. >> the chicago cubs opened up their schedule this afternoon.y're already broken in the old milthey already brok het home run of the exhibition season. >> retiring all eight batters he faced. the white sox are bringing back the throwback uniforms this season. they will wear them during deselect home games. the hat has been altered. the white sox play the dodgers tomorrow. the blackhawks return to action tonight. almost all of the olympians are back including patrick kane. sharp enjoyed his experience. he already relinquished his gold medal. >> my daughter has that now. my wife told my daughter that i was bringing a shiny necklace home for her. >> the blackhawks are already thinking about that big game this weekend. thanks to our friends mia giving away four pairs of tickets. >> it is this saturday between the hawks and pangolins. penguins. >>wgntv.com/contest. we will pick all 4 winners. >> looking for new and creative ways to talk about the same lousy weather. >> happy thursday. it is cold out there. no change there. let's get this. 78-79. she

he believes the chicago cubs can be contenders this year. >> every few years it happened somewhere.e have a good young nucleus of guys. we have a great new manager and a lot of positive energy coming through. anything can happen. we're going to be fine. the u.s. men's hockey team will face canada in the semifinals. they beat the czech republic 5-2. u.s. women's bobsled team finished on the podium for the first time including bronze for a chicago native. the united states leads the metal, with 23. medal count with 23..rist [ male announcer ] not all toothbrushes are the same. oral-b pro-health toothbrushes have crisscross bristles that remove up to 90% of hard to reach plaque. feel the difference. oral-b, trust the brand more dentists and hygienists use. oral-b. at oral-b, we take pride because we believe in building something... something to better someone. to better you. to better america. ♪ ♪ oral-b. built in the usa. it looks like mother nature has a big party planned for our birthday boy. what a storm. the latest to sweep the area this winter. it has been quite a winter. it has

a 1918 red sox chicago cubs world series. what is this jewel worth?nds of dollars. >> thank you so much. it will look great above the mantel. >> from the auction house to the grocery store, action heroes are everywhere. even vanilla ice. today's mystery meat. >> go, ninja, go, ninja, go. ♪ >> word to your mother. ♪ >> it is 56 past the hour. bloomberg television is on the markets. i am matt miller. let's get you caught up on where the markets closed. take a look at the gains across the board. s&p 500 at a new record. almost 1840. the dow jones adding almost 100 points, 16,133. the nasdaq up more than two thirds of one percent at 40 to 67. it is time for this week's volatility report. stocks are trading at or near all-time highs. investors still have an appetite for insurance meaning the vix is not falling as it often does when stocks are on the rise. what could this tell us about where the market may be heading from here? joining me now is mark sebastian, director of trading and investment at swan welker advisor's. what do you make of the vix position

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what to talk about the chicago cubs' spring training taking off here. it's this week that they start playing. we have a story of one of the players upcoming prospects. the shortstop known for his power. he has a lot of power. you don't want to park to close to the facility there because this happened to one of the fans out there. he smashed a home run and hit it right into this gentleman's car. he said his car was the one that got hit. but he didn't even get the ball. you go to the game and that's what happens. the players said sorry about the window i will pay it if i have to but don't park there again. >> i liked how he says if i have to ... >> he is a prospect he hasn't made the big payday just yet. also yesterday, wang fast. have you ever been there? the entire area of chicago in one room. you could eat all the wings you want. every year they pick the best ones. these are from all over chicago. the best hot wings went to timothy 0 tools. they have great wings. i've had those. the best mild wind i haven't been here yet. it's like an asian fusion plac

the chicago cubs, who teaches humility and perseverance. [laughter] when ever i travel abroad, and often inside the united states, the city's name evokes a cliched response. for years it was al capone. then, refreshingly, michael jordan, michael jordan. someone asked me recently if i knew oprah. of course, i said. it is a small town. today, the universal reaction of hearing chicago is one word -- obama. chicago is home to barack obama, the president of the united states. the first black president in .s. history. during the heat of the primary battle in 2008, when asked which candidate he thought martin luther king jr. would support, senator obama respond without hesitation -- reverend king would not endorse any of us because he would be in the streets building a movement for justice. -- undoubtedly true. it tells us a little bit of what we should think of our own activity. ne point it raises that if you take even brief glance at history, you recognize that it's building movements at changing things. lyndon johnson was never part of the blac

perhaps the chicago cubs will win the world series. >> we can always hope.what comes next after the keystone decision? the most important thing are the carbon rules for power plant and target and on target to come out with a proposed rule in june. it's the single largest thing we can do to reduce it. we can bring that down. get the u.s. on the trajectory for the 17% reduction. and a very significant step forward on climate. it's the absolute center piece of the president's climate plan. it is where the environmental community is focused. there are 3 million comments supporting the proposed rule for new plant. we expect more this year. people galvanized in every state across the country to address this issue. there is tremendous tension, i mean, of priority focused on the largest single thing we can do. which is reduce emissions from our power sector. and, you know, completely organized and galvanized on that. nobody should think that we're not focusing on a very important commitment the president has made and assuring that he will meet that commitment. >> we

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. >> perhaps the chicago cubs will win the world series. we can only hope. >> maybe. >> what comes next after the keystone decision, yes or no, francis? >> the most important thing are carbon rules and the e.p.a. is coming out with a proposed rule in june. single largest thing we can do to reduce emissions. 40% of our greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and get that down and get the u.s. on the 17% reduction. this is a huge and very significant step forward on climate. absolute centerpiece of the president's climate plan and it is where the environmental community is focused. there were three million comments supporting the proposed rule for new plants. we expect even more this year. people are galvanized in every state of the country to address this issue, so there is tremendous tension -- i mean priority focused on the largest single thing we can do which is reduce emissions from our power sector and completely organized on that. nobody should think we are not focusing on a very important commitment the president has made in ensuri

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