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>>it's good for the environment but critics say e-15 fuel could damage your engine. now alderman are debating a plan that would require chicago gas stations to sell it. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders and i'm tonya francisco, dina bai . wgn's robert jordan is live a city hall with more o top story. bob? >> it is something that is going to cause a bit of controversy. you've no doubt heard the radio commercials that have been flooding the airwaves. >> to manufacturers
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like to see that raised to 15%. it would be cleaner burning and would be good for the environment. the controversy is continuing and will be presented to the full city council tomorrow. >> that is one of the reasons e15 is controversial. both sides have many reasons to like the attitude or to hate it. >> i don't know the exact percentage of it. benefits are clean their airless particular matter in the air which is often times carcinogens. members have their own reason to vote for it or not. it is a win-win for everybody. the only people fighting this
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are the oil companies because they will be losing money. >> to make the ordinance more acceptable it was often too quick on the time to upgrade and add a pump. not do away with the mid grade. add a pump required. only big stations to face to retrofit. >> unless a majority of vehicles are not equipped to operate on e15 >> of light manufacturers warrantees. even if the finance committee does approve and votes for the e15. that does not mean it is going to have smooth sailing. whether or not the mirror is in favor of it or not. we'll have to go to the city council wilwhere it still would
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be up for debate. >>president obama is urging patience and persistence to make progress in tensions jury dec over gran to indict police officers in the deaths of black men. protesters marched in new york, where eric garner died. garner was also remembered in philadelphia.. where a "die-in" was staged outside lincoln financial field sunday's and protests turned violent in northern ia where demotrs set wid bro po some attes even ofce who in chicago, religious leaders led mostly peaceful demonstrations over the weekend. wgn's judy wang reports. >> cargo police arrested 11 people were processed. all of them charged with obstructing traffic.
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mostly peaceful. many of them starting in church. >> we shall overcome >> from church pews to the street. they say. they chanted. >> ford is true and for what is right. it took a stand. racial tension is the subject of sunday's sermon. >> i am moved by it. i hope we get some justice. all of us did >> churches across the city joined protests in a decision not to indict police officers. led by the father. it was 79th. they staged a dawn
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and for 11 minutes. for the insidious thing i can the breeze. it is a scene repeated nationwide. >> i get this feeling of love and happiness. i know slam doing it for a good cause. >> top dance demonstration. police arrested six people. five protesters staged and hunters. protesters were released late sunday. >> will always protect free speech rights and the right to free assembly. the arrests were out of hundreds if not thousands of protest on sunday. >> today the justice department is expected to unveil its new policy expanding a ban on federal law enforcement officers' use of profiling in investigations. the revised guidelines being unveiled by attorney general eric holder will
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broaden a 2003 prohibition on religious or ethnic profiling. the policy will bar , nationalbased on orientad identit for the fit time, pl lawa enrc officers ipg in feta forces. it will not ap to border patrol officers working 'in thf the border' nor to the t-s-a and other officers working at airports, nor the secret service >>the city of chicago is being sued for eavesdropping on the cellphones of street protesters. during a pro- michael-brown protest on "black friday," a police mobini known as "stingray," aly d in on the cellphone signal of a protest organizer, to get information about the protesters' intended movements. >> expanded online crime reporting. it can also report
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certain crimes from any way connected devices. cents images will be posted to encourage people to submit tips about the case. also improvements to tip reporting. you can even register your bike using an online web form. >>an off-duty chicago police sergeant shot and killed a man, who shot a customer at a r. it happened inside the "blackthorn pub" last night, on the southwest side. police say a man shot another man during a fight. the sergeant saw it happen, announced that he is an officer then shot the gunman when he refused to drop his weapon. he was pronounced dead at the scene his naas el the other man was taken to the ho critical ce notion. hurt. a federal drug enforcement agent was struck and injured by a runaway driver in the ashburn police made a traffic stop at 82- nd and kedzie, on a tip that a man was transporting cocaine. but when officers tried to arrest the
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man, he drove off, and hit the d-e-a agent, then two other vehicles. the officer, and the owner of the car, are both in good condition. >> to their investigation into the murder of a chicago woman. they're accused of killing her mother in august. detectives from the body stuffed in a suitcase. her attorney says she had no part in the murder but felt compelled to help cover up the crime because he is the father of her unborn baby. both suspects of being transferred to a prison said to be one of the worst in indonesia. >>federal prosecutors are expected to question a close friend of president obam da in connection with the fraud case of a chicago co former illinois public health chief eric whitaker is supposed to answer questions in the trial of leon and karin dingle. the couple is
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accused of using more than three million dollars in faith-based grant money to buy luxury cas and expensive vacations for themselves. whitaker isn't charged with a crime but prosecutors say he may be a hostile witness. he has refussed to answer questions about his personal relationship with leon dingle who nd statehitake grant e p a >>santa claus is on a mission to save a school on the far south side from closing its doors. >>wgn's randi belisomo has that story from the hegewisch neighborhood. >> of the afternoon. everyone i have spoken with today describes a family a family committed to saving the centrallcentury old school. hoping to inspire a generous chicagoans to get involved in a christmas miracle.
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>> he is on the rooftop. that is where he says he will stay. his busiest season. >> the 107 year-old elementary school. >> we are a little tap up. really hoping that this exposure to the rest of the city it can generate some donations. >> as a search for the school to remain in service. slated for closure this year. warm with cost cuts kept kids in class. we are a family here. this is a strong community. we have all different nationalities. all different walks of life. some new residence that actually work for the city. police officers fireman streets and sanitation, you name it we have it here for the city.
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>> running out of dollars to donate. all declined. the school continues to be with neighbors call the center of town. >> we are an island here. we're a part of chicago but nobody knows it. we're surrounded by steel mills. we're cut off from the city. we lost a lot of business because of steel mills that have closed down. we're struggling. kids are spending the time of some of the classroom to help the effort. >> participate
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little the preschoolers. hopes the rest of the city will see what can flourish. >> as to older children i graduated from here. it once and notre dame. one dennis seminary in wisconsin. >> santa claus will be here to accept your donation if you want to bring a pie in person. there is a land where you can donate immediately. also an account on gofundme.com >> hundreds of firefighters are called to battle in the apartment firand fire. >> refugees in the south american nation of your blood. >> one country says they're banning ridesharing service. they're banning ridesharing service.
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for support is to close two major freeways. the fire erupted overnight. flames quickly spread to the 16 story office tower and other building. north palm planes were shot down one
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plastic roadway bombs began to melt. more than 250 firefighters helped put out the blaze. no injuries have been reported. the causes under investigation lawmakers from both parties are defending the obama administration's attempt to rescue an american hostage who was killed by al- qaeda in yemen. luke somers died during a raid on friday by u-s forces trying to free him. it was their second rescue attempt that came days after a video was released er pleading li defense officials say navy seals "lost the element of surprise" as they got close to the compound. possibly from a barking dog. a firefight broke out, then a militant shot somers and a ine relst >> to have to look at this from a very surgical. kylix some live and some will die. >>the medical team attempted to stabilize both hostages, but one of them died on the way to a nearby u-s ship. the other
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died after arriving. somer family tells cnn they did not learn of any rescue attempts until last six guantanamo prison detainees have been transferred to uruguay, after more than 12 years in captivity. all six have alleged ties to al-qaeda. the republican head of the house intelligence committee criticized the release, and says many previously released detainees have since rejoined the jihadist movement. president obama wants close g 136ma >> the lyrics on the american company after one of the travers was charged with sexually assaulting a female passengers over the weekend. did not carry out their ground attacks on the driver or make sure the vehicle is registered. mandatory for commercial test. the driver appeared in court today. he was charged in a similar case.
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>>prince william and his wife kate are in the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived for their first ever official trip to the big apple last night. is speaking about his new wildlife charity. kate is staying in new york, where she'll visit a child development center in harlem. they plan to visit the 9-eleven memorial museum and go to a brooklyn nets game where they will meet the team's co-owners, beyonce and jay-z. >> just ahead, low prices at the pumps could mean gas taxes could go up. vintage goes turned up at a toys for tots donation box. how much some of these still in their original packaging could still be worth. we're learning about cooking classes for kids.
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new from one a day >> 3 people killed in a small plane crashed into the house. approaching a small county airport when it hit the home in maryland. the three victims role on the plane. >> the crested cause an explosion. >>crude oil prices are at a five year low and are expected to keep dropping through the first half of next year. the price of crude has declined by 40- percent since june and are now about 67-dollars a barrel. analysts blame the
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over-supply on opec and say without intervention. markets and prices could face serious pressure. most experts agree. the low prices drivers are seeing at thep are tempor s enjoy them wou >>while gas prices continue to fall. there is new talk about raising gas taxes. the federal gas tax is 18-cents a gallon and has not increased since 19- 93. state and local taxes have risen steadily and drivers pay an average of 49-cents per gallon l s are ma lawmakers believe i ic lowle d least painwa raise mu money foadd other infrastructure projects. sony has been hacked again this time, the playstation network has been targeted. an a hacker calling itself "lsq has claimed responsibility on social media. this comes after sony's movie studio fell prey to hackers last month. hackers may have
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compromised customer passwords, movies, records and company me hae beenre.tion sony currently investigatin the cause of the issue. >>more than 20 years ago these dolls were every little girl's christmas wish. now some vintage barbies are dream come true for one organization. teal jennings reports. >> stopped off boxes of and boxes of barbie's and accessories. more than 100 dolphins. >> many of these parties from the 1970's and 1980's. let's be serious. they did not make clothes like this anymore. they're valuable. >> between 40 and $60. some of them like this superstar
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barbie: 4300. a vintage collection from designer oscar de la renta. between 60-$80 each. >>next in sports what could be next for the bears. now that the team is offically out of the playoffs. and later in medical watch, the important genetic marker that cigarettes could be snuffing out in male smokers.
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time for sports. the bears return to practice today in preparation for the saints... but they don't have much to play for. they have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. g-m phil emery has yet to make the post- season during his three- year reign while jay cutler h the s nc atea could dee cordiname the lions looking for th second vih'csin no score in the first. matthew stafford throws a perfect fade pass to calvin johnson for a six- yard touchdown. stafford finished with 311 yards, three touchowns and no picks. the lions wi3417 to pull with a gaf first ple. ths also t jets, e bears al las >>the white sox have denied the blue jays' request to interview kenny
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williams for their president and ceo position. williams spent 12 seasons as the sox g-m and became executive vice president in 2012. he says "the ship has sailed" for the blue jays' job, h did the college football bowl bids are out and illinois made it for the first time under tim n. the il their last twoes to qualify for the "heart of dallas bowl" against louisana tech. "mack" champions, northern illinois will face marshall in the "boca raton bowl." and notre da gets l-s-hec and the first- ever college football playoff is set after a minor shake- up in the final week. ohio state leap- frogged t-c-u after winning the big- ten championship. they face top- ranked alabama whileyoost
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>> put st start to the day. not very pretty monday. note that monday's are a joy it anyway. >> what a terrific team. happy monday test. this is a pretty shocked. look at this. for one of our viewers. >> shows the full moon over the the river through some high club. this is the polar plunge.
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terms dominique jean-pierre >> the little saloon as a christmas tree should. it came down the 1200's trees. heflin across the lake. interestingly if pedant. see those lines right there. out of o'hare international. >> we did not see much of the sun rise today. that is what we have been looking at. they've been spitting rain and snow almost all day long. >> some words in the air. sticking together. we had some ice pellets at times. >> smothers one degree below normal.
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>> a little push of a cooler air and off with this huge blast of bitterly cold air up to canada. will stay largely up there this week. later in the week we will warmup and bring warm air. >> that is coming across the country and could be in here this recant. your the windchill. it feels like it is 27. right now 17 up in minneapolis. the wind is adding to the discomfort a bit. they could look at the radar shows the areas of rainfall and even mixed ice pellets going to the area. there is a little break that is coming in. we will keep the clouds. none of which have been particularly heavy. we arrived in the area with precipitation. we've
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had so visibility reduction. temperatures across the weather but in their work 56, of all present 34. although temperatures include lead to the upper 20s in the school were locations. we think the ring will be pulling off for awhile and that the developing rain and snow showers. there is the forecast it o'clock tonight. you get these like effect rain and snow showers to develop. there will be swinging a little for the rest. 36 of midway 35 at o'hare and bartlett. we
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have a wind blowing from the southwest. that means a front is yet to come across the reappeared will turn in the wind northwest and northeast. and to opportunities around here. when the southwest with a. it the water temperature is 36. >> does not doing that in a big way right now. it is going to join forces with this thing and turn into big northeast nor'easter. we will be on the backside of the system. >> that is how we're going to get this north to northeast flow down the length tomorrow. as the high pressure comes in here on wednesday we're going to get more son sean.sunshine >> that is what will warmus up later in the week. the first five days of this 15 do it temperature trend forecast will be but 2.1 degrees
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above normal. as to get into the weekend we could be up to 10 degrees above normal. 75 degrees above normal going into next week. next week signs of a more active parents.patterns. >> if you have dreams of a white christmas do not abandon them yet. despite the fact we do not see any big snowstorms. >> this afternoon some snow showers and rain showers. some areas have had a dusting. the temperature to his 42 in southwest wind at 20 mi. per hour. the light is " a. some mixed lane snow showers. >> most of the sun and into tomorrow. chilly and breezy with a high of 35. precipitation
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hightails it out of here. laurent 37 degrees. nothing terribly burberry proposed temperatures. time of year when you to start giving serious cold. we're not going to do for a while. last december was like this. we have a poll or cortex. the big difference, i think is going to be the difference, we're getting breaks in the cold. last year a kind of never let go. month after month. this year we may flop in the pacific air every now and then. >> understand 1940 which team to the chicago bears beat in the nfl championship? >> and a 3-0. championship? >> and a 3-0. >>
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its the holiday season. and along with it. a full calendar of parties d familinr some thea theyre drinking mor for others excessive drinking is a struggle all year long.
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but now a radical way to get help. its an implant doctors place just under the skin in the abdomen. the small pellets contain drug naltrexone, which blocks recepto in th leave patients wanting more alcohol the drug is slowly aso there over alin the recovery >> when someone's brain gets hijacked by an addiction hundreds of times a day they're going to have these intrusive compulsions to drink. helps significantly reduce or eliminate those constant cravings. the procedure costs about $23,000. it is not a magic bullet. there's still counseling and support needed. >>the procedure costs about 23,000 dollars but it's not a magic bulle there' se a or. key f add lung cancer kills more americans than any other cancer. now, a new study suggests it may be a te for men who smoke than researchers found reduces y-chromoso which leo a shorter life span. as well as a higher risk of multiple cancers. but, it could be reversible. y-chromosomes
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gradually returned to the blood cells in men who stopped smoking. the finding are published in the journal science. >>lunchbreak is next. we're making a warm kale and chicken salad. kale and chicken salad. im
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>> a salad made with warm kale and chicken. >> she is also chef and the school. thank you for coming in. we're starting
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with a vinaigrette. fresh from granite edges. a little bit of vegetable oil. this is going to make our dressing. i should warn everybody at home she is losing her voice a little bit. unfortunately we're going to make her talk a little the. tell us a little bit about the restaurant. it is a very interesting name. when you start with the rest of the mexican students work on a project to build the rest the from the ground up. >> there is actually on the job training for actually going out into the culinary world. is this a growing field? >> people are
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cooking at home. food service and hospitality industry is recession-proof. it is always growing. >> this is our pomegranate cranberry vinaigrette. we're going to take all of our ingredients. >> i reduced that down. to make the base of our dressing. how long do you cook something like that if? >> reduced by about half. about 15-20 minutes. watched the heat so it does not burn. >> it is always tough. you have to chop it up. if i'm
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making a salad all will marinade for a little while. but help make it a little less chewy and bitter. >> the door grief'dark leafy green. it is really sharp. look out. check me out. >> it comes out looking like this. we have some oil heating in a pan. >> a japanese pumpkin. it is a combination of a pumpkin in this in detail. it is really beautiful. you concede dark orange color. weirdest
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reheating it in the soil with a little bit of cooked chicken. it could be taken from a rotisserie. some of our pomegranate vinaigrette that we have made. we are going to have that to it. >> we going to move on into the magic of tv. we're going to move on. >> all you're doing is feeding it through. if you want to hand me that goal, we're going to plate this. >> we're going to the right intolerable to plate. a little bit extra the pomegranate molasses. >> this is the main
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meal. this is one of our picks dallas. let's talk about that. open to the public. >> getting them involved in cooking. we have great cooking class is open to the public. little kids 5-a of a whip to preteens and teenagers. you do in holiday baking. that sounds like fun. located at 128 north avenue. in oak park. it offering several class is as we just mentioned. that begins monday december 22nd. for a full schedule go to new the web site.
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1940 which team did the chicago bears beat by a score 73- 0? >> turns out it was c. the pummeled washington because the redskins coach told reporters that the bears were crybabies. >> 1985. nec's score like that makes us feel a lot better. lots of clouds
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around. you have seen them. they're producing flurries. the winds are to shift as they have out in the northwest. source of lower air. hangs on an little bit on wednesday. begins to lift out of here. >> send a concealed- mid-50s around chicago. next week things could turn a little bit cooler. >> tippees' jet streams to dip south of us. quite a warm up all the way. a lot of rain in the week ahead. look at
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all of the brain. >> rushing come to is up against the lake. some son is out in earnest on wednesday and out in earnest on wednesday and thursday.
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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. gil... mm... ( laughs ) gil! gil, we'll be home in half an hour. oh, come on, cin they did it in fatal attraction. sure, with stunt doubles. come on, it's now or never. in a couple years we'll need notes from our chiropractor. we'll need new jobs if we get caught. it would have been great. it'll be great in half an hour, with the front door locked. ( two quick gunshots ) ( gunshot ) ( gunshot )

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