mentioned this idea of kansas city being part of the national>> chicago in kansas cis had a very close relationship. and it goes back into this era. boss was on a first name basis. oh traveled around the country. upwas well known, he showed and other mobsters phone books that were seized over time. there was a very important relationship. part of it was in the bootlegging era. part of it is when they created what is called the national wire service. this was telegraph lines that brought in race results. it was controlled by the capone mob. they were very tight ties. >> to get us up to speed, there has been the murder of the two charlie's. result there is intense scrutiny in kansas city. perhaps first looking into organized crime in kansas city. >> that's where the file you may have looked at played a big part. i believe much of that documentation, the profiles of , you have tople remember, there was nobody looking at these people as a criminal entity. there wasn't a great deal of today.gence as we have organized crime squads, and the police departments, there wasn't a lot of profiling.

after upplies to kansas the kansas-nebraska act was signed in 1854, it opens the kansas up to white settlement. the problem that became bleeding kansas. that, the decision on whether a state would be slave was up to congress. kansas-nebraska, move today to a the people with what people in from both sides and is where the violence came from. >> today what is massachusetts street? main street of town, down the middle of downtown lawrence. shops and restaurants and independent business, is that the spirit of spirit?e, independent >> yes there has been a lot of effort to keep the downtown the way it is. where are we headed now? >> oak hill cemetery. cemetery was founded in quantril's raid, oldest cemetery didn't have the people.or all the that many people dying at once, you have to really look for to have a they wanted nice, beautiful cemetery. who out how many people passed quantril's raid are buried here? most of them are buried in the cemetery here. two that masquerade, couldn't be identified, up here n the right was the grave of judge louis carpenter, probably of d have been governor kansas, m

i got to watch both the kansas university basketball team win and watch my kansas city chiefs win, and i got to watch those games with my two boys a trifecta for kansas. a great day. the next morning i woke up early for church and went to early service. and basically had to hop in my truck to come back to washington, d.c., that same afternoon. on that way home, on the way back to the airport, i got a little bit of time to reflect. one of the things that had come to mind was something that my good friend, my mentor, the former majority leader, the longest serving majority leader in the senate, senator bob dole told me. one thing senator dole says every time i see him is to always remember where i'm from. i think i get that. i think most of us get it. that where we're from is so, so very important to us. i have always done a good job with that. the other thing that he talked about, i approached him one time when we were having a tough issue here in congress, one of the first issues i had to vote on, what i told me rather than giving me an answer, giving me his opinion was, to go back to

for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? mr. watkins: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. you, mr. s: thank speaker. many kansans have followed the path from military to political service. names like pompeo, roberts, dole, and eisenhower. i stand on the shoulders of giants. i do so with humility, with grathtude that the people of kansas have bestowed upon me such an honor. to my fellow kansans, i won't let you down. to my colleagues, we'll have our disagreements, our debates, we should. but we should also maintain civility and integrity. we should work to make the government more efficient, more accountable, and more effective. god bless the 116th congress. the great people of kansas, and may god bless the united states of america. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> unanimous cons

i just have always wanted to make sure people knew that kansas is about people to know kansas is way more than that, and this has been an amazing opportunity for people to see the positive things that kansas has to offer. >> sharice davids, as of now the most famous politician in the state of kansas. you're doing your part. good luck to you. stay in touch. >> thanks so much. have a good night. >> we'll be right back. much. have a good night. >> we'll be right back in't easy. 12 hours? 20 dogs? where's your belly rubs? after a day of chasing dogs you shouldn't have to chase down payments. (vo) send invoices and accept payments to get paid twice as fast. (danny) it's time to get yours! (vo) quickbooks. backing you. need a change of scenery? kayak searches hundreds of travel sites and lets you filter by take-off time, layovers and more, so you can be confident you're getting the right flight at the best price. ♪ kayak. search one and done. ♪ ♪ (volunteer) hey. (old man) come on in. (volunteer) you taught me the rules. (vo) you do more than feed seniors when you share the love. you

joining us now sharice davids congresswoman-elect from the great state of kansas. thank you very much for joining us tonight, and congratulations. >> thank you. thank you. i'm happy to be here. >> so i've been telling the story of your somewhat remarkable victory. obviously you're a lot of firsts here. there had never been a native american woman elected to the house before tuesday night. the state of kansas has never elected an openly gay person to federal office. your district has been under republican control for like a decade. what made you decide to do this? and what made you think you could win? >> well, you know, i think that at the core of what helped me feel empowered to do this was that i knew my community could do so much more and have a much stronger voice in washington, d.c. than what we had with congressman yoder, and you know, starting off at johnson county community college right here in our community and making my way to cornell for law school, i mean so much of the opportunity i had in my life stemmed from the support i've had here and

used 1911 model stafford automobile, built in kansas city. here is the photo of him and bess, out for a spin. he is running the farm, doing hard work while the war is unfolding in europe. he gives up his stent in the missouri national guard because he is needed so much at the farm. as the where things were united states started heading to war, which they finally entered in 1970. when the united states does enter the war -- in 1917. harry truman was 33 years old, older than most soldiers. that became a minor issue, the other main issue was his eyesight. according to him, he memorized the chart before he took the test so he could pass the exam. his eyes were very bad for his entire life. there was a chance he would not be accepted had he had to pass the test legitimately. out inruman was shipped the spring of 1918 to europe. on the way there he was sent to new york city. just before he left, his girlfriend gave him this oval photograph and with it a note that asked him to bring it home safely. he kept this in his shirt pocket throughout the war

i just have always wanted to make sure people knew that kansas is about people to know kansas is way more than that, and this has been an amazing opportunity for people to see the positive things that kansas has to offer. >> sharice davids, as of now the most famous politician in the state of kansas. you're doing your part. good luck to you. stay in touch. >> thanks so much. have a good night. >> we'll be right back. have a good night. >> we'll be right back >>> so (danny) let me get this straight. after a long day of hard work... ...you have to do more work? (vo) automatically sort your expenses and save over 40 hours a month. (danny) every day you're nearly fried to a crisp, professionally! (vo) you earned it, we're here to make sure you get it. quickbooks. backing you. that basically does it for us tonight. but there's a lot more ahead tonight. including up next the "last word" holiday special in which i believe this guy makes a special appearance with lawrence. you will want to see that. in fact i dined of want to see that because i'm not totally sure what it is. but i want to th

bob dole served kansas and congress. and, assistant director and senior archivist at the dole institute of politics shares stories about the senator's life and career and highlights his legislative accomplishments. >> january of this year 2018 bob the highest honor that can be distilled on anyone. is completely unique and tells the story of the person receiving it. on the riverside we have week, farming landscape in honor of his home state. lewis -- greatness lies in not in what office you hold. that's a quoted from the acceptance speech for the republican nomination in 1996. delegates and fellow citizens. i cannot say it more clearly than in place that plain speaking, i accept your nomination to lead our party once again as presidents of the united states. >> the dole institute was founded in 2003 under director richard norton smith. we have built a wonderful program of archives, history and museum components as a robust student culture. and the exhibit tells the story of senator dole from his roots in kansas all the wa

dustbowl in central kansas. his mother worked in the home and did sales, anything to support the family. his father worked in a green elevator and also in a creamery. bob dole worked at the drugstore. he was a soda jerk and his in dealingamerica with people, greeting people and joking with people, was credited ,ith creating the atmosphere his sense of humor, which he also got from his father. senator dole went to the university of kansas in 1941. he joined kappa sigma fraternity and was very active socially, as he will tell you. he spent a lot of his time working as hard as he could on his studies, but of course, we all know that pearl harbor happened later that year. the specter of war was really dominant over his years at kansas university. ande were lots of parties social gatherings as of a bid farewell to many of their friends as they went off to fight the war. senator dole went through several years of officer training before being called to the front in 1945. he was called to serve as a platoon leader. it

live on belgian child will eventually have basic access to the same basic rate as those who live in kansas as we also criticize me i'm all for failing to turn around its poor human rights record she says the government has only added to what the military regime did in previous years it is clear to me that under the two thousand and eight constitution . we are marking not because it bars and then till the constitution is real reform that transition just as well not be achieved. and greatly concerned in the doing repressive environment in is discouraging people from speaking out really about human rights violations and injustices. the little hundred fifteen million dollar donation for gaza to the u.n. after the palestinian group hamas rejected the funding the announcement comes two days after israel approved the donation of the guards or but i must says it won't accept the money because of conditions imposed by israel describing it as blackmail the money were set to fund the civil service and support the garzon people. not be harder to come us after we were informed by the leadership of hama

kansas. >> thank you very much for the opportunity and the invitation to be here to introduce my attorney general, attorney general of the state of kansas, and before doing that, i thank you for hosting this hearing in regarding elder fraud, fighting elder fraud is a noble cause. i was thinking to say what a timely moment it is to have this hearing, but as i thought about those words, there is no time in which this issue unfortunately is not important. so there's no one moment. it's constant battle we face. and i also would like to thank the ranking member for his leadership, of course, on the subcommittee, but for him teaming up with me and our office, our team, as we pursue the stop senior scams act. it is designed to make certain that retailers, financial institutions, wire transfer companies, others, have the resources necessary to train their employees so we can stop fraud as it is occurring on their premises. and bob, it's been a pleasure to work with you on this and other issues in the

. -- i am from kansas. olathe, kansas. we traveled three hours to be here. [applause] sen. warren: that's commitment. i'm impressed. thank you. >> i appreciate the opportunity to be here, and i want to say that you are probably one of the most natural feeling candidates that i have met and that speaks volumes. and i hope this is not the last time we see you in that we see you in a more presidential position. [applause]

hhs oig out of sitter kansas worked up. we called it operation no-show, the fun part of any operation naming it. these were all people that billed for services they just not did not show up to provide. presented them as medicare fraud criminal cases under the state medicaid fraud statute and we prosecuted them all in state court. we won them all but one. one did not go as well, but the west of them went very well. it was a fantastic partnership we were thrilled because we were able to do more cases. i have prosecution capacity. my bottleneck was on the investigation said. he was thrilled because his agent to a done work were able to finish it off and see it through, and it was the right outcome for everybody. we have not replicated that since he left on the medicaid fraud side, but i thought of that ever since, and thought that is an ideal model i think in other areas. you know, i mentioned it a time or two. i have this discussion with attorney general sessions at the news conference you mentioned, when we announced this we

senator dole went to the university of kansas in 1941. fraternityappa sigma and was very active socially, as he will tell you. spent a lot of time working on his studies but of course we know that pearl harbor happened later that year. the specter of war was dominant over his years at kansas. parties and social gatherings as they bid farewell to many of their friends. --ter dot all went through senator dole went through several years of officer training before being called to the front in 1945. it was in the hills in italy where he was wounded. he laid on the ground for eight hours and expected to die. and wrote and m on his four head in his own blood. he spent the better part of three years recovering. he was paralyzed from the neck down. ultimately recovering. recovered to full strength except his right arm and shoulder. when he came back to kansas and people did not understand he was a wounded veteran, he was just someone with a disability and people's expectations for people with disabilities in society were not high. he knew what his

both my parents grew up poor in kansas. from my point of view, the reason democratic party is not more successful in that part of the country is social issues. particularly abortion issues. do you see any hope for any reason for democratic party to disinterest himself from that -- distanced themselves from the issue? >> what you're speaking of is really fairly recent phenomenon. we're talking about a lot of things that are just kind of there on the heels of history but in some ways happened very quickly. i was raised in the roman catholic church in a rural parish and no one ever told me how to vote. and i didn't have any particular political association with my then faith. things have changed quite dramatically and really the religious right has been very artful and successful at tapping into those bases in some ways that we see succeeding at the polls. whether the going left or right people are breaking away pfrom old frameworks and i see democratic party is having a chance to seize on that certainly.thank you. >> and i gu

in october the early forecast for kansas city next sunday calls for a high of 20 degrees. seven inches of snow could not slow down the chiefs yesterday. it did impact offensive lineman jeff allen getting home. he tweeted quote my car got stuck in the snow before the game. a nice guy named dave helped pull me out without knowing i was a player. i wanted to get him tickets to the afc championship game. that he needed to track him down. today allen added quote despite the recent influx of people changing their name to dave in the kansas city area, i was actually able to track down dave. and that helped me thanks to the power of social media. >>> the a's top exhibits, executives are doing the last ditch effort to get murray to play baseball instead of declaring for the nfl draft. oakland mame give murray a major league contract. the heisman trophy winner has rejected the first round pick in the nfl draft. the deadline to enter the draft is tomorrow. >>> the staffer women blowout arizona 78-48 for their eighth straight win. alana smith and shauna carrington combined for 39 poin

even salina, kansas, three inches. the thunderstorm system continues to push -- the storm system continues to push to the east, really over the atlantic ocean. that will continue to be the case this afternoon providing no more further issues. it does bring a little bit of cold air, though. high temperatures today especially in the east coast expected to be about five to ten degrees below average. fairly average temperatures as we head to the midwest and the west coast. temperatures there in the 50s. phoenix, looking at highs around 65 degrees. we are already looking forward to our next pretty impressive storm system toward the middle of the upcoming week. it starts to move in to the pacific northwest. wednesday into thursday it really starts to get going. this is a very similar track to what we just saw this past weekend. wichita, omaha, st. louis, chicago, even milwaukee, having the potential for some snow as we head toward friday. that continues to push east. memphis into cincinnati, even washington and new york, see

i mean that's something to be very, very proud of") in nicodemus, kansas, i'm ashonti ford. (pam) sacramento is marking an important milestone. in 20-18, there were no murder victims under the age of 18 in the city. that is the first time that has happened... in at least 35- years. jennifer mcgraw reports. investigating the murder of a child is one of the toughest cases cops get.but last year that didn't happen in sacramento.ofc. marcus basquez: "it is extremely unusual."in 2018, not a single person unde18 something that hasn't happened in 35 years.jay schenirer:"i'm just excited by it."on average, 12 kids are murdered a year in all of sacramento county, but having none in the city is not a surprise to those that have been working to curb juvenile crime.kindra montgomery-block:"isn't it amazing what good investment can do?"kindra montgomery- block with the sierra health foundation helps organize youth activities designed to keep kids from causing trouble. kindra montgomery-block:"this 2018 and no child deaths, juvenile deaths in the city of sacramento, is absolutely the bles

just here in kansas city there are seven different federal government agencies that have offices here including the department of commerce the internal revenue service and the environmental protection agency just to name a few and just here in this city there are nine thousand federal government employees that are currently not receiving a paycheck for what you say about the employees as the two women try to map out a strategy to financially survive the shutdown the challenges mount as defeated thinks about the deadlock over the funding for donald trump's border war she's increasingly fed up they're supposed to hear our voices into things like nobody's listening and some a message to washington. and i've said this before we are not we should not be used as your collateral damage in a political game in washington with workers in america losing out so the parcel us shutdown has affected more than eight hundred thousand federal workers as we've mentioned and they've now missed a second paycheck well the trump ministration is taking a lot of heat over what some cabinet members are suggest

tax agency field office in kansas city the longer the shutdown lasts the more pressure she feels like below is two hundred thousand dollars a month. so it's to pay half the light b.-o. and half my heating b.-o. because it's cold. to buy food or to buy a partial medicine chiquita goldsby has worked for the taxi chintzy for twenty five years and without pay since december even before the shutdown bunny was tight now even paying for the basics is a challenge is hard because it is i'm just like everybody else you know paycheck to paycheck and i have to figure out where my gas water's going to come from figure out where my next meal's and rent rates do every month but it's worse chiquita has severe asthma and can't afford the sixty dollars for her prescription it says i have forty six. inhalations that will only last till the end of the month i ask her what will happen when it's gone then i'm out i'm out. just here in kansas city there are seven different federal government agencies that have offices here including the department of commerce the internal revenue service and the environment

exactly how the border war began between kansas and missouri. >> let's learn about it. >> here we go. right across the street over there where i picked you up, that is the 1859 home. we will be referring to this building throughout our tour. frank and jesse were the most notorious outlaws in our nation because they got away with it for almost 16 years. that is where they held frank james. they also held another man, the man who built -- who burned kansas -- on august 11, 1862 william contrail and his readers -- raiders broke into that jail and freed 39 men. they were being jailed there because they would not sign a loyalty vote to the union. martial law was declared in the state of missouri that you had to sign a loyalty oath or they could glu. later on in the 1880's is when they held frank in that jail. the jail door was never locked on frank. by the end of the tour, you will understand why they did not lock the door on the most notorious outlaw in the nation. you do realize, we cannot do a tour in independence without talking about a man named harry. the buck stops here. >> i will s

taxi chancy field office in kansas city the longer the shutdown lasts the more pressure she feels my life below is two hundred thousand dollars a month. or so with to pay half the light b.-o. and half my heating bill because it's cold. to buy food or to buy a partial medicine chiquita goldsby has worked for the taxi chintzy for twenty five years and without pay since december even before the shutdown bunnie was tight now even paying for the basics is a challenge is hard because it is i'm just like everybody else you know paycheck to paycheck and i have to figure out where my gas water's going to come from i have to figure out where my next meal's doesn't come from and rent writs do every month but it's worse chiquita has severe asthma and can't afford this sixty dollars for her prescription it says forty six. inhalations lives that will only last till the end of the month i ask her what will happen when it's gone then i'm out i'm out. just here in kansas city there are seven different federal government agencies that have offices here including the department of commerce the internal

he had a band and they would basically raid the country on the kansas side. they were very opposed to abolition, and kansas was a free state and missouri was a slave state. they burned lawrence to the gardner, asnee and well. he was going to raid these northern towns and he would come back to missouri to stay safe. he was here in 1861 and the first battle of independence happened august 11 of 1863. the jail at that time was held by the union army. he led his men on a raid and they started on the west side of the square and came towards lexington street in front of the courthouse and there was a big battle between the union and confederate forces. the confederate forces did run lexington street in front of the courthouse and there was a big battle between the union and confederate forces. the confederate forces did run the union army out of town. that is when quantrill and his men came back to the jail because they were holding confederate soldiers here. they broke all of their buddies, so to speak, out of jail. so he was here twice. lexington street in front

this was recorded on the plaza in kansas city, missouri in 2012. it's about an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you to rainy day books. such a great asset to our community here with all of these programs. i am glad to see my kids in the audience who asked me to mention their names. my wife, karen is here. my mother, dorothy. many friends, many new faces as well. in "rise to greatness," i tell the story of the most perilous year in american history. 1862. i tell it through the eyes of the men who gathered the nation through the fire. it was abraham lincoln. i don't want to spoil the book for you. the year began with the american republic in grave danger. the union armies were struggling to grow overnight. it is about a few scattered men scattered across continents. the inexperienced officers brought these raw volunteers, they were stymied by the sheer size of the breakaway confederate states of america. that covered a space larger than the entire european territory conquered by napoleon. lincoln's closest advisor was william henry seward. he said that eve

kansas city wasn't going to stop them. they score. game over. they go back to the super bowl. >> dana: but tom brady, my friends want me to ask you, do you believe he's the greater of all time quarterback? >> i'm a giant fan born in new york. there's no question greatest of all time. it's not even up for debate. >> dana: what about my second prediction, that he will retire after this year? >> it's a solid one. last year he was hedging. they traded his backup to san francisco. it's an excellent chance. you should be taping these shows for you, too. >> dana: my third prediction is kate middleton would announce she's pregnant with her fourth child. >> unrelated to tom brady. he did curse at the end of the game. but with tom brady, a little emotional. >> dana: i had a problem last summer where the guy had the alligator and the convenience store and i cad him the a word. were you there? >> no. >> dana: it was bad. the pope has a new app? his very modern. >> it's about time. you want to pray with the pope but you don't know how? he has a new app. it's

they also hold a man named ll, the man who burned kansas to the ground during the civil war. .t is also a dramatic jailbreak on august 11, 1862, william and his raiders make a charge in daybreak, roque into that jail and they freed 39 men. those were being jailed in there because they would not sign a loyalty oath to the union. martial law was to cleared in the state been. you had to sign -- state then. you had to sign. the 1880's, 1880 two, is when they help frank. 1882, is when they help frank. the jail door was never locked. the most notorious outlaw of our nation. here we go. you do realize, we cannot do a tour without talking about a man by the name of harry s truman. he had a line on his desk, what did it say? >> the buck stops here. >> i'm going to show you where began. it is called clinton's soda fountain today. it is where harry truman had his first job. he opened up the store at 6:30 a the morning and made $3 week. he worked before school and after school, all day saturday. his father made him quit working there because he was only 14. he was afraid he would get behind on scho

tax agency field office in kansas city the longer the shutdown lasts the more pressure she feels like b.-o. is. two hundred thousand dollars a month. so with to pay half the light b.-o. and half my heating bill because it's cold. medicine chiquita goldsby has worked for the taxi for twenty five years and without pay since december even before the shutdown bunny was tight now even paying for the basics is a challenge is hard. it is i'm just like everybody else you know paycheck to paycheck and i have to figure out where my gas water's going to come from. where my next meal's and rent rates do every month but it's worse chiquita has severe asthma and can't afford the sixty dollars for her prescription it says at forty six. and. that will only last till the end of the month i ask her what will happen when it's gone then i'm out. i'm out. just here in kansas city there are seven different federal government agencies that have offices here including the department of commerce the internal revenue service and the environmental protection agency just to name a few and just here in this city

he had a band of graders and they would basically raid the country on the kansas side. because they were very opposed to abolition, and of course kansas was a free state and missouri was a slave state. they burned lawrence to the ground, shawnee, olathe, i believe gardner as well. he was going to raid these northern towns and he would come back to missouri to stay safe. because he was crossing state lines. he was here in 1861 and the first battle of independence happened august 11 of 1863. the jail at that time was held by the union army. he led his men on a raid and they started on the west side of the square and came towards lexington street in front of the courthouse and there was a big battle between the union and confederate forces. the confederate forces did run the union army out of town. that is when quantrill and his men came back to the jail because they were holding a lot of confederate soldiers here. they broke all of their buddies, so to speak, out of jail. so he was here twice. a couple years later, 1864, the second battle of independence. that is when the

he had a band and they would basically raid the country on the kansas side. they were very opposed to abolition, and kansas was a free state and missouri was a slave state. they burned shawnee to the ground, olathe, and i believe gardner as well. he was going to raid these northern towns and he would come back to missouri to escape. he was here in 1861 and the first battle of independence happened august 11 of 1863. the jail at that time was held by the union army. quantrill led his men on a raid and they started on the west side of the square and came towards lexington street in front of the courthouse and there was a big battle between the union and confederate forces. the confederate forces did run the union army out of town. that is when quantrill and his men came back to the jail because they were holding confederate soldiers here. they broke all of their buddies, so to speak, out of jail. so he was here twice. a couple years later, 1864, the second battle of independence. that is when the union battle retook independence and chased the confederates out

kansas city. roger stone a longtime ally of donald trump is due back in court on tuesday charged with seven crimes that links to the investigation into russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election stan is accused of being a conduit between trump's campaign and wiki leaks and lying about it i did call him reports from washington d.c. . walking out of the federal courthouse in florida roger stone seems to be channeling his first political boss former president richard nixon the gesture of a disgraced man who when faced with impeachment was forced to resign the presidency for stone his legal challenges are just beginning but he's vowing he won't testify against his longtime friend us president donald trump as i have said previously there is no circumstances whatsoever under which i will bear false witness against the president nor will i make that rice to ease the pressure on myself i look forward to her calling and indicating special counsel robert mueller says stone was ta

he had a band and they would basically raid the country on the kansas side. they were very opposed to abolition, and kansas was a free state and missouri was a slave state. they burned lawrence to the ground, shawnee and gardner, as well. he was going to raid these northern towns and he would come back to missouri to stay safe. he was here in 1861 and the first battle of independence happened august 11 of 1863. the jail at that time was held by the union army. he led his men on a raid and they started on the west side of the square and came towards lexington street in front of the courthouse and there was a big battle between the union and confederate forces. the confederate forces did run the union army out of town. that is when quantrill and his men came back to the jail because they were holding confederate soldiers here. they broke all of their buddies, so to speak, out of jail. so he was here twice. a couple years later, 1864, the second battle of independence. that is when the union army retook independence and chased the confederates out of town. the j

he had a band and they would basically raid the country on the kansas side. they were very opposed to abolition, and kansas was a free state and missouri was a slave state. they burned shawnee to the ground, olathe, and i believe gardner as well. he was going to raid these northern towns and he would come back to missouri to escape. he was here in 1861 and the first battle of independence happened august 11 of 1863. the jail at that time was held by the union army. raidrill led his men on a and they started on the west side of the square and came towards lexington street in front of the courthouse and there was a big battle between the union and confederate forces . the confederate forces did run the union army out of town. that is when quantrill and his men came back to the jail because they were holding confederate soldiers here. they broke all of their buddies, so to speak, out of jail. so he was here twice. a couple years later, 1864, the second battle of independence. that is when the union battle retook independence and chased the confederates out of to

did he observe haaland from new mexico, sharice davids from kansas, and kristi noem from south dakota. next slide. we increased the involvement with three native american teachers which represented paul revere school, k-8, and balboa high school. the indian education program, students and parents work with google to create an indigenous mapping project. the department of c.n.i. and state and federal programs toured the california indian museum and cultural center,

kansas city the u.n. human rights investigator looking into the murder of saudi journalist. has request that access to the saudi consulate in istanbul agnes keller mouth is due to begin a week long visit to turkey on monday the washington post columnist who wrote critically about the saudi crown prince was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october saudi authorities have not replied to the un's request to visit the crime scene. israeli airstrikes targeting iranian forces in syria are provoking fears of sparking a full scale war israeli attacks earlier this week in the mask dozens of people reported to be a rainy and. their ally has warned that more strikes could. and the experts in iran say the killings are a dangerous escalation between sworn enemies. from tehran. in one of the first military exercises of the year iranian soldiers let loose the weapons of war the same. fighting on frontlines far from home and experts worry israel might be hostility between the two countries is no secret since the early days of the syrian war eight years ago israeli forces have

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kansas city. as a federal employee who hasn't been paid for over a month to feed a hanson had a lot at stake when donald trump spoke after the president announced the government would reopen for three weeks there was no celebrating angry and disappointed. three weeks is good nothing long enough to just get us a check to pacify us for a little while to get us to the next step and then once we get back in there if they shut down again we won't be able to leave so i feel like they're building a wall around us as employees marland wilson another federal employee also felt the announcement left more uncertainty. it could happen in the government might be reopening but across america like here in kansas city where there are nine thousand federal government employees it will take time to get things back up and running again outside this federal government office here in this city there are still no cars in the parking lot and the doors remain shut and locked many people worry that after the three week de

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reports from kansas city. has a federal employee who hasn't been paid for over a month to beat a hanson had a lot at stake when donald trump spoke after the president announced the government would reopen for three weeks there was no celebrating angry and disappointed. three weeks to get nothing in long enough to just give us a check to pacify us for a little while to get us to the next step and then once we get back in there if they shut down again we won't be able to leave. so they're building a wall around us as employees marland wilson another federal employee also felt the announcement left more uncertainty on the. brink of happening in the government might be reopening but across america like here in kansas city where there are nine thousand federal government employees it will take time to get things back up and running again outside this federal government office here in this city there are still no cars in the parking lot and the doors remain shut and locked many people worry that after the three week

in kansas. how does it feel for someone who has a full-time job, works for the federal government, to have to go to their landlord and ask for-- i don't even know what to call it? >> mercy? >> reporter: the mother of two is the family's primary breadwinner. she received her last paycheck at the end of december. >> we did just pay as many bills as we possibly could. i looked today, we have about $300. >> reporter: have you started thinking about where you might save if this shutdown goes longer? >> we're trying to cut the grocery bills just down to the necessities. i mean, we don't live extravagantly, so it's hard to tut out any bills. >> reporter: to try to help, the eovernment provided sample letters last month that federal employees can show creditors, explaining why they're struggling to pay their bills. according to the real estate npbsite zillow, unpaid federal workers will owe $438 million this month in mortgage and rent payments. do you think it's worth keeping

kansas city,o missouri, terry is on our democrat line. caller: i would like to see joe kennedy iii run for independent. fighting my views racism and semitism, -- an anti-semitism, income inequality. i really like him and think he would make a great president. host: joe kennedy. who are the other top progressives? guest: progressives is kind of a fluid word because that is the democratic mono curve for good. bernie is someone we have not mentioned, amy klobuchar -- bernie sanders is someone we have not mentioned, amy klobuchar. house, joe kennedy's name comes up often but i think he is more interested in staying in the house. too.maltin

kansas senator sam brownback. >> i was praying at st. joseph's church and i got this idea we should have an museum.

swearing in was this one, holland and sharice davids of kansas, the first two native american women ever elected to congress. >> i didn't have a tissue, as you noticed. i had to use the scarf. she said my scarf is your scarf. >> reporter: they all know to get anything done, they'll need to b laips. service a veteran candidates have a plan to try to get together and stay together as a bloc. >> reporter: crenshaw has a head start, thanks to this viral bit on "snl." ♪ just keep breathing and breathing ♪ >> it sounds like my phone is ringing. >> reporter: they've all arrived with big goals. >> the thing that i keep asking is whose talking about health care? whose talking about prescription drugs? what's the plan? when are we getting to this stuff? >> reporter: but there is one issue hanging over everything. >> and right now we need to be talking about opening the government. >> reporter: everything is sort of frozen. >> yeah. >> reporter: right? >> there are real people hurting right now in our country. >> reporter: and she says nativ

mientras tanto que no han ganado asÍ que veremos si le hace kansas city finalmente ganar el primero en su historia. >> el estadio. >> en atlanta se estÁ preparando para recibir a los equipos que salgan victoria sos en el fin de semana >>> el inmueble que abriÓ sus puertos tiene capacidad de 61 mil aficionados. nos vamos a pausa en cifra publicada. >> al volver >>> el conductor de un camiÓn de basura. >> >>> mientras tanto trabajaba. >> >>> san francisco autoridad anuncian la disminuciÓn de crÍmenes violens con homicidios y balacera pero quÉ opina la comunidad les vamos a contar hoy y mÁs hoy a las 11. >> el gobierno de trump, separÓ muchas mÁs familias >>> la oficina del inspector. >> lo confirmÓ hoy. >> esta nueva informaciÓn se da a conocer en un momento en donde el tema de inmigraciÓn mantiene cerrado el gobierno en un comunicado la agencia indicÓ y cito respondido por todos los niÑos separados y que complace reportan en un dictado ninguna manera que se desconoce el paradero de niÑos bajo su cuidado. vamos a ver impacto verdad >>> despuÉs de analizar los factores

i am proud to introduce this bill with my friend from kansas. as they did in the last congress, i encourage our colleagues to join us in passing this important bipartisan legislation. women-owned businesses, companies owned by service-disabled veterans, and other types of small firms have unique opportunities to work with the federal government through sole source contracting. unfortunately regulations governing these types of contracts, specifically the maximum value amount of a contract, have not kept pace with inflation and many small business owners often won't pursue these opportunities due to the diminished return. furthermore, the law includes option years toward the cap. reducing the projected returns and lowering the appeal of sole source contracts. for these reasons, many eligible small businesses overlook sole source contracts as a quality opportunity to do business with the federal government. our bill would bring the sole source contracting requirements in line with inflation and only apply base years, not the option years, to a con

adriana diaz spoke with a worker in kansas who's feeling the pinch. >> reporter: when sarah waterson left work on new year's eve, she still had a job but no sense of security. >> have to go to your landlord and say i don't know how i'm going to pay you. i've never had to do it. >> reporter: the former marine works as an office manager for the epa in kansas. how does it feel for someone who has a full-time job, works for the federal government, to have to go their landlord and ask for -- i don't know what to call it -- >> mercy? >> reporter: the mother two of is the family's primary breadwinner. she received her last paycheck at the end of december. >> we did just pay as many bills as we possibly could. i looked, today we have about $300. >> reporter: have you started thinking about where you might save if this shutdown goes longer? >> we're trying to cut the grocery bills just down to the necessities. ivex, weanon't le cut out any bills. >> reporter: to try to help, the government provided sample letters last month that federal employees can show creditors explaining why they're stru

if you'r a kansas fan or patriots fan, cey if you live in the k. area, t ho s toack for the ball game. for the game. i per my o in f to unless you're in florida. go inside. >>> wer is the top story. th major winter tomorrow is g its mark across all 48 in contine united st. alrea hit the midwest. no it moving east, whe the results coue deadly. we get to dylan's forecast in a minute. nbc 4's ron allen is in a sny c thismorning. ro good morning. yes. my goodness indeed. atll of this. its falling. its falling sideways because the w i picking up, as wert. it s overnight, and it to continue on throughe day an most of the midwest. as you say,re things moving ea. ov the tempera also down,re so wow in the d 20s or so, around 25. expecd to go down, as . ov a pretty intense storm gnow. onlyng to get worse. south flight slide off an omaha runway not a hint of what's to come weeken injurs report. e a reopen late friday r a brief shutdo, with ofe pos flight safety is our top prior with 4,700 flighy and than 500 cancel more treac travel with winter sto watch d wa

he announced his decision at the kansas farm bill to passage weeks ago. listen. >> i am announcing i will serve the remainder of this term as your senator, fighting for kansas in these troubled times. however i will not be a candidate in 2020 for a fifth senate term. >> and a gop source said the party is looking at recruiting kansas stative and susht secretary of state mike pompeo to run for the seat. no indication if he would be interested. topping other parts of politics hours after gaining control of the house, democrats filed a motion to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit aimed at ending obamacare. a federal judge ruled that the affordable care act is unconstitutional since congress eliminated the individual mandate penalty. they are not defending obamacare so a coalition is appealing the judge's ruling. a gop-linked super pac launched a six-figure online ad campaign targeting democrats incluwho vo for nancy pelosi as speaker after they said they wanted new leadership while they were on the campaign trail. new york representative alexandria ocasio-cortez

as it's called they have a huge field office here in kansas city they were watching very intently because they had so much at stake and as soon as trump was done speaking i asked one of the ladies there i said and she hasn't been paid for over a month now i said well what's your reaction and she had two words and i'll quote her she said i'm angry and disappointed and i said why she said for multiple reasons but primarily that nobody is celebrating here because they feel in the words of this lady i spoke to that they are trapped by a wall because this is only going to be three weeks back on the job and then they have so much uncertainty about what will happen after that that's one reason they're upset about this and the second reason is that trump said they hope to get the back pay to people as soon as possible she said that's not good enough we have been paid for to pay cycles now we need money now these are people that are struggling to pay their mortgage struggling to pay for food it's very serious out here and again i spoke to one other worker who's worked the i.r.s. for thirty years r