sam brownback: a lot, i'm reading one now that i have reread several times. a guy by the name of watchmen knee. he was a chinese writer that wrote a series of books, the one i am reading is called the " normal christian life." he ended the last 20 years of his life in prison in china. for his faith. it is a beautiful one. i'm just starting coral sandberg's book,

. >> while in topeka, we spoke with republican governor sam brownback. >> is there an event in kansas's history that interest or resonates with you? >> a lot of them do. probably the time that is pre-and right at statehood the one where kansas has had a large impact on the country and its trajectory at different points in time but may be no time larger than right then he or john brown comes out here, the fight over slavery, the kansas and nebraska act passed. kansas is supposed to be a slave state and maintain the power. then the abolitionist movement comes together and says, we will not let kansas be a slave state. they start sending people here from ohio and the northeast. they did not come out here to form. that is what they did. they came out here to fight against slavery. you got the initial battle of the civil war from here to about 30 miles east. you have got your regular -- your regular battles -- irregular battles. another state was proslavery at that time. and then the free staters fighting on the other side. it is the beginning of the civil war that happens here, a great trag

. >> wi-lan to be good, we spoke with republican governor sam brownback in the governor's mansion. >> is there an era or event that interests or resonates with you? governor brownback: a lot of them do. probably the period th

chloe and she was working her last day on the job at a topeka restaurant when the kansas governor sam brownback came in and sat down at one of her tables. she figured she wouldn't have another chance again. so when it's time for the check, she crossed out the tipline and wrote in tip the schools. she posted it on facebook. it took off from there. >> i think education is the foundation for a better country, more progressive society. alison: so governor brownback signed a bill in march that changed the way schools are funded there. chloe said she has received thank you notes from teachers and administrators all across the state. he tipped her anyway. she received 10% tip from the governor. no word on if anything was given to the schools. leon: 10%? c'mon, gov. 10%? c'mon, you are the top guy in the state. you can do better than 10%. 15% is the minimum. alison: that is the standard. leon: maybe he didn't like the barbecue. i don't know. coming up on the "abc7 news at 5:00" -- making the message clear. how one local school system is working to get out the word about the dangers of texting and drivi

back in march governor sam brownback signed changes to the funding of public education in kansas.ce then several schools around the state have made drastic cuts to their education programs. so when the governor came in to boss hawg's barbecue in topeka waitress chloe hue decided to maybe a statement. she crossed out the tip line and write tip the schools. >> i think education is a foundation for a better country, a more progressive society. >> and huff said she received thank you messages from teachers and administrators across the 10%. >>> happening today -- we're going to look at this. passing along hope to those who desperately need it. the partnership involving the philadelphia eagles that will help victims of domestic violence. glenn? >>> seems like we've skipped right over spring. very warm outside today, and another day without rain. but that's going to change. i'm tracking the approach of showers and storms and a little bit of cooler weather on the way just ahead. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> today a game for peace. philadelphia law enforcement is taking to the basketball c

. >> in kansas, the policy of republican governor sam brownback have so stafford that state that half school district courts are ending their school years early because they are can't afford to keep the schools open until the end of the year. still, brownback found a half million dollar to set aside for the -- now he just started a tour around the state to reenact the signing again at schools around kansas. ones that aren't closing early because he took their money to use it to defend his abortion bill. republicans in congress have announced plans to make it legal in washington d.c. to fire someone if they have an abortion. that's night for washington d.c. republicans in colorado have just zeroed funding for a successful public health program in that state, which reduced that teen's pregnancy rate by 40% and reduced the state's abortion rate among young women by 35%. it makes iuds available to young woman who couldn't otherwise afford them. that program has been studied nationwide as a model program because it's been so successful. but today an all-male committee in the republican con

. >> woodruff: kansas governor sam brownback also warned residents of his state to be prepared for high obama made a last- minute appeal to lawmakers today to extend the authorities of key patriot act provisions before they expire at midnight on sunday. he said a "handful of senators" are standing in the way of the u.s. government losing surveillance powers that could help prevent terror attacks. there was inaction in the senate. >> woodruff: mitch >> woodruff: senate majority leader mitch mconnell is calling the senate back into session on sunday, just hours before the midnight deadline. >> woodruff: former speaker of the u.s. house of representatives dennis hastert has resigned from his law firm, amid federal charges of "misconduct." multiple media outlets reported today the misconduct involved sexual abuse allegations by an unnamed man. the illinois republican was indicted yesterday and accused of agreeing to pay millions in hush money. the indictment itself did not describe the misconduct, but it did say it involved a person hastert knew from a high school where he taught and coache

sam brownback: a lot, i'm reading one now that i have reread several times. a guy by the name of watchmen knee. he was a chinese writer that wrote a series of books, the one i am reading is called the " normal christian life." he ended the last 20 years of his life in prison in china. for his faith. it is a beautiful one. i'm just starting coral sandberg's book, the one on his story of lincoln. i am looking forward to finishing it. lincoln is a particularly revered figure. he is revered in kansas in that we came into the union in the same time he is coming up. the kansas people were passionate abolitionists and for lincoln. he said, once famously, if i were a young man now, i would go to kansas. so, we came in with lincoln, and we have stayed with him. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring topeka, kansas. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. to learn more, visit c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend and every weekend -- on c-span3. >> each week american history tv sits in on a lecture

you see chloe hough worked at boss hogs barbecue in topeka and in walks governor sam brownback.e him into what she calls a mic dropping moment. when it was time for his check she had a tip for him. >> i just printerred out his receipt and i thought i'm going to cross out my tip line and then i said i should write tips for school. >> she said his recent education cuts affected her family including her sister who has special needs. he didn't respond to her tip but by the way he did tip her writing on the customer copy 10 percent tip. her facebook post is going viral. >>> and may the fourth be with you. happy star wars day. since 1978 may the fourth has been recognized as the unofficial star wars holiday as fans eagerly await the release of the seventh film in the saga star wars episode seven the force awakens. that's coming out in december. pets are apparently just as stoked as we are like this cat here channeling princess leia, side braid ones and all. seems both dogs and cats are seduced by the dark side of the force donning their darth vader best. judge me by my size, do you? t

well, while waiting sam brownback, she sent out an urgent facebook plea asking what to do.ls, besides it. she did not say how the governor reacted. but her facebook post has been -- shared -- has been shared 1200 times. >>> sal, one more time before we go, keeping an eye on traffic. >> it is -- it started to get bad later in the morning. the bay bridge commute, the good thing, if you waited to get into san francisco, the 880 ramp is doing pretty well. so if you wait -- i'm glad you waited, i'm glad you watched us. you know we're on the airal 4 -- on the air at 4:00. that's gonna go on forever. 880 as you drive past the coliseum, you will see slow traffic there. it slows in san leandro and gets better after high street. northbound 2le 8 -- 280 looks good. in san jose, northbound 280, it does not look good. >> okay. steve? >>> a lot of fog. low clouds. we call it fog. there is a lot to go around. it will be a cool day. when fog makes it to lake county in sacramento, that's impressive. it will be a week after the fog burns off. may is starting off cool, cool. >> all right. it'