he's from my hometown, springfield ohio. he's not going to that great big bomber. yes, man, that's his job. he's a skipper. wheels dad is an engineer. 38 years on the old iron dome railroad railroad. and his mother, well, he's just like the rest of us mothers in springfield or any other american town. and his sister, patricia, she's about as as they come, i'll say so. well, you, kenny. good luck. god bless his and. suddenly from behind the clouds, a job to take. the marine. and. yes, this really happened. and. meantime our warship stopped the -- fleet and. then suddenly the trap is sprung. and navy planes roared from the decks of our carriers. army marines handed this structure over 300 miles back, landing landing. the invasion forces were hit and hit and hit again. men and women of america, here come your neighbor's son, home from the day's work. you want to meet them? there's jimmy patch. seven meatballs on his plane and. how many more today? skipper skipper. and. and. back at midway tokyo swore he'd liberate the natives. they see just as free as they ever were.

he seclude himself in springfield at location where he's not going to be bothered by. all the onlookers, all the individual is looking for a public statement. mr. lincoln is going to try to craft those words using this inkwell for the first inaugural address at the of his assassination when individuals were going through his office to collect not just the papers, also the contents of his office. this quill pen was on abraham desk. now, when was a little boy in southern indiana? he was probably using quill pens as he was writing. but during his presidency, he wasn't using quill pens. he was actually using, you know, quite modern pens to do his eloquent writing. in fact, when found this pen on mr. lincoln's desk at the time the assassination, it was sitting close by a beautiful gold. now, why did abraham lincoln have a quill pen, a gold pen sitting right next to each other on his desk. president. it's a matter of speculation. but consider this. maybe the quill pen represents where abraham lincoln began in life in that cabin, with a dirt floor, with less than a year of fo

, illinois, are one of the ministers in springfield who was the minister of the church where the lincoln'sd at you mostly in deference to married republicans, he was happily to convert lincoln. he would say he managed to get up one of lincoln's friend said the minister trite and just couldn't. there's nothing to suggest nothing in the public records or private records to suggest lincoln had any real sense of relief generosity before going off to washington as president. >> lincoln's god, sunday night at eight eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcast under free c-span now app.

but she begin -- there is a time 10 or 12 days or so after he leaves springfield onward to d.c. in february or march of 1861. he stops and give speeches in cities and towns. some more formal than others but you see references of the divine will and what is expected of him and the nation in this moment. there is a real tension and the famous speech he gives before boarding a train in springfield to neighbors where it is a farewell. it is really sentimental. he viewed this as the place that really made him who he was. you begin to see it. we can't really tell that was meant as a nod to people's religious sensibilities or a feeling that was welling up in him. it is the first moment when you start to see him invoke religious language in his public speeches. >> the civil war is on for the rest of his presidency. you say the word became a real turning point for the churches. what are you telling us? >> the churches >> evangelical protestant churches had always or have for quite some time -- america's organized new canaan, they viewed their mission to help establish a 1000 years of pea

. >> springfield, is a charming town.e is really warm and kind-hearted. >> we have a church and chinese restaurant on every corner. >> it's definitely conservative. you know, it is definitely the buckle of the bible belt. >> we pray to thee our god this day. >> so, whenever things like the staudte case happens, it really rocks the tight-knit community. >> reporter: diane and mark had been married for 26 years and had four children. shaun was 25 years old and the eldest, then sarah, rachel and the youngest was brianna who was 10 years old. >> mark, her husband, was super active in his band, musically inclined, was fun, loveable. >> mark, growing up, developed a very early ear for music, and he wrote very good songs. ♪ you're just a female judas ♪ ♪ you wanna see me crucified ♪ >> how did you come to meet mark? >> at the time i was looking for new band members. he was just the perfect guy i would want in my band and actually we became fast friends. >> mark was so easy to get along with. our band just gelled immediately, and

the property on rural springfield egypt road. heidt like to spend time with his family. linda, his wife of 40 years and his three sons craig, chris and carrie. >> the most important thing is his family. he always wanted his family to be close to each other. he always wanted his family to love each other. >> then came that horrific night in august of 2008, when philip, carrie, and linda heidt were shot in the height home. only linda survived to call 9-1-1 but now she was in serious condition in the hospital. >> i could not believe it, because miss linda and mr. philip, they were really nice people. >> none of the locals wanted to think it had anything to do with the nearby people suspected of cooking meth. and with whom they shared fifth springfield, egypt road. there had been some arrests a while back. residents felt helpless behind crime scene tape, including a cousin. mark. >> it was a horrible day. >> down the road, hundreds gathered for philip and carrie heidt's funeral. cousin mark was a poll bearer for philip. >> it was a f

she was also a librarian at the state library in springfield. i got to see firsthand what a library -- that is a big library. i have been very fortunate to have different people. one person who helped me get out to this part of the woods was john johnson, the publisher of ebony magazine, jet magazine. he was so helpful in terms of helping me think about what the importance of literacy and providing information and all of that was, and also said sometimes you have to move to do better. that is when i came out here. susan: ok. as the librarian of congress, you designate a poet laureate. can you talk about what that is and why that matters today? carla: think about the power of language and being able to use language in creative ways to reach people that -- in poetry, you can go beyond just the prose in the text. you get the emotion. the library has the collection of walt whitman and mary oliver. the poet laureate program was established to really emphasize the importance of that form. and one one of the joys of being librarian of congress is i get

host: springfield, illinois. you are up first.aller: congressman, you just spoke and i think he said was nonsense. our economy is doing better that other g-7 countries. we are the best on inflation and down to 3%. everybody on wall street is looking forward to the next six months because they are not looking at recession. my question is you mentioned crime, gas and immigration. what policy heavy you don't with immigration? guest: i will say that my assessment of the economy that you are taking issue with is not mine but the overwhelming georgie of americans who say the economy is not doing well in their own financial situation is much worse than it has been. real earnings have declined over the last couple of years. that means people have less ability to provide for their families and pursue the american dream. we have to acknowledge the reality and that has been the push to rename bidens economy. as far as what i have done specifically, we passed the border security act of 2023, the most significant border security administration

we know that as late as 1858, the local presbyterian minister, in springfield illinois, and a lot of ministers in springfield, the minister at the church where the lincolns rented a pew, he's happy to convert lincoln. he would later say he managed to do it. his friends said the minister tried but could not. there is nothing to suggest, in public record or private record that link had any sense of religion before washington as president. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and our podcasts on our free c-span now app.

but springfield, it's very much important rather in the news media are important because what i need there is that the distinction of these ideas or the ideologies make very little defense to the body temperature. which means that reading from left to being dealt with them. and then placed or right we across the discontinue picnics. now if the say that you've got these, you'd be going the muscle claimed and claimed in 7 parts of the country. i can go vision by the light, right? the left or liberal bar fees. and that those, i don't think these are increasing, but they have not made any substantial change since they have come in. this'll be got understood, so each must car. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. sorry. i b, b is a pockets donnie woman whose husband divorced her because she gave birth to a girl, determined to build a better life for herself and her daughter. she became biologists daunce, 1st female rickshaw driver. she's a pioneer in the south western pockets dining province where it's still unusual for women to work outside the home. sorrow phoebe earns around $2

we know as late as 1868, the local presbyterian minister in springfield, illinois, the minister at the church where the lincolns rented up you mostly indifference to mary todd, he had to convert lincoln, he would later say he managed to do it, one of lincoln's friends said the minister tried but couldn't. there's nothing in the record or private record to suggest lincoln had any sense of religiosity. >> reporter: lincoln's god sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. you can listen to q and they and our podcasts on our c-span now apps. >> if you ever missed any of c-span's coverage you can find it anytime online, c-span.org, videos of key hearings, debates and other events feature markers that guide you to interesting and newsworthy highlights, these points of interest markers appear on the right-hand side of your screen when you hit play on select video, this timeline makes it easy to quickly get an idea what was debated and decided in washington. scroll through and spend a few minutes on c-span's points of interest. >> a healthy democracy doesn't just look like this. it look

miss had to grass from springfield, illinois, i spent summers in springfield. she's a member of the church but was also a librarian at the state library. i got to see firsthand what ally braided and special, big library was. sent -- i've been fortunate to have many different people. one mentor person who helped get me out to this part of the woods was john johnson, the publisher of ebony magazine, jet magazine, entrepreneur in chicago. it is so helpful in terms of helping me think about what the importance of literacy and providing information and all of that was. also said that sometimes you have to move to do better. that's when i came up here. >> okay. >> as the library of congress, you designate a poet laureate. can you talk about what the poet laureate is and why that matters today? >> well, think about the power of language. and being able to use language in creative ways to reach people that might -- in poetry, you can go beyond just the pros and the text what you get emotions. the library of congress, for instance, as the collection of walt whitman and

. >> [inaudible conversations] one of the ministers in springfield who was the minister at the church mostly in deference. he would later say that he managed to do it and there's nothing to suggest that lincoln had any sense before he got to washington. >> and medical professionals outline efforts to improve mental illness during a discussion of the annual

one of the press by terrence in springfield who was the minister at the church where the home runs were at a pew. he attempted to convert lincoln. he later said he did but one of lincoln's friends said he tried and couldn't. there was nothing in the record to show that lincolned a any real since of religion osity before he got to washington as 39. >> you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. is. >> the house today passed the 2024 defenserograms and policy bill roll indicating $874 billion for defense spending next fiscal year. we'll xiao you that house ba leading up to the vote in a few minutes. first, democrat jeffries talks about his opposition to the measure. mr. jeffries: good morning, everyone. reporter: good morning. mr. jeffries: this week there was more good economic news which has been a mr. jeffries: good morning, ev reporter: good morning. mr. jeffries: this week there was more good economic news which has been a consistent trend under the leadership of president biden. as a result of the leadership from president biden, in partnership with hou

fox news reached out to the springfield y. they deny it took place.wheeler and get her side of the story. so, abigail, you saw a naked guy changing right in front 6 you at the y. in the locker room? >> yes, i did. >> was he saying he was a woman. >> yes, he was claiming to be a woman and changing in the woman's locker room at the ymca facility. >> jesse: was he ashamed at all that he was doing this in front of you? >> absolutely not. >> jesse: so you see this. obviously you are stunned. and you report this. >> yes. >> and they said they can't do anything? what exactly did they say? >> >> so when i went to my coach and i explained my concerns to him, he told me that there was nothing they could do by illinois state law and that when i asked him what i could do and if they were going to make any further, you know, action toward this they told me that they weren't going to and if i wasn't comfortable that i could use the family locker rooms or i did not have to use the facilities. >> jesse: so you have to change in a different locker room. the man in the

, massachusetts at springfield hawkins records at daybreak on 14 april all three divisions, march out followed by a baggage tree. he records eight wagons 21 teams. 21 teams to be pulling these wagons. those have got to be really heavy wagons and they definitely are because what's on them loaded with spades shovels axes picks carbines horseman's swords pistols and other military stores carpenters tools armorers tools provisions. they are out to really cut this road and they're taking all the tools with them. so think for a minute what that would look like. to the communities through which this baggage train is going with these soldiers in these three divisions. who may not have seen a lot of soldiers up to this point? but they are moving through this is part of hazen engaging the populace. it is not just the tools to cut the road. this is if you will to show the flag in this area. this is a borderland on this revolutionary frontier where much of the action is beyond there, but they are not forgotten. okay, we're sending troops up there to deal with issues. they are worried about. and o

we know that as late as 1858, the local presbyterian minister, in springfield illinois, and a lot of ministers in springfield, the minister at the church where the lincolns rented a pew, he's happy to convert lincoln. he would later say he managed to do it. his friends said the minister tried but could not. there is nothing to suggest, in public record or private record that link had any sense of religion before washington as president. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including cox. ♪ >> syndrome is extremely rare. >> hi. >> but friends, don't have to be. >> this is joe. >> when you're connected, you are not alone. >> cox suprt c-span as a public service ang with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> legal professionals and scholars testified on the government's use of the foreign intelligence surveillance act before the house judiciary subcommittee on crime a

after a brief foot pursuit, officers made contact with the suspect on springfield avenue. officers engaged the suspect and were able to apprehend the suspect without incident. officers were able to locate a 9 millimeter handgun and ar 15 style assault rifle. none of the victims engaged the suspect or were aware the suspect was going to inflict this act of violence upon them. we believe the ceased victim at the location inside of 1600 south 56th street was the first victim, however due to the victim being home alone, the victim was not discovered by family members until hours after the incident. our deceased are again is a 20-year-old male, a 29-year-old male, ralph moralis, 59-year-old male. daujan brown, a 15-year-old male and josepher wamah, a 31-year-old male. the suspect as of now has not been charged. we expect charges to be forthcoming. now i'll turn it over to district attorney crafts. >> good afternoon. i want to echo and support all the comments that you have heard from the mayor, police commissioner and more specific comments about the investigation. i agree with

he learned to be fairly tight-lipped about this and air local minister in springfield illinois who was the minister at the church where the lincolns rented a pew and attempted to convert lincoln and managed to do it but the minister tried and just couldn't. and there is nothing in the record to suggest that lincoln had any real sense before he came to washington as president. >> "lincoln's god" sunday night. listen to all of our podcasts on

city all the way to des moines for isolated tornadoes possible tomorrow, south of chicago, down to springfield 18 million people at risk and this rain, that heavy rain, again up into parts of new england, may cause flooding and locally three to four inches, tom, through the mississippi river valley >> all right, al, we appreciate all of that thank you. >>> we want to move now to southern california, where a landslide has brought disaster no one community, knocking out more than a dozen homes, and more still sliding tonight. steve patterson with the homes on the verge of collapse. >> reporter: tonight, a community on edge beneath the shattered roofs and cracked walls. with more than a dozen homes still on the move. >> you can actually hear the snap, crackle, and pop every minute when you're there. >> reporter: today, the l.a. county fire department red tagging 12 homes as unsafe, with ten actively moving and another 16 under constant watch are you worried about your house? >> yes, of course. >> reporter: residents in rolling hills estates, 25 miles south of los angeles, started noticing cracks

farmers even as we go into a possible field or in the season, we are not likely from the salt on springfield. so we advice on what arkansas visual missions, including what to have this thing and what and sustainable use of what are the threat to the lake will only worsen if human activities don't change. but more sustainable water usage could help prevent it from drying up the. it is encouraging to see people find ways to use what's a more efficient be bought. you can only do lots if you have some water to begin with. in times when there is far to lead terrain, is there any way to actually produce more water? well, sandra, vast question doesn't have a simple answer. but as we're brought to discover, there are other ways of august and water from the atlas van fox said, we would also have a lot more to use if we pay more attention to how it's being wasted. this piece has exacerbated an ongoing crisis and is us water, gas, city, water salted, has become a never ending issue with an approaching global will also causes liquid, fresh water is not a future problem. half of the global population exp

let's start with elise from springfield, virginia. caller: it is a pleasure to speak to you. i have to tell you, after listening to c-span, i really think that we need to abolish all political parties and get rid of money in politics. but that is just my opinion. i totally agree with you on some points. i wish that there was a way to address on the student loan issue because kids have been taking out student loans are working with a system that is almost a kin to loansharking. also, the other thing that i find really interesting, and this is from the gentleman who called from florida, he is rabidly against any type of help for students in this country, but we watch the stock market program every day. there are now four programs, four organizations that are there to help businesses to get $26,000 per employee as they receive ppp grants. they make it very clear they don't have to pay that $26,000 per employee back. so for the republicans who are sitting in their chairs with steam coming out of their ears, can you imagine how we feel knowing that they get to subsidize businesses

. >> carley: wow, springfield ymca communications director responded to the situation and he says, there variety of false statements circulated by the same individuals and this version of the story that the swimmer was removed from the y is false, she left the swim team and ymca on her own, is that true? >> no, it is not. >> carley: very interesting. katelyn, you are abigail's sister and you swam at the university with riley gaines and been in the locker room with lia thomas. what is your overall message this morning? >> that is correct. shout out to riley, hello. hi from afar, it is good to be with you and thank you for having us and hearing our story. i want to start off by saying how proud i am of abigail for speaking out about this. i try to picture myself at 16 years old and i can't imagine at haage. about me, yes, i swam in college, i was teammates with riley and just retired three months ago. i was at the division i meet where thomas was allowed to compete and change in the same locker room as many women and myself were forced to do. it's been, you know, infuriating to hear after

learned to be tightlipped about this and we know as late as 1858 the local presbyterian minister in springfield, illinois, are one of the ministers in springfield who was the minister of the church where the lincoln's rented at you mostly in deference to married republicans, he was happily to convert lincoln. he would say he managed to get up one of lincoln's friend said the minister trite and just couldn't. there's nothing to suggest nothing in the public records or private records to suggest lincoln had any real sense of relief generosity before going off to washington as president. >> lincoln's god, sunday night at eight eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcast under free c-span now app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including comcast. >> are you thinking this is just a committee center? is way more than that. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wi-fi enabled lift zones so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcas

a lot of presbyterian ministers in springfield, illinois, but the one at the church lincoln's family managed to convert lincoln. a friend later said he tried but could not. there's nothing in the public record to suggest lincoln had any real sense of religiosity before washington. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." you can listen to "q&a" and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> listening to programs on c-span through c-span radio just got easier. tell your smart speaker, play c-span radio," and listen to "washington journal" daily at 7:00 a.m. eastern. catch "washington today" for a fast-paced report. listen to c-span any time. c-span, powered by cable. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including mediacom. >> we believe that if you are here are right here are way out in the middle of anywhere, you should have access to fast, reliable internet. >> mediacom supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> next,

because i am tired of -- i am afraid to even go -- mall into springfield, scared i'm going to get shot. so, the church -- who wants to go to church? people get shot. it's pretty disgusting and it's a long time and -- history what these people are talking about -- and -- history -- and things were a lot better now than they ever have been. i will go with it that way. thank you, sir. >> yeah, i mean, i think richard rages raises a number of interesting points there, in relation to the supreme court. obviously, the current controversy around justice thomas's, i would say, adding -- a code of ethics for supreme court justices and -- not at the moment. on the point of abortion, richard, the point that you raised about how things were in the past, when abortion was illegal, i think, is an important one. and certainly, there are republicans, not just -- republicans who have expressed concern about the party -- too hard a line on it and -- and -- south carolina -- for example -- has suggested -- or demanded that the -- find some middle ground on the issue and -- we will have to see -- >> let's

i am afraid to go to the little mall in springfield. i am scared i'm going to get shot. the church, who wants to go to church if you are going to get shot? it is pretty disgusting now. it has been a long time living, seeing history like these people are talking about, i have lived through that history. things were a lot better now than they ever have been, i will go that way. thank you, sir. guest: i think richard raises a number of interesting points there. in relation to the supreme court, the current controversy around justice thomas is adding -- to the cause for there being a code of ethics for the supreme court, which there is not at the moment. on the point of abortion, the point you raised about how things were in the past when abortion was illegal is an important one. certainly, there are republicans , more moderate republicans who have expressed concern about the party as they see it pursuing too hard a line on it. congresswoman nancy mace from south carolina had suggested or required -- demanded that the party should try to find some middle ground on that issue

spe of springfield, ohio, served in both world war two and korean war in the korean war.et seat of anseat open cockpit of this 1942 boeing biplane and snapped plenty of cell phone pictures and videos. the 20 minute flight markedth the organization dream flight 6000 trip with anr ii american world war two hero on board dream flights is an entirely volunteer run runorganizaerorganization, andr says he gets paid and get thisti sfactisatisfied action.eteran >> god bless america. god bless that veteran. tonied.. >> gregg shaved chocolate. oh, yes. oh, tonight we've got t a great show. >> great show, indeed. jamie lewis, our dad, said that's three a's, kat timpf. and tyrus is bac back. that's 10 p.m. tonight. all right. 's time it's time for greg's ad. taime scene news. >> now, i don't want to give it away yet so i could talk about w it, but you could see that this apartment, thiloodeds apartmentr this house was flooded. >> flooded. look at this bad. look how bad this is. it's absolutely terrible what happened ther o weree. ulprit >>s? but who were the culprits? >> oh, look at

the local presbyterian minister in springfield, illinois or one of the ministers in bring field who was the minister at the church where they rent add pew -- rented a pew. he would later say that he wanted to convert lincoln. one of lincoln's friends that the minister tried and he could. there's nothing in the public record or private record that suggested that lincoln had any real sense of religiosity before he went to washington. sunday night on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a on our free c-span now app. announcer: next on book tv author interview program "after words."

>> harold: donald munsee of springfield, ohio served in world war ii and korean war.ress sea. 6,000 trips with american world war ii volunteer run organization and the founder says he gets paid and, get, this satisfaction. god bless america and god bless that veteran. >> dana: indeed greg shaved chocolate. >> greg: oh, yes. tonight a great show. great show indeed. jamie lissow. kat timpf and tyrus is back. that's 10 p.m. tonight. all right. it's time for greg's adorable crime scene news. now, i don't want you to give it away yet, you know, so i can talk about it. you can see this apartment or this house was flooded, flooded. look at this. look how bad this is. it's absolutely terrible what happened there. but who were the culprits? >> um-huh. >> look at that, huh? you can teach those dogs anything. i wonder. >> dana: i think it was a set up. >> greg: bitbit bitter ex taught the dogs go in there all i know i have got to got bathroom. >> jesse: we finally found a way for greg to be good at basketball. it's taken forever. here it is. it's called slam ball. you can be any

and holding an a.r. 15 assault rifle was observed at several locations near chester avenue and springfield avenue. the suspect began shooting aimlessly at occupied vehicles and individuals on the street as they walked. the suspect fired at vehicles being operated by a mother driving her set of twins home. one of the twins suffered a got shot wound to the leg. . the sibling had shattered glass in her eyes. after a brief foot pursuit, officers engaged the suspect where they apprehended him without insurance didn't. they located a 9 millimeter handgun and an ar-15 assault rifle. none of the victims engaged the suspect. we believe the deceased victim at a location inside of 1600 south 56th street is the first shooting victim. due to them being home aloan, the victim was not being discovered until hours after the incident. our deceased is lashad merit a 20-year-old male, a ralph morales, a 59-year-old machine, deshaun brown, a 15-year-old mail and joseph warmuf jr. a 31-year-old male. the investigation is being reviewed by the district attorney's office. the suspect has not been charged. we exp