and western missouri, the jam's family would rather sucede than change. is being changed in the nation's capitol. u.s. senator stephen douglas proposes a controversial plan. splitting the territory in two. kansas and nebraska. >> the that leaves the decision on whether a new territory would are slave or free to the voters. >> this bill will triumph. and stability for the union. >> from the chaos, the voice of reason emerges in abraham lincoln. >> white man takes the slave to america now. who will inform the negro, is free. you don't object to me taking my hog to nebraska, therefore i must not object to you taking your slaves. i admit it is perfectly logical if there is no difference between hogs and negros. the kansas- nebraska act is passed and expands slavery. and the vote ignites a fire storm. violence divides nebraska and kansas and spilling over in western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. and bush whackers face off against the abolitionist. these men on both sides of the divide fighting in a local level and using brutal tactic

in the fall of 1864, union troops are gaining ground in western missouri.nderson's forces fight back through murder and acts of terror. >> here you have a 16-year-old, jesse, with this guerrilla gang who are engaging in the most atrocious activities killing behind the enemy lines. >> their main targets are the railroads, the life blood of the union advance. on september 27th, 1864, bloody bill and 80 of his soldiers hijack a train. but instead of supplies, they find something even more valuable. >> there were a number of union forces and home guards that are on their way home and they are unarmed. they really pose no threat but they have now fallen to blood bill andersony bill andersony bill anderson. [ gunfire ] >> they are going to die. >> bloody bill wasn't afraid to send a message and it could be pretty brutal. we're talking about cutout tops, scalps, desecrating dead bodies, and there was an effect on jesse james because he was something of a mentor to jesse and james was involved in behavior doing what bloody bill did. >> the bushwhackers kill four ci

it was were so many of the orders came from the wreak havoc in western missouri. so they come into lord. they hold that down for four hours. it is effectively destroyed, 150-200 men and boys are killed. they could've killed every man woman and child in town to they had that much control over it. but the town was effectively destroyed. there was a cloud of smoke that could be seen for 38 counties. it was as if an atomic bomb had gone off. that resulted in order number 11 which pretty much decimated western missouri and sent 20, 25,000 people off their land and made them homeless. so it was it was horrific. the matter what side you on it was a horrific time. when the civil war finally came to the rest of the nation, kansas have had of course the futures of the head start. there were a couple of very notable contributions kansas makes to the war effort. one is that per capita we send more soldiers to the war than any other state. number two is the first kansas colored are actually raised the first black regiment to fight in the civil war. their service is remarkable

and he effectively cleans out three and a half border counties of western missouri. had he included kansas, had he cleaned out some of the eastern kansas counties, had he done things differently, the result might have been different. but who was going over to put people off their property? those federal soldiers were mostly kansans. so missouri sees that as the federal government, but they also see that as kansas doing that to them. that dies hard. harry truman is one of the most famous examples. his grandmother who won't let him in the house in his blue uniform because she still equated that with the yankees and who famously would not sleep in the lincoln room in the white house and who commented when they would sit down to dinner that some family in kansas was using their good china and their good silver. but that's a great example of how generations later those feelings had not died. i was researching in the library of congress in the newspaper room one day, came across a newspaper in 1856, "the london times." the front page of "the london times" had the headline,

right now, we're looking at storms, western missouri, eastern canada, there's nothing there thanks to high pressure. in control, gave us such a fantastic day where we had 75 at national and 73 at dulles. that high is going to slide off to the east. as that does, well, we won't be on the nice side, we'll be on the warm, moist side of the high. not so much tomorrow. tomorrow is still humidity in check. just a couple of clouds here and there. a fine day. as we head in toward memorial day, as that high gets further east, it's going to act like a bermuda high. this is really a summer pattern. it's going to pump up the heat, the humidity. so we'll continue to watch this south and southwesterly flow with us for days to come. for us by monday afternoon, 90ish, give or take a degree or two, better chance of storms in the ohio valley. we'll take you into monday night and tuesday. tuesday morning, we're going to start in the 70s in many areas and tuesday afternoon, see the showers and storms popping here in i-81 west, this probably doesn't get toward us until wednesday and then we're just going

seaboard, very active across the heartland of the nation, across the fronts range and the missouri and westernup here. indianapolis 500 takes place this afternoon, you can watch it on 6abc. there's a chance of showers during the course of the race. we'll see how that plays out. the pattern looks nice and comfortable today. it will be warmer, high temperatures climbing into upper 70s, low 08 -- 80s this afternoon. all this lifts to the north it pushes into northern canada, it turns hot and humid, not oppress oppressive but more hot and humid than we've been experiencing. once we get into tuesday it will be uncomfortable. poconos, sunny, 7 # degrees a delightful -- 73 degrees, there could a pop-up thunderstorm developing in the mountains with the passage of a warm front. 78 degrees, more humid in the afternoon hours. jersey shore warmer than yesterday, the 73 comes around 2:00 p.m. the sea breeze pulls you back into the 60s pleasant -- plenty of sun winds out of the of the south at 6 miles per hour. on # #-- 11:00 a.m. monday, 72 degrees, sea breeze kicking in. the numbers fall in the afternoon,

that's what westerns are the look and the feel. take 'em to missouri, men. histling and yelling) (budd boetticher) you've got two stars in a western. you have your leading men and you have your location. it's so refreshing to get out and smell the fresh air, see the colors of the flowers and the trees and the mountains and the change when the sun sets. and a great deal had to do with the cinematography. you felt that you were there you weren't cooped up. you weren't in apartments. you were outside. (budd boetticher) you see the west's vastness, that lonesomeness. they want the gulp in your throat. they want your heart to beat a little when you say, "my gosh, he's in trouble if this is indian territory." underpinning all this stuff is the idea that this is a very romantic view of nature. and there's always that kind of elegiac quality in westerns. the idea that the land endures. and all these antics of humans sort of come and go. that's why the main characters of great westerns are often the landscapes. i mean the monument valley's been the hero of more than o

new flash flood warnings stretch from the texas-mexico border all the way to western tennessee and northern missourithreats of more flooding as the search for those missing continues. curt gregory, nbc news. >>> across the world in india, they're dealing with a different kind of catastrophe. a heat wave killed more than 450 people. temperatures in the south soared to 116 degrees. and hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from sunstroke and dehydration. to make matters worse, the power keeps going out and the severe heat is not going anywhere for two weeks. >>> but it is nice here. at least for now. but the weather's going to change i understand. >> that it will. for really the remainder, balance of the work week and higher temperatures back to back. the hottest stretch to deal with this year so far with again, that humidity thrown in. not heat wave technically by definition but plenty hot to come this week. 84 degrees right now. breezy conditions still out there. those warm breezes blowing. certainly helping to feel better out there, too, throughout the day. 82 to 71 between 7:00 and 11:

new flash flood warnings stretch from the texas/mexico border all the way to western tennessee and northern missouri. threats for more flooding as the search for the missing continues. nbc 10 news. >>> we're following developing news out of south philadelphia tonight. that's where police are investigating a sexual assault. they say the victim woke up this morning to find a masked man standing over her bed. it happened around 5:30 on south rosewood street. the suspect placed his hand over her mouth, demanded money, and then sexually assaulted her. police say the man took off with the woman's car and house keys. her roommate's i.d. along with $10. >>> we are learning more tonight about a deadly weekend crash in cumberland county. it happened yesterday. police say the man identified by family 22-year-old chris platte was driving south in millville when he lost control of his car. he hit 49-year-old michelle who had a 3-year-old and 8-year-old in the backseat. the two drivers died at the scene, the 8-year-old died at the hospital. we'll have an update from millville coming up at 5:30. >>> switching gear

texas, parts of oklahoma, across arkansas and rain working its way to western tennessee as well as southeastern sections of missouri. now tracking incredible rain today, well, the blanco river impacted reaching a record crest at 40.21 feet. that's the highest it's ever been. luckily the floodwaters there expected to recede over the next couple of days, jeff? >> glor: pretty amazing numbers. bonnie schneider, thank you very much. isis has taken control of key territories in syria and iraq in recent days. seizing palmyra, the al walid border crossing and the iraqi city of ramadi. and today the u.s. defense secretary questioned iraq's will to fight. here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the iraqi military's hasty retreat from ramadi was evidenced that iraq's forces lacked the will to fight, u.s. defense secretary ash carter told cnn's "state of the union." >> they were not outnumbered. in fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. that says to me we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. >> reporter: although he said the u.s. could train and arm iraqi forces, it was not po

missouri. let me give you a closer look. we have a tornado watch in effect for this area where we have that severe line of thunderstorms reaching into western oklahoma into arkansas into the south wherein corner of missouri and a new outbreak of storms in the texas panhandle right now and in eastern new mexico. we're watching these storms right now as they intensify in eastern new mexico. they're pushing directly toward the texas panhandle. things are relatively calm now across texas but we do expect another outbreak of storms in the northern and central parts of the state during the overnight and early morning hours, by mid fight tomorrow we'll see another round of potentially violent storms in the extreme southwestern part of the state. of course our heart goes out to everyone affected by these storms in texas and oklahoma. we would like to see some of that rainfall. our meteorologist shows us the possible bay area connection. >> and what's happening in texas may give us a clue to our weather here over the next year. so we look into the pacific, see what's going on with the ocean waters, and they are certainly very warm for this time of t

different story across the missouri valley look at this huge squall line pushing into western portionsnessee and kentucky. southern plains another huge tornado outbreak develops. this north of the tornado outbreak this area is expecting severe weather, you get into the front range of the rockies this is one to two feet of snow that will fall to the southeast of casper stretching across western and north an south dakota. crazy weather across the country. of course, our eyes are on this, this is tropical storm ana drifting toward the northwest eyeing up myrtle beach it will take a turn north an pull to the right and out to sea. it's nothing more than a super inflated rainstorm with just a little bit of wind to it, not a big deal. it's had a difficult time pulling to the north behave this guy this high which brought us the love lip weather. it's kind of blocking ana and that's by it's sitting there across the carolinas. the high will pull away and make the trip to the nowhere -- north and pull out to sea. it's not a big deal for us, maybe fog over the next couple of days and isolated show

kansas-nebraska act which overturns the missouri compromise that at least as confined slavery to the south. the new bill makes it possible for white settlers in the new western territories to vote on whether or not to allow slavely. >> i was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the missouri compromise aroused me again. >> out of office for six years lincoln is ready for his comeback. he returns to the political stage with a series of powerful anti-slavery speeches. after one of them on october 27 th, 1854, he walks down a chicago street with two fellow republicans discussing their new cause. they passed a photo gallery, and lincoln's friends talk him into posing, and this image is the result. obviously, his bow tie suggests he was not ready for his closeup. he holds a newspaper to the camera, though as if to endorse the principles of his new party. just days before he was in illinois where he provides words that almost animate this picture. >> this declared indifference, but as i must think, covert real zeal for the spread of slavery i cannot but hate. i hate it. because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. i hate it because it deprives ou

westerners people that were coming in and settling. it would start in all out war. >> at odds with this changing world, kit carson brings 4-year-old adeline back to missouriterate he's determined to give her the education he's never received. >> adeline. i have got to go away adeline. i am going to leave you here with our family. i am going to teach you how to read and how to write. i will be back, though. you take care of yourself, all right? >> the new world has no need of carson's trapping skills. he's in a fight for survival that will take him through the dark neest time in american history. my lenses have a sunset mode. and a partly sunny mode. and an outside to inside mode. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. ask for transitions xtractive lenses. extra protection from light... outdoors, indoors and in the car. (boys?) stop less. go more. the passat tdi clean diesel with up to 814 hwy miles per tank. just one reason volkswagen is the #1 selling diesel car brand in america. we alwith a shout,world and we see no reason to stop. so cvs health is creating industry-leading programs and tools that help people stay on me

missouri. >> all right. that's what it's for? >> yes, sir. i'm all into old western. >> nothing else though? >> a girl's face on the back of my right leg. and that's it. >> golly, just keeps coming. calf? on your right calf? >> yes. >> nothing in your hairlines or anything like that? >> no. on my lip i have my initials. >> damn. >> r.c. >> r.c.? what is that in the middle? what's that in the middle? >> it was supposed to say robby but it didn't come out right. >> were you drunk? or what? >> no. >> you did that sober? >> yes, sir. >> all right. all right, let me see your left hand. this is the last time i'm going to see you, right? >> yes, sir. >> corley's tattoos are determined not to be gang affiliated. and he's cleared for a less restrictive general population housing unit. >> all right, man. you're good to go. >> thank you, sir. >> i.d. pickup. >> but first corley will experience one more sobering step. exchanging his street clothes for jail scrubs and plastic sandals. >> let's see what this says. it says we're taking away your freedom right here. >> keep going. corley will wait in a hold

westerners, people coming in and settling. >> it makes sense that it would start an all-out war. >> at odds with this changing world, kit carson brings 4-year-old adeline back to missouriilliterate, he's determined to give her the education he never received. >> i've got to go away, adeline. i'm going to leave you here with our family. i'm going to teach you how to read and how to write. i'll be back, though. you take care of yourself, all right? >> the world has no need of carson's trapping skills. he's in a fight for survival that will take him through the that will take him through the darkest time in do you suffer from constipation or irregularity? trust dulcolax® for dependable relief. try free at dulcolaxoffers.com dulcolax® stool softener makes it easier to go comfortably. hurry! try free at dulcolaxoffers.com. dulcolax®. designed for dependable relief™. dulcolax®. designed for dependable relief™. my feet felt so heavy they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. it's like walking on a wave, dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, i'm a believer! yourfull

western migration, that person had lived on free soil. these cases were truly transformational. most slaves were brought west by floating with the current down the ohio river. the northern shore was free. and missouri's longest border was with a free state -- illinois. this border had to be passed by or through in getting west. st. louis was as a marketplace for the west. st. louis was the end depot for most westward immigrants. it was the place to change steamboats whether you are going north, south, or whether you are going further west on the missouri river. and disputes brewing elsewhere were funneled into the st. louis court by gravitating to the transportation hub. a steady stream of petitioners satisfy the criteria for freedom by having lived on free soil before arriving in st. louis in a slave state. st. louis was the natural cashman area for slaves who had experienced a mixed pattern of residence in the course of migrating west. st. louis was the perfect storm. the western labor market needed slaves. st. louis found slaves were brought down the ohio river principally to tame the west. and they were needed as domestic laborers in order to advance the prophecies of settlements faster than coul

missouri, just experiencing rain from this, meanwhile, it is so clear in our part of the country that we're seeing frost advisories, every place you see highlight in the blue, not only most of western pennsylvania, and up-state new york, but most of new england as well. for us, not under frost advisories, but we have places that are indeed chilly, looking at pit burying compared to us. look at that, 38 degrees in pit burying, 50 right here, 40 in buffalo, 41 detroit 44 degrees out there in chicago fox future cast, jump ahead see clouds moving n and then some showers possible, very late in the day. maybe after 5:00, 6:00. before sunset. then on and off throughout the day saturday. for most of the day it, looks like more off than on until we get into the afternoon and then we have the possibility maybe 4:00, 5:00. some showers popping up up here and there, maybe thunderstorm or two. right now looks like the front will stall for most of the weekend t could be here on sunday, as women. as we said, ooh degrees here. mount pocono only has 36, and it is only 42 in allentown we've got the 40's millville. dover, and wilmington, atlantic city, as well with winds coming out of the northwest a

that was from order number 11 that pretty much decimated western missouri and put 25,000 people off of their land. it was horrific no matter what side you were on. was terrific. when the civil war finally came to the rest of the nation kansas had a head start. there were some notable contributions that they make to the war effort but per-capita we send more soldiers than any of their state and we actually raised the first black regiment to fight in this civil war. their service is remarkable on so many counts. they fight to be for the "emancipation proclamation" is issued with the promise of nothing. nothing. they're not fighting with the promise of their freedom , they are not fighting with the promise of even being paid. nothing. except hope. following the civil war it is interesting to note there were survivors in reunions for many years. of perpetrators also had reunions on the of the azeri side and that is just one day example of how the feelings did not die when the war was over. there is still a lot of animosity now it plays out on the sports events painfully but that has died h