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police issued an alert after a teenage girl is a salted on south side will have a live report. >> president obama says it's too soon to say what steps the u.s. will take against syria and rebels. >> labor day travel weekend kicks in high gear was more drivers than usual in hitting the road. >> thanks for joining us. this is the final hurrah for people to get out of town. >> if the roads now the problem may get to indiana by the inuit.noontime.
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if you have a good sand for showers, storms possible today we are 71 degrees, 68 degrees in joliet. satellite's radar shows we have light showers across our area chance for rain all weekend. a low pressure associated warm front today cold front tomorrow is all going to be here keep a rein in the forecast. at high temperature to 85 degrees, 76 by 9:00 p.m. tomorrow we climb up to about 8486 degrees on sunday. >> we do have some
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construction to tell you about. southbound tri-state over the 290 x it remains closed until 5, a little push back construction watch for that. numbers look good overall, division street bridge work in place through end of month their routings 72 bus pick >> chicago police searching for a man sexually assaulted 40 roker on south side. >> we're going live outside 70 think how much growth of the latest. >> police have issued a community of art they want everyone in the debt rod where this happened to keep an eye out for a suspect as well as take precautions to protect themselves. at the 40 year-old was walking in an alley in greater back off abroad when man on a bicycle kim up in the 400 block
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of the 71st street. the demands of the teenager into a gang when ancestress of the kerr. the suspect is in his 20's or 30's, the assault happened in broad daylight around 1130 as the morning, the young girl ran to a nearby business after she was attacked. we spoke to the woman who helped her. >> dion of a guy she said i don't know. see said she never saw before and she had any discussions mordred his hair blue baseball caps with the letter and a blue jean pants and tattoos all over his neck and four arms and upper arms. >> we are told that the teenager was taken to the hospital, it is unclear if she is still there, as police want people to keep an eye out for this person at and call them is that any information. >> president and that he does not have a strategy to
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defeat a terrorist movement. >> president obama told the reporters that he as defense officials to prepare a range of options. he describes syria as a safe haven for this to the extremist group aimed at reining islamic state. in all the controls of large portions of both nations. the president is not rushing to action but there a plan is in the works. >> i do not want to put the cart before the horse we don't have a strategy yet, there's no point in the asking for action on the part of congress before know exactly what is this court to require for us to get the job done. >> democratic congresswoman is ok with that. >> we have to execute a smart strategy date amount. give the pentagon and little bit of room to figure out exactly what the specifics of the strategy needs to be. >> republican
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congressmen scratches said. >> it was and i press conference at the best but to say we don't have a strategy was really shocking given the severity of the threat. >> senior amanda face an official says of that strategy is a weaker so away. >> united states won't intervene as russia invaded ukraine. nato says at least a thousand troops can be seen on satellite images in eastern ukraine. russia is fighting alongside poor russian separatists. the president says he would try to rally international coalition to put pressure on russia to pull out by itself. russian president asking separatist the release ukrainian troops. this chicago police commander has been released on bond. glenn evans is accused of placing his gone inside suspect's mouth
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during our rest last year. prosecutors say he thought the man had a gun. he held a taser to the suspects colin and threatened to kill him if he did not tell him where the gun was. the suspect's dna was found on a barrel of that is gone. newly released records show evans was named in 14 complaints between 2001 and 2006. swarm watchdog group says it goes back far than that. >> we've known about evans for over 20 years we've had losses against him settlements mccarthy and his predecessors knew as early as 2010 at the latest that this man was of the worst repeater in the history of the cedar for the past 20 years. the judge released evans on his own recognizance without requiring them to pose the cash. if it was awful lot to keep as far arm. fit is not been assigned to desk duty. his lawyer says he will fight the charges he faces up to five years in prison if convicted. taking a
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look at other top stories, a buffalo grove middle school teacher faces child pornography charges. john vastis is charged with convincing 17 year- old boy to send him extras that photos and videos. he has been teaching at this school for 19 years. police say there have been no allegations involving student. the federal judge dismissed civil rights lawsuit against chicago police department city hall and clark county prosecutors over the death of david koresh men. his mother claimed that they all conspired to protected mayor. the man whose current killed of the victim of the divisions the park the case is now 10 years old and the judges said the statute of limitations has expired. >> another note dame's football player suspended for class and cheating vader back with safety will be held at a team activities including small
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season opener. he is the fifth player accused of academic fraud. the players will likely have meetings with school officials and next week. >> the bear is not to trim their roster to 53 after four preseason finale in cleveland. antonio holmes at a touchdown burst the starters have denied off. rookie quarterback threw for 146 yds with a touchdown and an exception. at the bears lost to the brows of 33 to 13 1/5 and finished 2-2 on the season. >> for years afterward we broke the story about chicago area flood relief money was being spent, and the rest was made. at berry called was accused of swindling $330,000 from $10 million grant the laws of the gaga homeowners. he threw a lavish party at the zoo for flood victims. he
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denied any wrongdoing at the sending out an incomplete pile of spending records. he is said to be arraigned today. the labor day travel could be more popular than usual face the lower gas prices and less a we have not seen gas prices this low since 2010. if the average price in illinois is $3.50 per gallon, the national average is $3.41. 18¢ less than last year and 42¢ less than two years ago. some say lore prices at the pump could bring it the busiest labor day weekend for the illinois tollway. >> grand rapids michigan to grandma's. >> i'm hoping to make it a good time. >> state police will be out on the roads looking for speedy distract it for drunk drivers. you will not be seeing any construction crews if you're going to indiana, officials are stopping all projects on the highway until tuesday morning.
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>> 50 board battling leukemia got red carpet treatment last night. his name as max and niece started a new character based on godzilla. com with the fans packed into see the sale. even richard roper was on hand. he was diagnosed in 2013. make a wish elena white helped make a wonderful night happened. >> well this morning, for a lot of people not the greatest news, a good chance of showers and thunderstorms across the midwest. you have to go for a couple of hours to come clear. satellite radar composite shows very light showers across northwest indiana looking for the west even see things will be unsettled for the next few days. a warm front today cold front later this weekend's it all put rain in the
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forecast. here is the seventh day forecast 4% chance for showers and other stores today, tomorrow and also went to sunday labor day a chance for rain sunday 8685 on labor day back-to- school back to work on tuesday high reaches 85 degrees. >> off coming out what police and house sank about the accidental shooting that killed and the stock at un ranch. >> another fight over reclining seat manage to divert a commercial flight. we'll have details. what happens when a teacher was caught writing as the tweet about our own student. if that story straight ahead.
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criminal charges will not be filed in the case of nine year-old girl who accidently killed her instructor with an uzi submachine gun. the range and near the nevada border allows stores including children to fired guns even a submachine guns. the girl apparently lost control of the weapon after firing a few rounds and the instructor were shot in the head. local police say it was an accident, but they're still a state investigation into the shooting death. >> pilot of a jet that crashed wednesday in a remote area of west virginia was killed.
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rescuers will looking into clues whether he had ejected before crash. national guard officials said they found evidence that the pilot did not eject. another flight was deferred because of disputes over legroom american airlines plane from miami to paris was rerouted to boston on wednesday after passenger got upset the woman the fun of and disinclined to see. air marshals had to subdue the man after he grabbed the arm of the crew member was trying to calm him down drift off is not facing federal charges of interfering with flight crew. a similar fight at cause a slight to be diverted to chicago. the teacher was punished for venting about some of her students on twitter. a teacher and california and then mrs. hotchkiss sent out tweet like this for the end of last leader, once said she wanted to stab her children were driving her crazy other tweet mentioned pouring hot coffee on them. and having an itchy
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trigger finger. some reverse the say that as a percentage him. the school district just found out about the tweet and gave her a written reprimand. >> our favorite after not is that again at 3 at this is a video shot of the aurora borealis from space. the captors is a video of the spinning earth than flickering light from 150 mi. above the earth at on the international space station that it looks like it's with the new high for latter the mysteries of love talking about. >> she is making this the plot. >> saugh >> 71 degrees went out of the south at 71 m.p.h. 2.63 degrees. we're
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talking about read this entire los weekend. we're going to have often on showers and thunderstorms solve your planning a 3-d weekend and a picnic make sure you check the radar before use that out. given five minutes you could see rain or sun shined. 71 of the lakefront 69 to resolve rice 66 for the calpers light showers here, in northwest indiana. that's it. warm front lifting no., low pressure to our west end of ventricles but heading away. for a one-two punch, the warm front will be first than the cold front, the way saturday to sunday each will bring us a chance of showers and storms. if you are vacationing this weekend the best place to be southern california they will be tried there. big rain continuing on golf course if you're traveling out east, there will be fairly nice also.
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here in the midwest could set off another showers and thunderstorms warm temperatures so. the day's high temperature 86 degrees at tonight's low temperature at 70 degrees 50 percent chance of rain saturday for sunday's 86. a couple construction projects will want to alert you this morning, a couple are causing delays in the early hours. northbound of route 53 as ramp closed until five this morning and another 45 minutes before the clear that. elgin or hair eastbound serving part that ramp remain close to the tent. cause and a few more delays. numbers look good systemwide will break those down in a bit. >> 480, coming up and look at the most luxurious ice bucket challenge yet. >> several bears make final push for roster spots in preseason finale.
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>> guess what, is christmas season of fourposter deeds. that's why i am here this time of year when all the parts i not their attractions for next year world record- breaking cultures on the east coast one- of-a-kind wooden coaster on the west coast and what's happening in our backyard at six flags great america we have all for you coming out. time for sports,
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the net on the doorstep on the fear of the day walkout. they have to trim their roster from 75 to 53 players by tomorrow. none of the starters played yesterday against cleveland, downed in the second the rookie and made a nice back shoulder past as the antonio holmes a for a touchdown. the bank of the defeated the bears 33-13. the season opener september 7th at soldier field against the bills.
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travels to india and at the mall for the eastern conference finals and the wnba. at one of the players for jackie robinson west will get a free college education. jackie robinson foundation donated feuer scholarship to one of the players. the award includes a mentoring, life skills services and internships placement. we don't know will be the recipient on how the foundation will pick the winning player, the team will also be honored at a marmite white sox game. >> looking for creative ways to take the ice bucket challenging but take a look at what the wall street expected. he sells as hot topic with ice then he dumped himself in to the top instead of pouring the eyes over his head at.
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let's take a look at how things will be frosted day. we are looking at showers which will be off and on all weekend. the prepared for that. not a condition was all they ran out but there will be a chance all weekend. the day's high temperature mid-80s by this afternoon of about 85 degrees 40 percent chance for rain. ramp closures of the tri-state this morning, with a map to show you where they are. exit
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ramps will be close to 90 over to 94 opens up a to 5:00 a.m., southbound tri-state can offer discounts and 985 deadlock until 5. com or brigitte make is that we're watching it will continue through the end of december impacting church road were echoes of light over i 8 permit numbers look rod we will give you at the numbers coming away. >> much more com, the governor and his opponent they face off over taxes. >> search continues for six week-old baby in indianapolis believed to be in extreme danger. a >> weekly changes over in a seldom bested by violence policy. >> the new our "name your price" tool helps -- oh, jamie, you got a little something on the back of your shoe there. a price tag! danger! price tag alert! oh. hey, guys.
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our way. >> friday is here, good morning everybody. >> we are turning things over for weather. >> big weekend, and chance for rain, run the ball today. the reds are in store for grabs impound the day, 66 degrees current temperature, 72 in chicago and. that radar composite shows of light showers across the region but not many. rain will be off and on today. the problem is there will be a half inch or so of rain, that will make things a little bit uncomfortable for all parents watching their children at. at 86 degrees high temperature for present chance of rain a for height of the saturday sunday
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up to 86 and monday more showers. >> a little construction now they're causing a minor delays for people out early this morning, here is at the south end of this day 65, moving from work, mostly in far left lane, looking at northbound 53 were extending all the way to thorn dealt, and acting on that until five. numbers look good will break those down coming up. >> chicago police searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 14 year- old girl on south side. >> where corn live outside playstation at 70th at cottage grove. >> police have issued community of large that they want people in weird happened to keep an eye out for suspect and they want people to take precautions so they can protect themselves. 14 year-
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old was walking in an alley when a man on a bicycle can love story as today. at this was an 400 block of the 71st street. the man took teenager into gang way and sexually assaulted her, the suspect is in his 20s attorneys, the assault happened in broad daylight around 1130, the young girl ran to a nearby business after the attack for we spoke to the woman who helped her. the woman said she described the attacker as having short dreadlocks and get to the neck and forearms and having a blue baseball cap with the letter k on it. >> he's probably on to the next person read in the now about what he does not understand is the lead as this child up for the rest of our life because this is something she will never forget about. >> we are told that the teenager was taken to children's hospital is unclear if she is still there. if you have any information please want to hear from you.
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>> president says he has no strategy to defeat growing terrorist movement not yet. it continues to march to iraq and syria, it controls large sections of both countries as part of its plan to create its own islamic state. the president said he wants to get advice from america's top defense evangels before deciding on a course of action. congressional sponsors is next. >> to have a press conference is that we don't have a strategy is really shocking given the severity of the threat. >> we have to execute a smart strategy to take them out, did at the pentagon said the bit of room to figure out at exactly what the specifics need to be in syria. >> @ plan could include more air strikes, more support from moderates international diplomacy or cutting off ice is funding. a decision could come next week. the army doctor who shop for cortexes
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now wants to join at the moderates. he is on the death row at the leavenworth prison for shooting rampage that killed 13 people in 2009. for the target is soldiers about to be deployed to afghanistan it. from his prison cell he recently sent a letter to the leader of ice is asking to become a citizen of the group. >> the united states will not intervene as russia invaded its neighbor ukraine. nato says at least 1000 troops can be seen on satellite images in eastern ukraine along with the russian tanks and artillery. musher is fighting alongside pearl russian separatists, the president says he will try to rally international coalition to put pressure on russia to pull out by itself. russian president asking separatist to release ukraine troops they have cornered. >> americans to that missing in israel has been found dead. he disappeared last
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friday during trek, his body was found in a forest in jerusalem yesterday. it did cause of death has not been released. the family says they believe it was an accident. >> taking a look at other top stories this morning verdict expected in murder trial of bethany mckee was one of four people who plotted to kill eric glover and tarrant rankin's at home in joliet last year. two others are awaiting trial. in a plea deal the fourth defendant alisa massaro pled guilty and is testifying against the others in exchange for 10 year prison sentence. >> chicago police officer and commander was released on bonds. the glen evans is accused of placing a gun inside suspects about during of that last year. the suspect's dna was found on his gun. prosecutors say he also tell the taser to the suspects growing. and
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threatened to kill him. he as been assigned to desk duty and is fighting charges. >> opt the bears now have to trim their roster to 53 players after preseason finale in cleveland. the cleveland browns defeated the bears and 33-13. >> noted then spent another football player's academic fraud. back of safety will miss all tim activities including tomorrows is an opera. he is the fifth player after internal investigation. >> church years searchers scouring woods insert rivers for six week-old baby boy was abducted. the boys and name is donald wilson, the chops father said he was walking with a baby
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in an alley when man and woman approached him, the man hit with a gun to the woman carey of the boy away. if the baby's mother is begging for his safe return. >> i would never in a million years wish this on any parent. >> the baby's father, willie nelson had a warrant for the rest on unrelated marijuana charges and is currently in jail. >> gov. quinn and his challenger for a shot over taxes. at the republican said tax consumption it should be used as seven jazzmen,. critics say he made millions in investments and his ideas of burdens on everyday people. >> with overall our entire tax code. not just income taxes. we look at our sales tax on real-estate taxes for every tax the half. earlier this year i propose a budget that relies on income-tax etta continued to invest in education off and
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other important public preferences at the same time to make sure we continue to pay our bills with a credit rating agencies all three of them says i have an affordable but it one that was a reasonable way to grow for our state that would keep was at the right path. this was that metropolitan planning council and a luncheon of both planet get its new questions and a time at. >> national football league stiffening penalties for domestic violence. commissioner and now admits that a baltimore ravens running back ray rice got off too easy when he was given a two game suspension for beating up his fiancee in the casino elevator. for now on, domestic abuse because they play are a six game suspension for hannity does it again he is banned from deadly to for life. >> nascar's police dort returning to racing this weekend in atlanta. it is
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not that ban on the track since the head and killed kevin ward jr. three weeks ago. he was not charged with a crime but shares office is still investigating. nascar and as a new rule that requires drivers to stay in it cardinals safety personnel arrived. >> a man like guilty to fraud after viral city of dupont this case. he was driving the pooh heidi when it crashed it into a marsh in texas. five years ago, the car is so rare someone in another car was videotaping it. did and it claims he swerved to avoid a low-flying pelican. but prosecutors use this video to show that there was no birds and he never break. he also left engine running some salt water would run it. he has a $2 million insurance policy on the car he now faces of the 20 years in prison. cabana >> $1 million car.
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>> i'm sure he did not want the gray and silver, he wanted a different color. at 71 degrees, wins coming out the west and we expect winds to light up a little bit a good chance for showers and thunderstorms today. as we kick off this weekend rain will be with us not get the day but they denied the market and through sunday and monday if not a continuous rain but often on range. light showers early this morning, generally after 7:00 today and showers will pop pop and often on on the tap for the entire weekend. high temperature to the 86 degrees f, 4 percent chance of rain to mar 50 percent of our sunday 86 degrees. >> volcano in iceland at that started erupting for night. the
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volcano and iceland erupting. there was a event and law but is slowing the russians started just after midnight. volcanic ash has not been detected. aerospace and has been closed for up to 5,000 ft.. >> who predicting a larger disaster if the more is not on i get the ball the outbreak. the disease could in fact 20,000 people and spread to more countries. after proposing international plan for containing the disease that would cost half a billion dollars to implement. experimental the ball the vaccine is on the fast track for human testing. pay approved testing to begin next week. it will first be used on healthy volunteers to say how their immune systems are react to it.
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>> stock markets around the world fell on thursday after russia moved more troops into ukraine. the dow dropped 43 points and nasdaq lost the lead the. abercrombie and fit dropping its logo from its wares. it seems they've been left behind a favor of trendier clothes of. yesterday the company reported its 10th straight decline in quarterly stores. >> to store is trending on line this morning, joan rivers resting comfortably after suffering cardiac of respiratory arrest. the 81 year-old stop reading and during a procedure as they amazon rushed to new york hospital in critical condition. she had just performed a show the night before.
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>> after nine years together brad pitt and angelina jolie got an air raid on saturday at their winegrowing estate in france. then a small nondenominational private ceremony in a chapel 22 friends and family attended their six children all took part in the wedding. >> toronto's a mayor or proper for it could actually win reelection. after he admitted using it to crack and drinking heavily, 63 percent of voters said she should resign but now he is in second place in a three-way race. three points behind the leader. >> election day is the 27th of october. president obama is trending not for what he said about what he wore. look
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at the cancer he had died when he addressed by house press corps that has generated thousands of tweets and several account for the suit have been created. many users speculated he was trying to where the suit one more time before the no white after labor day fashion rosettes in periods. >> we have to pick out thai stocks. it is tough to be a guy. >> we get are wise to pick did for us. >> the first lady brought from that suit and he said out where it on a thursday one day. >> summer is unofficially over after this weekend. we are talking about
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showers which will continue this weekend so if you want to wear this summer stuff you will need an umbrella, off an hour and showers today tonight and tomorrow. chancellor rent increases after breakfast, saturday and get a rain throughout the day. it will not be continuous but he will not avoid showers in this area this weekend. 86 today for saturday sunday 86 and monday back to work 85 for labor day. >> all sorts of festivities this weekend. including street closures in place for the jazz festival jackson called from columbus of the mexican. as the day running extra routes to accommodate all the faults. look for extra change on the rails of this weekend. southbound 55 moving roadwork far left lane to the club up shortly. the number is looking good this morning.
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>> after covering a little late, your back to another beat. >> roller-coaster said. summer is not over yet. thing parks are unveiling their plans, with record record colter's open from coast to coast. six flags great america and plans to celebrate a milestone in the summer. here is your amusement announcement roundup. i'm excited to announce that next year we will be remembering and celebrating four seasons of thrills screams and fined. six flags great america throwing celebration of sorts this season restoring their hometown section to former glory and bringing back three classic kids are right. each week will be dedicated to a different attraction, so it racing at bowl week
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there will be feeling like 1999 the year the ride opened complete with music of that era. before you say to the park says that they may offer double lives are on the culture of the week and all who doesn't want it that way. elsewhere in 2015 holiday world in santa claus indiana will be announcing thunderbirds the first half when it goes there. the charlotte n.c. will become home to the world's tallest and that the traditional roller- coaster, a 325 ft. tall monster that drops of writers and down in 80 degree
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hill we speed up to 90 m.p.h.. six flags fiesta texas is debuting at their batman ride a fort the mention all roller-coaster suspense writers hanover feet. the most interesting new calls for the season is in california at six flags magic mountain. the classic wooden racing the coaster that we know from national lampoon vacation is transforming into twisted in bill steele what highbred with combined the two racing tracks into one sending riders up the left heel through a circuit and then back up the list again and down through another round of air time hill's and inversions. off you'll be doing with the second train of riders along the way. is a little
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hard to explain the operation teams can time the property he should be an incredibly unique experience. >> you are dealing with another car that is behind you, i'll tell you when all open and edit data set. >> much more exciting stuff coming out of the view of the new movies out this weekend including the november man at.
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