kansas farm bureau, kansas livestock association, all the other groups, corn, wheat, sorghum, all these people helped us immensely. the ethanol people. all these people helped us a lot with the ag community. then of course wind energy very supportive as well. we had probably 90% of the organizations across the state supporting us. >> health care association that's were behind your bid. you talked about health care and what you'd like to do. on those other aspects, policy, where would you -- what kind of legislation are you look at? >> we certainly hope to get on the agriculture committee. kansas is first and foremost an ag state and we want a voice back on the ag committee. as far as health care, i hope to influence it through a doc caucus. speaker ryan definitely listens to the physicians. and my relationship with speaker ryan, dr. price is a very good friend. certainly support him as hhs secretary. he's one of the kindest, wisest men i've ever met. so i think having his ear, listening to him, dr. price and i have been throwing ideas off each other now for almost a year and eph questio

." >> reporter: the kansas river separates kansas from missouri. but it also divides more than that. there's a family on each side. and for a long time, each has been separated from the truth. and from each other. each thought they were alone in wanting answers to the same questions. >> outraged that i've gone years without ever knowing -- connecting them and getting closer to those answers took more than a quarter century. >> unless you go through this, you have no idea what it's like. this is how it happened. and how it began. >> reporter: it was december 29, 1989, in kansas city, kansas. a train conductor found the body. right alongside the railroad tracks, under the highway. >> this just seemed like it was somethin' right out of a crime scene book. >> reporter: at only 19, police cadet jeff cheek had already been to a few homicide scenes. but now he was looking at the body of a girl about his own age. >> the body was behind the pillar. >> so hidden from the road? >> obvious attempt to hide her from the road. >> reporter: the victim had been sta

you have been in kansas, what people you there?” went to a vigil at a local church is not too far from the bar, which has reopened, i should say. it opened at 11 o'clock on saturday following what happened. but the mood at the interfaith vigil, there were americans, and indian americans are many said they loved this area and think it is a united community and so think it is a united community and so they are not concerned about living here, specifically, but they are devastated about what happened, because many people here the two then. thanks. tom perez, a former member of president obama's cabinet, has been elected as the new national chairman of the democratic party. after beating keith ellison a congressman from minnesota. mr perez then appointed him as his deputy. the role of chairman is seen as critical with the republicans holding majorities in both the senate and house of representatives. after his successful campaign, mr perez made this statement to delegates. someday they are going to study this era in american history and

it turns out he had family in kansas city. he considered kansas city his hometown. we spent almost every waking moment together. we were in danger situations with shady characters. we spent a lot of time together. i never had a muslim friend i was that close to, so i asked him all sorts of questions about islam. he answered all of them. i never told him i was jewish. on one of my last days in afghanistan, i decided i would tell him because we were close. i made a big production of it. we were eating leftovers at the safe house, and i make a preface and i tell him. he looks at me funny and says "jason, did you think i didn't know that?" [laughter] i said yes, i never told you. he said "in kansas city, my sister cuts your brother-in-law's hair." -- cuts your grandmother's hair." then he said more seriously "did you think i would care?" i told him the story about the instructor. hi he said "over here we are jut a couple of americans that the bad guys would like very much to kill." i say let the republicans be the party that pulls people apart. let's be a unifying force

welcome to kansas. good to have you. >> bret: i want to talk about eisenhower and your thoughts in a minute. first i want to start on capitol hill. you were a senator before becoming governor and you were actually on the judiciary committee. >> roberts and alito. >> bret: what's your assessment? do you think democrats are going to try to filibuster judge gorsuch? >> judge gorsuch to serve 60 votes. he's a quality candidate. he has the credentials that need to take place to be on the united states supreme court. he has clerked there for two judges, served with distinction. he deserves 60 votes. the question is whether the base of the democrat party going to allow democrat senators to cross over and vote for him. he deserves to have it. he deserves to be on the court. i think it's really going to be up to democrats whether they are going to be fair with the process. >> bret: do you sense they are going to be? >> that's a mixed bag. a number of senators that are up in states donald trump won are probably l

bought a book from the university of oklahoma press on a teen in kansas, and this is -- a town in kansas and this is knew state park in kansas. one of the many all-black communities that were formed as they tried to find a new life of freedom, and a place in the american west. if you watch the cowboy movies or watch the cowboy programs, 100% -- almost 100% of the cowboys are anglos. in fact, over 30% of the cowboys in the west were either african-american, hispanic-american, and even native-american, and in fact out here east of fresno, east -- the adjoining community of clovis, the ranch, they hired many native-americans to run the sheep and cattle. so, this is something that you don't see in the cowboy movies. but there were black cowboys, and this book, cowboys -- black cowboys of the old west, covers that period, and when you see these cowboys, they look just like -- dressed like, worked like, everything that their white counterparts did. but not only were they cowboys, they were marshals marshals and. for example is this a biography of bass reeves, who was a very famous marshal in t

, on my way to the university of kansas home of the jayhawks, one of the most storied teams in all of basketball. now, kansas is actually not where the tale of this strange inheritance begins, but through a turn of events, it does wind up here. >> in 1939, my grandfather, dr. james naismith passed away and left us an artifact that dates back to 1891. >> he was my great-grandfather, and what he left us was the magna carta of basketball. >> naismiths. jamie. >> i'm jim. good to meet you. >> hi, jim. how are you? >> jamie, i'm sean naismith. >> great to meet you both. >> likewise. >> i am interested to hear about your strange inheritance. i'm awfully curious what the connection is to k.u. >> we'd love to show you. my great-grandfather, dr. james naismith, started the first basketball teams here at k.u. [ whistle blows ] >> but time out! let's reset the clock. the boy who would grow up to invent basketball, james naismith, is born in ontario, canada, in 1861. at age 9, he and his brother and sister are orphaned when both their parents die of typhoid fever. >> the three kids were left with

bbc news, kansas. anchor: a crime that has unsettled kansas city. in other news now, the world for the organization says there is a urgent need for new antibiotics to treat bacteria and fight diseases. unless something is done to tackle them, 10 million people will die every year from drug-resistant disease by the year 2050. a former president -- british prime minister as warned that the cost of bringing music leaving the european union will be unpalatable to brits. sir john said the voters had been given unrealistic expectations. he said they were scant chance of the trade deal matching the advantages of the single market. the government in the philippines has confirmed that a militant group has murdered a german man there were holding hostage. a video has been released that shows the beheading of the man. the militants are demanding $600,000 for his release. his partner was killed in the adoption. south korean intelligence officials are pointing the finger at pyongyang when it comes to who killed a man. four suspects in the attack our north korean

kansas is the host of that program. we will see how many people voted in both new hampshire and in another state among the 29 other states. >> you truly do believe that thousands of people came from new hampshire to west virginia to vote -- >> what i know from the new hampshire's secretary of state office office 3,000 -- >> i thought you said 6,000. >> what i'm saying is -- 6,000 from some other states driver's license. of those 6,000, just under 3,000 were new hampshire -- were massachusetts. we do know that a lot of people did that, and we will have data at the end of the month how many of those 6,000 people voted in both new hampshire and in one of the other states on election day. >> mr. secretary, data at the end of the month, and you are saying -- no, no. wait a second. steven miller over the weekend just yesterday said that thousands did vote illegally. he said thousands and thousands did vote illegally. definitively saying that this actually happened. you are saying that there is going to be more data coming at

in the state of kansas, then that's considered aggravated human trafficking. with the convictions that you have on your record from the one previous case that you've had, you're facing -- >> 618 months. >> over 50 years in prison if convicted of this crime. and i find it very interesting that as part of the discovery in the case, they have your text messages where you're referring to this girl as someone that you just were trying to help. >> bacon's arrest occurred 14 months earlier. up to 24 hours earlier, his lawyer had been a public defender who was able to bring him a plea deal for ten years in prison. but when bacon's mother recently inherited some money, she urged him not to take the deal, and in hopes of winning an acquittal, spent much of the money to hire sarah swain. >> it was a big decision for her and me. caused problems between her and her husband. he definitely wouldn't tell her not to do it, but he told her he was not on board with it. >> and money is a factor in bacon's case, because he accepted money from the girl following her acts of prostit

the bbc has travelled to kansas to meet family and friends of the victim. the message at this vigil, stand by everyone. people from all faiths and communities came here to mourn a man who lived and worked in the city. 32—year—old srinivas kuchibhotla was an engineer who moved to kansas from india. after work last week he went for a drink with his best friend when a man approached their table. he randomly comes up and start pointing fingers. we knew something was wrong. what did he say? he came towards me and said, which country are you from? are you here illegally? the man was escorted out of the bar as eyewitnesses heard him shout, get out of my country, but he later returned. you are drinking beer, you're with your friend, next he is back with a gun. and i heard a pop. next thing i know, i was on the ground. two down, gunshot wound to the chest. we have a third with a hip wound. srinivas was killed in the attack which left a local injured. i was more than happy to risk my attacks to help others. this man chased the gunmen, was also shot and is recover

you've been in kansas for the last couple of days. what are people telling you? i went to an interfaith vigil at a local church, not farfrom i went to an interfaith vigil at a local church, not far from the bar, which has reopened, it reopened at iiam which has reopened, it reopened at 11am on saturday following what happened. but the mood at the interfaith vigil, there were white americans bear in a large number, and many indian americans. many indian americans i spoke to say they love this area and they think it's a united community and so they aren't concerned about living here specifically, but of course they are devastated about what happened because many people here knew srinivas and alok. a fundraising website set up to pay for the family support of a man has raised more than $500,000 so far. a friend who said up the page describes srinivas as the kindest person and an outstanding human being. moving on. malaysia's security services have swept kuala lumpur airport for toxic chemicals. this is after the half brother of north korea's leader was murdered thei

>> reporter: it's varsity basketball practice at schlagle high school in kansas city, kansas, and six foot, six inch senior malik cushon is the tallest guy on the team, determined on the court, and off. >> i just had to set my mind to it, had to be focused, real focused to get back where i needed to be. >> reporter: back from a place he never expected to find himself-- a few months ago, malik had nowhere to live. >> okay, so me and my mother had a little miscommunication and one word led to another. i don't want to get too deep into it, because i still love my mother, but it just wasn't right at the moment and she kicked me out. >> reporter: did you realize he was homeless? >> i did not know, i did not know. >> reporter: how did you find out? >> he told me, he told me through a text message. >> reporter: but by the time malik told coach prentes potts what was going on, he was sleeping on a friend's floor and had missed nearly a month of school. a common problem for homeless students, who are more likely to fall behind and drop out. >> if i'm jumping from place to place, i'm not as foc

the passage of the kansas-nebraska act on may 30, 1854, lincoln and his friends joined the battle. the lead editorial in the lincoln state journal in springfield, written possibly by herndon as always with lincoln's approval, express or tacit appeared under a mocking , headline. if there is the least evidence that the people of the free states are disposed to sit down quietly under the accumulated insult and wrongs sought to be inflicted on this slavery extension administration and its servile supporters, we do not see evidence of it. on the contrary, almost everywhere, we see a general uprising and condemnation by the people of the wanton, uncalled for, and grievous wrong, sought to be inflicted upon this country by pierce, douglas, and company. well, douglas' newspaper, the illinois state register, returned the fire, editorializing against the illinois state journal and lincoln and his friends. and i was somewhat hesitant about reading this, but i am going to quote it directly, because this is what lincoln had to contend with in his day. and this is what stephen a. douglas' newsp

[applause] >> governor sam brownback from kansas, 46 -- [applause] governor of kansas elected in 2010. he's not in his second term. he's an attorney by training them also goes a former congressman and senator. he signed the largest income tax cut in kansas history in 2012. [applause] he has been a chip in for limited government, better education system and creating an environment that promotes job creation. [applause] our next governor, my governor, governor scott walker, 46 -- [applause] in his second term he was a member of the wisconsin legislature, former county executive from milwaukee county and he won this heavily democratic counties in the wake of what was a huge scandal at that time and then was easily reelected to that job. his accomplishments in wisconsin have been very well documented. of course he survived a recall. he has brought about sweeping changes in collective bargaining rights for public employees in wisconsin and he is overseen an economy in wisconsin that truly has revived itself. governor walker. [applause] >> and then finally from the commonwealth of kentucky

. >> wichita kansas is such an all >> wichita kansas is such an all >> wichita kansas is such an all american town that back in 1951 an all american comic strip was set here. dennis the menace. one part of wichita, broadway street, proves that even a family friendly city can have an under belly. >> there is all kinds of issues on broadway, and it's not just one part of broadway, it's the entire stretch of broadway through town. you can find at any given time, stolen cars, drugs, prostitution, human trafficking. just so much that goes on on broadway. >> just a half a mile from broadway's red light district is the cedric county jail. most of the 1,150 inmates here are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial in the resolution of their cases. vegas walker arrived fresh from broadway. >> i have been robbed before, i have been jumped on, maced, there is never a dull moment on broadway. >> somebody always getting stabbed, shooting and it might sound weird it's kind of like an adrenaline rush to me. >> walker says she has been a drug dealer on broadway for much of her young life and

we start with the killing in kansas and nbc's morgan rad ford. >> reporter: in kansas, a community in shock. >> hate has no purpose, it serves no purpose. >> police say 51-year-old opened fire in a bar killing one and wun wounding another. what the fbi is viewing as a possible hate crime. >> our role is work jointly with local law enforcement to determine if an individual's civil rights were violated. >> reporter: both victims were born in india and working for gps maker garmin. he yelled get out of my country before being escorted out of the bar and then returning with a gun. >> i've got two down with gunshot wounds to the chest. >> 24-year-old chased the shooter and was shot in the hand and chest. in a video released by the hospital, he says he did what anyone should have done. >> about his ethnicity. we're all humans. >> it was too late for one. leaves behind a grieving wife. demanding justice. >> what they're going to do to stop this hate crime. >> this is the latest in a series of suspected crimes targeting religious or ethnic minorities. on friday, a mosque was set on fire outsi

kansas shot 44 free throws, made 33 of them. bob huggins' team absolutely melted like the wicked witch in oz when they through water on her. josh jackson, k.u., 84-80. follow the yellow brick road. we're not in kansas anymore, so see, i didn't even get that part. >> get out before the monkeys get back. >>> the search was called off for one piece of the new england patriots latest super bowl memorabilia. >> james white couldn't find the ball. turns out the team had it all the time. reports indicate an equipment manager grabbed the ball. the ball is now in the team's hall of fame. meantime, tom brady's jersey is still m.i.a. >> time to give it back, kendis, come on. >>> up next in "the pulse," a groundbreaking announcement about the next star of abc's "the bachelorette." >>> tonight is the night best in show will be announced at this year's most prestigious dog show. get ready for it. to get your romantic on. kay jewelers where you'll find the perfect gift for your valentine, with spectacular savings you'll love. so go to kay... .

dean reynolds is there. >> reporter: patrons told kansas police wednesday night a man had ideal, "get out of my country" at two customers before opening fire and fleeing the scene. >> reporter: five hours later, and 70 miles away in missouri, police arrest aid 51-year-old adam purinton. police said purinton had allegedly disclosed to a bartender that he shot two mannemiddle eastern men. but they weren't middle eastern. they were indian hindus here on job visas. srinivas kuchibhotla was killed, and 32-year-old alok madasani was wounded. a third man, 24-year-old ian grillet of grand view, missouri, was also shot after he tried to intervene. >> i was just doing what anyone should have done for another human being. it's not about where he was from or his ethnicity. we're all humans. >> reporter: kuchibhotla will be buried in india, where his family was shocked and directed some anger at president trump, as did indian news media. but at the white house, press secretary sean spicer said any attempt to connect the president's rhetoric on immigrants to the tragedy in kansas would be now, the

we start with the killing in kansas and nbc's morgan rad ford. >> reporter: in kansas, a community in shock. >> hate has no purpose, it serves no purpose. >> police say continue opened fire in a bar killing one and wounding another. what the fbi is viewing as a possible hate crime. >> our role is work jointly with local law enforcement to determine if an individual's civil rights were violated. >> reporter: both victims were born in india and working for garmin. he yelled get out of my country before being escorted out of the bar and then returning with a gun. >> i've got two down with gunshot wounds to the chest. >> 24-year-old chased the shooter and was shot in the hand and chest. he did what anyone should have done. >> about his ethnicity. we're all humans. >> it was too late for one. leaves behind a grieving wife. >> what they're going to do to stop this hate crime. >> this is the latest in a series of ec targeting religious or ethnic minorities. on friday, a mosque was set on fire outside of tampa which authorities are also i investigating as a possible hate crime. in the past tw

kansas shot 44 free throws, made 33 of them. bob huggins' team absolutely melted like the wicked witch in oz when they through water on her. josh jackson, k.u., 84-80. follow the yellow brick road. we're not in kansas part. >> get out before the monkeys get back. >>> the search was called off for one piece of the new england patriots latest super bowl memorabilia. >> james white couldn't find the ball. turns out the team had it all the time. reports indicate an equipment manager grabbed the ball. the ball is now in the team's hall of fame. meantime, tom brady's jersey is still m.i.a. >> time to give it back, kendis, come on. >>> up next in "the pulse," a groundbreaking announcement about the next star of abc's "the bachelorette." >>> tonight is the night best in show will be announced at this year's most prestigious dog show. get ready for it. to get your romantic on. kay jewelers where you'll find the perfect gift for your valentine, with spectacular savings you'll love. so go to kay... ...and get your kiss on. ♪ every kiss b

we start with the killing in kansas and nbc's morgan rad ford. >> reporter: in kansas, a community in shock. >> hate has no purpose, it serves no purpose. >> police say 51-year-old adam purn continue opened fire in a bar killing one and wounding another. what the fbi is viewing as a possible hate crime. >> our role is work jointly with local law enforcement to determine if an individual's civil rights were violated. >> reporter: both victims were born in india and working for garmin. he yelled get out of my country before being escorted out of the bar and then returning with a gun. >> i've got two down with gunshot wounds to the chest. >> 24-year-old chased the shooter and was shot in the hand and chest. he did what anyone should have done. >> about his ethnicity. we're all humans. >> it was too late for one. leaves behind a grieving wife. >> what they're going to do to stop this hate crime. >> this is the latest in a series of suspected crimes targeting religious or ethnic minorities. on friday, a mosque was set on fire outside of tampa which authorities are also i investigating as a

by theing a cheerful 32-year-old gunned down by a bar in kansas. the body of the indian engineer was cremated in his hometown. his killers shouted, get out of my country, before carrying out the attack. the racially motivated hate crime has sparked safety on the concern of kenyan citizens working in the -- indian citizens working in the united states and has been condemned by the white house. >> a cd in morning. mourning.in five days after the 32-year-old engineer was killed in a campus bar, his body returned to its hometown. the flower laden body burned in a wooden pirate, traditional last rites in hindu culture. still visibly in shock, the victims family expressed a deep frustration over the attack. >> this kind of thing should not happen to any family. reporter: and in jan -- indian engineer working in the u.s., he was spending time with a friend in a kansas city bar when a gunman opened fire, allegedly yelling, get out of my country. he was killed and his friend heavily injured. still walking on crutches, the survivor addressed the crowd at a m

, the shooting in kansas. while the story is evolving, early reports out of kansas are equally disturbing. with that i would be glad to take your questions. reporter: there is a report this morning you reached out deprectly to the c.i.a. director pompeo. did you directly contact director pompeo to knock down "the new york times" story on the russian connection? sean: let me walk through the entire timeline. it's important. as i mentioned maybe a week ago "the new york times" published a story what they called contact between members of the trump campaign and russian officials. the f.b.i., deputy director was at a meeting at the white house with a meet -- in a meeting. he said the report in "the new york times" was, quote, b.s. for viewers at home i think you can figure out what that means. i'll leave it alone. the chief of staff said thank you for sharing that with me. can we let other people know that's not accurate. they went back and forth to see what was appropriate. finally came to the conclusion that the

now, the suspect was moved here to kansas earlier today and is now in jail on murder charges. authorities haven't decided yet whether to charge him with hate crimes as well, scott. his first court appearance will be here on monday. >> pelley: dean reynolds, thanks. coming up next on the cbs evening news, what new orleans is doing to keep mardi gras under control. and later, steve hartman. fire destroyed the restaurant but not its spirit. crest 3d whitestrips whiten... 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste i passed the tissue test. oh yeah. crest whitestrips are the way to whiten all umm...ed. you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. you want this color over the whole house? the markets change... at t. rowe price... our disciplined approach remains. global markets may be uncertain... but you can feel confident in our investment experience around the world. call us or your advisor... t. rowe price. invest with confidence. i've been

>> not in kansas. if you take the really big states like california, texas, some of the states that have a large alien population, you could have more than a million votes -- >> neil: or you could have cases in some of those close industrial states that went to donald trump where it could have been hillary clinton? >> yep, that's theoretically possible, too. no question. we don't know. one great thing about the american system, your vote is confidential. we dough know which person that individual voted for who voted fraudulently. >> neil: all right. i'm not minimizing, by the way, that there -- hankie pankie exists in all elections. it seems at a time when we have so much to focus on, maybe this is not prominent. a year ago today, can you believe it, antonin scalia died. now neil gorsuch fights to win nomination. chris scalia is here to weigh-in on the legacy at stake. next. >> neil: all right. a busy day for the president. he's scheduled to speak with maureen scalia. the wife of antonin scalia, that d

kansas shot 44 free throws, made 33 of them. bob huggins' team absolutely melted like the wicked witch in oz when they through water on her. josh jackson, k.u., 84-80. follow the yellow brick road. we're not in kansas anymore, see, i didn't even get that part. >> get out before the monkeys get back. >>> the search was called off for one piece of the new england patriots latest super bowl memorabilia. >> james white couldn't find the ball. turns out the team had it all the time. reports indicate an equipment manager grabbed the ball. the ball is now in the team's hall of fame. meantime, tom brady's jersey is still m.i.a. >> time to give it back, kendis, come on. >>> up next in "the pulse," a groundbreaking announcement about the next star of abc's "the bachelorette." >>> tonight is the night best in show will be announced at this year's most prestigious dog show. get ready for it. to get your romantic on. kay jewelers where you'll find the perfect gift for your valentine, with spectacular savings you'll love. so go to kay... ...a

now, the suspect was moved here on kansas earlier today and is now in jail on murder charges. authorities haven't decided yet whether to charge him with hate crimes as well, scott. his first court appearance will be here on monday. >> pelley: dean reynolds, thanks. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," what new orleans is doing to keep mardi gras under control. and later, steve hartman. fire destroyed the restaurant, but not its spirit. ed the tissu. oh yeah. crest whitestrips are the way to whiten all umm...ed. you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. you want this color over the whole house? the markets change... at t. rowe price... our disciplined approach remains. global markets may be uncertain... but you can feel confident in our investment experience ar world. call us or your advisor... t. rowe price. invest with confidence. i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the

a vigil is held for the indian victim of a shooting in a kansas bar. the authorities suspect it could be a hate crime. following a search for traces of a deadly nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport, the authorities give the all—clear. hello. good to have you with us. president trump say‘s he won't be attending the white house correspondents‘ dinner this year. the yearly event traditionally features a humorous speech by the sitting president. the white house has been asked to explain why it barred reporters from several news organisations, including the bbc, from a briefing on friday. from washington, laura bicker reports. this seems to be a further deterioration of the president's relationship with the press. this dinner is usually an annual, star—studded event and a chance for the press and president to sit down together and put any animosity aside. and president donald trump has decided that this year he will not attend. 15 presidents have been to this dinner. it has only been skipped on three occasions. that was president richard nixon in 197

i am really happy this is in kansas city and not d.c. but it is nevertheless very strange for me that this place is in kansas city and not the district of columbia. when the president of this museum opened his mouth yesterday, you knew immediately that he was not from kansas city. but when i open my mouth, you can't tell directly that i am a foreigner, but i am a foreigner, because foreigners can sound like americans. but for mr. naylor and myself, an australian and a canadian, to see there is a national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city and not in the heart of the mall in washington, d.c. in a 200 story building looming over and telling everyone this is the most important event in the history of mankind, it is very strange. and i am always interested in the place of world war i in national history, because you learn a lot about the national history of the country and where world war i is in that history. if you are from canada or australia or britain or france, world war i is a hell of a lot more important than world war ii

host: jeremy in kansas. technology analyst jonathan has a piece recently in the hill newspaper takes a look at threatening free speech online. here's some of his writing this morning saying it was in the mid 1990's that congress passed the communications decency act. within the act congress provided in part quote no provider or user of interactive service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. as provision is known section 230. it provides interactive computer services, such as twitter and facebook, legal immunity for lawsuits arising from content created by the service's users. section 230 protects online speech in a couple different ways. first, it protects social media companies when users advocate violence. it inflates social media companies when users post defamatory or libelous statements, and second, protects social media companies when they decide to filter or not filter content they deem obscene, excessively violent, or other

in kansas and while the story is evolving, early reports out of kansas are equally disturbing. so with that, i would be glad to take your questions. >> reporter: there is a report this morning that you reached out directly to the cia director mike pompeo. did you directly contact him and ask them to knock down "the new york times" story on the russian connection? >> press secretary spicer: if i may, let me walk through the entire timeline. i think it is important. as i mentioned a week ago, the near times published a story about what they called contacts between members of the trump campaign and russian officials. the fbi deputy director was in a meeting here at the white house that morning. after the meeting concluded, he asked the chief of staff to stay back a second to tell him that the report in the near times was "b.s." for viewers at home, they can figure out what that means. i will leave it at that. at that time, the chief of staff said thank you for sharing that with me, can we let other people know that this story is not accurate? throughout the day, they went back and

and this is now a state park in kansas. this is one of the many all-black communities that were formed as they try to find a new life of freedom and a place in the american west. if you watched the cowboys movies or if you watched the cowboy programs, 100%, almost 00% of the cowboys are anglos. in fact, over 30% of the cowboys in the west were either african-american, hispanic-american and even native-american. out here east of fresno, east of -- joining community in clovis, they hired many native-americans to run their sheep and cattle. so this is something that you don't see in the cowboys movies. but there were black cowboys and this book, "black cowboys of the that period.vers and when you see many of these cowboys, they look just like, dress like were like -- did everything that their white counterparts did. but not only were they cowboys, they were martials and lawmen. for example, this is a biography vast reeds who was a very famous martial in the indian territory under the famous author in arkansas. and he is noted

in the state of kansas, that is considered aggravated human trafficking. with the convictions on your e record with the one from the previous case, you are facing -- >> 618 months. >> over 50 years in prison if convicted of this crime. and i find it very interesting that as part the discovery in the case, they have your text messages where you're referring to this girl as someone you just were trying to help. >> bacon's arrest occurred 14 months earlier. his lawyer was a public defender who brought a plea deal for ten years. when he inherited money, she urged him not to take the deal and in urge of an acquittal and hired sara. >> it was a big decision. caused problems with her and her husband. he definitely wouldn't tell her not to do it. he said he was not on board with it. >> and money is a factor in bac bacon's case because he accepted money from the girl following acts of prostitution. good did good. >> did i receive money? yeah. i was taking care of her. i guess that was her way, get cigarettes and let's get gas in the car. it was a joint thing like i

kansas, tambiÉn tenemos bastante inestabilidad. hacia el otro lado estamos hablando de todo un poco posibilidades de inundaciones fuertes rÁfagas de viento y con un tremendo sistema de baja presiÓn hacia el norte centro de nuestra naciÓn tenemos aire Ártico dejando una sensaciÓn tÉrmica bastante complicada. >> mientras tanto podemos esperar tormenta invernal.

lad seaburg, his home is atchison, kansas, he passed away on kansas' 160th birthday. my state lost an individual who epitomizes all it means to be a kansan. throughout his life, lad was dedicated to serving his family, his friends, his colleagues and his hometown of atchison. atchison is along the missouri river, the kansas river, right on our border with our neighboring state. a long history in that community. and he and his family have had a long opportunity that they have taken advantage of to benefit the citizens of that community. he fought a courageous fight with a terrible progressive neurodegenerative disease, and he was laid to rest last week. as a stalwart figure of northeast kansas who worked at m.g.p. ingredients for 40 years, he will long be remembered for his character and his leadership. most everything good in atchison involved lad and his family. lad was not born a kansan. he was born in west texas and graduated from texas tech university where he met his wife karen cray during a national science fair put on by the u.s. air force. naturally, both won

last wednesday night when police say he opened fire on two indian men at a bar in olathe, kansas. witnesses say purinton yelled "get out of my country" before being kicked out, and returning with a gun. >> i've got two down. >> reporter: kuchibhotia was killed. madasani was shot but survived. >> we didn't have time to react. we heard bullets go. >> reporter: a third man was shot trying to intervene. police arrested purinton 70 miles away afr -- after he confided to a bartender who called 911. >> he said he shot and killed two iranian people. >> reporter: what sparked the shooting remains unclear. purinton's family tells our affiliate the navy veteran suffered from ptsd. >> i've never in a million years thought he would hurt somebody else. >> reporter: madasani says the shooting has not shaken his desire to remain in the u.s. >> that's not what this community stands for. i believe in the greater good. >> reporter: tonight kuchibhotla's widow flew with his body to india for burial. >> i believe that love needs to respect, not hate. >> reporter: love on full display in this community

. >> reporter: he is a farmer in kansas, who is 62 years old, says he is barely breaking even. >> corn sold for $8 a few years ago. i sold mine this year for $2.87. it don't pay the bills. >> reporter: an increase in worldwide production is contributing to a decline in prices like corn and wheat. the cost of operating a farm is steadily increasing. the department of agriculture predicts farmers incomes will drop 9% this year, extending the worst slide in generations, as a result, farm operations expected to close on top of the 140,000 that closed or consolidated in the last nine years. in kansas, this 34-year-old and his younger brother tim, are fifth generation farmers. >> you have guys my age that are trying to raise a family, trying to farm and having to work in town just to produce cheap food for the country. it's a crisis. >> reporter: they say they spent $34,000 farming wheat and other crops but they only brought in $35,000. they may have found a solution. they now sell cattle and cut out the middleman. if they slaughter, process and sell directly to the consumer, each head could

. >> reporter: he is a farmer in kansas, who is 62 years old, says he is barely breaking even. >> corn sold for $8 a few years ago. i sold mine this year for $2.87. it don't pay the bills. >> reporter: an increase in worldwide production is contributing to a decline in prices like corn and wheat. the cost of operating a farm is steadily increasing. the department of agriculture predicts farmers incomes will drop 9% this year, extending the worst slide in generations, as a result, farm operations expected to close on top of the 140,000 that closed or consolidated in the last nine years. in kansas, this 34-year-old and his younger brother tim, are fifth generation farmers. >> you have guys my age that are trying to raise a to farm and having to work in town just to produce cheap food for the country. it's a crisis. >> reporter: they say they spent $34,000 farming wheat and other crops but they only brought in $35,000. they may have found a solution. they now sell cattle and cut out the middleman. if they slaughter, process and sell directly to the consumer, each head could be worst $2800

get to come to kansas city and is nt go to b >d.c. all the time. i am really happy this is in kansas city and not d.c. but it is nevertheless very strange for me that this place is in kansas city and not the district of columbia. when the director of the museum opened his mouth yesterday, you knew immediately that he was not from kansas city. but when i open my mouth, you can't tell directly that i am a ,oreigner, but i am a foreigner because foreigners can sound like americans. the but -- myself,mr. naylor and an australian and a canadian, to see there is a national world war i museum and memorial in in the heartnd not of the mall in washington, d.c. in a 200 story building looming over and telling everyone this is the most important event in the history of mankind, it is very strange. and i am always interested in the place of world war i in national history, because you learn a lot about the national history of the country and where .orld war i is in that history if you are from canada or australia or britain or france, world war i

the shooting of an indian immigrant in kansas a hate crime? will hear from his family and friends? we will ta ke from his family and friends? we will take a closer look at donald trump's approval ratings. they are at a record low for this stage in a presidential term. that is still to come for viewers. everything except the kitchen sink today. rain, hail, snow, sunshine as well. weather watchers have been doing as proud. this shot taken in the highlands earlier on. a covering of snow. we have variety over the next few days. a real mottled look to things. cons of cloud producing heavy showers, but gaps in between, nailing down exactly where the gaps will arrive is not easy. showers likely overnight. ice is a more widespread hazard up and down the uk, freezing fog patches mixed in. weather winds full light, because it will be called on. temperatures close to or below freezing in many places out of town in particular. by morning, a clump of rain, pushing across the west of scotland. snow mostly across the west of scotland. snow m ostly o n across the west of scotland. snow mostly on h