[ sniffs ] and then i think about the water that hasn't. [ whimpers ] i-i don't know. it doesn't seem fair. there is a lounge area for an outdoor area where you can set face to face with one another and interact online >>we have been following the s u v caring rod blagojevich from the denver international airport to the angle wohandle englewood federal

prison where he will be arriving ... >>i believe that this president does have the ability for the blagojevich family to privately set and meet with each other. we are not sure if this prison allowance conjugal visits

the car looks like it is pulling into a parking lot. it is hard to tell how close they are. he is not in the parking lot at the prison. he is at a burger

joinednt--freddie's burgers it will be a long afternoon. >>as much as we get tired of fast food and think about this ... this is his last regular guy kind of meal. this is

interesting it appears that he is on the telephone ... taking private time away from the media that has shown up. >>as he was at o'hare airport he was repeating many of the same words ... about this being the worst day of his life. >>i thought it was interesting what tom negovan had to say he was on the same flights sitting behind him and they had an off the record conversation. i don't

recall the former governor having many of those ... >>that's high-quality journalism on the part of tom negovan because he will hold to his promise to stay off the record with some of those conversations. >>just looking at the governor ... >>he said they don't call it

courage if you are not scared. and he talked about trying to now work to set examples for his children. this is where the pressure comes and ... >>we are receiving late word that our helicopter will need to refuel ... we will check in with julie unruh in just a moment to find out what is happening at the prison. tom negovan and mike d'angelo our photographer were with rod blagojevich on american airlines flight to denver ...

>>we have half a dozen chicago journalists and a few members of his legal team were in the cars on the way to the prison ... >>i have been listening with great interest to your conversation with terry sullivan. the sentencing guidelines the alcohol rehab ... i just want to go on the record to tell you that the governor had orange juice on the flight on the way here. we had an

amazing conversation on board the flight and was a couple of hours in the air we had half an hour he was very open and very honest and very engaged in all the topics coming up during the flight. we were just a bunch of guys on a flight was a bit of a reunion i have not conversed with him in years and we talked about our times in the past when we met when he was governor. we talked sports. we talked about how the cubs were getting it right this year. he loves to

talk baseball he is very knowledgeable about many things. he is accompanied by two of his attorneys. he is making the most of his free time that remains. we are using cutting edge digital streaming technology to report to you it's been working pretty well so far this morning we had an amazing trip with a former gunner he was very open about his family politics the

justice system and has appeal. his attorney assures us that it's in a very early phase of what it is a process that will take years. >>tom: the pictures that we saw from the flight this morning ... when the governor landed in colorado he appeared to be more somber did you notice this? >>yes that was an astute observation terry ... on the

ground at 0 hera 7:00 this morning he was practically campaigning ... he was shaking every hand speaking to anyone who wanted to approach him to chat. people took pictures with him he accommodated as many as possible. lots of people were very supportive of him. they went on and on. and then we got on board the flight he was still boisterous and talkative with the entourage and members of the press that were accompanying the

flight. but as we are on approach to denver we all backed off he got very silent. no doubt he was thinking about many things. he calls it a long dark journey ahead. >>, i am wondering about whether or not he was showing annie a motionany emotion outside the veneer of that campaign mode. did you see anything was more personally a motiveemotive?

>>he's more of a public kind of guy. you wonder if he regrets taking some of that public time and maybe wishing he had used it on his family more. >>his attorneys want him to be careful not to jeopardize any

appeal. the emotions became more pensive as he approached the denver. >>there's quite a paradox. he has a wide breadth of knowledge on several different subjects. at times he seems absolutely area dieerudite and others quite ignorant ... it's quite a paradox. absolutely stunning to

devise logic and common sense it's a fatal flaw the one that sent rod blagojevich to jail. >>this was the consummate politician. i should say it is the consummate politician. but it defies logic what was recorded on those tapes. you need to be about psychiatrist to figure it all out.

he was under investigation for at least 18 months prior to his arrest. and he knew this as well. perhaps he did not think he was doing or saying anything wrong or he had a very long lapse of judgment. the last picture we saw of him leaning against the car is a sad picture because he knows he is

going away with a loss of freedom. his family is all he has and there is some much uncertainty new li it may well be that he remains in prison for the full 14 years. >>weak kick we cannot we cannot forget that

comment about what he had been "f-ing golden!" ... as a politician he was a good one ... however ... we go to the newsroom ... >>if you didn't know any better you think that former gov. rod blagojevich was going on vacation today. but he had no luggage and he had a one-way ticket he will not return for quite some time. before his car

could pilaf he was greeted by supporters at o'hare airport this morning he stopped to sign books and autographs and had a few words before going through security he thanked constituents. >>i'm grateful to these supporters and god willing i will see them soon >>one of his attorneys said that the governor was in good spirits leaving home ... >>i was not privy to what he said to his children >>i told him i wished him the best and that i loved him >>tom negovan had an exclusive interview with the governor before leaving

>>the test of who you are as how you stand up to things ... i still believe the truth will be prevailing.. ghat has a purpose for all of us there is meaning in reason for this we will look ahead and work through it i need to be strong for my children. >>the governor seemed to feed off of all the well-wishers and the support he was shown. there were loyal to the very end. >>julie unruh has been staked out at the prison in colorado.

she joins us with more >>we are waiting on the corner in front of the prison. we have watched his band of cars go by several times the clock is ticking he has less than 40 minutes to report. what lies on the other side he may not have a process to just getprocessed yet ... it is a whole different ball game from the moment they enter through those gates turnover personal belongings with the exception of perhaps the wedding band. all personal items will be sent back

to his family. he will be given a prison uniform. maybe a laundry bag ... he will get his fingerprints taken and in mugshot he will receive an id card and he will need to be caring that with him through the term of his sentence 40892-424 will be his new identity. he will get roommates there will be either a two-man or a four-man bondbunk tight quarters.

there are many activities many of them educational here he can also work out. he will also be working hard while he is here eight hours a day anything from janitorial duties or other intense forms of labor. when you are not working people try to pass the time constructively. the aid for george ryan said he passed the time largely by reading. receiving mail and periodicals are the most valuable things. too much

conflict when it comes to television viewing and the lounge was noisy ... the inmates live for visitation and phone calls he will get one call everyday most likely to family. he may have 60 or 90 days to put a list together for visits from who he selects and that will be a closely guarded list. he will be subjected to a point system for privileges ... he will have to use those wisely and national. ration those.

he has a 15 year-old daughter and an eight year-old daughter and his wife he will be allowed minimal physical contact with them. visitation is friday through monday and holidays heavy chooses to use that time has yet to be determined. lots of things are getting worked out. it's also worth mentioning that this is his last meal here at this fast food burger place. at this point as he is sorting things out down the block here

the clock is ticking. his lawyers are with him they will guide him. as we have heard it's the darkest day for person who has been through such an ordeal like this one. >>thank you julie unruh for that error count of theaccount of prison life and the prospects for the former gov. during his term. >>picking up cigarette butts and cleaning toilets are often mentioned as janitorial duties

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welcome back. here's the latest on the run blagojevich reporting to prison saga ... this is under the category of too much information but he is at a fast- food hamburger restaurant where he has ordered a double patty

melt. >>while he takes his time we are going to take our time and to give you a weather report with tom skilling ... >>we have a pneumonia front that means we go from unseasonable warmth to drastic chilling ... we may get down to the 40's from where we were close to 80 degrees we had a record high of 81 degrees yesterday the warmest temperature we have had here in four months ... there were 250 record high temperatures in the united states yesterday many are going on the books across the country >>to have whole string of 70

degree temperatures and uninterrupted is quite amazing. we're looking at some thunderstorm clusters popping up in that warm and humid air across our chicago area. the cooler air may reach us next week however ... we will see a thunderstorm. 73 degrees out at o'hare airport. 46 is the typical high temperature for this time of year it is the third 80 degree temperature to occur this early and over a hundred years of weather record tracking.

the view from harvard ... and the southern suburbs are showing some cloudiness. here we are in the midst of meteorological nerve, in mid marchirvana in mid march there is some worries somesome whether developing and the plains states are getting ready for a few changes to

in southern illinois in b.c.we see precipitation ... hailstorms and incredible downpours. they are scattered and will be over the next several days across the midwest. we are looking for big temperature changes. the fog is moving and the wind is moving northeast. we will see some colder air to nine that will move out quickly. the high temperature today will be 78

degrees we will drop into the 40's overnight we will backkickback to 80 degrees tomorrow ... we will be in the '70s early next week beginning sunday. waukegan will be plunging to 44 degrees ... along the shoreline temperatures will be in the 40's and then we will shoot back to the '70s over the weekend that is what we mean by a " pneumonia front " and look at the cold temperatures in the west very unseasonable in southern

california and those desert states. we may see rain and some cooler weather next week. this afternoon is the second day of record warmth with a sharp temperature drop this evening. mainly in the lakeside areas. we may also see an isolated thunderstorm assuring that canushuring that cooldown in to us.. saturday we will also see some

near-record temperatures at about 78 degrees. >>we've had some interesting phenomenon this season like those saskatchewan screamers and the pneumonia front ... fortunately they are short lived back to colorado ... wrote quierod blagojevich is set if you use a cpap device to control your sleep apnea liberty medical has important news for you. neglecting to change your mask cushion and filters every 3 to 6 months reduces their safety and

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we continue to follow rod blagojevich as he is about to report to federal prison in colorado. he is due to report their at noon colorado time. we turn now to sports ... derrick rose sat out the game with a mild green strainoin strain.. the bulls won one a 6-1 02106-102

the chicago bears signed a josh mccown contract ... and in baseball the white sox had a victory yesterday 9-7 ... the cubs lost their game at 10-2 we return back to colorado ... rod blagojevich is certainly taking his time to report ...

stopping at a fast food establishment known as freddie is burgers's burgers.. one last meal before the former to term governor of illinois reports to federal prison for 14 years. >>he will not be showing up late. they are on the main road to the prison facility. we saw him talking on his cell phone in the parking lot of that fast food restaurant. his demeanor is

clearly different. >>we have been following this black s u v four well over one hour. who can blame him for taking his time. >>once through those prison gates as we have been told ...

he will receive his number. he was assigned to this several weeks ago. he will be expected to check his ego at the door. we now go to julie unruh ... >>the cars are going past us as we speak. taking a left into the main entrance of the prison facility through the main gates

... i am directly across the street from the prison this is required we are not allowed to be on the head aside opposite side. he has cameras inside the car. he is accompanied by his lawyers. there are a number of local residents here seemingly curious. right now i feel as though i have watched a funeral procession go by. it is a quiet

and summersummertime.somber time. >>i am amazed at what the media turnout there is >>are there many reporters and photographers from outside the chicago area there? >>there are certainly chicago press many of us arrived here a few days ago ... interestingly enough i asked about other high- profile inmates ... people here

told me that there was not as much interest. they noted that this is particularly interesting. rod blagojevich has created quite a spectacle and his fight during this legal battle had him front and center with the media and that has sparked interest around the country. >>he did put himself in the national spotlight. and wgn america certainly is viewed around the country. >>you have to wonder if someone

is doing a documentary you spoke of certain cameras that were in his car on the way to the prison and we have observed ... >>just two clarify those cameras may belong to other media within that karen and i cannot confirm that those cameras that i spoke of that would have ben and his entourage were necessarily frannie another purpose he might havemight have had

>>we have heard that this is the most wrenching process ... >>we have heard it from people who have been in this position ... no matter what the length of

this sentence ... this is a challenge for the former gov. ... there is alivea lot that is unknown. >>if he is unsuccessful with his

appeal and needs to do 14 years. there will be a new generation of people who may not know much about him at that point in time. >>had he been given a lesser sentence of say 10 years or fewer ... could he have been located closer to his family >>he could have made that request but it's entirely in the hands of the bureau of prisons. >>they have just made the incredibly long walk from the parking lot to the front door of the facility. his head hanging

... there is no joy in this. >>we can safely assume that this will be the last shot we will see of rod blagojevich for quite some time. >>he will serve his term for corruption and the sale of the attempted sale of a united states senate seat. as we watch this door we know

that it swings only one way and he has crossed that threshold. we can do the math and see that his family will hit many milestones in their lives during the time of his incarceration. rod blagojevich has reported to the federal prison in colorado about 10 minutes early. we will be right back

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where rod blagojevich has just reported for his sentence. >>speaking with former inmates that have been down this road. they say it feels like a death ... as we watch the cars this morning taking the long ride to the airport in chicago and from the airport in denver stretching out thisit felt a lot like a funeral procession.

lawyers will tell you that there is life on the other and but for a middle-aged former gunner in the public eyegov. in the public i'meye.. it will be a difficult set of years >>we're looking at the widespread heat wave so to speak. we already have some high pollen counts. we are well ahead of

typically reporting on something like this. look for a large temperature dropped this evening ... the temperatures have been running about 26 above normal and that will be the case the long-term forecast we have ... we will continue the unseasonable warmth into early next week here are the temperatures with the evening cool down. it's not going to be as warm at the lakefront. we will also get some scattered showers we want to thank terry sullivan

our legal analyst for his insight today and tom negovan and julie unruh who have banned with thegov. beenin with the former gov... taking this trip to colorado. we will have continuing reports on what the former governor describes as the darkest day of his life ... we

sought a different man todaywitnessed a different man today. thank you. we will have complete coverage on the wgn news at 5:00 and again at 9:00 this evening have a good afternoon x÷