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the last thing a lot of people around here want to hear. it is coming. a fresh delivery of salt here in elmhurst this morning did he is some anxiety. the storm closing in right now. crews everywhere are preparing for yet another round of snow. the first delivery of saw was a welcome sight in elmhurst. crews will continue mixing assault with sand to ensure that there is enough to go around. >> stop signs and yield signs. the so shortage has many municipalities dreading the prospect of more snow tonight. some people welcome that.
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workers restocked the shovels this is morningshovels. >> we've been pretty busy. we've kept a good flow of people. already reordered snow blowers eight times this season. winter weary customers are not as enthusiastic. the last few were kind of mild. it is getting out of hand. >> stretching be supplied with sand will mean extra work for crews come spring. >> it tends to
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freeze on the trucks. if to make sure we empty trucks right after a snowstorm. >> another 1,200 t of salt on the order. deliveries have been slow to arrive here. and other municipalities because of the increased rationing in many areas drivers are urged to travel with caution especially in residential areas. >> special prosecutor released his report on the long-running case involving former mayor richard daly's nephew. saying the mayor did not try to influence the case. how >> died 12 days after he was injured
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in a fight. accused of punching him in the face. in a report released today he concluded that the former mayor and his family did not try to influence the investigation into his death. how authorities handled the investigation was a major issue in the case. an attorney for the family says the family knew that he was involved in the case before the police department ever identified him as the assailant. >> you do not need a phone call you do not need a memo. >> after pleading guilty last week he was sentenced to 60 days followed by 60 days of home confinement. 2.5 years of probation. >> police and relatives say they have no idea what a father shot and killed his wife and two teenage children. he began
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the shooting rampage late sunday night. first killing a 17 year-old stepson and then he dragged his life out of bed and shut her. the 14 year-old son and confronted him. >> he shot his stepdaughter in the back as she tried to run out of the house. >> prison escapee is back in police custody. the convicted murderer was captured last night and a poor county indiana. the spotted during a traffic stop and reportedly still had a hammer and box cutters. >> he adopted a woman in michigan taking her across state lines into indiana. she managed to get away and called police when they stopped for gas. no word on what charges elliott could face. authority >> file drunk driving charges against a woman in
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the crash killed eight people. she was drunk when she ran a red light and crashed into a car with seven people inside. it happened at 43rd and lasalle. a woman and two men and serious to critical condition. >> also charged with driving without a license in not having insurance. another accident, this one deadly on the northwest side. also triggered by a driver running a red light. one person was killed and seven others seriously injured. police omar was driving his car self when he went to a red light and collided with a buick le sabre. the driver of the buick is in critical but stable condition. middle school students return to class today. their school scrubdown formal.
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>> they gave the building a clean bill of health. an open house allow parents to see the work for themselves. students had been attending classes at another school temporarily. >> the mayor wants to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars in the finance committee is sank 04. he won support to issue up to $900 million in bonds. the largest borrowing request by the mayor ever. chicago already owes $7 billion and even more than detroit or any of the 10 biggest cities except york according to a report in the chicago tribune. it would be used to cover budget shortfalls and pushed current expenditures. it was approved with virtually no debate. hundreds of soldiers are under investigation for allegedly of embezzlingembezzling. a
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more than 1200 army soldiers are accused of taking illegal kickbacks as part of a recruiting scheme. the criminal investigation involves a national guard program is paid millions of dollars to persuade friends to sign up. the program was canceled in 2012 after irregularities were found. one soldier pocketed $275,000. the least four others made over 100,000 each. chris christie says he will cooperate even if to former staffers won't. >> she cannot tell me the truth.
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>> they're going to exercise those rights as they see fit to do so. some of his employees acted without his knowledge. all be in chicago next week for a speech and fund-raiser. >> and friend set up for a fishing trip. this friend eventually died but he continued to drift from mexico. >> says he lived jawfish turtles ran and sometimes his own urine. some government officials are questioning his story.
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>> federal government is heading for another debt ceiling debate. >> this time the measures would give us only a brief span of time. the budget deal that ended the shutdown in october suspended the debt willlimit. house republicans are demanding spending cuts president obama is working to speed up his project. >> making the announcement this morning. the federal communications is doubling its funds.
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democrats have introduced legislation in the u.s. house and senate bill temporarily restore certain internet rules. had adopted rules meant to ensure broad and providers cannot block access or discriminate against internet traffic. the republican candidates for governor square off in a debate. >> we're making a breakfast favorites.
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>> stocks ended higher after monday's plunge as the market looks to rebound in its worst start to figure since 1983. after a five month search named chief executive. born in india and has been with microsoft since 1992. turning like a stuffed into a provider of services and hardware. bill gates stepping down to become a tax adviser. the world's biggest car phone maker will unveil a new version of a flag ships more phone. expected to feature a bigger screen. sales are
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expected to be low given the intensifying competition. the be held at the annual industry gathering for every 24 that the mobile world congress. facebook turned 10 years old this week. >> more than 1.2 billion people now use the social networking site. says he'll continue to find ways to innovate and attract more users. facebook went public in 2012 and has continued to report a massive advertising growth. >> required to undergo a new state budget. his office
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says he just needs more time to put together a five-year spending plan. >> a sorcerous submitted a resignation letter. an attorney for the employee has accused him of trying to have a worker do political work on state time. but republican rival is behind the allegations. >> republican race for governor starting to heat up in illinois. reports of four candidates today and much more subdued business. compared to yesterday's contentious debate.
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this morning to canada its touted their business positions and business proposals. it was 90 minutes of talking issues to a primarily manufacturing minded pro-business crowd. >> if we're going to talk about the minimum wage itself what i have sat as i am opposed raising it if that is all we do. nobody should be raising a family or living on minimum wage. i think president obama and the governor trying to elevate with the governors' association talks about the minimum wage is just a cover-up for the dismal conditions that they have thrust upon america. >> when it comes to solving a multibillion-dollar deficit facing the state treasurer went straight down the middle. revenue
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reason other than politics to push it back. we need to know what his plan is so that the legislature can start debating it. there's no reason to push this back. >> at least five more debates before the illinois primary. >> the black hawks patrick kane overcomes a family lost to play strong and last night's game. the restaurant that is offering parents a dinner date with a side of babysitting. [ male announcer ] this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended
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somehow manage to get stuck out on the lake. he was heading the wrong way. chicago police department's helicopter went out to try to direct it to the shore. the pilot had to leave to refuel. responded with the equipment and an ambulance was dispatched as well. >> there is a methodology that it has. the ice is a big story this year. >> this is the waukegan one house.
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>> me think we have it that this winter. check out the shots. this comes to us from kenneth johnson. that is his grandfather right there. just shovelled off the walk. this is before it had all of the removal gear. this created that mammoth and horrendous accident on interstate 55. >> >> there is nothing like ice fog to cut visibility.
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>> the frog also produced this affect you census this shot of frost. that is what happens the supercooled water droplets. beautiful layer of frost to occur. speaking of lies along the lake here it is. it has not been moving the wind has not been blowing. dell cut down on some of the lake surface. there's enough oakland quake water. 60 percent of its covered. the most lacher was 30.4. we do expect some like enhancement from this storm that has winter weather advisers going to and in tomorrow. ford has six in chicago. heavier
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amounts downstate or there is a winter storm warning. we'll have about 18 hours of steady snowfall commencing in the city around 5-7:00 this evening. will taper off as you go in the end. there'll be some open area drift. it is a winter storm warnings. extending all the way east to new york city and philadelphia where they have this now right in the wake of the super bowl. 8 in. of snow within 12 hours. and 46.3 in.. here's what the latest warm will lay
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down. some amount approaching pretty good snowfall on the way. we'll show you a blowup of the snow accumulation map. nacreous shadow there for the look bumpy on the satellite imagery. it is from the taller clouds that we're getting this note to fall. it is moving ever faster to the north and east. twin thus on a 12-13 mi. per hour. we'll show you. temperatures in the teens to low 20s. it is not terribly cold. the pressure variation will start increasing the wind.
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it'll get in here as the afternoon goes on. the sprawling thing comes in. the latest incursion of arctic air will be below 0 tomorrow night. >> that is the son of the 5:00 this evening. >> is the forecast at midnight tonight. his forecast tomorrow morning 10 noon tomorrow the smallest tapering down. they ran on the south side of the thing. >> what we will find ourselves with blowing and drifting. the depiction of the
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weather service's model. >> >> the 33rd measurable day of snowfall. by midnight tonight we'll have some measurable snow on the books. we've already had about 2.5 times the normal amount of snowfall. this pattern has some life to it. this afternoon clouds over. it has done that. this overcast will produced some flurriproduce some flurries. tonight's now develops in the wind will continue. some open area drifting will develop. the temperature that hold around 21 as the northeast wind
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million i e and the next 20 years. cosely and am in the human disaster. the world's population is growing and life span increasing. half of all cancers are preventable. smoking now consumption-and exercise and by adopting screening programs. sugar might be more than just an empty calories. doing more damage to our bodies than previously thought. the researchers say sugar is considered an independent risk factor for heart disease. the biggest culprits are processed are prepared foods sugary drinks or the service. recommends limiting sugar to list and 100 cals a day. u.s. government wants automakers to begin making cars that talk to each other and drivers. >> this is a
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trick is first of all you do not want the he super high. it is going to make the all my burned. the trick is it you want to keep folding it in. >> it is starting to look like scrambled eggs your kids are running around. you've clearly been to my house. >> those little while growing up myself. you want to go around. it is starting to set up mines. the does take
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a little bit of time. keep forming in. patience is the key. >> the house, it. you get to choose from a bunch of different ingredients. >> we leave it up to you. instead of it being up to us. you can choose the deck and one. or if you want to make it healthy or a little >> if your home over and the need to get some grace we can end. >> we actually make an ice better. we did them in there. we find them look
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really quick. we put a little glaze. it will change throughout the year. seasonal fruits and jelly. it is nice and fun. >> we are close. we're going to fold the omelet >> you pull it towards you like this. and then you can kind of push it to the edge. the cheese is melting. then you go back words on to the plate >> there is your omelet. but we have here a little bit of ricotta cheese. that is optional if you want. >> you have your perfect omelet. it is completely yellow. it is not burned.
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what year were the first winter olympic games hosted? >> the answer is 1932. president roosevelt inaugurated the olympic games in lake placid >> n.y.> i think the afternoon rush will be all right. the snow will be spreading out into the area during that period the main accumulating snow come after the rush at least in the city down south may be a different story.
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that sets into play all of the features that produced the storm that is coming in. windchill is modest at this point. they will be dropping as we will show you in a moment. indoor humidity about 6%. it is working northward to the state right now as you can see. it is snowing downstate. the ready to start entering some of the far southwest. >> there's another look at the forecast. the
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lighter snow as a go north and west. some open area drifting as the wind picks up. we expect another system to run up along it. it is not looking like a huge system but could produce some sticking snout. three-7 in. of general accumulation across the area. it is going to get cold. in the criminal justice system
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