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>> things we hold precious in this country and made possible by american to give their all. because of them our nation a strong say for and will always remained a shining beacon of freedom for the rest of the world. paid a surprise visit to u.s. troops in afghanistan. during a stop at the airbase he pledged in a responsible and to the war in afghanistan. in addition to speaking to the troops the president also visited the base hospital and met with military officials. u.s. forces have been in afghanistan for nearly 13 years. one local veteran is done all he can to help colleagues still living the who are struggling. >> we think it is a disgrace. we believe
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here at the administration has done a much better shojob >> goes right past the front door of the middle shelter for homeless veterans. families will celebrate the luxury of freedom that is non existent in many other parts of the world. >> >> we help them with case management and therapy. all the kinds of things they might need to be able to stay where there are and get back on their feet. on memorial day one of the ways they celebrate here at the midway shelter for homeless veterans is to decorate the front yard with a 100 crosses and flags. each one representing a donation from a family who was honoring a loved one. we have been
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running about 55% individual contribution. an order for us to keep up with more than half of what we do it is important for us to get the community support. trouble for many years and as debt redemption and a better life are possible if only someone cared. >> dozens of veteran sitting on the streets this day and will be on the streets this night. we believe a lot can be done to help those veterans get back into their lives >> remember those who fought and sacrificed so that we can continue to live free. >> parade officials banned anti-war group from marching in the south side memorial day parade. >> they made their
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way down along with dry. for the first summit longtime antiwar group saw outsiders for peace was not of them. member still came to the parade. they passed up as for explaining why they oppose the war and where they are now marching. banned from marching but still making their presence known. members of some outsiders for peace are spreading their message along the route. overwhelmingly people say to us think you for being here think you for your message. >> have participated in the memorial day parade for nearly a decade. last week the association informed members that they could not march. parade organizers say it is not the message is the methods that the use in particular graphic displays to oppose war. we want to keep the focus on
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the veterans bills that have served and the families of those and be respectful and dignified and how we will celebrate that today. >> it does, and support the troops. some of them are veterans. one member did show up with a coffin and wanted to march with the coffin. the group did not go through that. they strive to keep the focus on the true meaning of the holiday that is why they did not let politicians participate. >> rates and other memorial day events offered an opportunity for some politicians to get a little face time and reach out to voters.
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this weekend's the governor has been honoring veterans across the state. this morning he marched in the memorial day parade to pay tribute to our fallen soldiers. >> park ridge residents gathered at the corner of south side and cumberland. emerging on their lawns and sidewalks. saluting the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. the governor took part in a tribute as well as the competitors in the gubernatorial race appeared amused and in arlington heights. there along with senator and is presenting a posthumous bronze star to the family of a world war two veteran. cortisol to remember what this is all about. it is important to remember all of our veterans of those who served our country protected our democracy and for those who've gone to heaven it is
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important that we always take good care of our service members and veterans' right here on earth. this afternoon the governor will release a bald eagle at the white sox game during the national income. >> the car and is joining priests and bishops to marked memorial day. they're holding masses at 37 catholic cemeteries. celebrated the mass in the catholic cemetery this morning. salmon is part of a national program called serving god and country. connors active military and veterans. all veterans attending will receive a special blessing. >> learning more about the mental health of the man who went on a killing spree to matt >> said mudslide in western colorado. the billionaire declares victory.
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night. the man shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. 17 of this hospitalized. early this morning in 25 road the man shot and killed. another man was killed in the 2800 block. three were injured in a drive- by attack and the blood on neighborhood. it will not shock this morning in lincoln park.a woman was shot this morning in lincoln park. >> got into an argument with someone last night. a short time later a vehicle drove by and a man shot at them. the woman suffered a graze wound. no suspects in custody. >> police are analyzing the disturbing document left by elliot roger. investigators are trying to figure out why he went on a shooting rampage. the grief and sadness in her emotions still running high after a
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rampage that killed six outside of uc santa barbara. what he called his twisted world of the coolness of women. the 137 page manifesto he sent to his parents a therapist and others. he writes he was frustrated because he was short subset of his parents' divorce and because he is not successful with women. he killed six people and wounded 13 others before turning the gun on himself. roger's parents went on a desperate search for their son after they received an e-mail from them with a manifesto but the plan was already under way. he stabbed to death three men in his apartment and then drove to a story house and opened fire. two women died outside that there. in papers says roger talk about his plan.
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he started saying i'm going to kill them. i'm going to kill all of them and then i'm going to kill myself. i remember him saying that very distinctly. investigators believe he had been working on the plan for some time. police a call to his home at the request of a relative who found his social media post about killing and suicide. able to put on a front and convince them. obviously convince a lot of other people. >> reporting from the county sheriff's station. roger became convinced of winning the mecca millions lottery was his destiny. he
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began obsessively playing it. began practicing shooting a gun range after failing to land. >> check into a mental hospital after a judge ordered him to undergo a month long mental examination. faces life in prison if convicted of murdering his girlfriend. he says he accidentally shot her because he thought she was a burglar. a psychiatrist for the offense as he suffers from an anxiety disorder that brings up a concern for his safety. the trial resumes june 30th. hoping favorable weather conditions will continue so they can stop the fire from spreading. officials say pre evacuation orders for people living in the area should be lifted today. the fire started tuesday near sedona. crews had 25 percent of that place contained. no buildings or houses have been damaged.
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authorities are searching for three men missing after a massive mudslide swept through their small town in western colorado. not been back home since they went to look at the mud slide. no reports of damage. conditions are still very unstable. have set up roadblocks to ensure the safety of area residents. >> once those protesting military rules that there could be a crackdown under martial law. the announcement comes after the general said he received royal endorsement to run the politically unstable country. the general says there is no set time. the military took power last week after months of political turmoil. officials have confirmed satellite data about the missing malaysian airline flight may come tomorrow.
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families of the passengers on board the plane have been demanding the data be made public. the search resumed last week under water. >> the billionaire declared victory in the ukraine president election. one majority vote. a successor to president fled to russia earlier this year. ukraine won independence more than two decades ago. he believes pulp france's efforts to bring palestinians together could help revitalize the ps project. visits to the wailing wall and other sites in
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criminal investigation into the veterans affairs hospitals candle. this is raising more concerned as more veterans returning from combat. over the weekend the white house agree to let more veterans go to private hospitals in order to get the care that they need. get them: on this for a very long time. i'm going to celebrate this move. i'm also going to say what took so long. this is not a new issue. it makes me sick to my stomach. it is a clear responsibility >> spend $4.8
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billion last year. it is not known how much this new policy will cost. did kennedy of a top cia officer was mistakenly linked by the white house during a visit to afghanistan. the name of the station chief was included on a list provided to news organizations. the white house quickly real honest mistake and issued an updated list without the official's name and title. >> the number of accidents linked to a faulty ignition problem is growing. the number from the impact crashes ties to the ignition problem has increased from 32- 47. 13 people died the national highway traffic safety administration official said the number could be much higher. a southern
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illinois legislator and released a bill. the bill proposes to skip the rulemaking process which has taken nearly a year and slows the development of oil and grass growing. the deadline is in november but the oil and gas industry fears that it stev dregs on theyl leave the state. the biggest signing of the year turns out to be in the minors. the year turns out to be in the minors.
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challenge the bigger the setting a rise to that occasion.they rise to tt occasion. >> the white sox, and honoring jeter. >> he was 4-5 with two rbis. bonds said from his loss to the cups with his six strikeouts. the white sox lose 7-1. they split the series in new york. the chicagos goinchicago cubs:4d retake the lead in the bottom of the inning. drives and a run with a single to right. he bobbled the ball. another run scored. the cubs rally falls short in the ninth. the
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just a result of the vacation. census the shot of the day. the orange glow uc and the horizon as light pollution from chicago that is about 154 mi. to the southwest. there's a great shot. the air temperature is 80 yesterday. yet they're still by smelting in the wake of that long cold midwest winter. among the top coldest winters here. globally it was the 10th warmest. the ice is melting about and 8% of lake superior has ice on it. sentence is beautiful shot. use of the syllables out there. finally
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from andrews texas christian andersen says i know this is not a chicago shot but we captured some crop to ground lightning. thanks to christopher that beautiful shot. macy's and thunderstorms in our area. at the moment we have sunshine out there. as the day goes on these clouds will build vertically and thunderstorms become a better possibility. some pretty impressive rain falls. the model forecast averages out to 1.16 in.. it is not unusual about a third of memorial day see some land at some point. we check in on both counts.
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there's a southerly foot. cut the elementflow. this memorial day is 27 degrees warmer than the holiday was a year ago. we had a 74 on saturday and and 83 sunday. the school at the beaches. nomo high this time of the year and below '70s. 81 is our current temperature. modest temperature increases from yesterday. yesterday was already warm. tier of the actual temperatures at 12 noon. indicated moderate level of humidity. humidity is 54%. that is
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gorgeous out there. yuri are looking south. lots of warm air. look at the '80s and '90s up to the west. we really rounded the corner. it will be modest cooling. it is right on the lakeshore. as far as the rain prospects here is where it is raining right now on the radar. you see the cloud to hear lots of sunshine. giving the atmosphere he shot to be stabilized with daytime heating. scattered showers and thunderstorms around it.
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>> is a real hit or miss affairs. still some scattered showers roaming the area. they fade in the coolness of the morning. >> some pretty impressive rain totals. we cannot have a lot of wind shears. the chances of these terms being severe weather producers are not great. tend not to get a lot of wind and the upper windows in the configuration. these things can really dump some wish to read they occur. there is the forecast on wednesday morning and wednesday afternoon in the whole thing starts again. flood advisories. there'll
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be a breeze off the lake cooling. we start neurological summer. that will be nice. here's our forecast this afternoon rising humidity and temperature is going up. high-temperature 85 today. probably up to eve88. evening thunderstorms becoming more scattered late. look of a true 67. tomorrow scattered morning showers scattered afternoon thunderstorms up again. cooler at the lake with scattered showers. in east and
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northeast wind coming in that makes all of the difference in the world. not a dead barbecue. some very cold and rainy chilly memorial days. >> here we are in the upper 80s. >> time for today's trivia. in which city and state is the official birthplace of more a the official birthplace of more a day. e.
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companies that have sent cease and desist notices. they say they're willing to take legal action if necessary. the proposed t the resignation of electronics address. children have a lower risk of developing into of crumbs. research suggests that children as more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression and low self-esteem. in a study challenging those findings. compare children with and without as much. they found that children who took their daily medication presently healthy as their peers who did not have as much. the study published in the archives of disease and child said. i would call this a contradiction. healthy chicago contradiction. healthy chicago style pizza. i'm on break sweetheart. you know you don't have to put up with this. ...those annoying period symptoms. general pain relievers, like advil, only treat cramps,
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we are doing hefty a chicago style pizza. john and is now out some great ideas and replacements. and is not going to be completely healthy. we're going to do some things that are just going to pound for pound give him more nutritional value. as a great standard in the house. let's figure out how to make it a little bit better so we do not feel as guilty. something about comfort food that is comforting. we do not want to take that out of the picture. we still wanted to taste good. here are one
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of the secrets. we're going to start from the bottom. a big dilemma with the star from the cheesjeans. chicago style sometimes has the sauce on top. i have creaky under which is loaded with protein. i have canned tomatoes. an easy way to go about it. it is going to taste great. they're going to take a little bit of that and we're going to mix that. degree kill there is going to add some creaminess to it. it is rich and has this flavor. you have more protein. if it
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amount of pepperoni. >> i like a little crushed pepper. help me out i'm going slow. >> we put this on our magical oven and bake it for about 30 minutes or so. look at this. ready to go. is the one with the cheese on top. what i like to do and this is somethinin easy way to get kids to eat their vegetables. what i like to do >> and adds color and that's flavor. it is a single olive oil that is really nice and naughty. i'm going to pop the top off of the sky. i want to make sure people know how to find your bed sick.
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great recipes up there. the lips late. great barbecue sauces. we will link you to both sites. also have a recipe you to both sites. also have a recipe for marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips.
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