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555 dow points. Ahead on todays show, were going to dive into this plunge in oil prices, what it means for the u. S. Economy and jobs to the financial losses reverberating through the market right now plus we will speak with illinois governor j. B. Pritzker and former commerce secretary Penny Pritzker, his sister, about illinoiss battle against the coronavirus and the race for more protective gear and testing. Lets focus in on the big stories were watching with 58 minutes left of trading. Brian sul vab focusing on crude oil collapse, mike santoli will tie that in with broad movements were seeing today latest on the snag on government funding. Brian, first to you on this unprecedented move in oil. A day for the history books. It is a day for the history books. Ending a futures contract in negative 30 or what it was. Sara and wolf, it doesnt make sense as i talked about in power lunch as well. We started the day around 10. We contin ....
When word came of another hiker missing. Good evening everyone, im frank sommerville. The latest person to go missing is a 76yearold Robert Bennett heard he was last seen yesterday adding to it trail off lucas valley road, two more people, a 77yearold woman and her 72yearold husband were last seen on friday. The search is going on off lucas valley road, Robert Bennett was last seen at 1 20 as he was walking toward a trailhead, his car was still there today. Weve got some developing news tonight from Debora Villalon who was at the sheriffs command post. Reporter relatives reported bennett missing when he did not return home last night. Now they are here at the command post keeping an anxious wait inside. About 50 ground searchers are working through the night. It sounds like he was known to hike this area. Robert bennett ....
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Almighty god, we give you you s for giving us thanks for giving us another day. You have plom missed, o god, you are with us wherever we are and whatever we are doing to heal and to help, to give strength and make us whole. We pray that the members of this assembly, especially, and us all, will be receptive to your promises and receive them with confidence and conviction that armed by your spirit they will be able to forge good legislation which promotes justice, equity, and truth. May we be mindful of all that that all are created in your image. Help us to see your spirit and those who are different from us it in age, color, religion, and all other ways, including in politics. And engage each other with good will and respect. May all that is done today be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the compare compare and announces to the ouse her app ....
And now in the book which most of you now have and will soon read the center owes much to fox michael in 1975 preston taupe it would be a place for the government of Political Science in the history from abroad will inquire to learn and understand and hopefully be inspired. I do believe we have several members at the congressional and the audiences evening and rather than try to name them all a member of the board. [applause] it is also my pleasure to introduce our panel the first analyst is doctor frank backman he is the coeditor of the book and perhaps this is importantly my predecessor in the center. He is a highly scholar and spent two and half decades managing and directing the center. The academic material are invaluable and work to the note exception to that. He currently remains on staff as a center historian. [applause] our next panelist is the second coeditor in his name is doctor sean kelly, doctor kelly is a profess ....
President ial library, down in the stacks. We are in the most secure area in our facility. This is the vaults. More thanere we keep 1600 documents written by Abraham Lincoln as well as many of the pieces he owned, objects he owned that he and directed with during his lifetime. I want to show you some books that we have in our collection that were very special to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln whenraham he was elected president in 1860, its not as if he was entirely unknown. He was a four term member of the legislature. He had served a term in congress. He was one of the most prominent politicians from the state of illinois. In large part, that popularity was due to his very successful debates against stephen a douglas, sitting senator on the democratic side in 1858. Abraham lincoln challenged him in illinois for that senate seat. They debated. Onee hourlong public debate several ....