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this has resulted in four nights of civil unrest. >> people to try to become and try to be good to one another and not let the tragedy turn into something so much worse with more people getting hurt after. >> president also said he spoke to governor about the case and offered support. missouri governor has been criticized for not acting decisively. a short time ago he told a group gathered in a church that it is important not to rush to judgment. >> ultimately and the horrific facts
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must make sure it justice prevails. i am not a prosecutor. i'm not a cop. we're going to make sure the right people in those places. >> the governor called the situation deeply troubling. here's what the president had to say just a few moments ago. i know the emotions are raw right now and ferguson. certainly passionate differences about what happened. different accounts of how the tragedy occurred. let's remember that we're all part of one american family. we're united and common values. that includes police and
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equality under the law. a basic respect for public order and peaceful public protest. reference for the dignity of every single man and woman and child among >> now is the time for healing. thus the term for peace and calm on the streets of ferguson. not the time for an open and transparent process to see that justice is done. i've asked that the attorney general and u.s. attorney on the scene continue to work with local officials. they will be reporting to me in the coming days about what is being done to make sure that happens. >> the son of a teenager tussling with the officer. the officers in the car while they're standing outside. a
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look like the officers tried to pull brown inside. kid's body jerked his if he was hit from behind the can't continue to fire. dropped down to the ground. police said brown tried to take the officer's gun. this city officers treated for facial injuries suffered during the fight. there's been protest every night since saturday shooting. last night was no different. police fired tear gas canisters near a gas station. apparently
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started when someone threw a cocktail of privilege officers raised guns that people heading for the protest yelling for them to turn back. police said protesters to hold demonstrations during daylight hours. violence keeps breaking out at night. officers have made more than 45 arrests since the shooting. two reporters were briefly detained by police while covering the police shooting of the unarmed teenager. to address a they were assaulted and arrested while asking questions. released on orders of the police chief. >> getting a boost from springfield and now washington. the trio with reports from the west side of the new law enforcement search. chicago police are getting help on two fronts beginning today. we've also learned that as many as 65 federal agents are on their way to help as well.
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40 troopers reporting for duty here on the west side the police department here. state police will be dressed in plain clothes as part of the fugitive apprehensive test scores. they're going to go in paris and the team that the five chicago. >> and maybe offer to the mayor a couple weeks ago. he readily accepted. the sun times is reporting that fbi agents will be assigned to suppression missions on thursdays and fridays for least the next three-four weeks. the people who lived and worked in his neighborhood on the west side of town say it is a welcome news. we think it is great. for me and my children to school right around the
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corner. it worries me to have on my mind that they could be walking down the street and something could happen to them. >> every little bit helps. it is a good thing. chicago police superintendent has said time and again the easiest to reduce crime is to give fugitive's off of the street. this is an effort to do just that. >> not everyone is a fan of the new program. the police union president says it is just a band- aid approach. the real solution is to actually hire more pleased of prisoners or state troopers. >> reporting from the less said. indonesian police
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and psychiatric tests of that and a teenage daughter of a chicago woman whose body was found in a suitcase. discovered after a cab driver saw blood on his suitcase. police arrested the victim's daughter. the couple claimed an armed gang. allegations are not true and will be disproven. never said a mother and daughter had a strange relationship. the men fell off the syllabus and disappeared unlike michigan as fund. the 56 year-old is discovered yesterday morning. fell off a maryland broke. about 2 mi. from shore on saturday night. passengers saw him resurface once and tried to throw him a life ring. they could not save him. an autopsy will be performed today. later it is
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losing support of voters according to a chicago tribune poll. >> that did not change much last year. chicago teachers union president has not announced as she is running for mayor. this poll shows issue written in new with 43 percent of the vote. emanuel has 39%. 32 percent said he wasn't touched. 62 percent said he is out of touch. >> and < to our chicago plays in a world series. jackie robinson west from the south side is planning for lilly wrote serious title. live with all of the fun and anticipation. a great assignment today. the
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celebration is not officially supposed to start until 130. as you can see behind me people have already started to show up. that is really what the city is encouraging everybody to do. to and not miss a moment of the skin. it is truly a picture-perfect day to be out here. the league was founded back in 1971 thousands of young men made their way onto this field with hopes of one day making it to the lily grows serious. 11 and 12 roasted in 1983. a come-from- behind win last thursday. they headed straight to williamsport pennsylvania where yesterday there is a parade and picnic for them to meet
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other players from around the country and around the world. had a chance to catch up a few minutes ago with the coach of that 83 team. and with one of the players. talk about how special of and experience. >> how does it make you free thfeel? >> i am really proud of them. signing autographs at 12. groaned when asking for your socks. there was really a great experience. the white sox are partnering with the city of chicago to host today's public viewing party.
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>> the when talks former mascot. former white sox players will also be out here to take an all of this. officially at 130 people of florida started to show up. if you're not able to make it out here which i think is the best place to be you can watch it on espn. it starts at 2:00. >> the nfl could be considering some changes in the wake of some controversy created. first is has been 1 years into a boy fell into a hole in the indiana dunes. today we learn if the area
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researchers say they found a hole on mount baldy. >> dallas and in fermenta protection agency work to understand what was causing dangerous holes to form and a mass of sand done. the end result will be able to build a 3d model and essentially look into the inside of it and see where are those collect features are occurring. able to see the internal structure of the don't which is slowly migrating south toward covering old tree stumps and other debris on the section of the lakeshore. geologists are also taking core samples trying to understand what has caused half a dozen holes to form. all of this coming on the heels of a dramatic rescue.
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>> hundreds of dresses orders come to be known as the miracle in all baldly. the national park service wants to make sure no one else falls into a mysterious hole which may be caused by metal debris people underneath the dylans. one of the ideas we have out there could be a connection to trees that have been buried underneath the building. researchers are still gathering data to understand the internal structure of this massive sinden. the hope is that they will issue a report before the ears over.year is over. >> u.s. military broke the siege on moccasins are. the president said the air strikes are working against the extremist militants.
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he said the situation atop the mountain has greatly improved. getting food and water. there will not be any additional operations to evacuate the stranded. the humanitarian aid mission. also be coming home soon. more than 114,000 meals. 35,000 gal. of water. heavy fighting between ukrainian military and pro russian rebels of the last eight days. ukrainian forces are showing a city that is under control separatist. 50,000 ukrainian troops are taking part in the offensive. hoping to recapture the city and about one week. the convoy of about 300 russian trucks suddenly changed directions. russia claims to vehicles
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carrying relief supplies. >> general services are being held to their for the driver killed last weekend during a sprint car race in upstate new york. filed in to a funeral home and a york yesterday to pay respect to the 20 year-old driver. he was killed saturday night when he got out of his car during a race and is hit by a car. the funeral is being held at the high school where he graduated two years ago. national football league might stiffen penalties for players to commit acts of domestic violence. the problem arose most recently. suspended two games for punching his fiancee and knocking her unconscious. considering mandatory for their six game suspension for domestic violence. the company heading to chicago and planning
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illinois republicans are getting fired up for the november elections at the state fair. address to supporters at the hilton hotel this morning. he says he will focus on four things if elected crating of reducing the tax burden for residents investing in education and ending corruption. also says he will not accept a salary or pension. no scene needs all the help he can get. this is our time. it is going to be hard work. did not believe all of these polls that shows up double digits. the only poll that matters is november
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4th. plans to release his tax return by october 15th which is when his six months extension expires. >> stocks creeping higher this midday following a mixed bag of corporate earnings. >> bring 300 new jobs. a business review company in san francisco-based company also has u.s. offices in arizona and new york hiring for the chicago office takes place or early next year. joe bosco is under scrutiny over the treatment of employees who want to return to work after disability leave. >> as opposed to reform human resource policies and report to the
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the bears host the jaguars in the second preseason game. expect to see the starters play a little longer than last week. but like his peers debut what the net will play following his suspension. the next three games will be important marci recovers from source surgery appeareshoulder surgery. put the socks up early in san francisco with the 19th home run. trust to score from third on a ground ball. texas mark. the times call for replacing it is blocking the plate.
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there uc robin ventura disagreed vehemently with the palm pirateumpire. >> the giants broke the game open after that by scoring six more runs in the inning. >> they're off to the. the chicago cubs, for two straight wins over the first-place purse. how year since his first home run on to cleveland. his fourth nine games. the very next pitch goes the other river. >> back-to-back home runs. the 27 currently year. second in the league. the chicago second in the league. the chicago cubs win 4-2. a1
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a lovely day. once again does not feel much like august. the wind will shift around to the south. what is interesting overnight and late yesterday all of the computer models have lined up on this notion that it will warm up the middle and end of next week. perhaps a real hot spell. wouldn't that be something? >> the sun sets around here have been spectacular. so are the photos from our viewers. this particular one is up in wisconsin. of the mississippi river. it comes to us. check out the shot which is the product of the efforts of pat landers james primo and carl howard. this is from michigan city indiana. a beautiful shot right there.
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the shot is eye- catching. this is last night's sunset. right there from beverly shores indiana. this thunderstorms. they have an interesting sunset. shows cumulus, it's over developing corn fields. the crop is coming along nicely. rains are critical this time of the year. and when the rain all the time. look at this. nowadays are pollution. one thing have to say for the northerly wind is james. they look great from space. look at the big area of open with they're in here. piquancy the moisture
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flooding north. that is the sign of impending weather changes over the weekend. the north wind has lower temperatures and broad and as low humidity air mass around the area. they have picked up some ways again. 2.8 over at michigan city. the weather service has a beach hazard statement warning of possible recurrence. the works since on the don't out to the west of us. 80 at williston north dakota. it is warmer up in canada once again. this sets the stage for this unusual summer job strain. we have nine degrees cooler. the dome of warmth right there in the jet stream forms around the perimeter of it. when you have to seek out here up in alberta in the northwest territories. it has been a hot summer there. that is why there have been some unforced fires. you
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can see how the chapbook goes around that comes in here. retreats to a more somber light position. this is classic summer stuff. cooler air taking up residence here late next week. we will see. it seems like these forecasts of warm spells all is evaporate as we get closer to them. thunderstorms produce outflow boundaries that destroy them. for the moment we're going to warm slowly. we'll be a lot warmer than this when we join you tomorrow. 70 at midway 69-0 here. 60 at the kill. these are double digit temperatures declines. the dew point speak almost to an autumn weather pattern. >> that is why we have to wait sculling. no buildings or features of the terrain to slow them down. dew points only 49. the mold,
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is still off the charts. we'd and ragweed moderate today. there is some of the wind gust. soldier field 23 mi. per hour wind gusts. similar when the concept or lend park. areas like that. here is the view from kenosha of the shore line there. hear the waves come into our beaches. sovereign michigan city in a little truck going this. no problems and turn of precipitation. the house some advisers for flooding. >> that pattern will shift in our direction. there is
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less than 5 percent chance of rain rain chance got to 50%. these were not be all their reigns. >> and it may feature more showers and during the day. a 70 percent chance of rain and a 20 percent chance on monday. here's how this is all going to play up. the comes right over us tomorrow. it cool night ahead. the return flow brings the moisture of clouds up. you can see scattered showers and thunderstorms. those are the ones that will be in over the weekend. even up to 2 in. by saturday night and sunday. some of these storms could produce heavy rain producers. they will not be all they rains. and they happen they'll be formidable. this afternoon and no problems. a gorgeous afternoon. six to 17
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>> look at this. no rain in our area. here's our forecast by evening. a very light wind tomorrow. a some clout makes during the day. saturday the same thing. you'll notice the clustering of showers and storms tore west. there's an east wind that develops. coming in off of the lake. it will be warm saturday and noticeably cooler on sunday.
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there is a rain fall forecast. this only goes up to 8:00 p.m. sunday. fellow conservative in our area. >> this is not a forecast and shared by a couple of models. you can see the weather maps on wednesday and thursday next week. blowing from the gulf of mexico right to appear. >> before that we are going to give fairly she met this weekend. a mix of sun and cloud saturday.
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>> the sun shines on the statue of hall-of-famer billy williams at the corner of sheffield and addison, a gorgeous day for cubs baseball on wgn sports. it's the hyundai leadoff man as the cubs host the first place milwaukee brewers. hi everyone. great to have you with us. wind blowing in a bit cool, but lots of sunshine on the authority side. the cubs have won two three against the first place brewers, who have a game and a half lead in the n.l. central. highlights from last night. a young fan enjoying the sights, so a
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