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We met evalyn in this treatment senter in chicago. >> i was using for own ten years. >> reporter: and this place got you clean? >> got me clean. it saved my life. >> reporter: the center is now struggling to help clients because $6 million in bills sent to illinois have gone unpaid. now drastic layoffs and cuts. you could be helping more people? >> i need to be helping more. >> reporter: illinois has some $15 billion in unpaid bills. no budget here in more than two years, as the republican governor battles democrats over taxes and spending. the financial wreck aage is widespread. hospitals owe...

>> no. >> delete. >> absolutely. i never read talking points. >> i want to talk about the potential downgrade. 2011 seems like yesterday. here we are, the perfect credit rating of the united states is downgraded by s&p, the market falls and that was in a very different time when europe was really in crisis. so the u.s. in terms of investment was still like the cleanest shirt in a dirty laundry bag. but i'm wondering if we do is see another default, what does that mean for our economy? >> as long as we pay our bills on time, it doesn't mean anything. >> it doesn't mean anything? >> no. the u.s....

a new week and new shake-up for the battle for the presidential nomination. newt gingrich is now the solid front runner in the state of iowa. but today his focus was on new york. and a meeting with donald trump. let's go to new york. there's jim acosta following this for us. what's the latest with newt gingrich the front-runner and donald trump? >> well, he is in the big apple and you can say he is singing new york, new york, start spreading the newts. he his message he is can win the republican nomination. he is willing to take this battle to all 50 states. at a news conference in n...

investigate. that's our hour. let's go "outfront." >> "outfront" tonight, breaking news, a big day for the markets. the dow up 260 points, just shy of that, all three of the major indices back in positive territory for the year. the trading volume was light. it was veterans day but better than expected data in terms of american consumer sentiment and positive news out of europe was enough to encourage toward to buy. it's a big number. we wanted to highlight it. it has been six days since penn state university was rocked by child rape charges by jerry sandusky. they spoke out saying t...

>> "outfront" tonight, breaking news, a big day for the markets. the dow up 260 points, just shy of that, all three of the major indices back in positive territory for the year. the trading volume was light. it was veterans day but better than expected data in terms of american consumer sentiment and positive news out of europe was enough to encourage toward to buy. it's a big number. we wanted to highlight it. it has been six days since penn state university was rocked by child rape charges by jerry sandusky. they spoke out saying the university is dealing with the situation. assist...