you arelaid to rest in you, illinois on saturday. one of the statements made at if pekin is good enough for that senator, peoria is good enough for me. my thoughts go out to his son and daughters and vicki, who orinne's death, became a loyal companion. -- you get toh meet some great people in this chamber. one of those that i will always cherish was my opportunity to become friends with leader bob michel. i yield my time back to congressman lahood. >> thank you, congressman shimkus, for those wonderful words for leader michel. i yield to congresswoman cheri a with, who shares peori me, as much time as she may consume. >> i join with my illinois speak to recognize the life and legacy of a great man who dedicated his life to service. for decades, the hard-working men and women of peoria were proud to have bob michel fighting for them in the united states house of representatives. even though we were from opposite parties, i learned a lot from bob michel, had been a friend of my family for decades. like a lot of men and women from his e

this son of illinois landed at normandy. he was wounded and awarded two bronze stars and purple heart among other recognitions and joins fellow members of the greatest generation whose steady love of country carried us through difficult seasons. i wish his family peace and hope during his time of mourning. he will be deeply missed. i yield back. mr. lahood: thank you for those wonderful words. i yield as much as he would consume to the minority whip, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman from peoria, but bradley. mr. speaker, we rise tore honor one of the most decent, patriotic americans with whom i have ever served in any legislative body. i had the great honor of being bob michel's friend. great honor of being his colleague. and the great honor of believing that what bob michel represented in this congress was the best of us. the most decent of us. the most krt of us. and deeply committed to his country. and respectful of those with whom he served. perhaps differing with them, but nevertheless, deeply respectful of h

the distinguished leader from the state of illinois. michel. the distinguished leader from the state of illinois. you know, on the day of his passing, it was my sad duty as speaker to order flags flown over the capitol to be flown at half staff. and at this moment i would like to ask the capitol police to present one of those flags from that day to the michel family, if you will please. >> thank you. you know, bob michel was a man of very simple rituals. he pressed his own shorts. he whistled while he worked. he really actually did whistle while he worked. he had time for everyone. that is a skill i'm really learning to appreciate. and it is difficult to develop in this job. actually, i'd say this is the kind of inclusive program that the leader would enjoy. three republicans, two democrats, and ray lahood. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> yeah, that's right. but this being a house event, because this is a celebration of a great life. this being a house event, we're going to hear some really great stories. i want to start the bidding with t

there are cuts with illinois port, which is very important security. just in general i'm a looking at afterschool programs, which is extremely important. when you think about the gun violence in parts of the chicago land area, some of those will be cut which are very important. we need to scale up those programs and not take them away wit. host: our guest is taking your calls. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. .ndependents --(202) 748-8002 our first call comes from illinois. democrats line, john, you're on with our guest representative robin kelly. caller: good morning. hello, represented kelly. -- representative kelly. i have a question related to the budget and health care. it's really about the health care reform. republicans have been pushing for the idea of selling across state lines to bring costs down, which would obviously help the budget. one thing i don't hear -- just feed the viewers out there -- for the viewers out there i want to split how currently works across state lines. there's nothing that stops them from

the first call from illinois, this is from glenville illinois democrats line, john, you are on with robin kelly . >> caller: good morning, hi robin. representative kelly.i had a question . i have a question related to the budget and healthcare. it's actually the health care reform. republicans have been pushing for the idea of selling across state lines to bring costs down which would obviously help the budget and one thing i don't hear but just for the viewers out there, i want to explain how it currently walks across state lines. there's nothing that stops them from selling the crop across state lines but they need to abide by the laws of each state united healthcare in illinois isn't going to sell in indiana, it's too much of a bureaucratic nightmare. have to abide by the laws of each state where they are selling. republicans want to change that when you can sell across state lines, you can still sell across state lines but you have to abide by the laws of the state you are based in. this was tried years ago with credit card companies where they said it would increase competition and o

illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. and under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h. j. resolution 58 which the clerk will report. the clerk: h.j. res. 58, joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, united states code and so forth. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, on behalf of senator shaheen of new hampshire, i ask unanimous consent that sonia tarantola, foreign policy fellow in her office be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, in recent weeks we've seen an astonishing series of revelations about russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election in support of the donald trump campaign. last week "the washington

he was a hermit and a hoarder and a farmer here in illinois." and don behle, who wrote the letter, goes on to say, "if i got a letter like this, i would think it to be a scam." >> turns out kevin once worked with the second beneficiary in ray fulk's will -- fellow actor peter barton. >> i did a movie in 1980 called "hell night," kind of a campy horror story, but became friends with most of the cast members, including peter. >> peter now lives in upstate new york. so, you really don't hear much about kevin until you find out somebody died and you're the only two "friends" he names in his will. >> from the moment i opened that up and i saw kevin's name, i was like, "somebody's scamming us." >> the two men discuss what to do next. >> i said, "peter, i believe it. i believe it, and i'm going with it for gusto." >> i took the other side of it completely, going, "kevin, if it's too good to be true, it probably is." >> but peter agrees to make the 900-mile trip to lincoln, illinois, to find out for both of them. peter's home video begins to unravel the

the gentleman from illinois will be on anything required by title. he was a man of courage, a friend we looked up to and we are happy to have in our lives. we honor him for all that he gave to america and we are grateful for all that he meant to us. [applause] of course it is traditional to refer to the members of congress as the honorable. in his case it was particularly appropriate when people call him the honorable bob michael because it was a simple fact. he was a most honorable man. the words duty, honor and country were not catchphrases. they described a prescription for almost anything he did. he was a masterful legislator of course he had enough accomplishments to fill the rotunda of the building where he worked for so long. but more importantly, he remained a generous and decent man whose ego was as humble as his midwestern roots. he said how can you not like someone who passes like a choir boy. [laughter] he would simply smile and say gees, or if he was mad, dad nab it. he knew how to work with democrats and was also tough and strong willed

one man in missouri and two people in illinois. recovery efforts and damage assessment continues this morning. >>> wall street is feeling good about president trump's business-friendly proposals. the dow finished above 21,000 for the first time yesterday. market soared more than 15% since mr. trump won the election. proposals to cut corporate taxes and -- >>> the justice department confirms attorney general jeff sessions spoke twice with a russiaon envoy during the presidential campaign. sessions did not disclose the meetings during his confirmation hearings. democratic congressional leaders are calling for sessions to resign. sessions said in a statement, "i never met with any russian official about issues of the campaign." he said conversations were part of many he had as a member of the armed service committee. >>> in his address to congress tuesday night president trump had little to say about foreign policy. margaret brennan reports. >> reporter: the president's speech left diplomats and allies wondering just how president tru

the first rico case in illinois in regards to the prosecution of the former governor of illinois. the turner case. i had a chance to work on some high profile cases, but i preferred the civil ones. the thing about that was it gave of the structure and operation of the law that i would not have had otherwise. ineal taste of policy issues ways i would not have had otherwise. chair of therd lawsuit that the american medical society put against jimmy carson's medical reform. i read every line of health care laws. withews on how health care structured developed at that point helped shape i view on health care even to this day. i was involved in environment of cases the helped to shape environmental law. variety --ere a housing, health care, poverty cases. all of the cases that i got a chance to try. you got great trial experience in court every day. anti---d me to develop appreciation for the issues. mr. bond: how did you go from that to being part of the legislature? what was the transition here? senator braun: being a homemaker. . was pregnant with my son my husband wanted me to be a

he was a hermit and a hoarder and a farmer here in illinois." and don behle, who wrote the letter, goes on to say, "if i got a letter like this, i would think it to be a scam." >> turns out kevin once worked with the second beneficiary in ray fulk's will -- fellow actor peter barton. >> i did a movie in 1980 called "hell night," kind of a campy horror story, but became friends with most of the cast members, including peter. >> peter now lives in upstate new york. so, you really don't hear much about kevin until you find out somebody died and you're the only two "friends" he names in his will. >> from the moment i opened that up and i saw kevin's name, i was like, "somebody's scamming us." >> the two men discuss what to do next. >> i said, "peter, i believe it. i believe it, and i'm going with it for gusto." >> i took the other side of it completely, go it's too good to be true, it probably is." >> but peter agrees to make the 900-mile trip to lincoln, illinois, to find out for both of them. peter's home video begins to unravel the mystery. >> be

michelle miller is in illinois with more. >> reporter: multiple tornadoes were spotted across illinois as they carved a path through the state early tuesday evening. in ottawa, powerful winds ripped giant trees from the ground knocking out power in the area, one came down smashing this truck. >> it was scary. it sounded like a freight train like they always say and it was fast and stuff was blowing around. >> reporter: at least one person was killed here in ottawa by a fallen tree. local police say the damage is extensive. >> portions of houses have been destroyed, you know, front porches and stuff. a lot of power lines down. >> reporter: near the southern tip of illinois, lightning revealed the size of this massive twister. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: right across the river in missouri, a woman was rescued from the rubble of what used to be her home. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: debris littered the streets in the small missouri city and several homes were damaged. at least one person was killed and others were injured. the governor of illinois activated the state's emergency operations

the distinguished leader from the state of illinois. michel. the distinguished leader from the state of illinois. you know, on the day of his passing, it was my sad duty as speaker to order flags flown over the capitol to be flown at half staff. and at this moment i would like to ask the capitol police to present one of those flags from that day to the michel family, if you will please.

losing to barbara flynn currie, a white woman who is presently the assistant majority leader in the illinois house. so, two women went to the state legislature in that election. seat,lling out an open and one knocking out the machine guy. they called it "the year of the woman." evene both got elected though we had been competitors in the election process. mr. bond: one thing you do when you get there is that you filed a lawsuit against the speaker? senator braun: that was five years later, but yes. 1980's -- the lawsuit was filed in 1982. when they went to reapportion the state legislature, my own party -- in illinois, we have a tradition that the parties fled -- pull a piece of paper out of

>> reporter: multiple tornadoes were spotted across illinois. as they carved a path through the state early tuesday evening. in ottawa, powerful winds ripped giant trees from the ground. knocking out power in the area and one came down, smashing this truck. >> it was scary. it's -- did sound like a freight train and it was fast and stuff was blowing arnold. >> reporter: at least one person was killed here in ottawa by a fullen tree. -- fallen tree. local police say the damage has been expensive. >> you know front porches and stuff and a lot of power lines down. >> dude that's like mile wide tornado. >> reporter: in ava near the southern tip of illinois lightning revealed the size of this massive twister. >> oh my god. >> reporter: right across the river rubble of what used to be her home. [ inaudible ] >> everything came in. >> reporter: debris littered the streets in this small missouri city in several homes were damaged. at least one person was killed and others were injured. the governor of illinois activated the state's emergency operations

for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i rise today to honor a bright young constituent from my district in southern illinois on winning a scholarship n v.f.w.'s patriots pens essay competition. enacted in 1995, the program is designed to foster patriotism by allowing students the opportunity to express their opinion on patriotic themes. this year's theme was, the american i believe in. adeline turner of jonesboro, elementary school illinois. was sponsored by the v.f.w. post in anna, illinois, and we would like to congratulate her and i know she will have a very bright future. also, madam speaker, i'd like to take just a second in i may to wish my wife a happy anniversary for the 37 years that we have been together. mr. bost: with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for

louis and then found his way up to the illinois river. while approaching the village of new salem, he overtook a tall man wearing a flannel shirt and and carrying an ax. they fell into conversation and walked to a grocery store together. the tall man was lincoln, he soon learned that the stranger was a barber and out of money. mr. lincoln took him to his boardinghouse and told the people there of his is this an -- his business and situation. that opened the way for him to have an evening's work on the -- among the borders. later, lincoln convinced him to settle in springfield, get married, raise a family and prosper as a barber. lincoln knew him endearingly as billy the barber. it was this man who groomed him and his attorney days, just before his final departure from springfield to become president of united states. over the years it is likely he enjoyed many conversations on east adams street about new orleans, immigrants, slavery on with thissippi river man who became his friend. would seemrsations to be of substance, and surely the fo

illinois governor toured the aftermath. >> i heard a freight train. ran to the basement. basement window was -- >> blew out? >> yes. and we were covered. >> reporter: illinois emergency officials are concerned about more severe weather. >> recovery efforts have become even more dangerous with dropping temperatures, potential for additional rain and even in some parts of illinois it's turning into snow. >> reporter: utility companies are working hard to get power and gas restored. michelle miller, cbs news, illinois. >>> a federal immigration judge will determine the fate of a young woman who was arrested while trying to renew per permission to stay in the 22-year-old daniella vargas was picked up yesterday by immigration agents when she pulled over a friend's car in mississippi. she urged president trump to protect people like her. >> a path to citizenship is necessary, also for the 11 million undocumented people are dreams. today my father and brother await deportation while i continue to fight this battle as a dreamer to help contribute to this country, which i feel tha

the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. davis: and i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in strong support as the author of h.r. 1029 this epesticide registration enhancement act of -- the pesticide registration enhancement act of 2016, also known as prea. it's not often in washington we see a bipartisan bill come to the house floor that's supported by both industry and environmental advocates, but prea is that bill. it initially passed in 2003, establishing a new section of the federal insenthside, if you thinkside, rodenticide act which put in place a fee schedule for registering pesticides with the e.p.a. more specifically, it constructed time frames for when the e.p.a. was required to make a determination on registrations this egoal twows create a more predictable and effec

big to be was not too buried in pr area, illinois, neither mi. this final quote in this editorial begins you will never know for sure how you are going to be perceived in history. -- aant to be in credit credit to your kids and to the people that are closest to you. take a leafll maybe from your book if it is desirable and it will fill the shoes that can empty when you get passed on. so lastly, we remember bob michael who did that, who made congress is better place by being here and we honor his hometown. finally scottce michael familye gave me the privilege of helping to organize the memorial service us except for scott thought that a family member should say something. he persuaded scott to be the spokesman for the family. you all know that bob loved his children and his grandchildren up and he really stepped said he would be the one to represent the family. please welcome scott michael. [applause] >> thank you, ray. i want to thank all of you on behalf of the family for joining us here this afternoon. to celebrate the life of my dad bob michae

so illinois gets those from tennessee and kentucky, and lincoln's family is one of those. and it makes for a different kind of society. certainly lincoln, the illinois that lincoln started out in is a really crude frontier society. you think he is a lawyer, but you have no idea what a lawyer did. and herndon talked about this all the time, you should have seen the way we practiced in those days. a very primitive kind of think mother they did have institutions. and they brought them along and they set up shot. -- shop. and it has to affect the kind of country it was. it is hard to characterize on-the-fly. maybe somebody has a better answer. miller and as of his works on lincoln compared lincoln's preparation for the preparation. --'s it is considered that buchanan was one of the best prepared presidents we had, a legislator and a diplomat, yet he is considered a failed president. where as lincoln was considered to be utterly unprepared for the presidency, yet by most people with the noticeable -- notable exception of -- who thought lincoln in terms of personality, was one o

one in four people in illinois. the republican bill would end medicaid expansion, impose a drastic per capita cap on funding. i want to go more -- on more about that because it's been certainly addressed. dr. compton, wouldn't you agree that solving the fentanyl and opioid addiction problems requires that we also ensure people have access to appropriate substance abuse treatment? dr. compton: certainly given that the underlying issue is in pioid use disorder, it's important. ms. schakowsky: you stated the rise ifentanyl, heroin and prescription drug involve overseas are not unrelated. i'm sorry, overdoses, not overseas. i am going to say that again. the rise in fentanyl, heroin and prescription drug-involved overdoses are not unrelated. would you agree that in order to solve the fentanyl crisis we must also add -- address the larger opioid prescription drug epidemic? dr. houry: yes. i think a very comprehensive approach is needed and i think prevention is a key aspect to that. ms. schakowsky: i wanted to ask dr. com

where residents started to clean up damage. >> how are you doing. >> reporter: illinois governor bruce roner toured the aftermath in neighboring counties. >> how are you doing. >> it was like a freight train >> right through basement, basement windows. >> blew out. >> yeah. >> and we were covered. >> reporter: illinois emergency officials are concerned about more severe weather. >> recovery efforts, can become even more dangerous with drop in temperatures, potential for additional rain and some parts of the illinois turning into snow. >> reporter: officials say utility companies are working hard to get power, and gas, restored. michelle miller for cbs news, naply, illinois. >>> there are new developments tonight in it or land owe nightclub massacre. a federal judge in california has agreed to release shooter 's wife on bail. nora salmon the wife of omar mateen is facing charges she aided his attack. judge decided she's not a flight risk ordaining tore public safety. mateen shot and killed 49 people at pulse nightclub in orlando in june. >>> dementia striking younger people. on the heal

two people were killed in missouri and illinois. at least one tornado tchd down in illinois and now turning to politics president trump first address to joint session of kong greg is met wit and the president touched near will a dozen -- touched on nearly a dozen issues and called for unity in congress and breaking overnight in d.c. a woman fighting for her life after shot wayne place south eat. no word on suspect or motive. >> and 5:15 is the time now and everyone is going to be enjoying weather i think today for the first half of the day. and then we'll need to be buck uled up. michael thomas, it could be a wild afternoon. >> absolutely it is looking lying a wild afternoon the way things are looking right now. and dobb prepared for. it we want you to be prepared for severe weather that can potentially come later today. my friend here. we never have sound effects. >> you need a whip. >> march in like a lion. that's why the lion is. there out like a lamb february. really all not that bad. yesterday was wettest day of february and th

one was killed in north-central illinois. officials are still assessing the damage in hard-hit ottawa. another person was killed in southeast missouri where the town of perriville was badly damaged. >>> advanced robotics are revealing secrets off the coast of california. chris martinez shows us a rare view. >> reporter: beneath the waters of san francisco bay, hundreds of ship wreks are hidden just waiting to be discovered. >> look at that. >> it's basically a museum under water. >> reporter: biologist january says new technology is allowing researchers to dive deeper than ever before. and explore some ships for the first time. >> welcome, everyone, to the ship wreck of the u.s.s. independence. >> reporter: last year researchers used a remotely operated vehicle, or r.o.v., to explore the u.s.s. independence. the ship had not been seen since it was intentionally sunk during weapons testing more than 60 years ago. >> that is a single 20 millimeter anti-aircraft. >> reporter: cameras showed sea life with many of the ship's detai

bost of illinois. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 198, the gentleman from illinois, mr. bost, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes much the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. bost: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of amendment house resolution 1367. my simple and straightforward amendment would require the department of veterans affairs to develop and implement a plan to hire permanent directors for each medical center of the v.a. it also special phis that the secretary should prioritize the hiring of directors for location that is have spent the longest amount of time without one. mr. speaker, last congress it was brought to my attention that the v.a. medical center that many of my constituents utilize had n had a permanent dictor in am three years. is simple -- director in almost three years. this is simply unacceptable. when we have the veterans needing quality care and demanding reform to the current system after reaching out to the department i came to realize this is a common problem around the country which led to my i

. >> reporter: tearing across illinois. >> that's freaking crazy. >> reporter: in the small town of illinois, howling winds -- >> it wiped us clean. this isn't a devastation anybody should have to go through. >> reporter: in missouri, a tornado near perryville ripped apart homes for 13 miles. >> you can see those cars tossed about. >> reporter: the powerful line of storms raced east today, winds gusting to 60 miles an hour. 104 million people in its path. hail pounding parts of alabama. the relentless wind and rain toppling trees in tennessee. this little boy surviving after one split his living room in half. >> we heard a bang and that's when theree t came in and hit us. >> reporter: the storms tipping this trailer in kentucky. today, communities are flooded around columbus, ohio, after fierce storms there. back in illinois, melissa says she rode out the tornado in her bathtub. >> i just hunched over my dog and prayed we didn't die that day and we didn't. >> reporter: she's thankful their lives were spared when so much else wasn't. this is what's left of melissa's block. remarkably, everyon

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss two foreign policy areas that are important to our nation, our region, and to my sit stithcy in south florida. cuba and venezuela are two countries in our hemisphere who suffer under dictatorships and avowed enemies of the united states. in my native homeland of cuba, we have seen human rights violations on the rise ever since the u.s. concessions to the astro regime in december, 2014. one example is the case of dr. eduardo of cuba, pictured here. he is a medical doctor and a leader of the christian liberation movement who was savagely beaten in frovent his wife and two children and has been in imprisoned since november, 2016. just days ago, he was sentenced to three years in prison. he is condemned and sentenced because he is the voice for change and a respected human rights leader. the truth is that he has been

some of the worst damage is in north-central illinois. four tornadoes were reported near then there is extreme property damage. one survivor says she jumped in her bathtub to save her life. >> trees are down. my car is wrecked. my neighbor's cars are wrecked. it's disaster. it looks like a bomb went off. >> the tornado in missouri about 55 miles south of st. louis blew cars and trucks across an interstate. the threat of dangerous weather is expected to last in some areas through the morning. >>> an arizona man who drove his suv into a river was rescued by firefighters. the man got stuck last night. a rescue crew was able to walk him to safety. it's unclear how he end up there. >>> president trump's new immigration order will reportedly remove iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary travel ban. the pentagon and state department urged the white house to remove iraq because of its role in fighng the president's original order in late january sparked nationwide protest. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, donald trump has got to go.

he was a hermit and a hoarder and a farmer here in illinois." and don behle, who wrote the letter, goes on to say, "if i got a letter like this, i would think it to be a scam." >> turns out kevin once worked with the second beneficiary in ray fulk's will -- fellow actor peter barton. >> i did a movie in 1980 called "hell night," kind of a campy horror story, but became friends with most of the cast members, including peter. >> peter now lives in upstate new york. so, you really don't hear much about kevin until you find out somebody died and you're the only two "friends" he names in his will. >> from the moment i opened that up and i saw kevin's name, i was like, "somebody's scamming us." >> the two men discuss what to do next. >> i said, "peter, i believe it. i believe it, and i'm going with it for gusto." >> i took the other side of it completely, going, "kevin, if it's too good to be true, it probably is." >> but peter agrees to make the 900-mile trip to lincoln, illinois, to find out for both of them. peter's home video begins to unravel the

one person was killed in missouri and another in illinois. at least 21 tornadoes swept across the midwest last night. there were also hundreds of hail and wind damage reports from arkansas to chicago. today that same storm system targets the ohio and tennessee value leasley valleys. >>> and officials say that the wife of the man who carried out an attack at the orlando ghtclub scoped out the place before the attack occurred. >>> and trump plans to revive his travel ban list. because of iraq's key role in fighting isis, the revived plan will be an exception for visa card holders. the new order is expected to include language to make that clearer. >>> and president trump opened his remarks last night by addressing the wave of anti-semitic attacks across the country, amid the allegations he's not been outspoken enough against these crimes. >> we are reminded of our nation's path to civil rights and the work that still remains to be done. recent threats targeting jewish community centers and vandalism of jewish cemeteries as well as last week's s

the deaths include one in missouri, two in illinois, and more than 100 homes were blown apart. michelle miller met people who lost everything. >> reporter: this is all that's left of dozens of home in north central illinois after a line of tornadoes tore through the midwest late yesterday. >> tornado! oh, my god, it's on the ground. >> reporter: 26 twisters touched dunn across five states, bringing up to 155mph winds, heavy rain, and hail. in ottawa, illinois, one of the 50 homes with significant damage belonged to penny. >> had to get in the bat survive. my roof is off. trees are down. my car is wrecked. it's disaster. it looks like a bomb went off. >> reporter: in perryville, missouri, this woman had to be rescued after a tornado barreled through her town, smashing cars, uprooting trees, and knocking this truck off the highway. >> i'm so sorry. >> reporter: this morning illinois governor bruce rauner visited towns hard hit by the storm. >> we have to count our blessings. this could have been way worse. the warning systems worked well. people were notified. >> one resident cou

sheldon, illinois, a republican. good morning. caller: i'm for repealing the act, it has been a disaster. the rural hospitals aren't money they need to be funded and quoting certain the hospital and it has gotten ridiculous, the obamacare wastes too much money. tim ryan mentioned hundred overpayment, unacceptable. that is a lot of money to waste, much.now, that is just too he also mentioned he wanted country.across the we need less government in our and it has gotten ridiculous. i got a letter from a place my son has been to the doctor at and it says throughout talks about once a year, which let's you have a conversation with your doctor about your health. is ridiculous, the government needs to get out of the doctor and the patients who run healthcare, it's just crazy. absolutely crazy. t is all about money and market-driven healthcare system doesn't work anywhere, we all know it. need to stop thinking about money and really think about healthcare, that is the right there. i agree we should take care of our americans, all the amer

we also thank our friends at the illinois state society and washington, d.c. for their continued support. your online and in person financial contributions to the abraham lincoln institute help to fund the symposium and we hope you will give generously again today. dds enthusiasm, a validating our efforts and demonstrating that abraham lincoln's ambitions for the esteem of his fellow man and woman has been achieved. on behalf of the board of directors, i welcome you to our 20th annual symposium. whether you are with us here in washington or watching the elsewhere, we trust you will find yourselves having been informed, inspired, enlightened and entertained by our please joinspeakers me in welcoming my esteemed colleagues, william c harris, who will introduce our first speaker. [applause] >> good morning. it is a bit intimidating to stand on the stage and look where the good was assassinated. i had the honor of introducing the distinguished speaker for the first session of the symposium. daniel cross is a professor at the college of new jersey and the author of

snyder of illinois. - mr. schneider of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. gohmert: mr. speaker, i move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on tuesday, march 14, 2017, for morning hour debate.

illinois just passed a law requiring all stylist to be trained in domestic abuse prevention. now, there's a push for new york to do the same. >> it's a safe place when you are at a hair salon. >> i headed to the salon in the lower east side where i spoke to stylist. >> i am really passionate about helping women get out of my situation because i myself was in one. having fred as a bus and coach me through getting out of that really changed everything for me. when you come to the hair salon you want to be here. you trust the person and you see them all the time. i see people every four weeks. >> nationwide, more than 20,000 phone calls are placed into the domestic violence hotline each year. 15% of cases are said to go unreported. bridget, with the national nonprofit, cut it out, is among those fighting to get stylist to school to change those numbers. >> we are not asking the stylist to become a counselor. raskin the the counselor to refer their clients to those who do have that understanding of domestic abuse. >> in illinois stylus have to undergo one hour of training for par

i want to start by thanking the abraham lincoln institute, the illinois state society in washington, d.c., and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime -- of "ragtime," a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. on the inside of your program, there is a special discount code to be used for this evening's performance. if anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7:30 this evening. if you can't make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. it really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. the other side of what we do here at ford's theater. a few housekeeping things for the day. no food or drink in the theater. i think they allow bottle water and that is it. your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. it will also grant you admission to ford's theatre museum in the basement and the petersen house across the street. please keep it throughout the day. it will allow yo

in downstate illinois, those are good-paying jobs, and the only hospital -- and the illinois hospital association says we're going to lose them. this republican bill, trumpcare, is bad for seniors, bad for middle-class families, bad for people with disabilities, not very good for kids. half the kids in america are born under and -- are born under and taken care of the states. bad for everyone who isn't healthy for wealthy. yet the house republican leadership is intent on moving forward with trumpcare this week. the republicans came t-- the prd if you don't support me, i'm going out to your districts to defeat you. we said in our bill that we voted for you could not have a disparity in premiums more than 3-1. so the premiums charged to a 20-year-old and the premiums charged to a 60-year-old could be no different than 3-1 margin. republicans changed that and made it 5-1. that's why the american association of retired persons opposes this trumpcare and why seniors across the country are waking up to the reality that they're in for a jolt when it comes to premiums that they have to pay. s

back in illinois, melissa says she rode out the tornado in her bathtub. >> i just hunched over my dog and prayed we didn't die that day and we didn't. >> reporter: she's thankful their lives were spared when so much else wasn't. this is what's left of melissa's block. remarkably, everyone here survived. many of these families are being helped by the red cross tonight. and we've just learned the tornado here was an impressive ef-3, packing winds up to 165 miles per hour. lester? >> blake mccoy in illinois tonight, thank you. >>> now to a video gone viral showing the ceo of uber getting into a heated argument with an uber driver over the company's changing rates. the heated confrontation took place during a weekend ride. it's yet another embarrassing incident for the company. nbc's miguel almaguer has the tape. >> there it is. there it is. >> reporter: the controversial uber ceo was in an uber when the confrontation began. >> i lost $97,000 because of you. i bankrupt because of you. >> reporter: travis kalanick was in an uber black, his company's high-end car service, when this driver c

two people were killed in illinois. a man driving in missouri died after a tornado swept 20 vehicles from a junk yard on to the interstate there. you can see the trees that were toppled. the tractor trailer that flipped over, a twister we're also told hitting a nursing home in illinois. minor injuries were reported and this morning even more worry, risk for severe weather through today as this system continues to be on the move toward south eastern states. now back to you. >>> and from the midwest to our weather here at home -- >> it's a weather alert here for some potential severe weather this afternoon. >> what happened in the midwest, the same line will be approaching us today. this is as of 1:00 p.m. all this you see in the red and orange, that is the leading edge of the strong storms coming into the panhandle of west virginia into the valley between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. it will be quickly racing on through and then it will be getting closer to the metro area. this is going to be as of around 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. our wes

let's take a look at my home state of illinois. in illinois alone, planned parenthood serves 64,000 patients annually. of those, 34,000 seek testing for sexually transmitted diseases and nearly 7,000 are seeking out cancer screenings. so by defunding this organization, what you are really doing is stripping thousands of illinoisans and americans all across this country from access to essential health care. that's simply unacceptable. we can't play politics with women's health care. planned parenthood should be able to do their jobs and continue providing quality care and services without fear of partisan or discriminatory attacks. the bottom line is that planned parenthood is one of the nation's largest women's health care providers, and this is essential to the health of our families and our country. this vote makes taking away not just planned parenthood's funding but funding from any organization that receives title 10 funding easier. turning women around the country into second-class citizens and harming millions of americans i

. >> in illinois ferocious funnel clouds, and this twister started to form the debris slowly circling up. and from arkansas where trailers were tossed. i tried to get my dog and got in the bathroom. >> to missouri where a person was killed when a tornado touched down on i-65, vehicles thrown around like toys and the storm dropped baseball size hail and the powerful wind left behind a trail of destruction and in ottawa, illinois, one man was hit about a falling tree. and it sounded like a freight train and falling and hitting the windows, it was scary. >> we see buildings reduced to rubble and workers assessed the damage using dogs to look for survivors and the dead. >> crazy. >> we are seeing incredible images online. katv the local abc affiliate in little rock postd this video of a massive tree that stopped short of crashing down on this bed where someone was sleeping that person and others thankful. >> the storms left tens of thousands of people without power and hard hit illinois the governor activated the emergency center and surveyed the danger. kenneth moton, channel 6 "action n

with heavy heart we welcome you home to southern illinois. we thank you for your service. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from new york is recognized for one minute. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, today house republicans are preparing to vote to rip away health care from 24 million americans. 2.7 million of them in new york. in my district, 122,000 people will lose coverage, including 12,700 children. those who do retain coverage will pay more for less. with deductibles and premiums skyrocketing. this is what house republicans plan to put on the floor today. it is a plan that benefits the healthy and the wealthy while hurting everyone else. if you have a pre-existing condition and your coverage lapses under trumpcare get ready to pay more. are you a senior? good luck affording medical coverage if trumpcare becomes law. you're going to pay

tornados and storm damage have been reported in illinois and other parts of the midwest. tonight the first alert weather team is tracking the chance for more damage to reach our area. chief meteorologist glen schwartz standing by with details in the first alert. glen, what do we need to look out for? >> jacquelin, i am expecting some damage. at least in parts of our area tomorrow afternoon. this area is on top of us right now, and it has nothing to do with the system that has been clobbering chicago and other parts of illinois and missouri. this is another area separate from that that may come in during the morning hours briefly. this is the line of thunderstorms. 3:00. it's still working west of allentown. at 4:30, look at this line of storms coming right through philadelphia area down through northern delaware. if the radar looks like this tomorrow afternoon, there will likely be warnings issued, there will be strong to severe thunderstorms, wind gusts. over 60 miles an hour in some areas, and, yet, damage expected. then it continues to move toward the shore. more on th