reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial for nbc's week tv in peoria.xious for this trial to start? >> i think a lot of people were anxious, especially the family. the family wanted to find out what had really happened. >> jody huid and jerry brady were the prosecutors who tried the case. they said what really happened was a cold-blooded execution. >> ladies and gentlemen, burglars commit burglaries. killers execute in a style consistent with what the defendant did. hiding in that cubicle to kill her the moment she walked through the door. >> the state's theory? nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to day care. first he drove his car to the park down the street. >> parked his car in robinson park. you know, somewhere close to 12:15 to 12:20. walked up to the house, went into the house. the burglary probably was already staged. if not, he went ahead. and then he knew that denise would be coming back. stood in the doorway ask, as soon as the door opened, denise tried to take her coat off and he shot her in the

things like that just don't happen in peoria. nathan pleaded not guilty.e insisted he would have never done anything to harm his beloved wife. >> ever the time there was a difficulty in life, the first person i would talk to would be denise, and there were several times within the first few days after her death, trying to figure out what to do with the children next. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. she was my support. >> but denise was not there to support nathan because, the state argued, he killed her. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot rescue, motive, and they all point to one person, and he's sitting right across from you. >> nathan's trial began on july 14th. exactly 17 months after the murder. reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial for nbc's wktv in peoria. >> were a lot of people anxious for this trial to start? >> i think a lot of people were anxious, especially the family. the family wanted to find out exactly what happened. >> jodi and jerry were the prosecutors who tried the case. they said what really happe

this is stuff that plays in peoria. he reunited a family, where he gave rush limbaugh the medal of freedom, they are things that people will remember. and they will remember nancy pelosi tearing up the script. the economy, big selling point. >> jobs are booming, incomes are soaring. propertpoverty is plummeting, as enemies or the run, america's fortunes on the rise, and america's future is blazing bright. the years of economic decay are over. >> 8 years under last administration. in just 3 years, my administration, 3.5 million people working age people, have joined the workforce. >> this is a blue collar boom. >> it is. who can argue with record job growth. trade deals. and. i think a lets of people can argue, that are on democratic side, right? did you see it? did you see it? nancy pelosi ripped up that script. >> with unyielding commitment. we're. >> we did our job. thank you very much. trish: if looks could kill. this president, he has faced it all. you name it. democrat have thrown it at him, first a russia agent th

with me today is reggie marizets jr., a first-year apprentice with laborers local 165 in peoria. reggie fell in love with hands-on work early in his life and it's apprenticeship where he's learning all the skills to succeed for not just now but decades to come. reggie plans to become a full-time journeyman and to pursue his lifelong dream, opening a father-son construction company with his dad. reggie, please stand so we can cheer for your hard work and for your bright future. [ applause ] over the past six years in addition to our expansion of apprenticeships, rebuild illinois will transform our infrastructure. even as we create a lot more opportunities for reggie and thousands of young people just like him with steady work that will help make sure that our economy works for everyone. last year we made enormous strides toward equality and opportunity when democrats and republicans came together to legalize adult use cannabis with the most equity-centric legislation in the nation, which will result in 63,000 new jobs and new opportunities for entrepreneurs, especially those from

. >> host: michael is next up from peoria arizona. on the republican line. >> caller: this is michael from arizona, i just want to understand something. the day that he was elected, our president donald trump, they had his head on the chopping block, the democrats. and when i watch the state of the union address last night, that looks that nancy pelosi was looking towards her left hand side, i'm sorry her right hand side to her colleagues, giving them i looks and she should be wearing a witch hat and a broom. for her close, our president has done more for this country as a businessman and not a politician than anyone -- our country is not been this good shape since ronald reagan. >> host: he mentioned nancy pelosi for the end of the state of the union where she apparently ripped up the pages of the speech by president trump. the ramifications of that on the house floor late this afternoon, tweets hear from granger said speaker pelosi's action last night were appalling and shameful. not only were they disrespectful of the office of the

from saginaw down to chicago a little bit in peoria and even in st. louis. maybe an inch in st. louis heavier snow detroit two to three inches, cleveland two to four buffalo four to six over the next few days and northern new england will get significant snow as we go tonight into early tomorrow morning there's the warm showery, drizzly, a little bit of foggy weather through new york city, maybe down to d.c. we'll continue to see the airport effects of this storm too. we'll give you that forecast for travel coming up >> could be some headaches for people in today's quick hits prince harry is back in the uk. after relocating with wife meghan markle and son archie to cannedate duke of sussex is back in town to speak at a summit today for the travel initiative he helped start. >>> disney's ceo is handing over the keys to the magic kingdom. bob iger will be stepping down effective immediately. he'll be chairman until 2021 >>> a national guard soldier set to become the army's first female green beret in the coming weeks. according to military officials she's in the final stages of tr

this is stuff that plays in peoria. he reunited a family, where he gave rush limbaugh the medal of freedom, they are things that people will remember. and they will remember nancy pelosi tearing up the script. the economy, big selling point. >> jobs are booming, incomes are soaring. propertpoverty is plummeting, as enemies or the run, america's fortunes on the rise, and america's future is blazing bright. the years of economic decay are over. >> 8 years under last administration. in just 3 years, my administration, 3.5 million people working age people, have joined the workforce. >> this is a blue collar boom. >> it is. who can argue with record job growth. trade deals. and. i think a lets of people can argue, that are on democratic side, right? did you see it? did you see it? nancy pelosi ripped up that script. >> with unyielding commitment. we're. >> we did our job. thank you very much. trish: if looks could kill. this president, he has faced it all. you name it. democrat have thrown it at him, first a russia agent th

we have a little bit of icy, snowy weather leftover, winter weather advisory for peoria, illinois, indianapoliseland, buffalo, scranton, syracuse to albany, hartford, too, a little bit of snow and ice overnight. i know some areas are reporting around 2 to 3 inches in central new england. a little bit of extra time there. the forecast for today, a little bit of warm air left in florida, dry day today, a little bit of rain tomorrow. a rainy mortgage all the way up -- morning all the way through the mid atlantic region. the cold air that was in the plains heads to the northeast for friday. it will feel like winter, the hats, gloves, scarves for the kids and heavy coat. by the time we get to saturday afternoon, the sunshine goes to work, a cold start in the east and starts to warm up ch ther. s there's not a lot of problems. by the time we get to sunday, it's a quiet map, and areas that were frigid are back up into the 20s. in the northeast, back up into the upper 40s, maybe near 50 by sunday, so that's been the theme this winter. >> fast moving. >> we've gotten a couple cold shots but they don't l

the little boy uses a wheelchair shopping with his mother at a target in peoria.er son saw something he had never seen before. and add featured a little boy in a wheelchair. he could not stop looking at it and once she posted the photo on facebook it was shared more than 35,000 times. >> two new donuts at krispy kreme. butter flavor ice cream and candy pieces, the second is a donut top with a peanut butter chocolate cream and pieces of butterfinger. both items are now on the menu. the chase center hosting the oprah winfrey 2020 focus tour set for tomorrow. oprah shares personal stories welcomes a slippery gusts and works to inspire people to live healthy productive lives. in san francisco kate hudson will join oprah. tickets are still available and start at about $145. >>> today we are spending time with an author, activist, mother, historian and at the rosie the riveter museum where she worked 14 years. the 98-year-old park ranger has been recovering from a stroke but now is back to work. >> i cannot believe i reached the age inside is 19-year-old betty. >> her s

>>little oliver was on a target run with his mom in peoria when an advertisement caught his eye he stoppedis wheelchair dead in his tracks and he flip it around and he just looked straight up to see a little boy in a wheelchair, just like him ali relies on his wheelchair to get around he was born with a rare condition called aggression syndrome that affects his lower spine in organs it was just a beautiful home state. we know him just in my ring, somebody like him because that could see that very often mom took to facebook to share the moment that brought her to tears in celebrate targets inclusivity dot post quickly went viral to see that kind of backing and to see that support not only for ali, but the thing start has been doing target started rolling out a more inclusive ads in 2017 mainly. >>the apparel floors make refresh them regularly for the next that's coming at the end of this month garza pena hopes other stores will follow targets lead everywhere everybody everywhere all the time. make a huge difference but until then she's grateful for targeted efforts saying it's a moment, mos

out unity point health in peoria, illinois, is working on broaden accesslp to behavioral health providers through community organization, partnerships. started a ly nonprofit organization called unity place, that will work to etter understand the unique mental health needs of rural communities in my district and how to transform our behavioral to ensure better delivery for these necessary systems and services. i wonder if you could discuss you've the successes seen from some of the programs and how the department plans to to programs like the behavioral health workforce and -- work, education, and training program zero suicides? secretary azar: we need better behavioral and mental health as well asal america all of america. we need to have a sustainable business model. make sure o work to they're economically viable. we need to look at suicide, health promotion. third, we have to use telehealth. elehealth can be an important part of behavioral health delivery in rural america using innovation.nd we have to get the next generation of providers, whether or primary tioners care or p.a.'s and

today my father is an engineering professor of 40 years still teaching at bradley university in peoria. my brother is a doctor and i'm a congressman. that was myy family stream and it was possible because of my parents hard work but also because of the opportunities our country presents and the generosity and goodwill of the american people. and american president once told congress hunger in a land such as ours is embarrassing and intolerable that was richard nixon berger president nixon and doctor king could agree on the importance of fighting hunger all those decades ago shirley we can find common ground today to continue congresses strong support for snap. now i recognize the chairwoman for her opening statements. >> thank you so much and thank you all for coming today progress chairwoman on oversight reform i want to thank the chairman for neconomic consumer policy to convene this important hearing also thank him for sharing his personal story how important this program is and we need to protect our food for our families and many that are struggling. i think he really show the imp

today my father is an engineering professor of 40 years still teaching at bradley university in peoria, illinois and my brother is a doctor and i am a congressman. that was my family's dream and it was possible because of my parents hard work and also because of the opportunities our country presents and the generosity and goodwill of the people of america. an american president once told congress quote, that hunger and malnutrition persist in a land such as ours and it's embarrassing and intolerable. that president was richard nixon. if president nixon and doctor king could agree on the importance of fighting hunger all those decades ago, surely, surely we can find common ground today to continue congress's strong support for snap. thank you. i now recognize chairwoman maloney for her opening statement. >> thank you so much. i think all of you for coming today. as chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform i want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee on economic and consumer policy for convening this important hearing. i also want to thank him for sharing his personal sto