Newsviews: Senator Mark Kirk

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dealing with the influx of children coming to the U.S. from Central America, highway funding and legislation to fix the Department of Veterans Affairs are all matters on the agenda for Congress before lawmakers begin a five-week break.

Meanwhile, tensions with Russia continue to rise and fighting rages on in the Middle East.

Senator Mark Kirk joined Alan Krashesky to discuss matters foreign and domestic.