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was self-defense. they think all of these supporters for disagreeing with the verdict. they do believe trip on had every right to walk home and not be profile and pursued and killed. i think we should really take a step back in respect that verdict. >> there's a push on line. a hot topic on talk live on the radio of moron listeners are saying. part of the online push. they're
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inviting their listeners to sign an on-line petition. people have been talking about it. an african-american talk radio station has been dedicating the entire day to this topic and that has been no shortage of callers. >> did george zimmerman trial is all that have been talking about since the verdict came down saturday night. >> it is outrageous to thanks african-american life is so dispensable. >> the director of the washington bureau of the naacp went so far as to call the self- defense laws one of the most
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reckless in the country. too often african-americans simply walk into a room are viewed as being threatening. manila was going to be a heavy burden one caller even called for a boycott of the sunshine state. >>black folks need to stay out of orlando and boycott florida. i think what you're going to see around chicago is peaceful protest and a well thought out strategy on how to move forward
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beyond this george zimmerman verdict. all of the issues are critical mode. we learned that the u.s. attorney general is scheduled to speak tomorrow. may answer those calls. interestingly or ironically however you want to look at it and is taking place in orlando florida. >> defense attorneys want the identity of the jurors kept a secret for six months. the six women on the jury are only known by numbers. they were sequestered by the trial last week. >> and joining us now is a legal analyst. i know there is a lot of passion. each from a legal
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perspective, was there evidence for conviction? at least not the way the state prosecuted the case when they overcharged by bringing back second-degree murder charge, have they brought a manslaughter charge at that time, instead there probably would have had a lot easier transparent >> because they did not do that, as the state was going to the trial it decided to shift their town and bring in as manslaughter thing. by that time i think they're losing already. they're arguing that he was full of hate and that he basically was a profiler. they're trying
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to say that at least he acted recklessly. it is something >> our profession as the best have been monday morning quarterbacks. that may start off with that. i think there's a lot of criticism to go around here. >> you're talking about some possible new developments that lead you to believe florida authorities are taking a second look at the way the prescase was prosecuted. whether or not the state withheld any evidence from the defense. and that under the decision, they have to start over. whatever evidence they have, they have to turn over.
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before the trial ended, one of the technology people testified that in fact he was concerned that the state had not turned over images from martin's phone which included a picture of somebody holding a gun which included marijuana plants and things like that. he ended up getting fired for doing that even though they allege it was something else. you cannot withhold things like that. there's a movement to shift to take a special prosecutor and cause her to lose the license or maybe even file criminal charges against her. for not putting an legal documents. this comes from people as big as harvard professor who is basically saying she kept out things that
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should have been in there and might have changed people's minds. there is a big thing about us right now that is going on. many of the people in the public have not heard this information and i not only angry about it but are calling for additional charges. >> i do not think the chances are very much at all. the federal government's the speaking. he is going to look into these things. the justice department will. the fact of the matter as they have to be able to bring some of their charges so that double jeopardy does not work into that.
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>> bettas one thing that i think is real serious about this case. , when you look at this in a nutshell originally when he was not arrested, the police chief said he did not have enough, he did not have probable cause. >> that is what they're saying we're the wrong charges. it is just a question of saying politics does not belong. it is
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too dangerous. this is an example of where politics got involved where shouldn't have. >> stay with us for continuing coverage. check out a special section of our web site. >> a six year-old boy buried under 11 ft. of sand. [ male announcer ] this is kevin.
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>> his doctors say he is recovering very well. >> the six year-old is still in the pediatric tensive care unit. he is very heavily sedated. when he is awake and conscious he wants to try to pull all the tubes of and that is what a normal six year old would do. this child was buried beneath the feet of sand. apparently
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falling straight down. his family since they're continuing to press, continuing to think of for what they believe is intervention. >> the maternal grandfather believes experiencing a miracle. not nearly as severe as i expected to be. it has not gotten more severe over the last couple of days. the first they heard about the indiana dunes collapse around 4:00 p.m. friday. >> and he was breathing on his own.
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>> i believe he had to have an air pocket. that is the only way that could have been the case. i expected him to arrive much sicker and he did. >> it appears the boy was standing on a spot that simply gave way. the child submerged beneath 11 ft. of sand. >> the university of chicago expects nathan could be here another two weeks. an ophthalmologist check the headlines. ct scans came back to normal. doctors said after his
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discharge from here a month or so over have. >> the 31 year-old actor was found dead in his hotel room. the cause of death was not immediately apparent. he checked himself into substance abuse rehab earlier this year and missed the final three episodes. scrambling to figure out to fill a void that is scheduled to begin the new season in two weeks. >> the station misidentified the crew of the plane that crashed. reported in salting fake names of the pilot saying there were confirmed. they have apologized
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with the mercury rising this week it is certainly feeling like summer in chicago. the air conditioners run on full blast.
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an increase in power demand is expected from here to the midwest. the new yorkers are being asked to conserve energy. >> movina growing share of the chinese market. here's what is interesting, the building was once a detention center for political prisoners. after spending $30 million the school will open its doors in 2016. >> we had a disappointing report on retail sales but better than expected manufacturing data. the day if twinkie fans of the waiting for. there unofficially reviving the comic snack cakes.
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the blast might be linked to the disappearance of a woman who lived in that home. investigators say it appeared someone tampered with the gas line. >> >> obvious signs that a gas line had been taken apart. the
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valve appeared to be left in an open position. went to the disappearance of a woman who lives here. a neighbor who does not want to appear on camera. >> it was in the driveway. they were fighting overtures. it was over in a few minutes. >> the explosion happened just after 9 last night. james heard dnieper's call for him. he suffered severe burns and was flown to the medical center. >> we are a boon. james ran to the house, the front of the house because it was two stories. the front literally came up. the house next door is
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damaged. a family of four who lives there escaped unharmed. >> we have yet to locate. not discovered any obvious signs that she is just someone else. obviously it is still premature at this point to rule out any possibilities. >> fire fighters found him buried under the rubble. considered a person of interest in the disappearance. police describe their relationships as volatile. officers had to come to this house 13 times since january. police had not gotten the chance to interview her a hospital. >> illinois state senator has made it official. running for
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illinois governor again. made the announcement today. in his announcement speech he ripped the current governor for lacking leadership. also called the illinois and embarrassment. expected again to get the endorsement of his own boss. >> the iheat is
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at that point the top of the cloud some without. it's a big thunderstorm's out of those as well. jim has been modestly below normal. july has been below normal. we have only had to 90's versus the 10 that is
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average. we're going to make up for some lost time this week. 85 is the normal low temperature. will we have coming as a string of 93 days that will be the longest and about 11.5 months. here is all of this plays out on the north american scene. this is the dome of hot air right here. watch as we move through time. the effect of this is to push the rain organizing jet stream up to the north. not until the stretch traithese thip into relatively light wind regime. they do not move fast. our big threat will be that some
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scattered areas might get some heavy rainfall. it is 85 at midway. it is pretty warm and steamy. the dew points are in a low '70's. combined temperature and humidity tells us how it feels. there are the winds. the wind is blowing in towards. they will move eastward towards the lake shore as the day goes on. we have moderate mold spores. here's the big picture. the jet stream running these storms. a
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weird westward moving away. they're the thunderstorms are best organized. >> here are the last three hours on the radar. a kind of plot in place. here's what they look like when we put into the three- dimensional data. >> these things tower up to 35,000 ft. and they're not alone. >> others developing out to the west. we will widen of you and you'll see the display of showers and thunderstorms. >> there will be scattered
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storms roaming the by the early morning hours the lack of heat will make these clouds collapse. advisory's for flash flooding, there is the jet stream. they can produce some help and it can produce heavy rains. gusty wind around. this afternoon the humidity rises. scattered thunderstorms develop. tonight warm and humid. evening storms will fade out. partly cloudy and muggy. temperature down to 72.
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mostly sunny, hazy hot and humid. >> when is this is partly sunny periods of starts getting into the dangerous territory. we'll also have air quality problems. >> star attraction became the first location to get a fialright guys, let's huddle up here and talk probiotics. for digestive health? yes and did you know that trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways. it supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut
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down to again say louis. to run scored. he singles to left and the cardinals retake the lead. a few battlbatters later he puts e game away. the chicago cubs
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louis 10-6. they split a four game series. >> white sox trailing 3-2. down to their final out. a day set up the middle and the game is tied. he takes a ball off with his bare hand and has to leave the game. thank goodness x-rays i-. still tied in the 10th with bases loaded. white sox lose 4-3 and go into the break 47-55. worst record since 1989. down a goal in the 71st minute. vancouver on the breakaway. he leads the league with 12 goals. the fire loses their second straight.
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he has cooked for stasting. we e so happy he is sharing his culinary stock held usstyle wit
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>> it smells delicious already. they all have your name on it. it has been a lifelong dream of mine to have my own product line. i am super excited to have my own importaned pasta. >>it is heavenly. a very easy summer recipe. as you can see getting a nice little golden color. this is really the hot new thing. tell me about this. >>it isinfused with rose water. my moscato is one of the top in
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chicago. it is lovely. >>it is not as sweet as most moscato's are. >> my pasta is already cooked. i added my goat cheese and chili flake. i am going to add fresh fig. you do not want to over cook this. put them in at this point. they are the dry ones. fresh for about 6-8 weeks. you do not cook it very long. a little bit of fresh lemon squeeze. bring it up to a little
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bit of a simmer. >>as you can see you do not want the figs to go brown or ugly. basically all you do is you can cook your pasta ahead of time. >>you have a room temperature pasta. spoon over your figs. >>there is your finished
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dish. >>i keep it on my counter top. it is that easy. the dish is complete. you might want to give it a little bit of a toss. the temperature gives you the opportunity to melt the goat cheese. all you do is put that warm stock over the top. it is really nice again to eat outside.
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>>a cookbook along with all of your supplies. >>i would love for you to come see me at places. >>i love to bring some fun and energy to my demo. look for me online. we will link all of our viewers. it is just great. one of those easy summer dishes. you
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[ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap.
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>> or contenfriday 88. some of e
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augusta because of a frontal system. the he will begin to ease of the upcoming weekend. , back in august of last year. a real authentic summer weather. >>there are many more of them to come. thank you. thank you so
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come. thank you. thank you so much for joining us.
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well, i'm glad we could get back down here and serve these folks, cordell. yeah, i know what you mean, c.d. how you doing, friend? oh, well, i can't complain. hi, c.d. i missed you here last time, doc. well, sometimes i don't remember so good. well, i'm glad you remembered tonight. i got this famous stew here tonight. let me see your plate. all right. it sure looks good, and i am hungry, too.

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