republican congresses. if you don t like the treaty, vote against it. but to deny this president the ability to negotiate request the same authority as his predecessors, i don t understand why democrats would want to do that. congressman, did you support nafta? did you support the free trade agreement with colombia and panama? i wasn t here for nafta but i was here for clom yarksolombia, panama and korea and i voted for all three. after the break, we ll zoom through other top stories, including a weather alert. check this video out of hail blanketing the windy city of chicago. all eyes are on parts of texas and oklahoma. storms later lead to. plus at 93-year-old man goes on trial for crimes he allegedly committed 70 years ago. we ll explain next on t rounddown.