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the woman accused of killing a little girl in a car crash after inhaling chemicals and is a guilty plea. the televised trial moves forward as prosecutors pursued conviction on more serious charges. we welcome our viewers for watching us around the country. live at the lake county courthouse with more on our top story. good afternoon. no jury in this trial. hearing the evidence and a bench trial. her defense lawyer objecting to the plan of 911 tapes calling them highly prejudicial. those 911 tapes recorded frantic bystanders calling for an ambulance in the
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aftermath of the tragedy. >> she sayshe chose to get high right in the parking lot of all grains. she inhaled the gas from a container knowing full well what they would do to her. since she had done it before. >> disturbing to listen to those 91 tapes. prosecutors say that she huffed cleaning compounds in her car that she drove down central avenue. the teenager 18 years of age at the time of this incident to according to investigators actually driving over the family three times. security camera video to disturbing to put on the air shows per vehicle hitting a parking lot wall after running over a five- year old. the cobbler later died. her mother survive in this terrible
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ordeal. her lawyer does not dispute the tragedy was a terrible and reckless act. contends that his client is not guilty of aggravated the dui. >> there is on the same situation. not illegal. oregon is the same situation. not illegal. >> charges she could face anywhere from 3-4 years in the penitentiary. at the courthouse >> it happened yesterday near south shore drive. shoes with a mother and a
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neighbor. she ran out into the street. shea and a neighbor.she was with a mother and a neighbor. >> at stretch of south shore drive has a lot of small children. and he's a speed bump to force drivers to slow down. >> those are among the strict regulations for mayor emmanuel for future gun stores in chicago. the lie that city hall with details on the proposed rules. >> the city must approve restrictions by july 14th. part of the federal ruling four months ago that found chicago's ban on gun stores to be unconstitutional. the proposed ordinance will limit store openings to select pockets of the city. >> the mayor wants further restrictions. often the case with illegal weapons
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recovered from, and scenes. all customers would be videotaped at the point of purchase. in addition a 72 hour waiting period only one gun purchase per month per customer and special training so employees can identify traffickers. all the men are eager to tackle the issues. some are concerned the restrictions could lead to more legal problems for the city. >> i cannot go back to my residence and say that we spend $20 million defending an ordinance to go down in flames and the violence still does not stop lose >> in tax dollars becauswe do not need to encourage any more guns in the city of chicago. >>c when and if gun stores open in the city of chicago the altman suggested
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using all tax revenue to fund anti violence programs. the proposed ordinance will be introduced. realize it city halwe are live at city hall. >> a domestic dispute inside of a home and ended up escalating into shots fired. the 81 year-old mother called police last night to say that she had been shot and her sons were fighting. when officers arrived at the mother had a gun in her hand. her sons were found in the kitchen with one of them dead. his older brother suffered a gunshot wound to the head possibly self inflicted. the mother was treated for a graze wound. police are awaiting four surviving sons condition to stabilize before questioning him. the family gathered to mourn the death of a third brother. >> police are searching for the person who shot
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three others. the shooter open fire was driving near 143rd street yesterday morning. the 21 year-old and a 17 year-old were shot. the 12 girl was hit and the right arm as he rode his bike. all of the victims expected to be ok. the shooters intended target was not injured. a chicago mother is charged in connection with a drug overdose death of her toddler. the 22 month old died in february. prosecutors say the 23 year-old left the girl and two other children overnight in the care of her husband. he is battling cancer and was unable to leave the bed. from the girl dead the next day line on a bottle of methadone.lying on a bottle f methadone. >> burglars broke into an elementary school. they still 123stole 132 ipads
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>> no arrests have been made. police did not release a description of any suspect. the stolen ipads that valued at $49,000. >> the board president is introducing new legislation today to address pensions shortfalls for county workers. this measure is designed to bring pension funds for district employees to 100% funding within 30 years. >> are urging lawmakers from springfield to pass the legislation before the spring legislative session ends this week. >> the football player who suffered brain damage during a game returned home nearly eight months. he was hurt and collapsed during a game back in october. he suffered a severe brain injury and slipped into a coma. he recently went back to his home on the northwest side. he is more alert and
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respond to commands in a very limited way. he still spends all of his time in a bed or a wheelchair. he requires intensive therapy. house was renovated to meet his medical needs. his family is trained to care for him. >> a push to help soldiers get access to the latest advancements. >> and the data released that could reveal clues about the disappearance of the malaysian airlines plane. the malaysian airlines plane. today's
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president barack obama expected to announce the u.s. plans to keep just under 10,000 troops in afghanistan after this year. a senior administration official tells cnn that that number was cut by roughly half. it is contingent of course on whether the afghan government signed a security agreement. currently about 32,000 american forces. >> lost an arm or a level of serving the customethe country. the
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senator is clearly concerned about veterans and the veterans administration which he talked about as well. one of the things that has been on his mind. with advancements and the way people are treated soldiers specifically more and more are surviving the traumas in the field. also talked today about the fact that the senate appropriation has approved legislation to improve or thought beck and prosthetics care. the bill will target $589 million for medical. in rehabilitation institute of chicago. spoke to students at the
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northwestern prostatic and orthotics center who hope to one day become specialists making advanced links and prosthetics for others. some of the students are themselves amputees and they know what is needed in order to make an artificial limb better and more comfortable. the talk more and more about the links that are affecting the students today. >> fast for two area today. he was not going to stop because of a plea for is planned. >> a dramatic mother
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some excellent that left me in the npt in my left leg. able to provide me with status the are prosthetics. shaped my life into wanting to help others. long pants on and was walking down the hall. have no idea that he was an amputee. it wants to go back and work and the va to try to help other veterans overcome their problems as well. >> former president is back home in dallas after going into surgery. the former president had a successful partially replacement said it and returned to dallas monday. it is not a new injury for mr. bush. he was
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walking around in the don't up and down a flight of stairs. he remains an active black writer karen a memorial service will be held today at the university of california santa barbara to remember the six students who were killed in friday's shooting. after stabbing three others to death. 13 other people were wounded. investigators say roger may have carried out the attack because of what he described in ridings and online videos as rejection by girls. the father of one victim expressed frustration that police visited his apartment before the rampage. did not think he appeared dangerous. >> he was very troubled. another problem of the system. to identify him properly treat him. it was
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impossible the way things were set up. it is preposterous that a kid who is in that kind of ship can go to three different gun stores and buy an arsenal. he realized his daughter was killed when he tracked her cellphone gps and it was in the middle of a crime scene not moving. police are defending their actions and had no grounds to search the apartment. the held a candlelight vigil on earnings victim's last night. similar vigils are also held that college campuses around the area. an american doctor was killed by gunmen on motorcycles while volunteering in pakistan. the doctor was visiting a graveyard yesterday when two gunmen shot and took off. came to pakistan to provide free medical care to heart patients. the motive for the killing on clear. the doctor was with his wife and three year-old son. communications
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data between satellites and the missing malaysian airline has been made public. there's already criticism that some important information is not included. log lack elements that might help outside exports conduct an independent analysis. the satellite company seale says that decision lies with a malaysian government. flight 370 disappeared. the search has been suspended while investigators put together a better map of the indian ocean. high winds and dry conditions fires only 30 percent contained and is threatening a national forest. hundreds of
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firefighters are battling the blaze. temperatures in the forecast later this week. sterling's life has met with the former ceo of microsoft to discuss selling the l.a. clippers. said to have sat down with steve over the weekend. donald sterling is under fire for making racist remarks. he has until the end of today to respond to the demand to sell the team. team owners could vote to terminate his ownership. 22 out of 29 votes will be needed to do so. >> the house panel approved rules for >> we are making a approved rules for >> we are making a dish.
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the stock market has gone off to a good start. the dog 61 nearly 62. house committee has approved a plan to speed up rollick fracturing. the executive committee voted 74 yes today advancing the plan despite protests from environmentalists. the bill would take away the power of illinois department of natural resources. >> this regards tens of thousands of public comments. bill moves to the house floor. pfizer withdrew the latest offer of nearly $120 billion. the board rejected the offer four times over the past few weeks st the bids were not high enough. pfizer will not say if they
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would try again. industry analysts expect another move in a few months after a mandatory three month waiting period. offer to buy a chicago-based packaged food company hills firebrand.hills fire. >> the acquisition would allow them to expand the business and branded foods. >> what they have to do to push ahead of the l.a. kings. live music. they are on i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn.
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makes the save. the hawks 10-3 on the power play. still scoreless later in the. >> his fifth of the playoffs. the kings on another power play. boston brown scored on a wide open net. they scored late but the hawks lose 5-2. >> is pretty comforting to say that you could look back and see that we were in the same position last year and came out of it. it is not going to be easy. we have to realize that. it is not going to happen. >> has yet to score a goal against the kings. the blackhawks face elimination. >> the chicago cubs honoring members of the military. he's helped his own cause and sent to cisco. he doubles and the tying run.
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>> he rips one down the line for the go ahead. >> he struck out 10 over seven innings. the chicago cubs win 8-4. the white sox hosting the indians for a three game series. down one run with two outs. he puts the white sox ahead with a free run home run to left. the white sox up three in the seventh when he drives and some insurance with his third double of the day. he was 4-4. he pitched six solid innings >> that is a look at sports. forecast >> that is a look at sports. forecast coming it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. it's important to know the difference. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg.
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of it is up to alaska. this thunderhead you see is what is called a pyrope cumulus. the heat from the fire up their in the wild fire which has consumed 250 square miles south of anchorage comes down to us. it is interesting the shot come from germany. born and raised in illinois. a firefighter with the word on hotshot team which has been sent to alaska with 600 other firefighters to take on his plays. i told him be careful and safe because this is dangerous work. he interestingly attended our tournedos seminar in
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2007. he watches our shows regularly and are gone. he is up in alaska with the other firefighters. we wish them all much safety. fires are burning in arizona. they of been burning in california as you know. a drought covers much of the vest and of the continent. check out this range after descending from one of our memorial day storms. grapeshot. here's fog rolling into sleeping bear national park. i do not know if you have ever been up there before. the unfortunate 50 ft. high sand dunes. the score does barry of memorial day sunset was shot down a flight from orlando to midway airport and she was landing at midway. i thought that was a really cool shot. we had some storms in the
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area yesterday. our time matt shows these little bogglinhard time let shows bobbling cumulus. 6 in. of water and a column of air. thunderstorms had the unique capacity to take the luster and sweeping into a rain chef.rain shaft. these towers of cumulus that are popping in scattered areas but we think what may consolidate this is a lake breeze coming in off of the lake. our models at an advertising that for a couple of days. you get a promotion of the converging wind that can lead to a powerful thunderstorms. you could get some very localized the very heavy rain. not much showing up there. >> about 60 percent
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of the area is the best estimate from some of our models. look at all of the atmospheric parameters and tell us what the probability of a thunderstorm will be. they put that at 60%. here is the forecast at three this afternoon. here stormed costa is developing. keep in mind a light breeze is coming in. still warm and humid in the end. a could lead to some very heavy amounts of rain. they're not strong winds. only 15-20 mi. per hour. these things are moving slowly. they can park over an area for a while. there can be some heavy rain. 80 at midway now. the dew points reflection of moisture at gulf coast levels 67 at midway. 67 in lansing. you can see
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the southwest wind. it is going to be warm. it will be quite a change as the wind turns northeast along the shoreline. there may also be fog forming. ahead the grass pollen is moderate in the area today. these were the highs yesterday. memorial day the 90th. only the second time this year it has happened. only 18 years in all of the ears that we have had to 90s by this time. >> part of the reason we are a little concerned about the storms as bad the jet stream is taking on a summer like configuration. the strongest wind would push the storms is whale. canada. it
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implies another hot air don't developing over us over the weekend. we are in some warm air for a while. we'll turn the wind off the list tomorrow thursday and friday and cool the beaches and lakefront areas. keeping seasonable temperatures going inland. could be near 90 by sunday. 81 is our current temperature. it is 83 at st. louis. the coal there is restricted. look at these temperatures around the country. how warm it is up to the canadian border. the little cooling is what you see here. the warmth extends up into the tundra regions of northern canada. the absence of really cool air is why we will get less and less cold spells. 84 at morton grove. carol stream in the '80s. the cool
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temperatures are crystal lake wisconsin dalton and the chicago. it is emitted all across the metro area. here's our forecast. some filtered sun is coming to these clouds. it heats the atmosphere destabilizes it and gives rise to the thunderstorms that start developing later on. high- temperature 84. tonight showers and thunderstorms. could be producing downpours and even some local flooding. blows down on the 60-67 range. northeast wind will lock down. cooler tomorrow will cicada scattered showers left over in the morning will be selling south and out of the area. >> * 74. sixties at the beaches. partly
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sunny seasonable temperatures thursday. return the rain off thursday and friday. to begin to warm up over the weekend. that is a real summerlike forecast. >> on this day in 1937 the golden gate state bridge opened in san francisco. what kind of bridge is it? >> the answer still to come. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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>> use the mri scans to analyze blood flow to the brain. the report the hormone estrogen drives more blood into the brains of young women in the area that involves emotions and regulates controlled social situations. a new recommendation for pregnant women. >> i've done occurred naturally and dairy products and seafood and iodized salt and seafood and iodized salt >> agree littlee.
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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. man: when the city issues a demolition permit, we jump in. we've worked this site for a week. we marked off the cleared areas. this place is filled with history. yeah, it reeks with it. why did you lift the body out of the ground before you called us? we find remains all the time. the city's filled with cemeteries. this housekeeping around the burial site-- that's yours too? we had to protect what's ours. this is an archaeological dig. this is a crime scene. we don't appreciate red ribbons around our evidence. we had no way of knowing these remains were contemporary. let me guess-- the quartz watch gave it away. briscoe: what's this? animal, vegetable or mineral? toupee-- must belong to the corpse. we got bits of a sheet. the guy was probably gift-wrapped before indiana jones here got to him.
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