let's bring in scott irwin, university of illinois at urbana champlain.rofessor, thank you for joining us. let's start big picture, what is the main contributor to the decline recently that we have seen? >> we have seen the official u.s. government forecast for precipitation and next week turnabout 5-7 days out. we are looking for some now cooler temperatures, pretty good rain. that really matters because it has been really dry, particularly in iowa, our number one core producing state. the markets are very sensitive as we enter the critical growing period to changes in model forecasts like this. caroline: your perspective on whether this will be an immediate dip, a more sustained selloff of these really lofty levels we have seen hit by the agricultural products. scott: it really depends on whether those rains come through or not. if we get the kind of rains that are forecasted out a week or so, i don't see the market bouncing back quickly. then the next big event will be at the end of the month when the usda releases their latest survey of the size of pl

he retirement didn't agree with him apparently because he joined the faculty of the university of illinois at springfield in 2009. of course. he's the author of numerous books in publications including abraham lincoln a life the two volume green monster that he referred to in the inner world of abraham lincoln. so it grace gives me great pleasure to introduce to everyone dr. michael burlingame. well, thank you very much. john's good to see you again and always an honor to be invited to speak to a group like yours or you're both of yours, but it's a space and and but it's a special honor to be invited back. so yeah, i've had the opportunity to speak to the lincoln group of washington on more than one occasion, and i'm delighted to be able to do so once again. and what i'd like to share with you tonight is a chapter of a forthcoming book. let's do that in june. well, actually the one that's due out in it's it's throughout october. i have one book coming out in june which is called an american marriage the untold story of mary abraham lincoln and mary todd. and then in october i have another

we have already seen situations, for example, with the stevens, the light, a case of the university of illinois at urbana champaign, which i think it's another super high profile case. an instance of this where a person's research is being if research topic is being used against them for political purposes. and i think it's quite dangerous and we do not want to keep going down this slope in this direction. martha, it might be a to do a take away, but go ahead. i would takes us back to where we began, which is isn't the role of a board of trustees to support to enhance, to build the reputation the capacity of the university. and in this case, they've not only advocated their role they have undercut the university of north carolina. and this chilling effect is exactly evidence of that. i'm going to show you this on my laptop. this is josh chap and he works for a b, c 11. this was posted on june the 4th. we have learned that the co, how to jones has offers from at least 6 of the institutions and those positions have tenure. ok, let's imagine. so one, the one life meets. if you, while a know you ni

university of mary washington. >> jack bales received his b.a. in english from illinois college and his ms in library science are the university of illinois. jack retired last year as reference and -- emeritus after more than 40 years at the university of mary washington. during that time he acquired a richly deserved reputation as an indispensable resource to students and faculty as well on their research projects. in fact, a frequent comment that i have heard from students over the years is that they would never have graduated had it not been for the selfless and generous help or words to that effect provided by jack bales. i once heard it said by a prominent author that was visiting, part of the great life series. he was visiting campus and said that he believed jack to be the finest research librarian in the country. an assessment with which i would not disagree. jack's own research has focused primarily on two subjects, horatio alger and his beloved chicago cubs. he is a long time member the horatio alger society and publication news paper. he coauthored alger, ho a

of the lies and advise you to explore them and your part. jack bales receives his ba in english from illinois college and his msn library science from the universityof illinois. jack retired last year as reference and humanities librarian emeritus after more than 40 years at the university of mary, washington. during that time. he acquired a richly deserved reputation as an indispensable resource to students and faculty as well on their research projects. in fact a frequent comment to how far from students over the years is that they would never have graduated if it had not been with itself selfless and gero

i mean, i got hit a lot harder playing football at the university of illinois against michigan, ohio state and places like that, but i was kind of surprised in the end looking at it that it darn near lifted me off my feet. so, yeah, it was like a baseball impact of it. >> sorry about your illini in the tournament. >>dc oh, dell -- >> i'm a northwestern wild cat so i have a lot more pain. we were talking aboutta the rid to the hospital, i think it would be great -- you've talked to jerry, you know, you described that. only one thing i wanted to mention i interviewed the driver of the limo that day and they described it was such a heavily armored limoat when the doors slammed shut it was utterly silent in that car the way jerry described itit to me. there was screaming outside but so thick you couldn't really hear anything, like being in a cocoon. drew slammed down. thehe gas an was telling me i was praying to god i didn't run over my friend tim mccarthy, i know he went down. that car weighed 13,000 pounds but he still drove. he couldn't see you after you fell. i just remember that vivi

i was a student at the university of illinois at chicago and learned a lot about labor organizing from him. marcos later made chicago his home. setting -- settling in our neighborhood of little village where he organized clubs to create community and elect representatives from the community. he later became a steelworker, joined the united steel workers union, and spent his last years before retirement as a manager of supplies and linen at cook county hospital. marcos passed away on may 15. i was lucky to call marcos a mentor and a friend. my wife and i are thinking about his family during these difficult times. may you be in glory, my brother. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. garcia, for five minutes. mr. garcia: mankind has lived on this marble called earth for nearly 200,000 years. as a nation we are thirsty for something to rally behind. something that unifies us. something that we can all be invested in, intrigued by, passionate about, and something to be positive about. there isn't a better movement to get behind than

university of illinois professor nicholas grossman said it better than i could. he said repeating the news of january 6 is tedious, even exhausting. but the people lying about, downplaying, defending and apologizing for it appear inexhaust i believe. so the choices are keep repeating the truth, shooting down lies and conspiracy theories, or conceding to them. reporters giving up is not an option. keep reporting, keep debunking the crazy stuff. but it's sad how inevitable this all feels. like we were always going to end up here in this place where people can choose their own reality about the riot. i wrote that headline a week after the day of terror. it was already starting, riot denialism. it's become worse and worse since. as my colleague briana keilar says, roll the tape. because the best thing we can do is roll the tape. expose the truth. deny the lies, but start with what's real. and here is what's real. the riot is a presence-tense story every day because of legal battles and new revelations. you probably have heard how media access is fighting for this foot

sharedburlingame currently holde chancellor naomi lynn distinguished chair in lincoln studies at the university of illinois, springfield he was born right here in washington, dc. attended phillips. okay academy andover. and he graduated from princeton and the phd from johns hopkins. as a freshman at princeton dr. berlin game took the civil war course. dot book taught by somebody we all know

she told a little bit of her story but i went to her college newspapers, which is university, thank you to the university of illinoise newspaper online back to like the year 1. i found what she wrote about for that. i found out, i found her i read that she was an honor student, she never said she was an honor student, i went through and read the honor roll. so. >> like a detective. >> i did that with all of these people. i was really devoted to the material. i'm very happy that people finally get to read it now. >> i think it's so wonderful because i suspect in the revision and certainly in the research and certainly in the reading another door opens and you just kept finding more that's what it feels like when you read it. another aspect another woman another incredible woman. which was so great. i see that we have some questions. >> a lot of questions, i don't want us to leave without answering them. i've had so much fun talking to. >> this has been so interesting. folks, feel free to let us know if you have questions, you can vote on questions if there are some you want to hear from and we will get through them.

the fact that texas is dead last in access to the voting booth, according to the university of illinoisrthern -- northern -- illinois university. we know this for a fact. they are trying to make it more restrictive because they see a rise of young voters and they don't like the fact that they are going to lose if they don't play by the rules. that is where joe manchin needs to recognize we need to get rid of that filibuster. it is important. otherwise, our democracy will not die slowly, but overnight. >> let's listen to what beto o'rourke said this morning on "morning joe" about what happened in texas last night. >> democrats in texas did a lot. they bought us some time and they stopped one of the worst voter suppression bills in the country. but when you link what they were trying to pass in texas with what passed in georgia, florida, iowa, montana, what's pending in more than 40 other state legislatures, you see that we have the biggest attack on american democracy in our lifetimes. >> latasha, your reaction to what beto o'rourke just said? >> he is absolutely right. we have to recogn

so he gets his appointment, and he comes to the university of illinois and, you know, he brings his partner, jacob. one of my favorite details from the book is thathe's the most pathetic human being -- [laughter] >> right. >> the look on his face walking into the frat house. but, you know, he gets involved in this huge debate about photosynthesis, you know? his life was always competing with other scientists about photosynthesis in particular, and then he proceeds to drive everybody in the laboratory crazy not just with his disputes, but he says it's too warm, you know, he's used to working in these cold german buildings, so everybody is walking around in their winter coats, and he's never happy with the equipment or with who his given, you know, assistant is. at one point he literally is driverring emerson -- driving emerson crazy. he doesn't know what to do with himself. emerson was, like, a saint who, you know, one of the nicest human beings who ever livedded from everything i've read about him, and he nearly pushes him to the brink so it's a book about nazis, there are not many funny pa

little bit of her own story but i went to her college newspapers which is thank you to the university of illinoisfor having a college newspaper online back to like the year one. i found what she wrote about that. i write that she was an honor student. she never said she wasn't honors doing student, i went through and iread the honor roll . >> you're like a detective really. >> i did that with all these people. but i was really devoted to the material and i'm very happy that people finally get to read it now. >> i think it's so wonderful because t'i was in the revision and certainly in the research and certainly in the reading, it just opened another door. i found it more accessible when you read it but it's another aspect. another incredible woman. which was so great. i see that we have some questions. i don't want us to have to leave without answering them so i've had so much fun talking to you . i don't know if you're still here but i get somebody else will pick up on this. we will turn it over to you . >> this is been so interesting and folks, feel free to submit questions. you can vote on que

i mean, it got a lot harder playing football at university of illinois, against michigan, state places like that. there was kind of surprised at the end looking at it. it emir lifted me off my feet. so, yeah, it was like a baseball bat, the impact. >> sorry about your alumni in the tournament. >> on the northwestern wildcats, so have a lot morphine. gray. we're talking about the rights to the hospital. i think you'd be great if you -- you've talked a jury, you know. let's go there. we wonder whether to. the rule, the driver in the. limo that day and it described such a heavily armored limo on the door slump shut. with orderly silent in that core. the way he described it to me. it's coming outside but you couldn't really hear anything. it's like a tune. and slams on the gas and are whispering to guard and it from our friend to mccarthy. that car with 13,000 pounds but he still drove. i just pray to god i don't hurt. because i couldn't see after he fell. i just remember that very vividly. it was such a chaotic moment. if you take us through, what happens in that car, right? you talk to j

-- >> this morning on morning joe >> the fact that texas is dead last -- according to the university of illinoisand they don't like the fact that they were going to lose if they do not play by the rules. and that is where dimension really needs to recognize that we need to get that filibuster -- it's adamantly important, who the wiser democracy does not slowly, but overnight. >> let's listen to what's bet or rural said on the morning show about what happened in texas last night. >> democrats in texas did a lot. they stopped one of the worst voter proof -- when you look we're trying to pass in texas with would passed in georgia, florida, iowa, montana, what's pending in more than 40 other state legislatures, you see that we have the biggest attack on american democracy in our lifetimes. >> latasha, your reaction to what better o'rourke just said. >> he's absolutely right. we have to really recognize this isn't just individual states. this is a converted coordinating effort literally to undermine democracy particularly those states so we're seeing communities of color and we're just hearing young

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but i've gone out of our way to read every article from the university of illinois. so you remember your high school biology class. so you had a plant cell and it really, really wants a carbon money cool to turn it into a sugar to grow. but a cork of nature, it purges that and grabs the carbon so it can grow. what happened if it grabbed the right money cool to maximize its growth? ok. it looks like we now know how to tweak commodity crops, other crops to always grab that carbon molecule and grow. now i need the thought experiment. i need the people around here that all believe we're geniuses. to think this through. what happens tomorrow to the value of farmland? what happens to our trade relationships with the world where it's our agriculture, you know, muscle as a country when our countries are now able to grow 40% more soybeans on the same land, same water, same fertilizer? think about the -- what's the value of agricultural land? what's the value of agricultural debt? this is coming. this technology is here. are we preparing, thinking what it means, what type of b

book is lincoln and the american founding part of the concise lincoln library series of southern illinois university press speaking today on lincoln the founding and the challenge of self-government we welcome lucas morel to the program. thank you, michelle. thank you. john and erica and all the folks at ford's theater. you guys always do such a terrific job putting on these programs. we'll get right to it if they had bumper stickers for the horse and buggy back in the antebellum era in lincoln's day. his carriage would say i heart the american founding. in my book linking in the american founding i argue that there was no greater influence on lincoln statesmanship than the leading men and especially the leading ideas that shaped america's revolution and early constitutional formation. now you can't talk about the founding without talking about the founder and that of course means george, washington. so in my book i start with the influence of washington on lincoln washington's character his piety and his indispensable role as a conceiver establisher and defender of american self-government. but for

university of chicago wheaton college wellesley williams university of washington johns hopkins, ohio state the university of colorado university of pennsylvania. nyu oberlin, swarthmore annapolis, west point, wisconsin, michigan, illinois, iowa, kansas, oregon state the list rolls on between 1900 and 1960 the olmsted firm worked on more than 180 campuses. well as the work poured in they needed help and talented young men joined the firm such as henry codman and charles elliott the nephew of the grant of the president of harvard university elliot was responsible for the boston regional park system later referred to as the emerald necklace and olmstead elder son. john charles had also entered the firm by then and he was taking on more responsibility. the columbian exposition in chicago of 1893 in part inspired by the 1889 world world's exposition in paris was planned to design by a very large team of architects engineers and boosters from chicago as well as the olmsted firm. largely, it was a bozar's vision of daniel burnham and charles fullen mckim and it set in motion the city beautiful movement in american civic planning and design as his empath exemplified, but the benjamin franklin parkway and his monumental cultura

leader representative goodwin patch their fine arts degree from university of kansas minimizes coursework coursework in chicago illinois. i understand the oklahoma house is in session today and she may have to briefly step out to cast votes on the house floor. thank you for being here and you are recognized. >> thank you so much it is a privilege and to see the previous witnesses all over 100 years old to know these folks to know that they indeed are deserving of justice. i think my statement really for these like-minded folks , it is beyond question a massacre occurred 1921 it is beyond question that happened and bombs from airplanes fell on tulsa and what holds us up for one century are those that would say god bless america. those that would say america is the greatest country we could ever think of. but we fail to understand is as we are all americans we are all not treated as americans should be. i think we have an example of those have given their lives and serve this country and even today that god has allowed them to live this long just to see this day. to make it for the first time to washington dc and we hope

, urging universal mask use in public spaces indoors, citing the spread of the delta variant with a new voluntary safety measure. >> i wanted to wear a mask today >> reporter: even the illinois governor setting an example, but the backtrack on guidance just before gatherings for the fourth of july is sending mixed messages >> implementing a mask mandate in the absence of, you know, broader spread of the virus is likely to erode the ability to implement these kinds of measures when we need them we need to give the public a breather. >> reporter: gaining ground every day the highly contagious and dangerous delta variant now accounts for 26% of covid cases in the u.s and now a new small study says mrna vaccines may provide protection for years with caveats some even suggesting those vaccinated with j&j get a booster with an mrna vaccine. there's been a lot of questions whether americans need boosters and when they'll need boosters. what's your take on that >> many americans aren't going to be required to need boosters i think it's going to be reserved for a certain segment of the population people who are older, more at risk for covid, further out from completing their original

urging universal mask use in public spaces indoors, citing the spread of the delta variant for the new voluntary safety measure. >> i wanted to wear a mask today. >> reporter: even the illinois governor setting an example with a backtrack on guidance just before gatherings for the fourth of july is sending mixed messages >> implementing a mask mandate in the absence of broader spread of the virus is likely to erode the ability to implement these kinds of measures when we need if we need to give the public a breather >> reporter: the highly contagious and dangerous delta variant now accounts for 26% of cases in the u.s. mrna vaccines may provide protection for years with caveats some even suggesting those vaccinated with j&j get a booster with an mrna vaccine >> there's been a lot of questions about whether americans need boosters. >> many americans aren't likely to require or need boosters. i think it's likely to be reserved for people who are older, people who are more at risk from covid, people who are further out from completing their original vaccination >> reporter: an evolving virus, and yet another shift on where and when to wear a mask. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>>

education as both a professor and director of an african-american studies program her career includes full-time faculty positions at southern, illinois university in carbondale. and austin peay state university she's a published writer dr. dawson edited the frederick douglass encyclopedia and has contributed to various and many scholarly journals early in her career, dr. dawson was a journalist at the kansas city call in the kansas city state globe or the kansas state gl. is meet newspapers and in this capacity it was in that capacity that she wrote and first took interest in the black press and so that led to her. interest in tonight's topic next we'll have soraya dunnigan brandon. she is the youngest grandchild of allison dunnigan and she's here of course to share some personal anecdotes about alice's remarkable life. she's an educator a journalist and a freelance writer and she currently works in the durham public school system where she finds joy and helping others to see their unique stories and equips them to authenticate their written voice. so that's soraya, dunnigan brandon. and finally, we have amanda matthews. she is a professional s

illinois. he graduated phi beta kappa, earned ph.d. from harvard university and taught at barnard college and brandeis university. his career of government service began in 1975 and ended with his retirement in 2010. he served on the staffs of both the senate intelligence and judiciary committees, move to the defense department and retired after advising the fbi national security branch on intelligence matters. dr. eleth was a frequent writer and lecturer on the life and times of abraham lincoln. the commemoration of the first and second lincoln inaugurals with programs at the national archives. on the boards at the lincoln forum and association and volunteered with the national parks service as a speaker and guide here at ford's theatre. john was generous and kind and devoted his time to furthering our knowledge and insight into our favorite president. he spoke with the authority established by his years of study and his inherent intimacy with the subject derived from his illinois roots. one of his friends spoke for many saying i am a better person and lincoln scholar because of john eleth. the board of the lincoln group deci

illinois. he graduated from depaul university, earned his phd from harvard university and taught at barner college and brandeis university. his career of government service began in 1975 and ended with his retirement in 2010. he served on the senate judiciary committee, moved to the defense department and retired after advising the fbi national security branch on intelligence matters. dr. alice was a frequent writer and much on abraham lincoln. he helped organize events, including the commit -- along with programs at the national archives. he was on the boards of the abraham lincoln organization and the lincoln forum. he volunteered with the national park service as a speaker and guide at ford's theater. he was generous and kind. he spoke with the authority established by years of study and his inherent intimacy with the subject derived from his illinois roots. one of his friends said i am a better person and lincoln scholar because of john ellis. the board of the lincoln group has decided to honor his memory with a program that unites his passion and love for ford's theater. we are announcing the john ellis scholarship. the scholarshi

that passion led him to my home state of illinois where he enrolled in the first medical school in the nation to admit to the recipients, loyola university, chicago school of medicine. today, he's taken a break from the work that he is doing in an emergency room on the southside of chicago in one of the busiest hospitals. during this pandemic he's literally risked his life every day to serve the country and save lives. in 2017 the former president attempted to terminate daca. just imagine what that meant for the country of the supreme court hadn't stopped him from deporting heroes to the countries they hardly remember. the legislation we are focusing on today the dream and a promise act recognizes they are not the only ones with the dream. they are far from the only people falling through the cracks of the broken system. this includes 400,000 people living under temporary protective status. like daca recipients, they've saved lives during this pandemic more than 130,000 holders are inessential critical infrastructure workers including 11,600 healthcare workers. i think i pronounced that close to correct and after a devastating earthquake

one of the big there, chicago public school graduates seeking a career in teaching could be awarded a $3,000 renewal scholarship. illinois state university says students who join to teach chicago tomorrow pathways partnership program and enroll at the school will be awarded that scholarship. that is tonight's live look outside the "special report." we will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) ideas exist inside you, electrify you. they grow from our imagination, but they can't be held back. they want to be set free. to make the world more responsible, and even more incredible. ideas start the future, just like that. when heartburn takes you by surprise. fight back fast, with new tums naturals. free from artificial flavors and dyes. my heart failure diagnosis changed my priorities. i want time for the people i love. my heart doesn't pump enough blood so my doctor gave me farxiga. it helps my heart do its job better. farxiga helps keep me living life and out of the hospital for heart failure. do not take if allergic to farxiga. symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include rash, swelling, difficulty breathing or swallowing. stop taking and seek m

illinois. he is here to discuss his new book, "jim bridger: trailblazer of the american west," published last month by the university of oklahoma press. bridger was indeed a trailblazer. he was the first mountain man to come upon the great salt lake in utah, paddle the bighorn river's bad pass, and explore the wonders of yellowstone. he operated a trading post on the oregon trail and was also a pioneering merchant in westport when it was a frontier outpost. in his new biography, enzler examines bridger's remarkable life from early explorer, guide, trapper and trader, to his retirement to a farm near watts mill outside of kansas city. enzler was the founding director of the national mississippi river museum and aquarium, a smithsonian affiliated institution in dubuque, iowa. he retired in 2016 after nearly four decades heading up the is a him. over that time, he has written and curated numerous national exhibitions and films, published historical articles, and given presentations throughout the u.s. and abroad. thank you for being here today. jerry: it is a pleasure. i thank all of our listeners and watchers. i'm ver

that passion led him to my home state of illinois where he enrolled in the first medical school in the nation to admit daca recipients, loyola universitycago school of medicine. today, he has taken a break from the work he is doing in emergency rooms in the south side of chicago and one of the busiest trauma hospitals in that community. during this pandemic, he has risked his life every day to serve our country and save lives. in 2017, the former president to terminate daca. imagine what it would have meant for our country if the supreme court had not stopped him from deporting heroes like dr. bernal to countries they barely remember. the legislation we are focusing on today, the dream and promise act, recognizes dreamers are not the only immigrants with a dream. they are far from the only people falling through the cracks of our broken system. this includes 400,000 people living in the u.s. under temporary protected status. like daca recipients, tps recipients have saved lives during the pandemic. more than 130,000 tps holders are essential critical infrastructure workers, including 11,600 health care workers. we will hear from one of

our country through some of its hardest days and was unwavering in the decisions he made to keep americans safe. ruvmentd was born in illinois. he attended princeton university and was a naval aviator before running for congress in his home state, winning a seat in 1962 at just 30 years old. he served four terms in congress amid the vietnam war. and went on to serve as an aide to president nixon before being appointed ambassador to nato. in 1974, he led president ford's transition team and later became president ford's chief of staff. ford moved rumsfeld out of the white house and into the pentagon as the youngest secretary of defense in u.s. history. >> it was a simpler world. we had one major problem the soviet union was expanding. >> bret: after president ford lost 1976 election. rumsfeld spent some years in the private sector as one of the nation's top ceos. president reagan asked rumsfeld to be his middle east envoy, a position that even brought rumsfeld face to face with saddam hussein, the man who would become his biggest foe almost two decades later. a rumsfeld biographer says he sounded early alarm bells on terrorism and threats to the u.s. homeland

well and he's also the editor in chief of emerging civil war the emerging civil war series and are engaging the civil war series with southern illinois university press so chris is going to speak to us today. about ulysses' s grant and his final battle, which most people don't realize was a battle with death as he raced towards his own demise, unfortunately for him. so without further ado i'm going to give you a chris mackowski editor in chief of emerging civil war. thanks for joining us. i want to say thanks to chris for the introduction as well as for the work. he's doing behind the camera today. we'll see if i can do this. i promised folks. i would stay behind a podium today and folks who know me know that i tend to roam and use the room. so we'll see how this goes today. there will be no turning back ulysses. ask grant said in the spring of 1864 as he in the army of the potomac crossed the rapidan river to open the spring campaign. he'd recently recently been named commander of all union armies. and cited to tag along with the army of the potomac to give it a little inspiration. that had guided. when he went someplace if he missed the turn

illinois and raised in the city's south side. growing up, bob attended the chicago latin school and attended stanford university. he was elected freshman class president and elected president as of his local chapter fraternity. bob proudly led his chapter in removing racist language and membership rules from the organization's bylaws. after his time, bob moved to geneva, switzerland for graduate school. he developed fondness for language, particularly for swiss, french and german. bob moved to san francisco. after five years with the securities and exchange commission where he worked on combating pyramid schemes, for the next 45 years, bob and art went on to build their firm and to premier mid size law firms. bob also quickly fell in love with his chosen city of san francisco. for over a deck, bob -- decade bob led the organization san francisco beautiful to preserve city natural beauty. bob was as patron and lover of the arts. he attended in support of the san francisco symphony, the opera and many of our museums. he was well-known for his love in outspoken advocacy. in 1988, bob and his wife purchased a home in sonoma where he and his family would plant trees and explore the r