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for free help, call 1-800-quit-now after years of fighting for medical marijuana in illinois applications are being accepted starting today. i'm steve sanders >> welcome. the huge the end robert is downtown. >> even though registration is beginning today for the first group of applicants who are in entrusted. they're predicting that the applicant files could be low. they don't know what the price will end up being. that will be determined by the band >> lower gramm prices in
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the black market. >> they don't lead to regulate the price. depending on initial setup cost. the price could pop $400 an ounce. the department of public health says ... >> might be more expensive. variety of options for different patients. i think that's going to take some time periods patients into one dispensary over another. the results of a pretty driven down. >> patients in illinois will be allowed to buy
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to have ounces every two weeks. if the legal price is much higher than the streets or black market price. some could be driven to seek illegally. breaking the law enacted in the proper cannabis to help the medical needs. >> third-party dispensaries don't tell you what exactly is and there. dispensary can target a particular strain for specific ailments >> patients who do receive permission to buy medical cannabis. they must also know they can't purchase in public and can't drive under the influence. >> the medical marijuana in colorado.
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the state expected $30 million. the program is $21 million short. only 60 percent of people who want marijuana and colorado this year will buy through legal channels here >> a woman was killed when her house exploded as she slept. it was out county shoes in her bedroom when her roof caved in. most of her home is a pile of debris. her son was in the home but he managed to escape. a massive explosion blew out doors and windows >> the roof had collapsed grand opera from so there's no way i could get her.
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>> the fire spread to other homes. they're no signs that any of their homes are in danger. >> a man goes on trial today. julian crews is live. >> among the charges he faces first-degree murder home invasion. >> getting on after numerous delays. her family patiently awaiting trial. he elected to represent himself. but he has said lawyer now in jury selection is underway. he's accused for murdering the freshman kelly in october 2011.
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background is burglarizing the home when the teenager came home from school. they accuse him of stabbing her to death and still herself fund and money. prosecutors say he used her cellphone to talk with her family with disturbing text messages. getting under way as we speak. in bridge you >> a man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend's baby was sentenced to 30 years in prison. he pleaded guilty last july. the babies. in august of last year. he said some regions the window and
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took the baby. he said he put his hand over the baby's mouth a sop for crying. workers searched local landfill but the baby's body was never found. >> a man his due in court to after misdemeanor battery charges. early yesterday morning police say he started hitting a woman inside a car. this is he also hit her seven year- old son when the boy tried to stop him. against tossed and the your month-old girl out the car. the citizen attempted kidnapping is today. police say a man and a white work man pulled up next to a group of kids on their bikes and told them to get in. they refused and road off. police say he had a long dark beard
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and the van had a colorful logo on the side >> for many some big changes are on the way. >> more than 400,000 school students headed back to class today. slade to close at the end of the school year. >> with their heads hung low the few remaining students begin their senior year. determined to make the best of it. >> disclosing to be the same because is only 10 of us. we're not really learning anything. >> what yourself and sisters like that your senior high school?
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>> i'm have to make a big adjustment to another school. it's about my gpa and about scholarships >> years ago school decided to ... came up with a proposal to transform the school into global leadership and technology school. school officials rejected the proposal. they say the fight is not over >> we fight and pay taxes. but the red by four >> meanwhile across town the mayor bring the school bell welcoming students back to elementary school >> this year we start
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the school with little wind at our back for improving graduation rates. make sure every day i child is college ready by the time to graduate from high school. >> the release a statement saying that the stars the school's concerned there no plans beyond the end of the school year. but they continue to accept proposals. whether disclosure of the school was proper >> thank you. changes as they return to class. free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of their economic status. the city safe passage program. 15,000
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students. 133 in that second year. a $10 million state grant to making it possible. dp class as. the board approved a new district wide policy. to the plan requires 30 minutes of gym every day for elementary school kids 42 minutes for high school students. >> to go to school your with free bus and train rides. the program began three years ago to promote attendance. also reduced fares. seven $0.50 fare monitor friday. >> they did not guilty at their arraignment in
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federal court. john bills is accused of attempting to cash vacation trips and a condo. his friend martin o'malley is alleged back friends. also indicted in this case. several new red light speed areas going to place today. warning tickets will be given for 30 days. were any tickets will be issued for speeders to the highway. mulberry park goes on line. and can rainier elementary.
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a new development in the ebola outbreak in west africa. american doctor has not tested positive. he is not treating patients and is not sure how he contracted it. his name has not been released. the center for disease control as his return is as the ebola outbreak has spiraling out of control. health experts say until vaccine is widely available the best treatment is to isolate patients. >> it's not just in the interest of these countries. for every day that this continues to spread in west africa the likelihood of someone getting infected and becoming sick elsewhere increases >> a highly anticipated test of an experimental
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ebola vaccine begins this week. if they don't suffer any adverse effects will be given to another small group of volunteers >> a u.s. drone reportedly targeted a leader of the al-qaeda link to al-shabaab group. no word if the main suspect was among them. the targeted where the group trained to sliders >> the interim ministry says were respected and plans to travel abroad. many were planning assassinations. extremists could attack europe and the united states now taking human
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steps from attack from isis. and once the power to seize a sort of any criticism suspect the traveling to join isis. convention to return from returning to england. >> the rest of the suspected the stock and estonia and spend the day there. part of an effort to secure efforts to in the baltic states. on the agenda of the crisis in ukraine. counter aggression especially from russia. s. >> for a half minutes to
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symbolize the four and half hours. brown's family had asked protestors to cancel a protest. they remained until the spurs by police >> damage to joan rivers the brain after bring her from induced coma. remains in life support. after going into cardiac arrest during throat surgery. justin bieber is in trouble again in his own country canada. authorities say he is involved in a physical altercation with another driver after his atv collided with the minivan. the rest could trigger a violation of his ... doing court
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last month civil disobedience on the menu when tested workers strike again. reasonable ways to $15 an hour. workers involved say they're willing to be arrested to get their message across. >> for the third time in the week another flight diverted. flight rerouted yesterday after a female passenger got frustrated the women of proper repining her seat. remove the angry customer. two other flights to the red last week >> retrain your brain to lead healthier foods >> bring up
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scene when ... working annelise when he is captured. >> time for sports. the bears returned for a light workout head of the season opener. releasing branded over the weekend. chris conte had break from a concussion. let's bring soreness in a broken foot. back in practice as if he's very ready for the bills. >> not much of a concern. you never by foot. it's like learning
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more than 50 percent of our year and record the scene and i began this day. this may not be one of those pitches because of it warm. but the way this summer wardrobe just get. photographer and his work is was fantastic. he still is the rain producing showers. wisconsin shoreline. look at that. here's the second shots looking out over the lake. beautiful photography. and did you see this? this little looking east at the sunset. beams of light which a product of sunlight from chemos clouds. it's interesting
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is that you're looking away from the sun. the sunset your back. the big picture view looking at chicago's skyline. what is happening there? sunlight been blocked and finding its way through distant clouds. and from wisconsin. a beautiful shot. the beautiful shot. would be full day at the friendly confines. gorgeous day turned out to be a good labor day. yesterday was one of them. now we go to second day of september with some of
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the cumulus. some shares to the west of us. a shower and a spotter to this afternoon. no big deal. for the moment it's a pleasant 79 in chicago. here's a wider view of the situation we've lost over to date hours of daylight that will allow these cooler temperatures to filter down in here. this weekend will have quite a cool down. or again let next week. to 90 forecast on thursday. or the weekends we go into late september early october low 70 temperature to ji. we've had
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the shares going across the state and producing some lightning to the west. you see some kind of drying up. it's 81 out here 82 and the city. wee's '70s at harvard. lookup completely cleared out. our forecast of our models shows wide spacing of showers. tonight skies cleared out. 83 was our labor day high. 80 already at midway airport. after a summer which concluded with the normal
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temperature around here. only 393 days. do points in the upper 50s low 60s. a little moisture in the air. that's when you turn on the air conditioner and crank it up. it is uncomfortable. 9 mi. per hour velocity at o'hare. here's the bubble of high pressure the key to sonny tomorrow. opens up this strong southerly wind. chances of late day thunderstorms on thursday and thursday night. until then some
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warm weather. a chance of an isolated showers or thunderstorms. only 10 percent the area will see that. tonight clear and cooler. the lower humidity. mid-50s inland. mostly sunny and warm tomorrow. south to southwest winds. partly sunny and windy warm and humid thursday. we could log another 90 degree temperature. so it warm this time of year >> september is always a nice time of year >> a very gradual a regular regime.
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watching movies with lots of action in a venture. he walked all watch talk shows why charlie rose on pbs. volunteers ate nearly twice as much food watching action movies. they distracted years more and lead to that distracted eating if you crave french fries over as valid you may be will to change that. it's possible to train your brain to like help your food. study participants took mri brain scans to see how their brains reacted to high calorie high fat food. by offering rewards for healthy choices the circuits were cut. people have to refer to healthier food and they also lost weight. >> of the lunch break
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time for that answer to today's midday question. today the world's shortest boxing match hooker place. the answer the leader not is 7 seconds. tko's in 7 seconds. >> can you imagine televising ben the control room. >> remember we dollar to be on there for an hour ? >> it's gorgeous out there and showers are clearing up. some son
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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. 15 people?! i cooked enough for 50. you think anyone eats it? so concerned if they're going to fit into their tiny little clothes. well, i guess the rehearsal dinner-- mr. and mrs. vance want to make sure they put out a good spread. honey, if i had that spread when i was getting married my man might've stayed just for the leftovers. ( screams ) sweet jesus! it's christy garrison! quick, get mr. vance! oh, god... agnelli: christy garrison; 15. i.d.'d by her dad, michael garrison. you read about him? the guy's worth half a billion dollars. another lesson in what money can't buy. he the suit or the blue shirt? the blue shirt. the guy in the suit is mark vance, the neighbor. that the lady who found the girl? yeah. vondie morris. she's the vances' cook.
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