i served in thedemocratic housen illinois. and with a democratic governor. despite that was able to pass legislation. we worked for the most part in a congenial fashion. i've been struck by the first nine months and how very partisan the house has operated in terms of really the minority's ability to offer thoughtful amendments and really get a hearing on the important pieces of legislation that have moved this year. the stimulus bill, cap-and-trade and now the health care debate. we haven't been included as much as i would like to have been in that discussion. it's to the detriment of the american people all of whom we represent. but also to the quality of the legislation that comes out. i'm hoping that as we move forward on the health care debate specifically when it seems now that there's not a consensus on what the majority wants to do on health care that there's going to be to have republicans, democrats on the health care bill and hopefully we'll be a part of this important piece of legislation. >> ifill: what about that jared polis? >> i found it to b

the other in springfield, illinois. and on this day back in 1965, baseball legend satchel page basement only person who play a in the leagues he took the pound at 5. born leroy page in mobile alabama and got the name satchel working as a baggage handler. in the negro leagues as they were called, he lent his services to the highest bidder. he was so good that from time to time he even called in the outfield and then strike out the side. on that day in 1965, page pitched three innings against

it's that simple. >> do you continue to support acorn. >> i support acorn in illinois. that's correct. i support acorn. >> and you still, despite weighs come out in the news about the organization, do you still support them? >> you got a problem. >> sir? steve: you got a problem, griff. steve: i got a message for you, griff. he did not want to talk to you. brian: how do you know, steve. body language expert all of a sudden. gretchen: at least you got your exercise in for the day. >> the taxpayers of illinois, senator durbin as well also voted to support acorn and i'm just wondering whether taxpayers actually support an organization who, as we have seen the last few days sets up houses of prostitutions with illegal underaged girls from central america? this is something that we will continue to find out if the other six senators today i'm going to go back up on the hill and say this is nuclear. how can you possibly support an organization like this and do your taxpayers support your decision? gretchen: see, you are making sense, and the politics behind some of this with

>> so what are you feeling in quincy, illinois? >> well, a lot of hysteria, great time to be here, i'm here to see if i can sign the race -- find the racist thing you are talking about and i've yet to find them. >> you haven't been beaten up behind a garbage dump 600 times yet. >> no, looking for the racist and dick chan is calling me, on stand-by and said if we find it we can take care of business over here. >> how do you address, address people in the media that say that everybody is a -- tea party is a racist or you, i mean, you are in a difficult situation, because the media doesn't ever want to show you standing up. and, have you gotten problems from, you know, people in your own family or communities? where people say, you are a sellout? >> oh, absolutely. i have been called a token and i was actually complimented and called clarence thomas at one point though they didn't take it as a compliment. we get it. but, the fact of the matter is, glenn it's on the other side. we know that. >> what is it that you are feeling and sensi

. >> reporter: anthony lo sasso is a health policy professor at the university of illinois chicago. he fears if unemployment keeps rising, more workers will choose other necessities over health insurance. >> you skip enough mortgage payments you lose the roof over your head. you can get cheaper food, but ultimately something has to give and health insurance could be one of those things. >> reporter: lo sasso says uninsured consumers ultimately drive up health care costs for everyone. barbara tomczak knows that and says she'll get coverage regardless of the cost. >> you never know what is going to happen to you and if you're without insurance you could lose everything that you've worked for. >> reporter: diane eastabrook "nightly business report" palatine illinois. >> paul: tomorrow, our street critique guest is paul larson, equities strategist and editor of morningstar's stock investor newsletter. >> susie: mcgraw-hill says it's keeping its options open when it comes to the possible sale of "businessweek" magazine. the company has been meeting with would-be buyers since july. but no

a 29-year-old man was arrested in springfield, illinois for plotting to bomb a federal court house. tonight michael fenton is being held pending action. >>> in dallas a 19-year-old man is under arrest after planting what he thought was a bomb at a dallas sky scraper. the bomb he used was actually a decoy he got from an undercover agent. they don't think there is any connection between quantico, illinois or dallas or the recent arrest of another terrorist suspect in colorado. that man is accused of plotting to plant bombs in new york. najibullah zazi was indicted today. he planned to make bombs out of common chemicals. zazi was allegedly trained by al qaeda in pakistan. >>> u.s. attorney general says any imminent threat from zazi's alleged scheme has been disrupted. but in light of all of the arrests and reported plots, tonight we went to the experts to ask what they think is going on. >> reporter: i always take the view that we're only see is the tip of the iceberg. and while we're rolling up some of the cells, there are probably others we don't know anything about today. >> the thr

a truck bomb outside a building in illinois. he tried to blow it up with remote control. he was arrested as he pushed the button. in dallas, texas, a third plot that we're exposing today. the fbi says a 19-year-old jordanian man was arrested as he tried to set off a bomb at a tower there. the products are considered home-grown. >> there's a couple of things that have drawn these plots out all at once. it is in the vicinity of the anniversary of september 11th. it's also at the same time ramadan was just over. so there are a variety of reasons that has heightened the fervor, if you will, of the people that would like to do these things. and i think the reassuring thing is the fact that the terrorist task forces across the country are on top of these cases. >> the fbi agents say they prevented these two new attack, these plots from both texas and illinois by going undercover. we'll have more on all three of those plots later throughout this hour. stick around for that. >>> right now, world leaders are getting down to business at t

police say michael finten tried to blow up a federal courthouse in illinois. and smadi, tried to plot to bomb a downtown skyscraper. >>> police in pittsburgh are bracing themselves for more clashes with g-20 protesters. >>> also at the summit, president obama and the leaders of britain and france will accuse iran of building a secret, underground plant to build nuclear fuel. and hiding the facility from weapons inspectors. >>> the senate finance committee is expected to vote on the government-run public health insurance option today. the defeat would likely mean the measure is dead in the senate. >>> this afternoon, ted kennedy's friend will be sworn in to replace him. paul kirk is the former chair of the democratic national committee. >>> supreme court justice, ruth bader ginsberg, has spent the night in washington, at a hospital, as a precaution. the 76-year-old justice, felt woozy after getting an injection yesterday, to treat anemia. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america news is next. >> for everyone else, "america th

. >>> the fbi is also providing a terror suspect in springfield, illinois with a decoy device. michael fenton is accused of trying to blow up a federal courthouse. fenton is described as an exconvict who admired john walker lindh. investigators do not think the plot in illinois and texas are related. >>> a lawyer for the only person convicted of conspiring in the september 11th attacks say he's entitled to a new trial. zacarias moussaoui is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty. his lawyer told a three-judge appeals panel today that plea was unconstitutional. the lawyers say that his lawyers had to go through a national security background check his choices were restricted. >>> analysts believe that is the voice of osama bin laden. a audiotape released today. the speaker threatens european countries with troops in afghanistan to pull those troops out or pay the price. the five minute video was released ahead of national elections in germany this weekend. it is the latest in a series of videos threatening germany with a rude awayening as voters back a government supporti

he could face life in prison. >>> in a separate and unrelated terror plot, an illinois man is accused of trying to blow up a federal courthouse. michael finton was arrested wednesday. armen keteyian reports. >> reporter: according to authority, the 29-year-old, a part-time cook, intended to blow up this building with a van pack what had what he believed was 23450erly one ton of explosives. as laid out in the criminal complaint, finton parked the van directly in front of the federal building. he then got into another vehicle where a co-con spir are aer to handed finton a cell phone and provided him with a number to call. which finton believed would detonate the purported bomb. but the bomb never went off. it was fake. his co-conspirator actually an fbi agent working undercover. finton was immediately arrested as part of an 18 month sting operation. >> he talked about a number of different targets including the fbi building, the deindicator police department in that is just one that he identified was important for him. >> reporter: finton is said to have idolized american john walker li

the gentleman from illinois. mr. costello: i would ask the gentleman from wisconsin if he has any additional speakers. mr. petri: i have no further requests for time and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from illinois. mr. costello: thank you. i urge our colleagues to vote in favor of this extension. i join mr. mica and mr. oberstar and others in hoping that the other body will move very quickly on the re-authorization so that we can get a bill on the president's desk. i urge my colleagues to support this extension and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3407, so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for w

police say michael finten tried to blow up a federal courthouse in illinois. and smadi, tried to plot to bomb a downtown skyscraper. >>> police in pittsburgh are bracing themselves for more clashes with g-20 protesters. >>> also at the summit, president obama and the leaders of britain and france will accuse iran of building a secret, underground plant to build nuclear fuel. and hiding the facility from weapons inspectors. >>> the senate finance committee is expected to vote on the government-run public health insurance option today. the defeat would likely mean the measure is dead in the senate. >>> this afternoon, ted kennedy's friend will be sworn in to o replace him. paul kirk is the former chair of the democratic national committee. >>> supreme court justice, ruth bader ginsberg, has spent the night in washington, at a hospital, as a precaution. the 76-year-old justice, felt woozy after getting an injection yesterday, to treat anemia. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america news is next. >> for everyone else, "america

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. >>> and this is video from a bus, students in a lot of trouble in illinois this morning. the investigation continues. >>> also ahead -- a driver thought he was an officer so he pulled over after he saw the red light but the man who impersonated an officer and top official in the city he pulled over. >>> 6:11. at the bus stop this morning, planning for showers. in fact we have hefty rain rolling through harford county now. we'll show that you on maryland's most powerful doppler radar coming up in a bit. right now we're looking at temperature in the low to mid-60s. some rain has already passed through in other parts of baltimore county. so the roads are wet. let's check the roads with kim. >>> traffic is beginning to build here in anne arundel county but moving very smoothly as you make your way on route 50 and route 97 as well. full traffic report up next. ♪ they make little hearts happy... ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet,... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how ca

agent. >> we are learning new details of wednesday's arrest of terror suspect michael fly flinton of illinois. he's accused of collaborate braing with an attack with an fbi under cover agent. he was arrested for trying to blow up a van he believed was rigged with explosives near a federal courthouse in springfield, illinois. he is charged with trying to detonate the bomb and murder federal officers and police. >>> a north carolina man busted was planning to attack a u.s. marine base in virginia. prosecutors filing additional charges against daniel patrick boyd and an alleged accomplice conspireing to murder military personnel. boyd conducted recognizance and in fact had a weapon and ammunition ready to use. 7 men were arrested in this case alone. believe 8 suspects are involved. >>> now to the debate on healthcare. republicans in the weekly address pouncing on what they say is the democrat's lack of concern for what the public thinks saying it's little wonder many americans don't feel the democrats listen to them. >> they get anxious when they hear public option, trigger or co-op. they know t

his latest target just yesterday a bank in caseyville, illinois. we'll take your calls on this. 1-877-tell-hln. joining us to talk about it reformed bank robber-turned-lawyer joe loya and also kevin keithly a special agent for the fbi working this case and joining us from caseyville, not with us yet but we hope to get the police chief from this site of the last robbery but to kevin keithly, fbi, following this. do you know specifics about what happened there in illinois, kevin? >> i do. unfortunately, yesterday, it appears now to be his 12th bank robbery, which is -- >> number 12, okay. >> you know, unfortunately, he is still out there, able to evade police at the scenes. so, certainly, we're coordinating our efforts with our state and local counterparts to get this guy into custody. >> kevin, any details? did he threaten anybody, did he rough anybody up, anybody get hurt, what happened here. >> well, his m.o. is pretty -- has been similar throughout since -- and that includes entering the banks, showing a handgun, threatening use of it and then de

. >> gregg: and intended targets alleged plot in illinois. agents nabbing michael fenton on wednesday. there he is. the feds say he tried to blow up a van that was believed to be, he thought at least, had explosives, very close to the paul finley federal building. he had been working with an undercover f.b.i. agent, little did he know. the he says he is incredibly grateful to the f.b.i. for their fine work. >> julie: for the first time the white house now backing off the own deadline to close the military brings in guantanamo cuba. after months calling for the camp to close by january 2010. that is right around the corner. what is the delay? caroline has the story. >> white house officials say it's inevitable that guantanamo bay will stay open after the january deadline because of legal problems and other hurdles. this is the first time the white house has admitted the timetable needs to slide. pledge to shut down guantanamo in one year was one of the president's first acts in office and was a lightning rod for criticism around the world. som

the winning ticket was purchased by guy particulary of stewart, illinois. we travel to mirs for our first country church salute. the church of christ began worship services in the early 1930s following gospel meetings in the community church biological building n1961, they built their own home chump across the road. attendance is about 40 for weekly services. our thanks to greta webb. our second church is celebrating their 150th anniversary this year. the first united melt difficulty church of good afternoon net, kansas, has its meetings with a circuit writen preacher. the first church was constructed in 1870 after attendance recovered after the civil war t seated about 500 people that. building was replaced in 1911 with the current church home. addition the were made in 1965 and '74 and improvements continue today. one of the oldest methodist congregations in kansas. we thank joe sample for the information. as always, we'd like to learn about your home church as well. salutes can be sent to the address on the screen. please stay with us. mailbag is next. >

two are in illinois, the others are in missouri, illinois, and iowa. that pushes the number of bank failures so far this year to 89. >>> an e-mail claims that a group called the earth liberation front is responsible for knocking down the two radio station towers yesterday. check it out. the e-mail says the towers in the seattle area were torn down because of health and environmental concerns. the fbi is investigating what one agent says it hasn't found that any other groups besides the e.l.f. were involved. the towers were taken down with a piece of heavy construction equipment which was already at the site. >>> all right, i'm working. maybe you're not. hopefully you can enjoy the holiday weekend. let's check in with reynolds wolf for the forecast. what's up, reynolds? >>> good for much of the country. much of the east coast. west coast, not so much of a good spot. scattered showers across parts of the west coast in san francisco northward to seattle and portland, back across the mountains. splash the showers in to the four corners. california still dr

. >>> and meanwhile, in springfield, illinois, today, news of another terror plot, unrelated to the new york case, but still sobering. a man was arrested and charged with attempted murder ter he planted what he thought was a one-ton bomb outside springfield's federal courthouse. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: it was around noon wednesday while the springfield federal courthouse complex was busy packed with people. the fbi says this man was trying to blow up the building. according to police, michael fenton drove a fan that he believed was carrying nearly a ton of explosives, and parked it in front of the courthouse. then, the fbi says, fenton got out of the van, jumped into another car and dialled a cell phone to remotely detonate the bomb. it was a sting operati. the explosives were fake. finton was arrested. >> he talked about a number of different targets, including the fbi building. so, this is just one that he identified was important for him to attack. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, finton converted to islam while serving time in prison. authorities say he tried to become

dan harris, abc news, peoria, illinois. >> our "closer look" for tonight. >>> and "on the money" a wall street rally today. stocks were up sharply after last week's losses. the nasdaq gained almost 40. the price of gas dropped for the seventh week in a row, down another 5 cents a gallon. the average is now $2.50. >>> and when we come bark the video that led police to suspects in the death of an honor student. mom was diagnosed with moderate alzheimer's. it was tough news to hear. everything changed. i didn't know what to do. right about then, our doctor mentioned the exelon patch. he said it releases medicine continuously for 24 hours. he said it could help with her cognition which includes things like memory, reasoning, communicating and understanding. (announcer) the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. patients who weigh less than 110 pounds may experience more side effects. people at risk for stomach ulcers o

. >>> and meanwhile, in springfield, illinois, today, news of another terror plot, unrelated to the new york case, but still sobering. a man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he planted what he thought was a one-ton bomb outside springfield's federal courthouse. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: it was around noon wednesday while the springfield federal courthouse complex was busy packed with people. the fbi says this man was trying to blow up the building. according to police, michael fenton drove a fan that he believed was carrying nearly a ton of explosives, and parked it in front of the courthouse. then, the fbi says, fenton got out of the van, jumped into another car and dialled a cell phone to remotely detonate the bomb. it was a sting operation. the explosives were fake. finton was arrested. >> he talked about a number of different targets, including the fbi building. so, this is just one that he identified was important for him to attack. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, finton converted to islam while serving time in prison. authorities say he tried to be

so he went to illinois. it is okay. >> look, i had may own accomplishments at the same time. >> reporter: had you a learning experience had you to go through when you were benched in the game because of the face mask. how did you deal with that and what did you learn from that? it was very public. >> it was very frustrating for me in the beginning. but -- you know, first thing hit my mind, don't make a fool out yourself. listen to the coach because he is the head guy. listen to him. i listened to him and grabbedy helmet and went inside. then the next day, we had a meeting. and pretty much -- you know, let everything go. just -- something you have to deal with upon. and it takes time. i mean, now we are like best friends. >> was that something when you watched the incident you were able to learn from? how was that for as a brother? >> yes. i mean, i learned from the situation. called and talked to him. asked him what happened. you know. i'm worrying about -- i want to know what comes on with my brother as wel

dan harris, abc news, peoria, illinois. >> our "closer look" for tonight. >>> and "on the money" a wall street rally today. stocks were up sharply after last week's losses. the nasdaq gained almost 40. the price of gas dropped for the seventh week in a row, down another 5 cents a gallon.. the average is now $2.50. >>> and when we come bark the video th led police to suspects in the death of a honor student. mom was diagnosed with moderate alzheimer's. it was tough news to hear. everything changed. i didn't know what to do. right about then, our doctor mentioned the exelon patch. he said it releases medicine continuously for 24 hours. he said it could help with her cognition which includes things like memory, reasoning, communicating and understanding. (announcer) the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. the likelihood andnd severity othese side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. patients who weigh less than 110 pounds may experience moreide effects. people at risk for stomach ulcers or wh

that is why we are in illinois and indiana. other states have individual districts make the decisions. if there is one thing i could ask today from you, will you join the revolution with us and help us influence school leaders, legislators and others in your states and districts to take a look at these books. we would be very appreciative if you join us. thank you. you join us. thank hipa -- thank you. if i could go back to the power point for a moment -- if you go online, and i put the website up a minute ago, please take a visit and a tour of the site. what we have done is to create a curriculum and supplements for teachers. this is the front of the page. you can see a menu on the left, talking about everything on the screen. we even give you a portion of the text so you can see how it reads. lots of teachers and parents like this aspect. we also have web tutorials, and you can simply sit back, click on one of the sections, and it is like we take over your computer and your mouse will move and it will show you exactly how to

illinois. surveillance camera on a school bus in bellville reporting an attack on a white high school student by two black classmates. a police captain initially called the beating race-related. but, after further investigation, the captain said it was not about race at all it was an argument about where to sit. >> it starts in the home. it's got to be better manners have to be taught to kids. just in general. you don't treat other human beings like that. >> wisconsin. dash cam video of sheriff's deputies arrested a man in a motorized wheelchair. the charge driving drunk. the man's blood alcohol level was almost three times the legal limit. police says he has four prior dui convictions. michigan, a racoon doing a high wire act of sorts. folks in a garden city neighborhood say this racoon was sitting on telephone wires for so long they thought the animal was stuck. firefighters made a public service call in an effort to rescue the critter which was all it took to get the raccoon moving. eventual

." >> reporter: it was almost a year ago, we were driving through dixon, illinois. it was hard to ignore the markets that morning the dow dropped 700 points. and a determined group of baby boomers told charlie they feared their dreams were in danger. marilyn said it best. >> like everyone else, i got that quarterly report about a week ago and went, oh, my god. really scary. >> reporter: she and her husband didn't know what they would do. americans have already lost $2 trillion from their 401(k)s and iras. one year later, we went back. good to see you. charlie sent us. same store, same boomers. >> i was down $54,000. >> reporter: $54,000? >> yes. >> reporter: and you recouped? >> 19. >> reporter: which marilyn says is good, considering. they were among the brave who kept their money in the 401(k). >> it looked like it was going to be gone forever and i thought i would never get some of that money back. >> reporter: and there was ken price, who told us this time, he's embarrassed that his life isn't as bad as the people who can't find work. >> you're without a job, wo

plotting a terror attack, possibly on new york, and says this man was out to bomb a federal courthouse in illinois. i'm katie couric. also tonight, a first for an american president. president obama chairs the u.n. security council as it adopts a resolution to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. and a major development in the war on aids. for the first time, an experimental vaccine prevents infection. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. for more than a year, the government has suspected najibullah zazi was up to something, and today, for the first time, it spelled out what it was. a federal indictment accuses him of conspiring to build and explode bombs with the same kind of explosives used in the deadly train bombings in london. zazi, who was arrested last weekend in denver, is expected to be moved now to new york. our justice correspondent bob orr has been working his sources. and, bob, new york was the suspected target, and it sounds like an attack may have been imminent. >> reporter: in fact, katie, newly revealed evi

a senior senator from illinois. did you sit down with your then junior colleague barack obama and explain to him that the politics of governing are a thousand times more complex than the politician of campaign something. >> well, we did sit down and talk and believe me, his experience in the illinois state senate prepared him for the rough and tumble of congress and capitol hill. but i think he has done a great job. we've achieved a lot of things this year. health care leads the agenda and tonight the president will address it. >> how many votes do you have for the public option in the united states senate? >> that is a hard vote to measure at this moment because we don't know what it looks like and don't know the context. i would say the majority of the people in the senate make sure the health insurance companies are honest so people can get affordable health insurance premiums. i'm for the public option. but if there is a better way to do it, i'll keep an open mind. >> in 1994 the senate looked so weak compared t

mike in illinois. mike. >> caller: a big almi, illinois home of the white squirrels boo-yah. >> i remember i took that in fifth grade. in fifth grade civics they talked about the home of the white squirrels. it's so great to hear from somebody representing that group. go ahead. >> my question is about fantasy eventus. ticker sny. in doing my homework on the h1n1 manufacturers i contacted my local and state health departments to come up with what i hope is the best in xwreed. is appears sanofi avartis are the biggest player in the league with sanofi taking the lead. is sny the smarter play for the h1n1 flu season or could it th all be spoiled by the lenl slative changes in health care in particular the health care reform plan proposed by senate finance reform committee chairman max balk snus. >> you made a lost good points and you've done a lot of homework and your homework's going to reward you i think you're in the best play off health care play. the other ones at risk are cvs and walgreen's. i've bee

carina sonn is at the university of illinois. >> students here at the university of illinois who get sick with h1n1 are given this hydration pack. this is expected to hold them over for a couple of hours until their parents can pick them up or until they can be moved into an isolated room here on campus. trace: thank you. there is breaking news coming into fox news channel. we told you about that major earthquake outside of american samoa. now they have issued a tsunami watch for hawaii. this does not affect the west coast of the united states, but it does affect hawaii, and we believe in is a tsunami watch. much more information on that as it comes in. in the meantime, president obama gets assurances from the secretary-general that nato will stay in afghanistan as long as it takes to finish the job. they talked about the strategy in afghanistan to defeat the taliban and al qaeda. the strategy includes more than just beefing up troops. president obama also planning a meeting with the defense secretary and his national security team next week with me now is neal livingston. you meet w

today, there is not a dentist in the city of peoria, illinois, that will take an all kids' patient. second, it ballooned the deficit within the state of illinois' medicaid program, all kids program, a wnld renow nine months late in the reimbursement levels and i throw this out as a case in point example and mic microcosm in the country where we have tried competition against private insured, and second, and to that point, i don't buy the concept that the solution to greater quality, greater access and lower costs is the government. to that point though, i think we need to do a better job of providing if we understand that we are trying to control costs, and if everyone accepts the fact that health care premiums rising are making it more difficult for businesses to provide health insurance, for individuals to provide health insurance, how do we lower the health care premium cost? well, then we have to lower the request for services. >> how do we reduce the cost? if i have a plan that is provided to me as an individual or by my employer -- there has been a lot of talk about health ins

." >> reporter: it was almost a year ago, we were driving thugh dixon, illinois. it was hard to ignore the markets that morning the dow dropped 700 points. and a determined group of baby boomers told charlie they feared their dreams were in danger. marilyn said it best. >> like everyone else, i got that quarterly report about a week ago and went, oh, my god. really scary. >> reporter: she and her husband didn't know what they would do. americans have already lost $2 trillion from their 401(k)s and iras. one year later, we went back. good to see you. charlie sent us. same store, same boomers. >> i was down $54,000. >> reporter: $54,000? >> yes. >> reporter: and you recouped? >> 19. >> reporter: which marilyn says is good, considering. they were among the brave who kept their money in the 401(k). >> it looked like it was going to be gone forever and i thought i would never get some of that money back. >> reporter: and there was ken price, who told us this time, he's embarrassed that his life isn't as bad as the people who can't find work. >> you're without a job, wo

today, there is not a dentist in the city of peoria, illinois, that will take an all kids' patient. second, it ballooned the deficit within the state of illinois' medicaid program, all kids program, a wnld renow nine months late in the reimbursement levels and i throw this out as a case in point example and mic microcosm in the country where we have tried competition against private insured, and second, and to that point, i don't buy the concept that the solution to greater quality, greater access and lower costs is the government. to that point though, i think we need to do a better job of providing if we understand that we are trying to control costs, and if everyone accepts the fact that health care premiums rising are making it more difficult for businesses to provide health insurance, for individuals to provide health insurance, how do we lower the health care premium cost? well, then we have to lower the request for services. and the rates we are paying back. so my question is how do we give the tools to the consumer? because it is my view right now as consumers if i have a pr

southern illinois, one of two congressional districts that voted against president obama in illinois. his district went for mccain but with 54% of the vote. his last election he won at about 64% versus 33% for the democrats. so, he's got to lose 30 points in this exchange, and i don't think that's very likely for just walking out. and if he does risk the wrath of his voters for that, i think he probably has time to make up a good excuse about how urgently he needed to get to that men's room before anybody else. >> he forgot his sign. last question about congressman wilson. did we reach a low-water mark -- or high-water mark in terms of the stupid out here? i'm just wondering if there is such a place, and if that wasn't it, i'm advised that bill o'reilly just referred to the lewin group study that the conservatives are so fond of talking about in regards to health care, referred to it as an independent research group owned by unitedhealth, which might actually be stupider than what wilson said last night. >> i'm going to stick with wilson for this news cycle, keith. >> okay. >> i spoke

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. >> two illinois another scare. we are learning more about the possible target of the another terror plot, two years in the making. 29 year old michael fenton. does he look like a suspected terrorist to you? not the tipecal guy we show you. as tablid islam trying to blow up a federal building. he tried to detonate a truck bomb. an undercover agent gave him the mock explosive and bogus instructions on how to set it off using a cell phone. the of the first term congressmen were one of fenton's target. shock is thankful and grateful to the f.b.i. for uncovering the alleged plompt >> a actress known for movie roles to adult films found tortured and murdered. they have a suspect behind bars and you have heard his name before. stay tuned to find out who is behind this murder according to the police . a family of five children in cold blood. murderers are still on the loose. new word on how the victims may have caught sight of the killer, that's next. when i melt to sleep with new unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster,

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and this man, michael fenton faces charges of trying to ploy up a federal courthouse in springfield, illinois. the federal agents say none of the cases are connected but the one thing they have in common if convicted, all of the defendants face life in prison n. new york, david lee miller, fox 5 news. >> coming up next at 6. a rising crime on metro and where you sit could make you a target. police give us the lowdown on what thieves are looking for. >>> also ahead, d.c. leader's right-hand man busted for bribery. how did the alleged crime go past couple majority jim graham. >>> and tracking changes for the weekend. sue? you started to feel the changes today. we had a significant drop in temperatures. some places in the 60s and headed fort 50s tonight. -- i will have a timetable for rain moving in for the weekend. the full forecast is later on the news at 6. >> now the news edge on d.c. we're learning more about the scandal at city hall. police arrested ted loza, councilman jim graham's chief of staff yesterday charged with taking $1,500 in bribes. the investigators revealethey arrested loza a

and investigations ranging from dallas to illinois and new york. and in one case, it turns out. local police officers were a lot closer to the action than they might have realized. from fox affiliate in dallas, a report. >> two weeks before the fbi says he tried to blow up a dallas skyscraper. 19-year-old was arrested during a traffic stop. >> turn around for me. >> elliss county sheriff's deputy pulled him over on september 10th. the reason, his license plate light went out. within minutes of the stop, deputies found out he did not have a driver's license or insurance, so they arrested him. after running a background check, deputies learned he was a person of interest with the fbi. listen to what the deputy says. >> i didn't want to-- (inaudible). >> but the elliss county sheriff says that deputies did not know exactly why he was under federal investigation or that he was in the country illegally. >> it's no different than a lot of stops you make. they have no insurance, they come into the country illegally, but it doesn't say that. we just know that they don't have any kind of

why don't we go to dennis in illinois? dennis. >> caller: hey, jim, how are you? >> not bad, dennis, thank you for having. how are you? >> caller: good. >> good. >> caller: a boo-yah for your thoughts. >> it's on your way. i'll give you a chicago boo-yah or perhaps -- i'll give you a southern illinois boo-yah. i always like carbondale. >> caller: all right. my question is with the current high unemployment rate forcing many workers to find flexible job training, what do you think of for-profit schools like devry? >> i am uncertain about them. if the economy gets better, then people will not go to those. they'll join the workforce. so a lot of people have been taking profits in those stocks. right here right now. so i am unsure. even as recently as nine months ago i would have told you to buy apei. that is my favorite. right now i'm on the fence in those groups. they're going to become a battleground. and if you're going to be in them, it is sparks's first law, better go get your armor. how about josh in ohio? >> caller: boo-yah from the buckeye state. >> holy cow,

republican aon schock represts the 18th district of illinois, which includ peoria. at 28 years old, he is the youngest member congress. before coming toashington, he served in the stathouse and as a scol board president. welcome to you all. cynthia lummis, i wa to ask you the estion i'm goingo ask everybody, briefly. what's bn your bigge surprise so far? >> i've been surprised at how partisan congress is. i ca from a state where ev though it's domated by republicans, there seems to be a very good bipartisan relationship inhe wyoming legislature where i served and, f example, we have more even numbers on our committees. every bill is debated every bill gets a hearing in committees. we have three readings on evy bill so you have an opportunity toead the bill. there's no incidents where a 300-page amendnt dropped on you at 3:00 a.m. and then you'reoting on it the same day. the partis aspects o it have been surprisinto me. >> ifill: donna edwards, how about you? >> i share some what cynthihas said. i think it's been true that ile the polici and t politics are partan, i'

now to the second foiled plot, this one in springfield, illinois. a man is in custody for allegedly planning to blow up the federal courthouse there. here's pierre thomas. >> it was around noon wednesday while the springfield federal courthouse complex was busy packed with people. the fbi says this man was trying to blow up the building. according to police, michael finton drove a van he believed was carrying nearly a ton of explosives and parked it in front of courthouse. then the fbi says finton got out of the van, jumped into another car and dialed a cell phone to remotely detonate the bomb. it was a sting operations. the explosives were fake. finton was arrested. >> he talked about a number of targets. this is just just one of them that he identified that was important for him to attack. >> reporter: sources tell abc news finton converted to islam while serving time in prison. authorities say he became radicalized and tried to become a pen pal of john walker lynn, american caught fighting with the taliban in the days just after 9/11. the fbi cla

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