thank you. >> -- illinois, as well as his pharmaceutical records locally? >> between us and the medical examiner's office, we'll be looking at all of that, yes. yeah, absolutely. >> there are reports that he frek wented a local walgreen's, have you been there to talk to employees there? have you pulled surveillance video and what have they said? >> that is part of the investigation and that would be our normal protocol, certainly to pull any type of video. [ inaudible question ] >> that's not what i said. i said that would be our normal protocol. this case is 29 hours old and continues to evolve for us. >> sheriff, how detailed are your crime scene investigators. >> excuse me. >> how detailed are your crime scene investigators working and processing the scene? can you talk to us about how meticulous you're working and who is helping out? >> the crime lab is helping us from a processing standpoint and they are meticulous, that is what they do. so they're very meticulous. photos and so on. >> is there any indication of how long he was in the elevator? had it

sanders picked up a super delegate today in illinois. a disappointed sanders headed back home to vermont to charge but says he isn't going an ymhere. >> over the last 11 and a half months, this campaign has become a very, very long way. so we lost tonight. there are five prii es next week. and we think we are going to do well and we have a path toward this victory, which we are going to fight to maintain. >> sanders campaign manager jeff forward with msnbc steve core kornacki. >> a big win here get you delegates and or aon is a good state for the senator. we have won states around these states and these states would seem to be prime territory for the senator. the senator is doing well latino voters across the country and new mexico in play and indiana state he'll do well in and possible to run all of these states. new jersey has a lot of delegates. a lot of delegates on the board if you look. >> you know as well as i do if june 7th comes and hillary tuclinton has won the delegates and popular votes calls for her campaign and a call for i

. >> we've returned this iconic mammal to illinois. >> we can make clean drinking water just using the sun. >> this opens up whole new possibilities. >> al jazeera america, proud to tell your stories. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> this week donald trump caused all kinds of handringing when under questioning from chris matthews he said if abortions were outlawed, women could be punished for having them. the reaction from abortion rights side was predictable, but the reaction from the anti abortion side was fascinating. what had the presidential said that was so beyond the pale? many proceed life leaders said simply donald trump doesn't understand the movement's position. crime without punishment? it's the "inside story". >>> welcome to inside story. i'm ray suarez. talk to anti abortion activists around the country. they reject the clinton era notion that the procedure should be safe, legal and rare. many say it's not enough, nowhere near enough to merely make abortions harder to get. put more and more limitations on who can get them and under what circumstances. they want the procedure ended

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>> so plane landed in illinois, we know that. when he refuse ad room at the hospital and says reports kind of indicate now, are you looking into any -- was there anything unusual at msp or wherever he landed up here that you can talk about or know about. >> i know as much about that currently that, you do from reading the paper. >> i can address that. >> ox, thank you. >> so again, speaking on behalf of our chief medical examiner. when we say we'll be doing a complete exam, that not only includes the present state of the body that is brought to us but also the medical history of the individual, the family medical history of the individual. so those types of things will be encompassed in the medical examiner's report that will be delivered to the sheriff for his investigation. >> which would include reaching back to illinois? >> it will include his medical history, his social history and his family's medical history as well. sir? >> [inaudible] -- get those medical records? >> i would assume they would request them as part of this

the illinois republican admitted he abused at least one teenagert as a wrestling coach. in high school. he told a federal court in chicago:l "what i did was wrong and i regret it." we will hear about hastert's day in court, later in the program.o >> sreenivasan: the fight over federal funding to control the zika virus will likely go unresolved before next week's congressional recess. the white house asked for $1.9 billion back in february. but house speaker paul ryan suggested today that may be more than necessary. >> the administration has a bit of a track record of over- requesting what they need. so we will sit down with the appropriators to figure out the best way forward, to make sure that we're good stewards of the taxpayers money and to make sur that we have what we need to combat and stay ahead of thed zika virus issue. t >> sreenivasan: at the white house, press secretary josh earnest fired back, saying the:s delay is putting the country at risk. >> you had the director of the national institutes of healthhe and a high ranking official from the centers of diseas

a few isolated storms in areas of illinois and indiana. and then houston area it looks like right around 5:00 p.m. the east coast, one more gorgeous day for you and then this rain will start to move its way towards you, especially friday afternoon and evening. look at that today. 78 and sunny in d.c. that is your national weather. here is a closer look at the day ahead. >>> so from florida to about south carolina, as nice as a day you're going to get. the low 80s. the rain, the cutoff line is from columbus, ohio, to cleveland. everywhere west of there is a chance of showers and storms. betty rain heading your way on friday for the east coast. that is the first time we have a chance of rain in a long time. >> we need rain so we will not complain. thank you, bill. >>> up next, a 24-hour waiting period for -- may be required for anyone wanting to get viagra r for sex. that is what one state legislator is proposing. >>> merriam-webster is adding the following to their 2,000 new words. we will be right back. you're watching "early today." this

in the northeast, there may be thunderstorms this evening from kansas to illinois. >> temperatures will only reach into the 40s near the great lakes, only the 30s and 40s in the ohio valley. highs in the 80s across the gulf coast and pushing for 90s in the southwest. >>> and speaking of weather, we're getting our first look at through northern illinois a year ago. forecasters had said any tornados would miss this house. the homeowner wasn't that confident. but the house didn't have much of a basement. nowhere to hide. the man taking video survived. his wife did not. look at the power of mother nature there as you see that tornado barreling towards the house. insane. >> incredible. >> it was a textbook emergency procedure but there was no emergency. officials say a united airlines flight attendant deployed the evacuation chute after the jet reached the gate in houston and slid down it. it's not known why. all thee in the vid -- although in the video she appears quite calm as she collects her bag and walks away. plane had to be taken out of service so another could be installed. united sa

we are lending about the shooter james brown of illinois. troopers shot and killed him. investigator say brown had a lengthy criminal record. he was charged with attempted murder in 2001. then in 2006 charged with posing a weapon and drug chancer. also pleaded guilty to domestic battery and agria 58 today battery of a pregnant woman in 2030.20 trooper dermyer's death is a devastating loss.de

he's a beloved figure in illinois politics. you've covered the guy. what do you make of this? >> well, everyone was stunned. everyone is stunned and then you have the small world of illinois politics where scott cross who is a hero for being -- >> tremendous courage to stand in open federal courthouse at 53 and say what happened. just tremendous courage. >> absolutely. so i applaud him and he gave an el owe consequent statement to let others know who might be in his situation that it's not about them and if anyone's in the situation i'll help you get the transcript because it's important to hear how he said i'm hear partly to help people that might be in my situation. that aside, just think, hastert was a local hero. when scott cross met him when he was a teen, the high school wrestling team had just won the state championships and even though now we might think of it as a suburb of chicago back then it was like a village and winning the championship was a big deal and that popularity helped give denny his start in local politics that helped him become speaker. that means some

happened in month lean, illinois. we obtained this video. sources sa9he superstar was6ç unresponsive. investigators were looking into that incident whether prince died from a drug over dose. sources also tell us prescription c medication was found on prince and in his home after he died t.no word yet on the cause of death. toxicology results still weeks away. >>> move now to the bomb scare at baltimore tv station. tonight the man who treaty end an explosion recovering in the hospital and facing charges. pierre thsátj has more on what we know about the man tonight. >> moment chilling. that newly released surveillance video man dressed in bizarre costume]Ñ in the loby of the fox 45 tv station ripping occupy the jump seat he reveals suicide bomb vest. take takes out a flash drive threatening to blow himself up if the station doesn't air it. s.w.a.t. team swarm n.stand off continuing suspect leaves the building.zp shot several times. tonight new image of that potential suicide vest.3g complete with wires. circuit board and pack thaet look li

. >> this is illinois senator mark curtis the first to meet the mayor on tuesday. dan, let's take this case for us. this was a free speech case of our free association case of whether you oblige to the union's causes that you may not support. supreme justice roberts, chief justice, was trying to change this law incrementally, and he thought scalia would help him do that in deciding this case. scalia's loss makes it clear that those kinds of cases, if you get another liberal justice on the court, will be a slam dunk for the other side. >> samuel alito two years ago clearly in his opinion in another case wanted to go all the way and overturn abaaoud. but he couldn't -- apparently justice roberts or maybe it was justice kennedy, didn't go along. so they brought it up two years later. and now there's no majority for it. and that's what we're going to see, jason, across so many other cases, isn't it? >> yes, yes. the 4-4 means, as dan says, it's going to be pushed back down to the lower court to the precedent will stand. we're in for this until a ninth justice joins the

this happened yesterday morning in skokie, illinois. several people in the car were injured. tran transit officials believe the driver drove through the crossing signal before the collision. >>> and we're learning more about the collision between an amtrak train and a backhoe in philadelphia. the engine's data recorder shows the train was traveling 106 miles per hour in a 110-mile-per-hour zone. the engineer pulled the emergency brake five seconds before the crash. two amtrak workers were killed. >>> the young american couple killed in last month's terrorist attacks in brussels will be buried this week in kentucky. the bodies of stephanie and justin schultz were returned to lexington sunday night. 32 people were killed in the russels attack at the airport and metro station. >>> states can count everyone, not just registered voters, when setting voting districts. the case was a challenge to the constitutional principle of one person, one vote. the ruling is expected fwolster democratic urban areas. the case was a challenge from texas voters where there is a large immigrant pop

kelly of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 671, the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from illinois. ms. kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. my republican colleagues have put this bill forward under simple proposition, small and mid-sized banks need more lending opportunities to best serve their depositors and their communities. i agree with that premise. access to credit is crucial to economic development, rebuilding our economy and creating jobs. banks and deposit institutions are vital to creating economic opportunity from small business loans, farm loans and mortgage loans to a simple checking account, access to banking services is essential for all americans. i firmly believe that allowing banks to access additional capital is a good idea and good policy. so long as those banks are using those funds to lend in a fair and responsible manner to those people and entities that need it

. >>> he had a long violent criminal history and his relatives -- say it was a 34- year-old illinois man names james brown that shot and killed a trooper that stopped to talk to him at the gay hound bus station in richmond. chad der meyer, a father of two. >> reporter: before the encounter that ended with the trooper dead. james brown had been charged with murder, intent to kill, aggravated battery with a firearm, failure to abate police and more. trooper dermyer had no way of knowing any of that when he walked up to him. strangers and friends placed bouquets on trooper chad dermyer's cruiser, outside state police headquarters. parents struggle to explain his death to their children. dermyer was on a training exercise with a dozen other trooper at the richmond greyhound depo. 30 seconds later after he stopped to talk to brown, he pulled the handgun out and shot the trooper repeatedly. >> this man was like get down, get down. >> reporter: two other troopers returned fire, brown continued to fight with medics and officers, as they rushed him to the hospital where he died. >> the loud n

in hastert's case, under illinois state law, he could be charged for abuse only if his students had reported it within three years. within three years. it's unbelievable that this type of sex abuse has a statute of limbizations -- limitations, especially considering the crimes that don't. this is all true. if dennis hastert had double parked while he was molesting a kid, he could still be penalize forward double parking to this day. yeah. or if he was busy molesting students and he was so busy doing it he forgot to pay off his federal student alones he could still be penalize nard today. or even if dennis hastert had tried to fraudulently write off the lay-z-boy, he could still be charged with tax fraud today. removing statute of limitations on child abuse shouldn't abe controversial topic. who in god's name would even fight you on this? >> connecticut lawmakers want to get rid of the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases. but they're running into some fervent opposition, and it's coming from the roman catholic church. >>> trevor: the catholic church thinks we shouldn't punish them

gentle lady from illinois? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have an amendment at the desk. >> the staff will distribute the amendment. without objection the amendment is considered read and the gentle lady from illinois is recognized for five minutes. >> this amendment requires the department of defense to treat the f' 35's block for modernization program as a distinct major defense aquisition program and to separate it from the existing f-35 base line procurement program. this amendment is not an attempt to hinder f-35 procurement in any fashion. it does not cut or fence money. it does not reduce the total buy and it does not slow production. in fact, i agree that this country needs a fifth generation fighter. and there is no doubt about the necessity of the scheduled improvements of block four. however, i feel congress must balance this with our need to conduct rigorous oversight and to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. the f-35's integration of censors and weapons is one of its most unique signatures and highly sophisticated software

posted by the university of illinois college of law. last week, we heard from washington post journalist bob woodward who reflected on abraham lincoln and the 16th president's influence on his successors. up next, columnist george will looks at judicial review and the constitution. he argues as he put it that , majority rule is inevitable but not inevitably reasonable. a concept he believed lincoln supported. this is an hour. host: a splendid institution where i am honored to serve as dean. i'm pleased to welcome you here to theit

quorum call: the presiding officer: the senatosenator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask that the quorum call being suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, the press spends a lot of time reporting differences between republicans and democrats in the house and senate. that's one of the reasons why the press conference which i just left is noteworthy because at this press conference we had equal numbers of democratic and republican senators talking about a bill that we hope to move forward on the floor of the united states senate. the bill relates to criminal justice reform. i am a happy to cosponsor this legislation with senator chuck grassley, republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee. we're proud to have the support as well of senator leahy, senator mike lee of utah, who was one of the original authors of this bill three years ago when we both introduced it. we also have the support of the republican whip, john cornyn of texas, and sheldon whitehouse of rhode island. what is it about this bill that can bri

defour: there are probably a lot of illinois people. mark: is it possible it is smart politics for trump to come in here and attack walker? mr. defour: he will be looking for fans -- people that are not huge fans of scott walker, but he knows he is not going to win. he does not want to get blown out by ted cruz. i mean, the momentum is on ted cruz's side. and you know, there is a conservative movement in this state that scott walker is at the top of the pyramid on. so, does his endorsement matter? i mean, i think it is more symbolic of the fact that southeastern wisconsin is dominated by conservative talk radio. they control the legislature. they are working to get a firmer grip on the state supreme court. that is really what is at play. john: you are saying walker is more a lagging indicator than a leading indicator. mr. defour: he gave an indication that he was not going to back ted cruz a week before he did. maybe he did not want to be that lagging indicator. yeah, he is part of the movement. john: i want to ask you guys the same que

is that we need a national law, because, for example, the state of illinois, the state of illinois, the city of chicago, have very, very, very tight gun laws. >> they do. >> but what's next? indiana. >> just across the border. fifteen, 20 minute ride. >> twenty minutes, you get... you get mad guns. (laugh) crazy guns. from... that's where the guns are comin' from. >> similar (unintel) in philadelphia as well. >> in... in new york. guns coming from philly... the state of pennsylvania, through virginia. further south in georgia. so you can have a very, very tight... you still have... could be tight, but if your neighborin' states, if their thing is lax, it still affects you. but i will say this, is that we go around the world sayin' we're the beacon of democracy, of the most civilized country on this earth. but i know for sure... 'cause i travel a lot. people look at us like we're barbarians. (laughter) if you travel the world, and- >> they find out where you're from... >> and they say... and the guns... i mean it's amazin'. and it really... how long will we bow down before the tyranny of

he was treated at a hospital in illinois. he was released after three hours. last thursday he performed. performed what would end up being his final official concert. this is a photo from that show at atlanta's fox theater. he apologized for cancelling his sold out concert a week prior. fans say he did not appear to be sick. they said his voice did crackle a bit when he spoke. it did not impact his singing. he ended with three encores. he didn't perform saturday again at paisley park trying to waive off any concerns about his health. tonight, fans all over the world remembering the singer's expansive legacy. he was just 5'2", but he was a giant in the entertainment world. he released some 39 studio albums. of course, it was this one, 1984's "purple rain" that made him a household name. he was constantly breaking news ground over a career that spanned more than 40 years. he was a 2004 music hall of famer, a 7 time grammy award winner. he won a golden globe. he won an oscar as well. more than 100 million records sold worldwide. he mentored new artists. he was in

his plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois. prince was rushed to the hospital. >> and prince is rushed to the hospital. >> reporter: his spokeswoman saying he was battling the flu. he'd already cancelled two shows earlier this month. three hours later prince went home, sounding upbeat on twitter, saying, quote, "i am still floating on a cloud of purple intoxication" from the concert. "i am transformed." the next day the music icon sent fans a message he was okay. holding a surprise appearance at his paisley park studio, telling the crowd, "wait a few days before you waste any prayers." that was last saturday. this morning at 9:43 a.m. an ambulance was dispatched to prince's home. >> we need a paramedic at paisley park. person down, not breathing. >> reporter: the music legend was discovered unconscious in an elevator. paramedics performed cpr but are unable to revive him and at 10:07 a.m. 57-year-old prince rogers nelson was pronounced dead. the cause, still a mystery. authorities are investigating. immediately tearful fans ass

mary of the lake in illinois. brother gaffney's teaching career started as a christian -- at the christian brothers high school in missouri. he also served for 11 years at the provential with the christian brothers in the chicago district. brother gaffney was chosen to be president of lewis university in 1988. under his leadership, the school student body nearly tripled in size, dozens of new programs were added and several new educational sites were built around chicago area and the nation, including one in albuquerque, new mexico. he guided the university to nationwide recognition and influenced students around the world. in 2015, lewis university honored brother gaffney by naming him an honorary founder of the university because of the tremendous contributions he made to the school's growth. in addition to his service to the school, brother gaffney's active in numerous other organizations. he chairs the community foundation of will county as well as la salle association of college and university presidents. he'

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[cheering and applause] and from batavia, illinois, it's the walton family. [cheering and applause] everybody's here trying to win theyself a lot of cash and the possibility of driving out of here in a brand-new, state-of- the-art ford edge. [cheering and applause] let's go meet the walton family. man: how you doing, steve? how you doing? how you doing? what's going on? what's going on? steve: good-looking young dude right here. how old are you, john? john: i'm 21. steve: yeah, yeah. what do you do, john? john: i'm actually a senior at university of illinois and i also am on scholarship there, too. steve: so, what's your major? john: so, i'm a pre-med honors student, actually. steve: pre-med honors student. john: yes. [cheering and applause] steve, i'd like to be an orthopedic doctor. steve: orthopedic doctor. john: orthopedic doctor. i also play hockey at the university. man in audience: whoo! [cheering and applause] steve: yeah. john: uh, steve... steve: yeah. john: i, uh, also won citizen of the year real recently. [cheering and applause] the citizen of th

had to make an emergency landing in illinois. but as you mentioned, we are at paisley park, studio his home is here. if you can zoom in, we'll see all of the purple, flowers, violet, flowers, balloons and panning further to left, there are reporters and a lot of fans coming out here and a lot of people, the word used to describe prince, the word most agree on is transcendent. his music transcended music, generations. a lot of people bringing families and small children. the root, as you can see, is closed but that hasn't stopped the flow of people coming in here. at this point, 200, 300 people, maybe more and parking cars wherever they can find a spot and walking in some cases good distances to come here to pay their respects, many bearing flowers and cards and things of that sort. if you were a kid who grew up and came of age in the early '80s like i did, hard not to be infected about i this man's music. he was, in a word, a genius. he had a sense and a unique style that set him apart from just about anybody. i do remember, as a

the abuse happened when he was a wrestling coach at an illinois high school in the '70s, decades before he moved to washington. prosecutors detail allegations from four base who are now adults. yesterday the judge sentenced hastert to 15 months in prison not for the abuse itself, he is protected by statute of limitations, he pled guilty to breaking banking laws paying hush money to a victim. the united states had a child molester two heart beats from running the country. a man that showed stunning arrogance, incredible hypocrisy, often supported tough laws against molesters, releasing statements like this one in 2006 saying, quote, we've all seen the disturbing headlines about sex offenders and crimes against children. these crimes cannot persist. three years earlier, it is equally important to stop the predators before they strike, to put repeat child molesters into jail for the rest of their lives. talking a different tune now. tough talk from a molester that escaped the law. several colleagues asked the judge for leniency. do they regret that support? joining me, senior investigative

reporting days before his death he was treated for a drug overdose after he made an emergency landing in illinois. rick leventhal has more. ♪ >> reporter: he was an innovative singer and songwriter, incredibly talented guitarist. a musical icon rewrote the rulebook according to the rock and roll hall of fame which described him as a trailblazer that may dance music that rocks and rock music that had a brisk backbone. >> the word genius gets thrown around too much. he is one of the few pop artists who deserves it. >> reporter: the pop superstar was found dead thursday morning at his home outside minneapolis. prince who stood 5 feet we inches tall was a giant releasing 39 albums during his 35 year career including 1999 and purple rain selling 100 million records worldwide with hits including little red corvette and when doves cry. in 1993 prince made headlines for changing his name to a symbol in a dispute with his record label. for the next we 7 years he was called the artist formerly known as prince. he eventually took back his name and return to warner bros. a few years ago and never stop reco

that was when his plane made an emergency landing in illinois. he was 45 minutes away from his twin city's destination. doctors reportedly gave the singer a safe shot on the tarmac typically a last ditch effort for opioid overdoses. >> they made the emergency landing because of radio calls indicating he may have had a drug overdose. it was so serious they gave him treatment at the airport at the tarmac and then put him to the hospital. there was no private room at the hospital. they still took him brought him back to the airport brought him on a plane and took him home. >> prince was then allegedly seen pacing outside walgreens in this tmz photo. it was his fourth time visiting the store in a week possibly indicating a larger health crisis. they are calling the flu store rein the question saying he appeared fine on saturday night hosting a party at his estate. >> in his place where i see him all of the time. he looked good. he didn't look like there was any signs of the flu taking him down. he looked like the old prince. >> an autopsy is schedule

state farm insurance in bloomington, illinois, is headquartered in my district. state farm and its agents offer services and products to help low and moderate-income investors make the best decisions about their finances. however, this rule by the obama administration targets those service providers and its agents. it would raise compliance cost, limit the advice companies can provide for their own employees and penalizes small business who is want to provide their employees with a 401-k plan. the bottom line is that this rule would drastically narrow the access that hardworking americans have to retirement advice. hurting middle and working-class families. more bureaucratic burdens from the obama administration in the form of a $1,000-page regulation is not a recipe for economic growth in this country. stop choking the u.s. economy. support this resolution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. at this point i'd like to yield

no luck so has already saved more than 70 lives in the community of lake county, illinois alone in just over one year. the world health organization says that increasing access to this medication could save an additional 20,000 lives every year. we have also partnered with private companies and organizations. we will continue leading this fight at home and also in washington. soon, the house will act to end the cycle of opioid abuse. the senate has already passed a good bipartisan bill to combat this epidemic. the president has put forth his ideas as well. there is common ground for action. this weekend, tonight, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history -- >> emancipation is desirable. old obstacles are falling by the wayside with the result that by august of 1862, lincoln has decided that when the time is right, he will announce a new theeffort that would add to union of human freedom. >> tracy mckenzie on the evil thing -- of the north in the so -- civil war. at 10:00 on real america -- at the same time build an army. amazingly -- came in from the united states. 20% of industrial m

of the ordinary, prince fell ill on the private plane ride home which made an emergency landing in illinois. hospitalized, he was treated and released saturday morning, throwing a release party later in true prince fashion. >> for a medical paisley park for a male not breathing. >> reporter: medical personnel were dispatched to his home around 9:45 local time, found unresponsive in an elevator. his publicist confirmed the death a short time later. unrelenting outpouring of grief and happier memories. madonna known best by a single word called him a true visionary. she said i'm devastated on twitter. the twin cities draped in heartache and purple. and fittingly it's been raining. >> what an extraordinary legacy. he will be missed. prince, dead at the age of 57. >>> now to the race for the white house. top leaders in the republican party are huddling together for a big meeting in florida. front-runner donald trump appears to be making a move more towards the middle during a "today" show town hall, he spoke out against north carolina's recent anti-lgbt bathroom law. this comes as top aide paul

senator dick durbin of illinois is urging respects for rights for all passengers. many removed from planes or not allowed to board at all. airlines for america is reviewing the senator's letter. >>> britain's foreign adviser warning about controversial laws in north carolina and mississippi. the advisory is directed for members of the lgbt can community and talks about the diverse attitudes. it advises to exercise discretion and avoid physical affection in public. >>> and curt schilling is fired for his post on facebook. schilling commented on facebook saying a man is a man no matter what they call themselves. last year, he was suspended for comparing muslims to nazis. curt schilling has been advised his conduct is unacceptable. >>> and severe flooding in houston. officials say eight people have died in high water there. storms today are expected to pound texas, including houston. officials are keeping an eye on dams that the army corps of engineers suggests are at severe risk. >>> for a look at the weather today, let's go to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> john

first of all, you're your stout standing senior snample illinois is here. -- senator from illinois is here. sand we've got congressman bobby rush. congressman danny davis. congressman bill foster. and congressman mike quigley. we also have lisa, the attorney general of illinois. nd my former seat mathe in springfield when we were both in the state senate together and is doing a terrific job. i wanted to thank david, who i was joking before we came out is one of the country's foremost constitutional experts and a nice guy. you guys are lucky to have him. in fact, when i was teaching here, i think that i stole his law class for a while and he graciously gave it up because despite the privilege of grading 60 or 7 o blue blooks he apparently thought it was important for me to have that privilege as well. last thing i will say by way of introduction. i had a chance to talk to some young people over in the overflow room mostly students and i just said to them that having now been in politics for quite some time, seeing what lawyers are capable of doing every single day, working on a whole r

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that's why nobody could fly into or out of peoria, illinois today. the guy who wrote that statement in 2003, saying it was justifiable homicide to murder an abortion doctor and the guy who murdered the abortion doctor therefore shouldn't be executed, that's him there. his name is troy newman. he's from operation rescue. he's praised the lord and thanked god when other abortion doctors have died from natural causes. this doctor he praised for dying of leukemia. he claimed in a book the only just punishment should be execution. any doctor who does an abortion in the u.s. should be treated like a convicted murderer and executed. he made the case in a book called "their blood cries out." which i learned about from ted cruz. the head of operation rescue who has argued it's justifiable to kill abortion doctors. the man who has praised the cancer deaths of abortion providers. he is the co-chair of pro-life for cruz. ted cruz put out a press release bragging about the operation rescue guy coming aboard his campaign. bragging about this guy who is on team cru

that's what he did saturday night, day after his plane made that emergency landing in illinois and there were concerns about health issues, and talking to people here who partied with prince saturday night, they said he seemed fine. he was playing music, he seemed himself, which is always a little mysterious. but the people who really knew prince and were following these last couple of days, very surprised, and that's why the fans out here today leaving flowers, paying their respects, are deeply in shock. they thought when we first heard a person was found dead at paisley park, not prince. and some still in disbelief here, but fans now coming dozens by the minute here to mostly leave flowers, take pictures, be with each other leaving flowers on the fence, and the flowers are purple. >> of course they are. thank you, and our friends at fox 9 in minneapolis. we appreciate it. we got word from the sheriff's office that they arrived there this morning and found him unresponsive in an elevator, tried to revive him and could not. prince was 57. so young. it's bring in senior director of music

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is that we need a national law, because, for example, the state of illinois, the state of illinois, the city of chicago, have very, very, very tight gun laws. >> they do. >> but what's next? indiana. >> just across the border. fifteen, 20 minute ride. >> twenty minutes, you get... you get mad guns. (laugh) crazy guns. from... that's where the guns are comin' from. >> similar (unintel) in philadelphia as well. >> in... in new york. guns coming from philly... the state of pennsylvania, through virginia. further south in georgia. so you can have a very, very tight... you still have... could be tight, but if your neighborin' states, if their thing is lax, it still affects you. but i will say this, is that we go around the world sayin' we're the beacon of democracy, of the most civilized country on this earth. but i know for sure... 'cause i travel a lot. people look at us like we're barbarians. (laughter) if you travel the world, and- >> they find out where you're from... >> and they say... and the guns... i mean it's amazin'. and it really... how long will we bow down before the tyranny of

tmz reports that authorities in minnesota are now trying to t get the hospital records fromro illinois to help determine the icon's cause of death. tmz has also obtained this exclusive photo of prince.ri it was taken at 7 o'clock olo wednesday evening outside of a o walgreens pharmacy. prm this was the fourth time that ta prince visited the pharmacyrm this week. w his reps previously said that he had been battling the flu. f. the 57-year-old music legend len was found unresponsive in an elevator and pronounced dead dea after 10:00 thursday morning.ori people around the world are wora mourning the loss of the sevenhv time grammy winner.y winne landmarks throughout the country like superdome in neww orleans and bridges throughout his home state of some s inminute lit up in purple.te lur his sister making a very rare v appearance to thank fans for fas supporting her brother androer loving him. back here locally in d.c. a candlelight memorial shined brightly outside the warnerut theater last night wsihere manyn fans gathered to rememberred theater last june beforer lastu soldout crowds.ros

then we had that report a week ago, private jet puts down in illinois. he was streeted, flu-like symptoms. and then we stop talking about prince's health for a few days until this. it -- boy, it raises a lot of questions. >> i know. we've -- we've had stars -- david bowie who we lost, he did not tell anyone that he was sick, that he had cancer. this, i can't think of a recent death -- i mean as much as amazing as michael jackson and whitney houston were, we knew they were troubled. this feels way more unexpected to me than those deaths, that sort of makes it harder to process and believe that it's real. >> he took very good care of himself. >> amazing care of himself. he lived like a dancer. that was the first thing i thought when i saw him is that he moved like one and he just seemed to graceful and so clear-eyed and so healthy and sort of in command of his body and his faculty. it's shocking. >> leah, entertainment weekly, thank you for adding so much to this conversation. >> thank you. >> i think his fans are happy to hear all of your descriptions. re

the airport in moline, illinois, confirms a private jet made an emergency landing on april 16th because of an unresponsive male that was on board. >> was it the same day that prince was rushed to a hospital. five days later he was found dead. the cause is still a mystery, and so is the fate of his considerable estate. meantime, his fans around the world are still coming to terms with the shock of his death. stephanie elam is live outside prince's home, paisley park near minneapolis. so, stephanie, what more are you learning this morning? >> reporter: good morning to you, kate and jovhn. what's interesting about the fact we know his plane came down for the emergency landing in moline, illinois, and we're now hearing the faa side of it. cnn receiving the audio where they say it was an unresponsive male. we know that this was in the early hours of the morning on the 16th and then by 11:00 or so local time there in illinois, the plane took off with that person on board. so the airport not confirming that it was prince, but it does match up with what we know. we know he came back here. he wa