history tvcan exclusive, pew area, illinois, to learn more about -- pe oria, illinois. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. most people know -- they may not know the details but they know it was king in the 1800s and early 1900s. 1880-1920.was the distilleries lined the illinois river from where the post office is just south of downtown all the way down to the southern suburb called barton bill. -- barton bill, 73 different distilleries. currently in the riverfront museum, located in downtown in this particular portion is called the street. it represents the history from its founding back in 1890. variousthrough the .tages brewing inted with 1837, distilleries came in 1943 -- 1843. it was because of the quality of the water. it is filtered through limestone and that was perfect for brewing and distilling. havecame a good place to breweries and distilleries. transportation was critical. back when they were first built, the illinois river was a prime transportation mode. the packets would come up and down the river and carry the whiskey to and fro as

should have to put illinois first. we have to put somebody in the mix that wants to serve in the senate as the glue between both parties to make sure the entire senate works for the people. >> thank you very much. that concludes this debate between the candidates of u.s. senate. we thank both candidates were joining us. we also think abc political reporter charles thomas and univision, we hope that what you have heard here is going to help you make an informed decision on election day. please get out and vote. election dates coming up on the eighth of november. thank you. thank you. have a good night. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> the road to the white house coverage leading up to the election tomorrow continues live on c-span. tonight at 8:00 p.m. president obama and michelle obama and hillary and bill clinton campaigned together philadelphia. donald trump is in grand rapids, michigan at 11:00 p.m. hillary clinton is in raleigh, north carolina tonight at 11:45 p.m. that's on c-span. here are on c-

when i travel around illinois, when i am in southern illinois where i see called miners, they cannot afford to have social security age raised. the best way to make sure we preserve social security is to raise the payroll tax cap. right now, people who make $1 million only pay social security on 10% of their income but if you make 30,000 you pay on 100 percent of your income. let's not released the age on the people who desperately need it most but make sure the top 1% pay their fair share. my opponent has voted to make medicare into a voucher program. we need to go after the waste and fraud that happens in medicare. medicare waste about $50 billion a year and that is why i sponsored a bipartisan piece of legislation that goes after waste, fraud, and abuse and medicare. let's get that $60 billion back. a bipartisanin way. parts have passed. i want to path war. to make sure medicare is there for the long term. and probably your grandparents rely on social security and medicare and let's not abandon them. my mother is also on social security and medicare. i think the whole reason for b

que la universidad de chicago en illinois es muy unida. ayudar a todas las comunidades que se sienten ahorita muy tristes por lo que estÁ pasando. viviana: estudiantes universitarios indocumentados y se sentir temor ante los cambios que pueda haber entre las misas en el presidente electo. >> eso me afectarÍa mucho,

these are not the hallmarks of the people of illinois. they deserve someone who will fight for them every single day. let me tell you something, when i was in granite city and i met with steel workers were laid off, they didn't want to hear their senator had gone to china and told him not to invest in america. what they wanted was a senator who would bite them every sigell day. i will be that person because i have lived their life. i have been on student loans. i'm still paying off student loan debt. i know what it's like. i think that it's time to have a senator who does his job. >> 30 seconds. >> i would say when we talk about drug dealers that i have strongly opposed the 400 million-dollar ransom payment that the president made to the iranians, even after he certified they are the state answer of terror. those drug dealer wars are not mine. remember the european union canceled the printing of the 500-year-old note because they said most of the payment, 800 notes. [inaudible] they canceled it because the european said the note was too i

when i travel around illinois, when i am in southern illinois where i see called miners, they cannot afford to have social security age raised. the best way to make sure we preserve social security is to raise the payroll tax cap. right now, people who make $1 million only pay social security on 10% of their income but if you make 30,000 you pay on 100 percent of your income. let's not released the age on the people who desperately need it most but make sure the top 1% pay their fair share. my opponent has voted to make medicare into a voucher program. we need to go after the waste and fraud that happens in medicare. medicare waste about $50 billion a year and that is why i sponsored a bipartisan piece of legislation that goes after waste, fraud, and abuse and medicare. let's get that $60 billion back. a bipartisanin way. parts have passed. i want to path war. to make sure medicare is there for the long term. and probably your grandparents rely on social security and medicare and let's not abandon them. my mother is also on social security and medicare. i think the whole reason for b

the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized. ms. schakowsky: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. schakowsky: h.r. 4665rk the outdoor rec act recognizes the important contributions of outdoor recreation to our economy. outcar recreation provides an estimated six million direct jobs, including an estimated 200,000 jobs in my home state of illinois. it promotes travel and tourism and ultimately getting americans outside to enjoy our nation's natural wonders, promotes an appreciation for our environment. this bill would build on the efforts of the department of commerce to understand the economic impact of outdoor recreation by directing a report to congress helping inform policy and industry. i want to thank representatives beyer, reichert, welch and mcmorris-rodgers for their work to advance this bipartisan legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. m

hawkeyes force illinois to punt. and on the punt, mccarron has ton of open space up the middle and he is gone... the dubuque wahlert grad takes on the board up 7-0 and that would be the score at halftime. "desmond had a great block, he picked up that guy that wasn't the last one being blocked. i saw a seam and i just hit it. just sort of reaction. yea, they opened up a huge seam. i had the easy job." 3rd quarter, iowa's rushing game picks up... leshun daniels breaks free looking to score... the refs say touchdown, but the play was reviewed and he was for the score... iowa takes a 14-0 lead. "you think, 'oh man. shoot, i didn't get in.' then you look at it and think they'll give you another opportunity. which they did, so i was happy." the defense held illinois in check... desmond king comes up with the interception... one of the few times illinois threw in his direction. 4th quarter, daniels takes it up the middle and he is loose... watch him keep his balance and stay inbounds... then he dives for the end zone... he'

with gun violence in illinois, i broke with my party as i should have to put illinois first. we want to put somebody in the next that is the glue for both parties. that once to make sure the entire senate will work for the people. moderator: that concludes this debate between the candidates for u.s. senate. we thank both candidates for joining us. we also thank abc political reporter charles thomas and meldonado. erika we hope that what you have heard here will help you make an informed decision on election day. please get out and vote. the election day is coming up on the eighth of november. thank you. have a good night. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> congresswoman duckworth trying to unseat the current illinois senator mark kirk. a total of 34 seats are up for election in the senate, 24 held by republicans and 10 by democrats. over in the house, all seats are up for election. 218 needed for the majority. includ

iowa blanks illinois, 28-0. josh has the highlights sports tease. iowa blanks illinois, 28-0. sports tease. iowa blanks illinois, 28-0. josh has the highlights coming up. iowa....cold and very windy. josh christensen has more on the hawks battle with the wind and the illini. iowa has beaten illinois the last two meetings... it was senior day for the illini, and one of those seniors was marion grad andrew davis. rough start for the iowa offense... second quarter, c.j. beathard over the middle to riley mccarron, but it bounces off his hands and gets picked off by dillan cazley. the hawkeyes would get the ball back and were driving... on 4th and 2, the pitch to more, but he's stripped and illinois recovers inside the five. "i had the ball covered with two hands, they just ripped the ball out. there's something about this stadium because i had one two years ago. there's something about memorial stadium." but his teammates pick him up... jaleel johnson nearly gets a safety for the second straight week... hawkeyes force illinois to punt. and on the punt, mccarron has ton of open spa

i am going to be whatever illinois needs. the need understand that someone from illinois is going to tend to the interests of the state. >> why vote for him? case, mitch: in my mcconnell is pro-life and anti-gun control. so, i disagree with him. i disagree without being disagreeable. moderator: congresswoman? rep. duckworth: i think he just made my case. he has the meetings that he does not really take a leadership role. i think you should be that leader in the senate. he should tell mitch mcconnell that he will not vote for him unless you agree to have these hearings and the vote. he is not willing to do that. >> this is to congresswoman the prolabor economic policy institute reports that your home state of illinois, the land of lincoln, has the highest african american unemployment .ate among all 50 states if elected, what would you do to reduce the african-american unemployment rate in illinois? specifically for african-americans? rep. duckworth: one of the things i am looking at right now is my work on federal procurement

hawkeyes force illinois to punt. and on the punt, mccarron has ton of open space up the middle and he is gone... the dubuque wahlert on the board up 7-0 and that would be the score at halftime. "desmond had a great block, he picked up that guy that wasn't the last one being blocked. i saw a seam and i just hit it. just sort of reaction. yea, they opened up a huge seam. i had the easy job." 3rd quarter, iowa's rushing game picks up... leshun daniels breaks free looking to score... the refs say touchdown, but the play was reviewed and he was down at the one... no problem, a couple of for the score... iowa takes a 14-0 lead. "you think, 'oh man. shoot, i didn't get in.' then you look at it and think they'll give you another opportunity. which they did, so i was happy." the defense held illinois in check... desmond king comes up with the interception... one of the few times illinois threw in his direction. 4th quarter, daniels takes it up the middle and he is loose... watch him keep his balance and stay zone... he's in f

illinois is second to last scoring the big ten this year and illinois has only been able to win three games but last week if anything, it is that anything can happen. . if you are in illinois and you have not scored a lot, you probably want to stay away from that one. okay, 0-0 in the second quarter, a punt away. and he makes them pay, fourth total touchdown this year, that is all she wrote for the first half, 7-0 hawks at the break. second time is the charm for earlier in the drive. again iowa in the driver's seat, 14-zero, and remember what i said about the sky? okay, remember that. mine driving, first and 10, going to the sideline into the arms of desmond king. for shutout and i will rules 8- 0. >>> and in - - another organization is checking out the pray and serve event, rallying and the humanists of lane county say they are thankful to those who are willing to put themselves in harms way for us. the group also says published reports make it appear that the government is endorsing the prayer events. and they said we expect all events will be inclusive of this of personal, religiou

he sings the prison of illinois, no problems in illinois and thomas is hemming and tying on whether he wants together. ofhe sings the praises illinois and thomas is hemming and hawing. he goes back and forth and finally leaves. of indianaem get out and move to illinois but guys, when they get to illinois everything goes wrong for thomas lincoln. he and sarah false that with this what is called 'the egg'back then. worst winter in a century. thomas lincoln was going to beat a retreat back to indiana but when he did that, lincoln said, not me, ma'am. thomas and sarah were on their way back to indiana. thomas and sarah do not make it back to indiana. sarah put her foot down. they sold all their land, sold other houses, had nothing. she makes thomas eventually settled down in indiana where he dies probably of some kind of congenital heart disease in the 50's. i hope you can see why this time matters. lincoln learns about hardship, death and dying, learns about the difficulties of making ends meet. he learns the subtle values that are going to have a big impact on the kind of man he is. you

the celebration from saturday night is now over -- and all of iowa's eyes are on to illinois -- and as pat moroney found out -- the hawks aren't overlooking the illini just beacuse they're flying high. after knocking off 3rd- ranked michigan in dramatic fashion - not because of what they did - but because of what they know they can do going forward forward obviously the mood's pretty good - everybody realizes that we can play with a lot of guys now - but it's the same as last week - we know that we just need to compete every play and stay focused i don't really think confidence was an issue for us - we haven't doubted ourselves with anybody in the country on paper - illinois doesn't look like much - but the hawkeyes approach every week the same - so this - isn't a trap game it's another big ten game - none of them come easy - we've just got to stay focused this whole week - and have energy we didn't do a good job two weeks ago - we did a much better job last week and we'll get tested again this week - and next week - and the challenge is to get ready for it like we did against penn sta

hanging with never seven wisconsin three weeks prior. 3-7 illinois should be a cakewalk. wrong. this is alumni. although they got thumped by the same badger squad, that may inspire a steady illinois defense to bounce back just as the hawks did against michigan.>> i get it that it's illinois but i remind people it's on the road. it's not surprising to me that there are areas of strength around the defensive side of second areas where iowa could do some damage. piece by piece and baby steps. i see the receiving crew improving.>> don't forget you can get eye on the hawks every thursday on our sister station tomorrow morning we will started 47 and that is about 20 degrees above normal and we will and close to 72. very close to a record high for the day. >> i hope we break the record.>> thanks for watching the butterburger is made of just three cuts of fresh midwest beef. nothing more, nothing less. so we got the sirloin, the chuck and the plate. no fillers; that's it. all prized cuts, all well-marbled for richness and flavor. this is where those three wonderful cuts of beef come tog

they have not lost to illinois since 2008 in champaign. in iowa city pat moroney fox28 sports.>> saturday will be huge for the panthers. do they get in with a when? no one knows. not even mark farley. >> i don't have the answer. i want to make sure we put ourselves in position. there are ways to justify stuff and ways not to. that's a winner from every weight class. friday they can dominate like that again at the iowa city duals. i will will face-off with iowa central. the competition is down but that does not matter to tom brands. >> this is important this weekend. it's not class a competition. it's not a great competitive weekend but i don't look at it that way. you have to be ready every time out. any coach will tell you that about any high-powered team or any non-high-powered team. you have to be ready to go. >> iowa state hosting uni. early in the first the panthers on the attack. 45 seconds into the game but they never let again. later it's gina taking it hard to the rack for two. iowa state wins 76-68. i'm glad that mark farley said

. >>> a deadly overnight fire leaves residents without homes in illinois. what is next for the people in that area. >> and a shocking video out of arizona. an officer there is now under investigation for punching a woman. >> and defeating the odds. a brave 7-year-old is not we will take a closer look in a >>> there was a deadly gas explosion in canton, illinois, 30 miles southwest of peoria. the explosion damaged several buildings and debris authorities were responding to a report a contractor had damaged the gas line, they said. the surrounding downtown area has been evacuated 30 miles southwest of peoria, illinois. there is still no word on when the people will be able to return to their homes in canton, illinois. >>> as a decision near, local residents are fighting back against the nexus gas pipeline. the route is set to run through southeast ohio to the middle of michigan. area farmers are worried about the possibility of explosions their properties. right now there are three proposed routes for the national gas pipeline. later this month federal offici

all eyes are in illinois. as pat moroney found out, the hawks are overlooking because they are flying high.>> reporter: third-ranked michigan in dramatic fashion and iowa is feeling better themselves. not because of what they did, but because of what they know they can do going forward.[ cheering and applause ].>> obviously we realize we can play with a lot of guys. it's the same as last week. we want to come out and compete every play and stay focused. >> i don't thing confidence was an issue or us. we have not doubted ourselves or anything like that. it just shows we can play it's another big ten game - none of them come easy - we've just got to stay focused this whole week - and have energy we didn't do a good job two weeks ago - we did a much better job last week and we'll get tested again this week - and next week - and the challenge is to get ready for it like we did against penn state - put that one past us - put a tough loss behind us - we've ready for it. >> we have to put a tough loss behind us and p

senate seat in illinois. the candidates are republican mark kirk and democratic challenger tammy duckworth. on friday courtesy of abc seven in chicago. >> here is our moderator, kathy brock. >> welcome to the debate. the candidates -- democratic congresswoman tammy duckworth and republican incumbent senator mark kir joining me, charles thomas and university of chicago's erica molinaro. carrot -- the candidate who answers first without a chance for a rebuttal. each candidate will have an opportunity to ask a question of their opponent and have an opportunity for a rebuttal as well. we will wrap things up with closing statements from each candidate. rep. duckworth: i want to thank the women's voters, abc seven for holding this forum. i am running for senate because i want to work for hard-working families all across illinois. when i travel the state i hear people say that the economy is supposed to be growing but they don't feel it in their hometowns. are, i often hear that people are worried they will be -- wo

i will work to make illinois a leader in renewable energy also. [applause] you know, our neighbors in iowa get more than a third of their energy needs from wind while we only get 5% here in illinois. not only should we be producing more energy from wind and other renewable sources, we should leverage or considerable advantages of workforce, advanced work sectors and geology to be a global leaders in building the renewable infrastructure. [applause] and i will work every day to make sure our veterans are getting the best care and receiving the benefits we promised them. they did not hesitate to answer the call when america asked them to serve. and we should not make them wait now. [applause] now, this city's vibrancy was on display when five million cubs fans -- go cubs! and even a few reluctant sox and cardinals fans maybe in disguise came out to celebrate. we love this city. and we know how great and beautiful it is. but that doesn't mean that we don't acknowledge its problems. chief among them are communities and neighbors where hope and opportu

if you are illinois though -- and you haven't scored a lot -- you're probably gonna want to stay away from this guy, right?so! nutin nutin second quarter -- illini punt to riley mccaronn instead -- and he makes them pay -- his fourth total touchdown this year -- and that's all she wrote for the first half -- charm for leshun daniels -- again -- after he had a tuddie called back earlier in the drive--again -- iowa in the driver's seat 14-nothing...now -- remember what i said about this guy? okay. just remember that. first and ten, wes lunt goes to the sideline -- and into the arms of desmond king -- stick with me, kids -- and stick with that iowa defense -- their first shutout since 2010 -- as iowa wins 28-0... another organization respondingto the pray and serve events being held tomorrow in front of four corridor law enforcement agenci. agencies.the "humanists of linn county" tell cbs 2 news that they are "thankful to those who are willing to put events are being held tomorrow. the humanists of linn county say that they are thankful to those who are willing to put themselves in harms

colleen: michael frerichs is illinois' treasurer. he joined dozens of other states to audit the country's largest life insurers and uncovered billions due families across the country and here in wisconsin. >> nationwide, the number is over $7 billion, so we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars that is owed to wisconsin residents. colleen: frerichs says there's been backlash from some insurers. >> kemper sued to block the audit, sued my office, but in their sec filings, they admit that these unclaimed life insurance benefits are part of their bottom line. they're baked into their profits. colleen: illinois and other states have since passed laws requiring insurers to routinely check death records so beneficiaries get paid. they've also signed settlements to force two dozen of the biggest companies to pay out on past-due benefits, including milwaukee's northwestern mutual. wisconsin is the country's 2100 companies do business here, nearly 400 are based here. yet, the state has entered settlements with just three out-of-stat

ending across state lines in east dubuque, illinois. kwwl's shirley descorbeth live in dubuque with more details shirley. shirley. this chase lasted more than forty minutes. and the driver was going at a dangerous speed of 100 miles per hour. take a look at this video. year-old nathen davis of rockford illinois -- down central avenue here in dubuque. you can see how fast the cars are speeding down the street. just before three in the morning....the jo daviess county sheriffs office was notified the pursuit was approching their area. it continued to the julian dubuque bridge going...into east dubuque, illinois. no one injured during the pursuit, but bystanders were out at the time...putting many at risk. "some of those criteria are the time of day, depending on the number of pedestrians and motorists around, you know is school letting out at that particular time? the severity of the off a felony offense or perhaps a simple misdemeanor." davis had an outstanding warrant out of illinois for driving with a suspended license. the first viola

it s >> on paper illinois does not look like much but the hawkeyes approach every week the same. this is not a trap game. >> it's another big ten game. none of them come easy. we have to stay focused and have energy. >> we did not do a good job two weeks ago. we will get tested against this week and next week. >> like we did against penn state we put a tough loss behind us. went behind us as well. >> whatever i what wants to accomplish for the rest of the season won't matter unless they be illinois. historically they have. the last loss to the fighting a line i came in 2008 in champaign in iowa city pat moroney cbs 2 sports. >> instate rivalry on the hardware i was a posting uni. panthers were on the attack. angie drops the triple. bridget dials long distance and connects 43 -- for three. iowa state wins 76-68. >> outside we will have morning fog but not as dense as this morning. temperatures will go from 35 at 16 to 63 degrees in the afternoon. once again i stress normal highs are in the upper 40s. i think we have lost track of that. 70s are expected on thursday with near record

eating illinois should of been a ca wrong. this is the former chicago bears head coach. though they were thumped by the badgers last saturday, gary dauphin believes that it may inspire a steady of illinois defense to bounce back just as the hawks did against michigan.>> i get it that it is illinois and i remind people that it is on the road unlovely there is strength on the defensive side of the football. they have a good defensive line. secondary is where they can do some damage.>> piece by piece, baby steps. i see it in the receiving crew, i really do. >> reporter: you can catch this on our sister station tiki 10.>>> you and i -- welcoming san francisco state. the panthers could very well be in.>> i don't want to get into what could've happened in the past. we need to make sure we get in because of the teams resume. eastern washington could be won too. we have only had 4 home games as of today. when you put those things together, you can make an easy cases -- as to why he should be tangle until they had to purdue over thanksgiving weekend. a banged up iowa team needs a

and evide >> illinois state police. have now arrested and charged these eight rez tkepblts of chicago eight residents of chicago. saturday morning. multiple people were involved in a theft. at a sacks fifth avenue department store. in st. louis. they got away. in two different vehicles. but a police officer. 20-miles away. in illinois. spotted one of the vehicles which led police on a chase. after a 40 minute pursuit. the vehicle lost control. >> . police say they are in contact with investigators in illinois. and missouri. to see whether the same people that are in custody. are connected to the smash and grab. in beech wood. >> . illinois state police say the theft ring could be responsible for one.9 million-dollars worth of stolen goods. and damage. >> . tph*flgt investigate investigators say the other suspects who participated in the theft. at the sacks in st. louis. they remaina >> sure it's only a matter of time. >> 137 bullets fired. two people killed. a cleveland police officer found not guilty. for pulling the t

there are living out the stories every day across illinois. with the 2016 election coming to an end, these challenges will remain. it is up to us to meet them. it starts with a basic understanding that no matter who you voted for today, we are all in this together. the most important link is that we all inhabit the small planet, we all breathe the same air and cherish our children's future and we all are mortal. if the president of the united states can summon that kind of grace and understanding at the height of the cold war, surely we can find it in ourselves to give our fellow americans the same benefit. [applause] that's the spirit that i will bring to work in the senate every single day. i pledge to start with the presumption that my colleagues, regardless of party love this country. all we want is what's best for our children. moments ago i spoke with senator kirk and he offered his support as we make this transition. it has been at tough campaign. make no mistake about it, he has served this country for over two decades and we are grate

que la universidad de chicago en illinois es muy unida. ayudar a todas las comunidades que se sienten ahorita muy tristes por lo que estÁ pasando. viviana: estudiantes universitarios indocumentados y se sentir temor ante los cambios que pueda haber entre las misas en el presidente electo. >> eso me afectarÍa mucho, todos los aÑos he trabajado mucho. el tenido dos trabajos, he estudiado muy duro para acabar con mi tÍtulo. ahora citando mi tÍtulo de ingeniería. me faltan dos aÑos. viviana: el alcalde chicago reafirmÓ que la ciudad continuarÁ siendo santuario. las protestas de los excedentes son solamente el preÁmbulo de las grandes movilizaciones que, a nivel nacional, se celebrarÁ maÑana en contra de la retÓrica del presidente electo, trump. enrique: inquilinos de tres edificios de apartamentos en la ciudad de nueva york que llevan el nombre del rancho, por lo -- donald trump, por lo menos sorpresiva, han pedido que su nombre sea quitado. ilia: navegando en un mar de incertidumbre tras la reciente elecciÓn presidencial, es inm

good evening at the > university of illinois springfield. i am the moderator of tonight's debate and anchor of news channel 20. welcome to tween the debate between mark kirk and tammy duckworth. this debate is 90 minutes long and is cosponsored by the university of illinois springfield and news channel 20. we asked the audience to please stay silent throughout the debate as he want to give all the time and attention to the candidate's answers. we ask you to applaud now. we begin with the incumbent, mark kirk. [applause] >> and please welcome democratic congresswoman, tammy duckworth. [applause] >> and now, let's meet our panelists. bernie schoenburg. [applause] andim leach, the news program director. amadaeus.n have [applause] >> now, both candidates have agreed to the following rules. we will ultimately who speaks first. the first candidate to respond look at 60 seconds and the second candidate will get 90 seconds to respond and then 30 seconds of rebuttal for the first candidate. we begin our debate with 92nd opening statements and after t

>> illinois. >> why are you voting for ike? >> i feel strongly about civil rights. >> i think you can hear from all this locomotive "we like ike" here, that that means pennsylvania will join illinois and california at the victory polls tomorrow for you, president eisenhower. and now we return you to the white house in washington, d.c. ♪ ♪ >> mr. president, we're going to hop from historic philadelphia to the capital of the automobile industry. let's see what is going on in detroit, michigan. >> this is detroit. where thousands of democrats, republicans, and independent for ike and dick have gathered on this election evening. mr. president and mr. vice president, we're celebrating on the eve of your election with a gigantic parade and victory rally. you can see the hundreds of cars that stretch in the distance. first of all, mr. president, i would like to thank mr. vince ept murray, president of the newly formed eisenhower labor committee and also a member of local 8889 of the united auto workers. mr. murray? >> good evening

so three and seven illinois should? be a cakewalk... right?wrong -- because this is lovie smith's fighting illini -- yes, the former chicago bears head coach -- and though they got thumped by the same badgers last saturday, gary dolphin believes that? may inspire a steady illinois defense to bounce back hawks did against michigan. michigan."i get that it's illinois, but i remind people it's on the road.... lovie's a defensive guy... it's not surprising to me that their areas of strength are on the defensive side of the football... they've really got a good defensive line.. secondary is where iowa i think can do some damage... piece by piece, baby steps... i see the receiving crew improving-- i really do." and don't forget -- you! can catch i on the hawks this and every welcomes number ten south dakota state to town saturday with any shot at the playoffs on the line -- the panthers are sitting at five-and-five but given that they've played the most difficult schedule of anyone...the numbers don't lie: ...win, and the panthers could very well be

has to cross the river to get to illinois, to get to south illinois. iowa and so that will be a big project need to reroute it. if they need to reroute it, no of oppositionkind they will face with a future proposal now that the project is eye.he public host: from colorado, here is mike. hi. caller: morning. i'm just calling in, this is a what they n of the used to call manifest destiny xhchlt in, wipe out the buffalo herd, starve out the indian opulation, now let's run a pipeline that is gonna leak across the water supply. their ability to grow crops and water animals and use for themselves and second of all, this pipeline is illinois. to stop in it is going to continue on down for export. it is not going to stay in the united states. guest: a lot of suggestedtalists have this oil is destined to be exported, which they are wantrned about, they don't to see a lot more oil and gas united states,he but a lot of the tribal dvocates have brought up, like you said, idea of manifest destiny and a continuation of that. hand, policy makers would and gas compani

in roseville, illinois. incoming american soybean association president ron moore was just as shocked with the bumper crop in 2016... the best crop of his life. but to bring in such a bountiful harvest with family by his side, made harvest of 2016 moore has learned what once seemed unusual in the field is now quite common. <"when i started farming, our average bean yield was 40 bushels per acre. now we're harvesting 80 bushels per acre."> the western illinois farmer and vice president of the american soybean association isn't alone.. he's one farmer of many, seeing a record soybean crop this year... what he says is a testament to good growing ions and good varieties. <"if the rest of the crop is as good as we already harvested, it will be a record crop on our farm for both corn and soybeans,"> but yields aren't the only thing that's evolved over the years on the moore's operation. there's probably 100 pods on this plant, that's just amazing."> ron and his wife deb work on the farm.. and after a move to chica

you beat the no. 2 team in the country and then respond with a shutout at illinois. we'll have more on 2010, the iowa football team posted a shutout after beating illinois yesterday, 28-0. ... the hawkeyes held the illini to just 198 total yards and rushed for 262 yards, leshun daniels had 159 of those. two weeks ago, this team was down after getting pounded by penn state, but now with two straight wins, there's some new life. sites have the hawkeyes in the music city bowl and the holiday bowl. "we weren't playing hard enough or anything like that. so, we knew that we had to come back. we have to be in practice and push harder. we have to do more. more in the film room, more in the practice field, more in the weight room, stuff like that. we made up our minds that that penn state game's not us." "it's great. we got a big one coming up this week. so, don't want to speak too soon, week. big one against a really good nebraska team. it's a short week, but we can do it. we'll go back to work tomorrow and get started on those guys." trt: 35 oc: "on those guys" ... kickoff

but before that, let's look at illinois, the state of illinois, we have breaking news that they have a projected winner. if we can get that up for illinois. at the moment, we can see that we have more states having projected winners . at the moment, clinton with six and trump getting five states. let's go now on to illinois. we have a projected winner. it's clinton taking the 20 electoral votes, third highest in the vote bank, with clinton taking 20 of those electoral votes over trump. that's according to our partners at abc news. and another state that we have just coming in information, is new jersey. let's get that on the map and see who the projected winner is there for new jersey. all right, coming in, new jersey with 14 electoral votes. and the projected winner here is hillary clinton, taking all 14 electoral votes in the winner takes all system for this state. and -- and another state that we're seeing is massachusetts. so all these projected winners coming in and here as well, it's clinton, 11 electoral votes taken there over trump. of course it's 0% voter count, but abc proj

illinois will follow california in the great victory tomorrow. now back to the white house in washington, dc. >> comes time to skip from lake michigan to the east coast of philadelphia. bob graham, let's hear from you what's going on in philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> this is the campus of the university of pennsylvania. mr. president, i'm pretty sure you can hear and see the enthusiasm of all the youth here in this area. we're having a torch light parade and a big gigantic western rally, a victory rally on the eve of the wielection in 1956. these are hard working men and women holding now jobs in factories in pennsylvania and college students. we're proud of the fact that one of our most famous citizens, benjamin franklin, founder of the university of pennsylvania, although he was never president, he was one of the four men whose bust occupies a place of honor in the east room in the white house in washington. we want to get some of these people's opinions on the election. is this your first national election? >> it is. >> can you tell me why you

the gentleman from illinois. mr. foster: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. foster: i rise in support of h.r. 2992, legislation to honor the dedicated and unwavering service provided by the u.s. merchant marine during world war ii. a bill that i am proud to co-sponsor. i hope that upon its passage in the house the senate will move quickly to take it up and pass this bill before the 114th congress adjourns. while many are familiar with the sacrifices made by those who served in the armed forces during world war ii, less often do we stop and take time to recognize the members of the u.s. merchant marine who played an essential role in supplying our troops overseas with the equipment, the food, the materials necessary to sustain the fight against the axis powers. despite the unrelenting threat of attack and the risk to their lives, the u.s. merchant marine provided to be -- proved to be an invaluable asset on innew mexico rabble occasions, pa

the iowa football team is a 10 point favorite over illinois tomorrow in champaign. illinois had a big win two weeks ago at home when they knocked off michigan state 31-27. pretty athletic illinois team the defense of ends the running back teo weeks ago against michigan state they played extremely hard this is going to be a tough challenge. last time in their own stadium they beat michigan state they've middle linebackers a very good player as well so we are going to have to be at our best and it's not like an overly talented football team when we play together and play tough then we get ourselves a chance to win and that's exactly what it's going take everybody's best effort saturday in any game we play this year that's gonna be the secret if we are going to have success sot :30 oc: "success " and finally we have time change to tell you about the iowa women's basketball game against u-mass tomorrow in the hawkeye challenge has been change to 10:30 am because of travel we'll be right back. and now to first ale z268pz zixz y268py yixy departs, it leaves in its wake co

but the illinois attorney general's office has an active investigation underway ... so does henry county ... where a refuses to speak with him. and it's not just customers who are upset ... i spoke with two meat lockers who say she owes them 50-thousand dollars. so what is the take away here? well be cautious of any online businesses you're not familiar with... even if the website looks great ... do your research ... and be also-- pay with a credit card so you have a better chance of getting your money back in a fraud claim. cloudy skies tonight with temperatures rising into the 60s after midnight. there is a overnight as well. becoming partly sunny on tuesday with highs in the upper 60s. rain showers are likely on wednesday, especially milwaukee and mostly cloudy on thursday before the sun returns by friday and into the weekend. tonight: cloudy skies with rising temperatures. low: 60 wi partly sunny and warmer. high: 68 wind: w 5-10 mph wednesday:cloudy with rain likely, especially for our southern counties. am low: 53 high: 59 wind: n 5-10 mph 58 wind: ne 5-10 mph

affiliate in canton, illinois, this is the scene we're looking at. it's a natural gas explosion you can see bricks all along the roadway. fire crews and first responders already on the scene. there is a reporter and it is confirmed 1 person as has died. they also say that many people have been brought to the hospital already and this is you tonight as well from inside a local shop that's nearby. only by 6 seconds long but you see there as the blast happens, it blows out the front window here and opens up the doors to -- we're tracking the explosion all night long to get you updated and see whaktly what happened. so far what we know 1 person dead and many injured and this just happened in the last 2 hours or so. you've no doubt seen them on the side of the road as you've been driving around. the dangerers of dodging deer can cost you more than just a few dents. we are live in cedar rapids to explain. >> iowa ranks fourth in terms of car deer collision and the sometimes the drivers in the vehicles die in the collision. can happen anywhere, any time of

iran to be an advocate for illinois and -- i ran. the state has a strong work ethic and his home to the best baseball team on the planet. go cubs. [cheers and applause] i want to take everyone who made those telephone calls and knock on doors and made a contribution. you have been absolute excellent. and to my friends and my family and staff, evening the whole world to me. and let's celebrate living in the best country in the world. thanks everybody. [cheers and applause] >> congress is back for its lame-duck session starting next week on the agenda as legislation extending government funding pass that some are not deadline. members expected to work out differences between house and senate versions of aid to 10540 with a contaminated drinking water system. also welcome the bill to promote medical research and develop new cures and funding for defense department programs. you can see the house live on monday on c-span. you can see the senate vibrancy spent to starting tuesday. >> the "national journal"'s charlie cook of "the cook poli

. >>> we hear from an illinois congressman who lost his grandson due to the nasty

. >>> the downtown part of one illinois communities is shut down as investigators try to assess the damage of a deadly natural gas explosion, one utility worker was killed and several others were hurt. >> reporter: we just learned that the ntsb is joining local authorities in canton, illinois, to help try and figure out what caused the blast. >> residents in canton, illinois spent the day picking up the pieces and after an explosion in the downtown square, historic buildings are destroyed and businesses remain closed. >> just a massive rumble and a big boom and effect came crashing down at one time. >> it happened just before 6:00 wednesday, a utility worker was killed and 11 others were injured as crews were repairing a natural gas leak. look at this surveillance video from a store in the area, glass is shattered and debris flies everywhere. >> it scared the living jesus out of me. >> it sounds like a bomb. a big commotion and we all just like stopped and looked out the window and ran to the window to see what was wrong. >> today the ntsb announced they will join the investigation to asse

>> i've been there now 23 years and my mother has moved from illinois to baltimore. and sometimes i joke everybody knows your name and i'm looking forward to being a civilian in baltimore but it's a city that really grabs you. it's a city with so many characters and when you read her book, you get a sense of so many characters there because it nurtures creativity and caring, i think. >> if you have to make a choice, would you rather read fiction or nonfiction in. >> now, that's a hard choice, however, i would go for nonfiction. i love history. now, i can read will paul and all those things and all of that, but i really like to read things like the queen's bed, which is about -- it's about queen elizabeth the first and all the intrigue around that. history can sometimes be more exciting than fiction, so -- >> overtime a couple of weeks in nonfiction category that you really liked? .. >> guest: at made me want to know which room and office and it was just while. c-span: what did you first meet michelle and barack obama? >> guest: in chicago. i was working and i had lef

central illinois community, and leaves a utility worker dead. jc: and today, federal investigators are searching for answers, about what caused this deadly blast. residents in canton, illinois will spend the day picking up the pieces after a deadly explosion in the city's downtown square. historic buildings are destroyed and businesses remain closed. >> just a massive rumple had a big boom and just everything came crashing down at one time. jc: it happened just before 6:00, wednesda crews were repairing a natural gas leak. take a close look at this surveillance video from a store in the area. glass is shattered and debris everywhere. >> there was glass and stuff blown everywhere. it scared the living jesus out of me >> just a big like it sounded like a bomb just a big commotion and we all just stopped i just looked out the window that we all rato the window to figure will be joining the investigation as search crews continue assessing damage from the explosion, that left many residents in shock. >> we never experienced something that loud, it al

in roseville, illinois. incoming american soybean association president ron moore was just as shocked with the bumper crop in 2016... the best crop of his life. but to bring in such a bountiful harvest with family by his side, made harvest of 2016 one to remember. with 39 harvests under his belt, ron now quite common. <"when i started farming, our average bean yield was 40 bushels per acre. now we're harvesting 80 bushels per acre."> the western illinois farmer and vice president of the american soybean association isn't alone.. he's one farmer of many, seeing a record soybean crop this year... what he says is a testament to good growing conditions and good varieties. <"if the rest of the crop is as good as we already harvested, it will be a record crop on our farm for both corn and soybeans,"> but yields aren't the only thing that's evolved over the years on the moore's operation. there's probably 100 pods on this plant, that's just amazing."> ron and his wife deb work on the farm.. and after a move to chic