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chicago police searched for a gunman. good afternoon. we welcome our viewers watching us around the country. our top story from rogers park. police say they have no suspects. the description that they can release to us of the gunmen. we do know that the three teams that were injured here are expected to survive we learned a little more about the teenager who lost his life here yesterday. >> the 17 year old was a junior at the high school. and they and the student and a member of the swim team. wednesday afternoon he lost his life in a
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shooting. >> he said he heard how many shots? >> an argument between two groups of young people before a masked gunman ran up and started firing. a 15 year-old girl shot several times. another 18 year-old was hit in the arm. it is tragic it is said. surveillance cameras on businesses in the area recorded it but police tell more that is difficult to identify the suitor because he is wearing a mask. sources tell us that at least two of the eight victims had documented ties to street gangs. they do not believe it is related to any ongoing gang conflicts in my community. they have
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had problems with unruly teen senate- passed. in the past >> it is tragic that young people feel that they have to resort to this sort of violence. the owner of the mcdonald's has said he will close his dining room area between three-5:00 p.m.. that is until he could get a surveillance camera or more surveillance cameras. there are obviously too distraught. >> attorneys delivered closing arguments today in the trial. at the cook county criminal courts building with the story. >> the first trial
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ever brought by cook county prosecutors first terrorism trial. out-of- towners' accused of plotting a terrorist attack. accused of building cocktails' with the coal of firebombing barack obama campaign headquarters. shh the men came to chicago with the clear intent to disrupt the middle summit. the protesters from around the world converged on the city they might remember. lawyers for the tsa the men had no intention of
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organizing a terrorist attack. attorneys allege that it was undercover police introduced the idea of building the cocktails in effect leaving the three are prompting them into participating in a plot. >> the so-called nato 3 rented an apartment. to build their own made bombs using gasoline shortly thereafter. there are arrested by police. the undercover police officer to admit. prosecutors once again making the argument that the kids came with a plan to cause mayhem. both sides expected to complete the closing arguments and rebuttals. raising the possibility that
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this case could be in the hands of the jury. >> a woman with a history of mental illness is sentenced to life in prison for killing a chicago police officer. >> johnson shot the officer with his own gun in 2008 after a scuffle near belmont and western. cried in court and apologize to the touch admitting he does not a member what she did. >> more than 36,000 people in illinois have applied for a concealed carry permit.
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>> mayor emmanuel campaign project is being questioned as a new report shows a decline in the number of the cops. >> the department has struggled to keep up with retirements. close to a total transition to new fare system. the city says they will start paying decent company. >> the agency says the problems are nearly fixed and expect the transition process to resume by the end
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of this month. writers will no longer be able to buy or use paper fare cards. the city is going to begin payment on the $454 million contract. >> they have been gaining traction here in chicago. some cab drivers say they have an unfair advantage. lawyers have announced a lawsuit over the service. >> this is a street fight that has been brewing for about a year. although the city council is moving along with regulations is not enough. the rockets
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are cheaper but critics argue that us services are unregulated and uninsured. that does not bother regular users. more like a friend network. a lot more like you're getting a ride from a friend. will begin considering a draft ordinance to oversee the industry. >> in a news conference this morning an alliance of licensed drivers outlined a federal lawsuit against the city for failing to enforce the new rules for taxing services. they claim an ordinance would separate oversight would create an unfair system. it is
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discriminating against taxi drivers. the line on regulated companies to make their own rules. already has a middle man gaining more ground in chicago. >> phyllis definitely safer. all of our drivers are fully insured drivers have been fully trained. have been licensed by the city. >> also claims the right share services discriminate by limiting service and catering only to those with smart phones and credit cards
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licensed cabbies are required by law to answer all calls in all neighborhoods. >> and the western suburbs nearly 20 people camped out all night long. it was all in hopes of winning free chic fil a for a year. >> the blowing snow storm after they did not stop the fans from camping out and waiting. a lot more snow than i have ever encountered in an opening. just to the extreme temperatures. it
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opened this morning more threats associated with the olympics as the opening ceremony is set in sochi. the fbi has released a new list of the most dangerous cities in america. we'll tell you which city tops that list. >> ceise atel ng t resanhyo,anthymeaicis-8
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>> the warning is specific to the start of the games. all airlines that fly into russia have been alerted to pay special attention to passenger carry-on luggage. the judge and the affluence a case once again refuses to send a teenager to jail after being convicted of killing four people in a trunk driving accident. prosecutors asked for the hearing. the one that he and coach sent to prison. last december the judge sentenced the boiler to 10 years' probation. his attorney argued that he was a victim of being raised by wealthy parents and never set limits. one of them is in the chicago area
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>> gary indiana was ranked the seventh most dangerous city. >> of violent crime was actually down from november to january. >> was not married lost a job that day catholic school. a teacher at the catholic school in montana. the decision to fire was made by the helena diocese. should the same that recently had to file for bankruptcy due to 362 free sex abuse claims. it is unfortunate but justified due to the contract at the teachers' fund. had been employed nine years.
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>> after a concert in milwaukee. charges are pending against three people arrested monday and this case. they found the violin in the apartment of one of the suspects. hills made in 1715. >> prepared to shed electronic units. the model of the chicago auto show will take a look at the hottest trends in cars this year. klienlvin den
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impacting the market. the doubt opening higher and clinging to upward momentum still negative news lenders on the job front. job cuts are on the rise after a disappointing holiday sales reduced payrolls by more than 45,000 positions last month. that is a 47 percent hike from december. 12 percent higher than job cuts from january of leicester. >> moves were announced after the projected a net loss of more than a billion dollars for the fiscal year. televisions and pcs are a big drag for the company. the company plans to turn around the poor sales in a television department as well as switch over to the smart phone and
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tablet market. they will cut about 5000 jobs. about one- third will come from japan and the rest from overseas operations. the comes after 10,000 job losses over the previous year. >> the twitter stock is up to a bumpy start. the user growth has slowed down. shares fell almost 25 percent today alone. the stock debuted at $26. now selling for more than 50. twitter average 241 million users in december. an increase of only 4% from previous months. experts are describing user growth as anemic. >> mccormick place will be champac with people checking out the latest vehicles. the hundred and six annual chicago auto show kicks off saturday. this year people contest all of the new bills and whistles. the 2014 jeep cherokee allows
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drivers to send and receive text messages without even touching their phones. >> the bar of this phone from her husband. he is sending a message right now. you can either view it or hit listen. >> he said what are you wearing? >> car experts say you'll see more small luxury vehicles. >> why one study suggests longer childbirth labor is becoming the new normal. >> leave you with more music. he will be performing songs off of his new album. you can see him tonight.
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>> time for sports.
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the black hawks only have one game left before the three week olympic brick. they're closing in on the top spot on the west. they visited the first- place sox last night. he was great and the net making 15 saves in the first. 29 saves during the game. still no score in the second. scored his 24th goal of the year. still lead with a few minutes left. the 19th goal of the season. pulled within a point of anaheim. it was crawford's first shutout of the year. >> it is always nice to get a shot up. that is what is important. we have one more game left. it just sets us up for a chance to pass from there he
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is off to the olympics. 700,000 people attended the super bowl parade. it is also the largest gathering of people in the city's history. >> 25% of all public school children. the bears are raising ticket prices again. season tickets are getting an average price hike of 4%. single game tickets also cost $2 to $12 more. >> the average ticket price last
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year was $103. >> the fifth most expensive in the week. >> our forecasted with us.
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>> this pattern of cold and snow. there might be a pause. i did not know if a land. there is an interruption. seems to be the default pattern. his frequent onset of snow. we might get a moderation in the intensity next week. check this out. this is a mountain of
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snow in the front yard. he says this now has been bulldozed into huge piles to lower accommodation for future snowfall. >> mike walking down a tunnel. no wonder it is a pile of snow up said of his home in schaumburg il 19. jeffrey also produces is beautiful wintery photograph. it says i like your choice of words. a beautiful shot. sends us a picture of personnel loving dog. this is one
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they're really likes the way things are going this year. we have a lot of dog shots. the dogs are enjoying it. >> it depends on your attitude towards this. look at the eye is on lake michigan. we have this little kid and as clouds blowing in these bitterly cold winds. the big >> a chill will continue the rest of the workweek. >> the month so far running 15.1 degrees. 10 degrees below normal. here is one of the reasons. 64 percent of the country according to the parent agency covered by snow. there's a plot of that snowpack. pretty easy over the reflective small
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cover. snow cover. >> this is the thing that carries no systems through here with some regularity. windchill advisers and the fact of your uc blue on this map. this includes the fox valley. >> already moving its way across the part of the country. temperatures are colder than they were 24 hours ago. we're down 18 degrees in chicago. champagne is down 22 degrees. the entire metro area is producing temperatures colder than yesterday. not just by a narrow margin. these are way down over 20 degrees colder than we were yesterday at this time. we're back in the throes of cold arctic air. the one thing you'll notice is that the february sunshine is beginning to change.
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there's a little more energy. about 85% stronger than the sunshine that comes in on december 21st. it is still cold. to really his net pay. it is our current temperature. 0 and international falls. he is a closer look at the temperatures. some good digits from our area back across ottawa. they go all the way into wyoming. the entire north end section of the united states. the chilis and goes down to dallas for there is a windchill of 7 above. the chill is widespread. at this hour we is still below zero at our route. the folks have three. there's
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a wind blowing and double digit velocity. it is chilly. the windchill running anywhere from 12-22 below zero. it is cold. the indoor humidity is 4%. move it and and heated up to room temperature. the barometer is way up there. 13 in. of snow on the ground. mia and snow-covered since december 30th. that makes it the 39th day that we have not seen ground around here. >> here are some weather but temperatures. some of the warmer locations. for below at valparaiso this morning. lots of small across the metro area. but what
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about the next know fall heresnowfall here? >> it is going to take a lot more than the system will produce to break them out of it. reservoirs' are down to a quarter capacity. there really worrying about running out of water. that is bad news for all of us. we grow a lot of vegetables that we buy in the supermarket out there. here in chicago that weather system will produce snow fall sunday. we'll talk more about it during the update. eighth degree high temperature. >> the los -13 in the outlying areas to plus one in the loop. o'hare will bottom out around 9
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below. tomorrow may be a flurry early. frigid high just 13. saturday clouds over with snow developing. several inches of accumulation are likely saturday- saturday night. >> after the bond we could kill a little more moderate brand of colds next week. >> we will celebrate that. >> what does that mean for a bowler to score a turkey. >>
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in today's lunch break we're making a winter meal to warm you up. it is a hearty meal. >> gives you the pot roast type field. somehow i'm a little more intimidated about making it. nothing at all. >>it is the bone in area of the >>a little bit of salt and olive oil. >>celery oniions carrots.
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>>cook the tomato paste just a touch. >>we are going to cook the alcohol out of the red wine. some veal stock. >>aluminum foil, cover up the pan. it is going to go in the oven at 350 degrees. eventually it is going to fall
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apart. >>what we do when we take it out. the meat pulls away from the bone. >>we rebuilt course
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number 1. as if it wasn't be autiful enough already. i am going to add a little bit of sauce. >>i like the difference in consistency. >>these are tuscan beans. they are giant. a little bit of creaminess to the dish. nice glaze vegetables. >>it is more the starchy feel and taste. i think they add so much to a
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dish. you can serve it on the side. i am going to take these vegetables. >>if you want more information on the new golf course vist it medina.cccc.org. >>also a link to your cookbook. >>wonderful a lot of great italian flavors. look a
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here is the weather update. we're watching a weather system coming on shore. that is to be our next snow maker. here's how this will all unfolds. high
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pressure of arctic origen is in control now. it little disturbance could bring a couple of flurries. watch how the gulf opens up. there is saturday evening. these little pockets of strong wind produces our snow makers. you can see from this depiction of it is to lift the a. but it is going to produce some snowfall. little burst of strong winds that have led to this repetitive cycle of small and the chicago area. >> might have some flurries on sunday morning. we're getting some pretty impressive numbers of this. it is not as big as the snow we've had a couple of times in the past.
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>> look how cold it gets tonight. >> small develops on saturday. it ends on sunday and another burst of cold air. look at the end of the forecast. >> we hope you have a great afternoon. [ dennis ] it's
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