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more than 17 years after the murder of an illinois teenager and wisconsin police fingerprint and the evidence links a suspect to a crime. >> we welcome our viewers watching us around the country. new developments today and the murder of an illinois teen- agers found in wisconsin more than 70 years ago. he is currently in custody on $1 billion bond. he is charged in the murder of a 14 year- old in 1997. investigators say they first identified him from a fingerprint. he has also been linked to the crime through dna evidence. awardeword of the state of
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illinois. >> some students have been sexting each other. they are considering criminal charges against the kids. >> i stephen here at the station campus alerted a counselor last wednesday about the sexting. a lot of students were talking about it. an internal investigation led the principal to called barrington police. the morning drop off was buzzing today. prompted by an e-mail regarding a sexting case. >> out of respect to the kids involved we're dealing with 13-14 year-old. i think it is important that the information is out saw our parents know
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that there was sexting it occurred. the principal will only confirm that the case involves a handful of eighth graders at the station this and inappropriate images among themselves. parents of eighth graders say the pat started with a female student share in a provocative photo with a bullet. > >> it sounds like it was a small isolated group. because of the case involved victimization the phones of recipients were screened by police. the district notes that sexting cases are limited to the barrington area. a criminal chargecriminal charge rare. >> the school needs to get a handle on it. it is not going to impact them now but impact the rest of their lives. >> kids are learning
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and growing. they did not know the limitations. i have full confidence that the district is going to handle this. >> decatur's say the case is another teaching moment for kids. clearly there are potential long- term ramifications from sexting. >> this is an issue that we have been all over. it is an important topic. unfortunately sometimes kids make poor decisions. >> the principal says all students involved have been identified and they are receiving counseling. also facing possible disciplinary actions. police are investigating possible criminal charges. in other cases throughout the nation that has becomand >> chicago police shot and killed a
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man who they say refused to drop a butcher knife. the man's family said deadly force was not necessary. >> a spokesman for the police union says officers first tried to talk the man down. they even tried to taze him. that is when they opened fire. the victim was hit eight times. >> family members tried to console each other after the police shooting that killed the 21 year- old. apparently had been arguing with his girlfriend or wife. at the home of the 2500 block of west 50th street. apparently had an order of protection against him. police say hernandez was standing holding is to year-old child and a black bag that he said at a gun inside.had a gun inside. at some point he went
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into the house and handed the child off to someone. he threatened to kill himself. the city was not going back to jail. >> a spokesman for the policemen said he picked up several different knives. officers tried to calm him down. the stepfather says the shooting was not necessary. i am here so they can tell me what happened. i'm here. i'm ready. >> he was spreading himself. he had a very large butcher knife and was going after people in the house. chicago police department serves and protect. those innocent people were the ones that they were protecting. >> the independent please review
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authority is now investigating. >> lasalle county will pay $350,000 and write some jail policies as part of a settlement. was being processed for driving under the influence 14 deputies carried her to a cell and removed their clothes. three other women and men also claimed that they were stripped are made to take off their clothes while in custody. they joined the lawsuit. before others will get 30,000. >> the inspector general says chicago police counted aggravated assaults and batteries by the incident not by the number of victims. incidents with multiple victims the number was under reported. the police superintendents
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office blames did ministratiothe administration. tells the chicago tribune and that he was unaware of the 2010 state police detective. a former top aide pleaded guilty to embezzling money from a charity. the deputy chief of staff. later he ran the chinatown summer fare and chicago dryden's athletic association. he admitted he spent more than $5,000 in charitable donations. failed to report the money on taxes. will be sentenced in august. could get up to two years in prison. revises a crucial part of his pension proposal taking the pressure off the governor and state lawmakers. instead putting it on a chicago alderman. in the face of strong objections from the governor and legislators with this part on the proposal is expected to clear through springfield. now all
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the men left iand have city workers contribute more to their pension fund. a few months after becoming the running mate he accepts a high-paying job from a friend and political supporter. except it is six- figure position as a finance consultant for chicago-based company. will help the company planned a bid dealing with detroit's bankruptcy proceedings. says the new position will not affect his reelection campaign. also operates a private education consulting firm. the former ceo of chicago public schools. warning of a civil war. the latest on the crisis.
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last july. today a stepdaughter speaking publicly for the first time since charges were filed against the officer. >> live here with his stepdaughter in glenwood. what she really wants is someone held accountable >> i cannot read my head around the fact that he was treated in that way. the stepfather was 95 year-old world war two veteran. he died back in july of internal bleeding after being shot five times. i do not understand the force that was used. >> charge a police officer with felony reckless conduct. the department is standing behind his actions. said he had a knife and a cane after a failed attempt to use a taser.
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>> the officer turned himself in and is out on bond. >> i'm quite relieved that we have some kind of answers. it has been a long time. >> i am happy that it is moving forward. >> the attorney says there was a tragic situation but not a criminal one. >> he was going to be 96 in two weeks. he could hardly stand. his hands were so crippled with arthritis. why that kind of force? >> the park forest officer will be back in court later this month.
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>> secretary of state as blaming russia for the latest chaos. the ending tougher sanctions if they did not end their involvement. demonstrators took control of three government buildings. government forces were able to clear one of those buildings and the rest of about 70 people. russia is a warning you crammed against using force. saying it could trigger a civil war. the secretary believes russia is creating a tumultuous situation so they can use military force. >> a nasty fight broke out as lawmakers debated a bill to outlaw pro russian separatist groups. started in a communist leader accused the nationalists of indirectly helping russia. nationalist confronted a communist member and moved him away. when the fighting stopped to measure was passed. searchers
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looking for the missing and london have not detected any pings official. and not letting it deter the search. authorities believe they're closing in on of the kids. >n the ebacons. >> certified to last 30 days. it could last longer if the batteries were fully charged. british police continue to search for answers. the daughter of an irish musician. the late television personality paul the period was 25 years old and leaves behind two children and husband. please call her death sudden and unexplained. >> he stopped and vomited again as he testified for the second day. told her
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how he snaps at her. pleaded not guilty of premeditated murder. new jersey law makers looking into the bridge scandal that the surrounding the governor will meet today. a recent report cleared the cover of shutting down parts of the george washington bridge as political payback. >> claims the idea on the four deputy chief of staff and a member of the port authority. today's meeting comes amid reports that the former employee met with federal prosecutors. the family of a little boy and who underwent a five organ transplant says he is never felt better. he is celebrating his first month at home. >> severe birth defects caused his intestines to form outside of his body. four months ago doctors replaced his liver pancreas stomach and intestines in a surgery that has never been tried before. it's best to wear a mask to protect him from germs. he carries a backpack connected to a feeding tube. when he grows up and
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wants to be professional baseball player. >> microsoft and support of a popular operating system. which models are affected. >> a combination of sausages garlic and the tatums. we're making a polish the tatums. we're making a polish i travel a lot for business, and it's hard to leave these two. mom! my llama smells like you. i use tide plus febreze in the wash. it keeps their clothes and stuffed animals
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brocta [ female announcer ] tide plus febreze. police a fingerprint and dna evidence links a suspect to the murder of an illinois teenager and wisconsin. >> fingerprints recovered from the scene 17 years ago led to a break in the case. investigators down a path to the suspect. after several days of some of ballots.
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investigators were able to recover a partially used cigarette discarded by him as he waited for a train that was late. >> that cigarette was taken to the crime laboratory and after analyzing the dna taken from the cigarette he was smoking and comparing that dna to be defended the and it was taken off her body. the crime lab reports that the dna belongs to james heaton. >> they spend days and surveillance watching him eventually finding the and held a cigarette. county investigators say the evidence is beyond a shadow of doubt. he was not previously a suspect in the case was arrested and charged this morning with murder. he is sitting in the county jail after an early-morning court appearance. he is looking at a $1 billion bond. >>
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>> but the case perplexed investigators for 17 years. not to mention the family who according to police are asking for time to process. >> has been arrested for first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse. he is sitting in my jail right now on a $1 million bill. >> the investigators are still working the case. they are asking anyone with information about the suspect to come forward. any piece of information could be useful. >> some movement towards breaking the first session losing streak.
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across the board some modest gains. if the bigger recall him packs about 386,000 vehicles assembled between 2001-2004. the automaker says there might be a corrosion issue with the vehicle. those vehicles have sikh pack frames that cannot conform to safety standards. beginning today microsoft will no longer provide updates for one of the most popular operating systems. could make it vulnerable to hackers. microsoft says will no longer provide security updates and other technical support in order to focus on your products.new work products
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>> president obama has signed to measures aimed at strengthening enforcement of equal pay laws. >> the other would require federal contractors to submit the labor department data on what they pay their workers including data by sex and >> a woman has to work about this far into 2014 to learn what a man earns in 2013. that is like adding an extra 6 mi. to a marathon. it is not right. >> the senate gets ready to consider the fairness act. it
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a circular streaks of light produced lenses are left open to produce a time exposure. the stars of her time appear to be rotating in the sky above us. finally a beautiful place in our country. still kind of winter here with some snow on the ground. even montana has been getting into some warm weather in recent days. fairly cloudy this morning. we even had some showers around. these clouds had
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broken. the ones are starting to form. might get some additional sellers. as the cooler air from the lake moves inland. converges with air and land. produces columns of rising motion that produces showers. this big storm moved around us and went off to the south and east of us. produced a lot of heavy weapons in the southeastern states. look out at our area the showers right here and these showers fade. some new ones develop. a little northeast wind blowing along the shoreline. where the two of them collide there would be a little cluster of showers. there might be a clap of thunder as the afternoon wears on. 70 degree warmth is two weeks late. 60 arrived late. the average first of the 70 on our around march 24th. we've got to sleep haven't
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had a 70th. yet/. >> pretty mild pattern across the country unless you're up against the lakers over the snow pack. look out warm temperatures are. in our area is 57 at wheeling. you get close to the lake. ford is important to india. really does depend on where you are. what happens. >> there are plenty of prizes as a storm system queues up out there. his other early flow that is going to war must up into the plains states. north wind
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blowing at seven. humidity 53%. high values of tree pollen as was the case yesterday. the mold spores are low. that shows the departing showers once again right there. you concede that in our model forecast. these things blow up. the fact is they will be scattered. a third of an inch to a half an inch of rain. about 30-40 percent of the area might get a shower. high pressure keeps the north wind going today. that will be welcome for sure. the 59th coolest start to in april. last year was actually cooler in april. we need some
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warmth. chilly cloudy spills. some sprinkles and a few light showers away from the lake. high- temperature 53. northeast wind is blowing their. tonight early showers fade up. clouds gather in chilly with 36 of a general.as a general low. cloudy spells on thursday. perhaps an error and shower. only 20 percent of the area will see one. not a lot of coal there arcold air behind it. >> the wind will be blowing strongly unless this one model takes the wind off the lake. the majority rules. a majority of the models bring the warmth and.in.
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>> we using polish sausage. we have a special rye bread. cooking kind of an authentic polish easter dinner. making a great sour easter dinner. making a great sour soup. hey kevin...still eating chalk for hearburn? yea. try alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heart burn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. alka-seltzer fruit chews. enjoy the relief!
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did we get all of our products from chicago from the polish community bakeries. >> all kinds of polish sausages. what are some of the other items? >> we have completed meals. anything from soups to deserts chocolate bars your name and we have a. some of the traditional eastern eastern time dessert. march sugar. for the most traditional thing that is a staple during polish eastern time. it is a sour soup. in this summer because of a secret ingredient. you could make it yourself.
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>> will have all of the directions on how to do that on our website. the smoked ham, the sausage. 2 qt. of water. simply ahead and medium onion. >>we add a potato. then the spices are pretty simple. >>really that is it. you just set it there for 30 minutes. we will fish out the spices. >>we will simply
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blend it. that potato does a great job to get a nice consistency. >>has been making this all during our show. how are you talking it smells so good in here? >>you add that after it is cooked up. >>you can tell the difference. >>it makes it a very unique soup. it is very pleasant. when you load this with ham egg and sausage it is meant to be served as a main dish. >>there are different varieties.
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the lower 48. will one today into the mid '50s and land. tomorrow is strong southwest wind offer comes like cooling. there went advisories' in those areas shaded and brown. it would devise redound to texas. at long fetch of southerly wind expected to pump the warm air into the area. see that all loper of warmer air that rotates and tomorrow. it will be fairly mild on thursday evening after a wind shift. >> once develops again on saturday and sunday. the bottom drops out. we havwe get very chilis eaten.illy next week. is the radar at the moment. a few showers will develop. southwest wind as high pressure moves off
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to the south of us tomorrow. that is what is going to warm us up. here is the forecast. 61 tomorrow and 621 thursday. friday 57. thursday and friday can feature cooling breezes. 71 saturday and 65 rainy stormy day at times. much colder weather expected on monday. a little bit of everything. >> we're not done. >> the signs are >> we're not done. >> the signs are there.
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in the criminal justice 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. ( school bell ringing ) okay, wake up, sleepyheads. vamos, ninos. line up for your cookies and o.j. ( speaking spanish ) here you go. oh, boy. deirdre, wake up, sweetie. didi? child: thank you. come on, didi. nap time's over. deirdre, is something wrong? i'm sorry, miss perez. oh, my god. i'm sorry. i told them this would happen.
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