at the end of the day which campaign was more 23e6k9 in turning out voters, whether it was southern illinois or chicago. which tilted the election. there was the feet on the ground aspect in 1960 even though tv had been there. i sort of think we're in that evolutionary phase right now. what's sort of confident in had i head is zagat versus yelp model. which for years as someone who likes to travel to places and have a nice pass. i go to my zagat's and look for a nice restaurant to go to. that has quickly been replaced by yelp, which is basically a crowd form social media platform. that's in the very fine food area but in some ways i think that's a bit of a metaphor. and sarah touched on something that's at the core of this, which is the idea of authenticity and trust. i think ultimately in any competitive election it comes down to authenticity and trust. assuming it's a competitive election. and i think that's even more so in online and social media in terms of how people engage and interact. so my guess is we're in the middle at the end of the day i run any number of campaigns, particularly

roadside landscapes national forest rugged mountain bike skimming along the face of the can get southern illinoisace to enjoy bicycle vacation on a ride coming up. cruisin' illinois tonight's medical watch warning for multiple sclerosis patients about a new treatment united states drug regulator said experiment procedure props up pops up internal veins can cause death or serious injury to people so far have died another bleeding on the brand others suffered strokes of blood clots and permanent paralysis. cause of nms is not known blood vessels changes could be to blame. current skin cancer treatment may actually make the disease worse. do not work for some patients and others medication actually accelerates cancer growth. university of texas health center sides doctor said they hoped the discovery will help them develop better drugs for the deadly cancer which runs rampant in the body to two errors and sel signaling appear to enhance abnormal activity. despite the risk of skin cancer half of adults on within 30 have left their skin to burn all but the last year the rate of sunburns is the same as

but what you had, you had southern illinois who had a bunch of folks not alive voting and chicago area having a bunch of folks who were not alive voting. the point i was trying to make while television played a decisive role in that the election for the reasons you articulated we still had an the election impacted by old style politics that were taking place at both end of the state and one side did better than the other side. >> if i don't want to be lonely i can move thoi and get in a factory or die. because theography yard vote will still matter. >> people will still e-mail you. >> you know, one of the things that strikes me was this mention of getting a whole bunch of people together in san francisco and getting them to contact people in states that are in play. is this something that people talk about. let me tell you why i'm asking. because of the electoral college which is a relic of the 18th century, you know, constitution that was written when this was a country of 4 million people hugging the eastern coastline, we have something called the electoral college and what the elect

central u.s., especially southern and central missouri and southern illinois this morning thunderstorms producing hail and we'll take a close look at that in a bit. let's check out your local forecast. boston chance for thunderstorms. better chance in the evening hours. late afternoon may see a few of those pop up. pittsburgh, pennsylvania, similar timing scenario. minneapolis coming in mostly cloudy, 61. we get back to the beginning of the week we'll be dealing with thunderstorms travel wise. >> all right thanks so much. also coming up euro fear drives on pap big law firm goes belly up. and the creepiest elvis auction ever to be held. those headlines are straight ahead. plus after what it took to get back on stage after giving birth. guess what beyonce wants more than anything else? >> a strikeout sale for a white sox lefty, the celtics get closer to retirement in miami and a special memorial day in a moment. you're watching "early today". >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here's some of your top headlines this morning. russia is calling for a full

. >>> a scary school bus accident in southern illinois injured at least 11 sixth graders and the busbut looking at the wrecked bus, it's amazing that none of the 34 people onboard was killed when it collided with a tractor trailer rig yesterday. >>> police in northern mississippi are warning people to take precautions after two people died in highway shootings in the past week. the similar shootings happened three days apart. both vehicles had pulled to the side of the road, leading investigators to suspect the killer may be posing as a police officer. >>> the first tropical storm of the season has formed off the coast of mexico. tropical storm aletta is centered about 60 miles off mexico's southwest coast and is not currently a threat to land. >>> a washington state man is recovering after a run-in with a rattlesnake at a walmart store. 47-year-old michael cray was in the outdoor garden center when he benlts down to pick up what he thought was a stick and it turned out to be a rattler. >> i reached down grab it and it got me. it stayed on. when i got it off, it curled up. i seen kid

a second route left southern illinois, starting in cairo. this route split apart in chester, illinois. one leg moved through the middle of the state towards jacksonville, springfield and havana. it usually swept east of peoria, through taswell and woodford counties and eventually turned toward chicago. the other leg of the cairo line after separating at chester ushered fugitives toward alton and followed the course of the illinois river northward. a third route followed the same basic course along the illinois river out of st. louis, but oftentimes moved well away from the river to remote underground railroad outposts. the fourth escape route, the so-called quincy line, carried freedom-seekers through western illinois from quincy to galesburg to princeton, but along this line, there were numerous satellite stations on farms and in rural hamlets, in and close to places like menden, mccomb, farmington, canton, tulon, and geneceo. the quincy line through western illinois possessed ideal conditions that helped runaway slaves escape through this r

did want to mention a few areas this morning dealing with thunderstorms through central southern illinois and now getting in towards indianapolis. so this morning, maybe dealing with that even through far western kentucky depending on what time you are leaving for work. a few other areas we could see redevelopment in through this afternoon of thunderstorms especially through the northeast initially it's more of a low cloud ceilings, fog. boston, half mile visibility. initially not much of an issue. we'll see this start to fill in a good stretch of pennsylvania and new york throughout the day today with chances for showers. expect some of those and more warm temperatures. that's a look at yesterday with the record high in chicago. >> toasty. todd, thanks so much. >>> coming up as well, euro fear grinds on. a big law firm goes belly up. n easily the creepiest elvis auction that's ever been held. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a strikeout sale for a white sox lefty. the celtics get closer to retirement in miami. and a special memorial day moment.

>> the new madrid fault, it runs through southern illinois and into missouri. and - there is the possibility >> of course there is a possibility. there is also a possibility that when the millennium comes we are all going to blow up. >> there are more possibilities that there is going to be an earthquake on the new madrid fault, due to geological fact, that's my point. >> this will show you how it can happen. i live in a slab house, concrete one floor. i was in the family room ironing and i was hanging up a shirt and the iron started going like this and i said whatever you kids are doing up there cut it out. i didn't realize - it's a first time i experienced a tremor, and it was right in park forest. so it did happen and it's happened since. >> well speaking of faults i'm at an incredible fault here for not getting to the roll-in on sects and cults. so, but you're right, you're exactly right about the power of media and the history of ideas. i'll leave you out lauren, because we are going to get you in. but let me - because we are talking about sects and cults

he has a bachelor's of science degree from southern illinois university at carbondale. he testified at both the previous senate hearings on racial profiling and sorry it's been so long since we've resumed this conversation. it's an honor to have you return a few years later to bring us up to date. at this point, chief davis, the floor is yours for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, mr. chairman, and distinguished subcommittee members. i'm ronald davis, i'm currently the chief of police for the city of east palo alto, california. i am humbled to provide testimony at today's hearing. as was mentioned, i did have the honor of testifying at the last senate hearings on racial profiling in 2001. when asked to come before the committee today, the first thought that came to mind was actually a question -- what has changed since my testimony in 2001 when president bush then stated "racial profiling is wrong, and we will end it in america"? my testimony today is based on three diverse perspectives. first as a racial profiling and police reform expert. second,

pull the lines of thunder or traversing southern illinois the next week will see upwards of 2 in. of rain or close to it ... we might avoid that drought we were so concerned about. 50s at the lakefront '70s in london right nowland right now ... tonight cloudy hayseed drizzle in some spots in the low 50s. tomorrow clouds sunbreaks wide temperature spreads from 61 along the lakeshore to 73 degrees further and ... sunday mostly cloudy may be sprinkles in the morning better chance of '60s to the west and '50s by the lake front thank-you tom skilling time for today's trivia: the battle of puebla which was fought may the 5th, 1862 took place between mexican forces and the who? a) french. b) spanish. c) americans. some constipation medications can take control of you. break free. with miralax. it's clinically proven to relieve constipation and soften stool with no harsh side effects. just gentle predictable relief. miralax. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills

natural bridge julian crews cruisin illinois wgntv.com watch newt exclusive best water falls southern illinoisw warming back up and said the low 80s wind turns to the east looks on target based on everything tonight. have a good evening >> the hotel and out demolished pastor corey brooks planning to build a community center. thank and. tyler perry coming up white sox take advantage of good hitting conditions miami heat putting the racks on the pacers sports next. pergo has two times the durability of ordinary laminate flooring. to test it, we gave the folks at best friends animal society a makeover. but can pergo stand up to these guys? in the end pergo passed the test. if it looks good here, imagine how it'll look in your home. sears memorial day sale is on... with 60% off swimwear, a craftsman mower for just $199.99 and save $400 on this patio set. buy online, pick up today when you shop your way at sears. let's ring you up. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, prog

general who basically was loyal to abraham lincoln after being loyal to douglas and helped keep southern illinois unions while >> group of current and retired military professionals today business leaders laid wreaths to pay tribute to not just to general logan but all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice >> how should we celebrate to cultivation harvest most precious crop known to man freedom >> names and photos of 233 soldiers that have died from the beginning of the war and iraq to afghanistan and moving tribute in light faces of the fallen soldier capt. retired united states marines says many people need to be reminded of the memorial day to keep thanks >> abstract holiday for a lot of service members even we do not necessarily know that to amend faith these were people >> of ceremony ended with 21 gun salute conducted by sailors from the naval station fitting tribute sites of historic monument nestled in the city's most famous park one break illinois general first honored. monument unveiled july 22nd of 1897 quarter of a million people here to pay tribute. >> north side tradition to

rainfall system went and cool weather looking at these computer maps this lifting from texas southern illinoisall numbers estimates from the models this produces a lot of rainfall over big area. look at what happens to the wind northeast wind gusting 17 or 18 mi. per hour storm circulation wind picks up 30-40 mi. per hour tomorrow from the northeast northwest low on friday weighed friday making the wind to more occasional warming up. it will warm all over the weekend could be near '80s sunday and monday chicago area. rainfall growing more widespread heavier in the afternoon and evening lighter rainfall after showers paper with the blustery cold day thunderstorm and partly sunny close to 80 degrees. world renown to climb that expert will take questions on climate change and the apartment botanic gardens on saturday more in the next few days. >> city council committee agreed to prohibit tanning salons under the age of 18 years old prohibited testimony medical professionals convinced alderman's tanning beds more dangerous for younger users began tanning five times a week while 15 years old mother

to be photographed with gavin newsom back then because he thought it might affect the vote in southern illinoisoming up will take another look at today's top stories >> including the dismal numbers from the revised budget. ,,,,,,,, >> we're going to head to santa rosa in a minute but first a look at the top stories >> governor brown says the state budget deficit is $16 billion. he is asking for a hike in income taxes and he will lay out a revised proposal tomorrow >> mitt romney makes his stance on gay marriage very clear during a commencement speech yesterday. he said marriage is " a relationship between one man and one woman ". >> in less than three hours, one of the most anticipated cycling races in the world will be underway in sonoma county. cyclists battling it out for hundreds of miles. ashley williams is live at the starting line in santa rosa. >> good morning. this is so exciting, one of the most anticipated cycling events in the country. we just met a local couple, or from the east coast rather, who traveled to see the race. so many people already lined up. around 7:00 a.m. there is a

and this american teen was paralyzed three years ago in a motocross accident in southern illinois. >>efore i came here i had, you know, no movement in my left hand between the fingers and stuff. >> reporter: uh-huh. >> now i can contract them really good. >> reporter: so that, what you're doing now, is new? >> yeah. that's new, for sure. >> reporter: it may seem like a tiny improvement. but it's the kind of thing dr. shroff likes to emphasize when she claims she is making the incurable better. still, no other scientist, no published studies back up her claims. but you're taking a.l.s. -- >> mm-hmm. that's a neurodegenerative. so neurodegenerative i'm taking up as a group. spinal cord injuries i take up as a group. cerebral palsy and genetic disorders i'm taking. you. and what else am i -- musculoskeletal disorders. >> reporter: are you curing them? what is the word you would use? >> i am helping improve their quality of life. >> reporter: nurses and attendants inject patients daily. inject them with what dr. shroff claims are viable embryonic stem cells. all derived from a single embr

i went there and i had a friend who was studying in carbondale, which is in southern illinois. i went to visit her first and i planned to visit barack in between and go back to the friend in case i didn't like him. but immediately he called my name and from that moment on, i just knew that he was the familiar. from there on we really got on. i'm really blessed that that was possible. >> he then came to kenya. >> yes, he did. >> tell me about that. that must have been quite a moment for him. >> yes, it was. >> to find this whole extended family he'd never met. >> i think there was a lot of energy. it was very energizing both for him and for me. for me it was partly because i was then -- normally you know your family. you take the concept of having a big family for granted. because he had come i was introducing him to family. so i kept going to see different family members i hadn't seen for a very long time. he gave me the ability to look at my family in this perspective. and for them it was like, oh, it's a lost son who's come home because they knew about him. my father always t

what you had, what has been recorded on some of this stuff -- what you had it is southern illinois having a bunch of folks and you had the chicago area having a bunch of folks who may not have been alive voting. television played a very decisive role. you still had an impact on politics. >> if i do not want to be lonely i can move to ohio and get a job in a factory or die. the graveyard boad is still going to matter. >> one of the things that strikes me is getting people together in san francisco and getting them to contact people in states that are in play. is this something people talk about? >> let me tell you why i am asking. because of the electro college which is a relic of the 18th- century constitution, this was a country of 4 million people hugging the coast line. we had something called the electoral college. this and french is me. i live in california. i have moved from massachusetts so it is -- it does not matter whether i voter not. does that matter? in the election of 2000, neither -- either vice president gore took ford or he did not. maybe 35,000 jewish voters did vote for

. >>> investigators are back at the scene of a horrible school bus accident monday in southern illinois. police say at least eight people were injured when the bus bringing sixth graders home from a field trip collided with a tractor trailer. >>> john edwards' oldest daughter is set to take the stand in her father's defense. 30-year-old cate edwards could testify as early as today. the defense suffered a setback meanwhile on monday when the judge barred testimony from a former federal elections official. he was prepared to say edwards did not violate campaign finance laws. >>> a brooklyn man's costly battle with his ex-girlfriend over their puppy has gone viral and was featured on the show this morning. craig dershowitz said he spent about $60,000 on legal fees to get knuckles back. his ex-girlfriend sarah brega says the puggle was a gift and she's fighting to keep him with her in california. >> zblan auction of rare jewels raised nearly $38 million for charity on monday. highlights included a 32 carat ruby and diamond ring that fetched more than $6.5 million. the jewels once belonged t

note from memphis to nashville, this is the area, western kentucky, west tennessee, southern illinois it is comfortable. 67. 83's the high temperature. comfortable 83 because of the low humidity. tomorrow, similar temperatu >> now, time for the "gma" pollen report. if you want to know what's going on in your area, pollen counts very specific to where you live, go to goodmorningamerica.com at yahoo! to find out what they are right above your home. robin? >> we'll do that. sam, thank you. >>> coming up, bieber fans had a frenzy. why the superstar's latest move almost triggered a national crisis. a kid you not. come on back. some places i go really aggravate my allergies. so i get claritin clear. this is all bayberry. bayberry pollen. very allergenic. non-drowsy claritin relieves my worst symptoms only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. live claritin clear. [ male announcer ] why not talk to one of the six million people who've switched to the most highly recommended bed in america? it's not a sealy, a simmons, or a serta. ask me about my tem

you know, theoretically what you had was you had southern illinois having a bunch of folks who may not have been alive voting and you had the chicago area having a bunch of folks who may not have been alive voting. at the end of the day, you still had an election that was impacted by some old style politics that were taking place at both ends of the state, and one side did better than the other side. >> ah, so if i don't want to be lonely, i can move to ohio and get a job in a factory or die? [laughter] because the graveyard vote is still going to matter. >> people will be e-mailing you and knocking on your door all day. [laughter] >> one of the things that strikes me was this mention of getting a whole bunch of people together in san francisco and getting them to contact people in states that are in play. is this something that people talk about? let me ask -- let me tell you why i'm asking. because of the electoral college which is a relic of the 18th century, you know, institution that was written when this was a country of four million people hugging the eastern coastline, we have

and this american teen was paralyzed three years ago in a motocross accident in southern illinois. >>nd between the fingers and in my left hanw i can contract them good. >> reporter: what you're doing now is new. >> yeah, that's new, for sure. >> reporter: it may seem like a tiny improvement, but it is the kind of thing the doctor likes to emphasize when she claims she is making the incurable better. still, no other scientist, no published studies back up her claims. >> reporter: you're taking als. >> yes, a neurodegenerative, so neurodegenerative i am taking up as a group, spinal cord injuries i take up as a group. cerebral palsy and genetic disorders i am taking up and what else? muscular skeletal disorders. >> reporter: are you curing them? what is the word you would use? >> i am helping improve their quality of life. >> drew griffin joins us from los angeles. drew, it was evident here the doctor is choosing her words carefully. she department answer the question whether or not she was curing people of these conditions, so is there evidence that she is making the lives better or is

. >>> investigators are back on the scene of a horrible school bus accident monday in southern illinois. police say at least eight people were injured when the bus bringing sixth graders home from a field trip collided with a tractor trailer in a construction zone. >>> triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions are hampering firefighters battling several wild fires in arizona. the historic mining town of crown king remains under an evacuation order just weeks ahead of the tourist season. >>> a last-ditch effort by colorado's governor to give gay couples rights similar to those enjoyed by married couples failed on monday, when state republicans rejected the civil union's legislation. >>> now let's head to wall street, which got battered again on monday, and european markets also didn't fare any better. let's go to cnbc's courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange. courtney, what's driving the fears? >> you know, it's europe. it's almost always europe these days, natalie. and today, likely won't be any different. though investors will sort of need to juggle what's going on here dome

. >> moon made it all the way to the southern tip of illinois before he was captured.istance of almost 400 miles. >> the police didn't know who i was to start with. when i gave them an alias and wrote me a ticket for driving the vehicle with the wrong plates and alluding an officer. if i had $200 i could have bonded out. but i had my -- they found out who i was eventually. aside from getting caught, i don't regret it one bit. i'd do it again tomorrow if i could. i'm 35 years old now. hopefully if everything goes the way i hope it goes, i'll get my case overturned, i'll write a book and make a movie and become a millionaire. >>> coming up -- >> i'm in here for causing trouble, i cut myself and stuff like that. >> an inmate struggles with self-mutilation. >> i was on razors but they put me on razor restriction. i find stuff in here like staples and plastic. çwçw;c3k?çwowowo >>> there is a growing trend within the iowa prison system. gang violence. one out of four isp inmates is a gang member. >> what happens in the prison mirrors what happens on the street. we had a lot

attorney for the southern district of illinois has already indicted 22 people for time share resale fraud. time share owners are being warned about people pretending they have a buyer without providing the seller anything in return. >>> the chinese food chain pf chang's is going private, this deal with a private equity firm is valued around 1.09 billion. here's a way you might be able to score some free stuff. in virginia state tourism officials are hoping to draw a million folks to virginia's website this month so they're giving away bigger prizes as they get closer to that goal. the sweepstakes begins today and runs through may 31. prizes including hot balloon rides, state park passes, and a shopping spree. i'm take the shopping spree. >> i want to do the hot air balloon. i haven't done that before. that looks cool. >>> you can get your children a new place to play and help a good cause at the same time. we'll have details on that coming up. >>> if you recognize these fashion items, you already know one of the celebrities celebrating a birthday today. that's a clue. >>> 5:38. outside on

along the northern illinois and southern wisconsin zone you're gets pounded with high pollen in thoseu can get your local neighborhood pollen report because we know the local way is the important number to get right at goodmorningamerica.com atia hao. george, robin. >> thank you, prince sam. >>> a popular weight loss business in california. the multimillion dollar venture under fire after the death of five patients. brian ross confronted the doctors behind the business and has much more. good morning. >> good morning, robin. the desperation of people who are horribly overweight and want to get thin has made a lot of people rich. now as you say in a series of deaths at this one very popular business in southern california has led to a new round of state and federal investigations. few doctors have made more money in the weight loss business than these two beverly hills brothers. julian and michael. they are the men behind a media blitz that has led thousands to southern california clinics that offer an outpatient procedure which constricts the stomach with what's called a lap band. >>

you can see it through the lens of illinois. 1859 we talked about the -- excuse me, the john brown's raid on harp percent ferry, right. southerners in particular worried about the fact that there are portions of the north, by no means all, but portions of the north that are very much mourning the execution of a man who was going to launch a slave rebellion that would have led to a lot of the deaths of southern whites, okay? so by the time we get to 1860 what you're seeing is a country that is falling apart and running out of ways to come up with some sort of compromise, some sort of solution. now in that year they're going to have to pick who they want for their presidential candidates, the different parties, all right? we talked about last time that in 1856 you've seen the birth of the republican party. you have the democratic party, which is fragmenting in terms of regions. you're getting kind of a northern wing and a southern wing of the democratic party. what those two groups are going to have to do is come together and find out who they want the presidential candidate to be. now, the democrats decide to meet for no apparent