only collecting minnesota history, but we are to preserve minnesota culture. and one of the ways that we preserve minnesota culture is to collect literature, but what we like to do is collect the books that have some additional information, something that a normal library would have. so a lot of levers whatever sinclair lewis' cast timberline. we have the copy that he is given to this radical deluge the judge it was the model for the judge. his name was judge nolan, mark nolan. and so we know that about him, plus that came with photos that judge nolan had taken a picnic with sinclair lewis on the north shore of lake superior above duluth. i think they're trying to set sinclair lewis up with judge nolan's secretary, so she is the other person in the photographs. he's writing -- well, he had a nice long career. he was writing in the late teens, and then in the '20s he wrote his breakthrough book was main street, and that is essential reading for any minnesotan. the author that most people associate with minnesota and st. paul in particular is of course f. scott

it's minnesota's land grant university. we have five campuses across the state, our twin cities campus, minneapolis and st. paul, duluth, morris, christian and rochester. all together about 59,000 students, so it's a big operation. >> the university was founded in 1851. how long have you been president, president kalor? >> well, less than that for sure. i'm just starting my fourth year, i'm the 16th president of the university so people tend to serve in this job for a long time. >> what are some of your priorities as president? >> well, it's really pretty simple for me, i'm very interested in accessibilities and affordability. and i'm interested in the university providing a truly excellent education for those students. also interested in being sure that we help drive the economy of the state of minnesota, that we're the home of inventions and innovations in medical care, science and engineering and we also have a critically important responsibility to maintain the liberal arts and be a place where creative work of all kind

weekend, minnesota's capital st. paul. the city was established as the capital of the minnesota territory in 1849 and served as the headquarters for the great northern rail ray -- railway which greatly impacted trade and transport to the region. cable by our comcast partners, c-span's forest staff recently went to the site. learn more right here on american history tv. all over america, safe havens for gangsters. heart -- hot springs, arkansas, chicago, but more than any of those other states cities was saint paul. it was estimated 50% were involved in making bootleg list -- bootleg liquor in those days. the other percent was buying it from this minnesota area, also well situated to make bootleg liquor and break laws. we had a lot of germans and they know how to make beer. per capita breweries than almost any city in america. withyou break the law illegal liquor, you need water, freshwater. imported andbe exported over the canadian border. as a result, this area was a haven for bootlegging and became a haven for a look ene

some are stored at the minnesota history center. this is the reception room that would have been used as a visiting space. you would have been here, she would have special places she would visit with you. it was a room designed to impress visitors. it would only be used during the day. if you had a dinner party in the evening, the ladies might adjourn for some lemonade. and the guys maybe had brandy or cigars somewhere else. that would have been the intended use of this room, to impress. one of the wonderful things is in 1872 grand piano made for the ramsey's daughter. that was a gift upon her completion after her year in germany. it is in working condition. it is something we do as we can to keep it in good condition. at that point, they would make the anodes made to order and so one of the other p&f's being pianos one of the other being made was for queen victoria's daughters. one of the other items, there are several portraits. one is of alexander ramsey. that was about how he looked when he became evident of became governor of m

minnesota does not have marble. there was early controversy about what stone he would use for capitol construction. he wanted to emulate that it tying renaissance. that italian renaissance. he was looking at a new marble being quarried in georgia. some say there was animosity after the civil war, 40 years removed from the civil war, so why are you buying marble from georgia? i don't know if that is necessarily the case. he was trying to re-create the italian renaissance building. the other option he could have pursued was to have granite from st. paul, that was an up-and-coming industry in the state. there was a lot of desire for him to use that as the stone because they would hire people from the quarries and people from minnesota to shape the stone as you put it on the cladding of the building. he fought hard to keep the white georgia marble for the exterior and won out eventually. the board had a vote. after several votes, they were persuaded to use the white georgia marble. there was a compromise. they have the

minnesota does not have marble. there was early controversy about what stone he would use for capitol construction. he wanted to emulate that it tying renaissance. -- that italian renaissance. he was looking at a new marble being quarried in georgia. some say there was animosity after the civil war, 40 years removed from the civil war, so why are you buying marble from georgia? i don't know if that is necessarily the case. he was trying to re-create the italian renaissance building. the other option he could have pursued was to have granite from st. paul, that was an up-and-coming industry in the state. there was a lot of desire for him to use that as the stone because they would hire people from the quarries and people from minnesota to shape the stone as you put it on the cladding of the building. he fought hard to keep the white georgia marble for the exterior and won out eventually. the board had a vote. after several votes, they were persuaded to use the white georgia marble. there was a compromise. they have t

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paul minnesota. you are watching american history tv on c-span 3. >> this minnesota state capitol is the third capitol building built in st. paul. the first was built in downtown st. paul in the 1850's even when labor still a territory. they expanded that space. by 1881, it was a brick and wood building that was no longer served the purposes of minnesota very well. a fire burned to the ground. there was a second capitol built in the same location. it was a functional space but not meeting the needs of expanding state government of minnesota. the ventilation was not very good. even a few years after that had been built and occupied, there was discussion among the legislature to say we need to find a building that is permanent and going to accommodate the needs of the public as well as our growing state government. there was a commission put together, a board of capitol commissioners in the 1890's. they chose an architect to build this third and present-day state capitol. they had a groundbreaking in 1

from southern minnesota. minnesota'srts of identity incorporated into the decoration. ryaner part is the butler company where the general contractors and they went down to georgia and reached the quarry and cut out the middlemen. they moved it into workshops behind the capital construction area where craftsmen and stonecutters could actually shape the stone as needed. so you are hiring those labor workers and specially skilled craftsmen. it might be some controversy about what phone he would use for the exterior. will see is the dome based on st. peter's in the vatican. if you look at that dome and this dome, you will see the columns and architectural detail. you will see large columns, granite columns. you will see symmetry, which was keeping that tradition together in these spaces. along with that, you will see incorporated into part of the architecture as well. the gallery is in the basement of the capitol. he wanted to have some of the european influence. he wanted it to be a space that would be emblemati

not only collecting minnesota history but we are here to preserve minnesota culture and one of the ways we preserve minnesota culture is to collect literature but what we like to do is collect the box that have some additional information, something a normal library would have still a lot of libraries have timber lane. we have the copies that he is given to this radical, duluth judge was a model for the judge in cats. his name was judge nolan, mark cohen. and so we know that about him. plus that came with photos judge nolan had taken of a pick nick with sinclair lewis on the north shore of lake superior. i think they were trying to set sinclair lewis up with judge mullen and secretary says she is the other person in the photograph. he had a nice long career. he was riding in the late teens and fins and 20s he wrote the breakthrough book, main street and that is essentials reading for anyone in minnesota. the author that most people associate with minnesota and st. paul in particular is of course as scott fitzgerald and the minnesota historical society just loves to document especially t

the dakota were forced out of minnesota. fort snelling itself became an interment camp for dakota civilians who were awaiting deportation out of the state. over the winter of 1862 and 1863, between 1600 and 1700 dakota men, women, and children, primarily women and children, were held here. because of the living conditions and poor quarters, many died. there were acts of violence against people in the concentration camp. it was a horrible place for them. it was part of the u.s. effort to remove the dakota from minnesota. what is really tragically ironic is this place, which for many dakotas is seen as a place of the birth of their people, is also a place of their confinement in a concentration camp and expulsion and genocide. it's important when you think about the story and history of the region that you think beyond the wall of fort snelling. that is what we try to do here, push people to think more about, what does it mean when all of these cultures come together? what perspectives do they have on these events? you can loo

there in minnesota. higher education, how preparing to re graduates for careers in adult life. the on, john bradshaw, executive director of the group national security network on the .s. strategy to confront and defeat isis and what we might expect from president oh what's comments on wednesday. on c-span, an update on c-span radio. eastern time. a voice of america reports this morning that defense secretary hagel is denouncing what he calls russia's blatant ukraine.on in speaking earlier, secretary actions in ussia's ukraine as well as georgia pose a long-term challenge that the united states and its allies very seriously. but he added that the actions of president vladimir putin have brought the united states closer friends in europe together. meanwhile, european union said sanctions against russia should be adopted shortly and a e effect tomorrow despite kremlin warning of retaliation. but an eu spokeswoman said the be reversible depending on the sanctions in ukraine. russia has warned it could block

paul, minnesota. learn more about st. paul and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local content. your watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago september 11th, 1814, british and american naval forces clash for two half hours in cumberland bay near plattsburgh, new york. the battle was the culmination of six days of army and navy conflict. up next, we travel to plattsburgh where retired author david fitz-enz, author of "the final invasion: plattsburgh, the war of 1812's most decisive battle," takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. >> pilot joseph baron. ship saratoga. september 11, 1814. battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. you know, this is a battle that is lost to american history. it is the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. this was a huge celebration. people knew how important the battle of plattsburgh was. but in the meantime, things hav

paul minnesota. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. ♪ >> we are standing at the historic fort snelling. the fort really is the first foothold in the region for united states expansion. during the early 1800s, you began to have this idea of spreading across the country, of the manifest destiny of the united states to spread from sea to shining sea. it is the god-given right of america to extend across north america. of course, that is problematic because there are other people who lived here first. the american indian nations. in this region, it was primarily the dakota and the ojibway. firmlyelling from hi establishes u.s. residences -- presences. it is a foothold for future expansion. after the fort was established here, nothing was the same. relations between american indians and this region and the united states government began to change. by 1650, the first europeans are arriving in what would become minnesota, and they are arriving ur trade.f the fo the

paul, minnesota. st. paul in the 1930's, i would not call at las vegas but it was a very lively city because the gangsters brought their gun molls. during prohibition, you had the biggest jazz artists of the decade here in st. paul. it was a very lively place partially because the gangsters were welcomed here. virtually every major gangster kidnapper, and bank robber in america lived and worked with in a three-block radius of where we are standing today. john dillinger, baby faced alivin creepy carpus. there are no statues of these gangsters, but this was the epicenter of 1930's crime in the area of john dillinger. the fbi had this building with their headquarters. this is also the building were bootleggers and bank robbers were tried and sent to alcatraz, leavenworth prison, and other prisons across america. it is where it began and where it ended. we're standing here at historic fort snelling and we are looking over the junction of the minnesota and mississippi rivers -- missouri rivers. the fortis conn

paul minnesota. what is a poet laureate of st. paul minnesota? .. >> i orchestrate or organize a reading by writers events once a month at the university club in st. paul. writer to write their own books or writers who are new writers and so on. we have this reading once a month and we're getting great big audiences of over 100 which is a lot for a poetry reading. i do this serious which i consider my sort of gift to the poets in minnesota really. >> can you talk about the literary community in st. paul? what type of community isn't? >> i think wit we have a very vibrant literary community in st. paul and in minneapolis to st. paul, literary is respected and revered and tons of people are writing poetry and many people are getting published and then we have the stars like garrison keillor. just the guy down the street who decided to write a few poems and the turn t

gameis a very well-known that got its start in minnesota. we have three living room 50's, oneone from the from the 60's and one from the 70's. within each living room setting, you will see the toys displayed in various sub themes. we have television set running in each of the three settings where you could see commercials and tv shows from the time and see how important television shows were for the marketing of toys. 1950's, postwar america, are skyrocketing, consumer spending is up, more kids mean more toys. this is really when the toy industry goes into high gear. there are two things that help that along. one is first and foremost television. television is an opportunity for 20 manufacturers to market directly to children. probably the most successful manufacturer to do that is mattel. in 1955, they signed a one-year contract with the mickey mouse club to advertise on television and it is extremely successful. i am a guitar and i have strings do you recognize this mouse guitar, it's just like the one the mouseketeers gave me. >> the seco

and so there are many institutions, the minnesota college of education at the university of minnesota, they are one, not so helpful. i think the fact that it is from a student is her a help. and i understand that the book was number 11 of all time for coffee house publishers. and i did it over the period of time since the book came out. barnes & noble, borders, they didn't want to carry the book in stores. and i would go and ask them if they have "the latehomecomer", but they would say no, a lot of people have been asking for it and a lot of independent reading people have been picking it up. so we are going to offer it. it's about how it came into the mainstream press, that was then. i think i am a very honest writer. i write with my heart. i think if i would have the reader to live on the line with me, i should have a piece of myself right there. and i think that that resonates with people and i think that so many americans are realizing that they also come from somewhere else and call this place home. parents, grandparents and my mom and dad as well. and i think, a lot of people te

paul, minnesota. st. paul in the 1930s, i wouldn't call it las vegas, but it was a very lively city, because the gangsterings brought their gun holds, during prohibition, you had the biggest jazz artists of the decade here in st. paul. it was a very, very lively place partially because the gangsters were welcomed hear. virtually every major gangster, kidnapper and bank robber in america lived and worked within a three block area of where we're standing today, john dillinger, baby face nelson, alvin creepy carpet. all were here. people don't know that, there's no statues of these gangsters, but this was the epicenter of 1930s crime in the era of john dillinger. the fbi, the federal bureau of investigation with j. edgar hoover had this building as their headquarters. this is also the building where all of those bootleggers and bank robbers were tried and sent to alcatraz and other prisons across america. it's where it began and where it ended. we're standing here at historic ft. snelling and we're looking o

paul, minnesota. the city sits on the mississippi river. -- reference of prefer me to the last stop on the line. rapids up the river made it the last stop on the line. james hill was only james and when he would born raised. he added the middle name because he thought important people had a middle name. i find that amusing. why would he do that? what would make them want to do that? i think it is funny. >> we're at the james j hill house in minnesota. took three years to build it. a36,000 square feet. where you are standing right now is the most spec tech interview in the house. that is saying something because this entire building is pretty gorgeous and pretty impressive. but right here is where he wanted the public to be just blown away. it is all concentrated right here. most of this would work was done by a team of 13 incredibly talented men. aey were led by a man who was germany immigrant who came here with control of their men to do this carving. the detail is absolutely amazing. i do not know t

this spring, as i was watching this occur, i am from the state of minnesota, and unfortunately, minnesota has a very long connection to terrorism, and i went to the f.b.i. earlier this summer and asked the f.b.i. for a private classified meeting. and i asked the f.b.i. if there were any minnesotans that had joined the is lap -- islamic state and traveled to the mideast to fight on their behalf. and they told me at that time the information is classified, it no longer is, the f.b.i. told me there were two minnesotans that had traveled and joined the islamic state soism asked the obvious question, which was, if they are not killed in that battle, if they choose to come back to the united states, we know who they are. we know what they have done. will they be allowed to come back into the united states? and i was told yes, they will. they're american citizens. they have passports. we can't stop them from coming into the united states. and i was floored. here we are trying to track down and murder terrorists in afghanistan. we have american citizens who have left the united states and who hav

so i decided to write a letter to the senator out in minnesota. and some other congress men, the president, and i explained my story in the letter. and asked for their help. it had been two whole years of waiting for them to charge victor. i thought that it was possible its would never get filed. after months, the local news in minnesota contacted me through an e-mail and said he heard about the story and wanted to see if he could help with some media, if it wouldn't help get the case rolling. >> to his followers, victor barnard is a spiritual leader, but the pine county sheriff calls him a pedophile, plain and simple. and the ones who finally had the courage to come forward may have been his youngist victims. >> and it seemed after that aired everyone seemed to be making it like a really big deal. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. bombshell tonight, how did this happen? >> there are so many aspects to this story, nancy. >> these parents, they have to be on another planet. this is a perfect case for prosecuti

minnesota residents we set aside a line as well. 202-585-3883. issue of college costs and universities, tuition freeze. will you talk to your colleagues in big ten and other universities, what is the number priority in terms of keeping those costs low? number one tool you used to keep college costs low? guest: well, it's clear that great institutions, state institutions have an historical relationship with their state. or years, the state of minnesota and the big ten supported their universities as well. hen i was a graduate student, the state of minnesota provided over 30% of the state university's budget. they provided 16% of the state budget. investment has meant a shift of cost to students. so as we look at ways to make students easier, the first conversation is with state government. the other side of the coin so to speak is our ability to control our costs. industry that requires us in order to be hiring great faculty and great staff to do do, those personnel costs are expensive. e need to drive the costs as low as possible. we need to oper

wrong side of a minnesota vikings question in minnesota. but there's the governor's statement. here's al franken's statement saying "i was absolutely -- it was absolutely heartbreaking to hear about what happened to this child. i'm a die hard vikings fan and watching the games on sunday is one of my favorite things to do as a kid and i think this is just wrong and the vikings made a wrong decision. this is in the hands of law enforcement but i don't believe adrian peterson should be allowed to play until that happens." jonathan, with the vikings having lost the game with adrian peterson on the bench, that is within the world of our crazy american politics a politically risky thing for a senator running for re-election in minnesota to say. >> well, keep something in mind, though. the governor of minnesota and senator franken, governor dayton and senator franken they're held accountable by the people of -- all the people of minnesota whereas the minnesota vikings and their leadership are held accountable by advertisers and fans and when you'r

we cut the top off minnesota and sent it down the river. we cut the top off wisconsin and sent it down the river. we left the mountains and the hills slashed and burned and moved on. the water comes downhill spring and fall. down from the mountains, from the plowed-off slopes. from as far west as idaho and far east as pennsylvania. down every brook and grill, rivulet and creek. carrying every drop of water that flows down 2/3 of the continent. 1903, 1907, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1936, 1937. down from pennsylvania and ohio, kentucky and west virginia, missouri and illinois. down from north carolina and tennessee, down the grand, the osage, the rough, the soil, the black in minnesota, down the allegheny, the miami, the wabash, the green, the white, the wolf, the cash and the black, down the corn and the red and yazoo. the cumberland, kentucky, the tennessee, down the ohio 1,000 miles from pittsburgh. down the arkansas 1,000 miles from texas. down to the mississippi. new orleans to baton rouge to naches to vicksburg to memphis to cairo. 1,000 miles

in minnesota, a lot at least 15 minnesota men have joined isis, to former minnesota governor tim on why it might be. >> good evening, what some people may not know is that minnesota is home to largest contend jecontingent to somali n the united states of america, have you al shabaab. and members from past years have been recruited to go to somalia and fight on behalf of al shabaab, now credible reports that members of somali community are being recruited to go fight with isis in syria. neil: they are already predisposed to life in united states or what happens? >> well, the this is investigated. they have been with respect to al shabaab group, now they are trying to trace back recruitment pattern, they are trying to find the individuals who did the recruitment. early press reports indicate seeed to -- tieed to some imams connected with mosques in the twin city area with inroads to the somali community. neil: we're getting reports from homeland security asking stores to watch customer's buying habits in weeks ahead. government cannot prohibit sales of every day material but they look ar

up in this minnesota community 100,000 somalia americans has not been easy. cultural barriers, a lack of jobs made young people targets for recruiters of groups like islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. >> you hear an individual has gone, went back, and unfortunately has joined organizations. when i hear it, i'm hoping it's not someone i'm close to. u.s. official estimate 100 americans have left to join i.s.i.l. efforts to recruit are sophisticated. >> we have been privy to some video targetting youth in minnesota. >> reporter: in recent weeks two men died after leaving minnesota to fight if syria. many in the community say one was shot while fighting alongside douglas mccain, another american. he was killed in syria, whilst fighting with i.s.i.l. it's not the first time the young here have been recruited. >> the problem started in 2006 when nationalist ties were used to push young people to fight for al-shabab. a somalia affiliate of al qaeda. >> leaders of the minnesota muslim community worry that video campaigns referencing landmarks promising stat

and it was after that that my parents decided to move out to minnesota. i never had really been on dirt roads before. i was very excited. they had tons of animals, sheep, chickens, rabbits, cows, pigs. in the beginning, it was kind of like summer camp. but i didn't realize at the time how many changes would be made. and how many rules there would be once we moved out there. >> he abused religion to put blinders on people. >> he said that the first-born children were supposed to be sacrificed to god. who's going to make it happen? discover a new energy source. turn ocean waves into power. design cars that capture their emissions. build bridges that fix themselves. get more clean water to everyone. who's going to take the leap? who's going to write the code? who's going to do it? engineers. that's who. that's what i want to do. be an engineer. join the scientists and engineers of exxonmobil in inspiring america's future engineers. energy lives here. can i get my experian credit report...eport card" thing. like, the one the bank sees. sheesh, i feel like i'm

san jose at minnesota. golden gov fers tough on the ground. 10-0 minnesota. nature minute to go in the first. the quick screen to winston, gets blocks and goes 27 yards. this pick with 20 seconds left to go in the half. the result, the int. then it's pounded in from a yard out. minnesota up 17-7 at the half. 23-7 in the fourth after a rain delay. >>> if you missed last night, florida state suspended quarterback jameis winston for the entire game after he made a vulgar comment at the student union on campus. he was originally suspended for just the half, but last night the team made it for the entire game. florida state is 16-0 with winston at quarterback. with the playoff system this year of only four teams, one loss can knock you out. >>> coming next you'll see my seminoles take on clemson tigers following the contest. stay tuned for another edition of "after the game" with yours trulily and larry beil. they've if they lose the game because winston didn't play quarterback, his teammates will have a real problem because one loss, you're probably out of the pl

it's citing out rage in minnesota. the nfl is going to have to come up with a framework that everybody can understand and everybody can follow. >> their incentives are all screwed up, right? obviously, they want ray rice to play. and the minnesota vikings want ray rice to play. >> they said he could come back now. they lost 30-7, that's an embarrassment, their season can go down quickly. so, suddenly, their priorities have seem today have shifted glchlt we've been sort of tracking this. goodell is a singular figure in sports. he makes millions of dollars a year, $44 million last year, he has seen a league undergo tremendous growth, jerry jones, the dallas cowboys, says i know jerry goodell has a hundred percent support of all of the owners. >> do you think that's true? >> right now, it's true. they want to see the results of the former f.b.i. investigation. if it came out goodell lied or didn't supervise properly, they may push him out or nudge him out, let's say. somebody may have to take the fall. >> but isn't it a p

now minnesota's governor is weighing in. details ahead. denver international is one of the busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city, and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and natural gas is a big part of that commitment. man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now. but they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the right partner at my side. it's so much better that way. [ male announcer ] have the right partner at your side. consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on.

community has become a vibrant community in minnesota. over 30,000 people. and we're talking about a very small number of young people who have done this. and i, i met with the fbi about two weeks after i took office in the senate, because they were, at that time, there were some young people going to somalia and fighting with shabaab. and the fbi tells me that the community is cooperating, is very cooperative, and i just wanted to say that. because no one is more disturbed by this than the somali minnesota community. >> thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> coming up, the republican mayor of belhaven, north carolina joins me with an update on the town hospital that he's been trying to keep open. it's actually closed, and now he's fighting to get it reopened. and now, why doctors nationwide are really worried about a respiratory virus that's making children sick and sick enough to end up in intensive care. this is serious and dangerous stuff. years of swedish experience in in perfecting the rich,150 never

paul, minnesota, were in the pockets of gangsters . when ma barker was living on south roberts street in st. paul, only a few miles from where we're standing today, the fbi got a tripwhen ma barker wad her dad boys were there. the barker gang. the fbi raced to the house. by the time they got there, the barker gang was gone, tipped off by the same call police. there was no love lost between the fbi of j edgar hoover, and the corrupt local police who were taking bribes, on the take from the underworld. to, in a way, live the high life and leave a good-looking corpse. that is what happened. they ate well and slept with you for women, drank wonderful line. i think the gangsters knew their lives were short and they lived that gangster life in st. paul. quests throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring st. paul, minnesota. our tour staff recently traveled to learn about its rich history. tour more on c-span's city . you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span three. ♪ >> each week, american arti

the minnesota governor's call for a key nfl player, star running back, adrian peterson, to be sidelined for child abuse. and the number of u.s. congressmen under a legal or ethical cloud right now who are likely to get reelected this november. >>> we start with the loud and angry debate over this new war against the terror group isis. it exploded big time in washington today. the first attack came from the left as code pink showed up to protest a senate hearing with defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey of the joint chiefs. >> would you please not take advantage of the freedom of this place? will you please remove this lady from the room. this disruption is not helping -- [ gavel banging constant ] >> we need to get out of iraq, out of syria, stop the bombing! >> i'm glad we can hear her. then came a more damaging assault from the hawkish right as john mccain struck hard at president obama's strategy of having the free syrian army carry the ground attack against isis. >> if we were to take assad off the table, we'd have a much more difficult time forming a coalition.

but in terms of whether or not he plays for the minnesota vikings that can be decided right now. he has admitted what he has done. he didn't deny it. i'm not sure he even gets it. and it time seems to me he has place on the field. >> and sunny, you are saying you agree with it? >> well, absolutely, the court system makes the decision, as well. >>> and u.s. troops committing to fighting ebola in africa. what it means on the ground if the epidemic grows faster. and doctors alone trying to contain it. endless choices! endless variety! kick it up with our spicy new wood-grilled sriracha shrimp and it's back: parmesan crusted shrimp scampi! the year's largest variety of shrimp flavors! so many to explore! as much as you like, any way you like! endless shrimp is here! but not for long. so hurry in and sea food differently. [chris] tit hugs you.s to your body. [jeffery] i don't have to think about how to get comfortable anymore. [evie] this zips off so i can wash it-yes, please. [robert]dude,tempur-pedic is killing it. [kevin] no more tossin' and turnin', trying to find a comfortable sp

he's the minnesota vikings running back accused of child abuse. the team planned to play him but abruptly changed course overnight. >> there are new threats this morning from isil right here on u.s. soil. this morning, an american facing federal charges that he tried to help others join the fight in syria. new york police say an on line message board is encouraging attacks on times square and the las vegas trip. >> the head of the joint chiefs admit u.s. combat forces may be necessary in the fight. >> let's go live to washington. libby, lots going on on capitol hill today and sitcom in florida. what is the goal when the president visits tampa? >> the white house says a visit is part of the president's plan to drum up public support and build relationships with military leaders. >> in a rare visit to the pentagon central command headquarters in tampa, president obama will be briefed by commanders laying out the military plan to combat the islamic state group, that plan approved by the security team who testified in front of congress tuesday. >> thi

nothing more alarming than comments from a certain minnesota former governor. >> at least 15 minnesota men have joined isis, the former minnesota governor on why that might be. >> the situation in minnesota the case study for radicalization of people here could be the goal over there and come back and cause us a real problem. you're on the right issue. neil: a lot of somali refugees in and around minnesota, a lot of refugees from the middle east concentrated in michigan to the point we learn out of britain they've got better than a thousand isis recruits there. more than three dozen out of france, italy has some. we have quite a few. what is going on here? that is probably why it's a bigger worry to security folks than al qaeda ever was because these guys are so entrenched and have so much money. to former covert cia officer mike baker. they seem to get a lot of sympathetic americans in this case. >> you hit on the part of it. not something unique to minnesota, essentially there's a large somali community. neil: a predisposed community? >> in the sense that al-shabaab has been recruiti

paul, minnesota. usually abundant at this time of year, the creatures with wings like orange stained glass are disturbingly rare. what changes have you seen? >> well, i'm certainly seeing a lot fewer monarchs. >> reporter: this conservation biologist reports a 90% decline nationwide since 1995. now environmental activists are asking the u.s. fish and wildlife service to declare the monarch a threatened species. the average adult monarch weighs as much as a paper clip. and every year at the end of summer it begins a journey that takes it thousands of miles all the way from minnesota to central mexico. in the spring and early summer they head north again through the heart of the corn and soybean belt. once plentiful with milk week, a life source for monarchs. so this is where the monarchs lay their eggs. and it's what they eat? >> right. this is the only thing that the cater pillars can eat. >> reporter: a crucial habitat that's disappearing. an area the size of texas lost since 1995. the land use and w

minnesota 10-7. last play of the first half minnesota rolls the dice and they go for the touchdown instead of the field goal. chris streveler scores. and it's 17-7 gophers. late fourth now and it's still 17-7. minnesota put it away. david cobb breaks the tackle 16 yards for the score. 24-7 spartans fall to 1-2 on the season. >>> nfl now. the 9ers big's rival is seattle. the arizona cardinals bigs rival is the 49ers. it seems like az has been trying to fire up a rivalry over the last few years. >> it's a rivalry game. we are not supposed to like each other. >> that was arizona's campbell in 2012 before the 49ers beat the cardinals 24-3. san francisco has beaten arizona four times dating back to 2011. cardinals coach bruce aryan said the matchup has been too one-sided to be a legitimate rivalry. >> until we finish one, it won't be a rivalry or anything else. it can't be a rivalry when you get your [ censored ] kicked this many time. gist a rivalry for one team not the other. i imagine they think the se

when this occurred, three of them were featured from minnesota. they were called the minnesota martyrs. three young men. one was a caucasian american. his name was tr ombing y castigar. he had been converted to islam at a mosque in bloomington, minnesota. where many of the individuals who have gone to fight on behalf of the islamic state made as their religious home. that he was honored to be a traitor to america. that was a part of his conviction to the islamic state. he turned on his country. so when i asked the f.b.i. earlier this summer and of course, we have had according to the f.b.i. a minimum of 20 that joined the islamic state and the first two americans who were killed on behalf of the islamic state and on behalf of the state of minnesota. three young girls left minnesota and abandoned their families and joined the islamic state. we have a nexus. i asked the f.b.i. if i could come in and answer their questions. i wanted to know number one, had the minnesotans left the united states and joined the united states. and unform, there were two