he's doing life up in rockford for arson. yeah, 'course. i remember. i just need you to hear me out 'cause the d.a. won't, and that court-appointed lawyer my brother had was a joke... well, it's a little late, pal. he confessed. that's not true. yeah. check the trial transcripts. he admitted he did it when he was in lockup awaiting trial. game over. that's just it, he didn't. check out the record on that cellblock snitch. inmate the d.a. put on the stand was a liar. my brother would never admit to setting that fire 'cause he didn't do it. everybody's innocent in the can. but he never confessed to you, did he, detective? just asking you to take a look. yeah, sure. i'll take a look. he didn't give a rat's ass. that cellblock snitch has given false testimony before. cody blanchard lied when he said my brother confessed. how do you know? 'cause he done it three times before. that's how come they kept letting him out. so, he's a serial snitch. that don't mean he lied. another guy he did it to got freed after he recanted his testimony. that the only reason y

michael's maryland and rockford is 36. throughout the area falling below freezing. if you've been taking your dog out in your robe, don't do that tomorrow morning because it's going to be awfully cold. we are going to see a cold weekend but a warm-up. i've got the seven-day forecast that shows temperatures rebounding back. back to you. >> thanks. >>> coming up tonight, we'll find out why a local police sergeant is facing criminal charges. >> so what made shoppers call for help in this grocery store? >>> and later, we'll tell you about some difficult dogs. for decades, the insurance lobby has called the shots... putting profits before people. but with gerry connolly's help... that's changing. with a law prohibiting insurance company denials... if you get sick or have a pre-existing condition. providing quality, affordable health care options... to individuals and small business owners. and closing the medicare prescription gap. congressman connolly, thank you. the democratic national committee is responsible... for the content of this advertising. [ bird calls ] oh,

on february 27, 2010, the catholic central shamrocks defeated rockford 39-24 to host their first state championship trophy since 1988. third year coach mitch hancock, an individual state final winner for the shamrocks in 2000, saw all 14 of his wrestlers to the individual state finals. this is the first time that an entire team has qualified for the individual state meet. three shamrock wrestlers brought home individual state titles to compliment the team championship. following in the remarkable tradition of legendary catholic central coach mike rodriguez who was both coach and mentor to current coach mitch hancock. the shamrocks brought home their eighth state wrestling team title and earned coach hancock the division i honors for wrestling coach of the year. madam speaker, with a season record of 27-4 the 2010 catholic central shamrocks deserve to be recognized for their determination, achievement and spirit and we're all very proud of their determination and effort. equally, madam speaker, i also rise today to acknowledge the division i state championship bowling team from my alma

host: rockford, illinois. go ahead with your comment.st: the unemployment extension ran out yesterday. what is your administration's view on unemployment generally? and secondarily, jobs legislation? guest: unfortunately the end insurance extension did run out yesterday, which, frankly, is the fault of congress. americans, who through no fault of their own, have not been able to find jobs and were laid off. hopefully congress will get to that quickly. that is important for people's needs. i hope that the caller has better news later in the week, clearly this is something i got caught up in a policy. the jobs bill, focusing on that, as i spoke about earlier, it has to be divided into what the public sector can do to create jobs and what the private sector should do. private-sector jobs of the ones that have been shown to was by history to be the longest lasting, the highest paid, and the most valuable for the economy. we need the kinds of rules and policies that allow the private sector to be able to invest. that tax certainty, we need to

>> "the rockford files". >> how did you know that? >> he knows everything.stle-blower tomorrow. >> markopolos, from boston. >> yeah. >> you are adorable. >> he's adorable, despite the fact he just admitted on tv, and it makes me a little sad, he was cheering against jay leno. >> come on. you're putting words in my mouth. jay will never have me on his show now. jay, you know i would never say that about you. >> we're excited you're back at 10:00 and it's been great to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> it's been nice to meet you. >> my pleasure. >> be sure to catch two new episodes of "law & order" tonight at 9:00 on nbc and now every monday night at 10:00. i love it! when we come back, what we learn today. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. ♪ can your moisturizer do that? dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula... now proven to build a moisture reserve... so skin can replenish it

. >> you can't tell the people, madam speaker, in rockford, illinois, whose unemployment is at 20%, that all these stimulus bills are working. in fact, even before the president was sworn in, because he mentioned a carbon tax, the city of east dubuque over on the east mississippi river, runtech, which makes an hydrous ammonia, was set to make an investment to substitute goal for natural gas in the process resulted in also the production of aircraft fuel. 1,000 manufacturing jobs, $800 million investment, wiped out, because even the threat of cap and trade had the investors pull the plug on it. and now we come up with still another bill, still another government program, one to tax foreign direct investment. many of those people involved in the manufacturing sector. 240,000 jobs in illinois. directly depend upon foreign direct investment. mr. camp: i yield the gentleman an additional minute. mr. manzullo: we passed the cap and trade, the health care bill, every time we pass these bill the people i represent lose more jobs. we don't need help from congress we need congress to leave the peo

. >> host: rockford illinois on the republican line. >> caller: good morning. >> host: go ahead with your comment. >> caller: why the question of the extension for unemployment benefits. something that's cui to happen or should i start signing up for others? >> host: the unemployment extension ran out yesterday. what is the view that your organizations view on unemployment and secondarily about jobs legislation. >> guest: the unemployment insurance extension did run out yesterday and that is quite frankly the fault congress that needs to be extended. we need to provide that kind of safety net to our americans who through no fault of their own through the fault of this economy have not been able to find jobs. and were laid off and hopefully congress will get to that very quickly because that's important for people's basic needs and i hope the caller will have good news leader in the week but it's clearly something that got caught up in the politics. the jobs bills and focusing on jobs bill as i spoke about earlier has to be divided into with the public sector can do that is creating g

host: rockford, ill., good morning. doug, go ahead with your comment.ller: i have a question about the extension for unemployed benefits. will it happen? or should begin sign up for other assistance? guesthost: the unemployment rant yesterday. what is your organization's view on unemployment firstly? guest: yes, the extension did runout yesterday. that is the fault of congress. when need to provide that kind of safety net to our americans have not been able to find jobs. hopefully, congress will get to that quickly. i hope the caller will have some good news later in the week. the jobs bills and focusing on that has to be divided into what the public sector can do. and with the private sector should do. the private sector jobs have shown us through history are the longest-lasting, the highest paid. we need the kinds of rules, policies that allow the private sector to be able to invest. we need to modernize our tax code to put us on a level playing field with foreigners. we need a tax bill to allow for capital generation. we need financial regulatory ref