are going through. we are developing ideas to help save water. this is our first step. >> everybody has got got to do their part. they started conserving at the state level five years ago with 120,000 inmates at 44 state prisons. they've reduced water use by 1.5 billion gallons p

nation's capitol. u.s. senator stephen douglas proposes a controversial plan. splitting the territory in two. kansas> the that leaves the decision on whether a new territory would are slave or free to the voters. >> this bill will triumph. and stability for the union. >> from the chaos, the voice of reason emerges in abraham lincoln. >> white man takes the slave to america now. who will inform the negro, is free. you don't object to me taking my hog to nebraska, therefore i must not object to you taking your slaves. i admit it is perfectly logical if there is no difference between hogs and negros. the kansas- nebraska act is passed and expands slavery. and the vote ignites a fire storm. violence divides nebraska and kansas and spilling over in western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. and bush whackers face off against the abolitionist. these men on both sides of the divide fighting in a local level and using brutal tactics. on the james' family farm she is busy shaping the next generation of bush whackers and she sos it as her duty to fight for the confederacy. >> don't take

. >> this mornings residents in the nation's heartland are dealing with clean up and flash flooding, 50 tornadoes reported in texas, oklahoma kansas and nebraska. here is the latest. the storms injured at least a dozen people. >> sirens playering across the heart lap as the storm system spawned dozens of tornadoes across four states. >> we have a plume through th air. >> near oklahoma city, the fire department was shredded. residents were forced to evacuate damaged buildings. >> my gosh. >> whoa. >> the tornado on wednesday afternoon also touched down in kansas nebraska and texas. dozens of hopes were destroyed and farms and anything in the path. >> i am telling you please, stay at work. do not get on the highway. >> meteorologist gist warned rush hour drivers to avoid getting caught if this situation. this driver in kansas is dodging debris. power poles toppled. >> it was scary and crazy. >> winds followed by hail and record rainfall. the deluge stranded dozens of drivers in oklahoma and in texas and this morning, the flash flood warnings continue. >> the storm that mike has been tracking is bring spring snow to the sierra. look

national spelling bee will declare you both cochampions. >> reporter: after 10 perfect rounds between 14-year-old [ non-english language ] of missouri and 13-year-old [ non- english language ] from kansas, it came down to the final word. a word meaning hills surrounded by a glacier. >> nunatak. >> reporter: correct. >> reporter: he nailed it with ease bringing the national spelling bee to a tie for the second year in a row. before that, it hadn't happened in 52 years. her final word -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: after writing the word which means the art of decorative paper cutting on her hand with a finger she wowed the crowd with the correct spelling. >> t-e. [ non-english language ] >> correct. >> reporter: not only is she part of the second spelling bee tie, she is also the first sibling of a past champion to win. her sister was the top speller in 2009. susan mcginnis, cbs news. . >>> the children will each receive more than $37,000 in cash and prizes. >>> it's now 18 minutes before 5:00. coming up, the wife of san francisco sheriff brings domestic violence drama to the stage and sheds light on an infamous case. >> and what is cool about your school? email your nominations to c

even a moderate risk of severe weather expected across parts of kansas and into the extreme northern sections of oklahoma and the nationalervice and storm prediction center highlights this particular area for the high potential of severe weather this saturday. so that's an area we're going to pay particular attention to for long trek. very dangerous and the possibility of lethal tornadoes. you can see some of our high resolution computer radar imagery show casing a flare-up of thunderstorms across that area. it's not all doom and gloom. this was sweeted just yesterday. this is snowfall on the grand canyon. something you don't see every day. it's thanks to the core upper level system. this is all snowfall across the northern rockies. snow in may? yeah, we have a classic snowstorm in time for mother's day. all right. to the other side of the world, quick update on typhoon noul. this is 195 kilometer winds. it will skim the northeastern section of the island. not a large density population as compared to manila and with the mountainous terrain we have the possibility of landslides and flash flooding. very heavy rainfall exp

nation endures. >> during the ceremony the president stopped to greet former kansas senator bob dole and he's a world ii hero who was badly injured in combat. >> people gathered to hear the words of the veteran who laugh his life serving in vietnam. kenneth hearst wrote to his family in the month before he died. laura anthony joins us live from walnut creek. laura? >> reporter: this was a very somber ceremony here in walnut creek. it was like going back in time actually, as someone got up on the podium here and read letters from a marine killed in combat. ♪ ♪ ♪ unfortunately, the character of this war is changing rapidly. they're the words of a young marine stationed in vietnam taken from letters he wrote to his family months before he was killed in combat. >> no longer are we contending with harassment from snipers. the day of the vietcong is nearly over. the ground war is escalating toward another korea. marine lance corporal kenneth hearst was a prolific letter writer though his sister told us he was a quiet man in person. it was bearable so others could learn. >> it's history. his letters were li