i want to be clear to the senator from illinois. i don't think that our colleagues have abused the process in terms of this amendment. they've tried in good faith to line up speakers. i think it's important that they have an opportunity to thoroughly debate it and some other amendments. and so i'm not certainly joining in suggesting that they've delayed this on this amendment. i think we've gotten into a good debate and we ought to be able to finish it. mr. durbin: if the senator would yield for a question, i'm not suggesting it either, but the eight amendments have been filed by republican senators and i don't know that you have done anything, in fact, i'm certain that you've done nothing to stop them should they want to go forward with those amendments. and it strikes me that we're in our third day of debate. well, tomorrow, fourth day of debate. and historically, many of these treaties have been completed in two to five days, if i'm not mistaken. i ask the senator from massachusetts, if we can work on this tomorrow, sunday, monda

. >> well, i grew up in a small town near in southern illinois called belleville, illinois. and it was about middle school actually when it sort of hit me. "hey, you know, i want to go be an astronaut." and so i was going to go to school, study physics, all the way through my ph.d.-a ply to nasa, and presto-whammo get to be an astronaut. >> reporter: it wasn't quite "presto whammo." after sandra got her ph.d. she worked as an engineer at an aviation company for a while. >> so it took me about, gosh, ten years or so after graduating from college to get to the point where i was ready to apply to nasa, and then i got lucky enough to be selected. >> reporter: leland was on a different career track. his thoughts of "touchdown" had nothing to do with rocket landings. it was his football career that was taking off. so you were drafted by the nfl when you were 22. how did you end up an astronaut? >> when i was drafted, i already graduated from college. i graduated with a chemistry degree. i bounced around from the detroit lions to the dallas cowboys, but in between detroit and dalla

, the international -- the e.p.a., the state of illinois, the u.s. fish and wildlife service are working together to install and maintain a permanent electric barrier between the fish and lake michigan. this designation prohibits the importation and interstate shipment of asian carp unless a permit is issued by the secretary of the interior. the penalty for illegally importing or shipping asian carp is a fine or imprisonment up to six months. this bill is supported by members on both sides of the aisle in both the house and the senate, and i urge my colleagues to immediately vote in favor of this bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i have no further requests for speakers, madam speaker, and i am prepared to turn in my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: madam speaker, i yield as much time as she wishes to consume, the author of this bill, ms. -- the gen

a bus driver in champagne illinois and out of work after hitting a snowman on the road. you see on the video posted on youtube a car goes into the wuss's lane to avoid it and heart kid and the bus crosses over and boom goes the dynamite into the snowman. the-identified bus driver resigned but word is that snowman was put there in the road by the guys laughing and student at the university of illinois in champagne. always funny until someone gets fired. >> exactly. >> well, so many of you are trying to lose weight and stay in shape, and the holidays are not that easy night not easy especially for women. but a new study shows that the ladies have an advantage when it comes to shedding the lbs. >>> and surprises are fun no doubt. but the surprise one woman received from her mailman came with not so special deliveriy. i'm looking to save in insurance. don't want to deal with a lot of flibbity-flab or mumbo-jumbo. sounds like you need to name your price. no gobbledy-gook? never. do i still get all the dagnabbit coverage i need? sure. we give you a quote and you can adjust you

the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i want to yield to three of my colleagues at this point before i believe senator mccain speaks. senator bennet for two minutes, senator gillibrand for two minutes and senator schumer for two minutes. mr. bennet: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: i rise in strong support for the "dream" act. i have a lost sympathy for the arguments the senator from arizona made about what is going on in arizona, what's going on in the rocky mountain west where i come from, which reminds me of the need that we have in this country to -- and in this congress to finally face up to the facts and pass comprehensive immigration reform. but that's not what we're talking about today. what we're talking about today is the dream act, a narrow bill that deals with about 65,000 people a year that are here through no fault of their own and have no other country of their own but want to make a contribution to our country. as scholars, as taxpayers, as part of our mi

. >>> in the meantime, missouri taking on illinois. michael dixon jr. returning from a two-game suspension. with the illini trailing by two. that's demetri mccamey, hitting the straightaway three-pointer. ties things up at 50-50. later on, from the outside. illinois, up by one. under two minutes left. tied at 58-58. michael dixon, driving. tough lay-in. off the glass. and the tigers up by two. things are getting interesting. dixon, tripped by mike davis. davis finds d.j. richardson for the open three-pointer. tigers, quickly, the other way. marcus denmon, ahead to laurence bowers for the lay-in. and he's fouled by mike tisdale. tisdale, hit with the intentional foul. take another look. that counts. missouri converting. and they go on to win. take it 75-64. >>> you're up to date for now. back to you in new york. >>> well, this is the season for giving. a 9-year-old, abigail taylor of wichita, kansas, has become a poster child. >> she recently found $68 outside of her church. and she turned it in. when no one claimed it, the church gave it back to abigail

more than half are in illinois and there have been no deaths. now, people are advised not to east alfalfa sprouts made by the tiny greens organic farm in urbana, illinois. it also in spicy sprouts. >>> oakland police are investigating a bold armed robbery that happened at a busy walgree walgreens. a masked gunman went in, pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded money. they do have pretty good surveillance video of him. >>> medical marijuana users have a new outlet to get their supply in an east bay business park. the hercules chiropractor's office is functioning as a medical marijuana dispensary. the hercules health center is on north shore business park. its website describes it as a state-of-the-art healing center and medical cannabis collective. they offer express checkout service for medical marijuana patients who call in their orders. >>> uc berkeley's 20 student-run cooperative houses are making it easier for students to report drug abuse among their peers. the cooperative adopted new rules to review whether a person living in one of tho

one of these places was rockford, illinois. rockford, illinois, his nose west of chicago. for most of the toy century as one of the richest 25 towns in the united states. one prosperous family company after another, and many of employed hundreds or thousands of people are the clusters of industry that exists in rockford have been decimated by the migration of manufacturing out. the workers that exist in the companies that are still there are much reduced in number because one of the responses to globalization by some companies is to automate. if they can't find lower cost workers who are effective in the workplace, they will find robots and machines that will do it. all in an attempt to shed the cost of an aging workforce. so if you live in rockford and you are a skilled worker working in one of the many factories that was there or is still there, around 52, 53, 54, you start hearing the singers from your bosses about it's time to move on. we have a package for you. an early retirement package. you really are detected. maybe we will throw in something. maybe we will pay fo

illinois, $633 billion. new york, $1.1 trillion. california, $1.8 trillion. that is out of $13 trillion. if these states go down, there is no way for the country to survive. >> you got 4 trillion, glenn, of 13. you've got just under 2 of 16. you see what's happening in europe when they're only dealing with 2 trillion of 16, what could possibly happen in the united states if you're dealing with 4 trillion of 13. >> i think america is beginning to understand why me and you have lost a lot of sleep. in the last two years. i saw this coming about four years ago, david? first time we met -- >> you were talking about it then. >> you were identifying this is the domino. >> the first time i met david, it was at a social function and he's a snot from columbia and he said to me, do you remember the first thing you said to me? >> i do. >> what did you say? >> i said i like the way you think outside the box. you're not educated and could not have had formal educated because you think beyond most formal educators. >> the first thing he said is, where did you get your educ

kevin tibbles, nbc news, carol stream, illinois. >>> just weeks before the deep water horizon oil rig blew up and started the worst u.s. oil disaster ever, the obama administration surprised a lot of people by announcing a plan to allow a major expansion of off-shore drilling along the east coast. well, today, they reversed that decision, saying there will be no new off-shore drilling in the atlantic for at least the next five years. interior secretary ken salazar said the revised plan is the result of lessons learned from that bp disaster. >>> up next here tonight, the anniversary of a pivotal moment and the woman who stood up for so many by sitting down. did you know a problem in your heart can cause a stroke in your brain? it's true. an irregular heartbeat, called atrial fibrillation, or afib, can make a blood clot form, here, in your heart, that can break free and go straight to your brain where it can cause a serious stroke. having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it. strokes that are twice as likely to be deadly or severely d

more than half of them are in illinois. the fda says you should not eat sprouts from tiny greens organic farm in urbana, illinois. >>> new this morning, help is on the way for people who have sleep apnea. scientists are about to start testing a new device that works like a pacemaker, zapping the tongue to keep the airway open. during sleep apnea, a person's tongue and throat muscles relax which block a person from breathing. the study though is still in its early stages. >>> a popular brand of snacks is going natural. don teeg tells us, starting next year half of frito lay's products will be made entirely with natural ingredients. >> reporter: in suburban dallas, renee gonzalez and her daughters are shopping for healthy snacks. >> do you want to get some apples? >> reporter: at this supermarket, specializing in natural food, bags of lays potato chips are nowhere to be seen, but that could soon change. frito lay, the world's largest maker of snack foods is going natural. sort of. beginning in 2011, half of the products, incl

areas of snow are shown in bright white stretching from indiana into illinois and north carolina and south western virginia. what you see all left in green is rain. once the rain moves are way, it will turn into snow. the winter weather advisory starts at 10:00 a.m. for the medical area and will last until 9:00 p.m. high temperatures in the upper 20's. one or two inches locally. higher amounts order south of the >>> there's an accident on vehicle near five, branch avenue on the right. we are looking of the beltway at the american legion bridge. the roads are clear and dry. no major issues other than the crashed near route 5. 95 south and 198, overnight construction is being cleared away. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are on storm watch this morning. the region is bracing for a glass of wintry weather. >> it is that time of year. people are gearing up. courtney robinson has a look at what to expect. >> the biggest issue could be during the evening rush hour or. that is when transportation officials are expecting the worst when it comes to the roads. not only are the residence duri

my state of illinois receives 75 cents per dollar. my question is, instead of looking at federal versus private, instead of looking cutting these programs across the board, why don't we just look at cutting spending and subsidies to specific states that already benefit bepropriations are going to strained over the next couple of years. so i think what you are suggesting is certainly part of dave short-term solution -- part of a short-term solution. if it was not your mutt -- earmark, let us spend it on something else. in a trillion dollar deficit, it is fought. to get you very far. it is -- it is not going to get you very far. that is why the we have to look at other fans. i take your point. a lot of people that do complain about federal spending do not complain about what they see in their own districts. that makes sense to them if they are going someplace else. the hill reported they had tax reform proposals. here is what they write. host: you spoke about the reform of tax cut. guest: guest: i think this is something the democrats a

back when i was in the illinois general assembly, mr. speaker, i used to practice law and there was one time when i was approaching, i filed a motion at a courthouse and i approached a judge and he knew that i was a legislator and with a twinkle in his eye he said, well, mr. roskam, let's see how you voted on the judicial pay raise. and he kind of looked underkneadneath his below ther, he was teasing me, and i quickly said, your honor, i voted no but i hope yes. he thought about that for a second and he said, motion granted. now, i hope today there is a whole lot of show biz going on here because i hope today, mr. speaker, what's happening is that there are a lot of people who are saying voting no that aren't voting no. with due respect to my friend from the state of illinois who acknowledges there is insufficient funds. he thinks there is going to be insufficient funds, look around. 111th congress, there is insusht funds. this congress and this leadership, mr. speaker, has doubled our national debt in five years and based on their own n

the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i want to thank my colleague from tennessee about the deficit commission and it was a controversial vote and it was the right vote to deal with the deficit and the problems that we face. i'd like to put what happened tonight in some perspective in light of the deficit commission. first, the omnibus appropriations bill, the total amount being spent there wa was $1,108,000,000,000. the amount of that bill was that earmarked for specific projects was less than 1%. $8 billion out o of $1,108,000,000,000. less than 1%. and that was within the total amount that we were limited to spend. it wasn't as if we added it on. we were given a total amount and less than 1% of it was marked where it was going with complete transparency, complete disclosure. $8 billion. and it troubles me when i hear members come to the floor as some did just a few minutes ago on your side congratulating yourselves, we put an end to pork barrel spending and now we're really deal with our deficit. $8 billion is

i could just illustrate what fran's talking about in our hometown of bloomington, illinois. we have a parent coalition that was supported in part by samhsa's funding and one of the things they've done is they've created a parent-to-parent network. and they sign up and they agree to notify each other about parties and to check things out and one of the most gratifying things when my daughter was in high school and she was having a party, we got a call from a parent who wanted to check out to make sure that we were going to be there and that it was on the up and up. so they're effective? well it can be effective and it's a good thing, you bet. okay. final thoughts, monique. well, i think that there's a lot of hope out there for adolescents and young adults that are struggling with addiction and i also think there's a lot of hope in providing prevention and intervention for those students at an earlier age to prevent or delay the onset of use and ultimately we're going to have healthier students and adults. greg, your thoughts. i think just, you know, we need to move away from

. >> los cinco estados con más personas son illinois y chicago . >> también los estados con gran poblacion latina, uno de ellos es texas que suma este año más personas en la política de la comunidad latina . >> tendremos más representacion de la comunidad latina . >> new york perdio dos escaños. >> a pesar de que su estado perdio dos estados, él ve más participación de los latinos. >> los que tienen más poblacion es gracias a la poblacion de la comunidad latina . >> a partir de febrero los estados tendrá más informaciónb del censo. >> >> qué tal muy buenas noches, les saluda maría leticia gómez. >> y alejandro mendoza, gracias por acompañarnos . >> por primera vez, el estado dorado, tiene el aumento menos marcado desde las estadisticas. >> en el año dos mil california tenía menos personas, ahora es el estado más poblado de la nación . >> el presidente barack obama se reunió con personas políticas de la comunidad latina para hablar sobre la reforma migratoria . >> después de año nuevo dijeron que se reunirian nuevamente para hablar más sobre la reforma migratoria .

the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent under the time that's been allotted by the unanimous consent to senator baucus on the democratic side for the first amendment. i ask time to speak. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i think that -- i think there's a consent in effect that baucus would control a half-hour, schumer would control a half-hour of the time. if not, i would so move. the presiding officer: is there objection? under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of house message to h.r. 4853, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment with an amendment to h.r. 4853, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and airway trust fund to amend title 49, united states code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program and for othe

host: next call from illinois goule.andler pool how are you? caller: i am still alive, still breathing. host: well that is good. caller: here in illinois, people who inherit the family farm are supposed to sell to big business. it has transformed into more of a big housing subdivision for soybean and other crops, corn, and other vegetables. is there a way that the national farmers union can possibly solve this problem? host: thank you, fernandez. we had a little bit of an echo, but hopefully we got the essence of your question. guest: yes, basically, you have brought up urban sprawl, which drives up land prices to where once the first or second generation family that was on the land and use it as their income has passed on, the children or grandchildren -- as i mentioned, the average american is six generations away from farm production. as they move out, the land becomes extremely valuable and they are selling it off for subdivisions. rent and land prices is a huge concern that the national farmers union continues to work on to try to produce

illinois senator dick durbin says this bill says god bless tyneny tim and donald trump. megyn, back to you. megyn: all right, thank you. as wendell mentioned, some house democrats are demanding higher tax benefits for the rich, but they might want to check out a report that we found from congress itself on what actually happens when you hike the top tax rates. what happens for the middle class, what happens for the bottom 50% of income earners. you may find this rather eye-opening. we'll show it to you next hour. >>> well, fox weather alert as bitter cold and icy conditions sweep across big parts of the country right now. check out minnesota where cars are absolutely buried in the snow, and the drivers who are able to get out are dealing with freezing rain and sleet out on the roads. >> right now my car's, it's like on a pedestal of snow, so when i pulled in, the snow packed under it. my tires are off the ground, so i've got to dig out the bottom and, hopefully, get weight on my tires and i can pull out of here. >> people aren't getting around? >> oh, somebody just fell.

smith: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from illinois, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. incoming chairman. as we stand here this evening and debate this terribly misnamed bill, the american people face not a dream but a host of unmistakable realities. double-digit unemployment, a social service delivery system, most particularly social security, that is terribly broken, their children and their grandchildren who simply cannot afford to go to school, a national debt of over $14 trillion and growing by the hour which really jeopardizes our collective future and a nation, mr. speaker and members of the house, where too often the rule of law yields the self term expediency. i respectfully have to comment and respond to a number of comments that were made on the other side of the aisle, not the least of which is the attempt to portray these individuals as somehow innocence and those who would be free of any law breaking. in fact, the bill doesn't deal with that. onl

una idea de lo que pasó, 12 de los votos vinieron de los estados del sur, tampoco apoyaron michigan, illinois, indiana, tienen baja población hispana. y una gran sorpresa fue el estado de pensilvania. y si quieren más información por qué se voto así, ustedes pueden ir a nuestra página de internet. >>>josé díaz balart: gracias, vamos a una pausa, y al regresar decepcionados pero no >>>josé díaz balart: siguen saliendo a la luz en méxico macabro detalles del niño sicario de 14 años raúl torres tiene las imágenes. >>>periodista: los militares se encontraron conuna escena de terror, tres cuerpos enterrados en una narcofosa, antes habían capturado a presuntos sicarios que confesaron esto. este dijo que el ponchis participó en la ejecución. >>> los amarró. >>>periodista: pero los militares encontraron más escenas de terror. y se ve un hombre con la piel arrancada, en otro video se ven cuerpos decapitados y cabezas sercenadas, aquí le juegan una broma al ponchis, y con esa inocencia dijo que asesinó porque el jefe de sicarios lo tenía amenazado. >>> sin embargo este presunto s

y en illinois aunque un aumento de 3. 3% el cambio no le permitió ganar asientos sino perder un asiento. así están las cifras que fueron develadas hoy. >>> somos 308 millones, pero cuántos hispanos somos? >>> no se dio a conocer esto, sin embargo, en una encuesta calculó que somos 48.9 de hispanos, las cifras oficiales se darán a conocer en febrero y marzo. y en el 2000 éramos alrededor de 35 millones. >>> la pregunta es si llegaremos a 50 millones. y los resultados tendrán profundas implicaciones, la mayoría de los que ganaran escaños svotaron por el partido republicano. >>> después de cada censo el país redistribuye los 435 distritos de la cámara baja para equilibrarnos con la población, los estados de tendencia republicana ganaran 6 bancas. texas con 4 bancas encabeza esto. >>> a principios de febrero empezamos a reportar los datos a cada estado, y el estado hace la redistribución, dibuja los distritos. >>> pero la redistribución de los distritos sucita polémica. >>> nosotros tenemos que participar como hacen esos mapas. >>> en 8 estados los demócratas pierden un esc

en illinois se endurecen a los patrones que no paguen lo debido, pero es la posilidad que se de marcha atrás con dos nuevas reformas, la de salud lo que llama más la atención. >>> los dos triunfos de la administraciónobama, la reforma de sistema salud hay pleitos legales. >>> en tennessee exige comprobar estatus migratorio, y permite exigir que sus empleados hablen inglés. preocupante para muchos hispanos la cantidad de inictivas antimigrantes. >>> muos lo hicieron desplegando una política antiinmigrante, y en varios estados se continuará repiendo la experiencia de arizona. >>> y en texas se pretende obligar mostrar identificaciones con fotografías, otras que obligaría reportar el número de alumnos indocumentados, y también podría ejercicer políticas de mano dura. >>> en la cámara de representantes nada que v en términos de inmigración debo al control republicano. >>> las partes más polémicas de la ley sb 1070 siguen bajo ---vamos a mexico, en donde el secuestro de un policia nos habla de la vulnerabilidad de que son objeto a pesar de su uniforme y en donde tampoco ha

en illinois se endurecen a los patrones que no paguen lo debido, pero es la posilidad que se de marcha atrás con dos nuevas reformas, la de salud lo que llama más la atención. >>> los dos triunfos de la administraciónobama, la reforma de sistema salud hay pleitos legales. >>> en tennessee exige comprobar estatus migratorio, y permite exigir que sus empleados hablen inglés. preocupante para muchos hispanos la cantidad de inictivas antimigrantes. >>> muos lo hicieron desplegando una política antiinmigrante, y en varios estados se continuará repiendo la experiencia de arizona. >>> y en texas se pretende obligar mostrar identificaciones con fotografías, otras que obligaría reportar el número de alumnos indocumentados, y también podría ejercicer políticas de mano dura. >>> en la cámara de representantes nada que v en términos de inmigración debo al control republicano. >>> las partes más polémicas de la ley sb 1070 siguen bajo pleito legal, mientras continúa el exodo de inmigrantes. >>> el presidente de venezuela expresó su pesar por la muerte de carlos andrés pérez, p

illinois 38. baylor 48. and mike stupes going against oklahoma. and it was about markell martin picking off bowls. returning it 62 yards for a touchdown. oklahoma state taking care of business 36-10. nba, warriors just not enough. on the road. warriors and the atlanta hawks, atlanta ranting an eight game win streak and they extended it, it was all hawks. too much punch inside. smith, hawks win it 103-93. atlanta one of the tough teams out of the east. college, men's basketball. st. marries hit the adult playground, las vegas the back group. the shamrock shoot out. matthew six three-pointers in the game. mcconal five. he had 28. st. marries won five straight games, 94-72 the final. tomorrow the biggest women's game on the board so far this season. 6:00 p.m. cardinals and the big dog, geno auriemma, number one connecticut running a 90 game win streak against the team they played in the national championship last season, the cardinals. this one has been anticipated for a long time. you know the cardinal, can't wait. >> it take as lot to do it and i t

. >> los demÓcratas pierden un escaÑo, incluido illinois. >> un escaÑo menos para el estado pero con mÁs latinos en el distrito mÍo y en la ciudad de chicago. >> la florida gana dos asientos al congreso pero lo que esto significa tiene una clara interpretaciÓn, dice. >> para los polÍticos es "prestan atenciÓn al voto latino, presten atenciÓn a las necesidades de nuestra comunidad. no somos todos un agente, hay diferencias. nosotros nos importa mucho la educaciÓn, el crimen, no es sÓlo inmigración." >> en cinco de los ocho estados que obtuvieron mÁs asientos al congreso, la klein ganÓ en la Última contienda presidencial. >> en los estados donde habrÁ mÁs escaÑos para los republicanos tambiÉn hay una notable poblaciÓn hispana que por lo general tiene mÁs tendencia a votar por los demÓcratas. blanca rosa, univisiÓn. >> gracias. el presidente asegurÓ hoy a los hispanos que su gobierno seguirÁ dando prioridad a una reforma migratoria. la reuniÓn fue a puerta cerrada pero la casa blanca emitiÓ un comunicado que sostuvo que la reforma serÁ prioridad en la prÓxima s

. >> este viernes la noticia era de la carretera del norte de la mayor y hoy nos situamos en illinois. si vive en chicago, sabe que mÁs de 300 vuelos han sido cancelados debido a una fuerte nevada. hasta cinco pulgadas de nieve han o seguirÁ cayendo. >> continuamos con el mal tiempo que ha estado azotando a venezuela donde son mÁs de 30 los fallecidos como consecuencia de las lluvias. la capital y 10 estados del paÍs se han visto severamente afectados. se informa de por lo -60.000 damnificados y el panorama no es bueno. >> agua por todas partes inundando todo a su paso. cubre poblaciones enteras ocasionando destrucciÓn en carreteras y represas. dejando miles de venezolanos y no dar. las lluvias siguen golpeando con intensidad varias regiones del paÍs. >> necesitamos que tengan piedad de nosotros y nos ayuden. todo el mundo necesita una ayuda. >> las autoridades quieren llevar ayuda pero tambien pasan apuros y lucha contra la corriente. la region norte costera del paÍs es la mas afectada. ahí los damnificados superan la cuenta 1000. el presidente hugo chÁvez y citÓ la región

it was controversial in the land of lincoln, my own home state of illinois. but the congressmen and senators of that day mustered the courage to do it and they're remembered for that courage. some of them are ex amounted for that -- exalted because they did it in vocal opposition to what they're about. we will have an opportunity tomorrow to vote on what looks like a two pedestrian procedural motions, but are much, much more. one of them is to eliminate a discriminatory policy in our armed services known as don't ask, don't tell. it will be a chance for members of the senate to go on record about whether or not they believe we should move beyond the practices of the past. whether they believe we should acknowledge the people of different sexual orientation can play a valuable role in protecting america. it's a historic vote and i'm glad that we're going to have it. before that vote there's another, it's called the dream act. this is a piece of legislation which i have been working on for 10 years. whenever i'm discouraged about how long it's taking, i think o

but throughout the rust belt, iowa, illinois, pennsylvania, massachusetts, new jersey -- all losing one seat, which means that there is going to be a battle royales breaking out as the state's righe their congressional districts. >> the shift in the population, does it shift political views? are we becoming more conservative? >> no, i do not think that you can make that assertion. a lot of the ships are not just population movements from the north to the south, but it is immigration. why is texas surgeon? there is a huge number of latinos going into their, arizona and nevada the same thing. they're not necessarily bringing with them a conservative outlook. the redistricting gives republicbank legislatures enormous ability to try to shape the district to make them more conservative. and to look at the patterns of immigration and to make sure that there are not an overwhelming number that might be very hard in a place like texas and florida. democrats believe that some of these districts will be democratic. >> these census numbers translate into house numbers but they do not mean any hurt

in wisconsin, they have the same thing in iowa and illinois -- actually have built prisons just for sex offenders. can you imagine? the entire prison are sex offenders, mostly young men. that is what they are. young men who are confused about their sexuality. as my son was or your son was. i'm going to continue with this, just some of the suggestions we have had. get rid of the word "officer." you have police officers -- isn't that enough? we have, like, 2 million of them. it should be social workers, correctional workers. parole workers. get rid of parole officers and probation officers all together. i call them resource centers so that when somebody comes out of jail or prison, that it would not matter if they came out of a mental hospital or and mentally retarded group home or they are getting out of jail or sleeping on the streets, when they get out, they go to something called a resourced center for health, and there, there would be social worker people that would help them. it does not really matter if they get out of jail or prison and a sleeping on the streets. i saw the same pe

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. >> desde chicago illinois, univisiÓn. >> este mismo sistema invernal provocÓ que el techo de un estado deportivo colapsar a despuÉs de 17 pulgadas de nieve cayeron en esa ciudad en las Últimas 24 horas. nadie resultÓ herido pero la accidente afectÓ a un partido de fÚtbol entre los vikingos de minnesota y los gigantes de nueva york. el partido se jugarÁ es el lunes en detroit. >> en instantes aumenta la tensiÓn en venezuela tras la peticiÓn de chÁvez de poderes especiales. >> los documentos revelados por wikileaks sigue poniendo en aprietos a personas. >> le diremos que ♪ >> el asesor de la casa blanca pronosticÓ que el acuerdo fiscal entre obama y los republicanos serÁ aprobado antes de fin de aÑo. para maÑana estÁ programada una votaciÓn de pruebas sobre la iniciativa de ley que evitarÍa que el primero de enero aumenten los impuestos para casi todos los estadounidenses. >> pasamos a venezuela donde la peticiÓn de hugo chÁvez de que le otorguen poderes especiales. esto coincide con la crisis regional por la Época de lluvias. >> las intensas lluvias que dejaron mÁs

illinois is one of 30 states that prohibits the yous of cell phones. state police have pulled over 7,800 people since the ban went into effect. more than 4,000 of them were in school or construction zones. these figures do not include citations from local police. >>> almost half of chicagoans support building a city-owned casino. a chicago tribune, wgn poll want them to get into the casino business and 41% oppose it. generally support is among young voters an men. it would bring much needed tax rev gnaw and jobs an critics say it would only delay important decisions in springfield object how to dry up the state's debt. >>> property owner also see how much their homes are worth on their tax bills. property assessments are going out in suburban cook county will include an assessment. the office says the new information will help property owners determine if their assessments are fair. next year's tax bills will also include a five-year history of assessments. >>> lunch break is next. we're learning how to save time in the kitchen with a great dinner reci

illinois out to a fast start. 11-yard. fresno state up seven. the huskies take control. hunter over the middle. the score. niu led 23-10 at the half. and the huskies cruise 40, 17. >> high school football, division 3 state title game. second quarter, cougars up 789-7. ing my get -- miguel to the corner. 16-7. seconds later, the ball comes back. shaw makes the church, -- makes the catch, and he is a mudder. 41 yards to pay dirt. division 2 title game, folsom meeting gardena. first quarter, bull dogs up 7-0. looking for more. 42-yard to the house. and right now in the fourth, folsom leads 41-20. >> a little nba action. the orlando momentum making a run at the nba title. the major -- magic acquired gilbert arenas, and pick up jason richardson and hedo turkoglu. in return, they get vince carter, pietrus. watch out for the magic. dwight howard now has help. >> tonight at 11, warriors and sharks, and the ncaa title battle. we'll see you at 11:00. >> alan: thank you for sending in more pictures of christmas >> alan: we have more holiday lights to show you. thank you, steve hunt

. >> look what's happening in the school in illinois where the justice department is now threatening to sue. >> bill: that's one guy, holder. that's holder's problem. go ahead, doctor. >> but, bill, yeah, thank you. i think the important thing to real lives is the pew poll recently showed that the political islamist, those that want to put sharia law into place are making headway globally. numbers going from small minorities to pluralities if not a majority. we still don't have a strategy to counter that we're only on the defense. and it's time for us as americans who believe in liberty to take the offense. >> bill: i don't think the folks are buying it doctor, ms. gabriel, thanks very much for good debate. horrific shootout in florida caught on videotape. a viewer warning on this one because the violence is real. we would like your advice on the story. but now body language bill and dave. bill and barack and john boehner. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. >> bill: body language segment tonight. three very interesting situations beginning with bill and barack. >> here is what

we have to tackle this problem because california, illinois, new york, are bust because they have let the public employee unions have the store. >>neil: among the government unions in the state, how are they responding? some of them are arguing that legally the government, or the governor cannot do this. can he? >>guest: well, in california they did this last year and they basically increased the proportion of the paycheck that goes to paying for the pension and health benefits, and in illinois, under a democratic governor, a democratic legislature did it last year, and so i think that this is something that the governor since he has a conservative legislature will be able to get through. >>neil: obviously chris christie of new jersey is trying to do this with mixed results but it is early, but the typical union response is they start here claiming that the cuts were what we have to give up and it will be small but it gets to be bigger and before you know it this is about torpedoing unions. is it? >>guest: well, eventually we all have to live when our means. people in your audience is

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hay mucha nieve, pero está todo cubierto de hielo, dijo este conductor así también, en carreteras de illinois se reportaron otros 36 accidentes. pero sin pérdidas humanas. las austeridades piden a los conductores, disminuir la velocidad. . >>> guarden su distancia de un vict a otro cuando kia ga bastante nieve a ale origen se de los camiones que están tirando sal. >>> en aeropuertos se han cancelado 2000 vuelos y las largas filas de pasajero han hecho el proceso de revisión alba mendiola, telemundo. >>>josé: las cosas como no están mejor en colombia que continúa soportando la peor temporada de lluvia en casi medio siglo. el número de afectados crece dramática y lo peor el pronóstico del tiempo no ayuda. maribel osorio con los detalles. >>>maribel: ya son más de un millón 200 mil colombianos damnificados por la lluvia a lo largo y ancho del país el agua se apoderó de miles de viviendas y muchos están refugiados en albergues. >>> estamos durmiendo en colchonetas en el piso y cobijas que nos han llegado. >>>maribel: el agua y los derrumbes que provoca han provocado la muerte de col

she was sentenced to 200 days in an illinois jail, but a judge decided to reduce the sentence to 94 days. torres served 47 days in jail. she is suing hooters as well as the officer in the video. >> bottom line, don't dispute a bill at hooter's. the spider man musical in new york city, the fourth person to be injuried on the set of the $65 million show. witnesses say last night an actor playing spiderman slip and fell to the stage and some equipment fell into the audience. the show did not go on. tracy morgan is recovering for a kidney transplant. he had the surgery earlier this month. entertainment weekly said morgan will miss two to three episodes during his recovery. those episodes will air in march. morgan was diagnosed with diabetes in 1996. >> a family is offering a reward to catch people who trash holiday decorations. they drove a car or truck through a front yard. the decorations included a nativity scene with inflatable characters. the guy thinks it's about $1500 in damages. it's only decoration, but stuff we collected over 23 years. it's heart breaking. right over the manger, ba

they are california, texas, new york, florida, and illinois. you see there population counts there on the graphic. the identities of the five least populous states vary less over the decades. if we look at alaska, i note that it grew from 64,000 people as the territory in 1910 to 627,000 in the year 2000. yet it has always been among the least of the five least populous states. we know that delaware and vermont on the east coast are also consistently among the least populous states. today, according to the 2010 census, the least populous states include wyoming, vt., north dakota, alaska, and south dakota. i have been talking about the size of populations but let's turn to personage change, the rate of growth of populations over the decade. between 1920 and 1930, michigan grew at a rate of 32%, reflecting the growing manufacturing sector in the state. between 1950 and 1960, florida grew at a faster rate of 78.8% reflecting migration from northern states, the prevalence of air-conditioning and economic conditions in the state. arizona has been am

it was built by students at the university of illinois who taped the incident. >> oh, no! >> oh, no! no! no! no! >> oh, my god! >> oh, the humanity athe driver was just trying to eliminate a road hazard. about a thousand people joined for a facebook.com stage calling for him to be reinnings stated. officials say there were better safer ways for the driver who have removed the snowman. >> my old haunt's there. well, you guys. i'm still traumatized by that. >> it's going to come get him. >> did you -- i'm -- >> can we carry on? >> yes. >> he needs to -- >> i need a moment. >> just a moment. >> need a corncob pipe. >> well, kansas, you'd be crying, too, buddy. >> we don't see those kind of things. >> oh, sure. >> frosty always returns with the first winter snow. >> you had snow! >> we'll get snow in the sierra. >> oh, yes. a week to come? >> yeah. >> oh, nice. >> that makes up for the snowman. (laughter) >> yes, we're getting pounded with rain that could cause flood are, they are going to get dumped with snow and it will be heavy, wet, moisture-laden snow. not this fluffy stu

el congresista demócrata de illinois, luis debut. y sus palabras hace pocos minutos. >>> hay congresistas que han puesto su pellejo. han puesto su futuro político en juego por ustedes. no tienen inmigrantes. pero decidieron hoy, que ustedes sonson los eficientemente de valor que hay que darle un momento de dignidad a ellos. hay que trabajar consistentemente para pagarle la deuda inmensa. para mí es fácil. yo tengo todo en mis distritos que me quieren, me aman y me cuidan todos los días. nosotros tenemos que amar y cuidar aquellos que han puesto su futuro en juego porque dijeron presente para nosotros. así se cons tru or construye un movimiento verdadero que pueda incluir a todos, ustedes hoy y sus padres mañana. >>>josé: el voto del senado de mañana se espera que sea muy reñido y está sin duda, un tema que esta noche, preocupa a muchos. mau aún más por ejemplo la tensión de los jóvenes que depende del dream act y sus partidarios. la batalla en la cámara alta sería la más dura. >>>lori: es un día de intensa actividad

. >> reporter: an illinois driver frustrated by slow traffic. >> we've been on the road an hour and we've made it 8 miles. >> so you're giving up? >> we're giving up and going home and staying warm. >> reporter: across wisconsin -- >> to see it's this far up on the car is ridiculous. >> reporter: the governor declaring a state of emergency for all counties in badger land. they are trying to dig out from piles of snow. >> the corner edgings are hard tore get through and then the drifts are terrible. >> reporter: and all of the shoveling isn't easy. >> and how long have you been working on this car? >> like i said, i think about 20 minutes, probably more towards 40. we're working hard. >> reporter: in the buckeye state, downtown cleveland looking like a winter wonder land. and in iowa, it's so cold it is hampering the work of fire crews. >> at this point we're in the defensive mode and just trying to keep water lines from freezing and water to the truck. >> reporter: and this weather system has proven deadly. officials attributed at least a dozen deaths in the midwest all to this storm, inc