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why did the shooting, on video and off-duty sheriff's officer killed a teenager tried to rob him. >> live in the neighborhood with our top story. >> surveillance cameras caught this event from a couple different angles >> phyllis just after 10 when an off-duty sargent pulled into this neighborhood gas station. within moments uc three suspects walk towards the sgt. one of them pointing a gun at him.
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>> you can see the sort of look as if he is trying to find something else in his back pocket and pulls out his gun and fires. the suspect goes down shot in the head. the two suspects with him take off in opposite directions. the suspect killed was 16 years old. the sergeant kicks the gun away from the teenager and calls for help. >> friends of the 16 year-old showed up at the gas station. they identified him. he had already seen the surveillance footage. >> have never stayed with he did.he should have never did what he did. >> handling this investigation as a conceit. they're still down here at the scene investigating. i also got off of the phone with the chicago police department a little while ago. they told me that they're still searching for the two other suspects involved.
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we are live >> opening statements began in a murder conspiracy trial that centers around a former chicago police officer turned criminal. >> even by chicago standards it is an extraordinary case. a master liar and manipulator who once sat on death row before being exonerated on a technicality. now accused of plotting to kidnap torture and murder of a wealthy chicago businessman. prosecutors land out their case today here at the dirksen federal building. these are allegations.bizarre allegations. not
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before torturing and extorting information out of his victim with the help of a partner and another real estate mogul with the share of the chicago area strip club. prosecutors say mandela who changed his name from stephen manning built a torture chamber complete with a sink to carefully drain out the blood. the government says they have secret audio and video recordings to prove their case. charged with kidnapping conspiracy attempted extortion and murder for hire an interesting side note. investigators arrested mandela before he could kidnap the wealthy businessman. his defense lawyer says his clan never planned to harm anyone.
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>> >> former chicago alderman was elected as the new chairman by unanimous vote. >> have been upheld a leader since august. steel chair resigned in a controversy over the resignation and more than a hundred $50,000 severance package. that led to six other board members are either resigning or hand removed. being removed. >> this come under fire for mass of delays or cancellations. lack of communication and passengers forced to wait for hours. during a hearing at the new, executive director got an
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earful from law makers were channelling the anchor of their constituents. >> perception is that it is not what it was. there are some that they cannot be what it was again. that is disheartening. >> everyone of us on this committee is watching to see what is happening. we do not want another year or two like we have had in the past. >> talk about his goal of getting the agency back to that the very least the 95% on-time performance. also talked about the challenges that they face and the way of an $9.7 billion shortfall for a backlog of capital improvement projects. when you're dealing with this type of equipment you will have challenges. we're trying to work through those challenges and make it so it is a more reliable service. >> it is rotated every four years between a board member from county
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teachers strike is avoided. the teachers' union for elementary district 57 and school board reached an agreement on a new contract last night after seven hours of negotiations. details will be released after both parties have ratified the agreement. all authorized a strike last month over disagreements on salaries evaluations and layoffs. the state treasurer is fighting a sexual- harassment lawsuit filed just five weeks before the republican primary for governor. former treasury employees claims made unwanted sexual advances towards him several times in the past few years. nothing in the lawsuit is true. >> the political issue. there's a
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process in place for the inspector general. but not one time did anyone come forward with allegations like this. a travel voucher feels about conflicts with the timing. tells the chicago tribune that he did that because he was embarrassed. the prosecutor who drew heavy criticism in a murder case has stepped down. an independent investigation concluded that it improperly throughout the case against the next year after he punched and killed scotchman outside of a bar on division street. last month he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. he left the state's attorney's office in december after 20 years on the drug. >> a key figure in a scandal is on his way to jail. he was convicted of bribing
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doctors to send patients to his outpatient surgery center. sentenced him to two years in prison. he was accused and never charged with offering to raise cash if he appointed jesse jackson jr. to the senate. lawmakers in the home state issuing subpoenas and the widening british scandal. but take part in a discussion hosted by the economic club of chicago. a also meet privately with donors and attend a fund-raising dinner in his role as chairman of the republican governors association. accused of committing political payback against the mayor of managers. creating a traffic jam on the george washington bridge. he denies he had anything to do with it. >> a violinist return to the stage of his multimillion- dollar violin that was stolen and then recovered. >> the 300 year-old
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violin was stolen from the concert violinist friend, and after a performance in milwaukee. the violin has been on loan since 2008. two men are charged with the robbery. as atlanta ready for more crippling whetheris atlanta ready for more crippling whethereather? >> fans remember the former child star shirley temple.
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morning and claims he acted in self- defense. there were in a vehicle. testified and fired his pistol. the person ahead look like a 12-20 gauge shotgun. he said it looked like a barrel of a gun or shotgun. it is a thick enough profile. >> he slam something against the door and said yes i am going to kill you. >> they never found a gun in the vehicle. the lawyers are considering using florida stand your ground lost in their defense. if convicted he faces up to life in prison. police in
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maryland announced a person of interest in the disappearance of two sisters nearly 40 years ago. the 12 roads were less seen walking into a shopping center in their home. police stopped short of calling him a suspect. say witnesses noticed him paying attention to the sister is the moment they disappeared. the convicted sex offender who is currently in jail. the girl's father who is now in the '70s has not commented on the development. 18 patients have been exposed to a potential double the brain disease. it happened over the past several weeks at a hospital in winston-salem n.c.. not properly sanitized after being used on a patient with a disease similar to mad cow disease. the causes memory loss blindness. the disease might not surface for years. there is no cure. hospital officials said the likelihood
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is very low. officials released a statement apologizing to these patients affected. >> no fall that was in atlanta brought the city to a standstill and left many stranded. many were forced to abandon their cars. the lender storm that brings snow and sleet and to the forecast has the potential to knock out the city's power grid. that is why they got started early preparing for. schools announced they would be closed today as well as tomorrow. the georgia governor declared a weather- related state of emergency for 45 counties. the national weather service warns that ice on the roads could make driving hazardous or even impossible by tomorrow. >> the captain and a reckless decision to sell into the path of the storm. that was the probable cause of the ship's sinking. it went down october 2012.
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the ship carrying 16 crew members looked sideways in heavy seas and high wind. speeling everybody into the atlantic ocean. president obama welcomes the french president to the white house today and both sides believe a strong partnership will continue. >> and now have the task not simply to preserve our enduring alliance but to make it new. no one nation can meet today's challenges along. more nations must up and meet the responsibility of leadership. that is what the united states and france and doing together. >> president and first lady greeted the french president this morning. in his conference going on right now president obama praised the cooperation between the two countries on such issues. the
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president says he will travel to france this june to mark the 70th anniversary of the d-day invasion during world war two. the white house will hold the first state dinner tonight in nearly two years. >> entertained america as a child star and served the country as a diplomat. >> she is a star by the age of six. eventually making a lot of 40 movies40 movies. she received a special oscar and in 2005 she received the screen actors guild lifetime achievement award. a diplomatic career she served in a united nations. she is 85. private funeral arrangements are pending. another
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new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. a chicago area locations of the fried and mayors and are open today. someone send an e- mail with threats directed at unspecified locations yesterday. police closed the campuses and searched with explosive detecting dog. chicago police it still investigating. >> the warning from the city of chicago. not every preparer is following the rules. an undercover investigation found 57 percent of businesses were not
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in compliance with the city ordinance regulating tax preparation. and all is file a formal complaint by calling 311. if you think your rights have been violated. chicago also offers free help. >> stocks are rising today. the new federal reserve testimony on capitol hill apparently investors like what they're hearing. the industrial average standing at 191 today. up for the fourth straight day. made her first appearance this morning before the house financial services to the. she said she expects the u.s. central bank to continue to trim the purchases. on track for further growth. >> we anticipate that economic activity and employment will expand at a moderate pace this year and
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next. the unemployment rate will continue to decline towards a longer run sustainable level. inflation will move back towards 2 percent over the coming years. emphasize continuity in the policy strategy sanctions strongly supports the approach of her predecessor. another mandate in the health-care lot is delayed. businesses with 50-99 full-time employees now have until january 2016 to provide health coverage. the original deadline was next january. larger companies now have to offer coverage to 70 percent of the full- time employees by next year. officials say these changes come after the law redefined what a full-time worker is. some republicans say the mandate every quiet as individuals to buy insurance should be delayed as well. a deal between united airlines and one of the unions will avoid layoffs of 700 flight
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attendants. united says the planned involuntary furloughs because they had too many united flight attendants. too few working for continental airlines. united and continental merged in 2010 but have not yet emerged all aspects of the airline. this new deal will allow flight attendants to work on continental flights without changes to their seniority pay your vacation. >> we will tell you how much it will cost entrepreneurs to open a medical marijuana dispensary and illinois. the bears are showing support..rist
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he will likely become the first openly gay player in the nfl next season. he already has plenty of public support. he is the defensive player of the year at missouri. his is projected to be made round pick in the draft. he is expected to be an outside linebacker. he might not fit the bears 4-3 system. he has great respect and weill's to evaluate him on his football ability. he looks forward to playing with him or against him. >> for me everybody should be ok with it. it is just what he does. his sexuality has
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nothing to do with him being able to play football. for me i am open. whatever you choose to do whatever you do in your life. it always comes down to football. >> the school says the scene there is no longer enroll their but would not say why. melvin had been suspended for the last four games for breaking on specified team rules. he sent out his gratitude to the school and which the basketball program the best in the future. he led the scoring with more than 16 points a game. at the olympics in history. she won a bronze medal in the super combined slalom. the fourth medal of her olympic career. now american alpine racer has more than two. the u.s. women's hockey team beat switzerland 9- 0. their 2-0 and phase canada next. norway has taken the lead with 11 medals overall. followed by
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snowmobilers coming red blood. a result of the fire hydrant brick. probably related. what a mess. but there were like little tiny icebergs floating. up to 6 in. of water and a parking lot. look at this as a co. icicle >> she was watching the egos. she said that there were these docks there. look at that one right there with the icicle hanging. photographed this collection. the warmer february son led to some melting. we get these dramatic rise to call this place.
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finally she has seen these huge snow mounds in recent days. she wanted to send these and from our front yard. they create this each year. i guess it has become an annual tradition. the have some ice along the lake right here. >> the ice that is piled up along the shore line as often and bank's letter up to 6-10 ft. tall. folks have been climbing appear to get a good look at them. hypothermia is a real threat. you cannot climb up because they're just sheets of ice. the careful down along the lakefront. this
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is normally a cloudier month with about 46% of the possible sunshine. what get the snow cover right here. this becomes a big obstacle as you're trying to warm up. it is reflective. it reflects the way the sunlight and keep you from warming up. we certainly are warmed up. to hundred 55 consecutive hours. that is over 11 days below freezing. we have not emerged since then. this morning we had - 5 at at the airport. >> never been 24 days of zeroth degree0 degree temperatures. that is something of a historic benchmark. 69 percent of our
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days have been below average. some of these temperatures around in chicago. rochelle went down to 27 below. the coldest temperature ever recorded in illinois was 36 below. lansing was cold. this was not something that was confined to the southern or western suburbs. even the southern suburbs got in on the chill. you're up above 10 in the city. there's a bit of a windchill. fortunately the wind is not terribly strong. look what happened here. the next five days will average above 15 degrees below normal. puts a temperature departure one degree above normal in the 6-10 degree. this is
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not a heat wave but we can nelson snowfall. this mild pacific air that you can see already encroaching upon the west and the this arctic air mass. it is going to make a move. it is going to create some arctic air. it will pull out again next week for even more substantial warming. there have been double-digit temperature increases out to the west of us. the jet stream realignment takes place. that means there is no windchill. the other big weather story there's a storm developing down there in the gulf. >> but there is the
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morning we could have washington d.c. in the midst of a snowstorm in the area just east. it continues north. philadelphia might get in on that. we will blow this up for year and show you just tell the storm is moving. look at his number is right here quickly. you'll see some areas get over a foot of snow. 14 in. in western virginia. about a foot in washington d.c.. it looks to be the period of trouble on the east coast.
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>> you realize it is not quite as cold feeling as it was a month or two ago. increasing clouds late tonight. kohl still again. six above at the lakefront. o'hare bottoming out at around four below. >> high-temperature 25. a dusting is what we are expecting. perhaps a half an inch for inch. lindy and milder. we could for the first time in two weeks even get close to or even get above freezing. >> it is a great
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ingredient in red wine could deliver a double dose of cancer production. reduced the number of a certain type of cell that can cause genetic instability. has been linked to the development of cancer. >> we should be in pretty good shape. some say it is really the perfect food because it is high in protein.
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>> this is going to be real satisfying. we put in the apples and cucumbers to enhance the texture. a has a lot of history. >> i like this. we played it up real easily. not that much juice. a lot of vegetables. >> the fish is not it still has a good texture. we garnish it at the restaurant. a really great appetizer. we also have samplers
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that we do. this is a beautiful presentation. i want to know what is in the other ones as well. i also have our signature appetizer. >> banana cream pie in a jar for two i am guessing. >>for valentine's day it will be for two. >> my mouth as watering. we have a whole valentine's day weekend reservation. obviously have a reservation open. it
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>> it is nice we have had a son a figure appeared it has just been called. if you look at is moving weather maps we're upton on thursday. that should be a windy miles a day ahead of a little slug of colder air. next week we'll show you and in moments more substantial warning. >> to storm watches and yellow areas. here's how this will unfold. ec the precipitation in the way it streaks eastern. the sleek freezing rain makes.
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the areas in blue is where the snow will be. >> could changeover to a mix of precipitation there. proceeds north and to philly and york. might even affect boston. this is where the heaviest snow lay down right there. well attach some numbers to it. it looks pretty impressive. there'll be some trouble issues heading north. >> this is what is happening to the detriment. that has not happened in weeks. indicates we're on the warm side of this pattern. nick and see how the white and pink and real cold areas start pulling north. and
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system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. these are their stories. man: okay, look you want a donation to your favorite charity? just tell me what it will cost. you'd rather pay a kickback than put a black man on your payroll. let me tell you, my white brother. you do business in this community you hire people from this community. the hell with that. bobby, we're here to make this happen. it ain't happening. just think what you're doing, books and who you're doing it to. you don't like sweet potato pie? ( chuckling ) it's like a damn sauna in there. what happened is not good, leo. books will tank the whole project.
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