let's say you're the present governor of illinois and you're in a room with a former governor of illinois on your right and a former governor of illinois on your left. chances are the room you're in is jail. [cheering and applause] for more we go live to john oliver. he joins us from the gates of the federal prison in marion, illinois. john oliver, tell us a little bit... [cheering and applause] i'm sorry. tell us a little bit about the prison world two rod blagojevich is very likely entering into. >> happy to. jon, the exciting thing for rod blagojevich isn't just that he'll be surrounded by other illinois governors, it's that all three branches of illinois governments are well represented in this prison. [laughter] prison laws can be made by their many convicted legislators. those same laws interpreted by their convicted judges. it's really about checks and balances. >> jon: i understand. how does the governor, ex-governor survive in prison? >> simply put, jon, he better get in good with the prison lobbyists. [laughter] obviously that will require tireless cigarette fund-raising and acc

se opuso al dream act de illinois? >>el problema que tengo con el dream act es bÁsicamente su nombre. mucha gente se confunde entre lo que es el dream act a nivel federal y lo que se estÁ tratando de hacer aquÍ en illinois. la premisa bÁsica de este proyecto de ley es ayudar a los jÓvenes a terminar sus estudios. yo no tengo problema con eso. es mÁs, yo ayudÉ en la legislatura para introducir esta ley y tratar de ayudar a pasarla y votar por ella. pero no llegamos a un punto de acuerdo donde nos sintiÉramos cÓmodos y finalmente votÉ por el no. >>el nombre dream act ya uno piensa que incluye alguna forma de reforma reforma migratoria. el dream act de illinois es solamente utilizando fondos privados para aportar a los estudiantes indocumentados que puedan encontrar, por ejemplo, becas, etc. >>en realidad esta ley ayudarÍa a todo joven, no sÓlo a los indocumentados, pero incluirÍa a indocumentados, porque en lugar de preguntar por el nÚmero de seguro social, se pedirÍa el nÚmero de identificaciÓn de impue

. >> >> muy buenas tardes reportando desde chicago illinois, hoy día le llegó la hora cero alc congresista que incluyó desde fotos provocativas hasta la denuncia de una ex actriz de porno no tuvo otra opción de ceder ante la presión y decirle a dios a la oficina en el capitolio. comenzamos en washington con lori montenegro. >> en nueva york en el mismo sitio en donde lanzó su carrera política y sin su esposa a su lado. >> el congresista demócrata anthony weiner dijo que ya no podía seguir en el congreso su situación apuntó se había convertido en una distracción. >> conocido por sus discursos apasionados, el demócrata solamente habló por 4 minutos. de nuevo pidió disculpas por sus errores y la vergüenza que ha hecho pasar a sus votantes. y en especial a su esposa quién se reporta que está embarazada. ahí ta en el congreso. >> ayer el escándalo se acentuó cuando esta actriz porno le dijo que le había pedido que mínimo tierra >> había resistido los llamados del presidente obama para que renunciara y estaba esperando que su esposa regresara de viaje. >> el anuncio deja a

schock of illinois. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 316, the gentleman from illinois, mr. schock, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. schock: thank you, madam chair woman. well, i thought when we started this congress we'd agree to no more earmarks, no more handouts, no more special privileges for any specific industry. based on reading house resolution 249, it's obvious to see it includes controversial language which does just that. section 18, which sets forward a new and different process for certain business method patents for any other patent seeking approval. section 18 carves out a niche of business method patents covering technology used specifically in the financial industry and would create a special class of patents in the financial services field subject to their own distinctive postgrant administrative review. this new process allows for retroact of reviews of already proven patents that have undergone initial sc

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president from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bad special well his style bill he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people and people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful as can. pain young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody is that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often bama to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most import

president from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made of bamboo especially while his style he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people and people meet him one hand one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there. people rush to the often bama to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most importa

president from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bama special his style bill he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people and people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful as campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody's got we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often bama to kennedy where well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most importantly

president from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bama special his style bill he came he lived in chicago and he be represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has certain great feeling to people and people meet him one hand one it's amazing they'll tell you about in the course very successful campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often bama to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start to each one has their own identity they're all character they're all ideas of what the president should do but most imp

chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made of bamboo especially while his style he came he lived in chicago and he be represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people and people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful as campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody's got we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often bama to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most importantly they understand the great sacrifice that

i hail from illinois. illinois is the president's home state. illinois has huge problems with folks that are looking for work and can't find it. illinois used to be a manufacturing economic powerhouse of the united states. not hard to drive around and see abandoned warehouses or abandoned factories. joliet, illinois, a city in my district knows that all too well. they understand that. so what do we do? well, recently illinois came up with a decision, well, the budget's bad, yeah, the budget's bad because you're running business out of your state. so as a result they say, we have to raise taxes. so in springfield they raised the individual income tax rate and then they raised the corporate tax rate. now, there's got to be some good news to this, right? well, the state of illinois has had $300 million in increased tax revenues that they've seen from this corporate tax increase . but if you read "the wall street journal" just shortly ago, you'd read that $240 million has already been given away to these corporations to incentivize them to stay in i

rush of illinois. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 316, the gentleman from illinois and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. rush: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rush: this amendment would strengthen this by ill -- this bill by ensuring we maintain an opportunity for state and community input even as we seek to streamline the permitting process as this bill attempts to do. my amendment would simply allow the e.p.a. administrator to provide additional 30-day extensions if the administrator determines that such time is necessary to provide adequate time for public participation and sufficient involvement by affected states. mr. speaker, input by those most affected by drilling is a vital and necessary part of the permitting process. there was a time not too long ago, when my republican colleagues valued local participation and states' rights. and now that they are in the majori

chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bama special well his style you know he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet and he has certainly great feeling the people and people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession and a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody that we're going through a recession so you have to you know there's light at the end of the tunnel of what we're going to get there people rush to the often compare bama to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start to climb for each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most important

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that is the fate for former illinois governor rod blagojevich. we heard from him a little while ago in the lobby of that federal courthouse. after that verdict was read. his one word, stunning. he's now returned home, with his wife patti, to have to explain to his girls essentially what the future holds for him. and he was met by a crush of reporters outside his front door. take a look. >> talk about the support here in the neighborhood. talk about that, sir. it has to be heartening you have the support here. >> you see everyone here, what do you think? >> it is amazing to feel the people and feel the support of the people. it's a very meaningful thing. the sadness i feel and the disappointment and the shock, patti and i have to discuss this with our children, our little girls and start planning for future. but and, of course, i hope things work out best for patti. and but it is so important to let people know that when i fall real hard for them and what is difficult is to think that maybe some of my people -- people might think i may have let th

pat quinn said choice to head the illinois state board of education. he finished second to rahm emanuel and february's election for mayor before that he served a chicago school board president of former mayor richard daley he will succeed jesse ruiz who is leaving the state for the chicago board of education. >>fewer families are buying into the prepaid college tuition pearland college illinois ... >>the copchicago tribune reports that sells it down and more families are cancelling their contracts. recent reports about college illinois said that the program make risky investments and now has a $309 deficit. college illinois says it's planning slower sales and higher tuition costs and negative publicity program officials also said that the fund is financially healthier than a was last year. officials at the adler planetarium want to increase admission fees by $2 if approved admission will range from 7 to $12 a person depending on age and residency. >>in the medical watch too much sun exposure for babies could lead to cancer later on the journal pediatri

than a state sanctioned product blocker and there's nothing special about our other dear leader from illinois which i have nothing better than you the viewer completes an episode of adam vs the man. a study at brown university has concluded that the total cost of the unconstitutional liberal nation building wars in iraq afghanistan and pakistan will total around conservatively three point seven trillion dollars or as much as four point four trillion dollars when i count the brilliant numbers guys over at the pentagon should consider reading some basic war strategy. here's an icicle quote in military operations a long drawn out victory will make the whole army dull and tired out and dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of the soldiers and a drawn out seed to the city will exhaust their strength a protracted campaign abroad will also deplete will deplete the financial resources of the state if the army is tired out the soldier's enthusiasm is dampened and their strength is exhausted and the state's treasury is depleted the neighboring princes will take advantage of your difficulty and attack you an

attorney patrick fitzgerald. >> corruption in illinois is not tolerable. governor blagojevich did not get that message. >> reporter: and, scott, the f.b.i.'s chief investigator said that with today's conviction, perhaps illinois's long national embarrassment is finally at an end. >> pelley: thanks, dean. federal prosecutors said today in a court filing that former boston mob leader james "whitey" bulger is talking-- a lot. and proudly filling in details of 16 years on the lam. bulger, who was arrested last week in california, said he made several trips to las vegas to play the slots. he also went to tijuana, mexico, to buy prescription drugs and even returned to boston heavily armed to "take care of some unfinished business." there is news in politics tonight, seven months before the iowa caucuses, michele bachmann announced she's a candidate for the republican presidential nomination. bachmann, a tea party favorite, is a 55-year-old former tax attorney serving her third term as a congresswoman from minnesota. she's mother of five and, over the years, fost

chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bad special well his style bill he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people and people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful as campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody is that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often bama to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most importantly they understand the great sacrifice that

president from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made a bama special while his style he came he lived in chicago and he be represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people and people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about and of course very successful campaign young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everyone is that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often bama to kennedy. well you would of course say that different can't compare people because if you start each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what their president should do but most importantly they

president from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being from illinois made them a special only his style he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost it as president yet he has certainly great feeling people when people meet him one on one it's amazing they'll tell you about in a course very successful campaign and young people felt that he's making changes and even today with a deep recession and a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there people rush to the often compared bama to kennedy and well you would of course say that difference can't compare people because if you start to kind of each one has their own identity they're all character they're all ideas of what their president should

and from urbana, illinois, scott tainsky, professor at the university of illinois. beginning tomorrow. any closer to a compromise. >> one as a lawyer i can tell with confidence when he lawyers vacate the room a deal might be near and two, both sides are now talking about the specific issues they would like to see changed in order for a deal to get done. 11 weeks before the start of the season you don't do that unless the deal is close and moving in the right direction. >> tom: you mentioned how the gold enegg is the television contract and looking at markets for the nfl and business part in other words and the majority of americans don't have a natural hometown nfl team. 59% are not in an nfl market. locatio important for the business decision and the nfl business partners. >> the nfl first off tries to create the relationship by creating a 75-mile radius around a stadium that belongs to a team and a franchise agreement and see ticket packages on direct tv where they tried to create the same emotion between fan and the league through fantasy football and seeing that

. >> ifill: then, hari sreenivasan has the latest on the conviction of ousted illinois governor rod blagojevich for trying to trade or sell the senate seat once held by president obama. >> woodruff: we update the growing field of republican presidential candidates as minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann kicks off her campaign. >> ifill: special correspondent fred de sam lazaro has a good news story about a west african nation that's enjoyed two decades of thriving democracy. >> reporter: in a region that's seen bloody political violence ghana has enjoyed stability, economic growth and freedom. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown looks at what's next for gay marriage, three days after new york state made it legal. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy, and improve schools. >> ...and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers, launch ch

. >> ifill: then, hari sreenivasan has the latest on the conviction of ousted illinois governor rod blagojevich for trying to trade or sell the senate seat once held by president obama. >> woodruff: we update the growing field of republican presidential candidates as minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann kicks off her campaign. >> ifill: special correspondent fred de sam lazaro has a good news story about a west african nation that's enjoyed two decades of thriving democracy. >> reporter: in a region that's seen bloody political violence ghana has enjoyed stability, economic growth and freedom. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown looks at what's next for gay marriage, three days after new york state made it legal. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy, and improve schools. >> ...and our communies. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers, launch chil

the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. kirk: thank you. i would like in this context to focus on economic policy and look at where we are with the state of economic union and the state of illinois. if we look at the basic numbers, we see that we will take in about $2.1 trillion in tax revenue, but our government is currently projected to spend $3.4 trillion in tax revenue, yielding a deficit of approximately $1.3 trillion that we will have to borrow from the american people, china, and other foreign powers. total unfunded lieblghtds o liaf the federal government is $61 trillion yield ago per american debt of $196,000 per person. when we lack at economic growth and the way to expand the available pie for the united states, our economy last year grew at a $2.8% rate. china, on the other hand, grew at $10.3%, and libya currently under attack by nato grew at 4.2%. in fact, quiz question: which economy grew more last year? the united states or iran? answer: the iranian economy grew by a faster rate than the united states. the s

central time in portions of southern illinois, indiana and west central kentucky. take a look at our widespread con vehicle tif outlook. i want you to focus on nebraska, about two-thirds of that state under a moderate risk of severe weather. so look for supercell development towards the later afternoon and early evening hours. dan, back you to. >> a mess out there. that lightning strike was incredible. jackie, thank you. >>> to politics now and one day after the so-called golf summit where president obama and john boehner hit the links together. the two are now teeing off quite seriously over a big issue, libya. the question on the table, is the president breaking the law by keeping u.s. forces engaged in the operation without congressional approval? david kerley has the story from

y el dream act continúa siendo un sueño, pero illinois dio un paso adelante. >>> miles de estudiantes celebran que illinois se convertirá en el primer estado que dé fondos. >>> es el mayor obstáculos para ir a la universidad. >>>periodista: el proyecto ayudará a jóvenes de bajos recursos graduados de la preparatoria que no encontrabon cómo estudiar. >>> escuché leyes antimigrantes siempre, pero esto le da esperanza. aquí hay dos medidas que son consideradas, una que también tiene que ver con prestamos privados fue aprobada, principalmente porque no va a costar nada. >>> esta traería ayuda de fondos estatales. >>> hay esfuerzos para ayudar a jóvenes en otros estados, en massachusetts se propone que paguen la colegiatura más baja. >>> para que el gobierno vea que hay una necesaria de cambiar esto, en particular de los estudiantes. >>> la gran limitación es que mientras dan asistencia financiera solo un dream act federal abriría el camino a la legalización. como sus opositores lo consideran una amnistía el camino para la aprobación continúa lleno de espinas. >>>josé d�

a stunned former illinois governor rod blagojevich is found guilty of trying to sell president obama's former senate seat. >>> and debt showdown. president obama steps in, but the tax issue continues to block president obama steps in, but the tax issue continues to block a deal. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. hot, dry weather is fueling an already huge and extremely fast-moving wildfire in new mexico. the fire has reached the los alamos nuclear laboratory, forcing thousands to evacuate. the fire in los alamos, 80 miles north of albuquerque, has burned thousands of acres, and could grow even bigger. kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: the wildfires which started sunday have reached the los alamos national laboratory. crews were able to contain a spot fire on lab property, and no contamination was released. officials close to the lab earlier monday and ordered a mandatory evacuation for the surrounding community. residents packed up what they could. >> now we're just getting a few last-minute things, the cat and the hams

he becomes the fourth illinois governor since the 1970s to do jail time. so many illinois politicos have served time that local newspapers interviewed them about how they think blagojevich will fare in lockup. their advice, talk less, listen more. >>> two famous falcons shot out of the sky in oakland. the first falcon was shot on june 1st. her 3-month-old daughter was found shot nearby on june 10th. the birds live at the fruitville avenue draw bridge. both are recuperating in walnut creek. we got a rare look at haya being injected with an antibiotic. there's a $1,000 reward for the person who provides information about who would shoot these birds. >> we're reaching out to the media, asking for anonymous t tips. >> you should know that shooting a falcon, which is protected at the california law is also a federal violation under the migratory bird treaty act. >>> let's get a check of the weather with rob mayeda, it's more like a roller coaster ride? >> indeed. we're talking about -- >> the seven-day is probably one of the strangest you can imagine for the en

now, i hail from the state of illinois. let me tell you a little story about illinois. illinois raised its personal income tax level and raised its corporate tax level. so as a result of this, just a few days ago we saw "the wall street journal" put out an editorial which basically said, illinois has raised $300 million in revenue because of the corporate tax increase. oh, but however, because of the businesses threatening to leave illinois, they've already spent $240 million in giveaways to corporations to keep them there. this idea, this thing that we've been on over the last couple years of tax, borrow and spend our way to prosperity isn't working. i remember when the president's economic -- you know what, in my own home district, unemployment exceeds 11% in many of the counties. people are asking me, what are you doing to create jobs? well, i'll tell them this. look, the federal government can do one thing. we can create an environment for job creation, but the federal government doesn't create jobs and that's been the problem because in the last two years we've bee

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instrument panel, illinois. electronics, mexico. transmission, japan. doors, illinois. carpet, ohio. >> reporter: we also traveled to the toyota plant in georgetown, kentucky. [ horn honking ] where the camry is made. the seat from kentucky. tires, south carolina, but the camry seatbelts from canada. and the radio parts? mexico. while back at the dealership -- [ horn honking ] >> reporter: the stewarts were pulling back in. >> so? >> how was it? >> i liked it. >> reporter: which car did they like more? >> here's the thing. we don't even know what car they chose. it could be the toyota, the ford, or something else. tonight, they're actually going to drive it to the studio. >> and surprise all of us. the other big reveal which car creates the most american jobs in the country? surprised even us. and a formula everyone at home can use to check the car in their driveway right now. just how american is it? i'm david muir. >> and i'm sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >>> so we are looking forward to the reveal on "world news" tonight. have you worked as a mechanic? >> one l

right now, the honor goes to illinois. keep in mind, gas prices here in illinois, still almost 93 cents higher than they were at the same time last year. >>> a key player on the president's financial team is leaving his post. >>> plus, play station tries to rebound. let's turn to bertha combs with more. >> we have been down four days in a row. big losing streak. today, the big event is going to be ben bernanke. he's going to be speaking this afternoon. likely going to talk about the slowdown in the economy and economic data. we are going to get data on consumer credit and whether we have all been cutting back on using our credit cards. the dow is going to start just above the 12,000 mark. we saw yesterday a 61 point loss in the dow. a 30 point loss on the nasdaq. it's going to fight to hold on to 2700 after closing at 2702. a big change at the white house. top white house economic team member is stepping down less than a year after being named the chairman of the economic advisers. he's going back to teaching at the univer

. >> vintage world war ii bomber crashed and burned in illinois this morning. all people walked away from the crash unhurt. it took off from the airport in aurora, illinois at 9:30 a.m. and crashed 20 minutes later. the federal aviation administration is investigating what caused the bomber to go down. >>> breaking news right now. a three alarm fire is burning in san leandro at this hour. it started 30 minutes ago in a three-story apartment building. we can tell you that there is heavy smoke in the area and there are also some road closures. a ktvu camera should be arriving at the scene in just a moment. >>> former bart police officers johannes mehserle was released at 12:01 this morning. >> reporter: oscar grant uncle came to see johannes mehserle be led out. he never emerged. >> they just know notified me of his actual release. it is 12:25. >> reporter: normally when an inmate is released he comes down the stairs and ride out this door but we got indication early on that his release to be anything but difficult. mehserle's attorney says they were concerned ab

cleaning supplies from illinois. even dog food from minnesota. all that patriotism is turning a profit. in just a year, sales here have doubled. why the sudden surge of tourists? >> a lot of them say, have you seen the "world news" series? once you guys did that it helps our store and i believe it's helping the country. >> reporter: he spends about 25 hours on each item, making sure every component of every item is 100% made in america. not just the t-shirt. what about the hangers? but the display. if it's not -- >> i cut it up. >> what do you mean? >> i cut it up with a torch and burn it up. >> reporter: and that commitment has created 40 jobs in his store and hundreds of others at factories across the country. >> it's the only place to shop. >> that's what it should be in every community in america. something -- this is ground-breaking stuff here. >> people travel 600 miles, 800 miles. >> again, thank you very much. and we'll see you next run. >> reporter: and then without any prompting, a song. ♪ land that i love >> i think it struck a nerve

presidents from illinois he's not exactly from chicago but from illinois it's a very special place do you think that being for a little a newly made of bama special role his style you know he came he lived in chicago and he represented chicago and not only that but he has a different feeling from the midwest and the values and he understands the closest you have to be to people and he never lost that as president yet he has a great feeling to people when people meet him one hand one it's amazing go tell you about and of course very successful as can. pain young people felt that he's making changes and even today would a deep recession and a tough recession he's still very optimistic you have to be optimistic because everybody that we're going through a recession so you have to know there's light at the end of the tunnel but we're going to get there the people in russia the often compare it to kennedy and well you would of course say they're different can't compare people because if you start your plan for each one has their own identity their own character they're all ideas of what th

. >>> a jury finds former illinois governor rod blagojevich guilty of corruption. >>> and dubious distinction. which u.s. city has been named >>> and dubious distinction. which u.s. city has been named the nation's most sedentary? captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a recipe for disaster. as if crews in the southwest don't have enough of a challenge battling fierce wildfires burning across the region, now they're in a race to keep those flames from approaching a nuclear weapons facility in new mexico. nbc's curt gregory has more. >> reporter: a fast-moving fire continues to burn less than a mile from the los alamos national laboratory. a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the city of 44,000. >> kind of makes you nervous with all this nuclear stuff around. >> reporter: the secretive nuclear lab has been shut down. for now all hazardous and radioactive materials are protected. fire crews are working nonstop. >> i will not say -- we're doing our best

illinois a much different place than just his little district. and he then came out against it. it is just politics. now, i have to say on this one he's kind of behind the american people. he was way ahead of us, frankly, on healthcare, on the auto bailout, on any number of issues. but on this one he is a lagging politician that we have a narrow majority of americans who now support full equality in marriage for all americans. and i think the president's a little late to the party frankly. >> it's interesting, cleave, because people who are opposed to same-sex marriage point to president obama and say, well, look, president obama doesn't support it as well. do you believe he actually doesn't support it, or do you think this is just he made a political calculation of you know what, i'm just going to say i don't support it even though maybe i really do. >> well, i think it's clearly a political calculation. sadly i think it's the wrong one. i think this president needs to re-energize his base. i support the president. i campaigned for him. i anticipate campaigning again. and i bel