had this to track is helping bring people together another sign of the tight financial times. >> the lot as it stands right now, i have to go do what i have to go do into this is the hardest thing i have ever had to do. >> waiting and signing autographs and i, rod blagojevich said walking around his home on his last night of freedom before heading to prison. it is our top story seen around the country today to browse tx gov heads to colorado and he said he could barely bring himself to say where he is

going and that is present. prison. >> the gov stepping out today talking to the people who twice elected him talking about his record in the long dark road ahead and also insisting it yet again that he believed he stayed on the right side of the law. let me also say to the people of illinois how they honored me by electing me their governor twice. >> no quoting poetry this time, more of a campaign style speech from the disgraced former governor who rambles through thing cusick and self congratulations. >> i am proud as i enter the

next part of a dark and hard injured injourney. today he is surrounded by them, a circuslike celebratory atmosphere outside the blagojevich home the niece lies a serious a 14 year service. sentence. his daughters amy and danny will be grown women by the time their father is released. punctuated by a truly strange moment in which they tried to drape the former first couple in an american flag he speaks into then works the crowd for a good long while the rod blagojevich

of years gone by. and while this was to be a statement only in his last there are a few words for reporters. >> sometimes life inexplicably happens, calamity hits and you don't think they are right or fair and you have to be standing up been strong to take it. >> as i told the judge back in december everything i talked about doing when it came to campaign fund-raising i believe was on the right side of the law. would you do when disaster hits your family and to leave behind your children and were wife? tomorrow when i leave it will be the hardest thing i have ever had to do. he is required by law to report to federal

world prison and littleton colorado tomorrow. >> federal prison and littleton colorado's is next. prison in littleton that colorado is next for the governor. >> we're talking about uniforms and cafeteria lines and strip searches he will look out to see barb wire fences and not a whole lot more. hong >> bugs you are is a number when you get in there. >> she is right. the husband and

father of two will only be no is an inmate no. 4082. the former sister of town president did time and is happy to tell her story, she worked eight hours a day in prison >> i did everything, polished waxed cleaned toilets you do work. >> she picked up some new hobbies. >> i did a lot of sore remics to pass the time on weekends into the worst thing i got in because i was feeding of the pigeons and there were to send me to the hole for feeding the pigeons. >> of prison life often means living in fear and leaving your own life outside the prison walls elsewhere in turbines is... >> he will have to realize when they tell him to john keble have to say how high?-. >>jump he will have to say how

high? a season defense attorney with a specialty in sentencing says blagojevich is in for a shock. >> someone once said that the taj mahal would be prison if you were told you couldn't leave. and this is a note taj mahal, we are talking about three limited low-grade meals a day, inmates are counted on minimum of six times a day and jobs here are truly labor intensive, things like cleaning toilets and doing dishes tomorrow by all accounts is expected to the rod blagojevich is darkest day to date, there is no doubt about

that. this is one he will officially say goodbye to civilian life for the last time. >> sadly illinois has a lot of history of governors going away to prison and one of them is dan walker who served one term as governor in 19 '70s and one month for federal bank fraud. >> take off all your clothes a total strip search and they search all apertures it's very, well, it really kind of does something to you. they stopped me in the middle of the tarmac and said okay walker, scott and strip the former governor walker who turns 90 in august told us that he hopes blagojevich doesn't get singled out like he did affairs that's exactly what's going to happen. >> joining us now is gov ryan's

chief of staff scott haigh well. >> if you could sit down and talk with him what we should tell him? >> i saw today circuits he put on and i would tell him he's got to get his mind right he has to be mentally prepared for what he will face tomorrow because he can do this little short rates today still has to walk in that gate and his life will change in a hurry and it's a different world, they will put khaki jumpsuits on him and send him to a bonk, and i will tell you i don't think he is ready for it and it will make it that much more difficult. >> you mentioned earlier that he may be popular his ability to communicate with federal prisoners but it is the prison staff that he may have trouble with they want conformity. , get

in line and do not be acting up to do not play hot shot, that's the kind of thing that makes the staff crazy and prisoners will see him and say hey i have never seen a governor or i have seen him on tv and that is great but the prison staff will treat him different because they will want to make sure he understands we're going to put you in your place. >>i was over at the gym working out, i was new there and they called me up with a loudspeaker to come to the warden's office, and they brought me in and it was like being called to the principal's office on day two and they said we know you used to be a big shot on the outside but you are nothing in here and i said i get it i am not causing any trouble and they will probably do the same to him because they want you to know don't even think about playing the pay i'm a governor, i am

somebody because they do not want it. they pretty much breaking down. i think it's that conformity mentality like the military. you all have the no. 8 and are all wearing the same outfit you are no longer the gov. does it make you a better person when you come out? >> i don't know, i have different dna and ice still feel like the same guy in general. we appreciate your insights, former chief of staff for gov. ryan. more bad news for the former governor, the school his daughter attends is now about to close, plus illinois current governor reacts to the rod blagojevich is a final day of

freedom and 80 degrees in early march, who could ask for more? jim ramsey tells us how much more we are going to get. tiol

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fear of 150 year chicago institution of being forced to shut down. more on the pleas from parents and students and even former gov. blagojevich to keep it open. >> the governor's final words today brought a lot of attention to a school that is really a landmark in chicago's north side it is where the governor's daughter attends as a sophomore but today the governor made sure to mention that not only is his daughter of losing a father of her school as well it is run by the benedictine sisters and has been around for about 115 years since before the great chicago fire and shutting down because they just do not have enough money to keep it open and it's been struggling for the last 15 years with the drop in enrollment and right now there are 147 students enrolled there, they have tried to find

ways through fund-raising in donations to stay open but the plan is to the close the school at the end of the school year, this announcement comes on the same day that blagojevich gets ready to leave for prison so during his final words today he made sure to talk about that. >> losing that school is a killer and now that my daughters are in the ninth and eighth grade schools and now amy is losing that as i have to go away and it's really a devastating thing. >> for the most part it's a pretty good neighborhood but if the property value goes down here that it will probably just be a big empty building.

>> what will happen to that building? that is not clear right now the schoolmate create a senior academy for junior students if there is enough interest a graduate of that school is former chicago mayor jane byrne. gov pat quinn says it is a sobering situation. >> that's what our justice system is all about the 12 men and women who rendered their verdict, the judge met the sentence in justice will be served. >> he also took the opportunity to talk about the improved at the close standards that illinois politicians are now being held to. updates beginning at 4:00 a.m. on the wgn morning news as well as online. coming

up, some of the other stores we are falling, stolen items found. all eyes on the illinois primaries, the gop presidential candidates in the land of lincoln. you want to hear you've

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charged with cyber stalking but when police went to his home they discovered thousands of dollars in stolen goods. >> sources say he was allegedly cyber stocking to chicago police

officers and now investigators say it appears he also stole from homes and garages throughout the north side. the 32 year-old was arrested for cyber stalking but additional charges will likely be filed after police made a disturbing discovery at his apartment in lincoln park, within $100,000 in stolen merchandise, dozens of high-end bicycles strollers flat screen tvs and it appears most of the items were taken from garages, more stolen goods were discovered at three nearby storage units and police spend several hours yesterday clearing everything out and taking the stolen goods to the ninth district police station. one of the theft victims chris del from lake view, his

expensive triathlon racing bike was stolen from his garage last summer and was discovered by police yesterday. >> it was in the garage for less than 24 hours. >> because there's no sign of forced entry he believes the thief was somehow able to open his garage door. >> i don't know whether he was certain codes or what but that's how he must have gotten. got to in. neighbors say he was renting the apartment and had lived there for about two years. the only time i ever saw him he was just walking in and out at night usually late, he seemed pleasant. i'm one of those neighbors that i can't believe what was going on next to me because i can't. also recovered were dozens of on opened packages this is a joint

investigation by the chicago police department and the u.s. postal inspection service and the suspect is being held on $100,000 cash bond. >> a thief jumps through a window at a drive-through restaurant to have his way right away and it's caught on camera. a medical watch when it comes to neah replacement less may be more and a partial replacement could mean total freedom.

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sometimes less is more i have had problems with my knees for probably about 15 years pin is primarily the issue. it hurts to walk or climb stairs. >> tired of letting his knee pain hold him back he took action at 66 years old. >> the way to do it is not a total knee replacement but a partial fix. one part of my knee is broken and the other two- thirds is working well, fix the part that's broken and leave me with the rest of money that is normal it makes sense to george

but cartilage on the inside was wearing away. >> we replaced the inside of the knee. >> the prosthetics and the procedure have been around for three decades but with mixed results. >> i think people kind of gave up on a partially replacements because of faulty replacements were doing so well. now they are giving the procedure another go. over time successful techniques have risen to the surface and in my practice it's just about 20 percent of my primary knee replacement are partial. both operations require a small sized incision into similar parts, and once inside doctors do less construction, preserving the anterior and post tear ligaments as well as the kneecap. we leave those

ligament's attached and we leave the kneecapping attached which may be the most important thing. for >> george was a perfect candidate and in the and the choice was his. >> patients appreciate the choice. >> to be able to do the normal things of life, to go to places with the grandkids and do things with them and with my wife, and do what you want to do and not have to think about it hurts. doctors followed partial the replacement patients for the last two decades and found 90 percent were still in good working order. >> it says if we fast forward it to the calendar to mid june, jim ramsey says there may be more on the way. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you do ♪ ♪

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if not break another record tomorrow and we will have to watch that closely but it looks like the next seven days will be full of amazing surprises time lapse pictures do not have a lot of action to show you winds were kicking up coming out of the south and southwest with wind speeds generally 15-20 or even at 25 mi. per hour a few patchy clouds pop up over lake michigan and o'hare reports mostly cloudy skies there it is, a high ofone of 81 degrees. we have had nine days in the month of march and which we have had a 80 degree temperatureand that

which we have had and 80 degree temperature.ochin which we have had 80 degree temperatures. temperatures down south of us very very warm but notice plenty of cold air up to the north and west. it will be at least 10 days or so before that is actually going to get into the chicago area and then not very impressively, plenty of cold air up in alaska, radar satellite composites, there was

one little thunderstorm that popped up, in south bend indiana but most of the action was well down to the south. we could see some rain into even some stores tomorrow. we are looking for mostly clear early in then the clouds will begin to increase the bid showers possible low temperature 57-63 and then for thursday afternoon it lake wind could develop which would drop the temperature is about 25 degrees at least along the lakeshore in downtown thursday night mostly cloudy and showers. 52-57 degrees and another day of temperatures above 70, again we may see a shower at least there is a possibility of being one on friday as well. we will be back in 10 minutes with the fults 7

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of u.s. and british culture and warren buffett was of notable appearance. >> it looks like we will probably break a record tamara as well but right now it's 73 degrees at o'hare airport and look at those numbers down to the south and southwest of chicago, some really sweet temperature readings, it is cold on the west coast 54 degrees right now in san diego. clouds out to the west as you can see on the radar picture dissipated during the afternoon. we expect some clouds now moving out of nebraska to come into the area and may produce a passing shower or thunderstorm. not a great chance by the way so i wouldn't cancel all plants because of that but it is a possibility. if we hit 76

tomorrow we will have shattered another record. look at these numbers, 75 on friday and on saturday. i wouldn't be worried about the parade on saturday, only a slight chance of seeing some showers monday and tuesday we go back up into the '70's may be deeper into the '70s to near '80s by tuesday with a high of 77 degrees what a week ahead. >> chicago patrons may have to pay up if you want to enjoy the festival still a concerts' emanuel has introduced an ordinance that would charge concertgoers $25 to listen to the music. the ordinance is part of his effort to make the annual festival profitable and removed some of the burden from taxpayers. the short-handed goals not backing down as they try to beat the heat and j.

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he hit a woman in a 4:00 a.m. altercation at a new york city nightclub over the weekend, no charges have been filed. the bears released a statement saying they knew about the incident before they acquired marshall. in acquired marshall. acquired marshall. when howard says he would like to stay and orlando until the end of this season. it was a rough day for travis would, bases loaded, the gap outlet center and what gives up six runs. the gap at of left centeradapt

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