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a scathing report about the c-i-a's interrogation techniques since 9- 11 are now released. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. senator diane feinstein the head of the intelligence committee and who decided to release the report says detainees were tortured. the report shows suspects who were socalled erd" had coon and those wh were prf sleep experienced hallucinations. the alleged mastermind of the 9-11 attacks was "waterboarded" 183 times. the report also says the practices were uselesnd lot har than
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previously thought. it also claims the tactics never led to intelligence about imminent threats. >> our commitment to a just society governed by law and the willingness to face and the ugly truth and say never again. >> there may never be the right time to release this report. the instability that we see today will not be resolved in months or years. this report is too important. >> the cia and which is called enhanced interrogations says it provided key information that prevented the other attacks and led to the killing of osama. >> here in chicago to people are hospitalized this midday after being shot at act a bus stop on the near
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west side. >> live in the 2500 block of west jackson with details on the investigation. >> for latest is the boss has been taken away from the scene. >> after the shooting which occurred about one hour ago. was pulled over to the side right behind that black fan. that is where the shooting took place. investigators were here on the scene and they spend out through the area looking for more clues. the bus remained at that location for about one hour. fire department came on the scene. initial reports were that the shooting took place on the bus. two people shot. we now are led to believe that the shootings took place off the bus. it was
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one male side in the stomach taken away in serious condition. a female shot amalek. we did see police officers scanning that area searching the daughter of the street right there. in search of shell casings. they must fund, we do not know how many because it did mark the >> the boss was taken away about 30 minutes ago. police have now left. still not been given any information about the identities are conditions. susan get that information we will of course bring it to you. >> your continuing to follow at a breaking new situation.
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>> construction worker shot and head during a drive-by shooting. the victim was not working at truman college nor did he appear to be the intended target. >>a memorial service is being held today at loyola university for a student who was shot and killed during a robbery. wgn's julian crews is live outside loyola's mundelein center. where the e reporrldather ju >> concluding on the campus of loyola university. there were tears of sorrow. >> extraordinary life of the victim judging by the tremendous outpouring of sympathy. this is a lost just offer a
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grieving family car for the greater community at large. >> any time you lose a person with the kind of vision but a kind of clarity or conviction and is tragic for anybody. >> the victim's oldest brother sharing the family's grief over the weekend murder gun down friday night to an attempted robbery. as police continue to search for two attackers are remarkably composed and accomplished pakistan family is focused on the others. >> what is not about playing the blame game, it is about understanding why this happens. how do we prevent other families from having their
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daughters taken away from them? >> >> that is the peace and that is the understanding. his desire to be a doctor to help those in need. >> was on a remarkable trajectory determined to bring health care to poor disenfranchised communities of his life was abruptly cut down. >> and has been difficult to witness the parents grief. one thing that not leave me any time soon was seeing the father composed during the prayer was start to weep and is giving farewell to his son. >> we have also talking about the inspiration that he has drawn from this courageous family which the morning today but also celebrating the life of an extraordinary young man.
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>> chicago police are investigating yet another crash and grab robbery. >> similar to a half-dozen others. this morning a pawn shop was hit. >> the owners as this is not the first time a star as been hit. this is the first time that these have been so cold. >> we do not know how to secure the store any more. >> managers frustrated about the early morning brazen break-in. just before 4:30 a.m. theseus and older model pickup trucks to ram through a brick wall in the back of the store. >> surveillance cameras recorded everything.
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>> 15-20 people went in. >> some more news, responding to the death of eric garner. the old man wants to chicago city council to move quickly on the proposed law forbidding officers from using show ". once the council to take a vote as early as tomorrow. the police departments as a now teaches officers that any submission old must present a suspect to breeze. using a choke hold all trying to subdue someone. several nba stars several n-b-a stars followed derrick rose's lead, wearing t-shirts to make a statement about the recent protests. rose's shirt during pregame warmups saturday read "i can't breathe". those were the last words of eric garner. six other n-b-a players wore
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similar shirts yesterday. lebron james donned an "i can't breathe" shirt. several members of the nets - including kevin garnett and deron williams - also wore their su to show yesterda spoke thi he >> a new live in an area like that they give you another reason to be bad. >> making sure my son grows up in a safe environment. >> rose says he has received no negative teafeedback. some chicago police officers are being investigated for playing, what some consider, a racist song, during a recent protest. that's "sweet home alabama" by lynyrd skynyrd. it appears an
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unmarked police car was playing it loudly next to a protest in garfield park on sard so song, from 197 prais alabama go george wallace, who supported segregation. but the band says it doesn't. others say the song was played because the university of alabs playi he-c championsh ll lat d the city council finance committee is recommending settlements totaling more than 13 million dollars in three lawsuits filed against the city. all are expected to be approved by the full city council tomorrow. dean cage will receive more than seven and a half million dollars. he was convicted of rape and served 14 years in prison before he was cleared by d-n-a testing. donald williams spent three years in cook county jail before a judge in his sio being t a ng was he'll r over one millio dollars. and the committee recommended a
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settlement of more than four million dollars for 59 woo accusthag fire dina inant o hi a thief is caught on camera stealing packages from the c in lincoln pa it happened near the depaul campus saturday, at a bissell and webster. the thief opens the front gate, then walks into the building. he starts stuffing the packag into ba taking the time to cut one of them open. he made off with a vanity mirror and several copies of an oprah self-help just ahead a flu outbreak forces the temporary closure of a suburban high ho and, it's most repensive transaction how much the penthouse at the trump tower went for and who bought it. just ahe. >>also, a night out on the town. prince >>also, a night out
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>> mother and young sons were among the six people killed after a small plane crashed into the house. there were found in a bathroom on the second floor. lying on top of the boys trying to shield them from the smoke and flames. mother and daughter run the home of the time. the head of the clinical development company in north carolina is believed to have been the pilot. an investigation is under way and to what caused the crash. >>the judge in the oscar pistorius trial says she will decide tomorrow, if prosecutors can
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continue with their appeal. prosecutors say the paralympian's five year sentence on culpable he is too le they also wa to quon murderis charges in the death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. pistorius is serving his sentence in the hospital wing of a prison in south africa. he can apply to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest after ten months. >> was snatched november 2011. says he is in relatively good health. appeared in the video last month pleading for his release. the details of the shared but his release. the french government denies he paid a ransom. >>secretary of state john kerry will be on capitol hill today to brief the senate on the threat gkerry will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. as it debates on authorizing the use
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of military force against isis. kerry is expected to discuss a new plan for u-s allies to send 15-hundred additional troops to iraq to advise and traq h . -pn group ats i the man being called the "architect of obamacare" testified thisni on capitol hill about his role in writing and passing the affordable care act four years ago. jonathan gruber made headlines weeks ago when old video clips of him saying "stupid american voters" were deceived into approving a "tax". gruber apologized for his comments today. he also defe the sat s fde being passy ss >>"three minutes in poland" is a rare home movie made shortly before the holocaust devastated a small town. reducing its jewish population from 3-thousand to just 80. the film has been donated to the "united states holocaust memorial mu" glenn ut his grandparents foot s c g about fy people f which includti 90- year old maurice chandler. his family instantly recognized
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his smiling young face in the movie. chandler still lives in florida and his son is an attorney here in chag de third marked 75th anniversary of the deportation of the town's jewish population. >>after a star- studded night, it's a somber morning for the royals visiting new york for their third and final day in the states. the duke and duchess of cambridge paid their respects to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. prince william and kate middleton laid a wreath in memorial plaza at ground zero. the bouquet included a note signed by the couple, which read: "in sorrowful memory of those who died on september 11th, in admiration of the courage shown to rebuild' last night the duke and duchess of cambridge attended a party to support wildlife charities, where they met hillary clinton. then, the royal couple met with music royalty at the brooklyn nets game against the
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cleveland cavaliers. they exchanged handshakes with beyonce and jay-z. then after the game, they took pictures with lebron james. james put his arm around kate. some say it broke protocol commoners should never touch a royal even though he is king jame just ahead the flu hits hard. cancelling classes at one southwest suburban school. and, still to come this midday a day after being forced out of a major city. uber is banned in an entire country. and perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner we're making a mushroom quiche chef es rebecca
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there will not resume until thursday. administrators called for the shutdown because the emperor has affected one-fourth of the 730 students along with a significant number of teachers and support staff. the closure will allow for recovery and limit exposure as crews give the campus a thorough disinfecting. >> did still scheduled to take their final exams next week. the entire student body was together for a pep rally last week >>. celebrated the state championship. >> battling flu like symptoms throughout the state playoffs. the outbreak may worsened since the cdc says this year's flu vaccine is an effective against a particular strain. vaccinations are still recommended since flu season can stretch well into march. >>
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>> her early presidential vote called in grief which investors fear could jeopardize the bailout program. stocks tumbled. >>mazda is expanding its recall of vehicles in the u-s equipped with airbags made by japan' takata or defective takata airbags can explode and spray metal shards inside cars. mazda previously issued regional recalls over the airbags those recalls will now be expanded nationwide. mazda has not determined yet how many vehicles are involved. portland has sued the ride-sharing company "uber", halting the service from operating in the city until it follows local regulations. uber started service in portland
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on friday, without consent from authorities or any agreement on how it should be regulated. the cityts a n the ur ur it the su ta "uber"er was te in lha judge in spain has now temporarily banned the company in that country. the ruling immediately stops operations. after a number of protests from taxi associations. the judge ruled uber n toivr the aio tax the y. >>a judge declares a close friend of president obama as a "hostile" witns in the fraucaf a chicago . the rare designation allows prosecutors more leeway in questioning former illinois public health chief eric whitaker. he could be a key witness in the trial of leon and karin dingle. the couple is accused of using more than three bad gra dos in y luxury prosecutor the judge ak had agreo cooperate but te to answer some questions.
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two chicago universities are working to drum up support for their plans to host the obama presidential library. the university of illinois at chicago will propose two sites on its campus. as well as a 23-acre city-owned site in north lawndale. the university of chicago will propose three sites in washington park, wood, d south shore. e r t fi are columbia uy thursday is the alsa >> the state will sort of its financial mess. says he is prepared to work with a lower tax rate that will take effect january 1st. state income tax rate will drop from 5% to 3.75%. he is not ruling anything out to make ends meet. including short-term fixes. >>the much- publicized penthouse unit in the trump tower has sold for 17-million dollars
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cash. that breaks the record for the priciest piece of residential real estate in chicago the 14-thousand square foot en is unis the buyer... suburb thnae sanjay ' anothertes 15 million to the unit was originally listed for 32 million. >>next in sports a former north- sider could be moving south in a possible trade. and live music this midday from luke malewicz's heritage quintet you can catch them this friday and tut andy's jazz club in chicago.
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time for sports. the cubs added a pitcher on the first nt mof baseball's e e made biggest , ng jeffrd b to the sox just confirmed the trade with the athletics for the last year of his contract. in exchange for samardzija and a pitching prospect, the sox are sending marcus simeon, josh phegley, chris bassit and another prospect to oakland. samardzija was an all- star last
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season, and is expected to follow chris sale in the rotation. the sox also signed free- agent closer, david robertson to a four- year deal. he had 39 saves with the yankees last season. right- hander jason hammel is returning to the north side. just five months after the cubs traded him. the tribune reports it's a two- year deal with a club option for a third. hammel was eight- and five with an e- r-a below three before the cubs traded him to oakland. now the cubs are waiting to hear from free agent pitcher jon lester, who will reportedly decide on a team today. the truck he was traveling and crashed in charlotte n.c.. no word on the extent of his injuries. pampers are scheduled to play on sunday. brandon marshall is out of the hospital but he won't play the final three games of the season. he suffered two fractured ribs and a collapsed lung after taking a hit in the cowboys game. robbie gould is still dealing with a quad injury so jay
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feely is still on the roster. the bears were back at practice yesterday ahead of hosting the saints onay night football." coach trestman would not addrs mel tucker's job y .ppoffer >>jay cutlweer as long as he has been healthy is the guy that we ofhave had in there and want to play. there has been no and difference. we talk daily. he has a very good understanding about how we feel about him. there's a lot of noise out there. we are aware of that. >>the packers beat the falcons on "monday night football" 43-37. aaron ros had 327 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. green bay is undefeated at home and still a full game ahead of the lions in the division. >>tim mcgill has your full forecast.
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of this quiet we did not have any big storms tore about. it will continue for the next few days. nothing has changed. we'll get to than a second. a little the blustery out there right now. couple of sprinkle showing up. >> a little bit of like the fact stuff. will continue to dry up and when bill. we was a man to the south side of the city. we are seeing some up near gary. this is going to dry up as it goes to the afternoon. we have a lot of cloud cover up there. winds
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gusting to about 30 mi. per hour in the north. right now that windchill is down to around 30 degrees. all of clause and gray. temperature 34 degrees. 36 degrees. feels like 32 with the wind. a little bit less tripoli through the night. and that it is 32 and harvard. pretty typical temperatures for this time of the year. your landed the middle column. >> windchill said some spots getting down into the mid- 20s at this hour. some sprinkles year. cloud cover and place. clouds will remain. the reason i have this northerly wind that will continue, the storm system off with the east coast. the storm across million and heading toward the north spreading heavy rain. mchale warnings and storm warnings. we'll see coastal flooding.
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have advisory's on the way for maryland. a big storm indirectly helping them produced in north leland around here. this is the reason why. we have a northerly winds. look at the wind gusting up to 40 mi. per hour. we're going to wind gust up to about 35-40. >> my it there is did the wind starts to shift to the west. the storm diminishes to the west and east. the law will allow for mild air to push our way. snowfall across england. up to a foot of snow. most areas and see about 5-10 in. of snowfall. >> we have very little in the way of snowstorms. >> a couple of sprinkles near the lake front. i think there will clear up a bit tonight. not a big deal. some clearing for us. i
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think we'll see even more sunshine during the day on thursday. partly sunny skies at least tomorrow. >> to win the license up and starts to shift more to the west and southwest. let's check the forecast for today. today we're looking for more sleek cloudy skies. high temperatures 35-39 degrees. a little bit the right around average. making us feel colder than average. making us feel like 20s. becoming partly cloudy for us. maybe a lakeside sprinkle or fleury. >> partly to mostly sunny cold and dry. this time last year we had snow on the ground. in came the day before. when
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patanjali deadly doses of prescription medication. according to the report 60% of americans on painkillers for a long time conditions are prescribed a potentially fatal combination of drugs. nearly one- third of patients are taking a combination. the report also found fewer patients were filling prescriptions for medications while the number of prescriptions are increasing. the diversity of chicago madison moving to expand its pediatric trauma care to allow a 16- 17 the patience to
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be treated in the level one pediatric center. the state has historically defined pediatric patients at age 15 and younger. trauma centers are certified to treat patients 15 years and younger. los to raise the age limit to 17 has a growing number of other u.s. hospitals is doing. >> number of chicago public school students getting college degrees is on the rise. only 6 percent of students graduated from college. today 14 percent do. college graduation rate is also head of new york and baltimore and is not far behind the national rate of 18%. >> and have lunch rate of 18%. >> and have lunch break coming up. a1
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you're looking at some video here. here to show us how to make a great recipe. for anyone who saw this. you have another chance. it starts on the 10th. there was really fun to filament. you said that was excellent in little less stressful and more fun. we all were absolutely shouting at each other and egging each of maryland. it is completely different than when you're on the show. it was like anything goes.
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>> this is the most amazing piece that i have ever seen. normally teeny little pieces of pipe. this has some meat to it. in bexley does not have any me it to it. the kind of pull whatever you want and that. >> the protein in there. if you want to put hammock of the turkey with all those leftovers from thanksgiving. all of these vegetables that have here in front of our things that go and are on the side of it. deacon potatoes on the site and vegetables on the side. i also have roasted carrots and roasted garlic inside of it. the first differences you're using a cake pan. did not be afraid of it. make a bunch of extra dough. it is ok if it looks kind of
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natural. >> you take whatever filling's you want, i'm going to do mushrooms here. >> it is better when you make it this way. you can put bigger chunks of things in here. some nice big leaks that have been cooked with a little bit of salt. just kind of tender. you can use whatever cheesy want. every recipe is going to tell you to use chapter. you can use provolone.
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pick a classic things and rearrange the flavors. this is a twist on they lorraine which always says leaks. i put mushrooms. >> and a strong taste of it. other flavors in there that were going to be able to handle themselves well. it goes really well. drop the custard on top. right back in the oven. 350-45 minutes. if you are done. >> you can do little itty bitty ones if you are having a cocktail party. >> it is really easy to popov. slice it up and pull out. especially if you're going to do it for a dinner. that is more hardy. >> take my bread
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knife and a kind of throw it right and there. it is really simple to cut. >> what have you been making on the show? >> we did not have to. it was just what was in front of us. a lot of the challenges that we got i cooked scallops. a couple times i cooked salmon. that was mostly seafood. fruit and vegetables and cheese. then it was an entire wall of seafood. >> a lot of things. i had no idea what they were. my friend grabbed kreps neck. we had no idea what it was. just throw it and there. it is either going to be good or going to be really gross. >> that became one of our st.
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>> a leak on your helmet. >> if you're a procrastinator and you still have not put up decorations. another weekend. highs in the upper forties to low 50s. the couple colder days and a couple of sprinkles lakeside. plessey mostly cloudy skies today. that is only three degrees above average. a little bit more sunshine each day. forties' on friday. 48 on saturday. >> we're going to see a little bit of rain on monday as well. >>catch him this friday and
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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. ( muffled rock music playing ) hey, 'za run, megan? sorry, i'm beat. pepperoni and grease, you'll sleep like a baby. it'll help you out with vivaldi it's tchaikovsky. maybe. i'll ask alison if she wants to go. cool. ( very loud rock music playing) oh, my... oh, my god. oh, my god. weiner: alison reich, 20. stabbed a whole bunch of times. the roomy called it in. she's pretty shook up. briscoe: any witnesses? we canvassed the floor.
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