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when we travel to another country i expect us to observe the highest standards of >> former agent tonight talked about this tried to blow the whistle about this kind of behavior years ago. top story around the country tonight. former agent is speaking tonight says misdeeds of secret service prostitutes out all stops of legend bad behavior putting presidents at risk for decades convinced still is >> first african-american abraham bolden to personally guard a president hand-picked by john f. kennedy jr. not just aware of reported misdeeds by members of the service wrote a book about this. needless to say
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a full investigation into this matter nobody is talking about what happened. other than this incident >> sad story on a number of levels extremely for abraham bolden claims he was run out of the secret service and criminal charges trying to blow the whistle of this kind of behavior which he said is most dangerous involving members of the president's advanced team as it allegedly does now >> prostitution and alcohol is a deadly combination giving information you do not even know it has been given >> leaving columbia before president got there on friday white house says security and never compromised. latest development investigated part of the team at least five of them already on their way back to the
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united states. >> killed by a roadside bomb indiana staff sergeants 32 year- old from adm at serving province of afghanistan stationed fort carson colorado. attacked by ied. 24 year old southwest suburban driver struck a street sweeper and the pickup truck accident killed a mother father and sister last night 171st and lagrange road in orland park police say she turned left into the path of the street sweeper toyota camry crushed and thrown into a pickup truck. samah deis and mother wafieh deis killed immediately a father nazai deis later died. freakish work accident violla park man and his wife and two daughters out a
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job at a suburban pond ended in tragedy >> tonight peaceful at the bay colony condominium complex. to hear that this happened. cannot believe this. >> a saturday morning to close to a nest in a swan and he drowned back and not everybody loves it tony >> working for north barrington company hired to bring in swan to get rid of geese in the pond at the center of the property. sot a boat flipped over and the waves in the water >> witnesses reported seeing the swan the circling him did not actually see the animal physically attack them somehow
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out of the boat take over and he fell into it the pond resurfaced if you * trying to swim to shore but did not make it. >> he will always be remembered >> several crews searched the pond for several hours he died at hospital. brought so much joy to lives always had the best halloween costume and a smile on his face. >> they have two young children is very hard >> west suburban pair looking for adventure bob bonifas from
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aurora and janis christiansen of a batavia stranded way in the south near antarctica. ship suffered engine problems in port for more than one week. >> waiting here eight days now. took them four days to find a ship to rescue us. six days away not until this wed. >> other than being bored not any danger apparently plenty of food and water to last until a replacement ship gets there later this week boat accident kills one chicago man survivor. captain on the boat taking part in a yacht race over the weekend james bradford sailing 30 mi. off of the coast large waves rolled over the boat several crew members thrown overboard coast guard video shows a few
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being rescued one person dead and four are still missing search for survivors called off last night. country music stars of the band sugarland on the record in began at state fair stage collapse depositions last week first look today. >> not my responsibility or manager's responsibility to a evacuate fans in case of danger >> jennifer nettles country music band sugarland thoughts officially on record investigators lawyers and judge comes to a conclusion about what happened evening of august 13, 2011 indiana state fair bad weather with rainfall and a pilot test boards and wind gusting over 20 mi. per hour. stage came down sugarland seven people died the lead singers last week deposition how much did they know? for jennifer nettles hour deposition
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contentious at times >> answer the questions >> northwest indiana attorney ken allen who represents 3 people who died and three others injured that night continued to push jennifer nettles doing the questioning >> do i care about safety? absolutely. batt but do you care enough to postpone the concert august 13th did you care enough? >> i did not know about this storm at not my responsibility >> ken allen accused and jennifer nettles and sugarland partner kristian bush of being aloof and insincere causist to press on civil lawsuit likely worth millions >> i did not they think that they see this as good as they should if you look at the video objectifies not concerned about the fans at our defensive battle three separate studies point
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fingers at different directions ken allen focused on the main act representing a country music singers nothing to do with the weather call that night the band was just hired to play music >> they did not ask that they did it on their solid >> warning was never heard it try to stop too late stage, down crushing the crowd below. >> thousands of money a day in drug money to solitary confinement coming up a drug dealer from the 1980's new life for himself now that he is out of prison and francis cardinal george d. tells his reasons for opposing the president's health- care plan. and big changes at wrigley field? later tom skilling sunshine returning tomorrow. wgn news @ 9
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at boston's fenway park as the model for turning a landmark chicago ballpark into a money machine. >> chicago cubs and need more money. latest plan endorsed by mayor rahm emmanuel similar to boston. more on field cited jumbo tron more appetizing. also more, the serbs concerts' end ofand events fairs >> more people to the neighborhood it beneficial for my business >> putting up temporary chicago cubs merchandise store in direct competition with private business sports world taken away revenue from neighborhood bars >> goal is to generate as much private funding as possible so
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the city and chicago cubs did not have to turn to taxpayers. >> have to make short of the revenue anticipated as a high number >> it helps in chicago cubs are winning. shutting down streets for fares would bring more >> they should not be shut down for privately held company to earn the money >> challenge how to strike a balance between neighborhood and a money maker 34th ward alderman issued a statement today. >> cannot turn into has to have a balance >> chicago cubs fan does not want to see any changes made to wrigley field >> i like the historic purity of it is nice change from
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everything else commercialized and you come down here old school. >> city council committee approved it mayor rahm emmanuel's plan to rebuild city at the structure series of public and private partnerships. groups opposed the plan today rallied outside of the meeting looking for aldermen to slow the approval process down the fort more research is done. similar to privatization of city parking meters aldermen we spoke to taking a wait-and-see approach. better government association it look at what they need time to look at the amendments just cannot on friday even at the law department's not sure >> in theory i like this but they talk transparency we have to look at a lot of things administration trying to address those needs and concerns
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>> expecting to discuss the plan on wednesday. april 15th falling on sunday at washington d.c. observation of the emancipation day to less days to get taxes in the mail if not complete yet. make a fast drop off tomorrow from late afternoon until midnight. collectors standing along the streets like this week for stamp addressed tax returns all chicago post office locations open normal hours. francis cardinal george mikan position clear on health care plan next why he says in favor of universal healthcare plans. and also pippa middleton could be facing trouble in england and later side of secretary of state hillary clinton rarely seen in public. we have two car insurances that we're going to have you taste. the first one we're going to call x. go ahead and take a sip, and then let me know what the baby
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francis cardinal george speaks up about obama materre on the record almost 100 years in favor of universal health care but not help president obama has presented. >> you can do what you want freedom of conscience to do what you want asking poor the same rights >> criticism administration's contraception policy despite a slight modification placing the requirement to provide birth control on the insurance company not employee in matters of
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conscience are not being respected program violates religious liberties and the first amendment. president obama rhee of action team reelection team responded after closed-door comments made public ideas he had attacked the national debt amounted that a eliminating the department of housing and urban development consolidating the department of education taken away a mortgage deduction on second cutting state income and property tax deduction. city republicans able to block debate on the so-called buffet rule in a month tax rate of 30% on a super rich. vote this afternoon means the bill supported by president obama knott boat by the senate nine short of the 60 necessary. legislation named after billionaire investor warren buffett. space shuttle discovery makes one last flight
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tomorrow. destination smithsonian in washington d.c. discovery flowed from the kennedy space center on the back of a 747 the oldest first to be retired in the museum displayed permanently beginning on thursday. lottery officials say big mega millions winner $218 million prize wednesday presented tiny town at near st. louis when a ticket sold last month. identity kept secret until wednesday ceremony at the other winning ticket record $656 million jackpot claimed anonymously and maryland and kansas and come up creating the perfect dream there is an app for that taken control of our nightlife. over the weekend tornadoes in the midwest deadly warning 24 hours in advance and cocaine dealer-restaurant owner
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medical watch childproof and grandparents' homes may save lives troubled statistics a new survey one out of four grandparents and didn't store and medication easy access places children can access easily. every 10 minutes child swallows prescription medication not meant for them. childproof bottles proper storage critical. experts say tougher regulations for single dose packaging even or prescription should be required. when a woman gets cancer husband should go to the doctor stress of diagnosis on it caregiver significantly decreases immune system response making it more likely in man will get sick following his wife's diagnosis ohio state psychiatrists say affects lasted after a white finishes
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treatment. study it because bands followed for six years suffering from abdominal pain and headaches and the world fatigue. want to dream be perfect dream? developed by british psychologist evoking in certain environments during sleep like wild west tokyo. you put your telephone on your pillow when the telephone senses lack of movement and the tip of rem sleep place your choice and wixey completely when it senses you come out generally only remembered dreams for 10 seconds since it launched last week 300,000 people downloaded the app and researchers are collecting information. >> relative calm in the midwest today after a relatively violent weekend tornado outbreaks to several states and tom skilling.
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rising to six. unprepared white and strikes disabled storm warning signs that is awful. learning something new mark has noah weather radio that went off >> yes first, ever heard that 50 mi. per hour wind gusts on the lake >> just amazing tornadoes in the plans record warmth and the northeast telling you about that. look at this from our intern cod student manchester kansas 100 and tornadoes touching down. amazing storm roping up there. incredibly active season. and the lightning
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hitting in the hancock building had been in the antenna but actually ions surround never making contact but looks like it does. cloud-ground lightning outside and another one at the seminar pictures. on stage doctor director national center for environmental protection office by the weather service overseas hurricane system. one of many guests we had we appreciate those of you who came to the program this week the biggest ever. heard from jim reed from skype reports and out of kansas track and tornadoes. windy of their backside of the
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storm produced and tornadoes over the weekend wet one too particularly in northern suburbs. biggest number in the local area 2.92 in.. o'hare airport 83 hundredths of an edge. inch. north and northwest suburban rainfall totals. we can't produced 100 and tornadoes across eight states over the weekend. pretty amazing figures. tonight and the storm powerful wind dropped sticking snow in northern wisconsin and michigan starting to allow still pretty windy. 24 mi. per hour wind
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gusts at o'hare. upwards of 58- 60 m.p.h. parts of the area. 59 mi. per hour wind gusts up for fifties. wind gusts are around the area. 49 decreased at this hour soldier field pretty cool out there. 49 degrees. wind blowing out today. farve southern suburbs can and chile. enough with the tonight stand warm enough no frost or freeze look at these temperature drops. drop in temperature setting up a storm juxtaposed with warm air
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like that set records out east today. 88 degrees in new york city today. boston marathon despite 87 degrees today. 25-30 degrees above normal. record temperatures to the east. here we are looking at more seasonable weather in the area. in the 50's tomorrow jumping back to 70 degrees on wednesday. humidity 59% and two. at 36. headline a gusty wind in fact come to an end late week shower and thunderstorm late wednesday
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more substantial developing in the plans another round of showers and thunderstorms on thursday. mild temperatures across the southern suburbs thursday. cooler in the northern suburbs pretty good rainfall across parts of the area. kohl for the weekend with warming weather next week more on the uptake clearing tonight demolition wind. diminishing wind. forecast scattered clouds 43 degrees tomorrow night. 30 percent coverage of the end the day. better coverage showers and thunderstorms parts of the day thursday shower on friday. pretty good rainfall numbers the next few weeks of good news
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behind the bars between the ages of 22-37 now at the age of 45 years old convicted drug dealer john cappas, john cappas household name 1980's. john cappas doing his best to change his image with help from his family. >> do you ever look back? >> all of the time i look back at cannot believe i was the same person. >> this is his world today john cappas the owner and the manager johnny's wee wee wagon south suburban markham serving up burgers hot dogs and soft serve ice cream. owning restaurants far cry from 1980's john cappas not afraid of anything $25,000 a
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week selling cocaine. >> somebody asking me to collect money started it off. the money grab me. fast money seemed like 1980's happy drug. >> new corvette every year for 18-21 years old >> four years stacks of photo albums cars boats and clothing girlfriend's large house and wild parties. john cappas drug money. >> took a lot of trips? >> yes >> attitude was bigger >> i would always follow the guy if the police got behind them i would have rammed into the car. >> it all came crashing down at 1988 >> one morning they took $1 million from me. >> talking about the day the feds seized everything leaving
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his home with only what he could carry at 3 dogs >> named in indictments including john cappas batt but convicted 1989 sentenced 45 years in federal prison and a solitary confinement. >> i could hear a kid screaming a guy getting raped across the hallway thinking where am i? >> father louis cappas suffering from parkinson's disease threw him out of the house >> sad for a psychiatrist john cappas budde and not controllable >> louis cappas during where he went wrong cannot be weak and let the entire family fall apart >> when you commit a crime you did not think of how it will affect your family but when you see your parents get older and not something you want to put
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them through. released in 200425 years later he knows his name will forever be linked to the 1980's and answer that he was never charged. 1987, 219 year old boys committed suicide family doublemembers believe there were distraught over a drug that >> could not have time machine to turn this back >> looking for work product his work speaking to children about the dangers of drugs >> the only time you have to be afraid is when you are doing something wrong and i do not have to be afraid anymore. >> he really did turn it around. college education judge gave him 45 years. >> bollenbach to talk to that kid what would you do? >> i would be the hell out of him >> john cappas is to have a book
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check out the whole radiant collection. wgn news @ 9 concertgoers at coachella taken surprise last night. snoop dogg and dr. dre brought tupac back to life and the form of hologram interactive but the crowd critics subset words are being put into his mouth critics fans awestruck by technology that made that possible. kate middleton sister pippa middleton in hot water so pippa middleton mokena in front seat of car driver pointed what looks like a gun at paparazzi
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continue to struggle with recent gun violence. secret service scandal not the only news out of colombia these days hillary clinton heading of the night club dance floor attendant sixth summit of americas photos taken u.k. daily mail appeared foster regional economic cooperation. tom skilling what we are looking at the next seven days >> we have ourselves a cool off tomorrow at nice warmup middle of the week looking at temperatures washington record high temperatures satellite to the thirties tonight entire life cycle of storm lake weekend to present storms in the southern down to the gulf coast storms most active. watch the cool off
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daytime high temperatures tomorrow bursting on the scene in chicago day after tomorrow. tablatures forecast mid '70s on thursday lookout " it gets tonight back into the 50's tomorrow far cry it mid-60's midnight this morning. and 50's tomorrow night the warm up on wednesday temperature's rising into the '70s cooler at the lake. making thunderstorms developing the next rainfall coming into this area. bright sunny day far less when did that today chance of thunderstorms
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wednesday afternoon better chance storm clusters on thursday temperatures could be '60s. clerk showers on friday cool weekend not dispensing with a warm weather totally. have a good night >> pulitzer prize for chicagotribune.com columnist awarded a prize for commentary today judges recognized for a wide range down-to-earth columns capturing characters and culture of chicago 20 years working at the tribune since 1985. coming up premium tonight south side white sox try to grind out against the kansas city royals and wondering if andrew shaw
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missing began chicago bulls a dramatic victory against detroit highest rating of four chicago bulls game and wgn television in 14 years 27 luol deng birthday celebration game tied early kyle quarter lobs want chicago bulls by two points fight richard hamilton. chicago bulls by 11 in great shape. coming back all of the way back down three and the final seconds. chicago bulls go down final score 87-84. the very successful weekend white sox began 4 game set against baltimore orioles tonight first
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start of the season sox 2 out of three a.j. pierzynski towering shot deep to right field solo home run in the second 1-0 white sox. game tied to land on for paul konerko going the other way. two runs score 3-1 down the line. left fielder racing. catching the ball and the stand. white sox 4- 1 in the eighth and. hard to imagines worst loss impact on game three tomorrow. seizing the initiative in this series back at practice face of shocked
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coyotes goal by patrick sharp 5 seconds left in regulation amazing they want the game in overtime a goal by brian bickell 50 shots on goal the edge. i like to think in any situation sense of pressure could situation >> huge momentum changer could have been up 2-0 and the serious top guys came through. huge victory. energy momentum important in the playoffs. what to take care of this. hawks still awaiting word helmet to helmet hit draw a suspension
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told a national hockey league not try to hit smith seriously injured did play the rest of the game did not practice today drinking and dr pepper products at the game this year seven year deal to be released tomorrow night depaul's kiesha hampton 22nd pick nba draft. second straight championship camp 2007 state title minnesota as professional basketball player. that is the news.
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