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[applause]. thank you. [applause]. thank you. please have a seat. thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the general assembly, my fellow illinoisans, it s kinda fun to start a speech like that twice in one month. what an incredible privilege it is to address this chamber. to governor and the senator, members of congress, speaker madigan, former governor pat quinn, mayor and the people of springfield, thank you for such a warm welcome as i come back home. [applause]. thank you so much. it is good to be home. thank you. [applause]. it is great to see so many old friends like john culbertson, and others, i miss you guys. it is great to be in the state capital. the in here today calls to my the first time i spoke on the senate floor, that was 20 years ago. i was passionate, idealistic, ready to make a difference, just to stand in that magnificent chamber was enough to fill me up with a heightened sense of purpose. i probably needed a little little dose of ....
member of the general assembly, my fellow illinoisans. it takes a lot to start a speech like that twice in one month. what a privilege it is to address the chamber. to the governor, senator durbin, members of the congress, former governor pat quinn mayor lang langfelder and the people of springfield, thank you for such a warm welcome as i come back home. thank you. [applause] president obama: thank you so much. thank you. it is good to be home. thank you, guys. it is really nice. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. it is it is great to see so many old friends like john collarson and emile jones. i miss you guys. [laughter] president obama: it is great to be in the state capitol. you know being here today calls to mind the first time i spoke on the senate floor. almost 20 years ago. and i was passionate, idealistic, ready to make a difference. just expand in the magnificent chamber was enough to fill me up with a heightened sense of purpose. i probably ....
10 am tomorrow. parade? i to the day off yes this is what the crowd look like after the super bowl win even more people this time around we are encouraging public transportation walking as much as possible. reporter: street will be closed so it s difficult to get through the area by car and even more difficult to find a parking spot. many meters near civic center park have been will not be available police out in force telling everyone to plan ahhad. it s going to be a large event with people downtown so we encourage people to be patient with one another and focus on having a good time. let s go broncos, super bowl champs, number one. reporter: coming up on denver7 at 6, what you are allowed to bring and what you should leave at home. celebration starting at 10:00 tomorrow as civic center park with music and live entertainment in the world championship parade will nott get started until noon at 17, why could arriving at civic center park at 1 pm. the celeb ....
nearly 150 failed to for work in solidarity with a handful who walked off the job claiming they were not allowed to play pray when they takes some time. reporter: many of the refugees are muslim, they worked the afternoon shift and say they need to pray when the sun sets which happens early during winter months. we ve been working five years. reporter: the local ppant accommodated the requests until a new shift manager took over. praying? here. reporter: a spokesman says there has been a misunderstanding. they have made religious accommodations part of the they have reflection areas for all areas employees to use wiraless of faith. ^@ it operates a production line ifabc employees leave e d muira production. one employee left and were told that only two out of three two or three at a time could do so so 11 walked off their job. many others failed to come to work four days in a row and were fired. if thee got fired should get fired as well. reporter: they ....
history. and the major setback this morning for colorado s marijuana industry. greg will have the latest. what started as a shooting ended with a chase and three people in handcuffs. someone called 911 around 11:30 last night. they told dispatch they were being chased by a car. at one point the caller was shot at by the suspect car. officers spotted the vehicle and chased it. that chase eventually ended at 34th. police took three people into custody. police say the victim was not hit. all right. and another big story from overnight, the u.n. security council is going to be meeting after north korea claimed they created a bomb test overnight. the government was calling it a successful test of a miniaturized hydrogen bomb. ordering its military to bolster its defense posture with u.s. forces. we ll hear a lot more about that today. good morning. amelia has a look at your morning commute. we start with meteorologist marty coniglio in the backyard. marty, today may ....