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he buried the body of his third tee year-old son and admits to it. the child died from a skull fracture and internal bleeding. the body of the boy who was never reported missing was found wednesday. he is in jail but has not been charged with murder investigators traveled to kentucky to interview relatives and to execute search warrants. >> catholic priest michael slater helping with a charity event, 1000 residents receive vouchers for food. he added that the nation's economic recovery hasn't reached the 79th street yet. he was suspended a week ago as pastor and today he kept his comments brief. >> i love my church, all of the community and the people of chicago. i have gotten so much
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love and i'm very grateful for the love. the old folks in walgreen's that come up to me and say we are pate praying for you. >> he said the parish's putting up a wall of remembrance tomorrow to honor the mothers of children killed by chicago gun violence. >> a small plane crash in florida takes the life of a suburban man 23 year-old scott of minooka was killed when the ultralight plane he was flying crashed. a witness saw the plane go down and called police. it is being investigated. >> just one week left in office for chicago mayor richard daley, chicagoans paid tribute
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the distinguished civilian service award. more than two decades in office have resulted in a renaissance of support for military service and in chicago. >> the only way we can enjoy freedom in the u.s. is have men and women that are willing to say raise your hand and take an oath. >> all military services were represented today by veterans and cadets. the largest in j. rotc program in the united states. >> cities like this don't just happen veterans' community is supporting a mayor like this don't just happen. >> and attendance was the mayor's son patrick who listed in the u.s. army back in 2004 mayor daley was praised for his appearance at the attention to
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goldstar families. >> i have never seen you waver even slightly from the real meaning of memorial day to honor those who have crossed and died for our country. pivot the mayor said today's experience was an emotional one on this is last weekend in office. >> if your not emotional than the job is only 9-5, you have to have compassion and the motion. i do and that's me. >> the most important quality in the military is leadership, his style is said to be that of somewhere between patton and gondi. >> gov quinn will be the guest of honor the event is scheduled
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for thursday morning june 2nd the city's advisory council on lesbian gay bisexual and transgendered issues is hosting the event one day after civil unions become a legal in illinois. it provides same-sex couples, many of the state level legal protections that come with marriage including hospital visitation rights. >> president barack obama says he will not back down on his efforts to investing clean energy technology he recorded his weekly address at a manufacturing plant in indianapolis. >> i refuse to cut investments like clean energy that will help us out to innovate in out compete the rest of the world. i refuse to cut investments that are making it possible for plants like this one to grow and add jobs across america. >> president barack obama was visiting the transmission plant and a hybrid technology the manufacturer howard some 4000
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buses worldwide such transmissions he says have saved 15 million gal. of fuel and that the technology will be expanded to trucks as well. >> politicians came out in droves and polish americans by the thousands to celebrate the annual fults constitution day parade john paul the sec can't a scene from our time. in honor of the recent beatification. the polish constitution day parade is the largest polish parade outside of poland in celebrates the anniversary of the ratification of the constitution on may 3rd in 1791. a bit of rainy weather this afternoon for most of us. >> will last into mother's day? jim ramsey is in next with your answer.
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years. >> neighborhoods and cars are submerged in murky waters since the mississippi river overflowed. in memphis rivers flowing into the mighty mississippi are beginning to flood to. >> are tributaries are beginning to back up west to east. it just looks like tentacles that are wrapping its arms around shelby county. >> it has forced the evacuation in many many states. meanwhile people in arkansas and tennessee are stacking sandbags in an effort to keep flood waters at bay. >> we are working seven days a week late hours and trying to keep everybody from flooding. we think this is a big service to the community. >> sand bagging is something that should be done sooner rather than later.
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>> my recommendation is to do it now. do not wait, it will be too late if you wait, was the water starts to commend it will be too late. the above forecasts. >> amazing shots, all of those cars submerged. >> and there is more rain expected this week. we actually have will rain forecast at least for part of the next seven days with one exception tomorrow. mother's day should be dry but it will be mostly cloudy out there. time lapse pictures showed it was a grisly day today. officially o'hare only picked up a trace of rain fall but as we say more rain is gathering out to the west and will get in here probably by
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tuesday, we're looking at clearing skies across the area tonight but are temperatures are not going to fall very far. our daytime high. if you like warm air it will be tempered by the fact that we have storms and the forecast, tonight readings in the 40's and officially zero here is at 44 degrees. that is chicagos current temperature. do. temperatures is in the low 40's in most spots. temperatures will not fall below the dew point obviously. winds have been coming off of lake michigan off of that day this is the next system we are watching. notice
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nothing to our immediate west so that bodes well for mother's day tomorrow the earlier storm that came through chicago is now pushing through the ohio valley and pennsylvania, a couple places a lot of tornadoes small with no damage reported. what does our computer suggests? the next system that will be affecting us monday and tuesday and more rain expected. tonight's forecast is mostly clear skies we're looking at late to breezes with low temperature 43-47 degrees wins coming out of the east. for sunday it's mostly cloudy, the wind will continue off of lake michigan. high 53-67.
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sunday night clouds increase and may be a shower. and monday cloudy skies could get a thunderstorm cell look for periods of rain not a great way to start though work week. but what about the next seven days? tuesday and wednesday the temperatures will soar but it is expected to be messy showers or thunderstorms from time to time. mother's day has an increasing cloudiness but it should be a dry day. >> at least it's warmer. today
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is national train day and a seven year-old boy had his best wish fulfilled. he loves trucks and trains and anything else that has to do with transportation. he has a medical condition that france's life but all that was put aside today thanks to the make a wish foundation he received an honorary engineers id card and a license. it coincides with amtrak's 40th year of operations. >> this windy saturday proved to be a good day for flying kites. 13th annual kids into kyte said festival took place today. kids and parents were waiting for a good breeze and when it came it would be there to watch their colorful kites into the air. no
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kyte said no problem. they provided free paper kyte kits. >> tonight's local lottery drawing is next and then it's a nationwide edition of wgn sports. >> dan roan is live in seattle with the white sox as they kick off an eighth game road trip. >> and rich king reports from atlanta as the bulls prepare for game 4 against the hawks. when it comes to keeping small spaces fresh cones can dry out quickly. that's why there's the febreze set & refresh. 100% scented oils eliminates odors for 30 days. for freshness from start to finish. the small space odor solution that's a breath of fresh air. the febreze set & refresh.
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shake things up little bit and it worked. we're going to start with the bulls tonight. what about derrick rose last night in game 3 44 points. the practice today in atlanta with one objective and that is to get better before game 4 tomorrow night. rich king is down in atlanta. >> and a true spirit of their head coach the message tom thibodaux was reflected in the players. >> it's up to the stars to come out and play well. it's pretty hard to beat us when everyone is playing well on our team. >> its playoff basketball it's
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our readiness to play and how you get ready for each game you have to be able to it get through some adversity and whatever you are faced with you have to be ready to handle the challenge. >> i know this is a very good team they have then through a lot together. they've done the playoffs before. we expect them to come back and play hard. >> the edge in most categories last night including catch play. outscoring the hawks 34-14. from atlanta at rich king wgn news. >> as for the baseball, the white sox lost 18 of 22 coming into the game tonight but it is a different story, and part because of gavin floyd and because the offense finally woke
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up. devon floyd was great tonight and he got 17 hits for the support, and the sixth inning. brent mar also has three hits and this one may have been the hardest of the night. that made a five-nothing. gavin gives up only three hits and walks to and the sox win tonight in convincing fashion in seattle 6- nothing. earlier today at wrigley field casey and six innings only two runs allowed. the cubs were down 2-1 but carlos pena for the third time in four games off home run tied the game into, then with two on and two out fukudome to center field scoring with the winning run 3-2 cubs. >> even if they fall short
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they're not done. slang and it's so much fun for me to be around a group like that, it makes my job even easier. you know they're going to keep plank. >> big news today in baseball, just in upper lander of the tigers throws his second no- hitter striking out davis to end it he is the 28 major leaguer to have multiple letters and his career. the kentucky derby, we knew going and this was going to be a wide-open field of who would've thought that 20 to 1 shot who would never before run on the dirt would hit the line first? here is the stretch call.
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animal kingdom paid 4320 on a bed to alex rios won the white sox he is a happy man tonight. the celtics beat the heat memphis the oklahoma city and they go up 2-1 in that series national over vancouver in the stanley cup playoffs. the final score out here tonight the sox win 6-nothing. let's just hope it's the start of something good because they need it. >> that's going to do for us for this saturday nights, from all of us have a good night and happy mother's day. >> we will see you back here tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m.
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