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police are looking for the gunmen who killed two people and wounded five others inside and this restaurant. >> good afternoon i am not steve is sanders. >> and i am nancy loo, thank you for joining us we are hearing that the two deceased victims were just 15 years old. witnesses say the gunmen opened fire into a crowded restaurant killing the two teenagers and wounding five others during the height of dinnertime ross. this happened just before 7:00 p.m. last night inside of churches chicken. the
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gunman had apparently gone into an argument with someone outside of the restaurant and taste them inside. that is when he opened fire into a crowded restaurant. the two teenagers were shot dead on the scene. five others were rushed to the hospital. this witness says the victims were his cousins and were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> this shooting is related to gang activity. there has been
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shootings on my block for the past two weeks. there is no purpose for this. >> how old are you. >> 15 years old to see someone my age killed i feel like i'm úcúcúcnot safe in my own neighborhood. úcúc>> police have no suspects in úcúccustody in the names of the victimsúc have not been released. úcmeanwhile community activists have been passing firesúc outlyers out urging anyone with information to contact police. >> the independent police review authority is investigating actor chicago police officer shot and killed a knife with an man. 24 year-old walls was shot by police during a standoff. the officers were answering a domestic call a police spokesman
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says the police officers were able to talk him into releasing a family member he was holding but refused to drop the knife he was holding and then was shot and killed when he charged that police. federal investigators are looking into whether chicago police officers abuse the inmates and whether that caused two of the inmates to commit suicide. >> there were two men committed suicide within days of each other. a former victim of police torture joined this attorney and the mother of one of the suicide victims and announced they want
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to an castigation. an castigation video cameras inside of the jails were either not working or not turned on and they are investigating. >> for us to believe that two black men voluntarily harm themselves this justifies logic we do not believe it. >> we do not need another 135
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victims before the city takes this is serious. we have to deaths and that is enough. >> whether or not federal investigation will be done calls have not been returned. dan . >> inn in from indiana is being held without bond at charged with murdering the little girl he was babysitting. 29 year-old michael plumadore it needs to hitting the nine year-old with a brick repeatedly and then dismembering her body. prosecutors say he put the girl's body in garbage bags and other body parts were found in his freezer. authorities are
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still trying to determine why he killed her. >> this 19 year-old was playing basketball when he suddenly collapsed. he was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. a autopsy will be conducted today. >> the town of cicero will pay half million dollar settlement to a former employee who claims she was fired unfairly. sharon lost her job as director of the animal shelter in 2009. this came four months after she public publicly accused the time president dominick of sexually harassing her. town officials claim she was fired for irregularities in management as
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part of the settlement she has agreed to drop the harassment charge. >> a judge in iowa has ordered a service dog to be returned to a retired chicago police officer. sak suffered a stroke in 2008 that left him disabled. he had to give up his service dog because it is a pitbull mix and that is banned in the town. his family is suing the city to get snickers back. still ahead mourners lined the street for an elaborate funeral ceremony for late dictator and jim can'tkim jong
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a massive state funeral was held today for north korean leader kim jong il. at the head of the procession his son walked alongside the vehicle carrying his father's coffin. he was accompanied by his uncle and the north korean army chief of staff. north korean citizens lined the funeral route crime with grief. kim jong il died
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december 17th at the age of 69 and led north korea for 17 years. former e egyptian president returns to trial today after a two month fight over the judge in the case. he had to enter the court on a stretcher as he is dealing with a bad heart condition he's accused of corruption in ordering the killings of protesters during massive rallies which eventually brought his rule to an end. a christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren in connecticut was caused by a fireplace and birds that were discarded near a first floor entryway. officials as a friend to stand at the home put ashes in a bagged and left them inside the house. the mother of the children managed to escape along with a contractor who was renovating the house. officials say it appears the grandfather
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died trying to save one of his grandchildren the grandparents were visiting for the holidays and officials say it is not clear if the home had working smoke detectors. within hours of a deadly stage collapsed at the indiana state fair authorities say two women came up with a plan to profit from the tragedy. after authorities questioned her clan 638 year-old hurn told police she went to the hospital complaining of fake injuries. she wanted to create a paper trail to collect money from of victims of remembrance fund. both women could face years in prison if convicted. >> a third infant to tested positive for rare bacteria that led to the death of one infant and launched a federal investigation of baby formulas. abb in oklahoma and a child in
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illinois are recovering from the infections but the death of the candidate old infant from missouri led to an investigation of formulas including the enfamil brand which the child trend. a federal investigation has so far found no link between the on this and enfamil. >> public breast-feeding is 88 do or don't. one target paul e. in texas made a mother feel like breast- feeding was bad. a nurse in was
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held at target stores across the nation to support the mother and breast-feeding in public. >> we are not trying to show any one our body is about the comfort and health of the child. >> these mothers were told by strangers and shopkeepers said that they should not breast feed in public. >> they made me feel bad i cried and i felt embarrassed. >> we could not bring television cameras it to be nurse in and target officials say breastfeeding is ok and supported and they do not know
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what went wrong in texas. >> i think that people should be able to eat in public then she should not have to hide to breast feed her child. >> she says that there are far more offensive habits in today's culture. >> i have seen more cleavage on a woman walking down the street and you can see when i breastfeed. >> target officials say mothers can nurse wherever they wanted but there are fitting rooms for that purpose. >> coming not how you can play the lottery from the comfort of your home. >> if you are taking vitamins why researchers say you may be
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wasting your money. >> and later the big change been made beenan annual summer favorite. >> and in the lunchbr
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with just six days left until the iowa caucuses republican presidential hopefuls are crisscrossing the state and negative campaign ads are filled and the airwaves. why is this man smiling because his plan is working brutally attacked mitt romney and help newt gingrich. >> newt gingrich says the reason
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he has lost his lead in campaign act polls is because he is getting hammered on television and hit a few comments about a tax that are coming from a mitt romney sit supporters. >> be man enough to own up to it that is your staff and your organization. >> political analysts say the newt gingrich campaign does not have the money to compete at the same level in iowa as some of the big spenders like mitt romney rick perry and ron paul. >> business headlines... the dow losing more than 100 points in the last week.
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investors are worried over the debt crisis. seraars and k-mart stores are
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planning to shut down 120 stores. stocks have dropped drastically. if you're shopping for a dime and you may want to buy sooner than later. that has been a look at your business headlines. . >> shoppers revealed which online retailers were the worst in customer satisfaction this
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holiday season. >> and later a new study reveals just how long it will take you to lose those service was very moving, wasn't it? yes, it was. i'm so glad we could be here for larry. at a time like this, friends and family matter most. even preparing this lunch is a help emotionally and financially. mm, it's true. i was surprised to hear there was no life insurance. funerals are so expensive. i hope larry can afford it. i know. that's why i'm glad i got a policy through the colonial penn program. it gives me peace of mind to know i can help my family with some of those expenses. you know, i've been shopping for life insurance. do you think they have coverage for me, something that would fit into my budget? yes. you can get permanent coverage for less than 35 cents a day. if you're between 50 and 85, your acceptance is guaranteed. you won't have to take a physical
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this is the time of year many of us make resolutions for the new year but the trick is sticking to them. here to help us keep our promises for 2012 aids trib u's weigel. >> how would you feel if your
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spouse said you werethey were 99 percent faithful. >> i would not feel good about that answer. here are some tips for keeping your new year's resolution. >> get a resolution buddy. make a motivation board. again these goals have to be realistic i know i will never become the
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president of the united states so your goals have to be realistic. you also have to know eight will not be easy. >> no one wants to steer that there will be pain and suffering.. >> if you think it will be easy you are in for a surprise. >> forget what other people think what does that mean. >> how much you care about what people think of you. >> probably on a scale from one to ten a one. >> then you were on the road to success. and lastly be honest.
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you have to hold to your answer or gold and stick to it. >> before you leave do you have the new year's resolution. >> i do not. i try to set goals it year-round. >> thank you again for joining us. still ahead the big change is coming to the taste of chicago and tom skilling is up next with your full forecast.
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we had some early sunshine. >> yes we did but it has gone bye bye. did you notice how cold it was this morning?
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we are 13 degrees colder than we were yesterday. this has been the third coldest temperature so far this season. we will be back in the 40 degree range tomorrow. thursday night and friday night we could see some rain or possibly snow.
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the winds are at 8 miles per hour now. we may see some snow flurries later this afternoon or later tonight. this is the weather system that
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brought snow to the southern suburbs yesterday. it will be mild and windy tomorrow with temperatures in the lower 30's. temperatures will warm up again next week. we may see some flurries tonight like i said but towards in the morning we could see some rain
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and ice pellets. we should see temperatures in the mid 40's for tomorrow with plenty of wind. only 10 percent of the midwest is covered in snow just to get an idea at this time last year 70 percent was covered. it will be a one new year's eve this weekend definitely no snow this year. iit will be warm.
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this is it the coldest afternoon in five days. a chance of flurries later today temperatures in the 35 degree range. tonight will be very windy temperatures will drop into the teens. during the day tomorrow partly sunny 45 degrees and 45 mi. per
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hour winds. thank you tom. >> time now for today's trivia question. how many is it does a coconut hav eyes does a
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time for sports. illinois blew a 13 point lead in the second half. on to overturn where illinois trailed until paul% ahead with a three-pointer. but they send in to a second overtime. illinois up one then paul dunks it to put the game away. they win 81-72.
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cutler successfully had detains removed from his thumb but his season is over. the blackhawks have a couple big home games coming up starting with the cannes tonight. they have won nine of 11 games including five straight. that has been our sports review the live illinois a lottery drawing is in next. >> illinois lottery...
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pick 3.- 01,6 pick 4.- 2,0,1,8 good luck everyone!
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have a great holiday.
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researchers report people taking supplements were just as likely to develop cancer or heart disease as those taking up a placebo. cleaning your teeth properly may not just prevent gum disease it could reduce your risk of an ammonia as well. scientists at yale university found the decomposition of bacteria in the mouth to change right before developing the inflammatory long condition. researchers say the findings show in mona can be prevented by daily brushing flossing into staying away from sugary drinks. that extra glass of wine seconds from the christmas buffet it all adds up this time of year. what you may vowed to curb your holiday eating after the new year keep this in mind a new study finds it will take three months to lose those extra pounds. researchers say the
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average christmas meal alone contained about 2,300 cals. that is 115 percent of the recommended daily intake for women and 92 percent for men. >> a half billion dollars settlement with electronics makers could soon mean a refund in your pocket. it involves lcd panels used in computer screens and televisions several companies are accused of conspiring to fix prices and secret meetings and telephone conversations. customers are sounding off on which retailers were the worst in customer satisfaction during holiday shopping this year. overstock .com was it the worst with a
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rating of just 72 out of 100. netflix had the largest decline of any retailer this year many people were upset when the company tried to raise prices in despite its dvd abd video streaming services. on the contrary some of the best in customer service included jc penny qvc and apple.com. >> people who are out of work can get free job advice today courtesy of a chicago-based outplacement firm. coming up next lunchbreak. >> we are turning some
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traditional indian favorites into easy to make i got the calling
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to to join the service and support the boys over there. i never thought that i would have ptsd. i thought that i had enough coping skills. i don't think anybody who goes into combat could ever honestly say that they're not different when they come home. my life's changed. what you take as a simple thing, is not so simple for me anymore. it's like a pressure cooker and you know you want somebody desperately to to trip that valve. you know, you want to like, you know, lose all of that anger d angst. i would say to those people that are out there get educated. don't brush us aside and don't count us out. hear more of their stories at usoinvisiblewounds dot org.
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the wounds are invisible. the stories are real. time for the lunchbreak. we are making traditional indian food with a modern twist. bombay wraps is here this is the first fast food indian restaurant in
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chicago. >> that is a great idea. . >> in this form you can make it very easily at home. >> we do have a few spices here. >> yes it they are available at any local grocery store. . >> what are you making today. >> we are making one of the most popular indian foods. we are going to make this today. this is greek yogurt.we add half a
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teaspoon of ginger and garlic finley minced. 1 tbsp. of oil vegetable oil. 1 tbsp. of lime juice.. >> are these ingredients available. >> they are widely available now. this spice is very strong but that is okay because there are no other spices going into this mayor nate marinade.
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take 2 1/2 pounds of chicken. >> how you cook them. >> you marinate them for four hours. or over night. then you grow them eight minutes on each sidee. you grill them. the temperature inside of the chicken should be 180 degrees. now we make the wrap. >> what type of wrap is that?
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we like light flat bread. what is the sauce you are using. >>chili cilantro and water. >> that looks very delicious. now do you have multiple versions of the east wrapsese wraps. >> yes we have so many.
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>> you can find out more on today's recipe by going to our website. thank you for stopping by. >> thank you for having me.
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here is today's trivia question answer. how many eyes does a coconut have? the answer is three.
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we had the coldest morning in 18 days. it has not been this cold in at least a week. it is currently 28 degrees at the o'hare.
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clouds will move in tonight's keeping temperatures on the warmer side. we're looking at a possible chance of rain tonight and even at snow flurries. here is your seventh day outlook.

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