. >> illinois governor pat quinn declaring parts of central illinois disaster areas as tornadoes ripped through the midwest killing six and devastating neighborhoods. >>> after typhoon haiyan, still struggling to get aid where it is needed most. >> a massive clean up effort is underway in the midwest after severe storms battered that region. authorities saying at least six people were killed. those storms brought up powerful tornadoes that damaged hundreds of buildings, central illinois one of the hardest hit area, it's state governor touring that area today. in one storm related death, how is the damage and how are people scopincoping with the devastati. >> reporter: this area that we're in looks like it was completely leveled, and the trees that have not been completely uprooted have been stripped of its branches. debris strewn about this neighborhood and one home has a couple of walls held up through the walls you can see the closet where clothes are still hung in the close pet some a devastating scene here. people i think tomorrow and today have been able to see the damage for the f

in fact, pat quinn said it's the worst ever in illinois. we're listening in. information out of the midwest there. >>> now to politics where billionaire supermagnate is launching a campaign to dead internet betting, edelson ed it's a practice dangerous to children and the society. >>> and angelina jolie held back here as she thanked those for the humanitarian award. >>> the obama family checked out a basketball game between oregon state and maryland. this is a ritual for the obamas because the oregon state beavers are coached by the first lady's brother. >>> and lady gaga may have been hosting, but it was toronto's mayor rob ford the star on "snl." >> again, i'm sorry for how i've been acting it's not indicative of my position of the position of mayor in this great town of toronto. >> hey, man, i got what you asked for. >> not here. let's do it under the desk. >> well it's -- >> don't say what it is. >> all right. well, i've got your stuff right here. >> whoa! that's a lot of crack! >> why do we think that's not the last time we'll see that character. and toda

now it's in the hand of democratic governor pat quinn, who is expected to sign the measure into law soon. >> at the end of the day all we're talking about is treating each family with the same equal law. >> reporter: in october new jersey's supreme court unanimously decided it would begin recognizing same-sex marriages, too, rejecting appeals to delay the position. >> marriages are equal in new jersey? >> reporter: a move where governor chris christie dropped his opposition. a statement from his office: these three latest join a growing list of states in the midst of changes to marriage law. today 15 states plus the direct district of columbia see same-sex marriage as legal, and ten regular civil unions an partnerships. and 30 have included outright ban against gay marriage. today, more than a third of the u.s. population lives in states that recognize gay marriage. >> more people leave congress and newer people step in who are from our generation. i think if it's not changed now or sometime soon it will be changed then. >> according it , 57% of americans were opposed to legalizing marri

. >> governor pat quinn declared seven illinois counties disaster areas and during a visit to washington said the state will likely seek federal disaster aid. pat quinn/illinois governor 12:39:48 >> it's important to begin the assessment of the damage for insurance company purposes, but definitely for any kind of application that we make to the federal government for federal disaster relief we must an initial assessment. >> hickman is confident he and his customers will rebuild their lives and homes. >> we're tough here in central illinois. >> but it could take a while to do it. we had one fatality here in washington and a half dozen people that were seriously injured and in total a 100 people that were priested by emt here in washington or at area hospitals. >> all right i do yan. thank you. let's take you to the southern illinois town of brookport where the storm system left houses an businesses completely flattened. as johnathan martin reports people are now trying to pick up the pieces >> a family business that stood more than 30 years is now shredded, leveled to pile of twisted debr

as many as 200 people are hurt in illinois, where governor pat quinn has declared seven counties disaster areas. our own brooke baldwin is standing by live in washington, illinois. brooke, what have the survivors been telling you? >> reporter: you know, it's incredible. you have covered fatal tornadoes as well and when you walk in these homes, i was in this one woman's home today about 90 miles from where i'm standing, whole home full of insulation, it's a sort of odd sad irony when you walk in this home and you see the utter devastation. we're talking total loss and you look up and where there should be ceiling, where there should be roof, it is this beautiful blue sky. they are grateful, they are alive, some of them like we've seen out here all behind me, total loss, 400 homes gone and i'm standing here with a ski because these are the items that have flown. in some cases, i talked to one couple who had just gotten married, she told me she lost everything in a home behind me. she somehow got a phone call that one of her wedding pictures was found in a town about 150 miles away outside o

and tomorrow in the state of illinois, governor pat quinn -- who nevertheless has championed the issue of gay rights in his state, governor pat quinn will sign a bill into law tomorrow, making illinois the 16th state in the nation to recognize equal rights for all married couples in that state. the two parties are moving in two completely different directions on this issue of policy. it's not being reported that way. it's not being talked about that way in the belt way press. but that is the way it's going. governor quinn, thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> thank you very much, rachel. >> why did you decide to champion civil unions a couple of years ago and why did you decide to make it such a priority to pursue equal marriage rights in illinois? >> it's ironic today as the 150th anniversary of the gettysberg address. i was at his tomb this morning, and at the presidential library where we heard the gettysberg address. it said at beginning, we're a nation conceived in -- liberty and equality, that's what marriage equality is all about. we'll be the 16th state and i hope

to hip, governor pat quinn helped serve a thanksgiving meal and they received a $200,000 check from the chicago blackhawks. >> and gold med and winner lindsey vaughn back on the slopes. she suffered several injuries, including a partial tear to her right acl. vaughn had reconstructive surgery to her acl this year and still hopes to compete coming up in russia. >> it is d.c.'s favorite baby and she is just two days away from a major milestone. she is just saying owe, that hurts in that check up. mei xiang's cub turns 100 days old and she will finally have a nail that is keeping with chinese tradition. people online voted for one of several names of the one. they're so fragile earl flee life, it is tradition not to name them until they are 100 days old. >> my plan. >> -- mulan. >> you did get on and vote? into they likes bao bao. >> you think you could to it once a day, i don't know if i'm feeling that but whatever the name is, it is an adorable panda cub. we can all agree op that. let's switch gears and talk about the weather. this is mary's rock tunnel. look at the icicles there. this i

right now illini governor pat quinn is touring the devastation in the town of washington. the hardest hit area where at least one person was killed and 400 homes destroyed. this is what illini looked like, winds of 161 miles per hour, the strongest tornado to ever touch down in the state in november. coming up 2016 is not really around the corner but prognostication has begun. we'll talk clinton, christie and other sweet 16s coming up next. ♪ ♪ you get your coffee here. you get your hair cut here. you find that certain thing you were looking for here, but actually you get so much more. when you shop at these small local businesses, you support all the things that make your community great. the money you spend here, stays here. in this place you call your neighborhood. small business saturday is november 30th. get out and shop small. humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures, living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where, if your car is totaled, we give you the

pat quinn will make gay marriage legal on november 20th. same-sex marriage are legal in 14 states.a man with the last name of carter announces his run for georgia governor. he's the grandson of former president, jimmy carter. >>> howard kobul becomes the sixth house member not seeking re-election in 2014. he joins john run yan, michele bachmann. >>> new york's cardinal, timothy dolan is pressuring the u.s. congress to act on legislation before the end of this year saying it's, quote, a matter of great moral urgency. >>> remember earlier this week, vice president joe biden made a call to the wrong marty walsh? he meant to call the mayor elect. it happened not once, but twice. biden left a voice mail saying, anything i can do to help you from the white house in terms of your needs in boston, holler, man. any other marty walshs out there, we would love to hear from you. >>> lots of reaction from "time" magazine's cover of chris christie dubbing him the elephant in the room. >> in their offense, i think they chos the least offensive. chris christie having a whale of a time. between a r

governor pat quinn made it official, saying, quote, love never fail, and i'm going to sign this bill. the state joins 15 others and the district of columbia in approving marriage equality. >>> a good reason to be nuts about nuts. harvard researchers tracked 119,000 men and women over a 30-year period. they found that those who ate nuts almost every day were 20% less likely to die during the study than those who did not eat nuts at all. also, the risk of dying from cancer was down 11%, and the risk of heart disease dropped a whopping 29%. not only that, but nut eaters stayed slimmer. the good nuts include peanuts, pistachios, walnuts, and other tree nuts. now, you're all ready to be nuts about nuts. >>> ahead, the prince of detroit, no more. >>> call it the fight before the fight. teen pacman takes on brandon rios' crew, next. >>> yes this rising tea party star was caught in a coke bust. apparently he forgot the part of the tea party story where you dump the product in the harbor before the cops show up. [ laughter ] folks, personally, i hate to lose a congressman so fiscally conservat

couples the legislation heads back to the state senate for technical changes and goes to governor pat quinn who has promised to sign it the first wedding could be neld illinois starting in june. >> well, coming up next we have an interesting story about a twist about a street to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> in the abc7 newsroom at 6:00 close calls and deadly crashes. i team looks into dangers of riding a bike in the bay area, including biggest cause of injury. also, what is so special about this tree that won east bay city decided to clone. it's coming up in a half hour at 6:00. >> thank you. >> see you then. you just never know who you're going to run into on the street oochlt in berlin a musician was performing a version of" small town boy "when who walks by by jimmy somerville. watch what happens. >> oh, wait! ♪ [ music ] run away, turn away ♪ [ music ] >> how cool is that? very kind that have singer. >> never going toing for get. that thanks for joi

governor pat quinn says he will sign it. the state legislature passed it but it had been held up in the assembly. 14 states allow for same-sex marriage. >>> suspended miami dolphin richie incognito, the man at the center of the bullying case, breaks his silence. >> reporter: richie, how are you? >> doing well. >> reporter: what do you have to say about the storm you're in? >> i'm just trying to weather the storm right now and this will pass. >> the dolphins dropped him sunday, amid accusations he bullied teammate martin, amid report that is he left threatening and racist voicemails. the allegations put the dolphins locker room culture into question. south florida reported coaches asked incognito to toughen martin up after he miss aid voluntary spring training. >>> let's now turn to weather. nbc's meteorologist bill karins joins us right now. how does it look? >> wind also kick up, waves will be high, especially at the coastal areas of washington. definitely oregon state. there's a little bit of drizzle as you're seeing in th

so i think that -- >> angela rye, i hate to interrupt you, but the governor pat quinn of illinois isa listen. >> we're ready to get going here. i think before we start, we are a family in illinois. a large family of 13 million people. something very difficult and tragic happened over the weekend on sunday. we lost six illinoisans to deadly tornadoes across our state. so before we begin our ceremony, i think it's more than appropriate that we have a moment of silence for the six men and women who lost their lives on sunday. god bless their immortal souls. >> sorry, i just -- intervened when angela was speaking. i wanted to come to you, professor peterson. because in 1967, when the supreme court ruled that anti miss original nation laws are unconstitutional, there were still 16 states with such laws on the books. is it your view that it will it take a supreme court ruling to make same-sex marriage legal across the country? >> i do think so, martin. i think, honestly, the federal government has a role to play here in federalizing marriage equality. and what you're seeing with some of th

democratic governor pat quinn will sign that bill into law next week. >>> let's turn our attention to business where an agreement has been reached between american airlines, u.s. airways and the federal government to create the largest airline in the world. this mega merger viewed by many as a victory for the airlines can now move forward with a few concessions. what we really want to know, how will this impact customers? usually it's not necessarily a great thing for pricing, right? >> yeah, absolutely. and i think we'll have to keep a weathered eye on this one. because bigger isn't always better for the small man at the end of this deal, i.e., the customer. but these airlines will be under some scrutiny from federal authorities, i think, not to ship prices up too much. so the price may be the first place you're impacted after this deal closes in december. but something else that i know is very close to the business traveler's home and that's what happens to the air miles here. both companies say they will continue with their programs. you will keep your points so you won't lose them

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this hour pat quinn who you just heard there gets a firsthand look at the damage. he's been chris crossing the state just left the hard hit town of washington, the twitter that hit there had a preliminary strength rating of an ef-4, that means winds up to 200 miles per hour. jay gray is in washington, illinois. it's unusual to get storms this strong so late in the season. what are you hearing and seeing on the ground? >> reporter: no question, tour'e, always good to talk to you. what we hear and see is shock. people still don't understand what happened here. this splintered wood and twisted metal. these pieces of people's lives scattered for miles right now. some moving into the neighborhoods for the first time within the last hour. let's push through some of this debris and you'll get a look at now poring through what's left of their homes and community, searching for anything that may represent their life, but when you see the magnitude, the intensity of what's happened here, you begin to understand it's going to be very difficult to come by. we now know at least

governor pat quinn says he will sign the bill. it would take effect june 1st. >>> and president obama heads to dallas today to meet with volunteers who are helping people sign up for the affordable care act. the issue of canceled health care plans has become a rallying cry for critics. it's likely to be one of the top issues today when health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius answers questions from the senate finance committee. susan mcginnis has the latest from washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. this will be the third time she comes to the hill to talk about the health care law. she'll likely focus on the positive aspects of it and the improvements they've made to the website. that's what mary tavenner did. probably neither of them will apiece all the critics of the website and the health care law. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is on capitol hill today answering questions about the troubled healthcare.gov website. >> we're now more than 30 days into one of the greate

the bill goes to governor pat quinn's office where he says he will sign it into law. >>> now to toronto. after months of staunch denials, the mayor, rob ford, admitting he has, in fact, used crack. it was one of the most bizarre impromptu news conferences you are likely to see, folks. he seemed to be dodging reporter questions when he stunned the press with a question of his own. >> you guys have asked me a question. >> right, has -- >> you asked me -- you asked me a question back in may. you can repeat that question. >> the question we asked you back in may? >> yeah. >> you asked me a couple questions what were those questions? >> do you smoke crack cocaine? >> exactly. yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. >> when, sir? >> but no -- do i? am i an addict? no. have i tried it? probably in one of my drunken stupors. probably approximately a year ago. that's why i wanted to see the tape. i want everyone in the city to seat tape. i'd like to see this tape. i don't recall there being a tape or a video. i want to see the state i was in. i wasn't lying. you didn't ask the correct questions, no i'

pat quinn signed the bill on the same desk where abraham lincoln wrote his inaugural address. >>> massachusettsxpand social security. she spoke to msnbc's rachel maddow last night. >> what we're seeing are seniors who are really in a financial squeeze. they have more debt, they don't have savings, they owe money on their homes. the old defined pension plans that help protect them from their employers about 35% of the workforce had them a generation ago. now we've cut that in half. so they're really under a squeeze. and what they have is social security. >> the rachel maddow show ayers week nights at 9:00. >>> the former aide to gabby giffords will run for reelection. >>> don't go looking for pals. n the senior senator is current will you locked in a fierce primary battle from the right. >> i'm up for re-election next year myself. i'm going to make sure that tim scott gets out and allow for all the other folks on the ballot to represent themselves very well. i'll continue to work hard for my election. >> talk about oversight. one town in utah just forgot to hold an election. by the time the city

pat quinn declared the region a disaster area. and do you see this, the dow rose, and sales did retreat in a midday sell off but did finish in a record high. >>> and in philippines aid is still coming in. and new spacecraft known as ma maven blasted off in florida today. it is part of nasa's first mission to study the atmosphere of mars. it will cost $600 million. and george zimmerman has been arrested again. police responded to a disturbance call. the details of the arrest has not been released. zimmerman was acquitted in the deadly shooting of black teenager trayvon martin in july. "inside story" is next. >> the hard job of getting relief to the people is frustrating filipinos and aid workers alike. as americans open their wallets for the cause, the best practices of giving is the "inside story." >> the sheer scope of the disaster in the philippines is hard to imagine. thon edition of inside story we're going to talk about the long haul and the best way to help the victims and the government of the philippines to rebuild after h

you just finished the tour with the mayor, pat quinn, of illinois. around and seeing this, what was his impression. >> he's seen a lot. he's seen three of them since he's been governor. harrisburg, he compared this, maybe a little worse. he couldn't believe when he drove through, actually, the devastation that he saw, much to our residential areas here. >> three miles wide, right? >> three miles long. about a quarter mile. >> more than 400 homes destroyed. is that number still standing? >> yeah. >> you serve the city 13 years. >> correct. >> how would you describe what this is? >> well, i can tell you, you know, when it first happened, you're at a loss. you don't know where to go, where to run, who to contact. but outpouring from all over the community came together. as i was in washington estates, a subdecision behind us, people were coming down the street, folks who lost their entire home, their whole life memories, looking for other people and friends and neighbors. so they're ready to help someone else. they had put all their devastation behind a

governor pat quinn, who was in the chamber when the house voted, says he is set to sign it into law. the first gay marriages could take place in illinois coming up in june. >>> new gallup poll makes for some rough reading for president obama. it finds the president's approval rating at 39%, one point above his all-time low. meanwhile, 53% disapprove of the job president obama is doing. that's just one point under his record. >>> those numbers, clearly a reflection of how voters are feeling about the launch of the health care program. problems with healthcare.gov getting another airing on capitol hill today when secretary kathleen sebelius testifies before a senate committee. president obama may field more questions when he attends a health care event in dallas. enrollment numbers for the site will be released next week. >>> and north of the border now. a bombshell has been dropped by the mayor of toronto. after being dogged by allegations for months, mayor rob ford has publicly admitted that he has smoked crack-cocaine. but despite intense pressure to step down, ford says he has no p

six dead in illinois, two others in michigan, illinois governor pat quinn declared disaster areas iny counties. millions of people are without power in michigan. the national weather service confirmed two of the tornadoes that tore through central illinois ef-4 tornadoes. including one tornado that cut a path from one side of town to another area and mike wallace has the latest in washington, illinois. reporter: winds etween 170 and 190 miles per hour, a massive tornado descended on washington, illinois. it was a matter of minutes between the will of the sirens and the war of the funnel cloud. >> it sounded like a freight train. >> homes ripped to the ground, cars tossed around from allies devastated. eighty tornadoes across the midwest. two of them estimated at ef-4 from the second most powerful category on record. he traveled east at the speed of traffic, leaving eight cloud of destruction behind it. bitter cold, cold temperatures in the arduous task now of digging through debris, finding what it's all about bull. many displaced residents are relying on friends and family to put a

lila nolan became the sixteenth state to legalize same marriage today governor pat quinn signed a billion salon during a ceremony this afternoon the state senate voted to legalize gay marriage in february followed by the house earlier this month the law will now go into effect on june first of next year. now what is now in this map shows up all of this states that have legalized same marriage. as you can see why is also on that list hawaii is the most recent one before illinois to legalize at one side goes into effect on december. suck it. in dc at mayor vincent gray presided over the first same marriage nom have actual last ceremony tuesday afternoon saying that it underscores the importance of this right. there's still a substantial amount of pushback from other states her son more than twenty four states approved a constitutional provisions that defined marriage as between one man and one woman according to national conference of state legislators. well for the last few weeks americans and canadians have watched and sometimes i laughed as the mayor of toronto the fourth verse tonight a

well illinois has become the sixteenth state to legalize same sex marriage today governor pat quinn signed a bill into law during a ceremony this afternoon the state senate voted to legalize gay marriage in february followed by a house vote earlier this month long go into effect on june first of next year take a look at this map these are the states that have laws on the books supporting same sex marriage most of the sixteen states are located in the northeast add to that list maryland iowa minnesota california washington the district of columbia and hawaii whole wise law goes into effect on december second now in d.c. mayor vincent gray presided over his first same sex couple marriage ceremony tuesday afternoon saying that it underscores the importance of this right however there is a substantial amount of pushback from other states voters in more than twenty four states approved constitutional provisions that define marriage as between one man and one woman according to the national conference of state legislatures. well since two thousand and two j.p. morgan chase has time and time agai

from new york well illinois became the sixteenth state to legalize same sex marriage today governor pat quinn signed a bill into law during a ceremony this afternoon the state senate voted to legalize gay marriage in february followed by the house earlier this month the law will now go into effect on june first of next year now look at this map this map shows all of the states that have legalized same sex marriage as you can see why it is also on that list hawaii is the most recent one before illinois to legalize it hawaii's law goes into effect on december second in d.c. of mayor vincent gray procyon it over at the first same sex marriage actual ceremony tuesday afternoon saying that it underscores the importance of this right however there are still a substantial amount of pushback from other states voters in more than twenty four states approved constitutional provisions that define marriage as between one man and one woman according to the national conference of state legislators. well for the past few weeks americans and canadians have watched and sometimes laughed and. the mayor of toro

pat quinn is expected to sign the bill into law. it will go into effect in june 2014, and it will make illinois the 15th state to legalize gay marriage. >>> the mayor of toronto says he will stay in office and run again next year a day after rob ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine in office. police say a video of that was reported to them earlier this year. those are the headlines at this hour. "america tonight" is next. remember, you can get the latest headlines at aljazeera.com. the border. a decision that grants government agents lethal force against protesters armed with rocks. ♪ >> good evening, and thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. one of the best names in the treatment of dementia patients sits in a bigger debate, pharmaceutical companies, prescriptions and how doctors choose the medication they provide. johnson and johnson m settled about the government from 2002 to 2003 there was an off-labor use of the drug not approved by the fda. it has been since approved for dementia and young patients as well. and it has bee

pat quinn has promised to sign it and it will take effect in june. >> today, health and human servicestary kathleen sebelius is returning to capitol hill for fresh questioning about the health care law. she will be hearing from lawmakers on the senate finance committee who have a growing list of concerns about the affordable care act. committee chairman, montana democratic senator max bauc us, was a chief author of the 2010 law. but even he has concerns about the health care dot the of website. >> an agreement has been leased to delay the cancellation of individual health-insurance policies. it was announced yesterday by the state insurance commissioner and david jones. he says a more than 115,000 policyholders will keep their lower-priced insurance coverage to the first three months of 2014. blue shield of california plan to cancel policies on december 31st. jones objected that the company gave customers are just 90 days of notice. >> we will be right back. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money. so it's your uncle's turn. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (ba

. >> pat quinn signed into law same-sex marriage legislation. kentucky. explosive details of bomb makers that made their way to the u.s. consider this - how could the american government let them resettle in america? and paul ryan predict an end to the theatrical budget. will they produce one? >> a rod storms out of an appeals hearing. was it a stunt? welcome to "consider this". we begin with an f.b.i. investigation into the possibility reported by a.b.c. news that several dozen iraqi or african bomb -- iraqi or afghanistan bomb makers could be living in the u.s. f.b.i. agents are working through a warehouse stacked with remains of 100,000. >> -- 100,000. >> eds that could connect the bomb makers with homes in the u.s. it was sparked by the 2009 arrests and convictions of two men living in bowling green, both admitting they had attacked u.s. soldiers as members of al-qaeda and pleaded guilty to supporting terrorism as they shipped various arms to iraqi inurge ents. they vi have been a threat to the homeland, caught on tape about plans to assassinate an ar

illinois governor pat quinn signed a deal making gay marriage legal. thousands attended the ceremony in chicago. the governor signed the bill at the same desk abraham lincoln used to write his inaugural address. illinois is the 16 sth state to legalize same-sex marriage. >>> hello, for over 40 years there has been satellites doing unique work. they have not just been collecting weather image, but working in geology and surveying areas. i want to take you to 1991. this is an image picked up. this is when the iraqi forces left kuwait burning oilwells. it took 10 months to fix. here in brazil, this is 1975, deforestation in 2012 looks like this. in some years annually over 1,000 square miles were cut between the two periods. i want to take you here and show you what happened in parts of antarctica. it took two years to make the image with 1,000 images. it's the most high resolution image of ant arctica. te didn't realise how bad the plume was in norway until looking from satellite. useful images from space. we use this in the weather center when we are lo

illinois governor pat quinn is expected to sign the bill. if so the bill will go into effect june 2014. america tonight is up next. we'll see you back here for election updates throughout the evening and for a full hour at 11:00 eastern. ♪ >> on "america tonight" is it bad medicine? one of the largest healthcare fraud settlements in history, and why some prescriptions may threaten our health. >> it is unacceptable. >> reporter: also tonight extraordinary vision hidden from view. his creative genius is finding it. >> i realize that there was something here that i didn't know about, and neither did anybody else. and it was just lurking out there in the woods. >> reporter: and a hard line on the border. a decision that grants government agents lethal force against protesters armed with rocks. ♪ >> good evening, and thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. one of the best names in the treatment of dementia patients sits in a bigger debate, pharmaceutical companies, prescriptions and how doctors choose the medication they provide. johnson and joh

the governor pat quinn will sign it.he law will go into effect next year on june 1. >> here's how same-sex marriage stands across america right now. 13 states and the district of columbia allow gay couples to marry, including new york, new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, vermont, new hampshire, maryland, maine and riled. in the midwest, minnesota and iowa. on the west coast, washington and california. the number of americans who don't have jobs is now at a record high, the center for american progress saying more than 10 million young people are out of work. they are in a position now to lose more than $20 billion in wages over the next decade. unemployment rate for workers under the age of 25 still in the double digits, 14.8%. that is more than twice the national average. joining us now to discuss a new report on how to get america's younger generation working again is sarah, an economic policy analyst for the centers for american progress, she is in washington, d.c. 10 million young people under the age of 25 out o

illinois governor pat quinn has declared seven counties in the state disaster area, and here in the townf washington illinois, debris is scattered as far as the eye can see. as residents return to survey the damage. hundreds of homes in the town of washington, illinois were no match for the powerful tornado. for many residents the shock hadn't even worn off before the cleanup began. bill baylor spent monday walking through what was left of his three-bedroom home, now a pile of debris. >> but we've got stuff in our house that's not even ours. we have no idea where it come from. but this is our dream kitchen. all the cab knelts. unbelievable. >> reporter: he hauled away whatever he could save loading his belongings onto the back of a pickup truck. >> all we got left are pieces. we got our lives. that's amazing. that house just got paid off a week or two ago. that's what's sad. >> reporter: up to 500 homes in the city were damaged or destroyed when the tornado ripped through the town. unleashing winds of more than 170 miles an hour. 76-year-old bob smith rode out the storm in his rocking ch

attorney's office in governor pat quinn has marked november 20th as the day illinois will sign on and legalize same sex marriage. they're celebrating that announcement tonight on the north side in the "boys town" neighborhood of chicago. quinn will sign the bill into law at the university of illinois chicago forum. state lawmakers passed the legislation on tuesday. once the governor signs the measure, county clerks can start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on june first. the philippines is being battered by what could go down in history as the biggest storm ever. take a look at this video. super typhoon haiyan is as strong as a category 5 hurricane and has forced thousands to evacuate. and passing over land is doing nothing to slow it down. tom skilling has more on this super storm. this is an amazing storm, a storm in the western pacific becomes a super storm went winds pass 150 m.p.h.. this storm at 2:40 p.m. our time had winds of 195 m.p.h. and cost of 235. a satellite estimate that is the lowest barometric pressure of any tropical cyclone on earth. this is from a korean s

governor pat quinn who was in the chamber when the house voted, he is set to sign it into law.inois in june. >>> new gallup poll makes for rough reading for president obama. it ties the president's approval rating at 39%, one point above his all-time low. one point under his record. >>> those numbers a reflection of how voters are feeling about the launch of the health care program. proble

governor pat quinn selecting someone with strong ties to chicago and someone who's run for governor himself in the past. wgn's tom negovan joins us tonight with the story. tom? we have been running around grabbing reaction to this choice. it is mixed so far. paul vallas is the name and this might strike you as familiar. residency. he wanted to run for goblin himself in 2002 against rod blagojevich. it tried again in 2005. he is now the picked by the governor for the no. 2 spot in 2014. i have known paul for many years and he has never been shy about product for education reform and opportunities for working people. the choice catching some people by surprise. some expected diversity on the ticket as the current lieutenant governor runs for comptroller. the city treasurer said she played phone tag with the governor and then learned of his decision first from reporters. ... the state senator the pension reform point man also considered a leading contender and he is contending that he is happy where he is. less happy is the chicago teachers union. in a statement they said that while he was ceo

pat quinn will sign the bill to take effect june 1st. >>> if you happen to be travel oeg. >> back tom going to miss you. let's check the weather, chad. >> d.c. metro, fog, pittsburgh, same story. some winds in st. louis and detroit. really windy in dallas and low clouds seattle and portland. aftershowers. i know this looks like a mess. really short delays almost everywhere. not a real big travel ugly day. warm air across parts of the east coast. rain showers from canada, texas, ontario, quebec get wet again. the cold air coming into the west. warm air up in the east. 71 in atlanta, 51 in denver. it doesn't make it to 40 degrees in minneapolis today. back to you. >> senor myers, thank you very much. >>> utah prosecutors are wrapping up their case against dr. martin macneill who is accused of murdering his wife to be with his mistress. among the witnesses three inmates who said the doctor revealed details of his wife's death but stopped short of admitting he killed her. jean casarez is covering the trial. >> did he have a nickname? >> doc. >> do you know why he had that nickname? >> be

pat quinn used several pens to sign the document on a desk once used by alruham linking. -- abraham lincoln. illinois is also now the 16th state to allow gay marriage. it takes effect next june 1. >>> disabled man hit by two cars and dragged a half mile. the crash was all caught on tape and we experienced the dangerous intersection neighbors say is notorious for problems. >> the labeling mistake a store is now apologizing for. >> and taking cover and dodging the rain. our coverage continues with the wet weather in san francisco and the north bay. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> the storm that move loud the bay area this afternoon -- that moved through the bay area this afternoon created issues on the road. my wife was taking her parents to sfo today from oakland to san francisco, took her two hours to get there because of flooded roadways. >> long drive times today. the intense part moving through 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. that triggered a flood advisory this afternoon. right now the rain moved out to the south and east. mo

governor pat quinn signed the bill into law just about an hour ago. it passed by a slim margin, and it will take effect june 1st. >>> a funeral was held today. as al jazeera's andrew simmons reports there is new fear that the syrian war is spreading into lebanon. >> one woman alone in her grief, and one of dozens of lebanese civilians grieved by the bombing that draws this wa country even closer to syria. a bomb detonated as this security cameras was rolling. his wife only retrieves a wrist watch and what she thinks is part of his clothing. the devastation is big by no means as large as so many attacks that have afflicted the lebanese people. this attack was different as well in that it presents a new threat and it could have been a lot worse. if the second suicide-bomber had driven through this security gate, the blast in a more confined space could have been pore devastating. the man in charge of beirut's hospital take us inside his intensive care unity is only too aware of the new threat. this man has just come out of a coma. he warns that many mor

pat quinn signed the law into being describing it has a progressive step for america. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next. last-minute stays of execution reversed. almost tonight. the sweet crane. same sex marriage becomes the law in yet another state. >> there is no straight or gay marriage, there is only marriage in the state of illinois. >>> punishing its own preclur. and camelot and civil rights. 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. why some called his legacy lack luster. >> he just wasn't the hero that we thought him to be. >> good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i'm adam may, joie chen is on assignment. we have a lot to cover. a 16 year sentence, in a final effort to avoid his death sentence franklin's attorneys argue the drug use would violate the country's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. due to the dwindling stockpile of lethal injection drugs? that's the issue we've been highlighting on america tonight. on tuesday the judge granted a stay of execution. she found that franklin's lawyers use of pentobarbitol gave